title: Fairy Tail (season 7)
text: # Fairy Tail (season 7)
  
  The seventh season of the Fairy Tail anime series is directed by Shinji Ishihira and produced by A-1 Pictures and Bridge. Like the rest of the series, it follows the adventures of Natsu Dragneel and Lucy Heartfilia of the fictional guild Fairy Tail. The season contains three story arcs. The first 27 episodes continue the "Grand Magic Games" (大魔闘演武編, Dai Matō Enbu-hen) arc, which adapts material from the beginning of the 36th to the middle of the 40th volume of the Fairy Tail manga by Hiro Mashima. Focusing on Natsu and the others who have been frozen in time for seven years on Tenrou Island, the members continue to participate in the Grand Magic Games, an annual competition to decide the Kingdom of Fiore's strongest guild. However, they encounter a conspiracy involving a time machine called Eclipse and the imminent destruction of the kingdom. The next 24 episodes form an original storyline called "Eclipse Celestial Spirits" (日蝕星霊編, Nisshoku Seirei-hen), in which the twelve celestial spirits of the Zodiac rebel against their owners Lucy and Yukino after being transformed by Eclipse's black magic. The remaining 39 episodes contain the "Tartaros" (冥府の門編, Tarutarosu-hen) arc, which adapts material from the rest of the manga's 40th volume to the middle of the 49th volume, depicting Fairy Tail's battle with a dark guild of Zeref's demons who aim to resurrect E.N.D., their master and Zeref's ultimate creation.
  
  The season ran from April 5, 2014, to December 26, 2015, on TV Tokyo. The first DVD compilation was released with the first issue of Fairy Tail Monthly magazine on July 17, 2014, renumbered as "Vol. 1". The season is simulcast by North American licensor Funimation Entertainment, subtitled in English on their website, and by Crunchyroll.
  
  Fourteen pieces of theme music were used for this season: seven opening and seven ending themes. For episodes 176 to 188, the opening theme is titled "Masayume Chasing" and performed by BoA. For episodes 189 to 203, the second opening theme is "Strike Back" performed by Back-On. For episodes 204 to 214, the third opening theme is "Mysterious Magic" performed by Do as Infinity. The fourth opening, used from episodes 215 to 226, is "Break Out" performed by V6. The fifth opening theme, used from episodes 227 to 239, are "Yumeiro Graffiti" (ユメイログラフィティ, Yumieiro Gurafiti, lit. "Dream-Colored Graffiti") by Tackey and Tsubasa. The sixth opening theme is "Never-End Tale" performed by Tatsuyuki Kobayashi and Konomi Suzuki for episodes 240 to 252. For the rest of the season, the seventh opening theme is "Believe in Myself" performed by Edge of Life. The ending themes, used with their respective openings, are "Kimi to Kare to Boku to Kanojo to" (君と彼と僕と彼女と, lit. "You, Him, Me, and Her") performed by Breathe, "Kokoro no Kagi" (心の鍵, lit. "Heart's Key") performed by May J, "Kimi no Mirai" (キミノミライ, lit. "Your Future") performed by ROOT FIVE, "Don't Let Me Down" performed by Nishiuchi, "Never Ever" by Tokyo Girls' Style, "Forever Here" performed by Yoko Ishida, and "Azayaka na Tabiji" (鮮やかな旅路, lit. "Bright Journey") performed by Megumi Mori.
  
  ## Episode list
  
  | No. | Title | Original air date |
  | - | - | - |
  | 176 | "King of the Dragons" Transcription: "Ryū no Ō" (Japanese: 竜の王) | April 5, 2014 (2014-04-05) |
  | On the fourth night of the Grand Magic Games, Ziemma furiously tries expelling Sting Eucliffe and Rogue Cheney for losing to Natsu Dragneel. When Lector defends Sting, Ziemma seemingly kills him, only for Sting to blast the guild master through the chest. Meanwhile, Gajeel Redfox shows his guildmates the dragon graveyard he has discovered beneath the tournament arena. Using her Milky Way spell, Wendy Marvell summons the spirit of the dragon Zirconis, who tells the Fairy Tail wizards the history of dragons and Dragon Slayer magic—additionally revealing that Acnologia, the Dragon King, is a human Dragon Slayer who became a dragon after overusing his magic—before disappearing. The wizards then encounter Arcadios and Yukino Agria, who profess their plan to kill Zeref and Acnologia. |||
  | 177 | "The Eclipse Project" Transcription: "Ekuripusu Keikaku" (Japanese: エクリプス計画) | April 12, 2014 (2014-04-12) |
  | Arcadios explains the details of the Eclipse Plan, revealing that the Grand Magic Games are designed to siphon the competitors' magic to power Eclipse, a gate that will allow them to travel 400 years into the past so they may kill Zeref in his mortal state; he further explains that the twelve zodiac celestial spirit keys owned by Lucy Heartfilia and Yukino are required to open the door. However, defense minister Darton opposes the plan for the radical changes it would have on the timeline, and he has Arcadios, Yukino, and Lucy imprisoned for their involvement. Darton offers to grant Lucy reprieve in exchange for Fairy Tail's victory in the Grand Magic Games, but the guild distrusts him. On the final day of the tournament, Makarov Dreyar has Juvia Lockser to take Natsu's place on their guild's team, allowing Natsu to join a second team with Wendy, Mirajane Strauss, Happy, Carla, and Panther Lily to rescue Lucy. |||
  | 178 | "Fairy Tactician" Transcription: "Yōsei Gunshi" (Japanese: 妖精軍師) | April 19, 2014 (2014-04-19) |
  | The guilds participate in a battle royal within the city for the games' final event. While the other teams eliminate Quatro Puppy's team and endanger Fairy Tail's lead, Fairy Tail's team remains motionless, to their guild's confusion. Mavis Vermillion reveals she is telepathically relaying a battle strategy to them, which she has formulated based on their opponents' behavior throughout the tournament, allowing her to predict their moves. After Fairy Tail eliminates Blue Pegasus under Mavis's direction, Gray Fullbuster faces Saber Tooth's Rufus Lore. Meanwhile, Natsu's team infiltrates the palace and rescues the celestial wizards, but Hisui E. Fiore, the kingdom's princess, drops the wizards down into the palace dungeon, the Palace of Hades. |||
  | 179 | "Gray vs. Rufus" Transcription: "Gurei vs. Rūfasu" (Japanese: グレイ vs. ルーファス) | April 26, 2014 (2014-04-26) |
  | Rufus overpowers Gray with his ability to memorize any form of magic and use it against him. Determined to win after suffering his earlier humiliation against Rufus, Gray overcomes Rufus's magic by conjuring different ice weapons faster than Rufus can memorize, lowering his guard long enough to defeat him. Meanwhile, Natsu's team tries escaping the dungeon by causing a ruckus to attract the guards' attention. They soon exhaust their ideas and press onward, unknowingly watched by a single-eyed flower. |||
  | 180 | "The Hungry Wolf Knights" Transcription: "Garō Kishidan" (Japanese: 餓狼騎士団) | May 3, 2014 (2014-05-03) |
  | Sting reflects on his resolve to win the tournament for Lector; in a flashback, Minerva Orland tells Sting that she has rescued Lector from Ziemma's attack, and is holding the Exceed hostage to motivate him. Back in the present, Natsu's team finds Arcadios seriously injured within the Palace of Hades. They are assaulted by the Hungry Wolf Knights, a five-man squadron of executioners loyal to the kingdom. Natsu and Wendy team up to battle the executioners Kamika, who uses paper magic, and Cosmos, who controls magic plants. |||
  | 181 | "Fairy Tail vs. Executioners" Transcription: "Fearī Teiru vs. Shokeinin" (Japanese: FT vs. 処刑人) | May 10, 2014 (2014-05-10) |
  | Mirajane and Panther Lily join the fight against the Hungry Wolf Knights before a shockwave from one of Natsu's attacks separates both teams into five groups. While their friends engage each of the executioners in a one-on-one match, the defenseless Lucy and Yukino are left to face the executioner Uosuke, who uses his magic to transform the ground around them into a pool of lava. As the celestial wizards hang onto a sinking ledge, Arcadios wades through the lava to rescue them. |||
  | 182 | "Scorching Earth" Transcription: "Moeru Daichi" (Japanese: 燃える大地) | May 17, 2014 (2014-05-17) |
