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Fairy Tail [フェアリーテイル] #38
Fairy Tail Vol. 38
AND THE WINNER IS…
In the final matches of the Grand Magic Games, a wounded Erza struggles against a sadistic Minerva who can twist space itself, Gajeel sinks into the shadows against a powered-up Rogue, and Laxus faces down impossible odds against Jura, the world's fifth-strongest wizard. But as the Games end, the kingdom prepares for a day Natsu never thought he'd see: the return of the dragons!
In the final matches of the Grand Magic Games, a wounded Erza struggles against a sadistic Minerva who can twist space itself, Gajeel sinks into the shadows against a powered-up Rogue, and Laxus faces down impossible odds against Jura, the world's fifth-strongest wizard. But as the Games end, the kingdom prepares for a day Natsu never thought he'd see: the return of the dragons!
210 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 17, 2013
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About the author
Hiro Mashima
1,498 books1,947 followersHiro Mashima (Jap: 真島ヒロ) is a Japanese manga artist.
He gained success with his first serial Rave, published in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1999 to 2005. His best-selling work, Fairy Tail, published in the same magazine from 2006 to 2017, became one of the best-selling manga series with over 72 million copies in print. Mashima began the currently ongoing Edens Zero in 2018.
Fairy Tail won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen manga in 2009, and Mashima was given the Harvey Awards International Spotlight award in 2017 and the Fauve Special Award at the 2018 Angoulême International Comics Festival.
He gained success with his first serial Rave, published in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1999 to 2005. His best-selling work, Fairy Tail, published in the same magazine from 2006 to 2017, became one of the best-selling manga series with over 72 million copies in print. Mashima began the currently ongoing Edens Zero in 2018.
Fairy Tail won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen manga in 2009, and Mashima was given the Harvey Awards International Spotlight award in 2017 and the Fauve Special Award at the 2018 Angoulême International Comics Festival.
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January 22, 2022
Ya este volumen si me gustó xd fue muy significativo y pasaron tantas cosas.
Lo mejor fue esa victoria por voluntades y que al final igual apareció el gatito jajaj
Tuvimos la primera muerte que recuerde en lo que llevo leído, la Lucy del futuro por salvar a la actual. Me hizo lagrimear.
Alguien está mintiendo
Rogue del futuro o la princesa? Y por qué?
Lo mejor fue esa victoria por voluntades y que al final igual apareció el gatito jajaj
Tuvimos la primera muerte que recuerde en lo que llevo leído, la Lucy del futuro por salvar a la actual. Me hizo lagrimear.
Alguien está mintiendo
Rogue del futuro o la princesa? Y por qué?
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July 14, 2023
Fairy Tail for the win! Who isn't deeply in love with Erza? Honesly!!!
September 16, 2015
Ah, Fairy Tail. I adore this anime, it is one of my all time favorites. So I thought I'd check out the manga, because I need my Fairy Tail fix.
It's a bit different reading about my beloved characters instead of watching them on TV, and it's weird seeing them in black and white instead of color. But, I loved this volume. There were some major plot twists, and I felt many feels reading this.
I loved this volume and I can't wait to read the next one! Or watch the new Fairy Tail episodes, whichever happens first.
It's a bit different reading about my beloved characters instead of watching them on TV, and it's weird seeing them in black and white instead of color. But, I loved this volume. There were some major plot twists, and I felt many feels reading this.
I loved this volume and I can't wait to read the next one! Or watch the new Fairy Tail episodes, whichever happens first.
June 17, 2018
Wooooow! That was so good it gave me chills 🤩 The scene of the final battle between Fairy tail and Sting was extremely great!! I could guess the result of Daimatouenbu from the beginning but the impressions I felt was more than I expected!
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July 1, 2018Chapters 318-325
October 5, 2024
Natsu crying over Lucy T_T
October 26, 2020
This arc is getting a bit complicated lol I hope I’m understanding it all
July 6, 2024
iiiiiiiii ça chauuuuuuuf
May 25, 2014
It's the finale of the tournament and things have really come to a head. The final few fights... well, there's one sort of deus ex machina thing that allows for one win, but the mistake seems to be within the person's character. The rest were kind of amazing. Other stuff happened, but all I can see, all I can remember, is those fights. Oh my gosh.
April 18, 2024
4.5🌟 my family <3
Gajeel already knew rogue? Or Lios? He was his apprentice? Hmm interesting
Ohhh is the princess lying? Not future Lucy?
“As long as i have a battle that must be won…I will stand again and again until it is won!” my girl erza is the epitome of resilience
I really like mavis’ character, she’s taking in a new role within the story and I hope she sticks around. Her guidance to the younger guild members is really nice to see! “Be not afraid young ones. Wherever you go, you blaze a new path.”
FAIRY TAIL WON THE GMG!! Obviously I never doubted that they wouldn’t 😭
Rogue comes back from the future too? To kill Lucy?
future Lucy dies? IM CRYING. the happy and future Lucy moment before she passes is soo sweet. I was right there with happy balling my eyes out.
