Volumes and Chapters

The chapters of the manga series Fairy Tail are written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. The first chapter was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine on August 2, 2006 while 545 total were serialized through July 26, 2017. The individual chapters are being collected and published in tankōbon volumes by Kodansha, with the first one being released on December 15, 2006.
As of November 2017, 63 volumes have been released in Japan.Kodansha Official Fairy Tail Manga page (Japanese) Of all the volumes, 19 of them, namely volumes 5, 16, 24, 26, 27, 31, 33, 35, 36, 38, 39, 50, 51, 55, 57, 58, 59, 62 and 63 have an alternative special edition. With the exception of volume 5, all special edition volumes have an alternate cover (although 5 & 16's special editions use the same volume cover in the same package). They are typically bundled with special booklets, DVD's and/or other items. Volume 5 included a special booklet containing the Fairies at the Beach omake.ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ　（５）　限定版　(Limited Edition)　真島ヒロ at Kodansha Volume 16 included a special booklet containing the Fairy Academy: Yankee-kun and Yankee-chan omake.ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ　（１６）　限定版　(Limited Edition)　真島ヒロ at Kodansha Volume 24 included a DVD containing a recapitulation OVA titled 'Fairy Tail TV Anime Clip Show'.ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ　（２４）　限定版　(Limited Edition)　真島ヒロ at Kodansha Volume 26 included a special booklet containing the Welcome to Fairy Hills!! omake, a DVD containing its anime adaptation, as well as a Happy collectible strap accessory.ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ　（２６）　限定版　(Limited Edition)　真島ヒロ　at Kodansha Volume 27 included a special booklet containing the Fairy Academy: Yankee-kun and Yankee-chan omake, as well as a DVD containing its anime adaptation.ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ　（２７）　限定版　(Limited Edition)　真島ヒロ　at Kodansha Volume 31 included a DVD containing a OVA titled Memory Days, as well as a special booklet containing the storyboard (which was done by Hiro Mashima).ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ　（３１）　限定版　(Limited Edition)　真島ヒロ　at Kodansha Volume 33 included a DVD titled Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess - Special DVD, which contains behind-the-scenes content about the movie (including interviews and a digital production artbook).ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ　（３３）　限定版　(Limited Edition)　真島ヒロ　at Kodansha Volume 35 included a special booklet containing the Welcome to Natsu's House omake, a DVD containing its anime adaptation, as well as a 2013 Fairy Tail Calendar.ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ　（３５）　限定版　(Limited Edition)　真島ヒロ　at Kodansha Volume 36 included the DVD release of the film, Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess, which also includes the anime adaptation of Prologue: The Sunrise omake, as well as 16 post cards related to the film.ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ　（３６）　限定版　(Limited Edition)　真島ヒロ　at Kodansha Volume 38 included a DVD containing a OVA titled The Exciting Ryuzetsu Land, a bonus book containing information about its production, as well as a 2013 Fairy Tail schedule book which covers June–December 2013.ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ　（３８）　限定版　(Limited Edition)　真島ヒロ　at Kodansha Volume 39 included a special booklet containing the Fairy Tail x Rave omake, a DVD containing its anime adaptation, as well as sealed Fairy Tail x Rave illustrations.ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ　（３９）　限定版　(Limited Edition)　真島ヒロ　at Kodansha Volume 50 includes 50 postcards drawn personally by Hiro Mashima.ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ　（５０）　限定版　(Limited Edition)　真島ヒロ　at Kodansha Volume 51 includes 55 stickers (54 small and 1 large) drawn personally by Hiro Mashima.ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ　（５１）　限定版　(Limited Edition)　真島ヒロ　at Kodansha Volume 55 included a special booklet containing the Fairies' Penalty Game omake, as well a DVD containing its anime adaptation.ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ　（５５）　限定版　(Limited Edition)　真島ヒロ　at Kodansha Volume 57 included a variety box containing 1 memo-pad, 7 coasters and 8 postcards drawn personally by Hiro Mashima, all commemorating the 10th anniversary of Fairy Tail series.ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ　（５７）　限定版　(Limited Edition)　真島ヒロ　at Kodansha Volume 58 included a special booklet containing the Natsu vs. Mavis omake, as well as a DVD containing its anime adaptation, as well as a post card.ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ　（５８）　限定版　(Limited Edition)　真島ヒロ　at Kodansha Volume 59 included a special booklet containing the Fairies' Christmas omake, as well as a DVD containing its anime adaptation.ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ　（５９）　限定版　(Limited Edition)　真島ヒロ　at Kodansha Volume 62 included 10 metal badges designed by Hiro Mashima himself.ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ　（６２）　限定版　(Limited Edition)　真島ヒロ　at Kodansha Volume 63 includes 64 personalized colored stamps as well as the final chapter in full color in a seperate booklet.ＦＡＩＲＹ ＴＡＩＬ　（６３）　限定版　(Limited Edition)　真島ヒロ　at Kodansha
The series was first licensed for an English language release in North America by Del Rey Manga (a child company of Kodansha & Random House) on July 28, 2007. From March 2008 to September 2010, they released the first twelve volumes, with the first volume being released on March 25 of 2008. On October 4, 2012, Kodansha and Random House announced that they will shutting down Del Rey Manga, and that Kodansha USA will be licensing and taking over publishing of certain ongoing titles. Kodansha USA took over and released the manga commencing from the 13th volume starting from May 10 of 2011. Despite the change of publishers, William Flanagan, who had translated the first twelve volumes for Del Rey Manga, remained as the translator for Fairy Tail. All volumes currently released in English are also available for digital purchase and download on any Kindle device.http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=fairy%20tail&sprefix=fairy+tail%2Cdigital-text&rh=i%3Adigital-text%2Ck%3Afairy%20tail Crunchyroll has also started simulpublishing the Manga on their site every Tuesday at approximately 5 o'clock PM (UTC -8), with the most recent chapter being free, and back chapters requiring a paid memberships to read. However, as of the release of Chapter 492, no chapters of the manga are free, and readers are now required to purchase a premium membership to view any of them; which they can here. 
	Volume List: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63
	Omake Volume List: S1 S2
	Chapters Not Yet In Tankōbon Format • Cover Gallery • References
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==Volume List==
==Omake Volume List==
==Omake Chapters Not Yet In Tankōbon Format==
*Cross-Over: Megane-Fairy (11/2008)
*Omake: Mira-Sensei's Transforming Magic Class (12/2008)
*Omake: Welcome to Fairy Fountain (06/2009)
*Omake: Happy in Boots (05/2010)
*Omake: Whose Clothes Are These? (03/2012)
*One-shot: Prologue: The Sunrise (08/2012)
*Cross-Over: Fairy Tail x The Seven Deadly Sins (12/2013)
*Cross-Over: Cherry Blossoms Bloom New Life!! (04/2015)
*Omake: The Path You Believe In (07/2024)
==Cover Gallery==
===Volumes===
===Special Edition Volumes===
===Volumes (Monthly Fairy Tail Magazine)===
===Omake Volumes===
==References==
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