In the United States and Canada, the series was originally licensed for an English language release in North America by Del Rey Manga, which published the first volume of the series on March 25, 2008 and ended their license with Volume 12 on September 28, 2010.[4][5] Kodansha Comics USA and Random House took over distribution of the series beginning with Volume 13 on May 10, 2011,[6] reprinting the earlier 12 volumes under their name.[7] As of January 2012[update], 17 such volumes have been released.[8]
| No. |
Japanese |
North American |
| Release date |
ISBN |
Release date |
ISBN |
| 1 |
December 15, 2006[2] |
ISBN 978-4-06-363771-7 |
March 25, 2008[4] |
ISBN 978-0-345-50133-2 |
- "The Fairy's Tail" (妖精の尻尾(フェアリーテイル), Fearī Teiru?)
- "The Master Appears!" (総長(マスター)あらわる!, Masutā Arawaru!?)
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- "Fire Dragons and Monkeys and Cows" (火竜と猿と牛, Karyū to Saru to Ushi?)
- "The Celestial Spirit of Canis Minor" (子犬座の星霊, Koinuza no Seirei?)
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| The 17-year-old celestial wizard Lucy Heartfilia wants to join the popular Fairy Tail wizard's guild despite their reputation for causing destruction. She bumps into Natsu Dragneel, a Dragon Slayer wizard who can control fire, and his cat Happy, both of whom are looking for the dragon Igneel. She also meets a man claiming to be a member of Fairy Tail named Salamander, who offers to let her join Fairy Tail. He turns out to be a criminal who tries to sell Lucy as a slave, but she is rescued by Natsu, who exposes "Salamander" as an imposter by revealing himself to be the real Salamander of Fairy Tail. After defeating the imposter, Natsu invites Lucy to join Fairy Tail, which she accepts. Shortly after becoming a member, she and Natsu learn that fellow Fairy Tail member Macao Conbolt has disappeared in the mountains and go on a mission to rescue him. They confront and defeat a monstrous Vulcan, which had possessed Macao. |
| 2 |
January 17, 2007[9] |
ISBN 978-4-06-363782-3 |
March 25, 2008[10] |
ISBN 978-0-345-50330-5 |
- "Daybreak" (DAY BREAK(日の出), Hinode?)
- "Invade!! The Everlue Mansion" (潜入せよ!! エバルー屋敷!!, Sen'nyū se yo!! Ebarū Yashiki!!?)
- "The Wizard's Weakness" (魔導士の弱点, Madōshi no Jakuten?)
- "Lucy vs. Duke Everlue" (ルーシィvs.エバルー公爵, Rūshi vs. Ebarū Kōshaku?)
- "Dear Kaby" (DEAR KABY(親愛なるカービぃへ), Shin'ai Naru Kābi e?)
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- "The Armored Wizard" (鎧の魔道士, Yoroi no Madōshi?)
- "Natsu on the Train" (その列車はナツを乗せていく, Sono Ressha wa Natsu o Nosete Iku?)
- "Spell Song" (呪歌, Juka?)
- "Death Laughs Twice" (死神は二度笑う, Shinigami wa Nido Warau?)
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| Natsu, Lucy, and Happy accept a request to destroy a book entitled Daybreak for the son of the book's author, who called the book the worst he had ever written. Lucy discovers that the author was forced to write the book for its current owner, the corrupt Duke Everlue, during three years of solitary confinement. After defeating Everlue, Lucy returns the book to their client, revealing it to contain a secret message from his father apologizing for abandoning his family. Shortly after returning home, Natsu and ice wizard Gray Fullbuster are approached by Erza Scarlet, one of the strongest wizards in Fairy Tail, to help her stop the dark guild Eisenwald from using the cursed flute Lullaby to carry out an unknown assassination plot. |
| 3 |
March 16, 2007[11] |
ISBN 978-4-06-363810-3 |
June 24, 2008[12] |
ISBN 978-0-345-50556-9 |
- "Titania" (妖精女王(ティターニア), Titānia?)
- "Fairies in the Wind" (妖精たちは風の中, Yōsei-tachi wa Kaze no Naka?)
- "Capture Kageyama!!" (カゲヤマを捕まえろ!!, Kageyama o Tsukamaero!!?)
- "The Virgin Magic" (乙女の魔法, Otome no Mahō?)
- "Fire and Wind" (炎と風, Honō to Kaze?)
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- "Impossible! Natsu Can't Win" (無理、ナツじゃ勝てないよ。, Muri, Natsu ja Katenai yo.?)
- "To Live Strong" (強く生きる為に, Tsuyoku Ikiru Tame ni?)
- "The Most Powerful Team!!!" (最強チーム!!!, Saikyō Chīmu!!!?)
- "Natsu vs. Erza" (ナツvs.エルザ, Natsu vs. Eruza?)
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| Fairy Tail discovers that Eisenwald plans to assassinate the guild masters in Fiore, including their own master, Makarov Dreyar. Natsu defeats Eisenwald's leader Erigor, while Makarov talks the last standing guild member Kageyama out of carrying out the plot. This awakens the demon sealed within Lullaby, though Natsu, Gray, and Erza destroy it. Shortly upon returning home, Natsu and Erza battle each other as part of a challenge they had made to each other before fighting Eisenwald. Their battle is interrupted by an emissary of the Magic Council, who arrests Erza for the damages caused during their battle against Eisenwald. |
| 4 |
May 17, 2007[13] |
ISBN 978-4-06-363832-5 |
September 16, 2008[14] |
ISBN 978-0-345-50557-6 |
- "Crime and Punishment" (罪と罰, Tsumi to Batsu?)
- "Second Floor" (2階, Ni-kai?)
- "The Cursed Island" (呪われた島, Norowareta Shima?)
- "Is the Moon Out Tonight?" (月は出ているか, Tsuki wa Dete Iru ka?)
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- "Deliora" (デリオラ, Deriora?)
- "Moon Drip" (月の雫(ムーンドリップ), Mūn Dorippu?)
- "Gray and Lyon" (グレイとリオン, Gurei to Rion?)
- "The Dream Continues" (夢の続き, Yume no Tsuzuki?)
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| Natsu tries to save Erza, only to discover that her arrest was merely a farce so the Magic Council could display their authority over Fairy Tail. Still determined to prove his strength, Natsu steals a request for an S-Class quest together with Happy against Makarov's permission, persuading Lucy to join them. Gray is sent by Fairy Tail to stop the three, but ends up getting dragged into the mission as well. The request details that the four must lift a curse off of Galuna Island that transforms the islanders into demons when they are exposed to moonlight. While investigating the island, they discover a frozen demon that Gray recognizes as Deliora, which his teacher Ur had sacrificed herself for to seal away. They also learn that Gray's fellow former student, Lyon Vastia, has assembled a cult of wizards on the island so he may resurrect and defeat Deliora in an attempt to surpass the late Ur, blaming Gray for her death. |
| 5 |
July 17, 2007[15] |
ISBN 978-4-06-363857-8 |
January 27, 2009[16] |
ISBN 978-0-345-50558-3 |
- "The Terrifying 2X-Poison Jelly" (恐怖の毒毒ゼリー, Kyōfu no Doku-doku Zerī?)
