Fairy Tail season 1

The first season of the Fairy Tail anime television series was directed by Shinji Ishihira and produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight. It follows the first adventures of Natsu Dragneel and Lucy Heartfilia of the fictional guild Fairy Tail. The season adapts the first 16 volumes of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail manga series. Natsu befriends Lucy who joins the titular guild and later goes on missions with her to earn money along with fellow wizards Gray Fullbuster and Erza Scarlet, as well as Natsu's flying cat, Happy. The five go on a forbidden S-Class mission with Gray and Erza to save Galuna Island and fight Gray's rival Lyon Vastia. Shortly after, the guildhall is attacked by their rival guild Phantom Lord, leading into a guild war. After the dissolution of Phantom Lord, the group learns of Erza's past as a slave in the Tower of Heaven and confront Jellal Fernandez to destroy the tower. Lastly, once back at Fairy Tail, Natsu and the others face Laxus Dreyar and the Raijin Tribe as they stage a coup in Fairy Tail.

Fairy Tail
Season 1
Cover of the first DVD volume released by Pony Canyon in Japan on January 29, 2010, featuring Natsu Dragneel and Happy
No. of episodes	48
Release
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original release	October 12, 2009 (2009-10-12) – September 27, 2010 (2010-09-27)
Season chronology

The season initially ran from October 12, 2009 to September 27, 2010 on TV Tokyo in Japan. It was later released on DVD in 12 compilations, each containing four episodes, by Pony Canyon between January 29 and December 24, 2010. Crunchyroll streamed the whole season's episode subtitled in English for free on its website. The season's episodes were streamed as a simulcast, only one hour after they aired on TV Tokyo in Japan. The season was licensed by Animax Asia for a Southeast Asian broadcast. Their adaptation aired from September 30, 2010 to December 6, 2011. DVDs of their adaptations were not released. In 2011, Funimation Entertainment licensed the series for an English DVD release in North America. The season was released in four compilations between November 22, 2011 and March 20, 2012. The series also began airing on the Funimation Channel in North America beginning on November 22, 2011.

The season makes use of eight pieces of theme music: four opening themes and four ending themes. The opening themes are "Snow Fairy", performed by Funkist for episodes 1 to 11, "S.O.W - Sense of Wonder" (S.O.W.センスオブワンダー, S.O.W Sensu obu Wondā) by Idoling!!! for episodes 12 to 24, "Ft." performed by Funkist for episodes 25 to 35, and "R.P.G. (Rockin' Playing Game)" performed by Sug for the remainder of the season. The ending themes respectively used with the opening themes are "Kanpeki Gū no ne" (完璧ぐ〜のね, "Complete Loss for Words") performed by Watarirouka Hashiritai, "Tsuioku Merry-Go-Round" (追憶メリーゴーランド, Tsuioku Merīgōrando, "Reminiscence Merry Go Round") by Onelifecrew, "Gomen ne. Watashi" (ごめんね。私, "I'm Sorry") performed by Shiho Nanba, and "Kimi ga Iru Kara" (君がいるから, "Because You Are Here") by Mikuni Shimokawa.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Animation directed by	Original air date	English air date
1	"The Fairy Tail" Transliteration: "Yōsei no Shippo" (Japanese: 妖精の尻尾)	Directed by : Hiroyuki Fukushima Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Masashi Sogo	Tomoaki Chishima & Kenji Hattori	October 12, 2009 (2009-10-12)	November 22, 2011
Lucy Heartfilia, a celestial wizard who wants to join the Fairy Tail wizards' guild, is nearly hypnotized by a flirtatious wizard named Salamander into becoming one of his admirers. She is inadvertently saved when Natsu Dragneel and his cat-like partner Happy approach him, mistaking "Salamander" for Igneel, a fire dragon they are searching for. Although Lucy buys the two travelers a meal as thanks, they feel indebted and promise to properly repay her. Later, Salamander invites Lucy to a yacht party in exchange for membership into Fairy Tail, intending to smuggle her and other young girls he has kidnapped. Natsu and Happy rescue Lucy again and expose Salamander as an imposter named Bora. Natsu defeats Bora with his Dragon Slayer magic, revealing himself to be the real Salamander and unwittingly destroying the port in the process. He then invites Lucy to join Fairy Tail, which she happily accepts as they flee from the intervening army.
2	"Fire Dragon, Monkey, and Bull" Transliteration: "Karyū to Saru to Ushi" (Japanese: 火竜と猿と牛)	Directed by : Kiichi Suzuno Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Atsuhiro Tomioka	Kazuyuki Ikai	October 19, 2009 (2009-10-19)	November 29, 2011
Natsu and Happy bring Lucy to the Fairy Tail guildhall in Magnolia, where she officially joins the guild. Lucy overhears the young boy Romeo Conbolt arguing with the guild master Makarov Dreyar over the disappearance of his father, Macao. Sympathizing with Romeo due to the disappearance of Igneel, his own father figure, Natsu sets out to find Macao himself, with Lucy and Happy accompanying him. The three encounter a monkey-like Vulcan monster that kidnaps Lucy. Natsu follows the Vulcan to its cave, but is thrown outside into a crevice. Lucy summons her bull celestial spirit Taurus to fight the Vulcan, but Natsu re-enters the cave and knocks out Taurus, whom he mistakes for another monster. Natsu defeats the Vulcan and discovers it to be Macao, who had been possessed by the monster. After Macao is healed, Natsu, Lucy, and Happy reunite him with Romeo.
