Fairy Tail

• Fairy Tail Anime English Dub Download

Tags: Watch Fairy Tail: Final Series Episode 10 English Sub, Download Fairy Tail: Final Series Episode 10 English Sub, Anime Fairy Tail: Final Series Episode 10. Soul-Anime is the best website to watch Fairy Tail!!! Download or watch full episodes for free. Fairy Tail – In the mystical land of Fiore, magic exists as an essential part of everyday life. Countless magic guilds lie at the core of all magical activity, and serve as venues for like-minded mages to band together and take on job requests.

Manga

Published By

Anime

Studio

English Network

• Funimation Channel
• Indonesia: Animax Asia
• Malaysia: Animax Asia
• India: Animax Asia
• Philippines: Animax Asia
• Singapore: Animax Asia
• Thailand: Animax Asia

Fairy Tail (フェアリーテイル, Fearī Teiru, romanized as FAIRY TAIL in Japan) is a Japanese manga series by Hiro Mashima. The series was first serialized in the Weekly Shōnen Magazine on August 2, 2006, which ran 545 chapters through July 26, 2017. The individual chapters are being collected and published in tankōbon volumes by Kodansha, with 63 released as of November 2017. An anime produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight (currently Bridge Eps. 176+) was released in Japan on October 12, 2009. The series follows the adventures of the Celestial Spirit Mage Lucy Heartfilia after she joins the Fairy Tail Guild and teams up with Natsu Dragneel, who is searching for the Dragon Igneel.

The series was first licensed for an English language release in North America by Del Rey Manga (a child company of Kodansha & Random House) on July 28, 2007. From March 2008 to September 2010, they released the first twelve volumes, with the first volume being released on March 25, 2008. On October 4, 2012, Kodansha and Random House announced that they will shut down Del Rey Manga, and that Kodansha USA will be licensing and taking over the publishing of certain ongoing titles. Kodansha USA took over and released the manga commencing from the 13th volume starting from May 10 of 2011. As of December 2017, Fairy Tail has over 64 million tankōbon volumes in circulation worldwide.

Plot

Lucy Heartfilia, a traveling Mage, meets Natsu Dragneel, a Mage looking for his foster parent, a Dragon named Igneel, with his best friend, Happy, a blue, talking and flying cat. Shortly after their meeting, Lucy is abducted by Bora of Prominence, who was posing as Salamander of Fairy Tail, to be sold as a slave. Natsu rescues her and reveals that he is the real Salamander of Fairy Tail and has the skills of a Dragon Slayer, a form of Lost Magic. He offers her membership into the guild, which she gladly accepts. They, along with the armored Mage Erza Scarlet, Ice-Make Mage Gray Fullbuster, and Happy, become a team performing various missions offered to the Fairy Tail Guild.

Manga

Main article: Volumes and Chapters

Fairy Tail is a weekly manga written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. The series was first serialized in the Weekly Shōnen Magazine on August 2, 2006. The individual chapters are collected and published in tankōbon volumes by Kodansha, with the first one being released on December 15, 2006. During its many years of serialization, the series has had many specials such as omakes and crossovers. In addition, the official Fanbook, Fairy Tail+ was released on May 17, 2010, in Japan.

The series was first licensed for an English language release in North America by Del Rey Manga (a child company of Kodansha & Random House) on July 28, 2007. From March 2008 to September 2010, they released the first twelve volumes, with the first volume being released on March 25, 2008. On October 4, 2012, Kodansha and Random House announced that they will shut down Del Rey Manga, and that Kodansha USA will be licensing and taking over publishing of certain ongoing titles. Kodansha USA took over and released the manga commencing from the 13th volume starting from May 10 of 2011.

Anime

Main article: List of Episodes

An anime adaptation co-produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight, directed by Ishihira Shinji and debuted by TV Tokyo premiered on October 12, 2009. The series went on hiatus on March 30, 2013, with 175 episodes, 41 DVD volumes, 6 OVAs and 1 animated film. The anime once again resumed on April 5, 2014 and then ended on March 26, 2016 with 277 episodes, 52+ DVD volumes, 9 OVAs, and 2 animated films in the making or released. It was announced on July 24, 2018 that the third and final season will air on October 7th, 2018, with the collaboration of A-1 Pictures · CloverWorks/Bridge producing the anime.

Animax Asia broadcasted an English dubbed version of the Fairy Tail anime starting on September 30, 2010, but only covered the first season, up to episode 48. It aired in some parts of Asia and in the Philippines, where they initially used the Hong Kong based English dub, but later on changed to the original Japanese audio. The anime series won Animax Asia's 'Anime Of The Year' award. Currently, FUNimation Entertainment has been licensed to Fairy Tail for a North American release in English dub^[1] and has distributed season 1, season 2 and, currently season 3.

Music

As of March 2013, five original soundtrack CDs have been released, with 4 pertaining to the anime and 1 exclusive to the Movie. Fairy Tail Original Soundtrack Vol. 1 was released on January 6, 2010, containing 36 songs from the anime. Fairy Tail Original Soundtrack Vol. 2 was released on July 7, 2010, also containing 36 songs. Fairy Tail Original Soundtrack Vol. 3 was released on July 6, 2011, and unlike the previous albums, it contains 30 songs. Fairy Tail Original Soundtrack Vol. 4 was released on March 20, 2013, and features 2 CDs, with the CDs containing 24 and 27 tracks each. The Fairy Tail Movie Soundtrack contains 29 tracks. The music for the soundtracks was composed and arranged by Yasuharu Takanashi.

In addition, the Intro and Outro themes of the Fairy Tail Anime were released under 3 Volumes featuring all 14 Openings and Endings. Character singles were also produced, with 4 Character song collection volumes released in total. The first character song single featuring Natsu and Gray, was released on February 17, while the second single, featuring Lucy and Happy, was released on March 3, 2010. The 3rd and 4th Volume features Team Natsu, Wendy, Carla and Gajeel singing various Image Songs together.

