Question: when does the first fairy tail movie take place

title: Fairy Tail
text: An anime film adaptation of Fairy Tail , titled Fairy Tail the Movie : Phoenix Priestess , was released on August 18 , 2012 . It was directed by Masaya Fujimori , and its screenplay was written by anime staff writer Masashi Sogo . Series creator Hiro Mashima was involved as the film 's story planner and designer for guest characters appearing in the film . To promote the film , Mashima drew a 30 - page prologue manga `` The First Morning '' , which was bundled with advance tickets for the film . The DVD was bundled with a special edition release of Volume 36 of the manga on February 13 , 2013 , and included an animated adaptation of `` Hajimari no Asa '' as a bonus extra . The film was aired on Animax Asia on March 23 , 2013 . Funimation has licensed North American distribution rights to the film . The English dub premiered at Nan Desu Kan on September 13 , 2013 , and was released on Blu - ray / DVD on December 10 , 2013 .