99 Fun Facts About Fairy Tail

Which nickname of Natsu Dragneel's does a criminal borrow in the first chapter of Fairy Tail?

Salamander is the name a slave trader uses to pose as a Fairy Tail wizard and trick Lucy; the real Salamander rescues her and invites her to join the guild.

In which manga anthology was Fairy Tail serialized from 2006 to 2017?

Weekly Shōnen Magazine found Mashima through its newcomers' contest, which he won in 1998; it gave him his first serial the next year and later ran Fairy Tail for eleven.

Which dragon, missing since Natsu Dragneel's childhood, does he set out to find in Fairy Tail?

Igneel vanished on July 7, X777, the same day as every other Dragon Slayer's dragon; he had in fact sealed himself inside Natsu's body the whole time.

Fiore is only one kingdom in which world, the main setting of Fairy Tail?

Earth-land is rich in magic, which is why Edolas, a parallel world that is running out of it, opens portals in the sky to drain Earth-land's supply.

Which of Lucy Heartfilia's celestial spirits is a carry-over from Mashima's previous manga?

Plue was the hero's sidekick in that earlier series; asked why he keeps coming back, Mashima laughed that Plue is everywhere and 'He's my personal pet!'

Happy, Natsu's flying blue cat, belongs to which race?

Exceed are winged cats born in the parallel world of Edolas; Mashima first named Happy after the Norse god Freyr, then decided the name did not suit him.

Which black wizard created the Etherious demons that Fairy Tail keeps running into?

Zeref, cursed to live forever, created his demons hoping one could kill him; the strongest, E.N.D., is his own younger brother, Natsu.

Where does Fairy Tail hold the S-Class trial that Grimoire Heart and Acnologia interrupt?

Tenrou Island, called Sirius Island in the English manga, is the guild's holy ground, and the trial sends candidates to find its founder's grave there.

Which spell freezes Fairy Tail's leading wizards in time for seven years as Acnologia attacks?

Fairy Sphere is one of the guild's three great spells, a shield inside which time stands still, so the wizards walk out seven years later without having aged a day.

Which dark guild of Etherious demons tries to unseal the book of E.N.D.?

Tartaros officially calls E.N.D. its master, yet the initials stand for Etherious Natsu Dragneel: the demon it wants to wake is the wizard fighting it.

Which military nation from the western continent invades Fiore in Fairy Tail's final arc?

The Alvarez Empire invades to seize Fairy Heart, a well of limitless magic hidden beneath the Fairy Tail guild hall.

What is the time-travel gate that sent Natsu and the young Dragon Slayers 400 years forward called?

Eclipse sent the children four centuries ahead because that era was far richer in magic, giving them the strength they would one day need against Acnologia.

Which Mashima manga did Fairy Tail follow, a series whose ending he found 'a little sad'?

Rave Master was a 35-volume quest to save the world; for the follow-up Mashima wanted 'a lot of fun' instead, a story about wizards' everyday jobs.

Natsu Dragneel's first name comes from the Japanese word for which season?

Summer suits him: Mashima called Natsu 'a fiery guy', a step on from his previous hero Haru, 'spring', whom he saw as 'a warm character'.

Who gave Erza her surname, Scarlet, after the colour of her hair?

Jellal Fernandes named her when both were child slaves at the Tower of Heaven, saying the colour meant he would never forget it; he later betrayed her while under another wizard's control.

Which trait of Natsu Dragneel's did Mashima borrow from one of his real-life friends?

His motion sickness comes from a friend who gets ill whenever the two share a taxi; Mashima admitted it was bad for the friend but 'kind of hilarious'.

Mashima named Lucy Heartfilia after a song by which band?

The Beatles gave Mashima two names: Lucy comes from 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds', and her estranged father Jude from 'Hey Jude'.

Which two voice actors play Natsu in Japanese and in the English dub, respectively?

Tetsuya Kakihara and Todd Haberkorn voice a hero who yells constantly: Mashima worried it would ruin Haberkorn's voice, and the actor says he loves leaving the booth without one.

Which magic is Gray Fullbuster's signature style in Fairy Tail?

Ice Make lets him shape ice into anything he pictures; he learned it from Ur, who later turned her own body to ice to seal the demon that had orphaned him.

Gray's habit of subconsciously stripping off his clothes came from what?

His training to withstand cold had Ur's pupils practise undressed, and the habit stuck; asked which friend inspired it, Mashima answered 'Me!'

Erza Scarlet's nickname 'Titania' references the fairy queen from which Shakespeare play?

A Midsummer Night's Dream calls its fairy queen Titania, a title Erza earned as the most powerful woman in the Fairy Tail guild.

What is the name of Erza Scarlet's magic, which lets her instantly swap weapons and armour?

The Knight is Erza's form of requip: each weapon and suit of armour she swaps in mid-battle changes her strength and her magic.

Which dragon raised Wendy Marvell and taught her Sky Dragon Slayer Magic?

Grandeeney has a human double in the parallel world of Edolas, the forest healer Porlyusica, who later passes the dragon's most advanced spells on to Wendy.

Which Fairy Tail Dragon Slayer eats iron and started out as a member of the rival guild Phantom Lord?

Gajeel Redfox started the war between the two guilds by wrecking Fairy Tail's hall and hurting Levy's team; once Phantom Lord was dissolved, Fairy Tail took him in to make amends.

Juvia Lockser first appears as part of which elite team of Phantom Lord?

The Element 4 were Phantom Lord's elite, one wizard for each classical element; Juvia, its water, loses a duel to Gray and then follows him into Fairy Tail.

Laxus Dreyar's name derives from a unit measuring what?

Light is measured in lux, the word behind Laxus, yet his magic is lightning: his father implanted a crystal in him as a child to make him a Dragon Slayer.

Which form of Takeover magic does Mirajane Strauss use to transform in battle?

Satan Soul gives her the forms of demons she has beaten and earned her the nickname 'the Demon'; after her sister's apparent death she gave it up and ran the guild's bar instead.

Gildarts Clive's Crush magic is so dangerous that which town rearranges its streets for him?

Magnolia slides its buildings aside to leave one straight road to the guild whenever he comes home, because he tends to walk through houses without noticing, crushing them.

Cana Alberona's name is derived from which word?

Arcana, the tarot term for the deck's two sets of cards, fits her: Cana fights and tells fortunes with magic cards.

What does Levy McGarden's signature magic do?

Solid Script turns written words into solid objects that behave like what they spell: write 'fire' in the air and the word itself burns.

Loke, the playboy of the Fairy Tail guild, is secretly which zodiac spirit?

Leo the Lion had been stranded in the human world for three years, slowly fading, until Lucy persuaded the Celestial Spirit King to let him go home.

Lucy Heartfilia's rarest keys, one for each sign of the zodiac, are named for which metal?

Gold keys are so rare that only twelve exist; Lucy later has to break one, Aquarius's, to summon the Celestial Spirit King and save her guild.

Which guild replaces Fairy Tail as the strongest in Fiore during the seven-year gap and is led by Ziemma?

Sabertooth took the top spot while Fairy Tail's best were missing, then lost it back to them at the Grand Magic Games, after which Sting replaced Ziemma as master.

Rogue Cheney's small green cat companion in Fairy Tail always wears a costume of which creature?

A pink frog suit matches the cat's name: Frosch is German for frog. In one possible future, Frosch's death is what turns Rogue into a villain.

Which title does Acnologia hold for nearly wiping out an entire species?

The Dragon King won his title in the Dragon King Festival, the war that almost ended the dragons: once human, he killed so many that his own Dragon Slayer magic turned him into one.

Which Fairy Tail co-founder later becomes Hades, master of the dark guild Grimoire Heart?

Precht Gaebolg, the guild's second master, turned to black magic while trying to revive its founder; his failed experiments on her body are what created Fairy Heart.

Which studio led the animation of the three Fairy Tail TV series aired 2009-2019?

A-1 Pictures animated all 328 episodes with a changing set of partners; the newest, CloverWorks, was A-1's own second studio, renamed and spun off during 2018.

What is the title of the first Fairy Tail feature film, released in Japan in 2012?

Phoenix Priestess sends the guild to protect Éclair, a priestess carrying half of a stone that can summon a phoenix; she turns out to be 400 years old, kept alive by its blood.

In Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry, the guild infiltrates which kingdom to recover a stolen staff?

Stella's king, Animus, turns out to be a dying dragon hiding inside the body of his own aide, and he wants the stolen staff's magic to break free.

Who illustrates the sequel manga Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest, which Mashima storyboards?

Atsuo Ueda draws the sequel while Mashima supplies only its storyboards: a month before it launched in 2018, Mashima had started a brand-new weekly series of his own.

In 100 Years Quest, which of the Five Dragon Gods is the biological son of Natsu's foster father?

Ignia helps Natsu subdue Mercphobia only so he can fight a stronger Natsu one-on-one later.

In which country outside Japan had Fairy Tail reached 7.7 million copies by 2018?

France was honouring him at the time: in January 2018 the Angoulême comics festival gave Mashima a special award and five rooms of Fairy Tail exhibition.

Which prize did Fairy Tail win in 2009?

The Kodansha Manga Award comes from Fairy Tail's own publisher but is open to its rivals: the girls' prize that year went to a series from Shueisha.

Which Mashima series reuses Happy as an alien android who doubles as a pair of blaster weapons?

Edens Zero gives Happy a darker past: run over by a drunk driver, he is rebuilt as an android by an inventor, which is how he can fold into his partner's twin blasters.

In the 545th and final chapter of Fairy Tail, what has Lucy Heartfilia just had published?

Her first novel, based on her adventures with the guild, wins an award a year after the final battle, and the series ends as the team leaves on a hundred-year quest.

In Fairy Tale, the 2002 one-shot that became Fairy Tail, the hero was what kind of being?

A horned fire spirit named Silva led the pilot, beside a water princess called El, whose name Mashima later reworked into Erza.

Which white cat is Wendy Marvell's partner and caretaker in Fairy Tail?

Carla is 'Charle' in Japanese; Mashima said the English name differs because in many Western countries Charle would read as a man's name.

Which manga had a 2013 crossover with Fairy Tail, each artist drawing a strip of the other's series?

The Seven Deadly Sins was barely a year old when its artist and Mashima swapped four-panel strips; a full crossover chapter followed that December.

Which company developed the first Fairy Tail video game, Portable Guild, for the PSP in 2010?

Konami had already put Natsu and Lucy into its 2009 PSP brawler Sunday VS Magazine; three Japan-only Fairy Tail games for the handheld followed in as many years.

Fairy Tail's English dub director likened the anime to which cartoon series with a talking animal?

Scooby-Doo came to mind for voice director Tyler Walker because both follow a core group, with one talking animal, travelling from one adventure to the next.

Fairy Tail's creator modelled the rowdy wizard guild on which kind of real place he was visiting?

A local bar he frequented became the model for the guild hall. He has said the whole series was inspired by sitting in bars and partying with his friends.

What weather follows Juvia Lockser everywhere in Fairy Tail until the day she loses a duel to Gray?

Rain fell wherever she went, and as a child she was mocked as a 'rain woman'. The downpour stopped for the first time in her life after that defeat.

In Fairy Tail's first chapter, a slave trader lures Lucy by posing under which nickname of Natsu's?

Salamander is the nickname Natsu earned as one of the guild's most destructive members. The impostor borrowing it to pass as a Fairy Tail wizard is what brings Natsu and Lucy together.

Who founded the Fairy Tail guild as its first master and still appears to members as a spirit?

Mavis Vermillion was first conceived as an elderly man, until the author was told that Mavis is a female name. Her spirit can be seen only by those who bear the guild's emblem.

Critics at Anime News Network and IGN felt Fairy Tail's art closely resembled which hit manga?

One Piece was the comparison three reviewers reached for, likening the linework to Eiichiro Oda's. One meant it as praise, while another said it made the artist's own skill hard to appreciate.

King Toma of Fiore secretly works in Fairy Tail as Mato, a tournament mascot shaped like what?

A pumpkin costume lets the king work incognito at his own kingdom's annual contest of guilds. His daughter later succeeds him on the throne.

In which parallel world do Fairy Tail's wizards meet their own doubles with opposite personalities?

Edolas is running out of magic, so its king siphons power from the heroes' own world through portals. There, Natsu's double is timid and Lucy's is intimidating.

Which annual event does Fairy Tail enter after its long absence to win back its standing in Fiore?

Grand Magic Games victory restores the guild's name after it had become the weakest in the kingdom. The tournament is held in the capital to find the most powerful guild.

Which non-magical ambition does Lucy Heartfilia achieve in Fairy Tail's epilogue, winning an award?

Publishing a novel had been her goal since she arrived as an aspiring writer. Her debut book is based on her own adventures with the guild.

Which company acquired the Fairy Tail anime for North America and cast its English dub?

Funimation's cast drank a 'Fairy Tail tea' after each recording session. The ritual was meant to protect their voices from all the yelling the roles demand.

Which white flying cat in Fairy Tail partners Wendy Marvell and has visions of the future?

Carla inherited her gift of foresight from her mother, a queen. Her Japanese name is Charles, changed in countries where readers would take it for a male name.

Which Fairy Tail wizard helped young Natsu hatch Happy's egg and was later thought dead for years?

Lisanna Strauss had been pulled through a portal into a parallel world. She quietly lived among that world's Fairy Tail for two years before being sent home.

Which fellow child slave gave Fairy Tail's Erza her surname Scarlet, inspired by her hair?

Jellal named her while both were enslaved building the Tower of Heaven for a cult. He later turns on her while brainwashed, forcing her to escape alone.

Who hires Phantom Lord to bring Lucy Heartfilia home, setting off that guild's war with Fairy Tail?

Her father is a business tycoon who wanted her back for a deal after she ran away. The war costs him his daughter's trust, and he later goes bankrupt.

Which rare ability does Wendy Marvell's Sky Dragon Slayer Magic bring to Natsu's team in Fairy Tail?

Healing injuries and ailments is the heart of her magic, which draws its power from clean air. She can also strengthen her allies through enchantment.

Which ice wizard trained Gray Fullbuster and gave her life to seal the demon Deliora in Fairy Tail?

Ur turned her own body into ice with a forbidden spell to freeze the demon for good. Losing her is what led Gray to join the guild.

Which inherited zodiac key must Fairy Tail's Lucy destroy to summon the Celestial Spirit King?

Aquarius was one of the keys her late mother left her. Breaking it is the price of calling the king to save her incapacitated guild.

Which stout Blue Pegasus ace in Fairy Tail fights with magical perfumes that boost his strength?

Ichiya is the ace and the black sheep of a guild made up mostly of attractive men and women. His double from a parallel world is a flying cat called Nichiya.

Which flying cat was an army commander in a parallel world before joining Fairy Tail?

Panther Lily was exiled from his homeland for rescuing a young prince. In his new world he shrinks to a small cat and regains his towering form only for short periods.

Which masked Fairy Tail wizard puts his guildmates to sleep on every visit so nobody sees his face?

Mystogan is the double, from a parallel world, of another character and wants his identity kept secret. Unable to use magic on his own, he casts spells through enchanted staves.

Which spell of Makarov Dreyar's hits everyone its caster deems an enemy but spares allies?

Fairy Law shortens the life of whoever casts it. The old master dies using it to wipe out an invading army in the last arc, though he is later brought back to life.

Which White Dragon Slayer, Rogue Cheney's partner in Fairy Tail, ends up leading his own guild?

Sting Eucliffe takes over after his team loses to Fairy Tail at Fiore's annual tournament. He replaces a harsh master in order to improve the guild's image.

Which fellow pupil of Gray Fullbuster's teacher later falls for Juvia at first sight in Fairy Tail?

Lyon Vastia resented Gray for years over their teacher's death and tried to release the demon she had sealed. He later joins the Lamia Scale guild and even picks up Gray's stripping habit.

Which member of Laxus's bodyguard trio in Fairy Tail turns people to stone by removing her glasses?

Evergreen joined the guild because of its name, being obsessed with fairies. She covets Erza's title of Fairy Queen.

What was implanted in Fairy Tail's Laxus as a child, making him a second-generation Dragon Slayer?

A lacrima crystal lets him wield lightning like a dragon. The man who implanted it, Ivan Dreyar, was later expelled from the guild.

Which Magic Council title marks Fairy Tail's Makarov as one of the continent's most powerful mages?

Ten Wizard Saints is a rank the council can also take away. The master of Phantom Lord is stripped of it after starting a forbidden war between guilds.

Which inventor of Dragon Slayer magic in Fairy Tail turns out to be Erza Scarlet's mother?

Irene Belserion is centuries old and was herself turned into a dragon by the magic she created. She left Erza as an infant and serves the emperor who invades Fiore.

Which dark guild in Fairy Tail hunts for Nirvana, a magic that swaps good and evil natures?

Oración Seis has only six members, most of them former slaves, yet it commands several lesser dark guilds. Wendy Marvell first meets Fairy Tail in the alliance sent against it.

Which guild led by Makarov Dreyar's estranged son is beaten single-handedly by his grandson Laxus?

Raven Tail sends five wizards to Fiore's annual tournament and wins by underhanded tricks. Laxus defeats all five on his own, and the guild is disqualified and dissolves.

Which reanimated member of the Nine Demon Gates turns out to be Gray's parent in Fairy Tail?

Silver passes his Ice Demon Slayer Magic on to Gray, asking him to destroy the demon E.N.D. with it. He had died years earlier at the hands of the demon that orphaned his son.

Which gruff healer living in the forest tends Fairy Tail's wounded while claiming to resent humans?

Porlyusica is an old friend of Makarov Dreyar and nurses him back to health more than once. She is the human double, from a parallel world, of the dragon who raised Wendy.

What is the name of Levy McGarden's Fairy Tail team with her two admirers, Jet and Droy?

Shadow Gear is attacked by a Phantom Lord wizard early on, which helps spark the war between the two guilds. Jet has super speed, while Droy grows magic plants.

Which size-changing Spriggan 12 wizard did Fairy Tail's author say he would miss drawing the most?

Brandish can alter the mass as well as the size of whatever she chooses. The author also remarked on how popular she was with readers among the emperor's twelve elite guards.

Which childhood loss did Fairy Tail's author say shaped Natsu's bond with the dragon who raised him?

His father's death when he was a child fed into the father-and-son relationship at the heart of the story. He also drew on himself as a schoolboy for Natsu's personality.

Which capital city of Fiore hosts the kingdom's annual guild tournament in Fairy Tail?

Crocus sits above a dragon graveyard, where the staff of terrible power stolen in the second film was first discovered.

Which actress voices Fairy Tail's Lucy in Japanese and sang the first film's ending song as her?

Aya Hirano has said that recording Lucy's parting from one of her spirits made her cry in the studio. She also wondered whether Lucy and Natsu would end up as a couple.

Which Magic Council superweapon is fired at the Tower of Heaven in Fairy Tail, only to power it up?

Etherion's blast is absorbed by the tower, which is really a giant crystal built to raise the dead. Natsu then eats the leftover energy to reach the powered-up state called Dragon Force.

Which constellation names Yukino Agria's extra zodiac key in Fairy Tail, a giant mechanical snake?

Ophiuchus sits outside the usual zodiac set, and its owner also holds the keys of Pisces and Libra. She and Lucy later pool their zodiac keys to close a time gate.

While drawing Fairy Tail weekly, its author spent weekends on a manga based on which game series?

Monster Hunter Orage ran in a monthly magazine while the weekly series was in full swing. He drew a quarter of each instalment per weekend and finished it by the end of the month.

Which Fairy Tail time mage turns into an old woman after reversing time to save allies from dragons?

Ultear casts the forbidden spell Last Ages, which turns time back just long enough for her friends to foresee the dragons' attacks. She slips away and lets them believe she died.

Why did Fairy Tail's author first plan for Erza Scarlet to shed tears from only one eye?

A faulty artificial eye was meant to leave one side dry, but he dropped the idea after accidentally drawing scenes with tears from both eyes. He also admits he often forgets what her armour looks like.

In Fairy Tail's prequel manga, which friend of the founder turns out to be her own illusion?

Zera is a guild master's daughter who had actually died in a raid years earlier. The founder conjured her without realising it, and the new guild was organised in her memory.

Which studio developed the 2020 Fairy Tail role-playing game published by Koei Tecmo?

Gust built it as a turn-based adventure under the author's direct supervision. One bonus costume dresses Lucy as the heroine of the studio's own Atelier Ryza.

Which amnesiac girl carries half of a cursed stone in the first Fairy Tail feature film?

Éclair turns out to be over four centuries old, made immortal by a legendary creature's blood. She distrusts magic, yet she bonds with Lucy over the loss of their fathers.

Which sport stars in a 2024 Fairy Tail indie game that won a contest part-funded by the author?

Beach volleyball is the theme of Fairy Tail: Beach Volleyball Havoc, one of three contest winners. The author put up about two thirds of the prize money himself.

Which publisher first released the Fairy Tail manga in English in North America before closing down?

Del Rey Manga issued the first twelve volumes from 2008. One of its employees was even drawn into the story as a character.

Which Fairy Tail member is a procrastinator who never sets out on a single job in the whole series?

Nab Lasaro can enhance his body with the spirits of animals, which makes his refusal to take on any work all the stranger.

Besides her celestial keys, which weapon does Lucy Heartfilia wield in battle throughout Fairy Tail?

A whip with a heart-shaped tip is her first weapon. After losing it she is given Fleuve d'étoiles, an extendable whip made of energy.

Which of Lucy's zodiac spirits in Fairy Tail burrows underground and is written as a masochist?

Virgo appears dressed as a maid whenever she is summoned. Her key is one of the rare golden ones that call the zodiac spirits.