List of Fairy Tail chapters (volumes 46–current)
Fairy Tail is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima that has been translated into various languages[1][2][3] and spawned a substantial media franchise. The series follows the adventures of the seventeen-year-old celestial wizard Lucy Heartfilia, as she joins the titular guild and partners with Natsu Dragneel, who is searching for the dragon Igneel. In Japan, the series has been published by Kodansha in Weekly Shōnen Magazine since the magazine's issue of August 23, 2006 and in tankōbon format since December 15, 2006.[4] The series spans over 473 chapters and 53 volumes.[5]
In North America, Kodansha Comics USA and Random House currently serializes Fairy Tail in Crunchyroll Manga simultaneously with Japan.[6] The English-language adaptation was originally published by the now-defunct Del Rey Manga beginning in March 2008.[7] Since then, Kodansha Comics USA and Random House replaced Del Ray with the 13th volume in May 2011,[8] reprinting the earlier 12 volumes under their name,[9] and also publishes them digitally on the IOS, iTunes, Kindle and Nook platforms. In Australia and New Zealand, the English volumes are distributed by Random House Australia. 52 English volumes have been released.[10]
Volume list
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46 | Face the Cold Truth | November 17, 2014[11] ISBN 978-4-06-395241-4 | January 27, 2015[12] ISBN 978-1-61262-797-7 | ||
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Wendy Marvell and her friends discover that Face consists of several thousand other bombs situated across Fiore. Erza Scarlet duels Minerva Orland, who has been transformed into a demon of Tartaros, but both stop after realizing the pointlessness of their fighting. Following a note sent by Erza earlier, Sting Eucliffe and Rogue Cheney arrive and rescue the two from Mard Geer. Meanwhile, Gray Fullbuster is drawn into a private confrontation with Silver, whom he recognizes as his father previously killed by the demon Deliora. The demon slayer says that he is actually Deliora possessing Silver's corpse, enraging Gray. After gravely injuring him, Gray realizes that Silver really is his undead father and refuses to kill him. Unable to cope with his existence, Silver telepathically requests Juvia Lockser to mercifully kill him by destroying Keyes, the necromancer demon controlling him. Juvia reluctantly complies, preventing Keyes from using Crawford's body to remotely detonate Face. Before fading away, Silver bestows his demon-slaying powers onto Gray, who vows to destroy E.N.D. | |||||
47 | Lost in the Etherious | January 16, 2015[13] ISBN 978-40-6395-287-2 | March 31, 2015[14] ISBN 978-1-61262-798-4 | ||
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Demon Gate member Torafuzar floods the entire area with poisonous water to kill all the Fairy Tail wizards at once. Gajeel struggles to fight Torafuzar underwater, but Levy McGarden uses her magic to provide air, allowing him to refurbish his iron body into steel in the carbon-rich water and cut through the demon's defenses. Gray returns and freezes Tempester with his new demon slayer magic, providing a blood sample for Porlyusica to make an antidote for Laxus and the Raijin Trie. Guided by Franmalth, Erza and Minerva reach Tartaros's control room to find Seilah using the last of her power to activate Face's countdown with Crawford's corpse. As Erza duels Kyôka, Acnologia appears and prepares to obliterate both guilds. Suddenly, Igneel emerges from Natsu Dragneel's body to battle Acnologia, revealing that he had been sealed within the dragon slayer all along. Igneel tells Natsu to retrieve E.N.D.'s book from Mard Geer, to which Natsu agrees in exchange for an explanation for his father's actions. | |||||
48 | Two Dragons, Three Slayers | March 17, 2015[15] ISBN 978-4-06-395343-5 | May 26, 2015[16] ISBN 978-1-61-262819-6 | ||
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Kyôka merges with Face's control mechanism to hasten the bombs detonation. Although Erza defeats her after an arduous battle, the detonation process begins. During events concurrent with Erza and Kyôka's battle, Makarov Dreyar hesitates to use Lumen Histoire, revealed to be Mavis's body preserved in crystal. Meanwhile, Natsu battles Mard Geer over E.N.D.'s book, reluctantly accepting Sting, Rogue, and Gray's help to fight him. Mard Geer summons Saber Tooth's former master Ziemma to kill them and assumes his true, demonic form as Mard Geer Tartaros. Sting and Rogue defeat Ziemma while Gray partially turns himself into a demon to protect Natsu from Mard Geer's ultimate curse designed to kill Zeref Dragneel, and then defeats the demon while Natsu distracts him. With Face near detonation, the dragons Grandeeney, Metalicana, Weisslogia, and Skiadram appear and destroy all of the bombs positioned across Fiore, finally thwarting Tartaros's plans. | |||||
