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Fairy Tail

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Japanese: FAIRY TAIL
English: Fairy Tail
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 63
Chapters: 549
Status: Finished
Published: Aug 2, 2006 to Jul 26, 2017
Genres: Action Action, Adventure Adventure, Award Winning Award Winning, Fantasy Fantasy
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Authors: Mashima, Hiro (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 7.551 (scored by 159849159,849 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #25842
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #27
Members: 274,381
Favorites: 20,793

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Synopsis

In the mystical realm of Earth Land, magic exists at the core of everyday life for its inhabitants, from transportation to utilities and everything in between. However, even with all its benefits, magic can also be used for great evil; therefore, to prevent dark forces from upsetting the natural order of things, there exists a system of magical guilds in the Kingdom of Fiore. Under the command of their respective guild masters, these guilds are made up of witches and wizards who take on various job requests to earn fame and fortune. One particular guild stands high above the rest in both strength and spirit, and its name is Fairy Tail.

In his quest to find his dragon foster father—Igneel—Natsu Dragneel, a fiery and reckless mage, and his partner Happy run into a young celestial mage by the name of Lucy Heartfilia, who reveals that it is her dream to become a full-fledged wizard and join the Fairy Tail guild. After rescuing her from an abduction attempt, Natsu offers her a home in Fairy Tail. Now a member of the guild, Lucy teams up with Natsu and befriends fellow wizards Gray Fullbuster and Erza "Titania" Scarlet. Together, this motley crew set out on their many adventures, gaining many faithful allies and deadly foes along the way.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

In 2009, Fairy Tail won the 33rd Kodansha Manga Award in the Shounen category, the Japan Expo Awards in the same category, and the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation's Industry Award for best comedy manga. As of February 2020, over 72 million copies of the manga are in circulation.

The first 12 volumes of the series were published in English by Del Rey Comics from March 25, 2008, to September 28, 2010. Kodansha Comics USA picked up the license and released the rest of the series from May 10, 2011, to January 23, 2018. The publisher later released a 5-in-1 omnibus edition subtitled Master's Edition. It was also published in Spanish by Norma Editorial from October 30, 2008, to September 28, 2018; in Italian by Edizioni Star Comics from January 3, 2008, to May 1, 2019; in Brazilian Portuguese by Editora JBC from October 2010 to April 2018; in Polish by Studio JG since April 8, 2016; and in Argentina by Editorial Ivrea since December 30, 2016.

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Reviews

Oct 31, 2024
The story is probably one of the best in terms of manga, simply because it does wrap up quite well with a satisfying conclusion and stays narratively consistent. But dear god the fanservice is atrocious, the editors clearly ended up just leaving the author to their own devices after the success of the manga because this stuff is atrocious. The fanservice begins as something somewhat understandable, given the targeted audience, but quickly devolves into completely unnecessary garbage that bends the rules of reality to force itself upon the story.

The story itself is fun and interesting enough to justify wasting a week on, but you ...
Aug 25, 2022
Mixed Feelings
No Spoilers

If you have been immersed in the anime and manga community for around, let’s say a week, then you have at least heard the name Fairy Tail once or twice. One of the most divisive series in the entire medium, Fairy Tail has garnered a massive fan base that defends it to the last man and equally large legion of haters who will fight and die on their desire to see it burn in the fiery pits of hell. This ridiculous conflict between the fans and haters has created an extremely toxic environment surrounding the series, which severely discourages newcomers from even seeing why ...
Dec 4, 2023
Do you want to read a manga filled with adventure? With likable characters whose antics make you laugh? With constantly building stakes in a well-established world, and moments that bring tears to your eyes? Want a "little" fanservice to go with it? In that case, may I direct you to One Piece, written by Eiichiro Oda.

In all seriousness, a lot of elements in Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail can be found in One Piece, and a lot of it is done much better in the world of pirates. However, I won't deny that there are reasons to like Fairy Tail.

For one, the first few arcs are ...

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