Original Video Animations

Fairy Tail Anime English Dub Download

The first anime side-story was released exclusively on DVD alongside the limited edition copies of Volume 26 on April 15, 2011. The first anime adaptation of the manga side story 'Welcome to Fairy Hills!!' involves Lucy noticing a mysterious hand-written request in which the client is looking for an object located in Fairy Tail's female dormitory, Fairy Hills. To ensure that the job is not a prank, she goes to verify it. Once she reaches the dormitory, she learns that the client is Hilda, the dorm's head, who asks her to find a 'shining treasure' while wearing an embarrassing cat outfit.

The second OVA released, titled 'Fairy Academy - Yankee-kun and Yankee-chan!'was bundled alongside the limited edition copies of Volume 27 and was released on June 17. 2011. In the story, Mashima parodies another Weekly Shonen Magazine manga, Miki Yoshikawa's Yankee-kun to Megane-chan, by putting the Fairy Tail characters in a school comedic setting.

The third OVA released, titled 'Memory Days' was bundled alongside the limited edition copies of Volume 31 and was released on February 17, 2012. The plot revolves around Team Natsu being sent into the past by a mysterious Magic book and must return back to their own time before time runs out, in which they will be trapped in the past permanently.

The fourth OVA released, titled 'Fairies' Training Camp' was bundled alongside the limited edition copies of Volume 35 and was released on November 16, 2012. The plot revolves around the Fairy Tail Mages training for the Grand Magic Games, with Team Natsu and co. training by the beach.

The fifth OVA released, titled 'The Exciting Ryuzetsu Land' was bundled alongside the limited edition copies of Volume 38 and was released on June 17, 2013. The plot revolves around the Fairy Tail Mages visiting the leisure resort, Ryuzetsu Land, the after the battles and events of Day 3 of the Grand Magic Games.

Lirik lagu tum hi ho. The sixth OVA, titled 'Fairy Tail x Rave' was bundled alongside the limited edition copies of Volume 39 and was released on August 16, 2013. The plot revolves around the world of Fairy Tail and Rave Master all encountering in one location.

The seventh OVA, titled 'Fairies' Penalty Game' was bundled alongside the limited edition copies of Volume 55 and was released on May 17, 2016. The plot revolves around Team Fairy Tail A and B Team rekindling their side bet from the X791 Grand Magic Games.

The eighth OVA, titled 'Natsu vs. Mavis' was bundled alongside the limited edition copies of Volume 58 and was released on November 17, 2016. The plot revolves around Erza recruiting Natsu's help in order to cheer up their First Master, Mavis.

The ninth OVA, titled 'Fairies' Christmas' was bundled alongside the limited edition copies of Volume 59 and was released on December 16, 2016. The plot revolves around some of the Fairy Tail members partying in Lucy's apartment for the Christmas holiday.

Shinji Ishihira directs the OVA's at A-1 Pictures Inc. and Satelight, just as he had for the television anime series. Similarly, the television anime and first original anime DVD's series script supervisor Masashi Sogo and character designer Aoi Yamamoto are also involved.

Films

An anime film adaptation of Fairy Tail, titled Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess (ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ 鳳凰の巫女, Fearī Teiru Hōō no Miko) was released on August 18, 2012.^[2] It was directed by Masaya Fujimori, and its screenplay was written by anime staff writer Masashi Sogo. Series creator Hiro Mashima was also involved as the film's story planner and designer for guest characters appearing in the film.^[3] A 12-minute prologue to the movie, Prologue: The Sunrise, was released as an extra on the DVD release of the movie, and was bundled along with the Special Edition of Volume 36 of the Manga, first released on February 15, 2013.

A second anime film adaptation of Fairy Tail, titled Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry (ＦＡＩＲＹ(フェアリー)ＴＡＩＬ(テイル)ＤＲＡＧＯＮ(ドラゴン)ＣＲＹ(クライ)Fearī Teiru Doragon Kurai) was released on May 6, 2017. It was directed by Tatsuma Minamikawa, and its script screenplay was written by both Hiro Mashima and Shōji Yonemura. Series creator Hiro Mashima was involved with the film's story planner and rough sketch of the movie exclusive characters along with 193 handwritten drawings that will be imposed in the film.^[4] Fans who pre-ordered tickets were gifted with an exclusive art and storyboard book that contained the makings of the movies, as well as a guide to background information from the voice actors.

Novels

On May 2012, the first Fairy Tail light novel was published, titled Kokoro ni Yadoru color (心に宿るcolor, The Color Residing Within the Heart). The story was written by Miu Kawasaki, while Mashima was responsible for the art. It consists of several different stories, concluding with a return to the world of Edolas. The stories are chronologically set after the Edolas arc and before the Tenrou Island arc.

On August 2014, a second novel was published, titled Dai Matou Enbu Sonogo, Sorezore no 1-nichi (大魔闘演武その後、それぞれの1日, Fairy Tail 2: After the Grand Magic Games Each Individual Day). Miu Kawasaki repeated being responsible for the story, while Mashima again was responsible for the art.

On October 2015, a third novel was published, titled Ōedo Fairy Tail (大江戸フェアリーテイル) by Ren Kanan, which Mashima was responsible for the art.

On March 2016, a fourth (and third in the collection by Kawasaki) novel was published, titled Fairy Tail 3: Trouble Twins (ＦＡＩＲＹ　ＴＡＩＬ３　トラブルツインズ), again written by Miu Kawasaki, which followed the same subtext pattern as the first two published by him.

On March 2017, a fifth (and second by Kanan) was published, titled Fairy Tail in Wonderland (不思議の国のフェアリーテイル) by Ren Kanan.

On November 2017, a sixth (and third by Kanan) was published, titled Wish on a Star (Ｗｉｓｈ ｏｎ ａ Ｓｔａｒ) by Ren Kanan.

Video Games

An action video game for the PlayStation Portable, titled Fairy Tail Portable Guild was unveiled at the 2009 Tokyo Game Show.^[5] The game was developed by Konami and was released on June 3, 2010. A sequel was also released, titled Fairy Tail Portable Guild 2 and was released on March 10, 2011. Fairy Tail: Zeref's Awakening was also released for the PlayStation Portable which encompasses the story from the Oración Seis arc arc up until the Tenrou Island arc. It was released on March 22, 2012.

