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GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER
Natsu, Lucy and Happy are on a journey to find their former comrades and revive Fairy Tail! They've managed to meet up with Wendy and Carla, who have joined Lamia Scale. But before they can start celebrating, there's trouble! Then it's on to the Village of the Rainmaker, where they discover Juvia has gone back to her old ways, for a terrible reason: Gray's gone missing! Could it have something to do with the black magic cult Avatar?! With so many obstacles in the way, will Fairy Tail ever be reformed?"

208 pages, Paperback

First published October 6, 2015

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Hiro Mashima

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Hiro 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.

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Profile Image for Gary Sundell.
368 reviews62 followers
July 18, 2022
At this point I take leave of this series, sadly most of the rest are not available as part of Kindle Unlimited. I can't afford to pay for the remaining volumes, so time to move on.
Profile Image for Paige  Bookdragon.
938 reviews645 followers
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February 18, 2016
Short review because I've got so many books to review with.

Read up to the latest volume

Here are my thoughts after reading FT 473:

1. WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU GILDARTS? Fairytail's butt is being kicked and they need a kickass mage!


2. HOLY SHIT LAXUS IS HAWWT.

3. Acronologia is being sick as always. Can't wait for Natsu to kick his dragon ass.

4. GRAAAAY FOREVER.

5.That history between Mavis and Zeref. Holygowgow.

Now, look. I will keep updating this manga because the series is ongoing, but I'll try to write reviews in bulk to avoid bumping.
Profile Image for Emi.acg.
668 reviews223 followers
March 27, 2022
No me gustan del todo, pero tampoco están tan malos estos capítulos xd
Ya apareció Juvia, aunque esta enfermita, Gray, Gajeel, Levi y ahora Erza. Hay una operación encubierta y un nuevo gremio oscuro al cual enfrentarse que esta próximo a organizar un la "purificación" que puede matar a mucha gente inocente. Veamos cómo sigue.
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Profile Image for Kanna Ogihara.
59 reviews1 follower
July 15, 2018
Characters in Shounen manga often separate from buddies or hometowns for training, ONE PIECE, Naruto etc. I think this event is a sign of the end of the first period. Also, it makes us much more excited. Maybe, many readers expect new skills, new comrades, new enemies and new battle.
Profile Image for Celeste.
430 reviews34 followers
May 16, 2025
EN RESUMEN
Natsu, Lucy y Happy deciden buscar a los antiguos miembros de FT para volver a unir el gremio.

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
- El tono de este nuevo arco. Se siente muy nostálgico, como si volviéramos a los trabajos de pequeña escala que el grupo de Natsu solía tomar antes. Hay una combinación de comedia, aventura y magia que me encanta.

ASPECTOS NEGATIVOS
- De nuevo siento que Mashima podría haberse tardado un poco más con este reencuentro. Podría haberle dado más misterior y dramatismo. Eso hubiera hecho el impacto del time skip ser mucho mayor.

CONCLUSIÓN
El tomo 50 de FT nos lleva a los primeros volúmenes de la historia, cuando sólo era el team Natsu contra los demás. Pero también le agrega elementos interesantes y unos toques de comedia que nunca vienen mal.
Profile Image for Marianna Rainolter.
1,643 reviews23 followers
July 3, 2017
Come ho già detto per il precedente volume mi è piaciuto il salto temporale e il fatto che adesso scopriamo pian piano cosa hanno fatto i diversi membri di Fairy Tail durante l'assenza di Natsu. Innanzitutto incontriamo Wendy ma poi l'attenzione si sposta tutta sul mio amato Gray che è passato al lato oscuro (o così sembra)! Ho sofferto tantissimo leggendo quella parte e ho tenuto il fiato sospeso perché rimane un'aura di mistero che mi intriga tantissima e mi fa desiderare ardentemente il volume successivo (P.S: Quanta tristezza che in Giappone ormai Fairy Tail finirà nel giro di un mese? Certo avremo altri 13 volumi però tristezza...)
1 review
September 20, 2021
SOOO GOOD!!

To anybody who likes fantasy books, this i totally recommend! There are so many good characters and backstory’s. Also there are many great relationships and drama! I would recommend this to 12+ fantasy lovers because some parts are a little- you know. Great book! Hope you enjoy!
Profile Image for Rita.
159 reviews44 followers
April 21, 2019
I missed Fairy Tail sooooo much 😭

Care of Magical Creatures N.E.W.T. - Outstanding

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Aaaaand now:
Care of Magical Creatures O.W.Ls (2019)
Profile Image for Vicenç Sanz.
444 reviews7 followers
September 14, 2017
Parece mentira que ésta obra de Hiro Mashima haya llegado ya a los cincuenta tomos, una cifra nada difícil de conseguir. Y digo que parece mentira porque me parece que, salvo honrosas excepciones, es un manga que no destaca más que por su elenco de personajes, con tramas que repiten una y otra vez.

El tomo con un número tan redondo no es distinto a los anteriores, en él veremos cómo sigue la operación de Natsu y Lucy de encontrar a todos los miembros perdidos de Fairy Tail durante éstos daños (tras algo que hay ni recuerdo). Es un búsqueda que podría haber traído aventuras distintas, ver el mundo de otra forma… pero que acaba como siempre: encontrando “gremios” a los que vencer.

La nota de color la pone la historia de Grey y el grupo al que pertenece ahora. Es un cambio bienvenido el del antiguo miembro de Fairy Tail, aunque su grupo huela a gremio ya visto desde lejos… y de nuevo el autor cambia y vuelve a lo seguro.

En fin, se confirma que lo que iban a ser aventuras sin más va girando de nuevo a enfrentarse a rivales poderosos, aunque ahora sea para ir encontrando a amigos perdidos.

Y con todo el tomo es divertido, el ritmo es bueno, los personajes molan y el dibujo está a la altura. Lástima que sea siempre lo mismo, una y otra vez.
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621 reviews4 followers
February 20, 2021
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Mon avis (sans spoilers) concernant les tomes 46 jusqu'au 55.
Je dois avouer que j'ai beaucoup aimé ce qu'il se passe dans ces tomes. Certains passages/moments m'ont surprises, et ça fait du bien !
On a une certaine maturité qui s'est installée, les personnages ont grandis, ça se ressent et ça fait du bien. Et tout ça, sans qu'ils perdent leur personnalité, c'est à noter.
Je suis sur la dernière ligne droite, il ne me reste plus beaucoup de tomes. Je suis excitée et stressée à la fois !

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My opinion (without spoilers) concerning volumes 46 to 55.
I must admit that I really liked what happens in these volumes. Certain passages/moments surprised me, and it feels good !
We have a certain maturity that has set in, the characters have grown, it's felt and it feels good. And all this, without losing their personality, it should be noted.
I'm on the home stretch, I don't have many books left. I'm excited and stressed at the same time !
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735 reviews3 followers
February 15, 2021
Ich glaube Loke könnte seine Magie wesentlich besser nutzen, als wenn er Lucy davon abgibt, aber ich verstehe, dass sie mitmischen will.
Okay, mit stärkeren Gegnern, die aus dem Nichts auftauchen habe ich gerechnet, aber nicht damit, dass Gray deren Mitglied sein würde, irgendwie besessen, oder doch undercover?
Oh, mit Gajeel im Konzil hätte ich auch nicht gerechnet, aber da akzeptier ich die Richtung mit der Dame, die ihn immer auf den rechten Weg bringen wollte. Aber war es nicht bescheuert von Saber Tooth zu zweit den Job anzunehmen eine ganze Gilde auszuschalten? Und hätte Gray in Zukunfts-Rogues Zukunft nicht bereits tot sein müssen? Es ist jedenfalls sehr unwahrscheinlich, dass das gleich blieb.
Oh, Levy ist auch im Konzil. Passt irgendwie. Nur nicht unbedingt als Undercover-Informantin.
Wenn Virgo verschwunden ist, hätte Lucys Outfit auch wieder verschwinden müssen.
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1,489 reviews3 followers
September 26, 2024
Fairy Tail is….disbanded! It’s been a whole year and the members all went their separate ways. This volume is all about the beginning of seeing if they can gather this lovable group together again and make the ultimate family/guild a unit once more. A lot of heartwarming moments and it’s fun to find out exactly what has been happening to everyone over the past year. I really am touched by the quiet work Lucy did to track members…it truly has one of those feel good moments and seeing them attempt to reunite everyone is…it’s just awesome! Meeting up with Sabretooth, Zeref’s will being imposed upon the world, The Avatar Black Magic Cult and even something called…Operation Purify! This volume is jam-packed with everything to keep your senses tingling.
Profile Image for Lauren Schnoebelen.
791 reviews9 followers
July 19, 2020
Fairy Tail has been disbanded and Natsu is not having any of it. He knows Fairy Tail is still Important to all of his old guild mates so he’s roped Lucy in on a mission to get the band back together. The only issue is that they don’t fully know were everyone is and some guild members might have ended up in some questionable circumstances.

This was a fun quick issue but at the same time, definitely not my favorite by far. I did really enjoy how aspects of previous arcs are now playing a very important role in the beginning of this one. I’m definitely interested to see if it plays out in the way it was predicted or if things change.
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839 reviews44 followers
January 13, 2023
4/5 This volume is all about getting the band back together. First we visit Lamia Scale where Wendy has joined after Fairy Tail disbanded. Then it’s off to find gray and the lead up to the Avatar Arc.

Gray has joined an evil Zereff cult. ::gasp:: Of course it’s up to Natsu and Lucy to save him.

Cute little volume it was fun.

Natsu, Lucy, and Happy on the cover of volume 50. Looking very reminiscent of Volume 1.

Read 1/13/2023
Profile Image for Kaylee.
47 reviews
April 25, 2018
I haven't finished the fairy tail series yet but I have seen the anime and I'm very excited to see the final season of it. I couldn't wait for the last season of the anime to come out so I got this volume of the manga. It's the volume that follows directly after the eighth season of the anime. And I'm super excited to read the next one!
1,465 reviews56 followers
January 12, 2022
Este también lo había leído pero supongo que no habría salido en tomo.
En fin odio como muestran a Juvia en este mini arco como mujer desamparada a la que abandonó el crush. Y a Gray ya le vale no haber avisado a Juvia de que se iba.
Es drama barato que no dura nada y en seguida descubrimos que Gray sigue siendo bueno.
1 review
August 21, 2017
Love the series just to expensive.

I cant get enough oh fairy tail i just the volumes were not so expensive it's cost a fortune to read to volume 50 but besides that i love the series.
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466 reviews34 followers
July 30, 2017
Sixth read of BTAT 2017, and so good! I'm liking where this series is headed, but also a lite nervous about it.
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1,687 reviews54 followers
August 16, 2017
I was expecting to hate this one with the way the last one went, but the twists with Gray are insanely perfect and kept my full attention.
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222 reviews5 followers
June 27, 2018
Yes

It's a very good book and seriously addictive series. My daughter got me started and then I just couldn't seem to stop.
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1,987 reviews29 followers
November 4, 2019
Rainwy day, Gray is naughty, and they're in prison again. But at least they have their clothes on this time.
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1,139 reviews3 followers
April 14, 2022
How powerful is Natsu now?!?! Not Frosch!!!! Not Gray!!!! Code Blue and Code Red, funny lol
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