title: Fairy Tail (season 2)
text: # Fairy Tail (season 2)
  
  The second season of the Fairy Tail anime series was directed by Shinji Ishihira and produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight. Like the rest of the series, it follows the adventures of Natsu Dragneel and Lucy Heartfilia of the magical guild Fairy Tail. The series contains two story arcs. The first 20 episodes make up the "Nirvana" (ニルヴァーナ, Niruvāna) arc, which adapts Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail manga from shortly after the beginning of the 16th through the middle of the 20th volume. The arc focuses on Fairy Tail's alliance with other guilds to take down the dark guild Oración Seis, aided by the Dragon Slayer Wendy Marvell and a reformed Jellal Fernandez. The last four episodes form the self-contained "Daphne" (ダフネ, Dafune) arc, where Gray Fullbuster seemingly betrays the guild and helps Daphne, a deranged wizard, capture Natsu to power an artificial dragon.
  
  The season initially ran from October 11, 2010, to March 28, 2011, on TV Tokyo in Japan. It was later released on DVD in 12 compilations, each containing four episodes, by Pony Canyon between February 2, 2011, and January 6, 2012. It was licensed by Animax Asia for an English-subtitled Southeast Asian broadcast. Their adaptation aired from February 10, 2012, to April 23, 2012. Funimation Entertainment released the episodes with their own English-dubbed version across two Blu-ray/DVD box sets, released on July 23 and August 20 of 2013, respectively. The two sets were released as together as "Collection 3" on January 6, 2015.
  
  The season uses of four pieces of theme music: two opening themes and two ending themes. "Egao no Mahō" (エガオノマホウ, "Magic Smile") performed by Magic Party is used for the first 12 episodes, and "Fiesta" by +Plus for the rest of the season. The ending themes, used with the opening themes, are "Holy Shine" performed by Daisy x Daisy, and "Be as One" by W-inds.
  
  ## Episode list
  
  | No. | Title | Original air date | English air date |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 49 | "The Day of the Fateful Encounter" Transcription: "Unmei no Deai no Hi" (Japanese: 運命の出会いの日) | October 11, 2010 (2010-10-11) | September 3, 2013 |
  | Lucy Heartfilia receives a premonition from Cana Alberona that she will have a "fateful encounter" in the near future. She initially believes this to mean the guild's upcoming interview with Weekly Sorcerer magazine, which she anticipates will lead to a lucrative modeling gig for her, but she is overlooked by the interviewer. In the meantime, she meets an author who asks her to show him around town for inspiration for a novel, and later invites her out to dinner. When her teammates Natsu Dragneel and Happy tell her they have chosen a guild mission specially suited for her, however, she ultimately skips the date to go with her friends; in her place, she sends the boyfriend-seeking Cana, with whom the author becomes smitten. On the train ride, she briefly crosses paths with a blue-haired girl, unaware that this is the fateful encounter Cana prophesied. ||||
  | 50 | "Special Request: Watch Out for the Guy You Like!" Transcription: "Tokubetsu Irai. Kininaru Kare ni Chūi Seyo!" (Japanese: 特別依頼｡ 気になる彼に注意せよ!) | October 18, 2010 (2010-10-18) | September 10, 2013 |
  | After Mirajane Strauss playfully suggests that Lucy and Natsu would make a good couple, Lucy becomes increasingly paranoid that Natsu has secret feelings for her. When Natsu invites her to the park that evening, she is convinced he will give her a love confession and prepares accordingly. Upon arrival, she is mortified to learn that Natsu simply wants her to summon her celestial spirit Virgo to help him dig up buried treasure. Meanwhile, Juvia Lockser buys a potion that she believes will gain her Gray Fullbuster's full attention, mistaking it for a love potion. The potion instead causes Gray and several other wizards to declare rivalries with the first people and inanimate objects they see. When the effects eventually wear off, Juvia thinks she has not given Gray enough of the potion and makes him drink the entire bottle, causing him to declare rivalry with the horizon itself and run off towards it. ||||
  | 51 | "Love & Lucky" | October 25, 2010 (2010-10-25) | September 17, 2013 |