49 | The Father of Demons | May 15, 2015[17] ISBN 978-4-06-395406-7 | July 28, 2015[18] ISBN 978-1-61-262985-8 | ||
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Igneel tells Natsu to retrieve E.N.D.'s book as he continues to fight Acnologia, but Zeref appears and kills Mard Geer for his failure, and then leaves with the book. Natsu runs to help Igneel, only to watch helplessly as Acnologia mercilessly kills the fire dragon and departs. Afterward, the other dragons reveal they have lost their souls to Acnologia and sealed themselves within the dragon slayers to prolong their own lives. Unable to seal themselves back, the dragons ascend to continue watching over mankind from a higher plane of existence, while Natsu vows to become stronger and defeat Acnologia to avenge Igneel. As the Fairy Tail members recover from the battle over the next week, Natsu and Happy embark on a journey to train in preparation for their battle with Acnologia shortly before Makarov announces Fairy Tail is to be disbanded and the guild members go their separate ways. One year later, Natsu and Happy reunite with Lucy Heartfilia at the Grand Magic Games. After discovering Fairy Tail's fate, the three set out to reorganize the guild. They first visit the Lamia Scale guild, which Wendy and Carla have joined. | |||||
50 | Getting the Band Back Together | July 17, 2015[19] ISBN 978-4-06-395435-7 | September 29, 2015[20] ISBN 978-1-61-262986-5 | ||
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Wendy declines Natsu's invitation to revive Fairy Tail, wishing to keep Sherria company in the absence of her friend's cousin Sherry. After Natsu helps Lamia Scale thwart an attack by rival guild Orochi's Fin, led by former Grimoire Heart commander Blue Note Stinger, Sherria convinces Wendy to rejoin her old friends. Next, the group visits an abandoned village where Gray and Juvia have been living together until Gray's disappearance. Remembering Future Rogue's warning that Gray will kill Frosch, Natsu discovers that Gray has joined Avatar, a cult of Zeref's worshipers, in search of E.N.D.'s book. After diverting Rogue from the cult to protect Frosch, Natsu, Lucy, and Happy reach Avatar's base to find that Gray has seemingly been corrupted by his demon slayer magic. When the three are captured and nearly killed by Avatar's elites, Gray rescues them and reveals he and Erza have been spying on the cult together. | |||||
51 | Reunion Rumble | September 17, 2015[21] ISBN 978-4-06-395489-0 | November 24, 2015[22] ISBN 978-1-63-236114-1 | ||
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Natsu, Lucy, Gray, and Erza launch an assault on Avatar and defeat the cult's elites with Wendy, Carla and Juvia's assistance. The cult's priest Alok summons the war god Ikusa-Tsunagi to sacrifice his own followers for Zeref, but Natsu uses the immense strength he has gained from his training to destroy the deity. Gajeel, Panther Lily, and Levy arrive as officers of the Magic Council to arrest Avatar's remaining members. Shortly afterward, Lucy's friends reunite her with the rest of Fairy Tail at the remains of their guildhall. When Erza is instated as guild master in Makarov's absence to officiate Fairy Tail's revival, Mest appears at the guild with word of Makarov's whereabouts. In a flashback, a young Zeref resurrects his dead infant brother Natsu, whose body is used to create E.N.D. to kill Zeref and end his immortality curse inflicted by the god Ankhselam. Back in the present, Zeref issues a challenge to Acnologia. | |||||
52 | Fairy Tail's Deepest Secret | November 17, 2015[23] ISBN 978-4-06-395538-5 | January 26, 2016[10] ISBN 978-1-63-236115-8 | ||
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Fairy Tail learns from Mest that Makarov has traveled to negotiate a ceasefire with the Albareth Empire, a military nation that dwarfs Ishgal. Having not heard back from Makarov since the year they disbanded, Natsu and his friends organize a rescue team and head towards the empire. They are impeded by Brandish μ, one of the empire's elite Spriggan 12 that rival the power of Ishgal's strongest Wizard Saint, God Serena, who has defected to join the twelve. Fairy Tail manages to reach the empire aboard a submarine captained by Crime Sorcière member Sorano Agria (formerly Oración Seis' Angel). Mest uses his teleportation powers to save Makarov from being killed by the emperor, Spriggan, who they recognize as Zeref. Fairy Tail then flees with Makarov from Ajeel Rommul, another of the Spriggan 12. | |||||
