Fairy Tail

What is Fairy Tail about?

Fairy Tail is a TV anime series of 175 episodes animated by Satelight, adapted from a manga. It aired from October 12, 2009 to March 30, 2013. AniList classifies it as action, adventure, comedy and fantasy.

Synopsis from AniList, which credits Funimation. The summary above it is written by FreeAnime.xyz from AniList's data.

Themes AniList users associate with it: Magic, Shounen, Fairy Tale, Found Family, Ensemble Cast, Male Protagonist, Female Protagonist, Dragons, Anthropomorphism, Super Power.

Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

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  Lucy Heartfilia ルーシィ・ハートフィリア

  Main character

  A mage from the Fairy Tail guild who wields Celestial Spirit magic. Lucy is cheerful, clever, and often gets swept along by her disruptive guildmates when they go overboard.

  Japanese voice: Aya Hirano

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  Natsu Dragneel ナツ・ドラグニル

  Main character

  A mage from the Fairy Tail Guild who wields fire dragon slayer magic. Natsu has a carefree and reckless nature and, despite his constant brawls with the other members of the guild, is a fiercely loyal and protective friend. He has a particularly close and competitive relationship with Gray Fullbuster and Erza Scarlet.

  Japanese voice: Tetsuya Kakihara

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  Happy ハッピー

  Main character

  Happy is a cat with some magical power, which may be the reason for his ability to speak. He can temporarily grow wings on his back and fly, and is capable of carrying only one person in this form.

  Japanese voice: Rie Kugimiya

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  Gray Fullbuster グレイ・フルバスター

  Main character

  Gray Fullbuster is a member of the Fairy Tail guild. He is an 18 year-old ice mage, practicing ice alchemy, the art of molding ice. Due to his training history, he is most comfortable in little clothing and often forgets to wear clothes or quickly takes it off, thus often being accused of being an exhibitionist.

  Japanese voice: Yuuichi Nakamura

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  Erza Scarlet エルザ・スカーレツト

  Main character

  An S-class mage from the Fairy Tail Guild who uses requip magic, which allows her to summon weapons and equip armor stored in another dimension. She is the strongest active female member. Erza is a very strict, intimidating, and impatient person with a strong sense of justice.

  Japanese voice: Sayaka Oohara

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  Wendy Marvell ウェンディマベル

  Main character

  Wendy is the sky dragon slayer. She has the ability to heal and manipulate air.

  Japanese voice: Satomi Satou

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  Charlés シャルル

  Main character

  Charlés is an Exceed with the same type of magic as Happy. Wendy found her as an egg and they have been together ever since. They are very close, and Charlés sees it as her duty to protect Wendy from danger. Charlés is strict and uptight. She disapproves of fooling around.

  Japanese voice: Yui Horie

Supporting characters

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  Juvia Lockser ジュビア・ロクサー

  Supporting character

  Juvia made up 1/4th of the Phantom Lord's elite group, Element 4. She was sent by the guild master Jose, along with Sol, to go and capture Lucy and bring her back to him safely. Her magic seems to deal with water as she is able to control rain and other large bodies of water.

  Japanese voice: Mai Nakahara

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  Gajeel Redfox ガジル レッドフォックス

  Supporting character

  Gajeel is an Iron Dragon Slayer. He's short-tempered, tenacious, and fiercely loyal and dedicated to his guild. Despite saying that he doesn't want to make friends, he tries in his own way to do so. Behind Gajeel's tough exterior is an emotional guy with a sense of humor and a love for music.

  Japanese voice: Wataru Hatano

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  Mirajane Strauss ミラジェーン・ストラウス

  Supporting character

  She is a former S-class mage and the older sister of Elfman. When Mirajane was an S-class mage, she was known as "The Demon." However, due to a past incident involving the death of her younger sister, Lisanna, Mirajane somehow lost much of her magical ability and her will to fight.

  Japanese voice: Ryouko Ono

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  Makarov Dreyar マカロフ・ドレアー

  Supporting character

  Makarov is the "Master" of the Fairy Tail guild and is also one of the Ten Great Holy Mages. Makarov shows extreme dislike for the Council and all the rules they try to impose on guilds. He frequently attempts to balance reprimands from the council and the eccentricity of his guild.

  Japanese voice: Shinpachi Tsuji

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  Cana Alberona カナ・アルベローナ

  Supporting character

  A member of the Fairy Tail guild who uses a type of card magic. Cana is a short-tempered woman with a pure heart. She's a heavy drinker and seems to always be drinking, although she rarely gets drunk. She's one of the original members of Fairy Tail, having been a part of it since she was a kid.

  Japanese voice: Eri Kitamura

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  Elfman Strauss エルフマン・ストラウス

  Supporting character

  Elfman is an 18 year-old mage. He is one of the physically stronger Fairy Tail mages, exhibiting the ability called "Take Over," which allows him to absorb the power of monsters he defeated into his right arm, earning him the nickname "Beast Arm Elfman." His member stamp is on his neck.

  Japanese voice: Hiroki Yasumoto

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  Plue プルー（ニコラ）

  Supporting character

  The strange creature that Haru discovered, Plue is the Rave Bearer, and is able to sense the presence of the other Rave Stones. Plue's nose also has the ability to destroy dark brings. Plue is quite fond of sweets - especially lollipops. Plue hates pudding.

  Japanese voice: Saori Gotou

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  Ul ウル

  Supporting character

  Ul is a very powerful ice mage that trained both Leon and Gray. While Ul and her first apprentice Leon were walking through a town where the evil demon Deliora had just rampaged they found one lone survivor who happened to be Gray.

  Japanese voice: Miyuki Sawashiro

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  Laxus Dreyar ラクサス・ドレアー

  Supporting character

  Laxus Dreyar is the 23 year old S-Class mage of Fairy Tail guild. He is the grandson of Fairy Tail's master, Makarov Dreyar, and son of Ivan Dreyar. Laxus is a master of Lightning magic. It allows him to produce, control and manipulate lightning and electricity at his will.

  Japanese voice: Katsuyuki Konishi

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  Loke ロキ

  Supporting character

  Loke (ロキ Roki) is a member of the Fairy Tail guild. He is very flirtatious with attractive women, being top ranked "Mage you want to have as your boyfriend". He attempts to flirt with Lucy but after finding out that she's a Stellar Spirit mage, he quickly stops his advances.

  Japanese voice: Daisuke Kishio

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  Mystogan ミストガン

  Supporting character

  He is another one of the S-classed mages who puts everyone to sleep every time he comes to the guild mainly because he hates to be seen. Makarov is the only person who is left unaffected by his magic but it still makes him tired. Laxus states that he has seen his face as well.

  Japanese voice: Daisuke Namikawa

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  Aria アリア

  Supporting character

  Aria is part of the Element 4 group as well as it strongest member. He is a very large man that towers over the other members. Despite his large appearance he seems to cry a lot. Aria's magic is called Drain which drains it's opponent of his or her magic power.

  Japanese voice: Katsui Taira