- "Natsu vs. Wave-Motion Yuka" (ナツvs.波動のユウカ, Natsu vs. Hadō no Yūka?)
- "Close? The Golden Bovine Gate" (閉じろ? 金牛宮の扉, Tojiro? Kingyūkyū no Tobira?)
- "The Sword of Judgment" (裁きの剣, Sabaki no Ken?)
- "Do Whatever You Like!!" (勝手にしやがれ!!, Katte ni Shiyagare!!?)
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- "Ur" (ウル, Uru?)
- "The Blue Bird" (青い鳥, Aoi Tori?)
- "Eternal Magic" (永遠の魔法, Eien no Mahō?)
- "The Ice Blade of Tragic Reality" (真実は悲しき氷の刃, Shinjitsu wa Kanashiki Kōri no Yaiba?)
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| Lyon's henchmen destroy the islanders' village, but Natsu and Lucy defeat them before Erza arrives to return the four to the guild for punishment. However, she relents when Gray states his determination to stop Lyon no matter what. Meanwhile, Natsu sets off stop the ceremonial Moon Drip spell meant to resurrect Deliora, leading his friends to follow him. Along the way, Gray reveals his past to Lucy, Erza, and Happy—Gray was taken in by Ur after his hometown was destroyed by Deliora. He tried to take revenge against Deliora, but Ur sacrificed herself to protect him by casting the spell Iced Shell on the demon, which transformed her body into the ice freezing it. Though she remains alive in this form, she told Gray to tell Lyon that she had died, sparking Lyon's grudge against Gray. |
| 6 |
September 14, 2007[17] |
ISBN 978-4-06-363890-5 |
April 28, 2009[18] |
ISBN 978-0-345-50681-8 |
- "Galuna Island: The Final Battle" (ガルナ島 最終決戦, Garuna-tō Saishū Kessen?)
- "The Demons' War Cry" (悪魔のおたけび, Akuma no Otakebi?)
- "The Arc of Time" (時のアーク, Toki no Āku?)
- "Burst"
- "The Villagers' Secret" (村人の秘密, Murabito no Himitsu?)
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- "Make It There, to the Sky" (届け あの空に, Todoke, Ano Sora ni?)
- "Tear" (涙(TEAR), Namida (Tear)?)
- "Phantom Lord" (幽鬼の支配者(ファントムロード), Fantomu Rōdo?)
- "Human Law" (人間の法律, Ningen no Hōritsu?)
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| Gray confronts Lyon with the truth of Ur's fate, but Lyon reveals that he had known Ur was alive all along and still intends to melt her body, which would "kill" her. Enraged, Gray defeats Lyon, but is unable to prevent Deliora's resurrection. However, Deliora is revealed to have already died while frozen. Even with Lyon defeated and Deliora dead, everyone realizes that they have yet to lift the island's curse. They return to the village to find that it has been repaired by Ultear Milkovich, Ur's daughter and a member of the Magic Council disguised as one of Lyon's henchmen. The islanders reason the curse can only be lifted by destroying the moon, so Natsu and Erza aim their attacks at the sky, destroying the true cause of the curse—a magical membrane that formed over the island as a side effect of the Moon Drip ceremony. Furthermore, it is revealed that the curse hadn't transformed the islanders into demons—rather, they had been demons all along, and the "curse" had affected their memories of it. The members of Fairy Tail return home to discover that their guild has been attacked by Gajeel Redfox, a Dragon Slayer and a member of the rival guild Phantom Lord, prompting Makarov to lead an attack against Phantom Lord. Meanwhile, Lucy is kidnapped by Juvia Lockser and Sol, two members of Phantom Lord's strongest team, Element 4. |
| 7 |
November 16, 2007[19] |
ISBN 978-4-06-363914-8 |
July 7, 2009[20] |
ISBN 978-0-345-51039-6 |
- "The Moon Can Be Hidden by Clouds; Flowers Can Be Scattered by the Wind" (月ニ叢雲 花ニ風, Tsuki ni Murakumo, Hana ni Kaze?)
- "Lucy Heartfilia" (ルーシィ・ハートフィリア, Rūshi Hātofiria?)
- "Giant Shadow" (巨影, Kyoei?)
- "15 Minutes" (15分, Jūgo-fun?)
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- "The Heat of Battle" (激熱の戦い, Gekinetsu no Tatakai?)
- "Phantom MkII" (ファントムMkII, Fantomu MkII?)
- "So No One Sees the Tears" (その涙を見ない為に, Sono Namida o Minai Tame ni?)
- "A Flower that Blooms in the Rain" (雨の中に咲く華, Ame no Naka ni Saku Hana?)
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| Makarov is drained of his magical power by Aria of Element 4, forcing Fairy Tail to retreat. Lucy learns from Phantom Lord's master Jose Porla that the one who ordered for her kidnapping was her own father, a wealthy business tycoon. She is rescued by Natsu shortly after and returned to their guildhall, where she confesses to hiding her own wealthy heritage from her friends. Jose leads an attack against Fairy Tail with his own mobile fortress. Erza defends her guild by taking a blast from Phantom Lord's magic cannon Jupiter, gravely injuring her. Natsu, Gray, and Elfman Strauss infiltrate Phantom Lord's base and destroy the cannon's power source, defeating one of Element 4's members, Totomaru, in the process. In response, Jose transforms his fortress into a giant robotic wizard and prepares to cast the destructive Abyss Break spell. Mirajane tries to buy her guild time by offering herself to Phantom Lord while disguised as Lucy, having hidden the real Lucy away, but Jose sees through her disguise and tries to kill her. While searching for a means to stop the robot, Elfman battles with Sol and, upon seeing his sister in danger, defeats him using his Beast Soul transformation. Gray then battles Juvia, who falls in love with him. |
| 8 |
January 17, 2008[21] |
ISBN 978-4-06-363940-7 |
October 27, 2009[22] |
ISBN 978-0-345-51040-2 |
- "Fair-Weather Charm" (てるてる坊主, Teru Teru Bōzu?)
- "There is Always Someone Better" (上には上がいる, Ue ni wa Ue ga Iru?)
- "Inspire"
- "Wings of Fire" (炎の翼, Honō no Tsubasa?)
- "The Two Dragonslayers" (二人の滅竜魔導士(ドラゴンスレイヤー), Futari no Doragon Sureiyā?)
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- "When the Fairy Fell" (妖精の堕ちる時, Yōsei no Ochiru Toki?)
- "Now We're Even" (これで おあいこな, Kore de, Oaiko na?)
- "The Best Guild" (一番のギルド, Ichiban no Girudo?)
- "Fairy Law" (フェアリーロウ, Fearī Rō?)