  | Arcadios pushes Lucy and Yukino to safety on top of the ledge, telling them to escape and meet Hisui. He is then rescued from the lava by Lucy's spirit Horologium. Loke arrives with Lucy and Yukino's celestial spirit keys, allowing them to fight Uosuke, who alters the environment around them to counter the various spirits at their disposal. He eventually floods the tunnel with water, inadvertently allowing Lucy to summon Aquarius. |||
  | 183 | "Our Place" Transcription: "Ore-tachi no Iru Basho" (Japanese: オレたちのいる国) | May 24, 2014 (2014-05-24) |
  | Natsu, Lucy, Wendy, Mirajane, and Panther Lily each overcome their struggles against the Hungry Wolf Knights and defeat them. The force of their attacks sends the executioners crashing into each other, and the wizards quickly regroup as Natsu threatens the executioners to show them the dungeon's exit. |||
  | 184 | "The Kingdom 'til Tomorrow" Transcription: "Ashita made no Kuni" (Japanese: 明日までの国) | May 31, 2014 (2014-05-31) |
  | Confronting Hisui for plotting Arcadios's rescue, Darton deduces that Arcadios has been covering for Hisui, who is the actual organizer of the Eclipse Plan. Hisui tells him about a new plan called Eclipse 2, which she has devised after being forewarned of the kingdom's destruction by a time traveling stranger from an apocalyptic future. She further explains that she has been told an "impossible" outcome of the Grand Magic Games by the stranger as a sign of trust. As this happens, Natsu and his friends encounter the hooded stranger at the dungeon's exit, where she reveals herself as Lucy from the future. Meanwhile, Erza enters a three-way battle between herself, Kagura Mikazuchi, and Minerva. Reaching a stalemate, Minerva shows them Millianna as her hostage. |||
  | 185 | "Erza vs. Kagura" Transcription: "Eruza vs. Kagura" (Japanese: エルザ vs. カグラ) | June 7, 2014 (2014-06-07) |
  | Future Lucy collapses and is taken in by Natsu's team, while Princess Hisui and Jellal Fernandez ponder over the upcoming calamity. Meanwhile, as Gajeel and Laxus Dreyar square off against Rogue and Olga Nanagia, respectively, Minerva pits Erza and Kagura against each other before leaving with Millianna. Demonstrating her superiority over Erza with her sheathed sword, Kagura professes that she will only draw her weapon to kill Jellal. She reveals herself as the younger sister of Erza's friend Simon, and intends to exact revenge on Jellal for her brother's death. When Erza reveals that Simon sacrificed himself to save her and accepts responsibility for his death, Kagura furiously unsheathes her sword against her. |||
  | 186 | "A Future Racing Toward Despair" Transcription: "Zetsubō e Kasoku suru Mirai" (Japanese: 絶望へ加速する未来) | June 14, 2014 (2014-06-14) |
  | During Kagura's attack, Erza rescues her from being injured by falling rubble. Kagura recognizes Erza as a girl from her past; a flashback shows Erza rescuing Kagura during a raid on their hometown, Rosemary Village, from the cult of Zeref worshipers responsible for enslaving her and Simon. In the present, Kagura cannot bring herself to kill Erza and prepares to surrender, but Minerva stabs her, bringing Saber Tooth to first place and enraging Erza. Meanwhile, Jura joins the fight between Laxus and Olga, while Gray and Juvia team up to fight Lyon Vastia and Sherria Blendy. In Mercurius, Future Lucy awakens and warns that after the Grand Magic Games, Fiore will be invaded and destroyed by a horde of 10,000 dragons. |||
  | 187 | "Frog" Transcription: "Kaeru" (Japanese: カエル) | June 21, 2014 (2014-06-21) |
  | After warning her friends, Future Lucy tells them that she used Eclipse to arrive in the present on the fourth day of the games, and she cannot stop the dragon attack. Arcadios notices a discrepancy between her statements and the counsel Hisui received on the Eclipse 2 Plan, which the princess describes as a weapon that fires the gate's accumulated magic energy on the dragons. The group continues to navigate the castle, but the kingdom's army boxes them in. Meanwhile, Rogue expresses his understanding of Gajeel's camaraderie in Fairy Tail and stops fighting. However, Rogue's shadow comes to life and possesses him, and tries killing Gajeel with his shadow magic. Gajeel infuses Rogue's shadow magic into his body, achieving his Iron-Shadow Dragon Mode. |||
  | 188 | "Roaring Thunder!" Transcription: "Gekirai!" (Japanese: 激雷!) | June 28, 2014 (2014-06-28) |
  | Gajeel single-handedly defeats the corrupted Rogue, which causes the shadow to release Rogue from its control and flee. In Mercurius, the Hungry Wolf Knights regroup with the army and battle Natsu and the others. Determining that Future Lucy cannot be lying about her traumatic experiences, Arcadios leaves the group to confront Hisui about the time traveler's statements. While Erza, Gray, and Juvia's battles continue, Jura takes out Olga with a single strike and attempts to do the same with Laxus. However, Laxus recovers quickly, and the two engage in a duel. |||
  | 189 | "Gloria" | July 5, 2014 (2014-07-05) |
  | Laxus defeats Jura after a heated battle, bringing Fairy Tail to first place. Gray and Juvia then defeat Lyon and Sherria, while Erza activates her Second Origin to don the invincible Nakagami Armor, allowing her to defeat Minerva as well. Sting, their last opponent, comes out of hiding and challenges Fairy Tail, intending to claim victory by taking out all five battle-weary wizards at once. However, seeing the five wizards' determination causes Sting to falter and forfeit to Fairy Tail, allowing them to win the Grand Magic Games. Millianna then reunites Sting with Lector, having found the Exceed during the games. When Hisui tells Darton that Sting's surrender is the outcome foretold to her, she initiates Eclipse 2, the Eclipse Cannon. |||
  | 190 | "The One Who Closes the Gate" Transcription: "Tobira o Shimeru Mono" (Japanese: 扉を閉めるもの) | July 12, 2014 (2014-07-12) |
  | While celebrating their victory over Saber Tooth, Fairy Tail grows concerned for Natsu's team. In Mercurius, Arcadios confronts Hisui at Eclipse, where the princess reveals that her advisor from the future is not Lucy, but a man; the advisor reveals himself to be Rogue after using his shadow powers to wipe out the soldiers attacking Natsu's group. After telling the group that he comes from a timeline where Lucy closes Eclipse before it can be used against the dragon horde, Rogue fires a magic blade to kill her. However, her future self jumps in the way to intercept the blade, which kills her instead. Grief-stricken by her sacrifice, Natsu engages Rogue in battle. |||
  | 191 | "Natsu vs. Rogue" Transcription: "Natsu vs. Rōgu" (Japanese: ナツ vs. ローグ) | July 19, 2014 (2014-07-19) |
  | Lucy and her friends escape while Natsu battles with Rogue's future self. Rogue overpowers Natsu after activating his own White-Shadow Dragon Mode, but Ultear Milkovich and Merudy intervene and rescue Natsu before Rogue can kill him. After exiting the castle, Lucy and the others meet Hisui as the princess prepares to open Eclipse. Crocus is evacuated while Hisui's father, King Toma E. Fiore, requests that the wizards remain in the city to help fight any dragons that survive the Eclipse Cannon's attack. When Eclipse opens, Lucy suddenly says they must close the gate and moves to do so. |||
  | 192 | "For Me, Too" Transcription: "Atashi no Bun made" (Japanese: あたしの分まで) | July 26, 2014 (2014-07-26) |
  | Approaching Hisui at Eclipse, Lucy tells the princess that the Eclipse Cannon has no such function, having been telepathically informed of this by her spirit Crux. To the horror of everyone present, dragons from the distant past suddenly begin to emerge from the gate, which has been sabotaged by Rogue's future self to remain open under the eclipsed moon. Lucy and Yukino summon the twelve zodiac spirits, who use their power to close Eclipse, leaving only seven dragons outside. Future Rogue takes command of the dragons and orders them to lay waste to Crocus; the wizard guilds fight the dragons, but are completely overpowered and unable to harm them with their magic. Recovering from his injuries, Natsu appears on the city rooftops to confront Rogue again. |||
