Fairy Tail & The Seven Deadly Sins Manga Crossover Announced

The second 2014 issue of Weekly Shonen Magazine announced that Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail will have a crossover with Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins manga.

This 17-page crossover chapter will be released in the combined fourth and fifth issue of the magazine, which will be shipped on December 25. The issue will feature both authors drawing images from each others' works, and will bundle a calendar featuring images from both series.

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"Shocking" New Fairy Tail Project Launching Next Year

The first 2014 issue of Weekly Shonen Magazine announced that Fairy Tail will have a "shocking" new project launching next spring.

Details about the new project is not yet revealed in the issue. It was previously reported that the relaunch of the Fairy Tail TV anime series is already on the works.

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Fairy Tail x Rave Master Anime Crossover Special Promo

Here's the promo of the upcoming Fairy Tail x Rave Master anime crossover special. The promo confirms that the cast of the original Rave Master anime will reprise their roles for this special.


The anime's story will revolve around Natsu and his friends as they travel to a certain town on a mission to exterminate an evil mage. In the town, they meet Haru and Elie. This crossover special will include original content for the new anime courtesy of Mashima himself as he is supervising all parts of the crossover manga personally!

The anime crossover special will be bundled in Fairy Tail's 39th manga volume on August 16th.

UPDATE (7/20/13): Now with the proper plot of the crossover coming from Anime News Network.

Manga Artist Hiro Mashima to Create 150 Pages Worth of Fairy Tail for 2 Weeks!

Fairy Tail manga author Hiro Mashima revealed via Twitter that he will attempt something that most manga artists can't do, to write and illustrate 150 pages worth of Fairy Tail manga in just two weeks.

An average chapter of Fairy Tail is around 18-20 pages and the first three chapters will be published in the 32nd issue of Weekly Shonen Magazine, which will be released on July 10th. The next three chapters will be published in the 33rd issue of the magazine, which will be released on July 17th.

Lastly, he also tweeted that he will also be doing even more Fairy Tail for a magazine special, which will be released on July 20th. To top it all off, he will also do all color pages for all three chapters to be released in next issue!

Mashima-sensei, good luck with all that work!

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Fairy Tail x Rave Master Crossover Anime Special Announced

Manga creator Hiro Mashima announced via Twitter the anime adaptation of the Fairy Tail and Rave Master crossover one-shot manga. The anime will be bundled in Fairy Tail's 39th manga volume on August 16th. Both titles are created by Mashima.

In this crossover, Fairy Tail's Natsu and Rave's Haru are lost, so Lucy and Elie will try and find these two. This crossover special will include original content for the new anime courtesy of Mashima himself as he is supervising all parts of the crossover manga personally! New sequences include: Musica and Let and two Rave characters who did not appear in the crossover manga.

Mashima also assured Fairy Tail fans of both series that they can still enjoy the crossover anime even if you haven't read (or watched) any Rave yet... but you will enjoy it more if you read (or watched) Rave.

Source: Anime News Network

Mashima: Fairy Tail Anime is Not Yet Over

Fairy Tail manga creator Hiro Mashima in a recent issue of Weekly Shonen magazine that the Fairy Tail anime is not over yet.

I quote, "it's actually not over yet. I can't say more than this, but I hope you watch the rerun starting in April and wait for the day I can announce some good news." He added in English, "Anime is not the end. Don't stop believing."

The weekly Fairy Tail reruns that will go by the name "Fairy Tail Best!" will begin this April 4, Thursday at 5:30pm.

Source: Anime News Network

Fairy Tail Anime to End this March 30

TV Magazine announced that the anime adaptation of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail anime will end this March 30. The anime premiered in TV Tokyo in October 2009.

Replacing Fairy Tail will be the Driland anime that will run on Fairy Tail's 10:30am slot every Saturday starting on April 6. Series creator Hiro Mashima posted a statement via Twitter about what the ending of the anime.

Until the time comes, I cannot say something I've always wanted to say, even on Twitter. Please be patient and wait until the time comes for me to announce some good news.

Source: Anime News Network

Fairy Tail the Movie: Maiden of the Phoenix Special Preview

Here is the special opening of the magic-themed anime, Fairy Tail, featuring the scenes from the upcoming film, “Fairy Tail the Movie: The Maiden of the Phoenix,” opening this August 18th in Japan.


“Fairy Tail the Movie: The Maiden of the Phoenix” revolves around a mysterious girl named Éclair, who is suffering from a partial memory loss. She must deliver two Phoenix Stones somewhere, which may cause the collapse of the magical world. Natsu, Lucy, and the rest of the Fairy Tail guild are caught up in the intrigue.

Original author Hiro Mashima, is in charge of story planning and visual design for the film, as well as drafting the guest character designs and image concept art. Director Masaya Fujimori (You Are Umasou), and scriptwriter Masashi Sogo (Fairy Tail, Bleach, Rurouni Kenshin) are included in the project.

Fairy Tail Anime Film Full Trailer Streamed

Film distributor Shochiku began streaming the 104-second full trailer for the upcoming Fairy Tail anime film, “Fairy Tail the Movie: The Maiden of the Phoenix.” The movie will open on August 18th in Japan.


“Fairy Tail the Movie: The Maiden of the Phoenix” revolves around a mysterious girl named Éclair who appears before the world's most notorious wizard's guild, Fairy Tail.

Suffering from a partial memory loss, she only remembers that she must deliver two Phoenix Stones somewhere, which may spell the collapse of the magical world. Natsu, Lucy, and the rest of the Fairy Tail guild are caught up in the intrigue.