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| Gray defeats Juvia while the newly recuperated Erza defeats Aria, stopping the casting of Abyss Break. However, Gajeel successfully kidnaps Lucy once again. Natsu battles Gajeel, but runs out of energy and is overwhelmed by Gajeel's Iron Dragon Slayer magic. However, after seeing his own damaged guildhall crumbling, and regaining his energy when Lucy summons her spirit Sagittarius to start a fire for him to eat, Natsu defeats Gajeel. Meanwhile, Jose steps into the battle to kill the members of Fairy Tail in his fortress himself. Before he can do so, Makarov, having regained his magical power, returns and battles Jose, casting the evil-destroying Fairy Law spell on him. |
| 9 |
March 17, 2008[23] |
ISBN 978-4-06-363782-3 |
December 29, 2009[24] |
ISBN 978-0-345-51233-8 |
- "Like-Minded" (同志, Dōshi?)
- "My Decision" (あたしの決意, Atashi no Ketsui?)
- "Goodbye" (さよなら, Sayonara?)
- "Next Generation"
- "Frederick & Yanderica" (フレデリックとヤンデリカ, Furederikku to Yanderika?)
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- "A Night in Impatiens" (鳳仙花の夜, Hōsenka no Yoru?)
- "The Star That Will Never Return to the Sky" (空に戻れない星, Sora ni Modorenai Hoshi?)
- "Year 781: Blue Pegasus" (781年・青い天馬(ブルーペガスス), Nana-hyaku Hachi-jū Ichi-nen: Burū Pegasusu?)
- "Celestial Spirit King" (星霊王, Seirei-ō?)
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| With Jose's defeat, the war between guilds ends and Phantom Lord is disbanded by the Magic Council. Feeling responsible for causing the war, Lucy returns to her father, with her friends fearing that she intends to leave the guild. Instead, Lucy cuts ties with her father for putting her guild in harm's way. Normalcy returns to Fairy Tail as its members begin to reconstruct their guildhall. However, Lucy notices that fellow member Loke is behaving strangely as he tries to distance himself from her. Lucy discovers that Loke is actually the celestial spirit Leo, who was banished from his realm as punishment for causing the death of his previous master, Karen Lilica, and will soon run out of energy in the human world and die. Desperate to save Loke, Lucy challenges the Celestial Spirit King and persuades him to reconsider Loke's exile as the events leading to Karen's death came from his desire to protect one of his fellow spirits, Aries, from their master's cruelty. Loke is thus allowed to return to his realm, becoming one of Lucy's contracted spirits as well. |
| 10 |
May 16, 2008[25] |
ISBN 978-4-06-363986-5 |
March 23, 2010[26] |
ISBN 978-0-345-51457-8 |
- "Dream of a Butterfly" (胡蝶の夢, Kochō no Yume?)
- "The Tower of Heaven" (楽園の塔, Rakuen no Tō?)
- "Jellal" (ジェラール, Jerāru?)
- "Heaven Over There" (その先の楽園, Sono Saki no Rakuen?)
- "Siegrain's Decision" (ジークレインの決断, Jīkurein no Ketsudan?)
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- "Joan of Arc" (ジャンヌ・ダルク, Janne Daruku?)
- "The Voice in the Darkness" (闇の声, Yami no Koe?)
- "Howling at the Moon" (月に吠える, Tsuki ni Hoeru?)
Omake. "Special Mission: Beware of Guys Who Show a Keen Interest" (特別依頼。 気になる彼に注意せよ!, Tokubetsu Irai. Ki ni Naru Kare ni Chūi Seyo!?) |
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| As thanks for saving him, Loke invites Lucy and her friends to a paid vacation at a resort. They are joined by Juvia, who wants to join Fairy Tail. Their vacation is interrupted by the arrival of four of Erza's childhood friends, who accuse her of betraying them in the past. The four kidnap Erza and bring her to the Tower of Heaven, a construct built by Erza's former friend Jellal Fernandes (Happy is also taken by one of Erza's cat-loving friends). Natsu, Lucy, Gray, and Juvia go to the tower to find that Erza has already broken free, but Natsu goes deeper into the tower to find Happy. Erza reveals her past to her friends—as children, she, Jellal, and their friends were enslaved by a cult of evil wizards and forced to build the Tower of Heaven, which was intended to resurrect the ancient evil wizard Zeref. Erza led a revolt to free her fellow slaves, but Jellal was corrupted by a being claiming to be Zeref's spirit. Wishing to resurrect Zeref himself, Jellal betrayed Erza and continued the tower's construction, turning their friends against her and leaving her to escape on her own. Meanwhile, Siegrain, a member of the Magic Council who resembles Jellal, persuades the council to destroy the tower with their most powerful weapon, Etherion. |
| 11 |
August 12, 2008[27] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384023-0 |
June 22, 2010[28] |
ISBN 978-0-345-51992-4 |
- "Find The Way"
- "Natsu-Cat Fight" (ナツネコFight!!, Natsu-neko Fight!!?)
- "Heaven's Game" (楽園ゲーム, Rakuen Gēmu?)
- "Rock of Succubus" (ロック オブ サキュバス, Rokku obu Sakyubasu?)
- "Lucy vs. Juvia" (ルーシィvs.ジュビア, Rūshi vs. Jubia?)
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- "Natsu Becomes a Meal" (ナツ、エサになる。, Natsu, Esa ni Naru.?)
- "Armor Around The Heart" (心の鎧, Kokoro no Yoroi?)
- "Ikaruga" (斑鳩?)
- "One Woman! The Decisive Outfit" (女一匹、決意の装束, Onna Ippiki, Ketsui no Shōzoku?)
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| Erza, Lucy, Gray, and Juvia climb the tower in search of Natsu. They are joined by two of Erza's childhood friends—Simon, who reveals he had never turned on Erza, and Sho, who realizes that Jellal had tricked him after listening to Erza's story. After Natsu finds Happy and defeats Erza's two other friends, Wally Buchanan and Millianna, Jellal announces the council's decision to destroy the tower with Etherion, and challenges everyone to defeat him before the council's attack. They continue through the tower, battling and defeating three of Jellal's other minions, a trio of assassins called Trinity Raven. |
| 12 |
October 17, 2008[29] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384050-6 |
September 28, 2010[5] |
ISBN 978-0-345-51993-1 |
- "Destiny" (運命(デスティニー), Desutinī?)
- "Pray to the Sacred Light" (聖なる光に祈りを, Seinaru Hikari ni Inori o?)
- "One Person" (ひとりの人, Hitori no Hito?)
- "Sleeping Beauty Warrior" (眠れる塔の女騎士(おひめさま), Nemureru Tō no Ohime-sama?)
- "Meteor" (流星(ミーティア), Mītia?)
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- "A Life as a Shield" (命の盾, Inochi no Tate?)
- "Dragon Force" (ドラゴンフォース, Doragon Fōsu?)
- "Titania Falls" (妖精女王(ティターニア)、散る, Titānia, Chiru?)
- "To Tomorrow!" (明日へ, Ashita e?)