  | 193 | "Seven Dragons" (Japanese: SEVEN DRAGON) | August 2, 2014 (2014-08-02) |
  | As the battle between the guilds' strongest wizards and the dragons continue, Sting and Rogue reveal that they have no real experience in battling other dragons, as they actually killed their dragon masters at their behest. At Mercurius, Future Rogue tells Natsu of his intentions to use the seven dragons against Acnologia and become the new Dragon King. Realizing only Dragon Slayer magic can harm the dragons, Natsu calls out to the Dragon Slayers in the city to fight against them. At Jellal's request, Doranbalt releases the Oración Seis' Dragon Slayer Cobra from detainment to even out the numbers between dragons and Dragon Slayers. |||
  | 194 | "Zirconis' Magic" Transcription: "Jirukonisu no Mahō" (Japanese: ジルコニスの魔法) | August 9, 2014 (2014-08-09) |
  | In Crocus, the dragon Motherglare lays multiple eggs that hatch into dragon-like offspring, which the other wizards fend off. As the Dragon Slayers fight each dragon, Wendy encounters Zirconis, whom she is reluctant to fight. However, after Zirconis mercilessly strips Lucy and the soldiers of their clothes in preparation of eating them, Wendy resolves to defeat him. Zirconis tosses Lucy away, sending her crashing into Natsu; when Lucy complains about the situation with Zirconis, Natsu gets an idea and immediately returns to the battle. Lucy discovers her future self's notebook among the rubble. Meanwhile, Jellal comes to Erza's aid in the city, but they are seen by a furious Millianna. |||
  | 195 | "People and People, Dragons and Dragons, People and Dragons" Transcription: "Hito to Hito, Ryū to Ryū, Hito to Ryū" (Japanese: 人と人､ 竜と竜､ 人と竜) | August 16, 2014 (2014-08-16) |
  | Natsu jumps onto the back of the fire dragon Atlas Flame and begins eating the flames covering his body. While Atlas Flame attempts to shake him off, Natsu's technique reminds him of Igneel, whom Atlas Flame says is his friend. When Natsu reveals Igneel to be his adoptive father, Atlas Flame is freed from Future Rogue's control and assists Natsu in fighting him. Meanwhile, Rogue's present self is horrified to learn from one of the dragons that his future self is responsible for the attack on Crocus. Ultear eavesdrops on him and decides to kill him to undo his future self's plan. |||
  | 196 | "Sin and Sacrifice" Transcription: "Tsumi to Gisei" (Japanese: 罪と犠牲) | August 23, 2014 (2014-08-23) |
  | While Millianna confronts Erza and Jellal, Ultear intervenes and reveals herself to Millianna as the one responsible for Jellal's actions, including Simon's death; Millianna becomes uncertain about her desire for revenge, as does Kagura, who overhears. Ultear leaves to kill Rogue, who remains disheartened by his future self's actions until Sting arrives and reinvigorates him. Ultear loses her resolve and determines she no longer has the right to live for attempting to kill an innocent person. Meanwhile, the wizards continue to struggle against the miniature dragons. Gray rushes to shield Juvia from the mini dragons' blasts and is shot to death with lasers. |||
  | 197 | "Time of Life" Transcription: "Inochi no Jikan" (Japanese: 命の時間) | August 30, 2014 (2014-08-30) |
  | As wizards across Crocus are cornered and killed by the dragons, Ultear recalls her forbidden Last Ages spell, which is capable of reversing time at the cost of the user's life. Ultear decides to atone for her lifelong misdeeds by using the spell to avert the dragons' arrival in the present. Although she discovers that only one minute has been reversed and collapses from exhaustion, the spell allows the wizards to foresee and avoid their own deaths, including Gray's. At Mercurius, Lucy reunites with her friends near Eclipse and, using her future self's notebook, she reveals that they can return Future Rogue and the dragons to their respective time periods by destroying Eclipse. |||
  | 198 | "Fields of Gold" Transcription: "Ōgon no Sōgen" (Japanese: 黄金の草原) | September 6, 2014 (2014-09-06) |
  | Lucy and Yukino use their celestial spirits on Eclipse in a futile attempt to destroy it. In the sky, Natsu realizes that Frosch is dead in Future Rogue's timeline, which Rogue confirms is the cause of his own corruption. With Atlas Flame's help, Natsu rams Rogue and Motherglare into Eclipse, which destroys the gate. The dragons, Rogue, and Future Lucy's body disappear into their respective timelines as a result; Lucy awakens in a golden grassland and meets the spirits of her friends who were killed in her timeline. As he disappears, Rogue tells Natsu to protect Frosch in one year's time, shocking him with the mysterious name of Frosch's killer. |||
  | 199 | "The Grand Banquet" Transcription: "Dai Buyō Enbu" (Japanese: 大舞踊演舞) | September 13, 2014 (2014-09-13) |
  | Following Eclipse's destruction, the wizard guilds celebrate their victory with a lavish ballroom party at Mercurius. While there, everyone is troubled when they realize Natsu's absence. Meanwhile, the Saber Tooth wizards reconcile with Yukino and offer to let her return to their guild. Fairy Tail and the other wizards begin to argue over letting Yukino join their respective guilds, resulting in a massive brawl. They calm down when Arcadios announces the king's appearance, only to discover Natsu impersonating the king as a practical joke. Later, Toma forgives Hisui for her role in the nearly causing Fiore's destruction after he punishes her to wear a pumpkin mask for one week. |||
  | 200 | "Droplets of Time" Transcription: "Seisō no Shizuku" (Japanese: 星霜の雫) | September 20, 2014 (2014-09-20) |
  | Jellal and Merudy search for Ultear, but the two are approached by Doranbalt, who reveals that he has wiped the Magic Council's memories of the dragon attack, as well as their encounter with Jellal at the tournament. He also reveals that Cobra has turned himself in, and forewarns them about the dark guild Tartaros. An aged Ultear gives a letter to Jellal and Merudy informing them about her sacrifice, but the two do not know that Ultear's magic has caused her to age rapidly. On his carriage ride back to Magnolia, Gray recognizes Ultear on the road and grieves for her, realizing that she is the one who rescued him. Feeling at peace with herself, Ultear privately bids her loved ones farewell. |||
  | 201 | "A Gift" Transcription: "Okurimono" (Japanese: 贈り物) | September 27, 2014 (2014-09-27) |
  | After arriving in Magnolia, Fairy Tail is celebrated for their victory in the Grand Magic Games. As a gift, the city mayor unveils the guild's original guildhall, newly renovated. Afterwards, Natsu and his friends embark on a mission to save a village that has been flooded with mud by a "mole" (a giant mudskipper). Learning from the villagers that the monster is looking for a mate, the wizards trick Lucy into capturing it, after which Virgo finds a female "mole" (a giant crayfish) for the male to mate with. Later, Mavis finds Zeref at the forest near Magnolia, where he reveals that the conflict at the Grand Magic Games has inspired him to destroy mankind for their continuing conflicts; Mavis responds that Fairy Tail will destroy him instead. |||
  | 202 | "Welcome Back, Frosch" Transcription: "Okaeri, Furosshu" (Japanese: おかえり､ フロッシュ) | October 4, 2014 (2014-10-04) |
  | Frosch wanders off while shopping with Lector in the city and becomes lost. Rogue desperately searches for Frosch alongside Sting, Lector, and Yukino, asking several wizards for Frosch's whereabouts. The group eventually finds Frosch trying to return to the Saber Tooth guildhall alone, and decide to follow in secret, averting various hazards to Frosch along the way. After spending the entire day searching, Frosch ends up at the Fairy Tail guildhall by mistake, to Rogue's dismay. |||
  | 203 | "Moulin Rouge" Transcription: "Mūran Rūju" (Japanese: ムーランルージュ) | October 11, 2014 (2014-10-11) |
