Fairy Tail is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same title by Hiro Mashima. Produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight, and directed by Shinji Ishihira, it was broadcast on TV Tokyo from 12 October 2009, to 30 March 2013. It later continued its run on 5 April 2014, and ended on 26 March 2016. A third and final series premiered on 7 October 2018. The series follows the adventures of Natsu Dragneel, a member of the Fairy Tail wizards' guild who is searching for the dragon Igneel, and partners with Lucy Heartfilia, a celestial wizard.
The series uses 52 different pieces of theme music: 26 opening themes and 26 ending themes. Several CDs containing the theme music and other tracks have been released by Pony Canyon and Avex Group. The first DVD compilation was released on 29 January 2010, with individual volumes being released monthly. The Southeast Asian network Animax Asia aired part of the series locally in English.
In 2011, Funimation licensed the first season for an English-language release in North America. The Funimation-dubbed episodes aired on the Funimation Channel. The first DVD set, containing 12 episodes, was released on 22 November 2011. Similarly sized sets followed, with 14 sets released as of 2 December 2014. Funimation also acquired the rights to simulcast the relaunched anime episodes.
See main article: Fairy Tail (season 1).
See main article: Fairy Tail (season 2).
See main article: Fairy Tail (season 3).
See main article: Fairy Tail (season 4).
See main article: Fairy Tail (season 5).
See main article: Fairy Tail (season 6).
See main article: Fairy Tail (season 7).
See main article: Fairy Tail (season 8).
See main article: Fairy Tail season 9.
| Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 series | 1 | 1–4 | 29 January 2010 | |
| 2 | 5–8 | 26 February 2010 | ||
| 3 | 9–12 | 17 March 2010 | ||
| 4 | 13–16 | 30 April 2010 | ||
| 5 | 17–20 | 28 May 2010 | ||
| 6 | 21–24 | 25 June 2010 | ||
| 7 | 25–28 | 30 July 2010 | ||
| 8 | 29–32 | 27 August 2010 | ||
| 9 | 33–36 | 6 October 2010 | ||
| 10 | 37–40 | 3 November 2010 | ||
| 11 | 41–44 | 1 December 2010 | ||
| 12 | 45–48 | 24 December 2010 | ||
| 13 | 49–52 | 2 February 2011 | ||
| 14 | 53–56 | 2 March 2011 | ||
| 15 | 57–60 | 27 April 2011 | ||
| 16 | 61–64 | 3 May 2011 | ||
| 17 | 65–68 | 1 June 2011 | ||
| 18 | 69–72 | 6 July 2011 | ||
| 19 | 73–76 | 3 August 2011 | ||
| 20 | 77–80 | 7 September 2011 | ||
| 21 | 81–84 | 5 October 2011 | ||
| 22 | 85–88 | 2 November 2011 | ||
| 23 | 89–92 | 7 December 2011 | ||
| 24 | 93–96 | 6 January 2012 | ||
| 25 | 97–100 | 1 February 2012 | ||
| 26 | 101–104 | 7 March 2012 | ||
| 27 | 105–108 | 4 April 2012 | ||
| 28 | 109–112 | 2 May 2012 | ||
| 29 | 113–116 | 6 June 2012 | ||
| 30 | 117–120 | 4 July 2012 | ||
| 31 | 121–124 | 1 August 2012 | ||
| 32 | 125–128 | 5 September 2012 | ||
| 33 | 129–132 | 27 October 2012 | ||
| 34 | 133–136 | 7 November 2012 | ||
| 35 | 137–140 | 5 December 2012 | ||
| 36 | 141–144 | 9 January 2013 | ||
| 37 | 145–148 | 7 February 2013 | ||
| 38 | 149–152 | 6 March 2013 | ||
| 39 | 153–156 | 3 April 2013 | ||
| 40 | 157–160 | 1 May 2013 | ||
| 41 | 161–164 | 5 June 2013 | ||
| 42 | 165–168 | 3 July 2013 | ||
| 43 | 169–172 | 7 August 2013 | ||
| 44 | 173–175 | 4 September 2013 | ||
| 2014 series | Vol. 1 | 176–179 | 7 July 2014 | |
| Vol. 2 | 180–183 | 16 August 2014 | ||
| Vol. 3 | 184–187 | 17 September 2014 | ||
| Vol. 4 | 188–191 | 17 October 2014 | ||
| Vol. 5 | 192–195 | 17 November 2014 | ||
| Vol. 6 | 196–199 | 16 December 2014 | ||
| Vol. 7 | 200–203 | 16 January 2015 | ||
| Vol. 8 | 204–207 | 17 February 2015 | ||
| Vol. 9 | 208–211 | 17 March 2015 | ||
| Vol. 10 | 212–215 | 16 April 2015 | ||
| Vol. 11 | 216–219 | 15 May 2015 | ||
| Vol. 12 | 220–223 | 17 June 2015 | ||
| Vol. 13 | 224–226 | 17 July 2015 | ||
| Collections | DVD Collection I | 1–48 | 6 July 2011 | |
| DVD Collection II | 49–98 | 4 July 2012 | ||
| DVD Collection III | 99–144 | 21 August 2013 | ||
| Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 series | Part 1 | 1–12 | 22 November 2011 | |
| Part 2 | 13–24 | 27 December 2011 | ||
| Part 3 | 25–36 | 31 January 2012 | ||
| Part 4 | 37–48 | 20 March 2012 | ||
| Part 5 | 49–60 | 23 July 2013 | ||
| Part 6 | 61–72 | 20 August 2013 | ||
