Is ONE PIECE episode 43 filler?
Canon No, episode 43 of ONE PIECE is canon.
#43
End of the Fishman Empire! Nami's My Friend!
魚人帝国の終り！ナミは俺の仲間だ！
Aired 27 Sept 2000
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