To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Fairy Tail manga series, creator Hiro Mashima will launch a short-term serialization for the manga in Weekly Shonen Jump. The Fairy Tail manga will resume in serialization in the 36/37 combined Shonen Jump issue on August 5, according the franchise’s 20th anniversary website and translations provided by Final Weapon lead translator and staff writer Ryuji.
In addition, a new Fairy Tail 20th anniversary special promotional video was released. The video features the song “Snow Fairy” by FUNKIST. Further, Mashima confirmed that he will be conducting an autograph tour for fans in Hokkaido, Tokyo, Aichi, Osaka, and Fukuoka. More details will be announced at a later date.
The latest anime in the series is Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest, which aired from July 2024 to January 2025 across two cours. All 25 episodes of the anime, along with the entire original Fairy Tail anime series, are streaming on Crunchyroll. The Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest manga is still ongoing, and Kodansha is publishing the series in English.
Here’s an overview of the manga, via Kodansha USA Publishing:
Natsu, Lucy, Happy, Erza, and the whole Fairy Tail guild are back in action! And they’ve decided to tackle the “100 Years Quest” – a job no one’s dared take on since the founding of the guild more than a century ago. A mysterious town, a baffling spirit, a ghastly new enemy…and a brand new continent to explore. When you’re with real friends, the adventures never stop!
The latest game in the series is Fairy Tail: Dungeons from Kodansha Creators’ Lab and ginolabo, and its available on Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. The deck-building roguelike game several fan favorite characters from across the franchise, along with hundreds of skills and cards across various modes for casual and hardcore card game fans.
