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INTO THE LIGHT Amidst the bloodshed of the final battle, Natsu suddenly transforms—he becomes trapped in the depths of his own heart, wading through his lost memories… Meanwhile, Fairy Tail and their allies are rendered powerless in the face of a powerful enemy. When Larcade uses his white magic to manipulate everyone’s desires, the only one who can stop him is Sting! Elsewhere, in the midst of her face-off with Irene, Erza falls silent when she learns the Scarlet Scourge’s surprising ancestry and brave history.

210 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 17, 2017

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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 Nicole.
888 reviews2,581 followers
December 7, 2016
Well, well, I thought I was reading a shonen manga, you know, for "young boys". I guess young boys are all about hentai now? WTF Mashima?! Turning his manga into an extreme genre of hentai, seriously?! As if the fan service wasn't enough already! Disgusting!! I know I already disliked FT but after reading the latest chapters i was surprised. Hate it now! The mangaka liked to answer the fans questions concerning the virginity of the characters in a very weird way.

The repetitiveness and the overpowered MC seem like a bliss now!
Profile Image for Greg.
839 reviews44 followers
January 18, 2023
4.5/5 Is there really only 3 volumes left? I've been at this series for quite awhile it feels great that I'll actually finish it.

The highlight here is Erza and Lucy taking on Irene, Queen of the dragons. Though the fight doesn't finish this volume it really is the main event. Wendy has become more and more impressive these last couple arcs which is excellent. I've always like Erza as well but I feel like until here she hasn't had much development for many volumes.

Prior to that we have Sabre Tooth duking it out with Larcade who turns out to be Zereff's son somehow. It's not as good as some of the other battles this arcade though it is nice to see Sting, Rogue, and Minerva get to do some serious battling.

All the while Natsu is lost in his heart having parts of his past revealed to him. I'm really enjoying this arc. It's very exciting and action packed as a good final arc should be.

Irene, Lucy, Wendy, Sting, and Larcade on the cover of volume 60.

Read 1/18/2023
Profile Image for Nazish Ahmed (Nazish Reads).
961 reviews38 followers
March 29, 2018
In this volume we see Erza and Eileen's past and by past I mean 400 years ago, I get it, Eileen had it rough, but that doesn't forgive what she's done, especially considering that she's trying to kill poor Erza. And it doesn't explain why she's so adamant to fight against those from Ishgar, especially Fairy Tail. The only thing that I can think of is that she's jealous of all humans (you'll understand if you'v read chapters 514 and 515. And I think that she might also be working for Zeref because he kind of helped her and she was impressed with his magical knowledge.

Yes I know, there was lots of fan service, but at this point, I don't care, all I care about is story progression and character growth and that's what we're getting. I hate that people stop reading this series and hate on it just because it's ecchi and sometimes it is a bit much. It's still a good story and the characters are awesome! And these girls are actually strong women, they are not just physically strong, they are mentally strong and relatable, which is far more important than just physical strength. More manga and books need to have female characters like Erza, Mira, Lucy, Wendy, Bisca, Mavis, Kagura, etc.

Plus there are other ecchi anime that are even more ecchi, like Highschool DxD (which has lots of panty shots and boobs every few minutes), I still enjoy that anime though. At least Fairy Tail rarely has panty shots and the ecchi stuff doesn't happen every minute.

Overall, things have gotten really intense. I can't wait until the anime comes back and we can see this arc animated and in colour.