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| Erza reaches the top of the tower and confronts Jellal, but fails to stop him before Etherion fires at the tower. However, the attack is instead absorbed by the crystalline lacrima inside the tower, sparing everyone inside. Jellal reveals that he (as Siegrain) had manipulated the Magic Council into providing the tower enough magical energy to resurrect Zeref. He tries to use Erza as a human sacrifice, but Natsu rescues her and battles Jellal. Jellal decides he no longer needs Erza and tries to kill both her and Natsu, but Simon arrives and defends them from Jellal's attack, killing him. Enraged at the sight of Erza crying over Simon's death, Natsu eats the Etherion-infused lacrima and achieves a higher form of Dragon Slayer magic called Dragon Force, which gives him enough power to defeat Jellal and destroy the tower. Erza merges herself with the lacrima to prevent it from exploding long enough for Natsu to escape, but Natsu manages to save her and they escape alive together. |
| 13 |
December 17, 2008[30] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384075-9 |
May 10, 2011[6] |
ISBN 978-1-935-42932-6 |
- "Rage Within the Red Earth" (赤い大地の激昂, Akai Daichi no Gekikō?)
- "Walk Strong" (強く歩け, Tsuyoku Aruke?)
- "Home"
- "Best Friend"
- "That Man, Laxus" (その男、ラクサス, Sono Otoko, Rakusasu?)
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- "The Harvest Festival" (収穫祭, Shūkakusai?)
- "The Battle of Fairy Tail" (バトル・オブ・フェアリーテイル, Batoru obu Fearī Teiru?)
- "Go-cheen" (ゴチーン!!, Gochīn!!?)
- "Friendly Fire for Friendship's Sake" (友の為に友を打て, Tomo no Tame ni Tomo o Ute?)
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| Erza says farewell to her old friends, who leave to travel the world together. She and the other members of Fairy Tail return to find their guildhall renovated into a more extravagant building. They also discover that Juvia has become a member of Fairy Tail, as well as Gajeel, to everyone's chagrin. The guild prepares for their annually held Fantasia parade when Makarov's grandson, Laxus, declares his intention to take over the guild by force. He and his bodyguards, the Raijin Tribe, turn the females of Fairy Tail (including Lucy) to stone and force the rest of the guild to fight each other in an event he calls "the Battle of Fairy Tail". In addition, he traps everyone above the age of 80 inside the guildhall to keep the 88-year-old Makarov from interfering; mysteriously, the trap prevents Natsu from escaping as well. |
| 14 |
March 17, 2009[31] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384098-8 |
July 12, 2011[32] |
ISBN 978-1-935-42933-3 |
- "Resign" (投了(リザイン), Rizain?)
- "Four Members Remaining" (残り4人, Nokori Yonin?)
- "Bombing Runs and Sword Dances" (弾幕剣舞, Danmaku Kenbu?)
- "Thunder Palace" (神鳴殿, Kaminari Den?)
- "Love Breaks Down Walls" (愛は壁を砕いて, Ai wa Kabe o Kudaite?)
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- "Regulus (The Light of the Lion)" (獅子の光(レグルス), Regurusu?)
- "Cana vs. Juvia" (カナvs.ジュビア, Kana vs. Jubia?)
- "Satan's Halo" (サタン降臨, Satan Kōrin?)
- "Gentle Words" (やさしい言葉, Yasashii Kotoba?)
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| Thanks to her magic-resistant artificial eye, Erza returns to normal from her petrified state and defeats Evergreen of the Raijin Tribe, turning the rest of the petrified girls to normal. In response, Laxus casts the Thunder Palace spell around Magnolia to destroy the entire city. Using her decoding expertise, Levy lifts the runic enchantment trapping Natsu and Gajeel inside the guildhall, though the stress of the situation causes Makarov to collapse. Lucy joins the battle and defeats Raijin Tribe member Bickslow with the help of Loke. Juvia, Cana Alberona, and Elfman encounter the Raijin Tribe's leader Fried Justine, but they are all defeated. The sight of her brother's torture at Fried's hands causes Mirajane to activate her latent magical power, Satan Soul, and attack Fried in a fury. However, she regains control of herself and convinces Fried to stop fighting his teammates. |
| 15 |
May 15, 2009[33] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384136-7 |
September 27, 2011[34] |
ISBN 978-1-935429-34-0 |
- "Attack! The Great Kardia Cathedral" (激突! カルディア大聖堂, Gekitotsu! Karudia Taiseidō?)
- "Mystogan" (ミストガン, Misutogan?)
- "My Chance to Take the Top, Right?" (てっぺんとるチャンスだろ!, Teppen Toru Chansu Daro!?)
- "The Lonely Thunderclap" (孤独な雷鳴, Kodoku na Raimei?)
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- "Double Dragon" (ダブル ドラゴン, Daburu Doragon?)
- "Triple Dragon" (トリプル ドラゴン, Toripuru Doragon?)
- "Face of a Devil, Heart of an Angel" (鬼面仏心, Kimen Busshin?)
- "Stand Up!!!!" (立ちあがれ!!!!, Tachiagare!!!!?)
Omake. "X778 Natsu and the Dragon's Egg" (X778 ナツとドラゴンの卵, X778: Natsu to Doragon no Tamago?) |
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| The masked Mystogan confronts Laxus in his hiding place within Kardia Cathedral and battles him to make him lift the Thunder Palace spell. Their battle attracts the attention of Natsu and Erza, who witness Laxus blasting off Mystogan's mask, revealing him to resemble Jellal. Erza goes out and persuades the rest of the guild, who remain bitter over their senseless fighting, to help her destroy the Thunder Palace. With the spell lifted, Natsu battles Laxus together with Gajeel, but find their attacks to be ineffective as Laxus reveals himself to be the Thunder Dragon Slayer. Frustrated with his plans' failure, Laxus casts Fairy Law to destroy the entire city at once. Levy arrives to tell him that Makarov is dying from the stress Laxus has placed on him, but Laxus coldly dismisses it. After casting Fairy Law, however, he discovers that it hadn't affected anything as he does not truly consider everyone his enemy. Laxus nonetheless continues fighting before Natsu finally defeats him. |
| 16 |
July 17, 2009[35] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384158-9 |
November 8, 2011[36] |
ISBN 978-1-935429-35-7 |
- "Sacrifice for Justice" (涙を揮って馬謖を斬る, Namida o Furutte Bashoku o Kiru?)
- "Fantasia" (幻想曲(ファンタジア), Fantajia?)
- "But Even So, I'll..." (それでも あたしが・・・・, Soredemo, Atashi ga....?)
- "Love & Lucky"
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- "Nirvana" (ニルヴァーナ, Niruvāna?)
- "Allies, Unite!" (連合軍、集結!, Rengōgun, Shūketsu!?)
- "12 vs. 6" (12対6, Jū-ni Tai Roku?)
- "Oración Seis Appears!" (六魔将軍(オラシオンセイス)現る, Orashion Seisu Arawaru?)
