Fairy Tail
First volume of Fairy Tail, released in Japan by Kodansha on December 15, 2006
Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy Manga Written by Hiro Mashima Published by Kodansha English publisher NA Del Rey Manga (former)
Kodansha Comics USA Demographic Shōnen Magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine Original run August 2, 2006 – Ongoing Volumes 39 (List of volumes) Anime television series Directed by Shinji Ishihara Written by Masashi Sogo Music by Yasuharu Takanashi Studio A-1 Pictures, Satelight Licensed by AUS Madman Entertainment NA Funimation Entertainment UK Manga Entertainment Network TV Tokyo English network SEA Animax Asia US Funimation Channel Original run October 12, 2009 – March 30, 2013
(temporarily on hiatus) Episodes 175 (List of episodes) Original video animation Welcome to Fairy Hills!! Directed by Shinji Ishihara Written by Masashi Sogo Music by Yasuharu Takanashi Studio A-1 Pictures, Satelight Released April 15, 2011 Original video animation Fairy Academy: Yankee-kun and Yankee-chan Directed by Shinji Ishihara Written by Masashi Sogo Music by Yasuharu Takanashi Studio A-1 Pictures, Satelight Released June 17, 2011 Original video animation Memory Days Directed by Hiro Mashima Written by Hiro Mashima Music by Yasuharu Takanashi Studio A-1 Pictures, Satelight Released February 17, 2012 Runtime 24 minutes Anime film Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess Directed by Masaya Fujimori Written by Masashi Sogo Music by Yasuharu Takanashi Studio A-1 Pictures, Satelight Licensed by NA Funimation Entertainment UK Manga Entertainment Released August 18, 2012 Original video animation Fairies' Training Camp Directed by Kenji Yasuda Written by Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hiro Mashima Music by Yasuharu Takanashi Studio A-1 Pictures, Satelight Released November 16, 2012 Runtime 24 minutes Original video animation The First Morning Written by Hiro Mashima Music by Yasuharu Takanashi Studio A-1 Pictures, Satelight Released February 15, 2013 Runtime 12 minutes Original video animation Exciting Ryuzetsu Land Directed by Shinji Ishihara Written by Masashi Sogo, Hiro Mashima Music by Yasuharu Takanashi Studio A-1 Pictures, Satelight Released June 17, 2013 Runtime 24 minutes Original video animation Fairy Tail x Rave Master Written by Hiro Mashima Studio A-1 Pictures, Satelight Released August 16, 2013 Anime and Manga portal Fairy Tail is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine since August 2, 2006, and has been published by Kodansha in 39 tankōbon volumes; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Kodansha, with the first released on December 15, 2006, and the 39th volume released on August 16, 2013. Fairy Tail follows the adventures of Lucy Heartfilia, a teenage wizard , who joins the titular wizards' guild and teams up with fellow guild member Natsu Dragneel as he searches for the dragon Igneel.
The chapters have been adapted into an anime series produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight, which began broadcasting in Japan in 2009. Additionally, A-1 Pictures and Satelight have developed five original video animations and an animated feature film, Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess. The series ended on March 30, 2013.[3] However, on March 4, Mashima announced on his Twitter account that the anime would not end yet, and that reruns of the anime will begin airing on TV Tokyo under the title Fairy Tail Best on April 4, 2013.On July 11, Mashima announced a sequel series of the anime has been greenlit.
The 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 Comics USA licensed the series from Del Rey, and has since continued its North American release. The Southeast Asian network Animax Asia aired an English-language version of the series for three seasons from 2010 to 2013. The anime has been licensed by Funimation Entertainment for an English-language release in North America.
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