“You stole something precious from me right before my eyes.” NATSUUUU 😭😭
Now all of the guild are coming together to fight the incoming dragons? oooh this is going to be fun heh
Gajeel already knew rogue? Or Lios? He was his apprentice? Hmm interesting
Ohhh is the princess lying? Not future Lucy?
“As long as i have a battle that must be won…I will stand again and again until it is won!” my girl erza is the epitome of resilience
I really like mavis’ character, she’s taking in a new role within the story and I hope she sticks around. Her guidance to the younger guild members is really nice to see! “Be not afraid young ones. Wherever you go, you blaze a new path.”
FAIRY TAIL WON THE GMG!! Obviously I never doubted that they wouldn’t 😭
Rogue comes back from the future too? To kill Lucy?
future Lucy dies? IM CRYING. the happy and future Lucy moment before she passes is soo sweet. I was right there with happy balling my eyes out.
“You stole something precious from me right before my eyes.” NATSUUUU 😭😭
Now all of the guild are coming together to fight the incoming dragons? oooh this is going to be fun heh
August 22, 2024
Fairy Tail keeps on trucking and that is something that should always be applauded. I started to think about some of the Western (American) comic titles and I am amazed at the consistency of the art as well as the constant and consistent releases. I have been reading this so much, that my daughter is interested in starting this series once she gets thru a few others I have read that she is embracing. In volume 38, we find the conclusion to the Grand Magic Games. This fills the majority of the book's actions and happenings…but the biggest reveal has to be about the…DRAGONS!!! Fairy Tail continues to amaze me with the high stakes adventures, but they have an awesome balance of giving pause every so often to let the characters recharge…both situations are equally enjoyable as a reader. Special shout out to Erza battle, as she always has some epic ones!
February 9, 2021
Mir sind es zu viele nachträglichen Beziehungen. Wieder ein Bruder hier, eine Schwester da.
Auch zu viel Twist wird langweilig. Erst steht die Prinzessin als die Böse da, dann ist sie wieder gut, dann wieder böse und am Ende ist sie dann doch wieder gut. Die vier größten Zauberer kommen vermutlich als Gegner noch vor.
Das groß beschworene Ende hätte ich mir anders vorgestellt. Ich hätte gedacht, Sting würde sich die geschwächte Prinzessin vornehmen. Wenn das für sein Team gezählt hätte, wären sie die Gewinner und er hätte sich gleichzeitig gerächt. So weit ich mich erinnere, gab es keine Regel, die das ausgeschlossen hätte. Aber dann hätte ja nicht Fairy Tail gewonnen und am Ende muss Fairy Tail gewinnen, zeigt ja auch das Cover.
Mit der Identität des Maskottchen hätte ich nicht gerechnet.
Auch zu viel Twist wird langweilig. Erst steht die Prinzessin als die Böse da, dann ist sie wieder gut, dann wieder böse und am Ende ist sie dann doch wieder gut. Die vier größten Zauberer kommen vermutlich als Gegner noch vor.
Das groß beschworene Ende hätte ich mir anders vorgestellt. Ich hätte gedacht, Sting würde sich die geschwächte Prinzessin vornehmen. Wenn das für sein Team gezählt hätte, wären sie die Gewinner und er hätte sich gleichzeitig gerächt. So weit ich mich erinnere, gab es keine Regel, die das ausgeschlossen hätte. Aber dann hätte ja nicht Fairy Tail gewonnen und am Ende muss Fairy Tail gewinnen, zeigt ja auch das Cover.
Mit der Identität des Maskottchen hätte ich nicht gerechnet.
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February 22, 2022
4/5 In volume 38 we finally wrap up the “games” portion of this story arc. All though let’s face it no one will be surprised by the final results.
Then we return to the “bigger” picture portion of the story arc which is The Eclipse Project and the approaching army of dragons. We also have the whole Terminator thing going on with time travelers intervening to either help or hinder our protagonists. I’m just glad this one is getting close to wrapping up. It’s definitely not the worst arc ever but it’s due for a change.
Laxus, Gajeel, Erza, Juvia, and Gray on the cover of volume 38.
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Then we return to the “bigger” picture portion of the story arc which is The Eclipse Project and the approaching army of dragons. We also have the whole Terminator thing going on with time travelers intervening to either help or hinder our protagonists. I’m just glad this one is getting close to wrapping up. It’s definitely not the worst arc ever but it’s due for a change.
Laxus, Gajeel, Erza, Juvia, and Gray on the cover of volume 38.
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December 18, 2020
FR
J'ai donc lu du tome 36 au 40. Et je dois avouer que ces tomes m'ont souvent fait sourire. Fairy Tail, c'est aussi une histoire d'amitié, et j'aime ce genre de moment.
Un petit frisson pour certains passages.
J'ai passé un très bon moment en les pages de ces tomes !
ENG
So I read from volume 36 to 40. And I must admit that these volumes have often made me smile. Fairy Tail is also about friendship, and I love that kind of moment.
A little thrill for some passages.
I had a great time in the pages of these volumes !
J'ai donc lu du tome 36 au 40. Et je dois avouer que ces tomes m'ont souvent fait sourire. Fairy Tail, c'est aussi une histoire d'amitié, et j'aime ce genre de moment.