3	"Infiltrate the Everlue Mansion" Transliteration: "Sennyū Seyo!! Ebarū Yashiki!!" (Japanese: 潛入せよ!! エバルー屋敷!!)	Directed by : Yusaku Saotome Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Shōji Yonemura	Teruhiko Yamazaki & Akiko Matsuo	October 26, 2009 (2009-10-26)	December 6, 2011
Natsu and Happy appear uninvited within Lucy's new apartment while she is settling in. Lucy demonstrates her magic by summoning a celestial spirit that she names Plue, who suggests that the three wizards form a team. Natsu tricks Lucy into accepting a job to steal a book entitled Daybreak from its repulsive owner, Duke Everlue, which requires her to be hired as his maid. They arrive at the town of Shirotsume and learn that their client, Kaby Melon, has changed the job to destroying the book and greatly increased the reward to 2 million jewels. When Everlue rejects Lucy and insults her appearance, the three infiltrate his mansion and steal the book. However, Everlue and his maids attack the three. Lucy flees into the sewers and discovers the book's hidden secrets before Everlue catches her, while Natsu defeats Everlue's bodyguards, the Vanish Brothers.
4	"Dear Kaby" Transliteration: "Shin'ai Naru Kābii e" (Japanese: DEAR KABY 〜親愛なるカービィへ〜)	Directed by : Naomichi Yamato Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Masashi Sogo	Tomoki Mizuno	November 2, 2009 (2009-11-02)	December 13, 2011
Lucy learns that Everlue blackmailed Daybreak's deceased author, Kemu Zaleon, into writing the book for him while in solitary confinement for three years. Lucy summons her crab spirit Cancer against Everlue, prompting the duke to summon Virgo, his monstrous maid spirit; to the shock of both, Natsu appears alongside Virgo after grabbing onto her from upstairs. After Natsu and Lucy defeat Everlue and Virgo, they return Daybreak to Kaby, Kemu's son, who intends to preserve his father's honor by burning the book. However, Lucy reveals that the book is secretly Kemu's memoir written for Kaby, persuading him to keep the book. To Lucy's dismay, Natsu realizes that Kaby has no money and declines the 2 million jewel reward. On their way home, the three defeat a band of dark wizards alongside their guildmate, Gray Fullbuster. One of the wizards utters "Lullaby" before a magic shadow engulfs them.
5	"The Wizard in Armor" Transliteration: "Yoroi no Madōshi" (Japanese: 鎧の魔導士)	Directed by : Shigeru Yamazaki Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Fumihiko Shimo	Jōji Yanase	November 9, 2009 (2009-11-09)	December 20, 2011
Erza Scarlet, Fairy Tail's strongest female wizard and disciplinarian, returns to the guild after an extended absence. To the guild's shock, Erza recruits Natsu and Gray to help her stop the dark guild Eisenwald from acquiring Lullaby, a demon flute that kills all who hear its music; the guild's administrator, Mirajane Strauss, implores Lucy to keep Natsu and Gray from fighting and angering Erza. Arriving at the town of Onibas, Natsu is accidentally left on the train and assaulted by Kageyama, a shadow wizard from Eisenwald. Unable to fight back due to his motion sickness, Natsu catches a glimpse of Lullaby before his friends rescue him. Kageyama delivers Lullaby to Eisenwald's leader, Erigor, who plans to use the flute for an assassination plot.
6	"Fairies in the Wind" Transliteration: "Yōsei-tachi wa Kaze no Naka" (Japanese: 妖精たちは風の中)	Directed by : Kiichi Suzuno Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Fumihiko Shimo	Kazuyuki Ikai	November 16, 2009 (2009-11-16)	January 10, 2012
The Fairy Tail wizards chase Eisenwald to a train station in Oshibana, believing that Erigor intends to broadcast Lullaby's song through the station's speaker system to kill innocent civilians. While Natsu and Gray follow Erigor, Erza single-handedly defeats most of the remaining wizards with her magic weaponry and armor. After Erza evacuates the city, Erigor traps her and the other wizards inside an impenetrable wind barrier before flying away. Meanwhile, Gray learns from the Eisenwald wizard Rayule that Erigor's true targets are Makarov and the other legal guild masters at a conference in the nearby town of Clover.
7	"Flame and Wind" Transliteration: "Honō to Kaze" (Japanese: 炎と風)	Directed by : Yoshiyuki Asai Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Atsuhiro Tomioka	Tomohiro Koyama	November 23, 2009 (2009-11-23)	January 17, 2012
Natsu defeats Kageyama, whom Erza determines has the ability to dispel the wind barrier trapping them inside Oshibana Station. Before she can threaten Kageyama into cooperating, he is seriously injured by his guildmate Karacka in an attempt to silence him. As the group thinks of another way out, Happy remembers that Virgo had given him her key to relay to Lucy, who summons Virgo and uses the spirit's power to burrow out from beneath the barrier; the Fairy Tail wizards take pity on Kageyama and bring him along as well. Natsu and Happy catch up with Erigor as he flies towards Clover and battle him. Erigor surrounds himself with a barrier of wind to negate Natsu's attacks.
8	"The Strongest Team" Transliteration: "Saikyō Chīmu!!!" (Japanese: 最強チーム!!!)	Directed by : Kyōhei Ishiguro Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Shōji Yonemura	Asako Inayoshi	November 30, 2009 (2009-11-30)	January 24, 2012
Angered by his inability to breach Erigor's wind armor, Natsu intensifies his flames and dissipates Erigor's spell with the heat, defeating him. When Natsu's friends catch up with him, Kageyama takes Lullaby from Erigor and escapes to Clover on their magically fueled car to carry out Eisenwald's plot. As he prepares to kill the guild masters outside the conference hall, he is found by Makarov, who persuades him to surrender. However, the flute is revealed to contain a gigantic demon created by the ancient dark wizard Zeref, which emerges from the flute and attempts to kill the guild masters on its own. Natsu, Gray, and Erza vanquish the demon and rescue the guild masters, but accidentally demolish the conference hall in the process.