Titles released for the Nintendo DS include Fairy Tail Gekitou! Madoushi Kessen and Fairy Tail Gekitotsu! Kardia Daiseidou and were released on July 22, 2010, and April 21, 2011, respectively, with the latter's story following the story of the Battle of Fairy Tail arc up until the Oración Seis arc.

Reception

In Japan, the fifth volume of Fairy Tail was ranked seventh in a list of the top ten manga, and the series once again placed seventh after the release of the sixth volume. It also won the 2009 Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen manga. It has also won the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation's Industry Awards in 2009 for best comedy manga. Fairy Tail has also won the Best Comedy of the Year in 2009.

References

1. ↑http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=6872&page=28
2. ↑Official Movie Site
3. ↑http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-17/fairy-tail-film-staff-listed
4. ↑FT.DC
5. ↑http://www.konami.jp/tgs/english/games/index.html#pf

Fairy Tail (Japanese: フェアリーテイルHepburn: Fearī Teiru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from August 2, 2006 to July 26, 2017, with the individual chapters collected and published into 63 tankōbon volumes. The story follows the adventures of Natsu Dragneel, a member of the popular wizard^[3]guild Fairy Tail, as he searches the fictional world of Earth-land for the dragon Igneel.

The manga has been adapted into an anime series produced by A-1 Pictures, Dentsu Inc., Satelight, Bridge, and CloverWorks which began broadcasting in Japan on October 12, 2009. Additionally, A-1 Pictures has developed nine original video animations and two animated feature films. The series ended its initial run on March 30, 2013. A second series premiered on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2014, and ended on March 26, 2016. A third series of the anime series began airing on October 7, 2018, and is slated to have 51 episodes.^[4][5][2] The series has also inspired numerous spin-off manga, including a sequel storyboarded by Mashima, titled Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest, which launched on July 25, 2018.

The manga series was originally licensed for an English language release in North America by Del Rey Manga, which began releasing the individual volumes on March 25, 2008 and ended its licensing with the 12th volume release in September 2010. In December 2010, Kodansha USA took over the North American release of the series. The Southeast Asian network Animax Asia aired an English-language version of the anime for seven seasons from 2010 to 2015. The manga was also licensed in the United Kingdom by Turnaround Publisher Services and in Australia by Penguin Books Australia. The anime has been licensed by Funimation for an English-language release in North America. As of February 2017, Fairy Tail had 60 million copies in print.^[6]

• 3Media
  • 3.2Anime
• 4Reception

Plot[edit]

The world of Earth-land is home to numerous guilds where wizards^[3] apply their magic for paid job requests. Natsu Dragneel, a dragon slayer wizard from the Fairy Tail guild, explores the Kingdom of Fiore in search of his missing adoptive father, the dragon Igneel. During his journey, he befriends a young celestial wizard named Lucy Heartfilia and invites her to join Fairy Tail. Lucy forms a team with Natsu and his cat-like Exceed partner, Happy, which is joined by other guild members: Gray Fullbuster, an ice wizard; Erza Scarlet, a magical knight; and Wendy Marvell and Carla, another dragon slayer and Exceed duo. The team embark on numerous missions together, which include subduing criminals, illegal dark guilds, and ancient Etherious demons created by the immortal dark wizard Zeref.

After several adventures, Natsu and his companions encounter Zeref living in isolation on the guild's sacred ground of Sirius Island.^[7] A battle over Zeref ensues between Fairy Tail and the dark guild Grimoire Heart, which attracts the attention of the evil black dragon Acnologia. The Fairy Tail wizards survive Acnologia's assault when the spirit of their guild's founder and Zeref's estranged lover, Mavis Vermillion, casts the defensive Fairy Sphere spell that places them into seven years of suspended animation. After later participating in the Grand Magic Games tournament, Fairy Tail wages war against Tartaros, a dark guild of Etherious that aim to unseal a book believed to contain E.N.D., Zeref's ultimate demon. Acnologia returns to annihilate both guilds, prompting Igneel – revealed to have sealed himself within Natsu – to emerge and battle Acnologia. However, Acnologia kills Igneel in front of a helpless Natsu, who departs on a training journey to avenge Igneel.

One year later, Natsu returns to discover that Fairy Tail's master, Makarov Dreyar, has been futilely trying to postpone an invasion by the Alvarez Empire, which Zeref governs. Zeref and his forces assault Fiore, intending to acquire Mavis' body preserved beneath Fairy Tail's guildhall, which houses a wellspring of infinite magic power called Fairy Heart. While battling Zeref, Natsu is informed of his own identity as both Zeref's younger brother and the true incarnation of E.N.D., whom Zeref resurrected as a demon with the intention of being killed by him. When Natsu fails to do so, Zeref absorbs Fairy Heart from Mavis in a bid to rewrite the present timeline with one where he might prevent the atrocities he and Acnologia have caused. Natsu incapacitates Zeref to stop the drastic changes to history this would create, while Lucy edits the book of E.N.D. to make Natsu human. Mavis then lifts her and Zeref's shared curse of immortality by reciprocating his love, which kills them both.

Meanwhile, Fairy Tail and their allies detain Acnologia within a space-time rift created by the use of Eclipse, Zeref's time travel gate. However, Acnologia escapes while his disembodied spirit traps all of the present dragon slayers within the rift to maintain his godlike power. Lucy and the other wizards across the continent immobilize Acnologia's body within Fairy Sphere, while Natsu accumulates the other dragon slayers' magic and destroys Acnologia's spirit, killing him and freeing the dragon slayers from captivity. The following year, Natsu and his team depart on a century-old guild mission,^[8] continuing their adventures together.

Production[edit]

After finishing his previous work, Rave Master, Hiro Mashima found the story sentimental and sad at the same time, so he wanted the storyline of Fairy Tail to have a 'lot of fun [for everyone]'. His inspiration for the series was simply sitting in bars and partying with his friends, the community aspect.^[9] Having always loved magicians and wizards, he imagined what it would be like if he and his friends were magicians.^[10] But it was also about young people finding their calling, such as a job.^[9] He stated that while he tries to consider both his own interests and the fans' on what will happen next in Fairy Tail, the fans' take precedence.^[9]

Mashima described his weekly schedule for creating individual chapters of Fairy Tail in 2008. Script and storyboards are written on Monday, rough sketches the following day, and drawing and inking are done Wednesday through Friday. Time in the weekends was for Monster Hunter Orage, a monthly series Mashima was writing at the same time as Fairy Tail. He usually thinks up new chapters while working on the current ones. Mashima had six assistants in 2008 that worked in an 8,000 square feet (740 m²) area with seven desks, as well as a sofa and TV for video games.^[10] In 2011, he stated that he worked six days a week, for 17 hours a day.^[11]

For the characters of the series, Mashima drew upon people he has known in his life. In establishing the father-son relationship between Natsu and Igneel, Mashima cited his father's death when he was a child as an influence.^[12] He based Natsu's motion sickness on one of his friends, who gets sick when taking taxis together. When naming the character, the author thought western fantasy names would be unfamiliar to Japanese audiences, so he went with the Japanese name for summer; Natsu.^[10] Mashima based the humorous aspects of the series on his daily life and jokes his assistants would make.^[12]

This website is estimated worth of $421,920 and has a daily income of around $586.00. Download play store app.

Media[edit]

Manga[edit]

Written and illustrated by Hiro MashimaFairy Tail was serialized in the manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Magazine from August 2, 2006 to July 26, 2017. The 545 individual chapters were collected and published into 63 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha between December 15, 2006 and December 26, 2017. A special in Weekly Shōnen Magazine featured a crossover with Flunk Punk Rumble, released in 2008. The official fanbook, Fairy Tail+, was released on May 17, 2010 in Japan. Another crossover with Mashima's first series Rave was published in 2011.^[13] A special issue of Weekly Shōnen Magazine, published on October 19, 2013, featured a small crossover between Fairy Tail and Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins, where each artist drew a yonkoma (four-panel comic) of the other's series.^[14] An actual crossover chapter between these two ran in the magazines' combined 4/5 issue of 2014, which was released on December 25, 2013.^[15] A two-volume series called Fairy Tail S, which collects short stories by Mashima that were originally published in various Japanese magazines through the years, was released on September 16, 2016.^[16][17]

The series was licensed for an English-language release in North America by Del Rey Manga.^[18] The company released the first volume of the series on March 25, 2008 and continued until the release of the 12th volume in September 2010. After Del Rey Manga shut down,^[19]Kodansha USA acquired the license and began publishing Fairy Tail volumes in May 2011.^[20] 61 English-language volumes have been published. Kodansha USA began publishing a larger omnibus version of the series in November 2015. Called Fairy Tail: Master's Edition, each installment corresponds to five regular-sized volumes.^[21] They published the first volume of Fairy Tail S: Tales from Fairy Tail on October 24, 2017.^[22]

The manga has also been licensed in other English-speaking countries. In the United Kingdom, the volumes are distributed by Turnaround Publisher Services.^[23] In Australia and New Zealand, the manga is distributed by Penguin Books Australia.^[24]

Seven spin-off manga series based on Fairy Tail have been released. The first two series—Fairy Tail Zero by Mashima and Fairy Tail: Ice Trail by Yūsuke Shirato—were released with the launch of a monthly magazine titled Monthly Fairy Tail Magazine on July 17, 2014,^[25] and ended in the magazine's final issue published on July 17, 2015.^[26] A third series, Fairy Tail Blue Mistral by Rui Watanabe, ran in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi from August 2, 2014 to December 1, 2015,^[27] while another, Fairy Girls by Boku, was released in Kodansha's Magazine Special from November 20, 2014 to August 20, 2015.^[28] Kyōta Shibano created a three-part meta-series titled Fairy Tail Side Stories, which was launched in Kodansha's free weekly Magazine Pocketmobile app.^[29] The series began in 2015 with Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth from July 30 to November 4,^[30] continued with Rhodonite from November 18, 2015 to March 30, 2016,^[31] and concluded with Lightning Gods in 2016 from May 4 to September 14.^[32] On April 5, 2018, Mashima stated that he had 'decided to create a spin-off comic and another spin-off manga for the sequel to Fairy Tail.'^[33] On July 25, 2018, a sequel manga titled Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest was released on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app, storyboarded by Mashima and illustrated by Atsuo Ueda.^[34][35] Another spin-off, Fairy Tail: Happy Adventure by Kenshirō Sakamoto, was released on July 26 on the same app.^[35] On June 27, 2018, Hiro announced another spin-off manga, tentatively titled, Fairy Tail City Hero, written and illustrated by Ushio Andō.^[36]

Fairy Tail Zero, Ice Trail, Blue Mistral, Fairy Girls, and all three installments of Side Stories are licensed for English release by Kodansha USA.^{[37][38][39][40][41][42][43]}

Anime[edit]

A-1 Pictures, Dentsu Entertainment, and Satelight produced an anime adaptation of the manga. The anime, also titled Fairy Tail and directed by Shinji Ishihira, premiered on TV Tokyo on October 12, 2009.^[44] The series ended its run on March 30, 2013,^[1] with reruns beginning to air on April 4, 2013 under the title Fairy Tail Best!.^[45] Forty-one DVD volumes containing four episodes each have been released.^[46] The Southeast Asian network Animax Asia aired the series locally in English.^[47][48] On January 18, 2011, British anime distributor Manga Entertainment announced on Twitter that the company would release the anime series in bilingual format at the end of the year.^[49] On April 21, 2011, they had confirmed that the first volume with 12 episodes would be released in February 2012;^[50] however, they later announced that the first volume would be released on March 5, 2012.^[51] In 2011, North American anime distributor Funimation Entertainment announced that they had acquired the first season of the ongoing series.^[52] The series made its North American television debut on November 22, 2011 on the Funimation Channel.^[53] The anime is also licensed by Madman Entertainment, who streamed and simulcasted the series on AnimeLab in Australia and New Zealand Melanesian Region (Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu), Polynesian Region (Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu).^[54]

Sequels[edit]