  | Lucy is stalked by a hooded man whom she quickly recognizes as her estranged father, Jude. Having gone bankrupt after Lucy cut her ties with him, Jude tells her he is planning to start over by finding work at the Love & Lucky trade guild. When he demands an unreasonable sum of money from her, however, she is convinced he has not changed his uncaring behavior and rebuffs him. The next day, Lucy hears news that Love & Lucky is being robbed by the dark guild Naked Mummy. Lucy rushes to the guild to save Jude, single-handedly defeating all of the Naked Mummy wizards there. When she cannot find Jude, she sees him arriving late on foot, having been unable to afford a carriage ride following their fight. Jude is humbled to realize that Lucy still cares about him, and after he divulges how he and her mother named Lucy after the Love & Lucky sign with the missing letter "K", the two part on friendlier terms. ||||
  | 52 | "Allied Forces, Assemble!" Transcription: "Rengōgun, Shūketsu!" (Japanese: 連合軍､ 集結!) | November 1, 2010 (2010-11-01) | September 24, 2013 |
  | In response to an increase in dark guild activity, Makarov Dreyar announces that Fairy Tail is to coalesce with three other official guilds—Blue Pegasus, Lamia Scale, and Cait Shelter—in an alliance against the Oración Seis, one of the three Balam Alliance guilds with jurisdiction over the kingdom's dark guild network. Natsu and his team are selected to represent their guild, and they rendezvous with their allies from Blue Pegasus and Lamia Scale: Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki and his entourage, the Tri-men, the former of whom Erza Scarlet is repulsed by; and Lyon Vastia and Sherry Blendy, two of Fairy Tail's old enemies, who are accompanied by the legendary Wizard Saint Jura Neekis. The delegates learn that Cait Shelter has only sent a single representative: the blue-haired girl, Wendy Marvell, whose name Natsu recognizes. ||||
  | 53 | "Enter the Oración Seis!" Transcription: "Orashion Seisu Arawaru!" (Japanese: 六魔将軍現る!) | November 8, 2010 (2010-11-08) | October 1, 2013 |
  | Wendy meekly introduces herself to the rest of the alliance, while Happy instantly becomes smitten with her companion and caretaker Carla, a female talking cat similar to himself. The alliance reviews the six Oración Seis' intention to uncover Nirvana, an ancient destructive spell, before discussing their own attack strategy using Blue Pegasus's bomber airship Christina. However, their plan is undermined by Oración Seis member Angel, who incapacitates Jura and Ichiya, while she and the rest of her guild blow up Christina and defeat the remaining alliance members in a one-sided fight. The Seis' leader, Brain, prepares to annihilate the alliance members, but halts his attack upon recognizing Wendy. ||||
  | 54 | "Maiden of the Sky" Transcription: "Tenkū no Miko" (Japanese: 天空の巫女) | November 15, 2010 (2010-11-15) | October 8, 2013 |
  | Brain kidnaps Wendy, unwittingly taking Happy as well, before Jura returns in time to prevent him from killing the other alliance members. The allies tend to Erza, who has been bitten by Oración Seis member Cobra's venomous snake, Cubellios. As the alliance argues over her request to sever her infected arm, Carla reveals Wendy to be a dragon slayer who specializes in healing magic that can save Erza's life. The allies prepare to infiltrate the Oración Seis' base and rescue Wendy. While Natsu and Gray are inhibited by vengeful members of Naked Mummy, Wendy is instructed by Brain to revive a comatose Jellal Fernandez, whom Brain identifies as a benefactor from Wendy's past. ||||
  | 55 | "The Girl and the Ghost" Transcription: "Shōjo to Bōrei" (Japanese: 少女と亡霊) | November 22, 2010 (2010-11-22) | October 15, 2013 |
  | Despite being aware of Jellal's past, Wendy reluctantly revives him because she mysteriously confesses she owes him her life. Nearing the base, Gray stays behind to fight Oración Seis wizard Racer while Natsu and Carla goes on to rescue Wendy and Happy. Though shocked to find Jellal alive, Natsu and his friends leave in order to save Erza. ||||
  | 56 | "Dead Grand Prix" Transcription: "Deddo Guran Puri" (Japanese: デッドGP) | November 29, 2010 (2010-11-29) | October 22, 2013 |
