Fairy Tail | Frequently Asked Questions

• Shounen Series that was published in Weekly Shounen Magazine
• Started August 2, 2006 Ended July 26, 2017
• Written and Drawn by Hiro Mashima
• 545 Chapters
• 35 Omake

• 277 Episodes
  • 50 Episodes are Filler [18% of the Anime]
  • 9 Original Video Animations

• 2 Movies

• Fairy Tail (TV) | October 12, 2009 – March 30, 2013

• Seen as Series 1. 175 Episodes.

• Fairy Tail 2014 | April 5, 2014 – March 26, 2016

  • Seen as Series 2. 102 Episodes, starts from 176 to 277.

• Fairy Tail Finale | October 7, 2018 - TBD

  • Seen as Series 3.

• OVA titles are:

  1. Welcome to Fairy Hills
  2. Fairy Academy: Yankee-kun and Yankee-chan
  3. Memory Days
  4. Fairies’ Training Camp
  5. The Exciting Ryuzetsu Land
  6. Fairy Tail x Rave
  7. Fairy Penalty Game
  8. Natsu vs Mavis
  9. Fairies’ Christmas

• Movies

  • Phoenix Priestess
  • Dragon Cry

• Officially releases in Japan every other Wednesdays.
• Mangastream releases whenever they like.
• SorcererWeekly (the subreddit's scanlation group) tries to publish within 24 to 48 hours.

• Officially in Japan on Thursdays.
• SorcererWeekly currently tries to release it within 48 hours of release.

• It is a Manga created by Hiro Mashima, author of Rave Master. Here is the One Shot  he created that inspired this series. It follows the adventures of Lucy who joins the guild Fairy Tail and teams up Natsu as he searches for the dragon Igneel.

• Omake's are extra chapters, mini-chapters that have nothing to do with the main story arc that they appear in but are cute and fun. Most involve Natsu, Lucy, and Happy and some of them have been translated to anime adaptations and they are solid and some of the better parts of filler arcs.

CANON

• Fairy Tail Zer0 | Mavis' Journey to the founding of Fairy Tail.
• A Tale of Fairy Tail: Ice Trail | Gray as he transitions from Ur to Fairy Tail.
• Fairy Tail Blue Mistral | Wendy's side story after she joins Fairy Tail.
• Fairy Girls | Follow the Girls of FT after the GMG.
• Fairy Tail Gaiden: Twin Dragons of Sabertooth | Sabertooth's side story.
• Fairy Tail Gaiden: Rhodonite | Gajeel & Levy's side story that takes place after Tartarus.
• Fairy Tail Gaiden: Lightning Gods | Laxus' Quest after Tartarus.
• Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest | Sequel and continuation of the series.

CANON + LIGHT NOVELS

• Fairy Tail: The Color Residing Within The Heart 
• Fairy Tail 2: Each Single Day After the Grand Magic Games 
• Fairy Tail 3: Troubled Twins

NOT CANON

• Fairy Tail: Happy's Adventure | Side Story of Happy.
• Fairy Tail Heroes | TBA

NOT CANON + LIGHT NOVELS

• Ōedo Fairy Tail | Takes place in Feudal Japan.
• Fairy Tail in Wonderland

• Fairy Tail Zer0
• A Tale of Fairy Tail: Ice Trail
• Fairy Tail [Start Series to Oracion Seis]
• Fairy Tail Blue Mistral
• Fairy Tail [Edolas Arc]
• Fairy Tail: The Color Residing Within The Heart
• Fairy Tail [Tenrou Island to Grand Magic Games]
• Fairy Girls
• Fairy Tail 2: Each Single Day After the Grand Magic Games
• Fairy Tail [Tartarus]
• Fairy Tail Gaiden: Twin Dragons of Sabertooth*
• Fairy Tail Gaiden: Rhodonite*
• Fairy Tail Gaiden: Lightning Gods*
• Fairy Tail [Alvarez Arc to End]
• Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest
• Fairy Tail 3: Troubled Twins

* means can be read in any order.

Bold means light novel.

note: this is an optional reading order, you can stick to the main series and you will still be fine.

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• Any questions involving anime to manga and vice versa can be answered by looking here

• 001 to 002 | Macao
• 003 to 004 |Daybreak
• 005 to 008 | Lullaby
• 009 | Happy's Little Job 1 & 2
• 010 | Lullaby
• 011 to 019 | Galuna Island
• 020 | Natsu and the Dragon Egg

• 021 to 029 | Phantom Lord
• 030 to 032 | Loke
• 033 to 041 | Tower of Heaven
• 041 to 048 | Battle of Fairy Tail
• 049 | Day of the Fateful Encounter
• 050 | Special Mission: Beware of Guys Who Show Keen Interest!
• 051 | Battle of Fairy Tail
• 052 to 068 | Oracion Seis

• 069 | Edolas
• 070 to 072 | Daphne
• 073 | Rainbow Sakura
• 074 to 075 | Daphne
• 076 to 095 | Edolas
• 096 to 122 | Tenrou Island
• 123 to 124 | x791

• Key of the Starry Sky

• 151 to 175 | Grand Magic Games

• 176 to 201 | Grand Magic Games
• 202 | Welcome Back, Frosch
• 203 | She's Erza!!

