Is ONE PIECE episode 45 filler?
Canon No, episode 45 of ONE PIECE is canon.
#45
Bounty! Straw Hat Luffy Becomes Known to the World!
賞金首！麦わらのルフィ世に知れ渡る
Aired 25 Oct 2000
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