9	"Natsu Devours a Village" Transliteration: "Natsu, Mura o Kū" (Japanese: ナツ､ 村を食う)	Directed by : Mitsuhiro Yoneda Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Masashi Sogo	Masaki Inada	December 7, 2009 (2009-12-07)	January 31, 2012
While returning home from Clover, the starving Fairy Tail wizards stumble upon a deserted village with freshly prepared meals lying about. Erza suspects something amiss and sends the others to find mushrooms in the nearby forest, resulting in giant mushrooms sprouting from Natsu, Gray, and Happy's heads after the three eat them. Meanwhile, Erza and Makarov discover a magic circle that transforms everything in the village into giant monsters, which the wizards attempt to eat, only to find them inedible. As they are nearly devoured, Makarov lifts the spell and frees the villagers trapped inside the monsters.
10	"Natsu vs. Erza" Transliteration: "Natsu tai Eruza" (Japanese: ナツ vs. エルザ)	Hiroyuki Fukushima	Masashi Sogo	Kenji Hattori	December 14, 2009 (2009-12-14)	February 7, 2012
After returning to Magnolia, Natsu duels Erza as a test of strength. However, an emissary from the Magic Council interrupts the duel and arrests Erza for the damages caused during Fairy Tail's conflict with Eisenwald. Siegrain, a council member, warns that Erza should keep their shared past a secret. Macao disguises himself as Natsu as a favor for saving his life, allowing Natsu to storm the council headquarters and rescue Erza. However, he discovers that Erza is merely standing a mock trial for the council to assert their authority, and the two are forced to spend the night in a cell. Natsu tries to resume their match at the guild the next day, but she quickly defeats him with a single punch. Still determined to prove himself, Natsu takes an S-Class job request with Happy against Makarov's permission; Lucy joins them after discovering that the reward includes a zodiac key that she wants to collect.
11	"The Cursed Island" Transliteration: "Norowareta Shima" (Japanese: 呪われた島)	Directed by : Satoshi Shimizu Storyboarded by : Mashu Itō	Fumihiko Shimo	Satoru Minowa	December 21, 2009 (2009-12-21)	February 14, 2012
Natsu, Lucy, and Happy embark on the S-Class quest to lift a curse on Galuna Island that turns its residents into demons when they are exposed to moonlight. Gray tracks the three down to return them to the guildhall, but Natsu knocks him unconscious and takes him with them, believing they can avoid punishment if they fulfill the mission. After the ferryman of their boat mysteriously disappears mid-route, the wizards are shipwrecked on the island and witness the local villagers transform into demons firsthand. While exploring, the wizards discover the frozen body of Deliora—a demon whom Gray's magic teacher, Ur, sacrificed herself for to seal away—and a cult of wizards who are attempting to resurrect the demon.
12	"Moon Drip" Transliteration: "Mūn Dorippu" (Japanese: 月の雫（ムーンドリップ）)	Directed by : Yusaku Saotome Storyboarded by : Hiroyuki Fukushima	Atsuhiro Tomioka	Akiko Matsuo & Yuji Ushijima	January 4, 2010 (2010-01-04)	February 21, 2012
Galuna Island's cult perform a ceremonial spell called Moon Drip in order to melt the permanent ice freezing Deliora, which the Fairy Tail wizards surmise to be the cause of the island's curse. Gray recognizes the cult's leader "Reitei" as Lyon Vastia, another one of Ur's former students, who resents Gray for Ur's death. After Lyon freezes most of Natsu's body in unmeltable ice, Gray kicks Natsu down a hill to protect him and prepares to fight Lyon. Meanwhile, Erza commandeers a pirate ship to take her to Galuna Island, intent on retrieving her guildmates for punishment over their disobedience.
13	"Natsu vs. Yuka the Wave User" Transliteration: "Natsu vs. Hadō no Yūka" (Japanese: ナツ vs. 波動のユウカ)	Naomichi Yamato	Shōji Yonemura	Tomoki Mizuno	January 11, 2010 (2010-01-11)	February 28, 2012
Lyon reveals his plan to fight and kill Deliora, something Ur failed to accomplish, thereby achieving his dream of surpassing his teacher. Gray is badly injured, but a partially frozen Natsu finds him and returns him to the village, where Natsu finally thaws out. Three of Lyon's followers—Sherry Blendy, Yuka Suzuki, and Toby Orrolta—arrive atop Angelica, Sherry's gargantuan-sized rat, who pours a flume of acidic jelly on the village to destroy it, but Natsu protects the villagers by dispersing the jelly with his fire magic. After Natsu defeats Yuka and Toby, Lucy battles Sherry, who has the power to control Lucy's celestial spirits.
14	"Just Do Whatever!!" Transliteration: "Katte ni Shiyagare!!" (Japanese: 勝手にしやがれ!!)	Directed by : Shigeru Yamazaki Storyboarded by : Hiroyuki Fukushima	Fumihiko Shimo	Jōji Yanase	January 18, 2010 (2010-01-18)	March 6, 2012
Lucy uses Aquarius to sweep Sherry away in a tidal wave and easily defeats her. Erza finally arrives on Galuna Island and quickly defeats Angelica before capturing Lucy and Happy and returning them to the village, where Gray is recovering. Uninterested in the islanders' situation and disappointed with Gray's failure to return the others to Fairy Tail, Erza attempts to convince Gray to help her search for Natsu. After hearing Gray's resolve to defeat Lyon, however, Erza reconsiders and joins the wizards to complete their quest. While Natsu duels with Lyon to prevent Deliora's resurrection alone, Gray tells his friends that Ur is still alive.
