Fairy Tail by Hiro Mashima
Read story summaries, character bios, reviews for Fairy Tail, a magical action/adventure shonen manga series from Del Rey Manga. Lucy is a wannabe wizard. Natsu is a fire-wielding sorcerer with a hearty appetite and a tendency to get motion sickness. This unlikely pair join forces when they meet at the coolest wizard guild around, Fairy Tail.
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Fairy Tail, a new
shonen manga fantasy adventure series from the creator of
Rave Master. Learn more about this tale of wizards and monsters, including a story summary, character descriptions and learn more about its creator, Hiro Mashima.
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Fairy Tail Volume 1, a new action adventure shonen manga series by Hiro Mashima from Del Rey Manga. Lucy is an aspiring wizard who wants nothing more than to join the hottest magic guild around, Fairy Tail. When she meets Natsu and his talking cat Happy, she finds herself hooked up for the adventure of a lifetime.
In this second volume, Lucy, Natsu and Happy are on a mission to find and destroy a book. Trouble is, the book is in the possession of a rich politician who's got two powerful bodyguards and a posse of very ugly maids protecting him.
Calling it a "manic mix" betweeen
One Piece and
Naruto, Comic Book Bin reviewer Leroy Douresseau gives Fairy Tail Vol. 1 an "A-" grade for its "impeccable draftsmanship" and "explosive fight scenes."
Comicmix reviewer Andrew Wheeler calls the first two volumes of
Fairy Tail "somewhat generic, but still distinctive." He concludes that it's "unabashedly an adventure comic for teenage boys (of all ages), and it’s successful on that level."
Manga Maniac Cafe reviewer Julie typical calls
Fairy Tail a "typical beat ‘em up shounen adventure yarn," but she's won over by the story's "campy energy" and "expressive characters" enough to give it a "B" grade.
Newsarama reviewer Chris Mautner was prepared to not like
Fairy Tail, but after reading the first two volumes, he's relieved to find that "it’s actually a quite charming series, full of good fun and humor."
Pop Culture Shock reviewer Chloe Ferguson gives the first two volumes of
Fairy Tail a "B+" grade, applauding its "exuberant energy" and how it's "packed with equal parts quirky action and just plain wackiness."
