Fairy Tail

Fairy Tail is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima.

Fairy Tail is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from August 2006 to July 2017 and follows the adventures of Natsu Dragneel and the wizard guild Fairy Tail in the fictional world of Earth-land. The manga was adapted into a long-running anime television series that aired from 2009 to 2019, and it has been widely available to Canadian audiences through broadcast, home video, and streaming, gaining a substantial following among Canadian anime fans, much like other popular series such as Death Note, Code Geass, and Astro Boy.

Premise

Fairy Tail is set in the fictional world of Earth-land and follows the Fairy Tail wizard guild, especially Natsu Dragneel and his companions, as they take on magical missions and conflicts.

Publication

The manga ran in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from August 2006 to July 2017 and was later collected into 63 volumes by Kodansha. The series was written and illustrated solely by Hiro Mashima throughout its run.

Anime adaptation

The manga was adapted into a television anime series produced by multiple studios, with the main broadcast spanning from October 2009 to September 2019. The adaptation aired across three main series.

Franchise expansions

The property later expanded into spin-off manga and sequel material, including Fairy Tail Zero and Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest.