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Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest

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Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest
Cover of the first tankōbon volume of Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest
FAIRY TAIL 100年クエスト
(Fearī Teiru: Hyaku-nen Kuesuto)
GenreAdventure, fantasy[1]
Manga
Written byHiro Mashima[a]
Illustrated byAtsuo Ueda
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineMagazine Pocket
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 25, 2018 – present
Volumes17 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by
Written byAtsuhiro Tomioka
Music byYasuharu Takanashi
StudioJ.C.Staff
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run July 7, 2024 – present
Episodes4

Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest[c] (stylized in all caps) 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 tankōbon volumes have been released in Japan. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff premiered in July 2024.

Plot

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See also: List of Fairy Tail characters

One year following the demise of Zeref and Acnologia, Natsu Dragneel and his team from the Fairy Tail wizard guild disembark to the continent of Guiltina in northern Earthland for the 100 Years Quest, a mission that has been unaccomplished for over a century. Their client, the immortal Dragon Slayer Elefseria, reveals that the quest's purpose is to seal renegade dragons called the Five Dragon Gods—Selene, Ignia, Mercphobia, Aldoron, and Viernes—each of whom rivals Acnologia in strength and threatens to cause worldwide destruction. Natsu subdues Mercphobia with aid from Ignia, Igneel's malicious biological son, who challenges Natsu to strengthen himself for a one-on-one battle.

Meanwhile, Fairy Tail recruits a new member, Touka, unaware that she is merged with another wizard named Faris. Claiming to be the White Wizard, the century-old leader of a malevolent white magic cult, Faris brainwashes Fairy Tail in a crusade to erase sources of powerful magic. Once Natsu's team rescues their guildmates, Wendy Marvell separates Touka and Faris after the latter is deceived by Selene into awakening the slumbering Aldoron, who is killed by Natsu. Despite Faris's actions, the team saves her and Touka's home, the parallel world of Elentear, after learning Selene has been blackmailing Faris with its destruction.

Selene seizes control of Diabolos, a Dragon Slayer guild that feuds with Fairy Tail over the 100 Years Quest, and pits the two guilds against each other to retrieve knowledge of Athena, a weapon built by Elefseria's pupil for use against the Five Dragon Gods. However, they are forced to unite against Ignia's ally Dogramag, a sixth Dragon God believed to have been slain by Elefseria, who ends hostilities with Selene after Dogramag is killed. Further investigation reveals Athena to be the true, mechanical White Wizard utilized by Gold Owl, an alchemist guild formed from Viernes's disembodied will. Persuaded by Lucy Heartfilia to rebel, Athena helps Natsu kill Viernes by restoring the dragon's physical form.

As the last remaining Dragon God, Ignia reveals his plan to destroy humankind by recreating the Dragon King Festival, a historic event in which Acnologia exterminated the dragon race; to this end, he has the slain Dragon Gods resurrected and drives the others berserk. The battle is joined by Faris's counterpart native to Earthland, a black wizard imbued with power from Acnologia's dismembered arm.

Production

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Development on a sequel for Fairy Tail began prior to the release of the original manga's final tankōbon volume following its end of publication in July 2017.[3] Series creator and artist Hiro Mashima initially had no intention to continue the story himself, as the project's developers had decided that another artist would draw it. He was later asked by the manga's editor to be involved as the series storyboarder.[4] Mashima revealed the sequel's development in a tweet on April 5, 2018.[3] On June 27, Mashima announced that the manga was tentatively titled Fairy Tail Zokuhen (FAIRY TAIL続編, lit. 'Fairy Tail Sequel'),[5] which was confirmed on July 4 to be drawn by Atsuo Ueda.[2]

Media

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Manga

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Main article: List of Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest chapters

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 Shōnen Magazine.[2][6] The following chapters were released weekly until September 5, 2018, when they transitioned to a biweekly release schedule.[7] The manga was published for an English language release by Kodansha USA in August 2019.[8][9]

Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced during the "Hiro Mashima Fan Meeting" livestream in September 2021.[10] The anime series is produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Toshinori Watanabe, with Shinji Ishihira serving as chief director, Atsuhiro Tomioka supervising scripts, Yurika Sako designing the characters, and Yasuharu Takanashi composing the music. It premiered on July 7, 2024 on TV Tokyo and its affiliates.[11][12] The opening theme song is "Story" performed by Da-ice, while the ending theme song 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.[13] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[14] Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia.[15]

Episodes

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No.Title [16][17]Directed by [16]Written by [16]Chief animation directed by [16]Original air date [18]
1"The "First" Guild and the "Strongest" Guild"
Transliteration: ""Saisho" no Girudo to "Saikyō" no Girudo" (Japanese: “最初”のギルドと“最強”のギルド)		Directed by : Toshinori Watanabe
Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira		Atsuhiro TomiokaYurika SakoJuly 7, 2024 (2024-07-07)
A girl named Touka joins the Fairy Tail wizard guild to pursue her affections for Natsu Dragneel, who is away with his team on the 100 Years Quest, a mission that has remained unfinished by any guild for over a century. Juvia Lockser competes with Touka over her own love for Gray Fullbuster, leading them to bicker over various women who have shown interest in Natsu and Gray. When Touka mentions Briar, a member of the black magic cult Avatar whose name and admiration of Gray were never publicized, Gajeel Redfox becomes suspicious of Touka and rallies Juvia and Panther Lily to investigate her. Meanwhile, Natsu's team arrives on the continent of Guiltina to meet their client, the dragon Elefseria, a formerly human Dragon Slayer and founder of the world's first wizard guild, Magia Dragon. Elefseria reveals that the quest involves sealing the Five God Dragons, a group of surviving dragons that are each as powerful as Acnologia. He sends the team to the port city of Ermina, where the Water God Dragon, Mercphobia, is worshiped. The team's arrival is witnessed by a horned man whose companion addresses him as the Water God.
2"The Sea of Dragons"
Transliteration: "Ryū no Umi" (Japanese: 竜の海)		Directed by : Taichi Aratashi & Mio Hidenin
Storyboarded by : Toshinori Watanabe		Masashi SogoYurika SatoJuly 14, 2024 (2024-07-14)
Ermina is submerged by the sea's high tide at night, with its citizens transforming into fish and providing Natsu's team with a potion that allows them to breathe underwater. When Gray asks about Mercphobia, the citizens turn hostile towards the team, assuming them to be after Mercphobia's life. Disguising themselves as fish using the power of Lucy Heartfilia's celestial spirit Gemini, the team discovers a caged woman named Kiria whom the citizens plan to sacrifice to Mercphobia for her hunting of the Water God. Kiria – one of a class of Dragon Slayers called Dragon Eaters, who consume dragons to gain their powers – uses Blade Dragon Slayer magic to free herself and kill a sea serpent she believes to be Mercphobia. Learning the serpent is actually Mercphobia's messenger, she vents her frustration by attacking Natsu's team, joined by her armored guildmate Madmole from the Dragon Eater guild Diabolos, until the humanoid Mercphobia intervenes. Meanwhile, Gajeel's group spies on Touka and is shocked when she briefly sports a furry tail, though Levy McGarden is skeptical of their observations. Elsewhere, Jellal Fernandes visits the Saber Tooth guild to conduct his own investigation of Touka, whom he considers to be dangerous.
3"Blade, Armor, Ash"
Transliteration: "Yaiba, Yoroi, Hai" (Japanese: 刃、鎧、灰)		Toshinori WatanabeMasashi SogoYurika SatoJuly 21, 2024 (2024-07-21)
Kiria and Madmole are teleported away by their guildmate Skullion Raider, a Dragon Eater who manipulates ash. Mercphobia is hospitable towards Natsu's team, explaining that he has renounced his past cruelty after bonding with his human companion, Karameel. However, he wishes to die due to his gradual loss of control over Ermina's tide, a result of having his magic stolen by a witch called the White Mage, and requests Natsu's team to recover his power and kill him before he floods the world. Overhearing this, Skullion changes Diabolos's target to the White Mage and injures Mercphobia, deeming him worthless. Natsu's team fights to protect Mercphobia, but they are defeated by the Diabolos trio: Erza Scarlet turns submissive after Kiria magically "cuts" her strength; Natsu succumbs to motion sickness after Madmole forces him onto Diabolos's ship; and Gray is seemingly disintegrated by Skullion. Meanwhile, Jellal learns of Touka's membership in Fairy Tail from Kagura Mikazuchi and confronts Touka, whom he identifies as the White Mage, a person rumored to be as dangerous as Zeref.
4"Dyed White"
Transliteration: "Shiroku Somaru" (Japanese: 白く染まる)		Directed by : Kiyotaka Takezawa & Mio Hidenin
Storyboarded by : Toshinori Watanabe		Atsuhiro TomiokaYurika SatoJuly 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)
Jellal accuses Touka of stealing several wizards' magic as the founder of Rebellious, a white magic cult that aims to erase all magic from the world. Laxus Dreyar defends Touka and threatens Jellal into withdrawing, but warns Touka against keeping secrets that could endanger Fairy Tail. Touka later attempts to steal Jellal's magic for his interference, but stops herself before Gajeel detains her, revealing Touka and the White Mage to be separate personalities. Meanwhile, Diabolos takes Natsu, Erza, and Wendy Marvell captive aboard their ship, leaving Lucy, Happy, and Carla behind. After Karameel sends them away on a boat, Lucy's group happens upon Brandish μ, who has saved Gray with her size-altering magic and is competing with Lucy in search of Aquarius's missing key. Brandish refuses to join the fight against Diabolos, but helps Fairy Tail by turning an undersea rock into an islet that beaches Diabolos's ship. Around this time, Kiria's spell wears off on Erza, who releases Natsu and Wendy. Natsu's group has a rematch with Diabolos, with Natsu using his Fire Dragon Slayer magic's heat to bypass Madmole's indestructible armor and defeat him.
5"A Bitter Choice"
Transliteration: "Kujū no Ketsudan" (Japanese: 苦渋の決断)		Directed by : Yoshiyuki Nogami & Momo Shimizu
Storyboarded by : Kiyotaka Ōhata		Masashi SogoYurika SatoAugust 4, 2024 (2024-08-04)