| Part 7 | 73–84 | 10 December 2013 | ||
| Part 8 | 85–96 | 4 February 2014 | ||
| Part 9 | 97–108 | 25 March 2014 | ||
| Part 10 | 109–120 | 20 May 2014 | ||
| Part 11 | 121–131 | 15 July 2014 | ||
| Part 12 | 132–142 | 16 September 2014 | ||
| Part 13 | 143–153 | 28 October 2014 | ||
| Part 14 | 154–164 | 2 December 2014 | ||
| Part 15 | 165–175 | 10 March 2015 | ||
| 2014 series | Part 16 | 176–187 | 25 August 2015 | |
| Part 17 | 188–199 | 23 September 2015 | ||
| Part 18 | 200–212 | 1 December 2015 | ||
| Part 19 | 213–226 | 22 March 2016 | ||
| Part 20 | 227–239 | 7 June 2016 | ||
| Part 21 | 240–252 | 6 September 2016 | ||
| Part 22 | 253–265 | 6 December 2016 | ||
| Zero | 266–277 | 6 March 2018 | ||
| 2018 series | Part 23 | 278–290 | 4 August 2020 | |
| Part 24 | 291–303 | 6 October 2020 | ||
| Part 25 | 304–316 | 22 December 2020 | ||
| Part 26 | 317-328 | 23 February 2021 | ||
| Collections | Collection 1 | 1–24 | 30 April 2013 | |
| Collection 2 | 25–48 | 23 July 2013 | ||
| Collection 3 | 49–72 | 6 January 2015 | ||
| Collection 4 | 73–96 | 2 June 2015 | ||
| Collection 5 | 97–120 | 3 November 2015 | ||
| Collection 6 | 121–142 | 17 January 2017 | ||
| Collection 7 | 143–164 | 28 March 2017 | ||
| Collection 8 | 165–187 | 6 June 2017 | ||
| Collection 9 | 188-212 | 15 August 2017 | ||
| Collection 10 | 213-239 | 24 October 2017 | ||
| Collection 11 | 240-265 | 13 February 2018 | ||
| Volume | Episodes | Release date | Refs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standards | Part 1 | 1–12 | 5 March 2012 | |
| Part 2 | 13–24 | 21 May 2012 | ||
| Part 3 | 25–36 | 16 July 2012 | ||
| Part 4 | 37–48 | 17 September 2012 | ||
| Part 5 | 49–60 | 2 December 2013 | ||
| Part 6 | 61–72 | 24 February 2014 | ||
| Part 7 | 73–84 | 28 April 2014 | ||
| Part 8 | 85–96 | 11 August 2014 | ||
| Part 9 | 97–108 | 23 February 2015 | ||
| Part 10 | 109–120 | 21 November 2016 | ||
| Part 11 | 121–131 | 5 December 2016 | ||
| Part 12 | 132–142 | 9 January 2017 | ||
| Part 13 | 143–153 | 3 April 2017 | ||
| Part 14 | 154–164 | 8 May 2017 | ||
| Part 15 | 165–175 | 5 June 2017 | ||
| Part 16 | 176–187 | 3 July 2017 | ||
| Part 17 | 188–199 | 28 August 2017 | ||
| Part 18 | 200–212 | 25 September 2017 | ||
| Part 19 | 213–226 | 30 October 2017 | ||
| Part 20 | 227–239 | 27 November 2017 | ||
| Part 21 | 240–252 | 18 December 2017 | ||
| Part 22 | 253–265 | 29 January 2018 | ||
| Collections | Collection 1 | 1–24 | 22 July 2013 (DVD) 10 March 2014 (Blu-ray) | |
| Collection 2 | 25–48 | 2 September 2013 (DVD) 2 June 2014 (Blu-ray) | ||
| Collection 3 | 49–72 | 19 January 2015 | ||
| Collection 4 | 73–96 | 14 September 2015 | ||
| Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collections | Collection 1 | 1–12 | 11 January 2012 | ||
| Collection 2 | 13–24 | 15 February 2012 | |||
| Collection 3 | 25–36 | 18 April 2012 | |||
| Collection 4 | 37–48 | 23 May 2012 | |||
| Collection 5 | 49–60 | 18 September 2013 | |||
| Collection 6 | 61–72 | 20 November 2013 | |||
| Collection 7 | 73–84 | 19 February 2014 | |||
| Collection 8 | 85–96 | 16 April 2014 | |||
| Collection 9 | 97–108 | 18 June 2014 | |||
| Collection 10 | 109–120 | 23 July 2014 | |||
| Collection 11 | 121–131 | 17 September 2014 | |||
| Collection 12 | 132–142 | 26 November 2014 | |||
| Collection 13 | 143–153 | 7 January 2015 | |||
| Collection 14 | 154–164 | 18 February 2015 | |||
| Collection 15 | 165–175 | 20 May 2015 | |||
| Collection 16 | 176–187 | 21 October 2015 | |||
| Collection 17 | 188–199 | 13 January 2016 | |||
| Collection 18 | 200–212 | 2 March 2016 | |||
| Collection 19 | 213–226 | 4 May 2016 | |||
| Collection 20 | 227–239 | 6 July 2016 | |||
| Collection 21 | 240–252 | 2 November 2016 | |||
| Collection 22 | 253–265 | 8 February 2017 | |||
| Zero | 266–277 | 11 April 2018 | |||
| Guild Collections | Guild Collection 1 | 1–48 | 11 April 2018 | ||
| Guild Collection 2 | 49–96 | 11 April 2018 | |||
| Guild Collection 3 | 97–142 | 9 May 2018 | |||
| Guild Collection 4 | 143–175 | 6 June 2018 | |||
| Guild Collection 5 | 176–226 | 4 July 2018 | |||
| Guild Collection 6 | 227–277 | 3 October 2018 | |||
| Complete Collections | Collection | 1–277, Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess, Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry | 3 October 2018 | ||