15	"Eternal Magic" Transliteration: "Eien no Mahō" (Japanese: 永遠の魔法)	Directed by : Masaomi Andō Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Atsuhiro Tomioka	Asako Inayoshi	January 25, 2010 (2010-01-25)	April 3, 2012
In a flashback, an eight-year-old Gray is found by Ur and Lyon as the sole survivor of one of Deliora's attacks. Seeking revenge against Deliora for killing his family, Gray becomes Ur's student in order to learn magic to defeat it. When Deliora reappears, Gray recklessly attempts to fight the demon and is easily overpowered. Ur arrives and casts the forbidden spell Iced Shell, which transforms her body into the ice that freezes Deliora. Although Ur explains that she will remain alive in this form, she has Gray inform Lyon that she has died so he will not waste his life trying to return her to normal, which sparks Lyon's resentment towards Gray. Back in the present, Gray engages Lyon again and prepares to use Iced Shell on his rival.
16	"The Final Showdown on Galuna Island" Transliteration: "Garuna-tō, Saishū Kessen" (Japanese: ガルナ島 最終決戦)	Yoshiyuki Asai	Shōji Yonemura	Tomohiro Koyama	February 1, 2010 (2010-02-01)	April 10, 2012
Natsu realizes Gray plans to sacrifice himself and stops him from casting Iced Shell. Realizing the pointlessness of his attempted sacrifice as Lyon's followers would be able to restore him with Moon Drip, Gray tells Lyon about Ur's survival; however, Lyon reveals he already knows the truth and still intends to melt Ur's former body, which would kill her. Enraged, Gray defeats Lyon, but is too late to stop Deliora from stirring as Toby continues the Moon Drip ceremony. Meanwhile, Natsu fights with Lyon's henchman Zalty, who has the power to control the time of objects around them.
17	"Burst"	Directed by : Mitsuhiro Yoneda Storyboarded by : Touma Shirakawa	Masashi Sogo	Masaki Inada	February 8, 2010 (2010-02-08)	April 17, 2012
Natsu and Erza defeat Zalty and Toby, but fail to stop the Moon Drip ceremony in time. Natsu, Gray, and Lyon prepare to fight Deliora, only for the demon to disintegrate, revealing that it could not survive being frozen for ten years. Despite Deliora's death, the Fairy Tail wizards realize they have yet to lift the island's curse; Lyon disproves Moon Drip as the cause, as he and his cult have remained unaffected over their years of performing the spell. The wizards return to the village to find that it has been repaired by Zalty, who reveals himself to be Ultear Milkovich, Ur's daughter and Siegrain's associate. Determining the true cause of the curse, Erza declares that she will lift it by destroying the moon itself as per the village chief's suggestion.
18	"Reach the Sky Above" Transliteration: "Todoke, Ano Sora ni" (Japanese: 届け あの空に)	Directed by : Satoshi Shimizu Storyboarded by : Mashu Itō	Fumihiko Shimo	Toshiko Sasaki & Satoru Minowa	February 15, 2010 (2010-02-15)	April 24, 2012
Natsu and Erza aim their attacks at the moon to lift the curse, destroying a magical membrane cast over the island by Moon Drip, which turns out to be the direct cause of the curse. When the villagers do not change from their demonic forms, Erza explains that the villagers were always demons with the ability to shapeshift into humans, and that the "curse" affected their memories of it. The missing ferryman also returns, revealing himself to be a demon who avoided the curse, and thanks Fairy Tail for returning his village to normal. The celebration is joined by Sherry and Yuka, who make peace with the villagers; freed from his obsession with Deliora, Lyon considers joining a guild himself. After the villagers repay Fairy Tail with the promised zodiac key of Sagittarius, Erza takes the team home to be punished by Makarov.
19	"Changeling" Transliteration: "Chenjiringu" (Japanese: チェンジリング)	Hiroyuki Fukushima	Masashi Sogo	Takashi Uchida	February 22, 2010 (2010-02-22)	May 1, 2012
While waiting for Makarov to return from an errand, Natsu is intrigued by an unfamiliar request on the job board and recites the ancient words written on it, causing him, Lucy, and Happy to switch bodies with Loke, Gray, and Erza, respectively. With thirty minutes to reverse the spell before its effects remain permanent, the group's guildmate Levy McGarden uses her linguistic skills to decode and undo the spell. However, she only restores Lucy and Gray to normal, and moreover causes everyone else in the guild to switch bodies as well.
20	"Natsu and the Dragon Egg" Transliteration: "Natsu to Doragon no Tamago" (Japanese: ナツとドラゴンの卵)	Directed by : Yusaku Saotome Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Shōji Yonemura	Akiko Matsuo & Yuji Ushijima	March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01)	May 8, 2012
After Natsu and Happy argue with each other, Lucy finds a six-year-old painting of the guild that depicts Happy as a dragon. She shows the painting to Mirajane, who tells Lucy the story behind it. In a flashback, Natsu discovers what he assumes to be a dragon's egg, and Mirajane's younger sister, Lisanna, helps him care for it. When the egg goes missing, Natsu and his friends accuse each other of stealing it until it is returned by Elfman, Mirajane and Lisanna's brother, who confesses that he wanted to feel useful by helping them in secret. The egg suddenly hatches into Happy, whose birth breaks the tension within the guild and prompts Natsu to give him his name. Back in the present, as Lucy meets up with a reconciled Happy and Natsu, she realizes that she has never met Lisanna and wonders what became of her.
21	"The Phantom Lord" Transliteration: "Yūki no Shihaisha" (Japanese: 幽鬼の支配者)	Directed by : Shunichi Yoshizawa Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Atsuhiro Tomioka	Atsushi Aono	March 8, 2010 (2010-03-08)	May 15, 2012
Natsu and his friends return from a mission to find their guildhall damaged by Gajeel Redfox, a Dragon Slayer from the rival Phantom Lord guild. Makarov willingly ignores the situation to maintain the law of neutrality between guilds, but when Gajeel brutally assaults Levy, Jet, and Droy, a furious Makarov declares war on Phantom Lord and leads a counterattack on their guildhall. Lucy stays behind to visit Levy and her friends at the hospital, but is abducted by Juvia Lockser and Sol, two members of Phantom Lord's S-Class equivalent team, the Element 4.
22	"Lucy Heartfilia" Transliteration: "Rūshii・Hātofiria" (Japanese: ルーシィ・ハートフィリア)	Directed by : Eisuke Hayashi Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira & Touma Shirakawa	Atsuhiro Tomioka	Toshiharu Murata	March 15, 2010 (2010-03-15)	May 22, 2012
Makarov confronts Phantom Lord's master, Jose Porla, but Element 4 member Aria drains his magical powers, forcing Fairy Tail to retreat. Realizing that Lucy has been kidnapped, Natsu infiltrates one of their tower headquarters to rescue her. Meanwhile, Lucy learns that her father, Jude Heartfilia, has ordered her capture, with Phantom Lord's attacks done while carrying out his request of returning her to the Heartfilia family estate after she ran away from home. Desperate to escape, Lucy jumps from her tower window and Natsu rescues her.
23	"15 Minutes" Transliteration: "Jūgo-fun" (Japanese: 15分)	Directed by : Kyōhei Ishiguro Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Masashi Sogo	Yousuke Kabashima	March 22, 2010 (2010-03-22)	May 29, 2012
As the injured Makarov is left with Fairy Tail's medical advisor Porlyusica to recover, Jose uses Phantom Lord's mechanized guildhall and fires on Fairy Tail with its magic energy super cannon, Jupiter. Erza shields everyone else from the blast, leaving her wounded. After the guild refuses Jose's order to surrender Lucy, he prepares to fire Jupiter again after a recharge time of 15 minutes, conjuring an army of phantom soldiers to keep the guild occupied. Mirajane sends Lucy away for safety while Natsu enters Jupiter to destroy its lacrima crystal core, but Element 4 member Totomaru uses his own fire powers to thwart Natsu.
24	"To Keep From Seeing Those Tears" Transliteration: "Sono Namida o Minai Tame ni" (Japanese: その涙を見ない為に)	Directed by : Mitsuhiro Yoneda Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Shōji Yonemura	Masaki Inada	March 29, 2010 (2010-03-29)	June 5, 2012
Natsu successfully destroys Jupiter, while Gray and Elfman arrive and defeat Totomaru. In response, Jose reconfigures the Phantom Lord guildhall into a giant robot, which begins casting the forbidden spell Abyss Break to wipe out the city. Mirajane offers herself to Phantom Lord while disguised as Lucy, but Jose sees through her disguise and captures her. Elfman is confronted by Sol, who uses mental manipulation to force Elfman to relive his guilt of killing Lisanna, whom he attacked in a mindless rampage after attempting a full-body Takeover spell on a giant monster. Upon seeing Mirajane in danger, however, Elfman uses the same spell to transform into the monster again and fight Sol.
25	"A Flower Blooms in the Rain" Transliteration: "Ame no Naka ni Saku Hana" (Japanese: 雨の中に咲く華)	Yoshiyuki Asai	Fumihiko Shimo	Toshiharu Murata	April 12, 2010 (2010-04-12)	June 12, 2012
Elfman defeats Sol and apologizes to Mirajane for failing to protect Lisanna. Mirajane realizes that the casting of Abyss Break has slowed down, and deduces that they can stop the spell by defeating the remaining Element 4 members. Meanwhile, Gray encounters Juvia, who immediately falls in love with him. Impervious to Gray's attacks due to her ability to turn into water, Juvia urges Gray to surrender Lucy peacefully, but Gray refuses, which Juvia misinterprets to be out of romantic love for Lucy. Juvia continues to attack Gray when she is hurt by his comment on the "depressing" rain she is causing, but regains her love for him when he defeats her and saves her from falling to her death, leading the rain to clear away for the first time in her life. Meanwhile, Natsu confronts the final member of Element 4, Aria.
26	"Wings of Flame" Transliteration: "Honō no Tsubasa" (Japanese: 炎の翼)	Directed by : Noriaki Saito Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira & Touma Shirakawa	Atsuhiro Tomioka	Sunghoo Park & Young-Beom Kim	April 19, 2010 (2010-04-19)	June 19, 2012
The injured Erza joins the fight against Aria easily defeats him, which successfully deactivates Abyss Break. Meanwhile, Lucy is kidnapped from Fairy Tail's safehouse by Gajeel, despite Loke's efforts to save her in time. Erza tells Natsu to save Lucy before Jose enters the battle to kill Erza, Gray, Elfman, and Mirajane.
27	"The Two Dragon Slayers" Transliteration: "Futari no Doragon Sureiyā" (Japanese: 二人の滅竜魔導士（ドラゴンスレイヤー）)	Directed by : Tetsuya Watanabe Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Masashi Sogo	Tomoshige Inayoshi	April 26, 2010 (2010-04-26)	June 26, 2012
To save Lucy, Natsu engages in a duel with Gajeel, whose Dragon Slayer magic allows the two to fight on even grounds until Gajeel gains the upper hand by eating iron to regain his energy, leaving Natsu weak without any fire to eat. Meanwhile, Jose's Shadows finally destroy the Fairy Tail guildhall. Lucy helps Natsu by summoning Sagittarius, the only celestial spirit currently in her possession, who is able to start a fire by shooting an arrow at a set of machinery, allowing Natsu to feed and continue fighting.
28	"Fairy Law" Transliteration: "Fearī Rō" (Japanese: フェアリーロウ)	Hiroyuki Fukushima	Shōji Yonemura	Tomohiro Koyama	May 3, 2010 (2010-05-03)	July 3, 2012
Natsu launches his full strength and finally defeats Gajeel while Erza continues dueling with Jose, who reveals his intention to hold Lucy hostage until he is able to completely monopolize her family's wealth, allowing Phantom Lord to prove its superiority over Fairy Tail. However, Makarov returns fully recovered and casts the legendary spell Fairy Law on Jose, finally ending the war between Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord.
29	"My Resolve" Transliteration: "Atashi no Ketsui" (Japanese: あたしの決意)	Directed by : Yusaku Saotome Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Fumihiko Shimo	Yuji Ushijima & Akiko Matsuo	May 10, 2010 (2010-05-10)	July 10, 2012
Following Jose's defeat, Lucy realizes that Jude will do anything to have her return home and leaves for her family estate. Fearing that she will leave them, Natsu, Erza, Gray and Happy follow her. When Jude offers Lucy to accept the vast wealth at her disposal, she informs him that her home is with Fairy Tail and she must leave, renouncing her family ties in the process. Lucy reunites with her friends and they all return to Fairy Tail.
30	"Next Generation"	Directed by : Takahiro Majima Storyboarded by : Mashu Itō	Masashi Sogo	Miyuki Koga	May 17, 2010 (2010-05-17)	July 17, 2012
The Magic Council dissolves Phantom Lord and disapproves of Fairy Tail's actions, but is unable to force them to disband. Makarov's friend from the council, Yajima, suggests that Makarov retire and choose a successor. However, Makarov refuses upon hearing the destruction caused by Natsu and his friends on their latest mission. Meanwhile, the heroes are forced to perform a play for a failing theater. Though they seemingly ruin the play and destroy the theater with their antics, it greatly entertains the audience and becomes a success.
31	"A Star Removed from the Sky" Transliteration: "Sora ni Modorenai Hoshi" (Japanese: 空に戻れない星)	Directed by : Masaomi Andō Storyboarded by : Hiroyuki Fukushima	Shōji Yonemura	Satoshi Kimura	May 24, 2010 (2010-05-24)	July 24, 2012
Loke begins acting strangely around Lucy, whom Loke has always avoided in the past. After Loke breaks up with all his girlfriends and disappears, Lucy becomes concerned and investigates Loke's past. She discovers him to actually be the celestial spirit Leo, an exile from the spirit world.
32	"Celestial Spirit King" Transliteration: "Seirei-ō" (Japanese: 星霊王)	Directed by : Kyōhei Ishiguro Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Fumihiko Shimo	Asako Inayoshi	May 31, 2010 (2010-05-31)	July 31, 2012
In a flashback, Leo stops his master Karen Lilica from bullying his friend Aries. However, he accidentally stops her from summoning other spirits to protect herself, indirectly leading to her death. Back in the present, Loke's three-year exile from the spirit world is causing him to gradually fade away and die. Lucy challenges the law Loke had broken to save him, causing the Celestial Spirit King to appear before them. The Celestial Spirit King reconsiders Loke's exile when Lucy summons her spirits simultaneously to support her, allowing Loke to return to the spirit world.
33	"The Tower of Heaven" Transliteration: "Rakuen no Tō" (Japanese: 楽園の塔)	Directed by : Hazuki Mizumoto Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Atsuhiro Tomioka	Tomohiro Koyama	June 7, 2010 (2010-06-07)	August 7, 2012
Loke gives Lucy and the others passports to the Fiore Kingdom's best resort as thanks for saving him. While on vacation there, Erza is haunted by glimpses from her past as a slave forced to build the Tower of Heaven. She and Happy are later abducted by Erza's former friends from the tower, who believe that she had betrayed them, and are taken to the tower to meet Jellal.
34	"Jellal" Transliteration: "Jerāru" (Japanese: ジェラール)	Directed by : Eisuke Hayashi Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Masashi Sogo	Takashi Uchida	June 21, 2010 (2010-06-21)	August 14, 2012
As a huge battle begins in the darkness of the Tower of Heaven, Erza's past begins to unfold and the mysterious R-system is revealed.
35	"Voice of Darkness" Transliteration: "Yami no Koe" (Japanese: 闇の声)	Directed by : Masaomi Andō Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Shōji Yonemura	Kanta Suzuki	June 28, 2010 (2010-06-28)	August 21, 2012
Erza and Jellal's pasts and their connection is revealed, along with why Erza gained her skills as a wizard.
36	"Heaven's Game" Transliteration: "Rakuen Gēmu" (Japanese: 楽園ゲーム)	Directed by : Shunichi Yoshizawa Storyboarded by : Hiroyuki Fukushima	Atsuhiro Tomioka	Shinako Okayama	July 5, 2010 (2010-07-05)	August 28, 2012
Following the revolt against Jellal, it is revealed that two of his "comrades" have turned on Erza. Meanwhile, Lucy and Juvia encounter one of Jellal's assassins, Vidaldus Taka, while Natsu fights with another assassin, Fukuro.
37	"Armor of the Heart" Transliteration: "Kokoro no Yoroi" (Japanese: 心の鎧)	Kyōhei Ishiguro	Fumihiko Shimo	Yousuke Kabashima & Aki Nishizaki	July 12, 2010 (2010-07-12)	September 4, 2012
Juvia reaches out to Lucy while being controlled by Vidaldus, inspiring Lucy to defeat their opponent by summoning Aquarius inside Juvia's body to pin him down while they perform a Unison Raid on him. Meanwhile, Fukuro devours Natsu to gain his powers but Gray defeats him, while Siegrain reveals Jellal's plan to resurrect Zeref to gain the Magic Council's support in firing Etherion.
38	"Destiny" Transliteration: "Desutinī" (Japanese: 運命（デスティニー）)	Directed by : Yusaku Saotome Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Shōji Yonemura	Yuji Ushijima & Teruhiko Yamazaki	July 19, 2010 (2010-07-19)	September 11, 2012
Sho is attacked by Ikuruga, the leader of Trinity Raven, but her attacks release Erza from her card prison. After most of her armors are destroyed by Ikaruga, Erza realizes that wearing armor had been a form of weakness for her, so she dons an outfit of ordinary cloth and strikes Ikaruga down. She then climbs to the top of the Tower of Heaven and, after a brief battle, pins Jellal down. Concerned that Erza won't have it in her heart to kill her childhood friend, Simon sends Natsu to save her.
39	"Give Our Prayers to the Sacred Light" Transliteration: "Seinaru Hikari ni Inori o" (Japanese: 聖なる光に祈りを)	Hiroyuki Fukushima	Fumihiko Shimo	Toshiharu Murata	July 26, 2010 (2010-07-26)	September 18, 2012
Erza confronts Jellal with the fact that the Tower of Heaven cannot be completed without a massive amount of magic energy, leading Jellal to seemingly concede defeat. Soon after, the Etherion fires on the tower which, to everyone's shock, is absorbed by the tower's true form, an enormous lacrima crystal, preventing the attack from killing anyone. Jellal reveals that he had disguised himself as Siegrain using a magical projection of himself to coerce the Magic Council into firing Etherion at the tower, thereby completing it. He tries using Erza as a sacrifice to resurrect Zeref, but Natsu arrives and rescues her. Natsu fights Jellal, but Jellal outmatches him, so Natsu decides to aim his attacks at the tower and destroy it instead.
40	"Titania Falls" Transliteration: "Titānia, Chiru" (Japanese: 妖精女王（ティターニア）､ 散る)	Takahiko Kyōgoku	Atsuhiro Tomioka	Satoshi Kimura	August 2, 2010 (2010-08-02)	September 25, 2012
Enraged at the damage done to his tower, and deciding he no longer needs Erza as a sacrifice, Jellal tries to kill both Natsu and Erza, but Simon arrives and defends the two from Jellal's attack, killing him. Natsu becomes infuriated with Jellal at the sight of Erza crying over Simon's death and eats a chunk of lacrima containing Etherion, which greatly increases his physical and magical power, allowing him to defeat Jellal and destroy the tower. Realizing that the tower's remains have now become unstable and threaten to explode, Erza sacrifices herself when she merges with the tower lacrima to rescue Natsu.
41	"Home"	Directed by : Eisuke Hayashi Storyboarded by : Yoshiyuki Asai	Masashi Sogo	Kan Min Lee	August 9, 2010 (2010-08-09)	October 2, 2012
Erza has a vision of her friends' sadness at her own funeral and regrets her sacrifice. She awakens alive in Natsu's arms, having been rescued from the tower by him. Erza offers her old friends membership in Fairy Tail, but the three decline so they can experience the world without weighing her down, so Erza and her guildmates hold a farewell ceremony for them. The wizards return to Magnolia to find their newly renovated guildhall, with Juvia now a member; to their chagrin, they discover that Gajeel has also joined Fairy Tail at Makarov's request. While attempting to integrate himself into the guild, Gajeel is pestered by Jet and Droy to atone for attacking them as a member of Phantom Lord. He is also attacked by Laxus, who blames Fairy Tail's recent changes for the guild's faltering reputation. After Gajeel defends Levy from Laxus's backlash, Laxus decides to take over the guild by force.
42	"Battle of Fairy Tail" Transliteration: "Batoru・obu・Fearī Teiru" (Japanese: バトル・オブ・フェアリーテイル)	Kyōhei Ishiguro	Shōji Yonemura	Asako Inayoshi	August 16, 2010 (2010-08-16)	October 9, 2012
The members of Fairy Tail celebrate Magnolia's annual harvest festival, which includes a beauty contest in which Lucy, Erza and other female Fairy Tail members participate. The festival is interrupted by Laxus and his personal bodyguards, the Raijin Tribe, who turn the contest participants into stone and force the other members into joining a battle royale where they must defeat one another to save the girls. To ensure Makarov doesn't interfere, they create a runic barrier around the guildhall which prevents people over 80 years of age from leaving, which somehow affects Natsu as well.
