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Fairy Tail is a manga written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima, about a teenage wizard Lucy Heartfilia, who teams up with the titular wizards' guild and Natsu Dragneel in search of the dragon Igneel.

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Fairy Tail is a manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. The series 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. An anime adaptation started airing in October 2009 directed by Shinji Ishihara and produced by A-1 Pictures. This tag should be used for questions concerning the "Fairy Tail" manga or anime.

  • Fairy Tail (manga), written by Hiro Mashima, published in August 2006
  • Fairy Tail (anime TV series), directed by Shinji Ishihara and produced by A-1 Pictures, aired in October 2009
  • Welcome to Fairy Hills!! (OVA), directed by Shinji Ishihara and produced by A-1 Pictures, released in April 2011
  • Fairy Academy - Yankee-kun and Yankee-chan! (OVA), directed by Shinji Ishihara and produced by A-1 Pictures, released in June 2011
  • Memory Days (OVA), directed by Shinji Ishihara and produced by A-1 Pictures, released in February 2012
  • Fairy Tail the Movie: The Phoenix Priestess (anime film), directed by Masaya Fujimori and produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelite, released August 2012
  • Fairies' Training Camp (OVA), directed by Hiro Mashima and produced by A-1 Pictures, released in November 2012

For more information, see the Wikipedia page, or the Fairy Tail wiki.

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What is the in-universe reason for the name "Fairy Tail"?

In Fairy Tail, the guild is named "Fairy Tail". While there does seem to be a range of ethnicities within the names (Natsu vs. Lucy), it just seems like an odd misspelling of "fairy tale", which is a very specific thing that seems to be totally…
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Who is this green guy?

While watching episode 114 (Erza vs Azuma) I noticed a little green (pig samurai?) guy in the background. Any idea who or what this is? (click for full size)
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Who is the main character of Fairy Tail?

Who is the main character of Fairy Tail? Would it be Natsu or Lucy? Natsu is like the hero of the whole anime, but I think the main story revolves around Lucy, how she met Natsu and how she joined Fairy Tail etc. I read the description of Fairy Tail…
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Does Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail) have something in common with Eiichiro Oda (One Piece)?

Hiro Mashima, the author of Fairy Tail, has a really similar drawing style to Eiichiro Oda, One Piece mangaka. We know that some well known mangakas had previously worked as assistants to others (like Hiroyuki Takei and Eiichiro Oda himself, both…
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What happened to the punishment for stealing an S-Rank Quest?

In episode 19, Natsu, Gray, Happy and Lucie should have been punished because they "stole" an S-Rank quest. However, the master wasn't there, so they wanted to take another quest. When they read the quest content, it swapped their bodies/minds. The…
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Is there an explanation for Natsu's motion sickness?

In Fairy Tail, Natsu is prone to getting sick whilst on modern transport. I am asking this question because it kind of annoys me when he gets motion sickness while fighting someone on board train or other forms of transport. These are the known…
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Why can't Natsu and Gajeel go through Freed's runes?

On Fighting Festival arc (Laxus arc) in chapter 108, Natsu and Gajeel can't get out from the guild because of Freed's runes. But the rule says that statues or people above 80 are not allowed to get out from the guild. So why can't Natsu and Gajeel…
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How many Dragons are there in total in Fairy Tail?

Some of the Dragon Slayers were trained by Dragons, while others gained Dragon Slayer Magic by means of Lacrima implants (as in the case of Laxus). For Lacrima implants, the Dragon Slayer Magic has to be extracted from a Dragon (that's my…
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Was Natsu trying to imitate someone?

Fairy Tail and Yankee-kun to Megane-chan have a cross over titled Fairy Megane, and there's one scene when Natsu wore a glasses from Adachi. Was he trying to imitate someone? If he did, who was that?
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Why isn't Gildarts one of the Ten Wizard Saints?

He clearly is powerful. Makarov even said that Jura's (One of the 10 Wizard Saints) power was close to Gildarts, which means that Gildarts is more powerful than Jura. So why isn't he a wizard saint? Does he have to do something magnificent? Or is…
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When will the airing of Fairy Tail episode 176 begin?

Will the series be aired again? If yes then when?
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How many Fairy Tail members went missing from the guild during the timeskip?

Contains spoilers for fans who have not reached the timeskip. The story takes a seven year timeskip at the end of the Tenrou Island arc. Members who went to the Tenrou Island to participate in the S-rank exam go missing. With the 8 exam participants…
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Can the Three Great Magic of Fairy Tail be only used by Fairy Tail members?

Fairy Tail has three legendary magic: Fairy Law, Fairy Glitter, and Fairy Sphere. Can anyone outside of Fairy Tail learn and use these magic?
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What is the 'thing' that is located under the Fairy Tail basement?

In Fairy Tail episode, when Master Makarov take Gildarts to appoint him as new Master, he show something to Gildarts, and I'm so interested in it. Anybody have information about that 'thing'?
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What is the relationship between Natsu and E.N.D?

From what I know, E.N.D is the most powerful demon created by Zeref. Zeref tells Natsu to choose between life and death. He's practically telling him that he'll have to decide if he wants to live or if he's going to kill himself for the sake of the…
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