Japanese manga series
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest
is a Japanese
manga
series written and storyboarded by
Hiro Mashima
, and illustrated by Atsuo Ueda. It is a
sequel
to Mashima's previous series,
Fairy Tail
. The manga was launched in
Kodansha
's
Magazine Pocket
manga app in July 2018, and is licensed by
Kodansha USA
for an English release in North America. As of April 2024, seventeen
tank?bon
volumes have been released in Japan. An
anime
television series adaptation produced by
J.C.Staff
is set to premiere in July 2024.
Plot
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One year following the demise of
Zeref
and
Acnologia
,
Natsu Dragneel
and his team from the Fairy Tail
wizard
guild embark on the 100 Years Quest, a mission that has been unaccomplished for over a century, on the northern continent of Guiltina. There the team learns that their mission is to seal the
Five Dragon Gods
, a group of dragons whose power rivals Acnologia's and threatens to cause worldwide destruction. Meanwhile, Fairy Tail recruits a new member named
Touka
, who is possessed by a witch that aims to seize the dragons' powers for her own purposes.
Production
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Following the conclusion of
Fairy Tail
on July 26, 2017,
Hiro Mashima
posted a
tweet
on April 5, 2018, announcing that sequel to the series was being developed as a spin-off manga, although he did not specify that he would be returning as the illustrator.
[3]
On June 27, Mashima announced that the manga was tentatively titled
Fairy Tail Zokuhen
(
FAIRY TAIL?編
,
lit.
"Fairy Tail Sequel")
,
[4]
which was confirmed on July 4 to be drawn by Atsuo Ueda with original storyboards provided by Mashima.
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Media
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Manga
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The manga was launched with two chapters in
Kodansha
's
Magazine Pocket
manga app on July 25, 2018, while the first chapter was simultaneously published in the 34th issue of
Weekly Sh?nen Magazine
.
[2]
[5]
The following chapters were released weekly until September 5, 2018, when they transitioned to a biweekly release schedule.
[6]
The manga was published for an English language release by
Kodansha USA
in August 2019.
[7]
[8]
Anime
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An
anime
television series adaptation was announced during the "Hiro Mashima Fan Meeting" livestream on September 11, 2021.
[9]
The series will be produced by
J.C.Staff
and directed by Toshinori Watanabe, with
Shinji Ishihira
serving as chief director, Atsuhiro Tomioka supervising series scripts, Yurika Sako designing the characters, and
Yasuharu Takanashi
composing the music. It is set to premiere on July 7, 2024 on TV Tokyo and other networks.
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The opening theme is "Story" performed by
Da-ice
, while the ending theme is "Tomo yo, Koko de Sayonara da"
(
友よ ここでサヨナラだ
,
lit.
'
My Friend, We Say Our Farewells Here
'
)
performed by Boku ga Mitekatta Aozora.
[12]
Muse Communication
licensed the series in Southeast Asia.
[13]
Works cited
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"Ch." and "Vol." are a shortened forms for chapter and volume of the
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest
manga
Notes
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- Japanese
References
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- References
- ^
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest
.
Kodansha USA
.
Archived
from the original on May 4, 2022
. Retrieved
June 16,
2022
.
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a
b
c
Sherman, Jennifer (July 4, 2018).
"Atsuo Ueda Launches Fairy Tail Sequel Manga on July 25"
.
Anime News Network
. Retrieved
August 3,
2018
.
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Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 5, 2018).
"Hiro Mashima Launches New Manga on June 27, Also Plans Fairy Tail Sequel & Spinoff Manga"
.
Anime News Network
. Retrieved
August 3,
2018
.
- ^
Sherman, Jennifer (June 27, 2018).
"Hiro Mashima Reveals Fairy Tail City Hero Spinoff Manga"
.
Anime News Network
. Retrieved
August 3,
2018
.
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Ressler, Karen (July 25, 2018).
"Fairy Tail's Happy Spinoff Manga Launches"
.
Anime News Network
. Retrieved
August 3,
2018
.
- ^
Ueda, Atsuo [@atsuwo521] (August 29, 2018).
"今週より『FAIRY TAIL 100 YEARS QUEST』は隔週更新になります。なので、次の更新は9月5日になりす。もともと隔週更新で開始予定でしたが、?行本をなるべく早く出すために6話までは?週更新でした。という?なので今後ともよろしくお願いします!"
["FAIRY TAIL 100 YEARS QUEST" will be updated every other week from this week. So the next update will be September 5. Originally we planned to start every other week update, but to update books as soon as possible, up to 6 stories were updated every week. So I hope for your continued support in the future!] (
Tweet
) (in Japanese)
. Retrieved
August 29,
2018
– via
Twitter
.
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Sherman, Jennifer (March 13, 2019).
"Kodansha Comics, Vertical Add Bakemonogatari, Cells at Work! Code Black, Granblue Fantasy Manga"
.
Anime News Network
. Retrieved
March 13,
2019
.
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"Fall 2019 New Licensing Announcements from Kodansha Comics + Vertical"
. Kodansha Comics. March 11, 2019
. Retrieved
March 13,
2019
.
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Loo, Egan (September 11, 2021).
"Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Sequel Manga Gets TV Anime"
.
Anime News Network
. Retrieved
September 11,
2021
.
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Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 12, 2024).
"Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Anime's Teaser Reveals Cast, Staff, July Debut"
.
Anime News Network
. Retrieved
March 12,
2024
.
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Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 23, 2024).
"Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Anime Reveals More Cast, July 7 Premiere"
.
Anime News Network
. Retrieved
June 7,
2024
.
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Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 6, 2024).
"Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Anime's New Video Reveals Da-iCE's Opening Song"
.
Anime News Network
. Retrieved
June 7,
2024
.
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[DISTRIBUTION ANNOUNCEMENT] Muse has acquired the license to: 『Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest』
. April 22, 2024
. Retrieved
May 24,
2024
– via www.facebook.com.
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