On March 4, 2013, Mashima announced on his Twitter account that the anime would not end yet,^[45] and confirmed on July 11 that a sequel series was greenlit.^[55] The sequel series was officially confirmed in Weekly Shonen Magazine on December 28, 2013 with a special edition chapter.^[56][57] The sequel is produced by A-1 Pictures and Bridge, featuring character designs by Shinji Takeuchi; the original series' voice actors also returned to the project along with director Shinji Ishihira and writer Masashi Sogo.^[56] The official website for the sequel was launched on January 7, 2014.^[58] The series premiered on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2014, and was being simulcast by Funimation Entertainment.^[59][60] The second series concluded its run on March 26, 2016.^[61] On March 22, 2016, Mashima announced via Twitter that another Fairy Tail series was being developed.^[62] On July 20, 2017, Mashima confirmed on Twitter that the final season of Fairy Tail would air in 2018.^[63] The final season of Fairy Tail began airing on October 7, 2018.^[4][5][64] A-1 Pictures, CloverWorks, and Bridge have been confirmed to be producing and animating the final season,^[65][66] which is set to run for 51 episodes.^[2]

Original video animation[edit]

Nine original video animations (OVAs) of Fairy Tail have been produced and released on DVD by A-1 Pictures and Satelight, each bundled with a limited edition tankōbon volume of the manga. The first OVA, 'Welcome to Fairy Hills!!',^{[JP 1]} is an adaptation of the manga omake of the same name, and was released with Volume 26 on April 15, 2011. The second, 'Fairy Academy: Yankee-kun and Yankee-chan',^{[JP 2]} is also an adaptation of the omake of the same name, and was released together with Volume 27 on June 17, 2011.^[67] The third, 'Memory Days'^{[JP 3]} was released together with Volume 31 on February 17, 2012,^[68] and features an original story written by series creator Hiro Mashima.^[69] The fourth, 'Fairies' Training Camp', is based on chapter 261 of the manga, and was released with Volume 35 on November 16, 2012. The fifth, 'Exciting Ryuzetsu Land',^{[JP 4]} is based on chapter 298 of the manga and was released with Volume 38 of the manga on June 17, 2013. A sixth OVA, titled 'Fairy Tail x Rave'^{[JP 5]} is an adaptation of the omake of the same name and was released on August 16, 2013, with Volume 39 of the manga.^[70]

Film[edit]

An anime film adaptation of Fairy Tail, titled Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess, was released on August 18, 2012.^[71] It was directed by Masaya Fujimori, and its screenplay was written by anime staff writer Masashi Sogo. Series creator Hiro Mashima was involved as the film's story planner and designer for guest characters appearing in the film.^[72] To promote the film, Mashima drew a 30-page prologue manga 'The First Morning'^[73], which was bundled with advance tickets for the film.^[74] The DVD was bundled with a special edition release of Volume 36 of the manga on February 13, 2013, and included an animated adaptation of 'Hajimari no Asa' as a bonus extra.^[75] The film was aired on Animax Asia on March 23, 2013.^[76] Funimation has licensed North American distribution rights to the film.^[77] The English dub premiered at Nan Desu Kan on September 13, 2013, and was released on Blu-ray/DVD on December 10, 2013.^[78]

A second anime film was announced on May 15, 2015.^[79] On December 31, 2016, the official title of film was revealed as Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry, which was released on May 6, 2017 in Japan.^[6]

Video games[edit]

An actionvideo game for the PlayStation Portable, titled Fairy Tail: Portable Guild,^{[JP 6]} was unveiled at the 2009 Tokyo Game Show.^[80][81] The game was developed by Konami Examu Games inc. and was released on June 3, 2010. Two sequels to Portable Guild have also been released for the PlayStation Portable—the first, subtitled Portable Guild 2, was released on March 10, 2011; the second, Fairy Tail: Zeref Awakens,^{[JP 7]} was released on March 22, 2012. Two fighting games, Fairy Tail: Fight! Wizard Battle^{[JP 8]} and Fairy Tail: Attack! Kardia Cathedral,^{[JP 9]} were released for the Nintendo DS on July 22, 2010 and April 21, 2011, respectively.^[82] The characters Natsu and Lucy also appeared in the crossover video game Sunday VS Magazine: Shūketsu! Chōjō Daikessen as playable characters.^[83] In 2016, a browser game developed by GameSamba titled Fairy Tail: Hero's Journey was announced to be open for closed beta testing.^[84]

Audio[edit]

The music for the anime was composed and arranged by Yasuharu Takanashi. Four original soundtrack CDs have been released, containing music from the anime: the first soundtrack volume was released on January 6, 2010,^[85] the second volume on July 7, 2010,^[86] the third soundtrack volume on July 6, 2011,^[87] and the fourth soundtrack volume on March 20, 2013.^[88]Character song singles were also produced; the first single, featuring Tetsuya Kakihara (Natsu) and Yuichi Nakamura (Gray) was released on February 17,^[89] while the second single, featuring Aya Hirano (Lucy) and Rie Kugimiya (Happy), was released on March 3, 2010.^[90] Another character song album, entitled 'Eternal Fellows,' was released on April 27, 2011. Two of the songs from the album, performed by anime cast members Tetsuya Kakihara (Natsu) and Aya Hirano (Lucy), were used for both OVAs as the opening and ending themes, respectively. Other songs on the volume are performed by Yuichi Nakamura (Gray), Sayaka Ohara (Erza), Satomi Satō (Wendy), Wataru Hatano (Gajeel), and a duet by Rie Kugimiya (Happy) and Yui Horie (Carla).^[91]

An internet radio program began airing on HiBiKi Radio Station on February 11, 2012, featuring anime voice actors Tetsuya Kakihara (Natsu) and Mai Nakahara (Juvia) as announcers.^[92]

Reception[edit]

Manga[edit]

As of February 2017, the Fairy Tail manga had 60 million collected volumes in circulation.^[6] According to Oricon, Fairy Tail was the eighth best-selling manga series in Japan for 2009,^[93] fourth best in 2010 and 2011,^[94][95] fifth best of 2012,^[96] dropped to ninth in 2013,^[97] to 17th in 2014,^[98] and was 15th in 2015.^[99] The fifth volume of Fairy Tail was ranked seventh in a list of the top ten manga, and the series once again placed seventh after the release of the sixth volume.^[100]About.com's Deb Aoki listed Fairy Tail as the Best New Shōnen Manga of 2008.^[101] It also won the 2009 Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen manga.^[102] At the 2009 Industry Awards for the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation, the organizers of Anime Expo, Fairy Tail was named Best Comedy Manga.^[103] Volume 9 of the series was nominated in the Youth Selection category at the 2010 Angoulême International Comics Festival.^[104]

