Fairy Tale

Fairy Tale (フェアリー・テール Fearī Tēru) is a one-shot manga created by Hiro Mashima as a pilot for what would later become the Fairy Tail series. It was originally released in Magazine Fresh on September 3, 2002, and was later published in the compilation manga Mashima-en Vol. 1 on December 16, 2003. The manga was published in English on October 30, 2018 after Mashima-en was licensed by Kodansha Comics USA as Hiro Mashima's Playground.
It tells the story of Prince Silva of the Fire Tribe, who teams up with Princess El of the rival Water Tribe to recover a stolen book known as the Complete Devilma from an evil witch.
The chapter is best known for introducing concepts that would influence or be reused in the main series, among other similarities.
==Fairy Tail Similarities==
*The title itself, as well as the name of the story's setting, is the basis of the name "Fairy Tail".
*The Books of Zeref are similar in concept to the Complete Devilma, a tome with the power to summon fearsome demons.
*The main male protagonist, Silva, is an early concept for Natsu Dragneel, depicted here as a fire spirit with horns.Fairy Tail Manga: Volume 1, Page 190
*The concept of the four classic elements is shared between the Element 4 and the four tribes of Fairy Tale.
*Aquarius' design is reused from the character Undine, queen of the Water Kingdom, who possesses human legs and a tattoo on her right forearm rather than her collar bone.
*The name of Silva's father and king of the Fire Tribe, Salamander, is the same as Natsu's alias. It is also used in Chapter 1 to describe Natsu's adoptive father, Igneel.
*Erza Scarlet's name is derived from that of the main female protagonist, El (Eru),Fairy Tail Manga: Volume 2, Page 190 who also shares Juvia Lockser's ability to control and transform into water.
*Evergreen's ability to transform her victims into stone with her gaze is similarly used by the antagonist Barbara.
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