Fairy Tail is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine since August 2, 2006, with the individual chapters collected and published .Fairy Tail (Japanese: フェアリーテイル^? Hepburn: Fearī Teiru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine since August 2, 2006, with the individual chapters collected and published into 61 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha as of May 17, 2017. The story follows the adventures of Natsu Dragneel, a teenage wizard (魔導士^? madōshi)^[2] who is a member of the popular wizards’ guild Fairy Tail, as he searches for the dragon Igneel.The manga has been adapted into an anime series produced by A-1 Pictures, Dentsu Inc., and Satelight, which began broadcasting in Japan on October 12, 2009. Additionally, A-1 Pictures has developed seven original video animations and two animated feature films. The series ended its initial run on March 30, 2013. A second series premiered on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2014, and ended on March 26, 2016.