FAIRY TAIL RE:FANTASIA Volume Released as Hiro Mashima Returns With New Manga

The collected volume of FAIRY TAIL RE:FANTASIA has been released. The manga is the latest entry in the FAIRY TAIL series and marks the first collected volume in about nine years from a FAIRY TAIL work drawn by original creator Hiro Mashima himself.

FAIRY TAIL RE Marks Hiro Mashima's Return to Drawing the Series

FAIRY TAIL RE:FANTASIA was serialized for a limited run in Weekly Shonen Magazine from July to September as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations for FAIRY TAIL.

The series follows a new story featuring protagonist Natsu Dragneel and other familiar characters.

FAIRY TAIL has also produced numerous spin-off works. In FAIRY TAIL: 100 Years Quest, Mashima provides the storyboards while Atsuo Ueda handles the artwork, but FAIRY TAIL RE:FANTASIA is drawn by Mashima himself.

The original FAIRY TAIL manga was serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine from 2006 to 2017. It follows Lucy Heartfilia, a young woman aiming to become a full-fledged wizard, and Natsu Dragneel, a fire-wielding wizard, along with the members of the Fairy Tail guild.

The manga has surpassed 72 million copies in circulation and has also been adapted into a TV anime and games.

Shibuya Station Advertisement Features FAIRY TAIL Scenes in Four Languages

To celebrate the release, a large-scale advertisement featuring memorable scenes from FAIRY TAIL went on display at Shibuya Station on October 19.

The display uses four language versions of scenes from the manga: Japanese, English, French and Simplified Chinese.

It is located inside Tokyu Shibuya Station on the concourse connecting the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line.

Source : ORICON NEWS