How to Watch Fairy Tail in Order (With Movies)
One of the most popular series about bonds and the power of friendship, Fairy Tail, is a shonen anime. The series follows the character of Lucy Heartfilia, who wants to join the Fairy Tail guild in the Kingdom of Fiore. As she makes her way to the guild, she runs into Natsu Dragneel and his cat Happy, and the three immediately become a team!
Fairy Tail is a fairly emotional series, often showcasing the friendship and love between the guild members, most of whom have grown up together. The series sticks to fast-paced action sequences and passionate storytelling in true shonen fashion. It is the perfect fit if you're a shonen fan or a magic adventure fan.
The series eventually follows the adventures of Team Natsu of Fairy Tail, consisting of Natsu Dragneel, Lucy Heartfilia, Happy, Gray Fullbuster, Erza Scarlet, and Wendy Marvel. Over ten years, Fairy Tail has aired nine seasons and 328 episodes. The series has also released two movies and nine OVAs!
With 61 reported filler episodes, Fairy Tail sees two filler anime-only arcs that are not relevant to the main plotline. However, apart from the two filler arcs, most of the fillers are one-shot episodes and won't affect the flow of the series.
Fans looking to watch the series can check it out on Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Hulu. Fans in India can watch the series on Netflix, which has around 150 episodes.
We recommend watching the Fairy Tail series in the order of release, followed by the movies and OVAs. While the movies and OVAs are well-made and fun to watch, they are not relevant to the main story. However, depending on your choice, you can also watch it in chronological order with OVAs and Movies, especially if you've seen the series before.
Check out the full list of Fairy Tail episodes, OVAs, movies, fillers, and the chronological and release order to watch below:
Release Order For Fairy Tail
Season 1 (2009-10)
- Canon: 1-8, 10-18, 21-48
- Mixed Canon/Filler: 20
- Filler: 9, 19
- Total: 48
Season 2 (2010-11)
- Canon: 51-68
- Filler: 49-50, 69-72
- Total: 24
Season 3 (2011)
- Canon: 76-100
- Filler: 73-75
- Total: 28
Season 4 (2011-12)
- Canon: 101-124
- Filler: 125
- Total: 25
Season 5 (2012)
- Canon: None
- Filler: 126-150
- Total: 25
Season 6 (2012-13)
- Canon: 152-175
- Mixed Canon/Filler: 151
- Total: 25
Season 7 (2014-15)
- Canon: 176-200, 227-259, 261-265
- Mixed Canon/Filler: 201, 255, 260
- Filler: 202-226
- Total: 90
Season 8 (2016)
- Canon: 266-267, 269, 271-277
- Mixed Canon/Filler: 270
- Filler: 268
- Total: 12
Season 9 (2018-19)
- Canon: 278- 311, 313-328
- Mixed Canon/Filler: 312
- Total: 51
Movies
- Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess (2012)
- Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry (2017)
OVAs
- OVA 1: Welcome to Fairy Hills!! (2011)
- OVA 2: Fairy Academy: Yankee-kun and Yankee-chan (2011)
- OVA 3: Memory Days (2012)
- OVA 4: Fairies' Training Camp (2012)
- OVA 5: The Exciting Ryuzetsu Land (2013)
- OVA 6: Fairy Tail x Rave (2013)
- OVA 7: Fairies' Penalty Game (2016)
- OVA 8: Natsu vs. Mavis (2016)
- OVA 9: Fairies' Christmas (2016)
Chronological Order For Fairy Tail
- Fairy Tail (Season 1- Season 2) – Episode 1-68
- Fairy Tail OVA 1 Welcome to Fairy Hills!!
- Fairy Tail OVA 2 Fairy Academy
- Fairy Tail OVA 3 Memory Days
- Fairy Tail (Season 2- Season 4) – Episode 69-124
- MOVIE - Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess
- Fairy Tail (Season 4- Season 5)- Episode 125-150
- Fairy Tail OVA 6 Fairy Tail X Rave
- Fairy Tail (Season 6) – Episode 151-154
- Fairy Tail OVA 4 Fairies' Training Camp
- Fairy Tail (Season 6) – Episode 155-170
- Fairy Tail OVA 5 The Exciting Ryuzetsu Land
- Fairy Tail (Season 6) – Episode 171-175
- Fairy Tail (Season 7) – Episode 176-203
- Fairy Tail OVA 7 Fairies' Penalty Game
- Fairy Tail (Season 7) – Episode 204-233
- Fairy Tail OVA 8 Natsu vs. Mavis
- Fairy Tail OVA 9 Fairies' Christmas
- Fairy Tail (Season 7- Season 8) – Episode 234-277
- MOVIE - Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry
- Fairy Tail (Season 9)
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