  | After Fairy Tail gets a new pool table, Erza recalls the events surrounding her first experience with the game. In a flashback, Erza learns during the game that a bandit named Moulin Rouge has been posing as a member of Fairy Tail in order to commit crimes. Erza tracks down and subdues Moulin Rogue, who confesses that she is unable to find work to pay for medicine for her pet mouse, Sonny. After reprimanding Moulin Rouge for impersonating Fairy Tail, Erza offers her a job at the guild. Moulin Rouge reveals her real name, Bisca Moulin, and later joins Fairy Tail. |||
  | 204 | "Full Effort Hospitality!" Transcription: "Omotenashi, Inochi Kaketemasu!" (Japanese: おもてなし､ 命かけてます!) | October 18, 2014 (2014-10-18) |
  | Lucy and Yukino offer favors to each of the twelve Zodiac spirits out of gratitude for their help in closing Eclipse. Each spirit's request gradually exhausts Lucy until she passes out from summoning all of her Zodiac spirits in a row after performing a comedy routine for an angered Aquarius. |||
  | 205 | "Signal of Rebellion" Transcription: "Hangyaku no Noroshi" (Japanese: 反逆の狼煙) | October 25, 2014 (2014-10-25) |
  | A series of abnormal weather and natural disasters occurs across the world, keeping everyone in Fairy Tail busy. Natsu and Lucy embark on a job to investigate major changes in celestial bodies, but when they arrive at the supposed destination, they find that the job is a trap and are attacked by a giant sea slug. Lucy tries summoning her Zodiac spirits to fight, but they ignore her calls. Meanwhile, Yukino visits the Fairy Tail guildhall and reveals that she is unable to summon Libra and Pisces as well. The twelve Zodiac spirits appear before Lucy with their appearances and personalities drastically altered, and their memories of Lucy erased. Leo voids his and the other spirits' contracts with their owners, saying that they desire "complete freedom". |||
  | 206 | "Library Panic" Transcription: "Panikku obu Raiburarī" (Japanese: パニック・オブ・ライブラリー) | November 1, 2014 (2014-11-01) |
  | Lucy learns from her spirit Crux that the Zodiac spirits have laid waste to the celestial world, and that the Celestial Spirit King has disappeared. Researching a book brought by Yukino, Levy discovers that the spirits aim to perform a ritual called Liberam that will grant them complete freedom from their owners. Lucy, Yukino, and Levy visit the Magic Library in search of a globe required for the ritual, but are attacked by the corrupted Virgo. Meanwhile, Natsu enters the celestial world, convinced that fighting the spirits will return them to normal. He is forced out of the celestial world in battle against Taurus and crash lands into the library, allowing Virgo to escape with the globe while the others are distracted. Afterward, Levy reveals that the spirits will die twelve days after completing Liberam. |||
  | 207 | "Hisui Rises!" Transcription: "Hisui Tatsu!" (Japanese: ヒスイ立つ!) | November 8, 2014 (2014-11-08) |
  | The Fairy Tail wizards search for Astral Spiritus, the location where the Zodiac spirits intend to perform Liberam. They encounter Hisui and Arcadios, who reveal that the Zodiac spirits' change and weather phenomena are side effects of Eclipse's destruction. Feeling responsible for the situation, Hisui presents the wizards with a case containing magic keys that will allow them to forcibly close the spirits' gates. However, the case is stolen by the Eclipse form of Pisces, who appear as a mother shark and son kappa. After the group fails to recover the keys, Arcadios reveals the stolen case to be a decoy, and that he possesses the real keys. |||
  | 208 | "Astral Spiritus" Transcription: "Asutoraru Supiritasu" (Japanese: アストラル・スピリタス) | November 15, 2014 (2014-11-15) |
  | Following Hisui's directions, Lucy and her friends reach Astral Spiritus and interrupt the Eclipse spirits' ritual. Lucy tries to reason with her spirits, but they refuse to relent despite knowing that their lives will be forfeit by performing Liberam. The rest of Fairy Tail arrives to fend off the spirits, who challenge the wizards to stop them. Armed with Hisui's gatekeys, the wizards each follow the spirits into a different pocket dimension, with Elfman battling and successfully sealing Taurus away. |||
  | 209 | "Wendy vs. Aquarius – Let's Have Fun in the Amusement Park!" Transcription: "Wendi vs. Akueriasu, Yūenchi de Asobo!" (Japanese: ウェンディ vs. アクエリアス､ 遊園地であそぼ!) | November 22, 2014 (2014-11-22) |
  | Wendy and Carla enter an amusement park dimension and attempt to gently subdue a young, lighthearted version of Aquarius, whose attempts to play with Wendy cause wanton destruction around the park. Midway through their battle, the two girls take a break and eat ice cream together, befriending each other before Aquarius resumes the fight. During his battle with Leo in another dimension, Natsu's is swallowed by a sudden wave of magic and falls into Aquarius's dimension, where he fights Aquarius on the park's Ferris wheel. Their attacks destroy the ride and cause Aquarius to fall, but Wendy saves her and convinces her to return to the spirit world. |||
  | 210 | "Guild Deck vs. Celestial Deck" Transcription: "Girudo Dekki vs. Seirei Dekki" (Japanese: ギルドデッキ vs. 星霊デッキ) | November 29, 2014 (2014-11-29) |
  | Capricorn challenges Levy to a trivia quiz, while Mirajane defeats Pisces in an underwater battle. Meanwhile, Cana faces off against Scorpio in a card battle game that pits simulacra of Cana's guildmates against the other Eclipse spirits. Cana struggles to grasp the rules of the game, but quickly discovers that both she and Scorpio make up the rules as they play eventually allowing her to play her strongest card, Gildarts. |||
  | 211 | "Gray vs. Cancer! Dance Battle!" Transcription: "Gurei vs. Kyansā, Dansu Batoru!" (Japanese: グレイ vs. キャンサー､ ダンスバトル!) | December 6, 2014 (2014-12-06) |
  | Cana uses her Gildarts card to defeat Scorpio. Meanwhile, Cancer challenges Gray to a dance battle. When Gray admits he can't dance, Cancer gives him a pair of magic shoes and casts a spell on him that removes his inhibitions, turning Gray into a master dancer. This backfires when Gray infatuates Cancer with his dancing skills, allowing him to defeat the spirit while he is distracted. In Leo's dimension, Natsu, Wendy, Happy, and Carla enter a temple in search of Leo. After Natsu destroys a statue in the temple, a thirteenth gate appears in Astral Spiritus, which Hisui and Arcadios decide to investigate. |||
  | 212 | "Juvia vs. Aries! Desert Death Match!" Transcription: "Jubia vs. Ariesu, Sabaku no Shitō!" (Japanese: ジュビア vs. アリエス､ 砂漠の死闘!) | December 13, 2014 (2014-12-13) |
  | Levy wins Capricorn's quiz in a tie-breaking match by revealing her romantic crush, while Natsu and the others encounter the thirteenth Eclipse spirit Ophiuchus in the form of a sadistic nurse. Meanwhile, Juvia searches for Aries in an arid desert realm. Aries attacks Juvia after her water magic is weakened by the heat, leaving her defenseless. However, Juvia senses a water coolant in Aries's magic four-wheeler and soaks herself in it, regaining her strength and defeating Aries. |||
  | 213 | "Erza vs. Sagittarius! Horseback Showdown!" Transcription: "Eruza vs. Sajitariusu, Bajō no Kessen!" (Japanese: エルザ vs. サジタリウス､ 馬上の決戦!) | December 20, 2014 (2014-12-20) |
  | Gajeel and Panther Lily are transformed into small animals by Gemini during their battle with the twin spirits, but Gajeel eventually discovers he can still use his magic and easily knocks them out. Meanwhile, Sagittarius challenges Erza to three horseriding contests: first an archery contest that Erza wins, and then a horse race won by Sagittarius. During their final match—a horseback battle on a minefield—Erza defeats Sagittarius by riding on his back and forcing him onto a cluster of mines. In Ophiuchus's dimension, Leo appears and reveals Ophiuchus's true form as a colossal serpent, and prepares to hold the Liberam ritual again. |||
  | 214 | "Natsu vs. Leo" Transcription: "Natsu vs. Reo" (Japanese: ナツ vs. レオ) | December 27, 2014 (2014-12-27) |