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| Makarov is brought back to full health thanks to the healing wizard Poluchka, and expels Laxus from Fairy Tail as punishment for his actions. During the Fantasia parade, he and the rest of the guild give him a send-off indicating that they will always look over him. Later, Lucy meets with her father, who reveals that he has lost his company and fortune. Lucy initially refuses to forgive him, but makes peace with him after fighting off a dark guild that takes his new workplace hostage. Afterwards, Fairy Tail forms an alliance with other official guilds to stop Oración Seis, one of Fiore's strongest dark guilds, from activating the ancient destructive spell Nirvana. Natsu, Lucy, Happy, Gray, and Erza are chosen to represent their guild and meet with the other guilds—Blue Pegasus, represented by Ichiya Vandalay Kotonuki and the Tri-men; Lamia Scale, represented by Jura Neekis and a reformed Lyon and Sherry Blendy; and Cait Shelter, represented by the young Wendy Marvel and her cat partner, Carla. Before they can take action, the alliance is ambushed and overwhelmed by Oración Seis. |
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September 17, 2009[37] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384185-5 |
January 24, 2012[8] |
ISBN 978-1-61262-054-1 |
- "Priestess of the Sky" (天空の巫女, Tenkū no Miko?)
- "Coffin" (棺桶, Kan'oke?)
- "The Girl and the Ghosts" (少女と亡霊, Shōjo to Bōrei?)
- "Didn't Count On" (計算外, Keisan-gai?)
- "Dead Grand Prix" (デッドGP(グランプリ), Deddo Guran Puri?)
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- "Slow Speed World" (低速の世界, Teisoku no Sekai?)
- "Light" (ヒカリ, Hikari?)
- "Darkness" (闇, Yami?)
- "Celestial Spirit Brawl" (星霊合戦, Seirei Gassen?)
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| Oración Seis's leader Brain brings Wendy to their hideout and forces her to use her Sky Dragon Slayer magic to revive Jellal, Brain's former student, who has the ability to find and unseal Nirvana. Wendy recognizes as a former friend of hers and, despite knowing Jellal's villainous actions, reluctantly complies. Natsu arrives to rescue her and Happy, and brings Wendy to heal Erza, who was poisoned in their battle against Oración Seis. Meanwhile, Gray and Lyon battle and defeat Oración Seis member Racer, but Lyon is seemingly killed in the attempt. Jellal unseals Nirvana around this time, leading it to take its effect of inverting the good and evil emotions within people—Sherry turns evil in her despair towards Lyon's apparent death and tries to kill Gray, while Oración Seis's Hoteye turns good after questioning his own motives and befriends Jura. Natsu tries to stop Jellal to keep him from meeting Erza, only to fall into a trap set by Oración Seis's celestal wizard Angel, who battles Lucy. |
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November 17, 2009[38] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384211-1 |
March 6, 2012[39] |
ISBN 978-1-61262-055-8 |
- "A Beautiful Voice" (きれいな声, Kirei na Koe?)
- "Reminiscing Jellal" (追憶のジェラール, Tsuioku no Jerāru?)
- "You Are Free" (君は自由だ, Kimi wa Jiyū da?)
- "Guild of Hope" (希望のギルド, Kibō no Girudo?)
- "March to Destruction" (破滅の行進, Hametsu no Kōshin?)
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- "Super Air Battle!! Natsu vs. Cobra" (超空中戦!! ナツvs.コブラ, Chōkūchūsen!! Natsu vs. Kobura?)
- "Dragon's Roar" (ドラゴンの咆哮, Doragon no Hōkō?)
- "The Six Demons Annihilated?!" (六魔壊滅!?, Rokuma Kaimetsu!??)
- "Jura of the Sacred Ten" (聖十のジュラ, Seiten no Jura?)
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| With help from the Tri-men's Hibiki Lates, Lucy defeats Angel. Against Natsu's wishes, Erza finds Jellal and discovers he cannot remember anything but her name and Nirvana's location. After Erza reminds him of his past actions, Jellal tries to atone by destroying Nirvana and killing himself to prevent it from being deactivated. However, Brain appears and easily destroys the spell, activating Nirvana's true form as a giant walking city, which he steers towards the Cait Shelter guildhall. Natsu and Lucy are attacked by the evil Sherry, but she returns to her senses after Lyon reappears alive. Natsu battles Oración Seis member Cobra, the Poison Dragon Slayer, and defeats him with a deafening roar that overwhelms his heightened sense of hearing. Hoteye assists Fairy Tail by battling his own guildmate Midnight, but is defeated. Jura defeats Brain, but it does nothing to stop Nirvana from moving towards his intended destination. |
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January 15, 2010[40] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384233-3 |
May 29, 2012[41] |
ISBN 978-1-61262-056-5 |
- "The Shining Star in My Night Sky Is" (僕の夜空に輝く星は, Boku no Yozora ni Kagayaku Hoshi wa?)
- "Your Words..." (君の言葉こそ・・・・, Kimi no Kotoba koso....?)
- "Last Man"
- "Zero" (ゼロ?)
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- "From Pegasus to The Fairies" (天馬から妖精たちへ, Tenma kara Yōsei-tachi e?)
- "Door of Memories" (記憶の扉, Kioku no Tobira?)
- "Flames of Rebuke" (咎の炎, Toga no Honō?)
- "The Power of Feelings" (想いの力, Omoi no Chikara?)
Omake. "Day of the Fateful Encounter" (運命の出会いの日, Unmei no Deai no Hi?) |
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| With the last of his strength, Brain leads the heroes into a trap that gravely injures Jura. Meanwhile, Erza defeats Midnight, the last remaining member of Oración Seis. This, however, awakens Brain's destructive alternate personality named Zero, who Brain had sealed away with a spell that could only be lifted with the six's defeat. Zero pilots Nirvana to destroy Cait Shelter. Fortunately, the members of Blue Pegasus and Lamia Scale attack Nirvana on board Blue Pegasus's damaged airship, the Christina, saving the guildhall. Hibiki relays the information to stop Nirvana by simultaneously destroying the lacrima crystals powering its legs. Natsu chooses to destroy the crystal guarded by Zero, but proves himself too injured to fight properly. Jellal regains his memories of Natsu and decides to help him while sending Wendy to destroy one of the crystals in his place. Natsu is initially hostile towards him, but Jellal gains his trust by defending him from one of Zero's attacks. He then gives Natsu a golden flame, the Flame of Rebuke, which gives Natsu the ability to use Dragon Force and fight Zero. |
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March 17, 2010[42] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384266-1 |
July 10, 2012[43] |
ISBN 978-1-61262-057-2 |
- "Destroy Evil and Reveal the Truth" (破邪顕正, Haja Kensei?)
- "I'm With You" (私がついてる, Watashi ga Tsuiteru?)
- "Scarlet Sky" (緋色の空, Hīro no Sora?)
- "A Guild for the Sake of a Single Person" (たった一人の為のギルド, Tatta Hitori no Tame no Girudo?)
- "Fairy Girl Wendy" (妖精少女のウェンディ, Yōsei Shōjo no Wendi?)
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- "Black Dragon" (黒竜, Kokuryū?)
- "Disappearing Town" (消えゆく街, Kieyuku Machi?)
- "Earthland" (アースランド, Āsurando?)
- "Edolas" (エドラス, Edorasu?)