Reviewing the first volume, Carl Kimlinger of Anime News Network felt Fairy Tail followed standard shōnen action manga tropes, writing 'the mix of goofy humor, face-crushing action, and teary-eyed sap is so calculated as to be mechanical.'^[105] Carlo Santos, also of Anime News Network, agreed in his review of volume three; having positive views towards the art, particularly the action scenes, but citing a lack of story and character development.^[106] By volume 12 Santos suggested that Mashima's true talent lies in 'taking the most standard, predictable aspects of the genre and somehow still weaving it into a fun, fist-pumping adventure.'^[107]

Kimlinger, his colleague Rebecca Silverman, and A.E. Sparrow of IGN all felt Mashima's artwork had strong similarities to Eiichiro Oda's in One Piece.^[108] While Sparrow used the comparison as a compliment and said it had enough unique qualities of its own, Kimlinger went so far as to say it makes it difficult to appreciate Mashima's 'undeniable technical skill.'^[105][109]

Anime[edit]

The anime has also received a positive response from critics and viewers alike. In Southeast Asia, Fairy Tail won Animax Asia's 'Anime of the Year' award in 2010.^[110] In 2012, the anime series won the 'Meilleur Anime Japonais' (best Japanese anime) award and the best French dubbing award at the 19th Anime & Manga Grand Prix in Paris, France.^[111]

In reviewing the first Funimation Entertainment DVD volumes, Carlo Santos of Anime News Network praised the visuals, characters, and English voice acting, as well as the supporting characters for its comedic approach. However, Santos criticized both the anime's background music and CGI animation.^[112] In his review of the second volume, Santos also praised the development of 'a more substantial storyline,' but also criticized the inconsistent animation and original material not present in the manga.^[113] In his review of the third volume, Santos praised the improvements of the story and animation, and said that the volume 'finally shows the [anime] series living up to its potential.'^[114] In his reviews of the fourth and sixth volumes, however, Santos praised the storyline's formulaic pattern, though saying that 'unexpected wrinkles in the story [..] keep the action from getting too stale,' but calling the outcomes 'predictable'.^{[115][116][116]}

Notes[edit]

1. ^ようこそフェアリーヒルズ!!Yōkoso Fearī Hiruzu
2. ^妖精学園 ヤンキー君とヤンキーちゃんYōsei Gakuen: Yankī-kun to Yankī-chan
3. ^メモリーデイズMemorī Deizu
4. ^ドキドキ・リュウゼツランドDokidoki Ryuzetsu Rando
5. ^フェアリーテイル x レイヴFearī Teiru x Reivu
6. ^フェアリーテイル ポータブルギルドFearī Teiru: Pōtaburu Girudo
7. ^フェアリーテイル ゼレフ覚醒Fearī Teiru: Zerefu Kakusei
8. ^フェアリーテイル 激闘! 魔道士決戦Fearī Teiru: Gekitō! Madōshi Kessen
9. ^フェアリーテイル 激突! カルディア大聖堂Fearī Teiru: Gekitotsu! Karudia Daiseidō

References[edit]

1. ^ ^ab'Fairy Tail Anime's TV Run to End on March 30'. Anime News Network. March 2, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
2. ^ ^abcRessler, Karen (December 10, 2018). 'Fairy Tail: Final Season Anime Listed With Planned 51 Episodes'. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
3. ^ ^abAccording to the Fairy Tail Volume 2 Del Rey edition Translation Notes, General Notes, Wizard: So this translation has taken that as its inspiration and translated the word madôshi as 'wizard'. But madôshi's meaning is similar to certain Japanese words that have been borrowed by the English language, such as judo (the soft way) and kendo (the way of the sword). Madô is the way of magic, and madôshi are those who follow the way of magic. So although the word 'wizard' is used in the original dialogue, a Japanese reader would be likely to think not of traditional Western wizards such as Merlin or Gandalf, but of martial artists.
4. ^ ^ab'Hiro Mashima: 'Final Season' of Fairy Tail TV Anime to Premiere this Fall'. Anime News Network. April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
5. ^ ^ab'Final Fairy Tail TV Anime Reveals Visual, October 7 Premiere'. Anime News Network. August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
6. ^ ^abc'Fairy Tail Manga Is Already in 'Last Arc,' 60 Million Copies in Print'. Anime News Network. February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
7. ^Mashima, Hiro (2010). 'Translation Notes'. In Flanagan, William (ed.). Fairy Tail 24. Kodansha. p. 175. ISBN978-1-61262-266-8. The Japanese name for this island is Tenrô-jima ('Heaven Wolf Island'), but Tenrô is also the name for the Dog Star of the heavens, Sirius.
8. ^Mashima, Hiro (2010). 'Black Dragon'. In Flanagan, William (ed.). Fairy Tail 20. Kodansha. p. 104. ISBN978-1-61262-057-2. A Century Quest.. You mean a quest..that nobody's been able to complete..in less than a hundred years..?!
9. ^ ^abcSantos, Carlo (2008-08-17). 'Interview: Hiro Mashima'. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
10. ^ ^abcAoki, Deb. 'Interview: Hiro Mashima'. About.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
11. ^Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 14, 2011). 'Kodansha Comics Panel with Hiro Mashima'. Anime News Network. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
12. ^ ^abCha, Kai-ming (August 3, 2008). 'Everyday Hiro: Fairy Tail's Mashima at Comic-Con'. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
13. ^'Fairy Tail x Rave Crossover Manga 1-Shot Published'. Anime News Network. April 20, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
14. ^'鈴木央が「FAIRY TAIL」、真島ヒロが「七つの大罪」を執筆' (in Japanese). Natalie. October 19, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
15. ^'Fairy Tail, The Seven Deadly Sins Get Crossover 1-Shot Manga'. Anime News Network. December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
16. ^'ＦＡＩＲＹ　ＴＡＩＬ　Ｓ（１） 真島 ヒロ' (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
17. ^'ＦＡＩＲＹ　ＴＡＩＬ　Ｓ（２） 真島 ヒロ' (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
18. ^'Del Rey Manga acquires bestselling manga Fairy Tail'. activeAnime. July 28, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
19. ^'Kodansha USA To Take Over Del Rey Titles'. Anime News Network. October 4, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
20. ^'Kodansha USA Publisher Take Over of Fairy Tail North American Manga Release'. Anime News Network. December 12, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
21. ^'Kodansha Comics Schedules 'Fairy Tail: Master's Edition' Collection'. Crunchyroll. May 17, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
22. ^'Fairy Tail S Volume 1 by Hiro Mashima'. Random House. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
23. ^'Fairy Tail 1'. Turnaround Publisher Services. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
24. ^'Fairy Tail 1'. Penguin Books Australia. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
25. ^'Monthly Fairy Tail Magazine to Launch With Fairy Tail Zero Manga'. Anime News Network. March 30, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
26. ^'Fairy Tail Zero, Fairy Tail: Ice Trail Spinoff Manga to End in July'. Anime News Network. June 18, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
27. ^'Fairy Tail: Blue Mistral Shōjo Spinoff Manga Ends'. Anime News Network. November 30, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
28. ^'Fairy Tail Gets 2 New Manga Spinoffs, Including a Shōjo One'. Anime News Network. June 28, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
29. ^'Kodansha Launches 'Magazine Pocket' Manga App With New Fairy Tail, Ace of Diamond Spinoffs'. Anime News Network. August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
30. ^'Fairy Tail Gaiden: Kengami no Sōryū Spinoff Manga Ends'. Anime News Network. November 14, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
31. ^'Fairy Tail's Laxus Dreyar Spinoff Manga Launches'. Anime News Network. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
32. ^'Fairy Tail Gaiden: Raigō Issen Spinoff Manga is Last in Fairy Tail Gaiden Series'. Anime News Network. September 9, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
33. ^'Fairy Tail 2018 Release Date, New Manga Sequel Confirmed By Hiro Mashima: New Anime Season Is Final'. Inquisitr. April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
34. ^Sherman, Jennifer (July 4, 2018). 'Atsuo Ueda Launches Fairy Tail Sequel Manga on July 25'. Anime News Network. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
35. ^ ^abRessler, Karen (July 25, 2018). 'Fairy Tail's Happy Spinoff Manga Launches'. Anime News Network. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
36. ^Sherman, Jennifer (June 27, 2018). 'Hiro Mashima Reveals Fairy Tail City Hero Spinoff Manga'. Anime News Network. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
37. ^'Kodansha Comics Adds Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail Zero Prequel Manga'. Anime News Network. November 15, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
38. ^'Kodansha Comics Adds Fairy Tail Ice Trail, Noragami: Stray Stories Manga'. Anime News Network. August 29, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
39. ^'Kodansha USA Adds Tsubasa: WoRLD CHRoNiCLE, Fairy Tail: Blue Mistral, L DK, Inuyashiki Manga'. Anime News Network. October 12, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
40. ^'Kodansha USA Licenses Maria the Virgin Witch Exhibition, Appleseed α, Fairy Tail Spinoff Manga'. Anime News Network. January 14, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
41. ^'Kodansha Comics Adds Interviews with Monster Girls, Fairy Tail: Twin Dragons of Sabertooth, Nekogahara Manga'. Anime News Network. March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
42. ^'Kodansha Comics Adds Frau Faust, Fairy Tail: Rhodonite, Kigurumi Defense Squad, Aho Girl, Hōseki no Kuni, More Manga'. Anime News Network. October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
43. ^'Kodansha USA Adds The Seven Deadly Sins: Seven Days, Love in Focus, Witch Hat Atelier Manga'. Anime News Network. July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
44. ^'Fairy Tail Manga Gets TV Anime Green-Lit for Fall (Updated)'. Anime News Network. June 26, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
45. ^ ^ab'Fairy Tail Creator Mashima: Anime Is Not Over Yet'. Anime News Network. March 6, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
46. ^'あにてれ:FAIRY TAIL' (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
47. ^'Fairy Tail Animax Airdate List'. Animax India. Archived from the original on January 23, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
48. ^'Fairy Tail Season 2'. Asia Animax. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
49. ^'Manga UK Adds Fairy Tail, Shikabane Hime: Aka'. Anime News Network. January 18, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
50. ^'Manga UK confirms date for the release of the first volume of Fairy Tail'.
51. ^'Manga Releases Fairy Tail in March 2012'. Anime News Network. September 6, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
52. ^'Funimation Adds Fairy Tail, Live-Action Treasure Hunter'. Anime News Network. April 22, 2011.
53. ^Funimation Channel [@FUNiChan] (November 22, 2011). 'Preview Fairy Tail in a special TV debut on 24/7channel @ 8pm et tonight. DVD/Blu-ray on sale now @..' (Tweet). Retrieved May 7, 2015 – via Twitter.
54. ^'AnimeLab Simulcast Line-Up For Summer 2015'. AnimeLab. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
