Fairy Tail
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| フェアリーテイル (Fearī Teiru) |
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| Genre | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy | ||
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| Author | Hiro Mashima | ||
| Publisher |  Kodansha |
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| English publisher |   Del Rey Manga |
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| Demographic | Shōnen | ||
| Magazine | Shōnen Magazine Weekly Comic Chuangyi |
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| Original run | August 23, 2006 – ongoing | ||
| Volumes | 15 (List of volumes) | ||
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Fairy Tail (フェアリーテイル Fearī Teiru) also known as One Piece is a Japanese manga series by Hiro Mashima. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine since August 23, 2006 where it is still on-going. The individual chapters are being collected and published in tankōbon volumes by Kodansha, with 12 released as of October 2008. An anime adaptation that will be produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight is expected to be released in Japan in fall 2009.[1] The series follows the adventures of the sorceress Lucy Heartfilia after she joins the Fairy Tail Guild and partners with Natsu Dragneel, who is searching for the dragon Igneel.
The series is licensed for an English language release in North America by Del Rey Manga, which began releasing the individual volumes on March 25, 2008.
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[edit] Plot
A young sorceress, Lucy Heartfilia, travels to the land of Fiore to join the magical Fairy Tail Guild. Along the way, she meets Natsu Dragneel, a teenage boy looking for a dragon named Igneel. Shortly after their meeting, Lucy is abducted by Bora of Prominence, who was posing as Salamander of Fairy Tail, to be sold as a slave. Natsu rescues her and reveals that he is the real Salamander and has the skills of a Dragon Slayer. He offers her membership into the guild, which she accepts, and they become a team performing various missions for the Fairy Tail guild.
[edit] Media
Written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima, the Fairy Tail manga premiered in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in the August 23, 2006 issue. The series is still on-going and as of July 17th, 2009, 143 chapters have been serialized. The individual chapters are collected and published in tankōbon volumes by Kodansha, which released the first volume on December 15, 2006. As of October 2008, 12 volumes have been released in Japan.
The series was licensed for an English language release in North America by Del Rey Manga.[2] The company released the first volume of the series on March 25, 2008, and as of July 2009, 7 volumes have been released.
A Fairy Tail anime adaptation has been green-lit for a fall 2009 release. It is expected to be produced by Japanese anime studios, A-1 Pictures and Satelight.[1]
[edit] Reception
In Japan, the fifth volume of Fairy Tail was ranked seventh in a list of the top ten manga, and the series once again placed seventh after the release of the sixth volume.[3] It also won the 2009 Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen manga.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Fairy Tail Manga Gets TV Anime Green-Lit for Fall (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2009-06-26. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-26/fairy-tail-manga-gets-anime-adaptation-green-lit. Retrieved on 2009-06-30.
- ^ "Del Rey's Fairy Tail acquisition". http://www.activeanime.com/html/content/view/1389/36/. Retrieved on 2007-07-28.
- ^ "Tohan's top 10 manga rankings". http://www.php.co.jp/fun/ranking/books.php?genre=f. Retrieved on 2007-07-25.
- ^ "33rd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-12/33rd-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-announced. Retrieved on 15 May 2009.
[edit] External links
- Official Shonen Magazine Fairy Tail website (Japanese)
- Official Del Rey Fairy Tail website
- Fairy Tail (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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