  | Leo resumes Liberam with the constellations of the defeated Eclipse spirits overhead. Natsu battles Leo to interrupt him while Wendy, Happy, and Carla try in vain to retrieve the ritual globe. Leo weakens Natsu by absorbing his flames to strengthen his own dark magic, but Natsu eventually reverses the situation by consuming Leo's flames and using them against the spirit, defeating him. After Natsu returns Leo to the spirit world, the wizards discover Ophiuchus reciting a ritual chant in his place. |||
  | 215 | "Ophiuchus, the Snake Charmer" Transcription: "Hebitsukaiza no Ofiukusu" (Japanese: 蛇遣い座のオフィウクス) | January 10, 2015 (2015-01-10) |
  | Hisui and Arcadios reach Ophiuchus's dimension and deduce that the snake spirit is acting on behalf of the Celestial Spirit King, who has also been corrupted by Eclipse. Meanwhile, Natsu falls ill as a result of harboring Leo's dark magic. He notices a weak spot on Ophiuchus's body and attacks it, causing the Eclipse spirits' realms to merge while Lucy and Yukino are battling Virgo and Libra, respectively. He holds the realm in place using the dark magic, allowing Lucy and Yukino to seal the two remaining Eclipse spirits away. However, Ophiuchus reveals this to be a part of her plan to sacrifice the Eclipse spirits to the Celestial Spirit King as part of a new ritual, Liberam Verus. |||
  | 216 | "When the Stars Fall" Transcription: "Hoshi Michite Nagaruru Toki" (Japanese: 星満ちて流るる時) | January 17, 2015 (2015-01-17) |
  | Levy determines that they may stop Liberam Verus by destroying Ophiuchus, Astral Spiritus, and the celestial globe at the same time. The wizards inside Astral Spiritus begin demolishing everything around them while Natsu battles Ophiuchus and the others attack the globe outside. Ophiuchus plays her flute to turn Natsu's own attacks against him, but he overcomes her control and moves in to destroy her flute. Meanwhile, Hisui combines her powers with Lucy and Yukino to cast her ultimate celestial spell, Gottfried, in the hopes of destroying the globe. |||
  | 217 | "Celestial Spirit Beast" Transcription: "Seireijū" (Japanese: 星霊獣) | January 24, 2015 (2015-01-24) |
  | Although Natsu and the others defeat Ophiuchus and destroy the celestial globe, they are unable to prevent the Eclipse spirits from being absorbed by the Celestial Spirit King. Horologium appears and provides the wizards celestial clothing, allowing them to enter the celestial spirit world and confront the king, who appears as a giant, amorphous monster called the Celestial Spirit Beast. The beast uses its powers to transform the wizards into constellations, leaving only Natsu, Lucy, Happy, Gray, Erza, and Gajeel standing. Natsu senses that the Eclipse spirits are still alive inside the beast and enters its mouth with Happy to save them while the rest of his friends continue to fight the beast outside. |||
  | 218 | "Believe" | January 31, 2015 (2015-01-31) |
  | As Natsu searches for the Eclipse spirits inside the Celestial Spirit Beast, his friends outside manage to weaken the beast with their attacks. Natsu eventually finds the Celestial Spirit King's original form chained by the Eclipse spirits to a sphere of energy. By eating part of the sphere, Natsu is able to destroy it and free the spirit king. He returns to find their friends and the spirit world returned to normal, as well as the Zodiac spirits, who have lost their memories of their Eclipse selves. The wizards return to the human world while the Zodiac spirits renew their contracts with Lucy and Yukino. |||
  | 219 | "What a Pure Heart Weaves" Transcription: "Magokoro ga Tsumugu Mono" (Japanese: 真心が紡ぐもの) | February 7, 2015 (2015-02-07) |
  | Alzack and Bisca leave Natsu to babysit their daughter Asuka while they are away. Natsu loses to Asuka in a sharpshooting contest and is forced to fulfill her wishes for the day. Asuka takes Natsu, Lucy, and Happy to perform several odd jobs around town for her to afford a treasured snow globe lacrima that her parents were once forced to pawn off to pay for her medicine. Shortly after they buy the lacrima, it is stolen by a gang of sky pirates, but Natsu helps Asuka shoot them down by spitting fireballs along with her cork gun, revealing he had lost their contest on purpose. They return to the guildhall where Asuka gives her parents the lacrima after eating a cake that Erza, Wendy, Carla, and Lily have spent the day making for her. |||
  | 220 | "413 Days" | February 14, 2015 (2015-02-14) |
  | Juvia decides to celebrate the 413th-day anniversary of her first meeting with Gray, and is encouraged by Erza to give him a present. After taking several suggestions from her friends, all of which end in failure, she settles on knitting him a scarf. However, Gray rejects the gift and asks to be left alone, despite Juvia's insistence. Lyon approaches Juvia and explains that Gray is mourning the anniversary of their teacher Ur's death. Feeling guilty for intruding on a such somber occasion for Gray, Juvia is comforted by Erza, who tells her that every day has a different meaning for everyone. Meanwhile, it begins to snow and Gray is reminded of Ur giving him a scarf, prompting him to recover Juvia's scarf. The next day, Juvia exchanges apologies with Gray and gives him a body pillow of herself as a 414th-day anniversary gift. |||
  | 221 | "The Labyrinth of White" Transcription: "Hakugin no Meikyū" (Japanese: 白銀の迷宮) | February 21, 2015 (2015-02-21) |
  | Natsu, Lucy, and Happy set out on a mission to Mount Hakobe to collect magic ice with abnormal properties. They take refuge from a blizzard within a cave of living ice that closes behind them, trapping them inside. They quickly become lost for days in the labyrinthine cave with little food and sleep. They eventually find the magic ice at the cave's exit and retrieve a sample, only to be attacked by a giant octopus monster that they are too fatigued to fight. Lucy recalls that the ice has restorative properties and feeds it to Natsu, giving him the strength to defeat the monster. Exhausted, the group realizes that without the ice, they now have to start the mission over again. |||
  | 222 | "Transform!" Transcription: "Henshin!" (Japanese: 変身!) | February 28, 2015 (2015-02-28) |
  | Mirajane teaches Natsu, Lucy, and Happy how to use transformation magic. Macao and Wakaba eavesdrop on the lesson so they can regain their youth and win over their estranged wives, but they strain their magic power after multiple failed attempts and transform into monsters that proceed to attack Magnolia. Meanwhile, Erza buys a superhero costume at a boutique and begins performing heroic deeds around town as "Fairy Woman". Upset that her heroics amount to little more than menial tasks, Erza encounters and defeats the rampaging Macao and Wakaba, returning them to normal. Afterward, she discovers that her face has inexplicably turned realistic while wearing her costume. |||
  | 223 | "It's Kemo-Kemo!" Transcription: "Kemokemo ga Kita!" (Japanese: ケモケモが来た!) | March 7, 2015 (2015-03-07) |
  | Natsu and Happy discover an egg that falls from the sky and hatches into a small, fire-breathing creature, which Natsu names Kemo-Kemo. Meanwhile, the Magic Council initiates a member exchange program between the guilds that participated in the Grand Magic Games; Natsu volunteers as one of the exchange members, interested in asking about Kemo-Kemo's origins across Fiore. As he and his friends visit the other guilds and cause problems for their respective members, they notice Kemo-Kemo growing larger and more powerful. When Fairy Tail visits Saber Tooth, the Council cancels the exchange program and requests the two guilds to investigate a mysterious island that has risen from the sea. |||
  | 224 | "The Place You Came To" Transcription: "Kimi no Kita Basho" (Japanese: 君の来た場所) | March 14, 2015 (2015-03-14) |