• 219 | Natsu and Asuka
• 220 | 413 Days
• 222 | Mira Sensei's Transforming Magic Class + Fairy Woman
• 223 to 224| Light Novel 2: After the Grand Magic Games
• 226 | Fairy Tail of the Dead Meeeeeeeen
• 227 to 233 | Sun Village

• 234 to 265 | Tartaros
• 266 to 275 | Fairy Tail: Zero
• 276 to 277 | Avatar

• 278 to 284 | Avatar
• 285 | Albareth

• 286 to 328 | Albareth

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The First Series has 175 episodes, the Second has 102. Also, the studio that is in charge of the anime changed it went from A-1 Pictures, Satelight (#1–175) to A-1 Pictures, Bridge (#176–ongoing). Also, many fans have shown disappointment in season two animations as the quality truly varies between episode. Some episodes the animation is amazing and other times it is rather repulsive.

• Here is a break down of the differences between the 2 studios 

• Personal opinion, time constraints, and budget are all a factor in this.

• It's an Easter Egg to Rave Master.

• Officially releases October 7 in Japan.
• This thread has all the information needed 

• Yes we know, it was added to the anime and it never appeared in the Manga.

• Because he's busy.

• Having a walk.
• Manga 

• Unless Hiro goes back on the perfect little bow he put on the Edolas arc we won't see Mystogan or any of Edolas. They have been removed from the story, their story ended, it would be horrible storytelling if he tries to please every single fan.

• So I made a list of all the possible, realistic, credible pairing and their likelihood:
  • Click Here 

• Yes, Fairy Tail Monthly Magazine 13 

• Yes, Check Here 

• Below are some the arcs I've done and some of their differences:
  • Macao 
  • Daybreak 
  • Lullaby 
  • Galuna Island 
  • Phantom Lord 
  • Loke–Tower of Heaven 
  • Battle of Fairy Tail 
  • Oración Seis 
  • Daphne | Filler 
  • Edolas 
  • Tenrou Island 
  • x791 & Key of the Starry Sky 
  • Grand Magic Games 

• Yes and No
  • Check Here  (be warned, manga spoilers in link)

• Yes, Courtesy of Fairy Tail Magazine 13
  • Click Here 

• Why not both? Truth be told I enjoy the anime, I started with the Anime [thank you based Netflix] then went onto the Manga. If you are a person who doesn't like reading the manga then the anime does a good job of relaying the manga pages to the small screen. The anime will show you what to expect if you continue watching/reading it. There are some differences from the manga and some filler episodes but more on those later.

• The Anime created the romantic subplot of Natsu and Lisanna. Through it, the character was brought back into the series. There is much debate to why Hiro brought her back seeing as she was not a major character in the manga like the anime tried to make it seem. In contrast, the Natsu Lucy romance took time to develop which is why many fans of the series consider it canon when it is in fact not canon yet. This falls under the typical shonen trope of the male protagonist being dense and not knowing the girl he seemingly likes feels the same way.

• Manga  We are told very early on [manga | episode one] he was raised and taught by Igneel, the Dragon he searches for. We later find out Igneel was obviously a foster father of sorts but the back story hasn't been explained. In Tartarus, we learn Natsu is actually END the demon created by Zeref that is capable of defeating Zeref. As for the Dragon Slayers, most are taught and have the belief that the Dragons that raised them are their parents with the exception of Laxus and Cobra.

• There are 3 types of slayers, dragon slayers, god slayers, and demons slayers. As for the power levels, it could be like in Pokemon where fire is strong against grass but weak against water and so on. In Tenrou Island, we learn that all these slayers are part of the Lost Magic. Dragon Slayers are either taught by Dragons, have a dragon lacrima, or were taught and have a dragon lacrima. As for God Slayers they are a lost magic that is learned by Lost Books, and demon slayers well that is to fight demons.

• This is debatable but that's what is so fun about these type of shows the debates.

• This is a Shonen so many of the genre tropes will apply to this show. With each arc the MC's gets stronger, the romance is subtle and unnoticed by the male lead. Here's an example, Sword Art Online [I like the show and light novels] but Kazuto is for all intents and purposes unbeatable, he has a God Complex, not having someone to relate or fear they will die aspect makes the stories less intriguing.

• It is the main complaint of this Manga. The only way x character wins is through the love and unbreakable belief to fight for their guild. But like a user [sorry forgot their name] pointed out. It doesn't happen often and the story establishes that premise of the guild is our family; we take care of our nakama. Also to point out Hiro Mashima himself said, "For Fairy Tail, bond is the biggest theme. The bond between people and the bond between friendships. There are several ways bond is depicted, but this is the driving force in Fairy Tail. I call it a guild, but I would call it a family."

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• No, if it was there would be a post for it.

1. It's a Shonen manga.
2. The females flaunt what they got.
3. They kick ass and show some skin nothing wrong with that.

• Doesn't matter who you ship just ship and enjoy the series except don't ship GrayLu like some sort of filthy casual.

• They'll be prevalent as long as they are preferred by the majority - more posts, more upvotes. This does not mean you should be deterred from text posts, original content or other - all posts are welcome and preferences can switch and have been seen to switch in my tenure as mod.

• First Rule of Reddit - Don't ask about the Downvotes
• Second Rule - It's the Internet

• A Quick Guide to the Series 
• Interviews of Hiro Mashima 
• Upcoming Release Dates [Merchandise] 
• Animation Studios Comparison 
• An Unofficial Fairy Tail Timeline 
• Fairy Tail | Overview 

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