Fairy Tail

Description

From Kodansha:
Cute girl wizard Lucy wants to join the Fairy Tail, a club for the most powerful wizards. But instead, her ambitions land her in the clutches of a gang of unsavory pirates led by a devious magician. Her only hope is Natsu, a strange boy she happens to meet on her travels. Natsu’s not your typical hero he gets motion sickness, eats like a pig, and his best friend is a talking cat. With friends like this, is Lucy better off with her enemies?

Note: Won the 33rd Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shounen Manga (shared with Q.E.D. - Shoumei Shuuryou) and the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation's Industry Award for Best Comedy Manga in 2009. Vol 9 was nominated in the Youth Selection category at the 2010 Angoulême International Comics Festival.

Type

Manga

Fairy Tail x Rave (Side Story)

Fairy Tail - Blue Mistral (Spin-Off)

Fairy Tail Zero (Prequel)

Fairy Tail: Happy no Daiboken (Spin-Off)

Fairy Tail City Hero (Spin-Off)

Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest (Sequel)

Heroes (MASHIMA Hiro) (Spin-Off)

Mashima-en (Adapted From)

Tale of Fairy Ice Trail - Koori no Kiseki (Side Story)

Fairy Tail Gaiden (Side Story)

Fairy Tail S (Spin-Off)

Fairy Tail + (Spin-Off)

Fairy Girls (Side Story)

Associated Names

Хвост Феи

فيري تيل

फेयरी टेल

フェアリーテイル

妖精的尾巴

페어리 테일

Groups Scanlating

Latest Release(s)

c.545 (end) by MangaStream 8 years ago

c.545 (end) by Yonkou Productions 8 years ago

c.544 by Yonkou Productions 8 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

63 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 (S1) / Vol 36, Chap 300 (S2) / Vol 49, Chap 420 (Final Season)

Ends at Vol 35, Chap 298 (S1+OVA ) / Vol 49, Chap 419 (S2) / Vol 63, Chap 545 (Final Season)

User Reviews

Fairy Tail by yongzhi93

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User Rating

Average: 7.9 / 10.0 (3380 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.89 / 10.0

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Last Updated

April 22nd, 2025 6:26am PDT - 3 weeks ago

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Action Adventure Comedy Drama Ecchi Fantasy Shounen
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Artist(s)

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Original Publisher

Kodansha

Serialized In (magazine)

Shuukan Shounen Magazine (Kodansha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Azuki (digital)

INKR Comics

Kodansha USA (63 Vols - Complete | 3-in-1 Omnibus Spring '24)

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3 Month Pos #657

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Year Pos #708

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Fairy Tail Manga Ending is not all that great.

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Fairy Tail Countdown?!

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Humble Fairy Tale Manga Bundle

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Ending? [spoilers]

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Ch488

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User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]

nice read, nonetheless

by pyxislynx
16 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

First of all, the graphics are pretty clean in lines, and the characters are distinct from each other. The character designs are nice too.

In regards to the storytelling, so far it's not an epic shounen with a large plot behind everything (at least, that's what I'm seeing). It's a bit more of an adventure story with different arcs coming as long as there are a lot of people reading. But then again Mashima could be thinking of something, or hiding something, within each arc so who knows. He might pull off something really epic in the end. Also, there are some issues that have yet to be solved, but it seems like there's no progress going on, like the dragons' disappearance (one of the the main characters, Natsu, was trained by one).

So far, it seems the author is trying to expand on each character, as most of the arcs focus on one of the main characters and reveal their past. But at 112 chapters, this is quite slow... But, as things are going on in the latest arc, I'm guessing the "main arc", the story that's underneath everything, might come soon.

As for the plagiarism and comparison a lot of people are talking about, please remember that this is a shounen manga, and many of the characters, even main heroes, are (consciously or not) modeled after certain established type of heroes/secondary characters/antagonists. Style is pretty easy to pick up on if you've been working under a certain person for a long period of time.

Anyway, it's a pretty interesting series nonetheless, and it's worth giving a shot. Also, there are a lot of female characters that really kick ass.

... Last updated 16 years ago

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Disappointing

by asdf123
16 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

Again another great concept yet no substance to back it up.
There's a lack of plot and the series definitely is not an episodic one.
I wonder when there actually will be a plot?

Hiro Mashima tries to foreshadow a great underlying conspiracy within the world yet does nothing to fully develop the world he has created.

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i dont see the fuss

by benyeh2000
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

Many people say this series is really similar to One Piece. Well I did my research and found out Hiro Mashiba was Oda's assistance before and he probably picked up some of Oda's style. I really enjoyed this manga as it lets readers imagine what life would be in a guild. This manga is funny, lots of action, and has likable characters.
As to sakirol's comment. This series is no where near One Piece. Its the generic manga style now. If you say Lucy = Nami just because shes the girl of the crew, then what bout Rukia or Orihime from Bleach? or Sakura from Naruto?