  | Hibiki directs Natsu on how to find Erza. Gray faces off against Racer with difficulty, despite help from Lyon and Sherry. When Lyon sacrifices himself to ensure Racer's defeat, Sherry is left heartbroken. Meanwhile, Brain senses the loss of Racer and awakens the wizard Midnight. ||||
  | 57 | "Darkness" Transcription: "Yami" (Japanese: 闇) | December 6, 2010 (2010-12-06) | October 29, 2013 |
  | While Jura fights Hot Eye, Cobra follows Jellal, whose mind he cannot read, in hopes of finding Nirvana. Erza secretly goes off to find Jellal after she is healed by Wendy, prompting Natsu to find Jellal to prevent him from meeting Erza. Hibiki reveals that Nirvana has the power to invert light and dark within people, thus people of light who feel powerful negative emotion fall into darkness. Unfortunately, Nirvana has already begun to affect everyone in the area, including Wendy, Sherry, Hot Eye, Ren, Midnight, and Eve. ||||
  | 58 | "Celestial Skirmish" Transcription: "Seirei Gassen" (Japanese: 星霊合戦) | December 13, 2010 (2010-12-13) | November 5, 2013 |
  | Lucy, Hibiki, Wendy, Happy, and Carla pursue Natsu, who has been defeated by an uncharacteristic Gray - who turns out to be the Celestial Spirit Gemini, contracted to Oración Seis wizard Angel. Angel's knowledge of Celestial Spirit relationships trumps Lucy's attempts to protect her friends, until Hibiki provides Lucy with the powerful Urano Metria spell. ||||
  | 59 | "Jellal of Days Gone By" Transcription: "Tsuioku no Jerāru" (Japanese: 追憶のジェラール) | December 20, 2010 (2010-12-20) | November 12, 2013 |
  | Angel is defeated and Natsu together with Lucy end up falling down a giant waterfall, where they reunite with Gray, Lyon, and Sherry. Wendy reveals to Carla her past concerning Jellal and how she came to Cait Shelter. Meanwhile, Erza finds an amnesiac Jellal at the site of Nirvana. Seeing the pain he has caused her, Jellal places a self-destructive magic upon himself. ||||
  | 60 | "March of Destruction" Transcription: "Hametsu no Kōshin" (Japanese: 破滅の行進) | December 27, 2010 (2010-12-27) | November 19, 2013 |
  | Despite Jellal's attempts to end everything with his death, Brain takes control of Nirvana and activates its second stage - an ancient city that begins marching at his order towards Cait Shelter. Natsu, Lucy, Happy, and Gray rush off to defeat it. When Natsu and Happy try to get ahead, they are forced into an aerial battle against Cobra. Meanwhile, Erza saves Jellal and convinces him to live for the future, and they begin to devise a plan to destroy Nirvana. ||||
  | 61 | "Super Aerial Battle: Natsu vs. Cobra!" Transcription: "Chōkūchūsen! Natsu vs. Kobura" (Japanese: 超空中戦! ナツ vs. コブラ) | January 10, 2011 (2011-01-10) | November 26, 2013 |
  | Because Cobra can predict all his moves, Natsu can't gain the upper hand until he fights instinctively, where it is revealed that Cobra is a Dragon Slayer. Midnight shows up in front of Lucy, Gray, Jura and Hot Eye. Concluding that Hot Eye betrayed his father, Midnight engages in a fight with him. In a last ditch attempt, Natsu uses his scream to defeat Cobra because of his pride in his hearing skills. ||||
  | 62 | "Wizard Saint Jura" Transcription: "Seiten no Jura" (Japanese: 聖十のジュラ) | January 17, 2011 (2011-01-17) | December 3, 2013 |
  | Cobra is injured by Brain for his failure, while Jura demonstrates his power as one of the Ten Wizard Saints and defeats Brain, whose final prayer is for Midnight not to fall. Natsu and the others continue their efforts to stop Nirvana's advance on Cait Shelter, not realizing that Nirvana will not stop as long as Midnight is there. ||||
  | 63 | "Your Words" Transcription: "Kimi no Kotoba koso" (Japanese: 君の言葉こそ) | January 24, 2011 (2011-01-24) | December 10, 2013 |
  | The staff Brain had before reveals his identity as the last member of Oracion Seis - the 7th, much to their confusion - and the reason behind their intentions of destroying the Cait Shelter Guild. Erza determines the true form of Midnight's magic and prepares to fight him again. Meanwhile, Wendy searches for Jellal in order to find the necessary information that will help Natsu and the others stop Nirvana. ||||
  | 64 | "Zero" Transcription: "Zero" (Japanese: ゼロ) | January 31, 2011 (2011-01-31) | December 17, 2013 |
  | Erza manages to overcome Midnight's illusory magic, while Natsu, Lucy, Happy, and Gray confront Brain's staff, Klodoa. Realizing Midnight's defeat, Klodoa explains that Brain has an alternate destructive personality called Zero that was kept sealed by the members of the Oración Seis using body link magic. Erza, Jellal, Wendy and Carla make haste as Zero initiates Nirvana to fire upon Cait Shelter. ||||
