Volumes and Chapters

The chapters of the manga series Fairy Tail are written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. The first chapter premiered in Weekly Shōnen Magazine on August 16, 2006, which is where the series has continued its serialization since then. Individual chapters have been collected and republished in tankōbon volumes by Kodansha, which released the first volume on December 15, 2006. As of December 2010, 24 volumes have been released in Japan.

The series was licensed for an English language release in North America by Del Rey Manga, which published the first volume of the series on March 25, 2008, and ended its licensing at the 12th volume. Kodansha USA took over and will release the manga starting from the 13th volume starting from May 10, 2011. It has been published in France by Pika Édition who have released 5 volumes as of April 3, 2009, in Spain is published by "Norma Editorial" from March 15, 2008, now thre were released 19 volumes and it's one of the top manga series in Spain. It has also been published in Taiwan by Tong Li, which has released 25 volumes as of May 2011.

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Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

 * 223. The Door of Humans
 * 224. Zoldeo's Ambition
 * 225. Tear
 * 226. Ushi No Koku Mairi
 * 227. Lucy Fire
 * 228. 13 Women Drenched in the Rain
 * 229. Dead End of Despair
 * 230. The Tears of Love and Life
 * 231. Terminator
 * 232. The One Thing I Couldn't Say
 * 233. Fairy Glitter
 * 234. The Boy Who Stares at the Sea
 * 235. Tenrou Tree
 * 236. Erza vs Azuma
 * 237. An Incredible Guild
 * 238. At One Time
 * 239. Frozen Fighting Spirit

Special Chapters

 * Omake: Happy's Little Job
 * Omake: Happy's Little Job 2
 * Omake: Fairies at the Beach (01/2007)
 * Omake: Special Mission: Beware of Guys Who Show a Keen Interest (11/2007)
 * Omake: Fairy Academy: Yankee-kun and Yankee-chan (01/2008)
 * Cross-Over: Megane-Fairy (11/2008)
 * Omake: Mira-Sensei's Transforming Magic Class (12/2008)
 * Omake: Natsu and the Dragon's Egg (01/2009)
 * Omake: Welcome to Fairy Fountain (07/2009)
 * Omake: The Day of Fateful Encounter (10/2009)
 * Omake: Welcome to Fairy Hills (11/2009)
 * Omake: Rainbow Sakura (03/2010)
 * Sponsored Omake: Coca-Cola (05/2010)
 * Short Story: Happy in Boots (05/2010)
 * Extra Story: Welcome to Natsu's House (11/2010)
 * Cross-Over: Fairy Tail x Rave (04/2011)