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Monster Hunter?

by enmity
17 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

well, unlike the others who sees one piece in this manga.... i see monster hunter..
heck, does mashima hiro badly wants to write a manga 'bout MH.? ((well, he has one now))

this starts with the guild.... then request missions from the villagers... then the congalala.. or should i say balkan...

oh well, it has a story of its own... and is quite interestng... kewl characters X3

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Ahh...

by sakirol
17 years ago

Rating: 4.0 / 10.0

Almost to the point it can be called plagiarism. I'd pissed off if I was the author of One Piece. The characters look alike, have the same personalities (main girl=girl in crew...Main guy likes to eat meat like crazy=Luffy). The plots are quite similar too. Just replace the details and you have the same general plotline. I didn't like this quite frankly. It doesn't look like it's going anywhere and it's kind of repetitive.

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The comparison to One Piece is a bit shallow.

by bbobjs
17 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

I'll give you that the art is a pretty rip off, both are humor driven and that Natsu is one haircut away from getting sued for plagiarism but that's pretty much where it ends. The flow of the story is more episodic in that once an arc completes it's back to the base for business as usual rather than on to the next island. The Devil Fruit concept is replaced by "magic" but, since basically everyone reliant to the plot has magic and since for the most part there's nothing directly stopping anyone from using the same magic as someone else, relating the two would be unfair. Finally, with the exception of Natsu, none of the characters have a valid One Piece parallel. I've noticed a few people saying that Lucy is like Nami; would anyone like to explain why they think that? Nami generally serves as the voice of reason in One Piece and often bosses Luffy around. By contrast Lucy is generally meek and ends up being used by Natsu or otherwise picked on by other members of the cast. I'd say she's closer to filling Usopp's role.

As for how Fairy Tail stands on it's own, it's definitely still in a development stage. Reflecting on the first few arcs they're basically just thinly veiled back story under the guise of a mission in order to make the story feel like it's progressing when it actually hasn't even really started yet. Yes there is a slight amount of story that has been given to us in the first 100 chapters but currently the manga is still introducing us to the characters and the world more than anything else. That said, this next arc gives the impression that the story is about to take off, but we'll have to wait and see.

Bottom line, if you like One Piece you're probably already reading this. If you don't like One Piece it's probably because you have bad taste or you never gave it a chance. If the latter give this a try because it gives a similar experience but is more palatable due to faster pacing and prettier art.

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golden

by Cai G. Stoic
17 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I think this series is just getting warmed up. Sure the current arcs are a little slow but fans are sure to stick with it if they want to know more about Natsu and his search for the dragon guy who "raised" him. I just when it becomes an anime, that the producers wait a while until the manga gets most of the story out there first.

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Too innocent for my taste

by metamike
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

This is purely personal, some may enjoy it, but comedy stops being a vital part of the manga after I think about 20-30 chapters, at which point it's fighting for ideals, such as the value of family and friendship. The fighting never seems to appear intelligent or rational (by this I'm talking about HOW they fight), and when the comedy occasionally does pop up in chapters 30+, it always seems... How should I put this... "immature".

I guess different strokes for different folks, but for me personally, this was nothing but literally a Rave/One Piece ripoff, purely based off of the overall innocence/immaturity of the manga, along with the artstyle.

Also, please note that the first two chapters do NOT tell you the mood of the whole manga, but instead only the mood of the first 20~ or so chapters. After that the manga starts taking the "Do not hurt person xxxxx because they are my nakama, and if you take them away I will give you a punch!" route. I stopped at chapter 70, but I'm guessing soon to come was the angsty teenager looking for his father dragon arc. Blergh...

... Last updated 17 years ago

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Well,

by barbapapa
17 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

This manga seems to suffer from a lack of direction. The opening arcs were fun because they only showed hints of a future storyline, which could go either way. But since the Tower arc we've been shown a glimpse of what this manga will be like once it does get serious. And it is not looking too hot. Retarded plot twists, rushed confrontations, you name it. There is still hope for it to turn around; but the author (just like in Rave) seems to go from one point to the next without really giving it much prior thought.

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Fun

by meeu
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

the first few chapters tells you the whole mood of this series. . . and if you're expecting more, you're an idiot. this ain't naruto with his techniques or Basara/Berserk with a deep deep storyline. nevertheless, i had fun reading it for the story that it is. it's fun.

still, im keeping an open mind. the author is holding back his trump card for later volumes.. . things might get interesting. . .

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