Is ONE PIECE episode 49 filler?
Canon No, episode 49 of ONE PIECE is canon.
#49
Kitetsu III and Yubashiri! Zoro's New Swords and the Woman Sergeant Major!
三代鬼徹と雪走！ゾロの新刀と女曹長
Aired 22 Nov 2000
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