  | 65 | "From Pegasus to Fairies" Transcription: "Tenma kara Yōsei-tachi e" (Japanese: 天馬から妖精たちへ) | February 7, 2011 (2011-02-07) | December 24, 2013 |
  | As Zero fires on Cait Shelter, Blue Pegasus's ship Christina, held together by Lyon, Sherry, and Ren, destroy one of Nirvana's legs and cause it to miss. Hibiki relays the details of the plan to stop Nirvana: within 20 minutes, the six legs of Nirvana must be destroyed at the same time. As Natsu goes to the location of first Lacrima to fight Zero, Jellal follows him after regaining some of his memory. ||||
  | 66 | "The Power of Feelings" Transcription: "Omoi no Chikara" (Japanese: 想いの力) | February 14, 2011 (2011-02-14) | December 31, 2013 |
  | Having told Wendy to destroy the sixth Lacrima in his place, Jellal appears at the first Lacrima and gives Natsu the "Flame of Rebuke". Natsu consumes the flame and enters Dragon Force for his fight against Zero and they power up for the final blow. Meanwhile, everyone reaches their respective destinations and wait for the right moment to strike. ||||
  | 67 | "I'm With You" Transcription: "Watashi ga Tsuiteiru" (Japanese: 私がついている) | February 21, 2011 (2011-02-21) | January 7, 2014 |
  | As everyone gathers their strength for the final blow, Natsu is consumed by Zero's "Genesis Zero" attack. As he floats in the world of nothing, Igneel's voice speaks to him and he breaks free, defeating Zero and manages to destroy Nirvana's legs along with his allies, resulting in Nirvana's destruction. ||||
  | 68 | "A Guild for One" Transcription: "Tatta Hitori no Tame no Girudo" (Japanese: たった一人の為のギルド) | February 28, 2011 (2011-02-28) | January 14, 2014 |
  | Agents from the Magic Council dispatched to the site of Nirvana's fall arrest Jellal; when everyone else resists, Erza stops them and urges the officials to take Jellal away, though she is devastated by the outcome. As everyone recovers at Cait Shelter, it is revealed that the entire guild was an illusion created by the spirit of its guild master for Wendy's sake. With Nirvana's destruction, the spirit has fulfilled its purpose and Cait Shelter vanishes. As Wendy is left behind crying, Erza invites her to join Fairy Tail. ||||
  | 69 | "Call of the Dragon" Transcription: "Ryū no Izanai" (Japanese: 竜の誘い) | March 7, 2011 (2011-03-07) | January 21, 2014 |
  | Everyone returns to their respective guilds, and Wendy and Carla officially become members of Fairy Tail. When Gray tells Natsu rumours of a woman, Daphne, who claims to have met a dragon, Natsu and Wendy set off to find her. However, they are dismayed that it is a trap and that Gray is inexplicably in league with Daphne. Meanwhile, Erza encounters a monster that uses the same kind of magic as her. ||||
  | 70 | "Natsu vs. Gray!!" Transcription: "Natsu vs. Gurei!!" (Japanese: ナツ vs. グレイ!!) | March 14, 2011 (2011-03-14) | January 28, 2014 |
  | Natsu fights with Gray, who refuses to explain why he helped Daphne capture him. Lucy and Erza set off to save Natsu and Wendy, but encounter more Lizardmen, artificial monsters created by Daphne to mimic their opponents' magic. Eventually Natsu is subdued and used by Daphne to power her artificial dragon, the Dragonoid. ||||
  | 71 | "Friendship Overcomes the Dead" Transcription: "Tomo wa Shikabane o Koete" (Japanese: 友は屍を越えて) | March 21, 2011 (2011-03-21) | February 4, 2014 |
  | Elfman, Macao and Wakaba arrive to subdue Gray and bring him back to Fairy Tail, while Daphne flies towards Magnolia in her fully powered Dragonoid, intending to destroy the city. The members of Fairy Tail all fight against the Dragonoid before Natsu tells them to destroy him with it. ||||
  | 72 | "A Fairy Tail Wizard" Transcription: "Fearī Teiru no Madōshi" (Japanese: フェアリーテイルの魔導士) | March 28, 2011 (2011-03-28) | February 11, 2014 |
  | Gray explains to Makarov that he helped Daphne capture Natsu so that Natsu could destroy her Dragonoid from within and fulfill a forgotten promise to lift a curse Daphne cast to make the inhabitants of a town invisible. With help from the wizards of Fairy Tail, Natsu overloads the Dragonoid and defeats Daphne, lifting the curse she placed on the city. ||||
  