  | While Fairy Tail and Saber Tooth explore the newly surfaced island, the two guilds are attacked by a giant sea serpent caught on the island. The serpent traps Natsu, Lucy, Happy, and Kemo-Kemo in the ruins on the island, while everyone else succumbs to a mysterious virus. Lucy deciphers the glyphs in the ruins and discovers Kemo-Kemo to be a guardian deity that protects those on the island from the virus. Kemo-Kemo grows into a giant and defeats the serpent alongside Natsu, curing everyone in the process. However, Kemo-Kemo merges with the island as it sinks into the ocean, leaving a seed behind that Natsu plants in front of his house in memory of Kemo-Kemo. |||
  | 225 | "Lightning Man" Transcription: "Ikazuchi no Otoko" (Japanese: いかづちの男) | March 21, 2015 (2015-03-21) |
  | Laxus and the Raijin Tribe accept a job requesting them to solve a series of never-ending lightning strikes around the city of Volwatt. The city mayor holds Laxus responsible for the phenomenon due to fighting a street gang prior to the Grand Magic Games. As Bickslow and Evergreen battle electric serpents in the city, Laxus and Fried find a lacrima charged with Laxus's lightning magic in the underground sewers. After Laxus neutralizes the lacrima, he and the Raijin Tribe discover that the mayor has deliberately set up Laxus to extort Fairy Tail. Laxus angrily confronts the mayor, but decides to spare him when he protects his granddaughter from the rampage. Laxus and the Raijin Tribe are hailed as the town heroes while the mayor secretly continues his extortion schemes. |||
  | 226 | "Fairy Tail of the Dead Meeeeeeeeen" | March 28, 2015 (2015-03-28) |
  | Ichiya creates a handsomeness-enhancing magic perfume that spills into the sewers of Magnolia, where it transforms the townspeople and many of Fairy Tail's members into zombie-like Ichiya clones that spread its effects like a virus by sniffing others. Wearing a bunny costume that conceals her scent, Lucy evades detection from the clones and hides in the sewer together with Natsu and Happy, who accidentally destroy the costume and force the group to fly above the city, which quickly becomes overrun with Ichiya clones. Meanwhile, Romeo tells Wendy and Carla of the clones' weakness and sends her to meet Natsu before being infected as well. Natsu remembers a deodorant given to him by Erza and uses it to return everyone to normal. He and Happy then decide to take a bath at Lucy's house, not knowing that Happy has become infected. |||
  | 227 | "Morning of a New Adventure" Transcription: "Arata na Bōken no Asa" (Japanese: 新たな冒険の朝) | April 4, 2015 (2015-04-04) |
  | At their new bathhouse, the female members of Fairy Tail are approached by reformed Raven Tail wizard Flare Corona, who reveals that her guild has disbanded, leaving her with nowhere else to go; to the girls' bewilderment, however, she declines Lucy's invitation to join Fairy Tail. Later, Natsu and Gray receive a job request from Warrod Sequen, the fourth highest ranking Wizard Saint, asking them to save a frozen town known as Sun Village. Warrod explains that the village's Eternal Flame deity has also been frozen, and that the villagers are still alive inside the ice. He uses his magic to transport Natsu's team to the village on a moving tree, seeing them off as he remembers the formation of his original guild, Fairy Tail. |||
  | 228 | "Wizards vs. Hunters" Transcription: "Madōshi vs. Hantā" (Japanese: 魔導士 vs. ハンター) | April 11, 2015 (2015-04-11) |
  | Natsu's team arrive at the frozen Sun Village, discovering it to be the home of giants. While investigating the magic ice freezing the town, the wizards encounter a trio of treasure hunters from the Sylph Labyrinth guild, who plan to steal the Eternal Flame for themselves and warn Fairy Tail against interfering with them. The wizards chase after the treasure hunters for their bottle of liquified Moon Drip, believing the liquid can help save the village, but are shocked when the treasure hunters prove themselves to be capable fighters. Meanwhile, as Erza explores the village on her own in search of the Eternal Flame, she finds herself transformed into a child. |||
  | 229 | "Art of Regression" Transcription: "Taika no Hō" (Japanese: 退化ノ法) | April 18, 2015 (2015-04-18) |
  | While struggling to adapt to her childlike body, Erza encounters Minerva, who reveals herself to have joined the dark guild Succubus Eye to take revenge against Erza for her humiliation at the Grand Magic Games. Meanwhile, the bottle of liquid Moon Drip accidentally breaks as the other Fairy Tail wizards fight Sylph Labyrinth over it, thawing out a small patch of ground. Natsu hears a familiar voice from the patch and sets off to find its source, only to run into Minerva's monstrous guildmate Doriate, who turns him into a child as well. Finding his physical and magical strength severely weakened, Natsu runs away. Elsewhere, Lucy and Wendy are separated from Gray and followed by Sylph Labyrinth. The girls are nearly killed by the treasure hunters until Flare arrives and rescues them, wearing a new emblem in place of her Raven Tail mark. |||
  | 230 | "The Demon Returns" Transcription: "Akuma Kaiki" (Japanese: 悪魔回帰) | April 25, 2015 (2015-04-25) |
  | Flare reveals she is an adopted resident of Sun Village, evidenced by her new emblem. Angered by the village's frozen state and Sylph Labyrinth's callous effort to steal the Eternal Flame, Flare fights the treasure hunters alongside Lucy and Wendy. After the girls' attacks send the hunters flying out of the village, Lucy and Wendy accept Flare's offer to help guide them to the Eternal Flame. Later, Doriate finds Gray and turns him into a child, causing Gray to relive his traumatic memories of Deliora upon seeing the monstrous Doriate. While panicking, Gray hears Ultear's voice encouraging him and regains his composure, preparing himself to fight Doriate and save the village. |||
  | 231 | "Gray vs. Doriate" Transcription: "Gurei vs. Doriāte" (Japanese: グレイ vs. ドリアーテ) | May 2, 2015 (2015-05-02) |
  | Despite Gray's weakened magic in his childlike form, he outsmarts and humiliates Doriate with various pratfalls, determining that he is not the one responsible for freezing Sun Village. Enraged, Doriate transforms into a massive demon whose roar transforms everyone in the village into a child. Gray notices that the berserk Doriate instinctively avoids the ice freezing the village, which he deduces is harmful to the demon. Gray channels the ice's magic through his body to defeat Doriate, reversing his spell on everyone. Doriate is subsequently devoured by his and Minerva's giant, one-eyed bird mount. Meanwhile, Natsu meets with Lucy, Wendy, and Flare after tracing the voice to a frozen mountain, which Flare reveals to be the Eternal Flame. Gray arrives at the flame while pursued by the bird, which Natsu prepares to fight. |||
  | 232 | "Voice of the Flame" Transcription: "Honō no Koe" (Japanese: 炎の声) | May 9, 2015 (2015-05-09) |
  | Gray uses his newfound understanding of the magic ice to unfreeze the Eternal Flame. Upon doing so, the wizards find the flame burning faintly. Natsu uses his fire attacks to knock the one-eyed bird onto the flame's altar, reigniting the flame. Recognizing the flame as a dragon's spirit, Wendy uses her Milky Way spell and reveals the flame to be Atlas Flame, who recalls the village being frozen by a Demon Slayer wizard named Silver, one of the dark guild Tartaros's elite Nine Demon Gates. Atlas Flame uses the last of his strength to thaw out the rest of Sun Village, freeing the giants and forcing Minerva to flee. Before vanishing, Atlas Flame tells Natsu about E.N.D., Zeref's most powerful demon, and Igneel's inability to destroy it. |||
  | 233 | "Song of the Fairies" | May 16, 2015 (2015-05-16) |
  | After Atlas Flame's disappearance, Fairy Tail celebrates their mission's success while Flare is welcomed back by the giants of Sun Village. Elsewhere, Minerva returns to the Succubus Eye guildhall to find her guildmates wiped out by Kyôka, one of the Nine Demon Gates. Kyôka notes that the rest of Succubus Eye have failed to withstand her power of strength enhancement, which she proceeds to use on Minerva to recruit her for Tartaros. Later, the Fairy Tail members make their way back to Warrod's house to collect their reward, which turns out to be a potato. After Warrod reveals his membership in Fairy Tail to the younger wizards, Natsu asks him about E.N.D., whom Warrod speculates is in Tartaros's possession. |||
