Naruto -2002- The Ocean Cut Edition No: Filler For a solid 42–44 episode fan edit (instead of 220 total), you would include: The Ocean dub (episodes 1–53, then sporadic until 104) has: Naruto -2002- the Ocean Cut Edition No filler For episodes 54+ (after Ocean lost the license), the "Ocean Cut" would hypothetically switch to the Viz Media redub or keep Japanese audio with Ocean’s cast recreated via AI/dialogue patching—but that’s advanced fan-editing. For a solid 42–44 episode fan edit (instead This is the peak of Part I. The Ocean Cut treats this as the grand finale. While the original anime added extra fight choreography (some good, some bad), the Ocean Cut retains the core battles: Choji vs. Jirobo, Neji vs. Kidomaru, Kiba vs. Sakon, Gaara’s rescue, and finally, Naruto vs. Sasuke at the Valley of the End. For episodes 54+ (after Ocean lost the license), The Critical Difference: In the original broadcast, after Episode 135 (the end of the Sasuke Retrieval Arc), there are 85 episodes of filler before Naruto leaves for training. The Ocean Cut ends immediately at Episode 135’s content. The final shot is Naruto on the bench with the cracked headband. Then, you are ready for Shippuden. The term "Ocean Cut" is used by the community to describe a version of the show that removes the "ocean of filler." In the original run, the production studio (Pierrot) needed to create a buffer so the anime wouldn't catch up to the manga. The result was nearly 85 episodes of filler content out of 220 total episodes. By watching the Ocean Cut Edition, you experience:
