Fairy Tail: Ice Trail, Vol. 1

Tale of Fairy Tail: Ice Trail #1

by Hiro Mashima (Original Creator), Yuusuke Shirato (Illustrator)

WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS After a battle with an evil demon, an entire village is laid waste. All perish, except for one boy. Keeping his master's teachings close to his heart, this lone survivor sets out on a journey westwards in search of new sights and unimaginable power. The boy's name: Gray Fullbuster. For the first time, experience Gray's childhood adventures, and follow him down the path that will lead him to Fairy Tail!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics Manga, Shonen, Fiction, Adventure, Graphic Novels

226 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 17, 2015

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Jim Ef · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is about Gray Fullbuster and his advetures.

A young girl is being chased in her attempt to escape from an evil guild. After an accident she meets Gray who wants to hepl her. The members of the guild, and especially the leader, have great powers. No worries though cause Gray is preety powerfull himself, he is an ice-mage. Long story short he defeats them and move on. Then superfast ( and here is where this lost me ) other troubles find Gray. This guy is like...the most unlucky person in the world.

So this had my attention in the beginning but lost me after a while, cause there was no character development.

[Connor · Rating 2 out of 5]

I feel like this is probably more like a 2.5 stars in my head. The plot was all over the place. The illustrations were fine, but not amazing. It had a lot of western type bubbles announcing glares and nervousness. I think the major reasons why I love Fairy Tail so much were absent in this, and I got a different vibe from Gray Fullbuster in general. I already own volume two, so I'll be reading that and doing a video review on this spin off series, but so far, I'm not overly impressed.

[Nikki in Niagara · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is Gray's origin story and his adventures before and how he gets to Fairy Tale. It isn't necessary to have read the original series to start this one, however, this volume does start at the point in Gray's background that we've been told of in FT. I've read the first 5 volumes of FT and was "in" on everything they were talking about. This first volume is full of action and zooms along at a fast past. A bit too much to the detriment of character building, as there are a few scenes of emotion but we don't get to know Gray enough because of all the battles. Since this only has one more volume to go I imagine the whole thing will be a whirlwind. The humour is fun, though, and the art is cute. I can imagine Gray fans will take particular delight. My son, who has watched the anime, says he's looking forward to reading it.

[Amiee (ambooklife) · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was not a fan of this side story. Or I guess Prequel side story. This was not written by Hiro Mashima and sadly you could tell. I think I have had never read Fairy Tail prior to reading this I would have enjoyed this. This is the story of Gray and his time before Fairy Tail. The adventures he went on were great, they just weren't him.

So all in all if you have never read Fairy Tail please check this out, but if you have ready FT please avoid this because it doesn't really add anything to Gray.

[Veronica Ika · Rating 3 out of 5]

A New Beginning
Gray Fullbuster, a young boy facing the challenge of battling an evil demon alone, embarks on a journey towards the west, guided by the teachings of his master and fueled by a desire for strength and discovery.

Seeking the Unknown
Determined to explore a world he has never seen and to unlock untapped potential within himself, Gray sets out on a quest for adventure and growth, propelled by his unwavering determination and resolve.

Unveiling the Origins
In this official spin-off of "Fairy Tail," the story delves into Gray's past and reveals the events that led him to join the renowned guild, offering insight into the origins and adventures of the little ice wizard.

[Ava McCarty · Rating 5 out of 5]

fun look on Gray’s backstory!

It’s fun! I am the hugest fan of Fairy Tail so I may be a bit biased, but I really enjoy seeing such a young Gray head towards FairyTail. I was gleefully surprised that it takes place maybe a few weeks after Ur’s death. I adore Gray’s character and this was really fun and interesting to me!

[Mana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Origin

This was an ice trail indeed. Gray really went through a lot before joining the guild. He even met Guildarts who apparently was always OP. Great tale for one of my favorite characters.

[issacannafic · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's pretty obvious that this wasn't by Hiro Mashima because of how Gray acts but it was fun.

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great side side story of gray fullbuster before he joined fairy tail^.^👌😁💕💕

[Mieke · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my first manga i red and it was great .i can't wait to get my hands on volume 2

[Elbio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Side story sobre el origen de Gray. Entretenido pero hasta ahi

[Randi Harris · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5🌟

[Zoë-louise Skelsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

So Cool!

It is cool to see Gray's time before joining Fairy Tail and for fans of the series I doubt you will be disappointed!

[Lauren Schnoebelen · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75⭐️

Love Gray’s stubbornness so much and stupidly happy to see one of my favorites from Fairy Tail in this volume!

[runa · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Noëlie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Made me wanna reread all fairy tail mangas

[Maria Levato · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awh!!! I love baby Gray and 20's Gildarts! They're adorable.

[David Doel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoy Fairy Tail, but the story here is weak and scattered and the art is mediocre. I guess I should expect that for a spinoff.

[Bethany · Rating 2 out of 5]

Man I just hate when my magic is making time go faster inside an egg and I get kidnapped by a dark guild to make an egg hatch faster.

[Daken Howlett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Prequel di Fairy Tail che racconta le vicende di Gray dopo la tragica dipartita di Ur, sua maestra e madre adottiva, per mano di uno dei demoni del libro di Zeref, Deliora, e di come sia finito, ancora in giovane età, presso la gilda fondata da Mavis.
La storia offre una veste grafica molto dinamica e dettagliata e la storia, anche se troppo prevedibile, offre diversi interessanti spunti e notizie sul passato di Gray e del membro di Fairy Tail che lo poterà a decidere di entrare nella gilda.
Una lettura interessante per i fa della serie e un buon potenziale punto d'inizio per nuovi lettori.

[Monika · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fan of 'Fairy Tail' comic serie? Want to know bit more about Grey? Check this book!

[Miku · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story centers around Gray Fullbuster

Gray, following his masters words travel around the world looking for strength and how he enters Fairy Tail. How he also met Natsu. It also shows glimpses of Juvia when she was little and there was also a picture of Lucy when she was little. The art was cute and you don't really need to read the main FT series to read this. This was mainly Gray's adventure story. The hardships he went after losing his master. There were also some really funny scenes.

[Marianna Rainolter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Da quando Gray è comparso in Fairy Tail io mi sono innamorata di lui quindi non mi potevo certo perdere questa miniserie dedicata a lui e a come giunge alla Gilda di Fairy tail. Il suo viaggio è ricco di incontri, durante il quale lui aiuta sempre il prossimo e dimostra la sua incredibile forza anche se è solo un ragazzino. Intravediamo il personaggio che conosciamo già cresciuto, ma anche il bambino che ha sofferto e cerca di andare avanti da solo: tutte le sfaccettature del personaggio sono ben raccontate. Se amate Gray non potete perdere questa mini serie (in totale sono due volumi), mentre se amate Fairy tail, sì, è una serie spinoff ma non del tutto imperdibile forse, perché almeno in questo primo volume i maghi di Fairy tail non sono i protagonisti...

[Andrea1306 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finalmente inizia la storia dell'infanzia di Gray, proprio dal punto in cui l'abbiamo lasciato durante le avventure raccontate in Fairy Tail.
La storia è semplice, scorrevole e simpatica; Gray incontra personaggi inediti e alcune vecchie conoscenze che lo aiuteranno durante il suo breve ma intenso viaggio.
Manca il tocco della mano di Hiro Mashima, anche se i disegni di Yusuke Shirato non sono male.

[Kegan May · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very enjoyable story. Even if you have not read the main story, you can still find this story very enjoyable. The art is well done, and the story moves at a pace that I am comfortable with. I am looking forward to reading more.

[ryan long · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gray's own story

Gray is a lot younger in this prequel to him joining the fairy tail guild but he still somehow managed to lose his clothes Gray's ultimate gag routine

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

I agree with the books 13+ designation - very cute - very funny.

[Danielle Louise]

Read on Mangastream.

[Дени ★ Проданова · Rating 3 out of 5]

Явно Грей има афинитет към спасяването на момиченца.

[Liz Freed · Rating 3 out of 5]

It kept me reading as FT always does, but the characters (Gray & Gildarts) didn't feel right to me. The art style was also not one I'm fond of. Probably won't read #2.