Is ONE PIECE episode 501 filler?
Canon No, episode 501 of ONE PIECE is canon.
#501
The Fire Has Been Set! The Gray Terminal in Crisis!
放たれた炎 グレイ・ターミナルの危機
Aired 5 Jun 2011
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