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Profile Image for Meakuel.
735 reviews3 followers
March 29, 2021
Das ist mal eine Überraschung. Irene lebte also auch vor 400 Jahren und ist sogar die Gründerin der Dragon Slayer. Von der Tochter, die sie mit allem, was sie hatte beschützte und für die sogar zum Drachen wurde, zu einer potentiellen neuen Hülle und dann Abfall. Da ist ein rapider Weg der Entmenschlichung, der bei ihr ablief. Aber ich hatte dieser Geschichte eh nicht recht getraut. Erinnerte mich zu sehr an Gray und seinen Vater. Was mich auch verwundert: nicht alle haben das Übertragen der Dragon Slayer Magie von Beginn an überlebt . Sie wurden rasend oder handlungsunfähig. Hatten die Drachen das einkalkuliert? Oder waren die Kinder schlichte Versuchskaninchen. Vielleicht vertragen Kinder diese Übertragung auch besser. Wer weiß? Und warum waren die Dragon Slayer damals mächtiger, als die heute? Sie haben immerhin tatsächlich gegen Drachen gekämpft und sind gegen sie angekommen. Acnologia ganz vorne an. Wegen der „Inaktivierung ihrer Saat“ vielleicht? Jedenfalls mussten die Helden ja feststellen, dass sie Drachen nicht besiegen können.
Die Bunny Rüstung von Erza nimmt einfach jede Ernsthaftigkeit aus der Szene. Schade, finde ich.
Dass Irene sich Wendy krallt, auch damit hab ich wirklich nicht gerechnet. Wo war eigentlich Carla noch mal? Hab es völlig verdrängt, wo sie zuletzt noch anwesend war.
Wenn Irene noch immer ein Drache ist, wieso interessiert sich Acnologia dann nicht für ihre Vernichtung? Warum weiß er nicht, dass sie ein Drache ist. Das weiß er doch sonst von allen. Und warum eigentlich sechs Drachen? Oder hat sich doch gezählt und er war nur blind? Mit Natsu, Gajeel, Sting, Rogue und Wendy haben wir ohne Frage 5, dann zählen ggf. Laxus und Cobra, aber wenn einer, dann auch der andere. Damit wären es noch 7 Drachen, mit Irene 8. Aber sie ist ein hübscher Drache. So ganz nebenbei.
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621 reviews4 followers
April 2, 2021
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Je vais parler du tome 56 à 63; sans spoilers pas d'inquiétude !
Certaines scènes (notamment dans le 56) m'ont juste ENERVEES, et je n'ai vraiment pas supporté, j'ai dû faire une mini-pause !
Je dois avouer que les deux derniers tomes étaient très bons; on a vu/revu certains personnages. Pas mal de choses assez prévisibles, mais ce n'est pas grave !
Je suis assez "frustrée" parce que je n'ai pas eu tout ce que je voulais, mais à part ça, je suis assez satisfaite de la fin. Je ne parlerai pas de l'éternel "fan-service", ça, je n'en peux juste plus !!!!
Je sais qu'il existe techniquement une suite, j'hésite quand même à me plonger dedans, en tout cas pour le moment ! On verra !
Une page se tourne, un livre se ferme; c'était une lecture sympathique.

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I'm going to talk about volume 56 to 63; no spoilers don't worry !
Some scenes (especially in the 56) just ENERVOUS me, and I really couldn't stand it, I had to take a mini-break !
I must admit that the last two volumes were very good; we saw/re-saw certain characters. Quite a few fairly predictable things, but that's okay !
I'm pretty "frustrated" because I didn't get everything I wanted, but other than that I'm pretty happy with the end. I will not speak of the eternal "fan-service", that, I just can't take it anymore !!!!
I know there is technically a sequel, I still hesitate to dive into it, at least for the moment ! We'll see !
A page turns, a book closes; it was a nice read.
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1,491 reviews3 followers
October 7, 2024
More revelations...as we discover just who Irene is that Erza has been battling along with the backstory. As stated in the most recent reviews...we have fan service for the sake of fan service, but it does not detract from the story...but it does draw your eye. ha ha ha Meanwhile, Lucy does all she can to save Natsu. The Irene backstory makes you feel sad for her, but her cruelty (in my opinion) simply shows that evil begets evil, and the only cure is love. There are indeed some twists to this volume but as always art is stellar (Thank you Hiro Mashima for consistent quality), and the end is definitely within site. (Though I thought that before I know there is very little left of the tale to tell.)
Profile Image for Lauren Schnoebelen.
791 reviews9 followers
March 23, 2021
3.75⭐️

As the time draws near for whatever end might come to Fairy Tail, we learn many important details that have heavily shaped the future of the guild, Ersa, and dragon slayers. As Natsu is succumbing to his injuries, his mind starts to unlock many of his childhood memories he unknowingly forgotten. At the same time, the mystery surrounding Scourge is unveiled and it changes everything.