Un petit frisson pour certains passages.
J'ai passé un très bon moment en les pages de ces tomes !
ENG
So I read from volume 36 to 40. And I must admit that these volumes have often made me smile. Fairy Tail is also about friendship, and I love that kind of moment.
A little thrill for some passages.
I had a great time in the pages of these volumes !
March 25, 2018
The battles were great (loved it when Laxus took his coat off since you knew that it was going down), but the ending seemed a little lackluster. But the Twin Dragon Slayers and their cats was super cute and precious.
I'm not a fan of the bigger storyline because I think time travel rarely helps a story. But I guess we'll see...
I'm not a fan of the bigger storyline because I think time travel rarely helps a story. But I guess we'll see...
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October 27, 2022
EN RESUMEN
La batalla final en los Grandes Juegos Mágicos está alcanzado su punto más crítico.
ACLARACIÓN
Todos estos puntos están de alguna forma influenciados por conocimientos y opiniones que ya tenía sobre la historia gracias a la adaptación del anime y al ser esta una relectura.
ASPECTOS POSITIVOS
- A pesar de que las peleas fueron cortas y algo convenientes, se lo perdono a Mashima porque todos les dio unos momentos impresionantes. Fue un muy sólido final para el torneo.
- Me gustó mucho el desarrollo de Sting. De los personajes con los que mejor pude empatizar de Sabertooth.
- La tensión continúa en aumento con este tomo. Me gustó como el autor te mantuvo leyendo al intercalar las escenas del castillo con las del Torneo. El arco está en su mejor momento.
ASPECTOS NEGATIVOS
- La poca relación entre Gajeel y Rouge hizo que su batalla sea muy anticlimatica por momentos. No le dio el impacto de los demás encuentros.
CONCLUSIÓN
Un tomo demasiado épico. Repleto de acción y momentos super importantes. Por fin vemos a las dos tramas encontrarse de una manera increíble que ye deja con ganas de más.
La batalla final en los Grandes Juegos Mágicos está alcanzado su punto más crítico.
ACLARACIÓN
Todos estos puntos están de alguna forma influenciados por conocimientos y opiniones que ya tenía sobre la historia gracias a la adaptación del anime y al ser esta una relectura.
ASPECTOS POSITIVOS
- A pesar de que las peleas fueron cortas y algo convenientes, se lo perdono a Mashima porque todos les dio unos momentos impresionantes. Fue un muy sólido final para el torneo.
- Me gustó mucho el desarrollo de Sting. De los personajes con los que mejor pude empatizar de Sabertooth.
- La tensión continúa en aumento con este tomo. Me gustó como el autor te mantuvo leyendo al intercalar las escenas del castillo con las del Torneo. El arco está en su mejor momento.
ASPECTOS NEGATIVOS
- La poca relación entre Gajeel y Rouge hizo que su batalla sea muy anticlimatica por momentos. No le dio el impacto de los demás encuentros.
CONCLUSIÓN
Un tomo demasiado épico. Repleto de acción y momentos super importantes. Por fin vemos a las dos tramas encontrarse de una manera increíble que ye deja con ganas de más.
December 9, 2019
I love the cover of this volume where they look casual with the road covered clock and Fairy Tail flag behind them.
My favorite battle is Gajeel vs Rogue, where Gajeel obtains Iron Dragon Shadow mode. The picture alone makes him look scary. Then again, he always looks scary when he smiles.
My favorite battle is Gajeel vs Rogue, where Gajeel obtains Iron Dragon Shadow mode. The picture alone makes him look scary. Then again, he always looks scary when he smiles.
July 24, 2023
Loved the conclusion with Erza's fight scenes and also past relationships with other people. Nothing for me that was too noteworthy that I wanted to comment on this volume other than that I really enjoyed it of course. I'm glad I can finally read the conclusion to this arc :)
July 25, 2017
Mostly explosions with some very dull plot. I was disappointed.
There were some good parts though. I like future Lucy but
WHELP.
There were some good parts though. I like future Lucy but
WHELP.
September 19, 2017
Good volume.
December 2, 2017
I love the moment with future Lucy. It is one of my favorite moments in the anime. Even though it is extremely sad.
October 1, 2018
What just happened mind blown. wow!!!
October 10, 2018
4,5 Sterne
November 4, 2019
This part kinda sucks.
May 13, 2021
I cried.
September 21, 2021
Fairy Tail #38
The Grand Games are over now, Fairy Tail won.
Two people came back from the future.
Lucy gets killed...but lives?
The Grand Games are over now, Fairy Tail won.
Two people came back from the future.
Lucy gets killed...but lives?
October 1, 2021
when they win the grand magic games😆😆😆 i miss my fav anime/manga! ISNSMS THIS IS SOOO GOOD!!
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October 15, 2021
I do ship Natsu and Lucy, but I hope there’s more development 🤞❤️
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January 12, 2022
El torneo me encantó, y la puerta Eclipse más aún. Me da miedo, pero mucha intriga 😣
March 3, 2023
Such a good end to the last day of the grand magic games. Erza it awesome. Poor Lucy. Now for the dragons
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