The facts
Created by
Hiro Mashima
Publisher
Kodansha
English publisher
Kodansha USA
Serialised in
Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Run
2006–2017
Volumes
63 (complete; as of 2026)
Demographic
Shōnen
Genres
Adventure, fantasy
Anime adaptation
Anime TV series (2009–2019, three series)
About Fairy Tail
Fairy Tail follows Natsu Dragneel, a member of the wizard guild Fairy Tail, as he searches the world of Earth-land for the dragon Igneel.
Hiro Mashima wrote and drew it for Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from August 2006 to July 2017. It is complete in 63 volumes. Del Rey Manga started the English release; Kodansha USA took over in 2010 and has published it since. Spin-offs include the prequel Fairy Tail Zero and the sequel Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest.
The anime aired as three series between October 2009 and September 2019, alongside two films.
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