  | 234 | "Tartaros Chapter, Prologue – The Nine Demon Gates" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen (Joshō): Kyūkimon" (Japanese: 冥府の門編【序章】九鬼門) | May 23, 2015 (2015-05-23) |
  | The Magic Council discusses Tartaros's recent activity and the decrease in dark guilds under its jurisdiction. When the council decides to take action, Jackal of the Nine Demon Gates uses his explosion-based powers to detonate the building, killing every councilor and several others, including Lahar. As news of the Magic Council's assassination spreads to Fairy Tail, Doranbalt, one of the attack's few survivors, goes to the council dungeon to extract information on Tartaros from Cobra. Cobra tells him that the dark guild is composed entirely of demons from the books of Zeref, with E.N.D. serving as their master. Later, Tempester, another of the Nine Demon Gates, hunts down retired councilor Yajima. The Raijin Tribe attempt to defend Yajima from Tempester's storm-based powers before Laxus arrives to battle the demon. |||
  | 235 | "Tartaros Chapter, Prologue – Fairies vs. Netherworld" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen (Joshō): Yōsei tai Meifu" (Japanese: 冥府の門編【序章】妖精 対 冥府) | May 30, 2015 (2015-05-30) |
  | Laxus defeats Tempester before the demon can kill Yajima. Mortally injured, Tempester's body disintegrates to be reconfigured at Tartaros's headquarters, leaving behind a cloud of toxic Devil Particles. Laxus inhales most of the particles to keep his friends from being contaminated, but he is unable to save the town, which is quarantined. After Laxus and Raijin Tribe are brought to the guildhall to recover, Natsu furiously declares war on Tartaros to avenge their friends. The guild sends several teams to the surviving ex-council members' homes to protect them; Natsu's team meets Michello, who thinks that Tartaros is after something called "Face". Jackal detonates Michello's house, but Natsu consumes the explosion and faces the demon. |||
  | 236 | "Tartaros Chapter, Prologue – The White Legacy" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen (Joshō): Shiroki Isan" (Japanese: 冥府の門編【序章】白き遺産) | June 6, 2015 (2015-06-06) |
  | Natsu assails Jackal when the demon demolishes the city around them, but Jackal uses his curse power to turn Natsu into a living bomb, knocking him unconscious. Michello runs for his life, insisting he knows nothing of Tartaros's plans as Jackal chases him through the city. Lucy pursues Jackal as Wendy heals Natsu, but Jackal traps her in a land mine and threatens to kill Michello and a pregnant woman, forcing her to choose between whom to spare. Natsu recovers in time to save Lucy, having learned to eat Jackal's explosions without being damaged by them, and faces Jackal again. |||
  | 237 | "Tartaros Chapter, Prologue – Natsu vs. Jackal" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen (Joshō): Natsu vs. Jakkaru" (Japanese: 冥府の門編【序章】ナツ vs. ジャッカル) | June 13, 2015 (2015-06-13) |
  | Realizing his explosions no longer affect Natsu, Jackal assumes his demonic true form, but Natsu quickly defeats him. Jackal self-destructs in a final effort to kill the wizards, but Happy carries him above the city before he explodes, barely escaping the blast himself. Later, Fairy Tail's other teams find that their assigned council members have already been killed. Elfman and Lisanna encounter Seilah of the Nine Demon Gates, who takes control of Elfman's body to strangle Lisanna. Makarov interrogates Michello, who tells them that Face is a pulse bomb used by the Magic Council to eradicate all magic on the continent; this would leave humans defenseless against Tartaros, whose curse power would be unaffected. According to Michello, Face's seal is connected to the lives of three former council members whose identities are known only by the original chairman, whom Erza and Mirajane are dispatched to protect. |||
  | 238 | "Tartaros Chapter – Immorality and Sinners" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Haitoku to Zainin" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 背徳と罪人) | June 20, 2015 (2015-06-20) |
  | Erza and Mirajane arrive at the home of former council chairman Crawford Theme, who professes his ignorance of Face, before they are ambushed by henchmen from Tartaros. Meanwhile, Doranbalt releases the Oración Seis from prison under Jellal's watch. With Brain incapacitated by Cobra and Hoteye refusing to fight, the other four members battle Jellal. Later, Erza and Mirajane collapse and are captured by Crawford, who hands them over to Tartaros. Erza awakens in Tartaros's dungeon and is tortured by Kyôka, who demands to know Jellal's location, revealing that Jellal harbors the last remaining key to Face's seal. Natsu realizes Crawford is Tartaros's informant and traces his scent to Tartaros's headquarters to rescue his friends. |||
  | 239 | "Tartaros Chapter – Jellal vs. Oración Seis" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Jerāru vs. Orashion Seisu" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 ジェラール vs. 六魔将軍) | June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) |
  | Natsu attacks Franmalth, one of the Nine Demon Gates, until Silver arrives to deal with Natsu. When Natsu recognizes Silver's scent as similar to Gray's, Silver freezes him solid and imprisons him with Lisanna, leaving Happy to escape on his own. Meanwhile, Jellal continues to battle the Oración Seis, unaware as Zero's personality appears to take control of Brain. Happy later returns to Fairy Tail's guildhall to warn about what has happened, including the location of their base, a floating, cubical island. Elfman then returns, but unknown to anyone else, he is possessed by Seilah and has brought an explosive lacrima to destroy the guild. |||
  | 240 | "Tartaros Chapter – A Place Reached by Prayer" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Inori ga Todoku Basho" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 祈りが届く場所) | July 4, 2015 (2015-07-04) |
  | As Crawford attempts to locate the final key to Face, Zero awakens and seemingly vaporizes Jellal. Realizing it is an illusion created by Midnight, Jellal maims his own eyes to break the illusion, and he defeats the Oración Seis. He then asks the defeated dark guild to join Crime Sorcière and aid in the battle against Zeref. Crawford transfers the final key to himself, but rather than allow him to transfer it to another sacrifice, Kyôka kills him immediately and unseals Face. Meanwhile, the Fairy Tail wizards discover that Tartaros's headquarters are directly above Magnolia. Before they can react, Elfman detonates Seilah's bomb, destroying their guildhall. |||
  | 241 | "Tartaros Chapter – The Demon's Rebirth" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Akuma Tensei" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 悪魔転生) | July 11, 2015 (2015-07-11) |
  | As the demons of Tartaros revel in Fairy Tail's destruction, they see Happy, Carla, and Lily flying towards Cube with Cana's magic card deck, which has their guildmates sealed safely inside. Cana unseals the guild and they begin their assault on Tartaros. Mirajane breaks free of Tartaros's demonic reincarnation facility, while Natsu and Lisanna escape their cell during the confusion and free Erza, who interrogates Kyôka over Tartaros's goals. The two fight, creating a hole in Tartaros's headquarters that allows the rest of Fairy Tail to enter. Natsu separates with Lisanna before time stops around him, and Zeref appears before him. |||
  | 242 | "Tartaros Chapter – To Let Live or Die" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Ikasu ka Korosu ka" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 生かすか殺すか) | July 18, 2015 (2015-07-18) |