53 | TBA | January 15, 2016[5] ISBN 978-4-06-395577-4 | March 22, 2016[24] ISBN 978-1-63-236126-4 | ||
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Cornered by Ajeel, the Fairy Tail wizards are rescued by the arrival of Laxus on Blue Pegasus's airship. They return to Ishgal and reinstate Makarov as their master. Makarov explains to the guild that Zeref's target, Lumen Histoire, is a wellspring of infinite magic energy known as Fairy Heart. In a flashback, a young Mavis after encounters Zeref and becomes cursed with the same immortality and life-stealing powers as the dark wizard. As his curse kills those he cherishes but cannot kill an immortal, Zeref sends Mavis into a state between life and death when the two fall in love over their mutual sympathy for each other. Mavis's state of being produces Fairy Heart, which Zeref intends to use in his plans. Back in the present, Fairy Tail prepares for Albareth's assault. The wizards manage to hold off the empire's first strike headed by Ajeel, but despair when they discover their enemy's forces are approaching them in all directions. |
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume. They were originally serialized in Japanese in issues of Weekly Shōnen Magazine and in English in issues of Crunchyroll Manga from October 2015 to February 2016.
- "Orders" (命令 Meirei)
- "Battle of the Nudes"
- "Morning Star" (明星 Myōjō)
- "Weakness" (ウィークネス Wīkunesu)
- "The Pegasus That Came to Earth" (舞い降りた天馬 Maiori ta Tenma)
- "This Perfume Goes To..." (その香りは誰がために Sono Parufamu wa Ta ga Tame ni)
- "Battlefield" (バトルフィールド Batorufīrudo)
- "Black Carpet" (黒い絨毯 Kuroi Jūtan)
- "Natsu vs. Zeref" (ナツ vs. ゼレフ Natsu vs. Zerefu)
- "400 Years" (400年 Yonhyaku-nen)
- "Assassin" (暗殺者 Ansatsusha)
- "Mother's Key" (母の鍵 Haha no Kagi)
- "Star Memory" (星の記憶 Hoshi no Kioku)
- "What I Want to Do" (あたしのしたい事 Atashi no Shitai Koto)
- "Hybrid Theory"
- "Until the Battle Is Done" (戦いが終わるまでは Tatakai ga Owaru made wa)
- "Laxus vs Wall" (ラクサス vs. ワール Rakusasu vs. Wāru)
- "Red Lightning" (赤き雷 Akaki Kaminari)
- This incomplete list is frequently updated to include new information.
References
- ↑ "Fairy Tail" (in Italian). Star Comics. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Fairy Tail Volume 1" (in French). Pika. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Fairy Tail 01" (in Spanish). Norma Editorial. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- ↑ "FAIRY TAIL (1) 真島ヒロ" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- 1 2 "FAIRY TAIL (53) 真島ヒロ" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ Macias, Patrick (October 26, 2013). "Crunchyroll to Distribute Kodansha Manga". Crunchyroll. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Del Rey Manga acquires bestselling manga Fairy Tail". activeAnime. July 28, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Fairy Tail 13 by Hiro Mashima". Kodansha. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ↑ "Kodansha Comics USA - Titles". Kodansha Comics USA. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- 1 2 "Fairy Tail 52 by Hiro Mashima". Kodansha. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ↑ "FAIRY TAIL (46) 真島ヒロ" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Fairy Tail 46 by Hiro Mashima". Kodansha. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ "FAIRY TAIL (47) 真島ヒロ" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Fairy Tail 47 by Hiro Mashima". Kodansha. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ "FAIRY TAIL (48) 真島ヒロ" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Fairy Tail 48 by Hiro Mashima". Kodansha. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ↑ "FAIRY TAIL (49) 真島ヒロ" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Fairy Tail 49 by Hiro Mashima". Kodansha. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ↑ "FAIRY TAIL (50) 真島ヒロ" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Fairy Tail 50 by Hiro Mashima". Kodansha. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ↑ "FAIRY TAIL (51) 真島ヒロ" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Fairy Tail 51 by Hiro Mashima". Kodansha. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ↑ "FAIRY TAIL (52) 真島ヒロ" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Fairy Tail 53 by Hiro Mashima". Kodansha. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
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