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| Natsu defeats Zero and destroys one of the lacrima crystals powering Nirvana at the same time as his friends do, destroying Nirvana. Jura and Hoteye regain consciousness and help Natsu, Wendy, and Jellal escape the collapsing Nirvana with their friends. Shortly after, troops from the Magic Council arrive to arrest Jellal together with Hoteye and the surviving members of Oración Seis. Natsu and his friends protest Jellal's arrest, but Erza respects Jellal's decision to go with the Magic Council and pay for his crimes. The next day, the grateful members of Cait Shelter reveal themselves to be an illusion created by its master Roubaul for the sole purpose of caring for Wendy after Jellal placed her in his care. Furthermore, Roubaul explains he is a spirit from the ancient tribe that created Nirvana, which he wished to destroy to atone for creating such a dangerous weapon. With the alliance's mission complete, the Cait Shelter guild fades away, leaving Wendy to join Fairy Tail. While adjusting to life at her new guild, Wendy meets Mystogan and realizes he is the Jellal she had befriended years ago. Mystogan warns Wendy of Magnolia's imminent destruction by a portal in the sky called Anima, which subsequently sucks the entire city through it, though Natsu, Wendy, Happy, and Carla survive. Carla explains that the portal leads to a parallel world called Edolas, where she and Happy were sent from as eggs for a mission only she knows while Happy does not. Determined to restore the city, the four enter Edolas through the portal and encounter doppelgangers of their guildmates who behave opposite to their missing friends. |
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May 17, 2010[44] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384296-8 |
September 25, 2012[45] |
ISBN 978-1-61262-058-9 |
- "Fairy Hunting" (妖精狩り, Yōsei Gari?)
- "Faust" (ファウスト, Fausuto?)
- "Key to Hope" (希望の鍵, Kibō no Kagi?)
- "Fireball" (ファイアボール, Faiabōru?)
- "Revelation" (啓示, Keiji?)
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- "Welcome Home" (おかえりなさいませ, Okaerinasaimase?)
- "Extalia" (エクスタリア, Ekusutaria?)
- "Fly! To Your Friends!" (飛べ! 友のもとに!, Tobe! Tomo no Moto ni!?)
- "Because I'm With You" (となりにいるから, Tonari ni Iru Kara?)
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| Natsu, Wendy, Happy, and Carla learn that the Fairy Tail guild in Edolas is being hunted by the army of the Edolas Kingdom, one of its commanders being an evil counterpart of Erza named Erza Knightwalker. They also learn that the king of Edolas, Faust, is using the Anima portals to absorb magic and wizards from Earthland and transform it into lacrima with which to replenish Edolas's dwindling magic resources. In addition, the four find that they are incapable of using their magic in Edolas. With the help of the Edolas counterparts of Lucy and Natsu, the four reach the capital of Edolas where they reunite with Earthland's Lucy, who avoided being sucked through the Anima thanks to Horologium, and is still able to use her magic. Carla guides her friends to the castle to discover how to return their guildmates back from their crystallized state, but inadvertently leads them into a trap set by Knightwalker. Natsu, Lucy, and Wendy are imprisoned while Happy and Carla are escorted to Extalia, a city on a floating island and the home of their race, the Exceeds, who are revered in Edolas for their ability to absorb magic, with their queen Chagot considered to be a god. Happy and Carla are horrified to learn that their mission to Earthland entails hunting and killing Dragon Slayers, so they flee and are branded as traitors of their kind. After being sheltered and encouraged to rescue their friends by a kindly Exceed couple—who, unbeknownst to Happy, are his parents—Happy and Carla regain their powers and rescue Lucy from being executed by Knightwalker. |
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August 17, 2010[46] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384346-0 |
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- "Code ETD" (コードETD, Kōdo ETD?)
- "Erza vs. Erza" (エルザvs.エルザ, Eruza vs. Eruza?)
- "All-out War in the Royal City of Edolas!!" (エドラス王都総力戦!!, Edorasu Ōto Sōryokusen!!?)
- "These Are Lives!!!!" (命だろーか!!!!, Inochi Darō ka!!!!?)
- "Monster Academy" (モンスターアカデミー, Monsutā Akademī?)
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- "The River of Stars for Pride's Sake" (星の大河は誇りの為に, Hoshi no Taiga wa Hokori no Tame ni?)
- "Ice Boy" (アイスボーイ, Aisu Bōi?)
- "My Cat" (オレのネコ, Ore no Neko?)
- "Dragon Chain Cannon of Demise" (終焉の竜鎖砲, Shūen no Ryūsahō?)
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| Wishing to bestow eternal magic to Edolas by colliding Extalia with the giant lacrima containing the residents of Earthland, Faust rebels against the Exceeds by transforming the Exceed army chasing Happy and Carla into a giant lacrima crystal. Lucy, Happy, and Carla are nearly captured by Knightwalker, but are rescued by Gray and Erza Scarlet, who have been returned to normal by Gajeel through the use of his Dragon Slayer magic. Scarlet clashes with Knightwalker while Gray rescues Natsu and Wendy, who have been drained of their magic by Faust to power a weapon with which to carry out his plan, and gives them medicine that allows them to use their magic again. Wendy and Carla go to Extalia to alert the Exceeds of Faust's plan, but the Exceeds are overconfident in their superiority over humans and refuse to listen. Meanwhile, Gajeel goes to the giant lacrima crystal to find it guarded by Pantherlily, an Exceed and a captain of the Edolas army, who Gajeel takes a liking to and decides to make his partner. After defeating Faust's minions, Natsu, Gray, and Erza try to take advantage of Faust's weapon's ability to fire concentrated Dragon Slayer magic to return their friends to normal, but are thwarted by Knightwalker and watch as the weapon fires a chain latching onto the floating island the giant lacrima is on. |
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October 15, 2010[47] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384379-8 |
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- "One Wing" (方翼, Katayoku?)
- "The Boy from That Time" (あの時の少年, Ano Toki no Shōnen?)
- "Dragon Sense"
- "Three Man Cell" (スリーマンセル, Surī Man Seru?)
- "We Won't Run Away Anymore!" (もう逃げない!, Mō Nigenai!?)
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- "For All The Living Things" (生きる者たちよ, Ikirumono-tachi yo?)
- "I'm Standing Here" (オレはここに立っている, Ore wa Koko ni Tatte Iru?)
- "King of the New World" (新しい世界の王, Atarashii Sekai no Ō?)
- "Great Demon King Dragneel" (大魔王ドラグニル, Daimaō Doraguniru?)
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| As the giant lacrima prepares to collide with Extalia, Chagot appears before Wendy, Carla, and her people and confesses that the Exceeds' supposed divinity had been an act to hide their true, weak nature. Chagot offers Carla the chance to kill her as atonement for the mission to kill Dragon Slayers, but Carla instead inspires the Exceeds to help her friends push the giant lacrima away from Extalia. As they do, Mystogan—revealed to be the prince of Edolas and Faust's son—appears and sends the lacrima through an Anima portal, ensuring that everyone trapped inside it will return to normal. Suddenly, the Edolas army appears, headed by Faust piloting a mechanical dragon-shaped robot, to turn the Exceeds into lacrima. In the ensuing battle, Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy defeat Faust while Scarlet defeats Knightwalker and Lucy and Gray defend the Exceeds, aided by the Fairy Tail guild from Edolas. In order to prevent another conflict over Edolas's dwindling magic power, Mystogan reverses the Anima portals to return all the magic taken from Earthland, planning to take the blame for causing a panic to erupt in the capital. However, Natsu decides to take the blame instead by acting as a villainous demon king so Mystogan can "defeat" him and take his rightful place as the ruler of Edolas. |
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December 17, 2010[48] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384416-0 |
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- "Bye-Bye, Fairy Tail" (バイバイ 妖精の尻尾(フェアリーテイル), Baibai, Fearī Teiru?)
