Fairy Tail season 9

Fairy Tail
Season 9
No. of episodes51[1][2]
Release
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original releaseOctober 7, 2018 (2018-10-07) –
September 29, 2019 (2019-09-29)
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The ninth and final season of the Fairy Tail anime series was directed by Shinji Ishihira and produced by A-1 Pictures, CloverWorks, and Bridge.[3][4] Like the rest of the series, it follows the adventures of Natsu Dragneel and Lucy Heartfilia of the fictional guild Fairy Tail. This season contains two story arcs: the first seven episodes continue the "Avatar" arc (アヴァタール編, Avatāru-hen), which adapts material from the final chapter of the 49th volume to the second-to-last chapter of the 51st volume of the Fairy Tail manga by Hiro Mashima, depicting Natsu, Lucy, and Happy's journey to reorganize their disbanded guild; the remaining 44 episodes form the "Alvarez" arc (アルバレス編, Arubaresu-hen), which adapts material from the last chapter of the 51st volume to the manga's conclusion, depicting the guild's war with the militaristic Alvarez Empire, and Natsu's final battle with his adversaries Zeref and Acnologia.

On July 20, 2017, Hiro Mashima announced on Twitter that a third and "final" series of Fairy Tail would air in 2018.[5] The final season premiered on October 7, 2018, on TV Tokyo,[6][7] and is simultaneously released by Funimation with a broadcast dub in North America.[8]

The anime contains eight pieces of theme music: four opening themes and four ending themes. For episodes 278 to 290, the first opening theme is "Power of the Dream", performed by lol, and the ending theme is "Endless Harmony", performed by Beverly.[9] For episodes 291 to 303, the second opening and ending themes are "Down by Law" by The Rampage from Exile Tribe and "Pierce" by EMPiRE, respectively.[10] For episodes 304 to 315, the third opening and ending themes are "No-Limit" by Ōsaka ☆ Shunkashūtō and "Boku to Kimi no Lullaby" by Miyuna.[11] The fourth opening and ending themes, used for the remainder of the season, are "More Than Like" by BiSH and "Exceed" by Miyuu.[12] "Snow Fairy", performed by Funkist, is used in episode 328 as an insert song.

  1. ^ Ressler, Karen (December 10, 2018). "Fairy Tail: Final Season Anime Listed With Planned 51 Episodes". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Loo, Egan (July 27, 2019). "Fairy Tail TV Anime Confirmed to End in 328th Episode". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Chris Beveridge (April 11, 2018). "Final 'Fairy Tail' Anime Season Detailed". Fandom Post. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "CloverWorks Anime Studio Separates From A-1 Pictures, Remains Subsidiary of Aniplex". AnimeNewsNetwork. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "Fairy Tail TV Anime Gets 'Final Season' in 2018". Anime News Network. July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  6. ^ "Hiro Mashima: 'Final Season' of Fairy Tail TV Anime to Premiere this Fall". Anime News Network. April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  7. ^ "Fairy Tail TV Anime Gets 'Final Season' in 2018". Anime News Network. July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  8. ^ Godswill (September 28, 2018). "Fired Up For Fairy Tail in Fall 2018!". Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  9. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (August 28, 2018). "lol, Beverly Perform Final Fairy Tail Anime's Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  10. ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (December 12, 2018). "Fairy Tail: Final Season Anime Reveals New Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  11. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (March 8, 2019). "Fairy Tail: Final Season Anime Reveals New Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  12. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 13, 2018). "BiSH, Miyuu Perform Fairy Tail: Final Season Anime's New Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 7, 2019.