Reception

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The manga's first tankōbon volume debuted at the eleventh spot of Oricon's weekly Japanese sales charts for printed comics.[19]

Anime News Network's Rebecca Silverman gave the first volume an overall "B" score, considering its two storylines to be a "promising start" to the series, and praising the setting for expanding the original story's mythology. However, she criticized its slow pace and inconsistencies to the previous series. Silverman opined that Ueda does a "very credible job" copying Mashima's artstyle, calling the differences "fairly negligible".[20]

Notes

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  1. ^ Credited as storyboarder[2]
  2. ^ Credited as chief director (総監督, Sō Kantoku)
  3. ^ Alternatively subtitled Hyaku-nen Kuesuto (100年クエスト) for Japanese readers

References

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  1. ^ Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest. Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ Mashima, Hiro (2018). "Afterword". Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest, Volume 1. Illustrated by Atsuo Ueda. Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-513398-9.
  5. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (June 27, 2018). "Hiro Mashima Reveals Fairy Tail City Hero Spinoff Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  6. ^ Ressler, Karen (July 25, 2018). "Fairy Tail's Happy Spinoff Manga Launches". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  7. ^ Ueda, Atsuo [@atsuwo521] (August 28, 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、単行本をなるべく早く出すために6話までは毎週更新でした。という訳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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Fall 2019 New Licensing Announcements from Kodansha Comics + Vertical". Kodansha Comics. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  10. ^ Loo, Egan (September 11, 2021). "Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Sequel Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Mateo, Alex (July 3, 2024). "Crunchyroll to Stream Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest, The Elusive Samurai, True Beauty, More Anime for Summer Season". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  15. ^ [DISTRIBUTION ANNOUNCEMENT] Muse has acquired the license to: 『Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest』. April 22, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024 – via www.facebook.com.
  16. ^ a b c d "Terebi Anime『Fearī Teiru: Hyaku-nen Kuesuto』Kōshiki Saito" TVアニメ『FAIRY TAIL 100年クエスト』公式サイト [TV Anime "Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest" Official Site]. fairytail100yq.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  17. ^ "Watch FAIRY TAIL 100 YEARS QUEST - Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  18. ^ "Terebi Anime『Fearī Teiru: Hyaku-nen Kuesuto』Kōshiki Saito" TVアニメ『FAIRY TAIL 100年クエスト』公式サイト [TV Anime "Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest" Official Site]. fairytail100yq.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  19. ^ Ressler, Karen (July 4, 2024). "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 5-11". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  20. ^ Silverman, Rebecca (July 4, 2024). "Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest GN 1 - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
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