- "Wings Towards Tomorrow" (明日への翼, Asu e no Tsubasa?)
- "Lisanna" (リサーナ, Risāna?)
- "Life Extinguisher" (生命を消す者, Inochi o Kesumono?)
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- "Trial" (トライアル, Toraiaru?)
- "Best Partner" (ベストパートナー, Besuto Pātonā?)
- "Eight Paths" (8つの道, Yatsu no Michi?)
- "Who's the Lucky One?" (運がいいのは誰?, Un ga ii no wa Dare??)
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| The reversed Anima causes all the Earthland wizards and the Exceeds to return to Earthland, where they find Magnolia restored and its residents without any memory of being sucked through the portal. Chagot explains to Carla that there never was any mission to hunt Dragon Slayers in the first place—the queen had foreseen Edolas's destruction and sent one hundred Exceed eggs, including Happy and Carla's, to Earthland for protection, and Carla had merely foreseen future events with her own precognative powers. Chagot leaves with the other Exceeds to search for their missing children, deciding not to tell Carla that she is her mother. The members of Fairy Tail accept Panther Lily into the guild; they also discover that Mirajane and Elfman's younger sister Lisanna, who was believed to have died in an accident two years ago, had merely been sent to Edolas and has now followed them back. Soon after, the members of Fairy Tail prepare for an examination held on Tenrou Island, the guild's sacred ground, that will allow the one who passes to become an S-Class wizard. Cana is chosen as one of the exam's eight participants, but confides to Lucy that she plans to leave the guild if she fails, so Lucy decides to act as Cana's partner in the exam. With Lucy's help, Cana beats fellow examinee Fried and his partner Bickslow in the exam's preliminary trial. |
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February 17, 2011[49] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384442-9 |
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- "Natsu vs. Gildarts" (ナツvs.ギルダーツ, Natsu vs. Girudātsu?)
- "In Order to Continue Down This Path" (この道を進む為に, Kono Michi o Susumu Tame ni?)
- "Mest" (メスト, Mesuto?)
- "Death's Preying" (死の捕食, Shi no Hoshoku?)
- "Black Wizard" (黒魔導士, Kuro Madōshi?)
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- "Stupid Gajeel" (ガジルのバカ, Gajiru no Baka?)
- "Kawazu & Yomazu" (カワズとヨマズ, Kawazu to Yomazu?)
- "Iron Soul" (鉄の魂, Tetsu no Tamashii?)
- "One of the Seven Kin" (七眷属の一人, Nana Kenzoku no Hitori?)
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| Natsu battles Gildarts Clive, Fairy Tail's strongest S-Class wizard, for his preliminary trial, which he passes after Gildarts causes him to surrender the match in fear of his power to teach him the benefits that fear has in helping him grow stronger. Natsu, Cana, and the other examinees who passed the preliminary trial are then instructed to search for the grave of Mavis Vermilion, the founder of Fairy Tail. However, the exam is interrupted by Grimoire Heart, the strongest dark guild in Fiore, who have come to Tenrou Island in search of the still-living Zeref. Gajeel is left injured after fighting two of Grimoire Heart's soldiers, while Wendy and Dranbalt, an agent of the Magic Council posing as an exam participant named Mest Gryder, are attacked by Azuma, one of Grimoire Heart's elite wizards, the 7 Kin of Purgatory. |
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April 15, 2011[50] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384473-3 |
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- "Makarov Charges" (進撃のマカロフ, Shingeki no Makarofu?)
- "Makarov vs. Hades" (マカロフvs.ハデス, Makarofu vs. Hadesu?)
- "The Essence of Magic" (魔道の真髄, Madō no Shinzui?)
- "Lost Magic" (失われた魔法(ロストマジック), Rosuto Majikku?)
- "Fire Dragon vs. Flame God" (火竜vs.炎神, Karyū vs. Enjin?)
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- "Dragon God's Brilliant Flame" (竜神の煌炎, Ryūjin no Kōen?)
- "Fairy Sisters" (妖精姉妹, Yōsei Shimai?)
- "The Ultimate Magic World" (大魔法世界, Dai Mahō Sekai?)
- "Arc of Embodiment" (具現のアーク, Gugen no Āku?)
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| Makarov tries to fend off Grimoire Heart by battling the dark guild's master Hades, who he recognizes as Purehito, the previous master of Fairy Tail. Hades defeats Makarov, leaving the rest of Fairy Tail to fend for themselves against Grimoire Heart's forces, including the 7 Kin of Purgatory, who reveal their guild's plan to awaken Zeref's power to create a new world where only wizards can survive. Natsu defeats Zancrow of the 7 Kin, but Mirajane and Lisanna are defeated by Azuma, and Elfman and Evergreen by Rustyrose. Meanwhile, Ultear, the leader of the 7 Kin, finds and captures the weakened Zeref. |
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June 17, 2011[51] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384502-0 |
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- "Gate of Humans" (人間の扉, Ningen no Tobira?)
- "Zoldio's Ambition" (ゾルディオの野望, Zorudio no Yabō?)
- "Tear" (綻び, Hokorobi?)
- "Visit at the Ox Hour" (丑の刻参り, Ushi no Koku Mairi?)
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- "Lucy Fire" (ルーシィファイア, Rūshī Faia?)
- "13th Woman Drenched in the Rain" (13の女は雨に濡れて, Jū-san no On'na wa Ame ni Nurete?)
- "Despair's Deadlock" (絶望の袋小路, Zetsubō no Fukurokōji?)
- "Tears of Love and Life" (愛と活力の涙, Ai to Katsuryoku no Namida?)
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| Loke defeats Capricorn, a celestial spirit possessed by Zoldio of the 7 Kin, freeing the spirit and allowing him to join Lucy. Still determined to find Mavis's grave and pass the exam, Cana puts Lucy to sleep and abandons her, leaving her to be attacked by Kain Hikaru. Natsu rescues Lucy and defeats Hikaru together with her, after which they regroup with Wendy. Erza and Juvia battle Meldy, who wishes to kill Gray out of revenge for "hurting" Ultear. Juvia sends Erza to regroup with their friends while she faces Meldy alone. Meldy uses her magic to synchronize her own physical senses with Juvia and Gray to ensure that Gray dies no matter what the outcome of the fight. However, Juvia talks Meldy out of killing herself, causing her to surrender. |
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August 17, 2011[52] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384533-4 |
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- "Ender" (終わらせる者, Owaraserumono?)
