How Long to Watch Naruto
Naruto: 720 episodes, about 276 h at normal speed, 163 h 41 min without filler. Change the speed, skip filler or set your daily watching time to get a finish date.
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Episodes and filler
Naruto has 220 episodes and Naruto Shippuden has 500, so the full story is 720 episodes. Anime Filler List marks 90 Naruto episodes and 203 Shippuden episodes as filler: 293 in total, about 41% of everything. Most of the original series' filler is one long block, episodes 143 to 219.
Naruto is the show where skipping filler matters most. It cuts the watch by about 112 hours. You can untick Naruto above to see Shippuden alone.
Naruto watch time at each speed
| Speed | All episodes | Skip filler | Skip filler + OP/ED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1x | 276 h | 163 h 41 min | 142 h 20 min |
| 1.25x | 220 h 48 min | 130 h 57 min | 113 h 52 min |
| 1.5x | 184 h | 109 h 7 min | 94 h 53 min |
| 2x | 138 h | 81 h 50 min | 71 h 10 min |
Days to finish Naruto
| Per day | 1x | 1x, no filler | 1.5x | 1.5x, no filler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 h/day | 276 days | 164 days | 184 days | 110 days |
| 2 h/day | 138 days | 82 days | 92 days | 55 days |
| 4 h/day | 69 days | 41 days | 46 days | 28 days |
Questions
How long does it take to watch all of Naruto?
720 episodes at about 23 minutes each is 276 h at normal speed, or 11.5 days if you watched nonstop.
How long is Naruto without filler?
Skipping the 293 filler episodes leaves 427 episodes, about 163 h 41 min at normal speed.
How long is Naruto at 2x speed?
About 138 h. Playback speed divides the time, so 2x halves it.
How many episodes a day to finish Naruto in a year?
About 2 episodes a day (45 min of watching) gets you through all 720 episodes in 365 days.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Naruto (TV series) (220 + 500 episodes)
- Anime Filler List: Naruto (90 filler)
- Anime Filler List: Naruto Shippuden (203 filler)
Times assume about 23 minutes per episode, including the opening and ending. Change it in the calculator if your version differs.