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. Since its creation, 218 regular chapters of the series have been published. 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. It has been published in France by Pika Édition who have released 5 volumes as of April 3, 2009. It has also been published in Taiwan by Tong Li, which has released 23 volumes as of December 2010.

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Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

 * 214. Makarov Strikes
 * 215. Makarov vs. Hades
 * 216. The Essence of a Mage
 * 217. Lost Magic
 * 218. Fire Dragon vs. Flame God
 * 219. Dragon God's Brilliant Flame
 * 220. Fairy Sisters
 * 221. The Ultimate Magic World
 * 222. Arc of Embodiment
 * 223. The Door of Humans
 * 224. Zoldeo's Ambition
 * 225. Tear
 * 226. Ushi No Koku Mairi

Special Chapters

 * 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: 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)