- "The One Thing I Couldn't Say" (言えなかった一言, Ienakatta Hitokoto?)
- "Fairy Glitter" (妖精の輝き(フェアリーグリッター), Fearī Gurittā?)
- "The Boy Who Stares at the Sea" (海を見つめる少年, Umi o Mitsumeru Shōnen?)
- "Tenrou Tree" (天狼樹, Tenrō-ju?)
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- "Erza vs. Azuma" (エルザvs.アズマ, Eruza vs. Azuma?)
- "What a Guild" (なんてギルドだ, Nante Girudo da?)
- "At One Time"
- "Freezing Fighting Spirit" (凍える闘志, Kogoeru Tōshi?)
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| Cana finds Mavis's grave and reflects on her reasons for becoming an S-Class wizard—her father is revealed to be Gildarts, who is unaware of his relationship with her, leading Cana to decide to become an S-Class wizard and bolster her own confidence to reveal the truth to him. However, she becomes wracked with guilt over abandoning Lucy and returns to her to find her, Natsu, and Wendy being attacked by Grimoire Heart's second-in-command, Bluenote Stinger. Cana tries to defeat Bluenote using the Fairy Glitter spell given to her by Mavis's spirit, but fails. Gildarts arrives to battle Bluenote, as do Fried and Bickslow to help Levy and Lisanna fight Rustyrose. However, Azuma destroys the massive tree on Tenrou Island that increases the strength of all the Fairy Tail wizards on the island, thereby weakening them until Erza defeats Azuma and restores some of the tree's magic, allowing the others to defeat their respective opponents. Meanwhile, Gray meets Ultear, who tries tricking him into defeating Hades and killing himself using Iced Shell so she can keep Zeref for herself. Gray is unfooled by Ultear's deception and battles her instead. |
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October 17, 2011[53] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384563-1 |
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- "Gray vs. Ultear" (グレイvs.ウルティア, Gurei vs. Urutia?)
- "The Power That Becomes 'Life'" (“生”なる力, "Sei" Naru Chikara?)
- "Acnologia" (アクノロギア, Akunorogia?)
- "Mistakes and Experience" (過ちと経験, Ayamachi to Keiken?)
- "Thunder Crashing" (雷鳴響く, Raimei Hibiku?)
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- "The Unbranded Man" (紋章を刻まぬ男, Monshō o Kizamanu Otoko?)
- "Domain of the Abyss" (深淵の領域, Shin'en no Ryōiki?)
- "So Close By" (こんなに近くにいる, Konna ni Chikaku ni Iru?)
- "Tenrou Island at Dawn" (暁の天狼島, Akatsuki no Tenrō-jima?)
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| Ultear reveals her plan to use Zeref's power to go back in time and kill her mother Ur out of revenge for seemingly being abandoned and replaced by her as a child. During their fight, Gray and Ultear fall into the ocean where Ur's frozen body had melted, allowing Ultear to experience her mother's memories and realize she was never abandoned. Gray and Erza regroup with Natsu, Lucy, and Wendy, who attack Hades. Despite battling at full strength and being assisted by the return of Laxus, Hades's power continues to increase to the point where he becomes invincible. During their search for the power source of Hades's airship to destroy it, however, Happy, Carla, and Panther Lily instead find and destroy the machine giving Hades his magic power. With Hades weakened and the destroyed Tenrou Tree restored by a repentant Ultear, the Fairy Tail wizards defeat Hades. |
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December 16, 2011[54] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384597-6 |
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- "Magic is Alive" (魔法は生きている, Mahō wa Ikiteiru?)
- "Zeref Awakens" (ゼレフ覚醒, Zerefu Kakusei?)
- "The Right to Love" (愛する資格, Ai Suru Shikaku?)
- "To My Damned, Proud Brats" (誇り高きクソガキどもへ, Hokori Takaki Kusogaki-domo e?)
- "Let's Join Hands" (手をつなごう, Te o Tsunagou?)
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- "X791: Fairy Tail" (X791年・妖精の尻尾(フェアリーテイル), X791-nen Fearī Teiru?)
- "Fairy Sphere" (妖精の球(フェアリースフィア), Fearī Sufia?)
- "Seven Year Blank" (空白の7年, Kūhaku no Shichi-nen?)
- "Father's Seven Years" (父親の7年, Chichioya no Shichi-nen?)
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| Makarov allows Hades to leave the island alive, but Hades is killed inside his airship by Zeref. Ultear attempts suicide by drowning herself out of guilt for her past actions, but Meldy rescues her and they decide to live together. On the island, the members of Fairy Tail celebrate their victory against Grimoire Heart while Makarov suspends the S-Class trial and Cana reveals to Gildarts their relationship. As a result of Grimoire Heart's attempts to capture Zeref, however, the dragon Acnologia appears and seemingly destroys Tenrou Island. Seven years later, the rest of the Fairy Tail guild has fallen into disrepair, becoming the weakest guild in Fiore. However, the missing members return, having been protected by the Fairy Sphere spell cast by Mavis's spirit. The guild celebrates their return while Lucy discovers that her father has died, but finds herself fully at peace with him upon finding seven years worth of gifts from him, proving that he truly loved her. |
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February 17, 2012[3] |
ISBN 978-4-06-384597-6 |
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- "Sabertooth" (剣咬の虎(セイバートゥース), Seibātūsu?)
- "Poluchka" (ポーリュシカ, Pōryushika?)
- "And Now We Will Aim for the Top" (そしてオレたちは頂上を目指す, Soshite Ore-tachi wa Chōjō o Mezasu?)
- "The One Magic" (一なる魔法, Ichinaru Mahō?)
- "Song of the Stars" (星々の歌, Hoshiboshi no Uta?)
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- "Crime Sorcière" (魔女の罪(クリムソルシエール), Kurimu Sorushiēru?)
- "Just Enough Time to Pass By Each Other" (すれ違った時間の分だけ, Surechigatta Jikan no Bun dake?)
- "Blooming Capital: Crocus" (花咲く都・クロッカス, Hanasaku Miyako Kurokkasu?)
- "Sky Labyrinth" (空中迷宮(スカイラビリンス), Sukai Rabirinsu?)
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| The returning Fairy Tail members discover that, despite being part of the weakest guild in Fiore, their friends have become more powerful than them. They decide to participate in the Grand Magic Games, an annually held tournament that determines the rank of Fiore's strongest guild, which now belongs to Sabertooth, a guild that includes Dragon Slayers Sting Eucliffe and Rogue Cheney. The returning members plan to spend the next three months training for the tournament, but Natsu and his friends waste most of their time celebrating their return with Lucy's celestial spirits for a day in the celestial world, which lasts three months in their own world. Soon after, they reunite with the runaway Jellal, Ultear, and Meldy, who have formed their own guild called Crime Sorcière and double their own magic power in exchange for their help in determining the source of a magic anomaly they have sensed around the tournament arena. Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Erza, and Wendy form their guild's team for the tournament, but Wendy goes missing before the preliminary event designed to narrow the tournament down to eight teams. With Elfman replacing Wendy, the five barely pass the preliminary in last place. |