I really enjoyed this volume a lot and I loved the dual perspectives we got on the history being explained throughout the volume. Idk why I didn’t connect with this as much but I really enjoyed the Scourge battle and the role both Ezra and Wendy play.
1,465 reviews56 followers
January 14, 2022
No me gustó nada la historia de la madre de Erza y como era buena persona pero su esposo le tiene miedo y se vuelve un dragón malo y le da la venada y ahora no quiere a la hija por la que sufrió tanto.
Necesitas más que una página para transformar un personaje de buena persona a mala.
Además todo el rollo de como se creó la magia dragon slayer me vino ya tarde y sinceramente no me interesa.
Creo que es también al principio de este tomo cuando derrotan al hijo de Zeref Sting y Rogue, menos mal, al no ser de Fairy Tail no lograban lucirse nada y son drangon slayer del calibre de los otros tres.
37 reviews
October 7, 2022
Migliore del primo, anche se Larcade e la sua magia non riesco a digerirla. Irene, invece, mi piace come personaggi e il paragone della sua vita tragica con quella di Erza mi fa temere, che in questa famiglia le donne abbiano proprio poco buon senso a scegliersi gli uomini. 😂 (Il padre di Erza assomiglia molto ad Aizawa di My hero academia). In sostanza in questo volume si sono scoperte le origini dei Dragon Slayer ed il viaggio che i piccoli, cinque, Ammazzadraghi hanno compiuto per giungere nel futuro di 400 anni. L'idea usata da Mashima non mi è piaciuta per nulla: in primo luogo non torna che i bambini perdano la memoria a seguito di aver attraversato Eclissi, poi il fatto che venga sparato là che tutti si conoscevano fin da piccoli mi appare come una grande forzatura e ancora mi chiedo: in tutto questo le Lacrime di Dragon Slayer da dove si originano? Come si fa ad imprimerci la forza di un drago?
Insomma, gli ultimi volumi mi sembrano una rocambolesca corsa per chiudere l'opera è passare ad altro, ma almeno in questo c'è stato qualcosa di interessante oltre al fanservice.
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Profile Image for Sarah.
674 reviews67 followers
October 16, 2018
Well, that got really weird really fast. In this volume, we meet Erza's mother, who was the original dragon slayer, and the creator of dragon slayer magic. She became a dragon and carried Erza inside of her for more than three years as a human, and then four hundred as a dragon. And then she tried to kill her so she could live again as a human. Weird.
Important I suppose for the background of the dragon slayers, but I personally never wondered where the magic for that originated from, so I just found it weird.
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1,114 reviews33 followers
August 2, 2018
Lot of backstory in this one (strange considering how late in the game we are for that). Nice to see the connection between Erza and Wendy. Great to see Sabertooth win one, and I liked especially how they won and who they one against as it made sense thematically and logically considering the Twin Dragon Slayers' magic.
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Profile Image for Daniel Sepúlveda.
849 reviews87 followers
July 4, 2022
Puntaje: 5 Estrellas.

Este volumen contiene un par de revelaciones impresionantes que involucran a Erza y a todos los Dragon Slayer.

Fui muy fan de la batalla de Sting y, evidentemente, la de Erza.

No puedo decir mucho porque #Spoiler. Quiero averiguar si alguna vez adaptation este arco en el anime!
Profile Image for Genesis Garcia.
185 reviews13 followers
April 23, 2023
4.5🌟
Me gusto la pelea de Sting y rogué con el hijo de zeref, pero no me gustó el cuento de irene la mamá de erza, como después de protegerla tanto pasa a odiarla por algo que no es su culpa?? Como tan rápido paso de buena a mala, la pelea estuvo buenísima y me encanto como wendy ayudó, ella es muy poderosa💕
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Profile Image for Sanyukta Thakare.
178 reviews20 followers
December 10, 2018
Should have seen it coming. Ezra...

But then again.. why would Hiro put his character through this kind of agony!

*In writer laughs like a Manic...he is a genius*

For a second there I though zeref has a Kid!!! But then again... He created so many monster who is to know how he made them..
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Profile Image for Daniela Gil.
7 reviews
January 19, 2018
I love Erza’s mom she’s so cute 🖤❤️
(Sorry spoilers 😅😉)
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Profile Image for Cameron.
12 reviews
November 8, 2019
In this part of the story we take a look into the dragon slayer past and you see how cruel life was for them when there is evil it will take everything to stop it .
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7,043 reviews23 followers
September 21, 2021
Ezra's mom turned into a dragon to avoid execution. Irene tries to come back to life by using Wendy's body.
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1,140 reviews3 followers
May 20, 2022
Go Wendy!!! Badass Sky Dragon Slayer Enchantress! Natsu needs to pull through!!
512 reviews
March 16, 2023
So much happened in a very short amount of time and Erza proving how much of a Queen she can be and Wendy did so well.
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