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 23, 2006 where the series continues serialization. Since its creation, 157 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 September 2009, 17 volumes have been released in Japan.

The series is 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. As of July 2009, 7 volumes have been released. It has also been published in France by Pika Édition who have released 5 volumes as of April 3, 2009.

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

 * 135. The Sky Sorceress
 * 136. Coffin
 * 137. The Girl and the Ghost
 * 138. Unaccounted For
 * 139. Dead Grand Prix
 * 140. Low-Gear World
 * 141. Light
 * 142. Darkness
 * 143. Stellar Spirit Battle
 * 144. A Beautiful Voice
 * 145. Reminiscing Gérard
 * 146. You Are Free
 * 147. Towering Darkness, Light of Hope
 * 148. Death March
 * 149. Super Sky Battle! Natsu vs. Cobra
 * 150. Dragon Roar
 * 151. End of Oración Seis
 * 152. Jura of the Sacred Ten
 * 153. Midnight Operation
 * 154. Your Words
 * 155. Last Man
 * 156. Zero
 * 157. From Pegasus to Fairies