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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 dictates who can use what magic in Fairy Tail?

I know we have met a few people with a few types, but they tend to relate and many mages stick to one kind. I mean I know Dragon Slayers have their own set of rules going, but Mashima has never dictated that if other magic is a straight up a…
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How is a guild mark removed?

After failing to win, Yukino faces the anger of Sabertooth's Guild Master, Jiemma. Displeased by the failure of Team Sabertooth on the second day, Jiemma throws grapes at Yukino's head and forces her to strip, telling her to erase her guild…
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Which episodes of Fairy Tail are anime-exclusive?

Up to episode 175, I know Fairy Tail has some episodes which are not in the manga. If I want to watch the series again but not the episodes that are anime-exclusive, which ones should I skip? This question is inspired by Which episodes of Bleach are…
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Is there some type of connection between Mavis and Zeref?

In opening 10 of Fairy Tail at 1:15 we see Mavis and Zeref walking towards each other. When their lines of vision meet, a look of deja vu appears on their faces, indicating that they have meet before. Do they know each other and what is their…
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Why can't Mirajane fight after Lisanna's death anymore?

After Lisanna died in the accident, it is understandable when one sees Elfman's apprehension/fear that he will lose control over his full body takeover again- the reason why Lisanna apparently dies. I understand Elfman not being able to use magic,…
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Are the Dragon names based on anything?

Just some random curiosity about the Dragons in Fairy Tail. Acnologia, Igneel, Grandeeney, Weisslogia, Metalicana, Skiadrum, Atlas Flame, Zirconis, Motherglare, Scissor Runner, Revire, Dark Dragon, Rock Dragon Are their names based on anything?
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Who was Makarov in Edolas?

When in Edolas, the story reveals that there is an alternate version of every person there, with similar yet opposite characteristics. One of the main people I could never get a confirmation on being there was Makarov. At one point, a Edolas Fairy…
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How does Gemini have Lucy's keys?

When Lucy fights Angel for the first time, Gemini turns into her and has duplicates of her keys. That makes no sense, because there's only supposed to be one of every key. They even say so in that fight? If Gemini can make duplicate keys, could Lucy…
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How come we never saw Dragons leaving the body of the Dragon Slayers in Fairy Tail (2014)?

We don't see the Dragons leaving the body of the Dragon Slayers except in Natsu's case, even though Igneel mentioned it in Episode 89. Why is that? Did they forget to animate it? [Edit- Note :If they have not mentioned it in manga then wouldn't that…
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What is the background about the tattoo around Jellal's eye?

Why does Jellal have the red tattoo around his eye? Where did it come from? Is there anything special about the shape of the markings?
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Does this swordsman pose have any significance?

Does this pose of raising your sword with your right hand have any significance? For example, is this a famous pose used by a real life legendary swordsman? Both Zoro of One Piece and Erza of Fairy Tail have used this pose.
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In the Avatar arc, why is Sting fat?

In Fairy Tail chapter 425, during the Avatar arc, Sting has become a "little" chunky. Might it be a new move or something?
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Did Ultear know there was a different way to defeat master Hades?

In episode 116 after Ultear lost the fight with Gray, she tells him that he cannot beat Hades, but does not tell him anything about Hades' weakness (eg: his heart). This seems weird since when she had Zeref a couple episodes back, she was about to…
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Why do all Dragon Slayers have Exceeds?

As we see in the series, all Dragon Slayers (not God Slayers) who are trained by Dragons have Exceeds as partners. Specifically there are 5 of them: Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy, Sting and Rogue. Now, Laxus is also a Dragon Slayer, but he was not trained…
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Who did Mirajane, Gildarts and Erza face off against to become a S-Class Mage?

In the Tenrou Tree Arc, Gildarts told everyone who was moaning and groaning that he had to face the same thing as well when everyone was told that you had to face Erza and Mirajane which was... Fighting a S-Class Mage So who was the S-Class mage…
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