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In the Kingdom of Fiore, powerful wizards make their living by joining magical guilds and contracting out their services to become "wizards for hire". Harnessing the forces of Dragon Fire, Ice, Weaponry, and the Zodiac, four young wizards of the infamous guild Fairy Tail team up to seek their fortunes. Growing stronger with every mission, they travel the countryside helping people and battling rival guilds, but with personalities as different as their magic skills, this team may end up doing more damage than good.
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Based on the manga by Hiro Mashima, the comedy-adventure Fairy Tale (2009) ran for 111 episodes in Japan, and it's easy to understand why: the series has a freewheeling nuttiness that plays like an irreverent mash-up of Slayers, Bleach, and One Piece. Lucy, a young celestial wizard, arrives in the city of Magnolia, hoping to join a sorcerer's guild. She stumbles into the headquarters of the eccentric Fairy Tale guild, and quickly forms a team with three of its zaniest members. Rough-and-tumble Natsu is a powerful fire wizard; he travels with his blue talking cat, Happy. However, Natsu gets violent motion sickness on trains, boats, carriages, and every other conveyance, which undercuts his effectiveness. Gary is an equally strong ice wizard, but he keeps losing his clothes and has to fight enemies in his boxers. Erza's transformative magic awes Lucy, but the hot-tempered redhead is no saner than the others. The improbable quartet tackles various assignments, battling demons and evil wizards. They invariably come out on top, but wreak havoc on their surroundings--which lands them in trouble with the Council of Elders. In a four-part adventure (episodes 5 to 8), they destroy a cursed flute whose melodies kill everyone within earshot. But they blow up a railway station, level a trestle bridge, and flatten an entire village in the process. Although many anime series have offered similar blends of slapstick and supernatural derring-do, director Shinji Ishihara and his crew keep the material fresh and funny. Voice actors Todd Haberkorn (Natsu) and Newton Pittman (Gary) bring a lively edge to their feuding friendship, and Cherami Leigh (Lucy) avoids the clichés of the ingénue role. Fairy Tale spawned an OAV in 2011, and a theatrical feature is slated for 2012. (Rated TV 14: cartoon violence, minor risqué humor, alcohol use) --Charles Solomon
(1. The Fairy Tale, 2. Fire Dragon, Monkey, and Bull, 3. Infiltrate the Everlue Mansion, 4. Dear Kaby, 5. The Wizard in Armor, 6. Fairies in the Wind, 7. Flame and Wind, 8. The Strongest Team, 9. Natsu Devours a Village, 10. Natsu vs. Erza, 11. The Cursed Island, 12. Moon Drip)
Fairy Tail: Part 1 (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) Reviews
Fairy Tail: Part 1 (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) Reviews
| 33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:  And over 100 episodes later..., By This review is from: Fairy Tail: Part 1 (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) (Blu-ray) We finally get a US release. /facepalm @ US publishers for taking so long, but moving on with the review...Fairy Tail has been a hit series for a reason. That is, well, its just great content. Good action, nice stories, and fantastic characters. But of course, so is Naruto and Bleach/etc. However, unlike those, Fairy Tail is not riddled full of filler. For those that have been keeping up with other popular shows like Naruto, you'll know the inevitable dread that filler brings. Either poorly written or completely disjointed stories that serve no purpose but to buy time till the artists finalize the next story arc. Now, one cannot say this series is without filler. But here is the big difference, the Fairy Tail filler is actually capable of being part of the main plot. Then also you'll see them refer to the episodes later. If you notice filler in shows like Naruto, they never are part of the main plot or are linked later. This has caused a sour taste to grow in... Read more 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful: In Love., By This review is from: Fairy Tail: Part 1 (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) (Blu-ray) I love this series. I'm a long-time anime fan, and yet this show managed to become my absolute favorite, not just one of my favorites, in a very short time. I hate that it's taken so long to get a US release, but eh. Since lots of other people have told at length what makes the series great (awesome characters, engaging, moving plot, some great humor), I'm going to keep mine on the dubbing. The Japanese language casting for this series is spot on, so it was hard for me to get used to the English dub at first, but I have to admit it has grown on me. While I wouldn't choose to watch it in English if I had the Japanese available, it certainly won't kill you. Some of the voices lack a bit in enthusiasm, but they did a good job overall of matching the original. The only things that gets me is the way they say Erza's name in the English version. Err-za. Wrong, *twitch twitch*. That aside, it is definitely watchable, and if you really have an issue with the dub, they... Read more 8 of 9 people found the following review helpful: One of my Top 3 Anime, This review is from: Fairy Tail: Part 1 (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) (Blu-ray) This is one of the best anime out right now. I'm going to buy this because i want to support Funimation. I love this anime. I love it some much that i workout to some of the openings in this show. The best opening in my opinion is the first one. I'm buying this to because i am getting a PS3 for Christmas, so i will have the DVD and the Blu Ray. If your thinking about getting this, stop thinking and just buy. |
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