55. ^'Fairy Tail TV Anime Project Relaunched'. Anime News Network. July 11, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
56. ^ ^ab''Fairy Tail' Anime Scheduled for Spring Return'. Crunchyroll. December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
57. ^'Fairy Tail Anime Returns in April - News'. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
58. ^'Site for New 'Fairy Tail' Anime Launches'. Crunchyroll. January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
59. ^'New Fairy Tail TV Anime Slated for April 5'. Anime News Network. February 28, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
60. ^'FUNimation Announces New 'Fairy Tail' Simulcast'. Crunchyroll. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
61. ^'Fairy Tail To Premiere Final Anime Season In 2018'. comicbook/anime. July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
62. ^'真島ヒロ on Twitter'.
63. ^'Fairy Tail TV Anime Gets 'Final Season' in 2018'. Anime News Network. July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
64. ^'2018 'Fairy Tail' Season 3 Release Date Confirmed: Season 8 Anime Is 'Final' Says Manga Creator Hiro Mashima'. Inquisitr. April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
65. ^Chris Beveridge (April 11, 2018). 'Final 'Fairy Tail' Anime Season Detailed'. Fandom Post. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
66. ^'CloverWorks Anime Studio Separates From A-1 Pictures, Remains Subsidiary of Aniplex'. AnimeNewsNetwork. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
67. ^'Fairy Tail Manga's 27th Volume to Bundle 2nd Anime DVD'. Anime News Network. February 17, 2011.
68. ^'特装版「FAIRY TAIL」公式サイト'. Kodansha. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
69. ^'Fairy Tail Manga Volume 31 to Bundle 3rd New Anime DVD'. Anime News Network. September 14, 2011.
70. ^'Fairy Tail Film's Prologue Manga Gets Anime Also'. Anime News Network. April 15, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
71. ^'Fairy Tail Adventure Manga Gets Film Next August'. Anime News Network. October 12, 2011.
72. ^'Fairy Tail Film's Staff Listed'. Anime News Network. November 17, 2011.
73. ^はじまりの朝Hajimari no Asa
74. ^'Fairy Tail Film's Promo Video Highlights Bonus Manga'. Anime News Network. August 9, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
75. ^'Fairy Tail Film's Prologue Manga Gets Anime Also'. Anime News Network. October 26, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
76. ^'Fairy Tail new season, movie set to premiere on ANIMAX this March'. March 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
77. ^'Funi Adds Seikishi Yamato R, One Piece Strong World, Fairy Tail Film, Akira'. Anime News Network. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
78. ^'Fairy Tail the Movie Trailer Previews English Dub'. Anime News Network. September 14, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
79. ^'Fairy Tail Manga Gets 2nd Anime Film'. Anime News Network. May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
80. ^'Tokyo Game Show 2009 Konami Special Site'. Konami. Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
81. ^Yip, Spencer (April 8, 2010). 'Only Two Months Until Fairy Tail: Portable Guild'. Siliconera. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
82. ^'あにてれ:FAIRY TAIL' (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on October 10, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
83. ^'サンデー VS マガジン 集結！ 頂上大決戦:Sunday VS Magazine: Shūketsu! Chōjō Daikessen' (in Japanese). Konami. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
84. ^''Fairy Tail: Hero's Journey' beta sign-up now open'. Anime News Network. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
85. ^'Fairy Tail Original Soundtrack Vol.1'. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
86. ^'Fairy Tail Original Soundtrack Vol.2'. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
87. ^'Fairy Tail Original Soundtrack Vol. 3'. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
88. ^'Fairy Tail Original Soundtrack Vol.4'. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
89. ^'Fairy Tail Character Song Collection Vol.1 Natsu & Gray'. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
90. ^'Fairy Tail Character Song Collection Vol.2 Lucy & Happy'. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
91. ^'Fairy Tail Character Song Album'. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
92. ^'番組紹介：FAIRY TAIL Webラジオ『魔導士ギルド放送局 やりすぎソーサラー！』' (in Japanese). hibiki-radio.jp/. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
93. ^'2009's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, by Series'. Anime News Network. December 4, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
94. ^'Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2010'. Anime News Network. November 30, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
95. ^'Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2011'. Anime News Network. November 30, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
96. ^'10 Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2012'. Anime News Network. December 2, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
97. ^'Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2013'. Anime News Network. December 1, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
98. ^'Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2014'. Anime News Network. November 30, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
99. ^'Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2015'. Anime News Network. November 29, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
100. ^'Tohan's top 10 manga rankings'. Archived from the original on July 2, 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2007.
101. ^Aoki, Deb. '2008 Best New Manga'. About.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
102. ^'33rd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced'. Anime News Network. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
103. ^'Anime Expo 2009 Rides on a High for its Second Day in Los Angeles'. Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation. Archived from the original on 2010-07-07.
104. ^'Manga Nominated for Awards at Angouleme Comic Fest'. Anime News Network. December 8, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
105. ^ ^abKimlinger, Carl (May 28, 2008). 'Fairy Tail GN 1 - Review'. Anime News Network. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
106. ^Santos, Carlo (July 20, 2008). 'Fairy Tail GN 3 - Review'. Anime News Network. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
107. ^Santos, Carlo (October 2, 2010). 'Fairy Tail GN 12 - Review'. Anime News Network. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
108. ^Silverman, Rebecca (July 3, 2011). 'Fairy Tail GN 13 - Review'. Anime News Network. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
109. ^Sparrow, A.E. (May 27, 2008). 'Fairy Tail: Vol. 1 and 2 Review'. IGN. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
110. ^Animax Asia (December 12, 2010). 'The moment you've been waiting for. The Animax Anime of the Year as voted by you is..(drumroll).. Fairy Tail! We will be sharing a special thank-you video by Natsu voice actor Kakihara Tetsuya on Animax website and TV really soon. Fans of Fairy Tail can also catch the rerun on Animax early next year'. Facebook. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
111. ^'ANIME NEWS: 'Fairy Tail' takes top award at Paris grand Prix'. Asahi Shimbun. May 5, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02.
112. ^Santos, Carlo (December 13, 2011). 'Fairy Tail Blu-Ray + DVD 1 Review'. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
113. ^Santos, Carlo (January 2, 2012). 'Fairy Tail Blu-Ray + DVD 2 Review'. Anime News Network. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
114. ^Santos, Carlo (February 15, 2012). 'Fairy Tail Blu-Ray + DVD 3 Review'. Anime News Network. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
115. ^Santos, Carlo (August 4, 2012). 'Fairy Tail Blu-Ray + DVD 4 Review'. Anime News Network. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
116. ^ ^abSantos, Carlo (September 23, 2012). 'Fairy Tail Blu-Ray + DVD 6 Review'. Anime News Network. Retrieved September 27, 2013.

External links[edit]

• Official manga website of Kodansha (in Japanese)
• Official anime website of TV Tokyo (in Japanese)
• Official anime sequel website(in Japanese)
• Hodgkins, Crystalyn. 'Interview: Hiro Mashima'. Anime News Network. November 8, 2011.
• Fairy Tail (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia