<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
Natsu	O
Dragneel	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
popular	O
wizard	O
guild	B-Application
Fairy	O
Tail	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
searches	O
the	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
Earth-land	O
for	O
the	O
dragon	O
Igneel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
has	O
also	O
inspired	O
numerous	O
spin-off	O
manga	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
by	O
Mashima	O
,	O
Fairy	O
Tail	O
Zero	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
storyboarded	O
by	O
him	O
,	O
titled	O
Fairy	O
Tail	O
:	O
100	O
Years	O
Quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Earth-land	O
is	O
home	O
to	O
numerous	O
guilds	B-Application
where	O
wizards	O
apply	O
their	O
magic	O
for	O
paid	O
job	O
requests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Natsu	O
Dragneel	O
,	O
a	O
Dragon	O
Slayer	O
wizard	O
from	O
the	O
Fairy	O
Tail	O
guild	B-Application
,	O
explores	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Fiore	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
his	O
missing	O
adoptive	O
father	O
,	O
the	O
dragon	O
Igneel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Natsu	O
,	O
Lucy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
cat-like	O
Exceed	O
Happy	O
form	O
a	O
team	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
joined	O
by	O
other	O
guild	B-Application
members	O
:	O
Gray	O
Fullbuster	O
,	O
an	O
ice	O
wizard	O
;	O
Erza	O
Scarlet	O
,	O
a	O
magical	O
knight	O
;	O
and	O
Wendy	O
Marvell	O
and	O
Carla	O
,	O
another	O
Dragon	O
Slayer	O
and	O
Exceed	O
duo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
embarks	O
on	O
numerous	O
missions	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
subduing	O
criminals	O
,	O
illegal	O
dark	O
guilds	B-Application
,	O
and	O
ancient	O
Etherious	O
demons	O
created	O
by	O
Zeref	O
,	O
a	O
wizard	O
cursed	O
with	O
immortality	O
and	O
deadly	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
battle	O
over	O
Zeref	O
ensues	O
between	O
Fairy	O
Tail	O
and	O
the	O
dark	O
guild	B-Application
Grimoire	O
Heart	O
,	O
which	O
attracts	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
the	O
evil	O
black	O
dragon	O
Acnologia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fairy	O
Tail	O
wizards	O
survive	O
Acnologia	O
's	O
assault	O
when	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
their	O
guild	B-Application
's	O
founder	O
and	O
Zeref	O
's	O
estranged	O
lover	O
,	O
Mavis	O
Vermillion	O
,	O
casts	O
the	O
defensive	O
Fairy	O
Sphere	O
spell	O
that	O
places	O
them	O
into	O
seven	O
years	O
of	O
suspended	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Fairy	O
Tail	O
wages	O
war	O
against	O
Tartaros	O
,	O
a	O
dark	O
guild	B-Application
of	O
Etherious	O
who	O
aim	O
to	O
unseal	O
a	O
book	O
believed	O
to	O
contain	O
Zeref	O
's	O
ultimate	O
demon	O
,	O
E.N.D.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Acnologia	O
returns	O
to	O
annihilate	O
both	O
guilds	B-Application
,	O
Igneel	O
–	O
revealed	O
to	O
have	O
sealed	O
himself	O
within	O
Natsu	O
–	O
emerges	O
to	O
battle	O
Acnologia	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
killed	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
a	O
helpless	O
Natsu	O
,	O
who	O
departs	O
on	O
a	O
training	O
journey	O
to	O
avenge	O
Igneel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Natsu	O
returns	O
one	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
Fiore	O
is	O
invaded	O
by	O
the	O
Alvarez	O
Empire	O
,	O
a	O
military	O
nation	O
ruled	O
by	O
Zeref	O
,	O
who	O
intends	O
to	O
acquire	O
Fairy	O
Heart	O
,	O
a	O
wellspring	O
of	O
infinite	O
magic	O
power	O
housed	O
within	O
Mavis	O
's	O
equally	O
cursed	O
body	O
preserved	O
beneath	O
Fairy	O
Tail	O
's	O
guild	B-Application
hall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
Natsu	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
depart	O
on	O
a	O
century-old	O
guild	B-Application
mission	O
,	O
continuing	O
their	O
adventures	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mashima	O
's	O
later	O
concept	O
for	O
the	O
serialized	O
version	O
involved	O
Natsu	O
as	O
a	O
fire-using	O
member	O
of	O
a	O
courier	B-Protocol
guild	B-Application
who	O
carries	O
various	O
things	O
on	O
assignments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mashima	O
then	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
to	O
have	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
wizards	O
hanging	O
out	O
in	O
one	O
place	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
coerced	O
his	O
editor	O
into	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
concept	O
to	O
a	O
wizard	O
guild	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
naming	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
the	O
author	O
thought	O
western	O
fantasy	B-Application
names	O
would	O
be	O
unfamiliar	O
to	O
Japanese	O
audiences	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
went	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
name	O
for	O
summer	O
;	O
Natsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyōta	O
Shibano	O
created	O
a	O
three-part	O
meta-series	O
titled	O
Fairy	O
Tail	O
Gaiden	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
Kodansha	O
's	O
free	O
weekly	O
Magazine	O
Pocket	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fairy	O
Tail	O
:	O
100	O
Years	O
Quest	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
the	O
original	O
manga	O
,	O
began	O
serialization	O
on	O
Magazine	O
Pocket	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
British	O
anime	O
distributor	O
Manga	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
release	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
in	O
bilingual	O
format	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Mashima	O
announced	O
on	O
his	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
that	O
the	O
anime	O
would	O
not	O
end	O
yet	O
,	O
and	O
confirmed	O
on	O
July	O
11	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
series	O
was	O
greenlit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	B-Language
series	O
was	O
officially	O
confirmed	O
in	O
Weekly	O
Shonen	O
Magazine	O
on	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
chapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	B-Language
is	O
produced	O
by	O
A-1	O
Pictures	O
and	O
Bridge	O
,	O
featuring	O
character	O
designs	O
by	O
Shinji	O
Takeuchi	O
;	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
 '	O
voice	O
actors	O
also	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
along	O
with	O
director	O
Shinji	O
Ishihira	O
and	O
writer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
website	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
was	O
launched	O
on	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Mashima	O
announced	O
via	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
another	O
Fairy	O
Tail	O
series	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Mashima	O
confirmed	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
the	O
final	O
season	O
of	O
Fairy	O
Tail	O
would	O
air	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
titled	O
was	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
2009	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
sequels	B-Language
to	O
Portable	O
Guild	B-Application
have	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
—	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
subtitled	O
Portable	O
Guild	B-Application
2	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
;	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chōjō	O
Daikessen	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
on	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
GameSamba	O
titled	O
Fairy	B-Application
Tail	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
open	O
for	O
closed	O
beta	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
titled	O
Fairy	O
Tail	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Gust	O
Co	O
.	O
Ltd	O
.	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
worldwide	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
delayed	O
to	O
June	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
first	O
volume	O
,	O
Carl	O
Kimlinger	O
of	O
Anime	O
News	O
Network	O
(	O
ANN	O
)	O
felt	O
Fairy	O
Tail	O
followed	O
standard	O
shōnen	O
action	B-Application
manga	O
tropes	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
the	O
mix	O
of	O
goofy	O
humor	O
,	O
face-crushing	O
action	B-Application
,	O
and	O
teary-eyed	O
sap	O
is	O
so	O
calculated	O
as	O
to	O
be	O
mechanical.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Carlo	O
Santos	O
,	O
also	O
of	O
Anime	O
News	O
Network	O
,	O
agreed	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
volume	O
three	O
;	O
having	O
positive	O
views	O
towards	O
the	O
art	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
action	B-Application
scenes	O
,	O
but	O
citing	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
story	O
and	O
character	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparrow	O
of	O
IGN	O
all	O
felt	O
Mashima	O
's	O
artwork	O
had	O
strong	O
similarities	O
to	O
Eiichiro	O
Oda	O
's	O
in	O
One	B-Device
Piece	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
sixth	O
volumes	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Santos	O
praised	O
the	O
storyline	O
's	O
formulaic	O
pattern	O
,	O
though	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
unexpected	O
wrinkles	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
 [ ... ] 	O
keep	O
the	O
action	B-Application
from	O
getting	O
too	O
stale	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
calling	O
the	O
outcomes	O
"	O
unpredictable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
