

The show was put on hiatus in March 2013, totaling 175 episodes (not including OVA episodes), but was eventually relaunched April 2014 with Bridge replacing Satelight. The manga was adapted into an anime produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight and directed by Shinji Ishihira in 2009, with two English dubs produced by Funimation and Animax. Written by Hiro Mashima of Rave Master fame and first published by Kodansha in 2006, Fairy Tail consists of 63 manga volumes, proving itself among the more successful long-running Shōnen series. Join the adventures of Natsu and Lucy as they perform missions for the guild, struggle with problems from the past, fight world-threatening villains, and learn The Power of Friendship. He just so happens to be a famous Dragon Slayer wizard in search of his missing father- an actual dragon-and invites her into one of the most colorful and notorious guilds in the kingdom: Fairy Tail.

When aspiring teenage wizard Lucy Heartfilia sets out to make her mark, she runs into a quirky boy named Natsu Dragneel. In a world teeming with magic, becoming a full-fledged wizard note or mage, if you'd prefer, though it's officially translated as "wizard" requires you to join a guild.