43	"Defeat Your Friends to Save Your Friends" Transliteration: "Tomo no Tame ni Tomo o Ute" (Japanese: 友の為に友を討て)	Directed by : Daisuke Tsukushi Storyboarded by : Hiroyuki Fukushima	Fumihiko Shimo	Mariko Ito	August 23, 2010 (2010-08-23)	October 16, 2012
The members of Fairy Tail defeat everyone in their guild outside of the guild hall until only Natsu and Gajeel, who remain trapped inside the Fairy Tail guild hall, remain. Fortunately, the petrification spell lifts on Erza faster than normal thanks to her artificial right eye, and Mystogan enters the competition, giving Fairy Tail the chance they need to defeat Laxus.
44	"Thunder Palace" Transliteration: "Kaminari Den" (Japanese: 神鳴殿)	Directed by : Mamoru Enomoto Storyboarded by : Hiroyuki Fukushima	Atsuhiro Tomioka	Tomoki Mizuno	August 30, 2010 (2010-08-30)	October 23, 2012
Erza battles and defeats Evergreen of the Raijin Tribe, returning the other girls to normal. In retaliation, Laxus surrounds the entire town with Thunder Palace, a cluster of lightning-infused lacrima orbs that threaten to destroy the town, and damage anyone who attacks them. The rescued girls enter the competition, with Lucy facing off against Bickslow of the Raijin Tribe with the assistance of Loke.
45	"Advent of Satan" Transliteration: "Satan Kōrin" (Japanese: サタン降臨)	Directed by : Hazuki Mizumoto Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Masashi Sogo	Tomohiro Koyama	September 6, 2010 (2010-09-06)	October 30, 2012
Lucy and Loke defeat Bickslow, leaving only the leader of the Raijin Tribe, Fried Justine, remaining. Cana and Juvia find him but are forced by his rune magic to battle each other until one of them falls first. Believing it to be an act to earn Fairy Tail's complete trust, Juvia instead attacks one of the Thunder Palace lacrima, sacrificing herself so Cana can fight Fried. However, Fried defeats Cana and Elfman. Mirajane's distress over her brother's suffering causes her to activate her latent magic power, Satan Soul, which she uses to defeat Fried in a fury. However, she regains control of herself and convinces him to stop fighting his friends so both members decide to forfeit. Meanwhile, Levy breaks the enchantment preventing Natsu and Gajeel from leaving the guild and the two leave to find Laxus.
46	"Clash at Kardia Cathedral!" Transliteration: "Gekitotsu! Karudia Daiseidō" (Japanese: 激突! カルディア大聖堂)	Directed by : Yusaku Saotome Storyboarded by : Hiroyuki Fukushima	Shōji Yonemura	Yuji Ushijima & Erika Arakawa	September 13, 2010 (2010-09-13)	November 6, 2012
Porlyusica arrives at Fairy Tail to examine Makarov and remarks that he is close to death, ordering Levy to summon Laxus. Mystogan arrives at Kardia Cathedral and battles Laxus until Natsu and Erza arrive, distracting Mystogan. Laxus blasts his mask off to reveal Jellal's face; however, Mystogan tells Natsu and Erza he is a different person from Jellal, and he disappears. Natsu says he will duel with Laxus instead of Erza, who sets out to destroy all of the Thunder Palace's lacrima crystals at once.
47	"Triple Dragons" Transliteration: "Toripuru Doragon" (Japanese: トリプル ドラゴン)	Directed by : Masaomi Andō & Kyōhei Ishiguro Storyboarded by : Kyōhei Ishiguro	Fumihiko Shimo	Hirokazu Hisayuki	September 20, 2010 (2010-09-20)	November 13, 2012
Gray contacts the rest of the guild through his telepathic guildmate Warren Rocko so they can help Erza destroy the Thunder Palace. However, the other members are resentful over the Battle of Fairy Tail and argue with each other until Lucy pleads with them to set their fighting aside. After the wizards break the lacrima crystals, getting electrocuted in the process, Gajeel saves Natsu from Laxus, whom they reluctantly team up against. When their attacks prove ineffective, Laxus reveals himself to be a Dragon Slayer and incapacitates them. Frustrated by his plans' failure, Laxus prepares to use Fairy Law to destroy everyone in the city. Levy arrives and tells Laxus about Makarov's condition, but Laxus coldly dismisses her and casts the spell anyway.
48	"Fantasia" Transliteration: "Fantajia" (Japanese: 幻想曲（ファンタジア）)	Directed by : Hiroyuki Fukushima Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira	Masashi Sogo	Toshiharu Murata	September 27, 2010 (2010-09-27)	November 20, 2012
After casting Fairy Law, Laxus is shocked to find that Natsu and Gajeel are still alive. Fried confirms that everyone in Magnolia has been unaffected by the spell, signifying that Laxus does not truly hate anyone. In denial of this revelation, Laxus continues to fight Natsu, who finally defeats him after Gajeel takes one of Laxus's attacks for him; the battle is observed from a volcanic region by Igneel, who is chastised by the dragon Grandeeney for allowing Natsu to be seriously injured. Afterwards, a humbled Laxus visits Makarov, who has fully recovered under Porlyusica's care. Makarov reluctantly expels Laxus for endangering the lives of his guildmates, which Laxus accepts. Elsewhere, Ultear contacts her master, Hades, revealing herself to have been the one manipulating Jellal while posing as Zeref's spirit. Fairy Tail resumes their harvest festival celebration by participating in the Fantasia parade, where Makarov and the rest of the guild send a tearful Laxus off with their signature hand gesture, which Laxus first came up with as a child.

References

General

• "Episodes 1-11" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
• "Episodes 12-24" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
• "Episodes 25-35" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
• "Episodes 36-48" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.