User blog comment:ILuvAnime/Fairy Tail continue after episode 175/@comment-24.86.185.4-20130723054306/@comment-98.255.7.249-20130723222005

It wasn't that the manga got caught up to the anime when that happens they announce a break or just like every other popular anime out there (ei. bleach,naruto,naruto shippuden) They would just use non-canon filler arcs and ova's. This is not why it was temp. cancelled. Over a salary dispute Aya Hirano, who does the voice of Lucy Heartfilia, left the show so they had to find a new voice actor, agree on a contract, and all that crap. before they could even start.