Is ONE PIECE episode 4 filler?
Canon No, episode 4 of ONE PIECE is canon.
#4
Luffy's Past! Enter Red-Haired Shanks!
ルフィの過去！赤髪のシャンクス登場
Aired 8 Dec 1999
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