  | Before disappearing, Zeref cryptically tells Natsu to choose whether to spare or kill E.N.D. As the rest of Fairy Tail invades Tartaros's base, Mirajane reunites with Lisanna and is confronted by Seilah, who wants to exact revenge for her failure to destroy the guild. Lucy, Wendy, Happy, and Carla reach Tartaros's control room to discover that Face has been set to detonate within 41 minutes. Chased by the Demon Gates Franmalth and Keyes, Lucy and Gray help hold the demons off to allow Wendy and Carla to find and deactivate Face. Natsu reunites with Lucy to battle Franmalth, who has the ability to absorb Lucy's spirits and mimic their powers. When Natsu overcomes his spirit forms, Franmalth assumes a powerful new form that shocks the wizards. |||
  | 243 | "Tartaros Chapter – Wendy vs. Ezel" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Wendi vs. Ezeru" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 ウェンディ vs. エゼル) | July 25, 2015 (2015-07-25) |
  | Franmalth takes on the comically distorted form of Hades, Grimoire Heart's master, using the dark wizard's formidable magic against Natsu and Lucy. Natsu finds that his magic has no effect on Franmalth, who is able to absorb his attacks. Meanwhile, Wendy and Carla reach Face, which is guarded by the multi-armed Ezel, one of the Nine Demon Gates. When Ezel brutally injures Wendy and prepares to eat Carla, Wendy consumes the Ether-nano in the air around Face, allowing her to activate Dragon Force. |||
  | 244 | "Tartaros Chapter – Friends Forever" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Zutto Tomodachi de" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 ずっと友達で) | August 1, 2015 (2015-08-01) |
  | Using her newly attained Dragon Force, Wendy simultaneously defeats Ezel in his powered up form and dismantles Face. To her dismay, the bomb continues its countdown and its imminent detonation is sensed by Fairy Tail and Tartaros. Using her clairvoyance, Carla reconfigures Face to self-destruct and tells Wendy to save herself from the explosion, but she declines and they activate the mechanism together. The bomb explodes, but Doranbalt saves the two and commends them for their heroism. |||
  | 245 | "Tartaros Chapter – Hell's Core" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Heruzu Koa" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 ヘルズ・コア) | August 8, 2015 (2015-08-08) |
  | Sensing that Face has been deactivated, Franmalth begins absorbing Natsu, Lucy, and Happy's souls in a fury. When Lucy attempts to de-summon her celestial spirits absorbed by Franmalth in order to save them, the demon is nearly sent to the celestial world with them and releases the spirits. Lucy tricks Franmalth into thinking Natsu is also one of her spirits, allowing Natsu to break free and defeat Franmalth by smashing him with giant rocks. Hades's soul is released form Franmalth, and he warns that detonating Face is not Tartaros's true objective. Meanwhile, Mirajane destroys Tartaros's laboratory in her fight with Seilah, preventing Ezel and Franmalth from being resurrected. Finding that her curse has no effect on Mirajane, Seilah unleashes her true power to overwhelm her. |||
  | 246 | "Tartaros Chapter – Underworld King" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Mei-ō" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 冥王) | August 15, 2015 (2015-08-15) |
  | Jellal, Merudy, and the Oración Seis encounter former Grimoire Heart member Rustyrose, who has survived a failed assault against Tartaros. Rustyrose warns that Mard Geer, the Underworld King who commands Tartaros on E.N.D.'s behalf, far surpasses the power of the Nine Demon Gates. Jellal and Merudy set out to face Tartaros, but the Oración Seis refuse to violate their non-aggression pact with the dark guild. Later, Rustyrose attacks Jellal and attempts to persuade Merudy to reform Grimoire Heart. Her refusal to obsess over the past inspires the Oración Seis to save her and Jellal, who regains his eyesight. Jellal leaves with his new allies after offering Rustyrose membership in Crime Sorcière. |||
  | 247 | "Tartaros Chapter – Alegria" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Areguria" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 アレグリア) | August 22, 2015 (2015-08-22) |
  | Mirajane uses the last of her magic to absorb some of Seilah's abilities, which she uses to call Elfman to her rescue, defeating Seilah. As Warren telepathically contacts the rest of the guild, Happy relays Hades's message to Makarov, who determines he must activate Lumen Histoire. Mard Geer interrupts and casts the Alegria curse, which transforms the island cube into the flying monster Pluto's Grim. The wizards within its body are all absorbed into the creature's body except for Lucy, who miraculously escapes the curse. |||
  | 248 | "Tartaros Chapter – A Strike from the Stars" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Hoshiboshi no Ichigeki" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 星々の一撃) | August 29, 2015 (2015-08-29) |
  | As Lucy looks for a way to release her friends from Pluto's Grim, she is pursued by the members of Tartaros, including the Demon Gates Torafuzar and a resurrected Jackal. Lucy exhausts herself summoning Leo, Virgo, and Aquarius to help fight off the demons. When Jackal corners Lucy, Aquarius advises her to summon the Celestial Spirit King, which requires her to destroy one of her golden Zodiac keys, thus making it impossible to summon that spirit again. Lucy reluctantly sacrifices Aquarius's key at the spirit's urging and summons the king, who cuts down Pluto's Grim and confronts Mard Geer. |||
  | 249 | "Tartaros Chapter – Celestial Spirit King vs. Underworld King" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Seirei-ō vs. Mei-ō" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 星霊王 vs. 冥王) | September 5, 2015 (2015-09-05) |
  | The Celestial Spirit King attacks Mard Geer to avenge the sacrifice of Aquarius's key. During their battle, the king fits Lucy with clothes imbued with Aquarius's magic, giving her enough power to defeat Jackal. As Lucy's depletion of magic causes the king's strength to wane, he uses his remaining power to break Mard Geer's curse on Fairy Tail and encase the Underworld King in stone before returning to the spirit world. Torafuzar, Keyes, Silver, and Tempester arrive to kill Lucy, but Natsu, Gray, Gajeel, and Juvia come to her rescue. |||
  | 250 | "Tartaros Chapter – Erza vs. Minerva" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Eruza vs. Mineruba" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 エルザ vs. ミネルバ) | September 12, 2015 (2015-09-12) |
  | Silver separates Gray from his friends as they fight against the remaining three demons, while Franmalth survives in the form of a mushroom attached to Happy's head. Elsewhere, Wendy and Carla awaken in Doranbalt's care to discover thousands of Face bombs have appeared in place of the one they have destroyed. Meanwhile, Erza battles with Minerva, who has been converted into a demon. During their fight, Minerva's memories of her father's abuse surface and she suffers an emotional breakdown, asking Erza to kill her. Mard Geer escapes his petrification and attempts to kill Minerva for her weakness, but she is rescued by Sting, Rogue, and their Exceed. |||
  | 251 | "Tartaros Chapter – The Boy's Tale" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Shōnen no Monogatari" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 少年の物語) | September 19, 2015 (2015-09-19) |
  | Sting and Rogue battle Mard Geer to cover for Erza and Minerva's escape. Erza and Minerva learn that Keyes is using Crawford's reanimated corpse to manually activate the Face bombs. They soon discover Franmalth embedded in Happy's head and force him to take them to Tartaros's main control room. Meanwhile, Silver separates Gray from the others for a private confrontation. Gray recognizes Silver as his father, who is supposedly dead, and denies his identity. Silver states that he is actually Deliora, the demon responsible for killing Silver, whose corpse he is currently possessing, enraging Gray. |||
  | 252 | "Tartaros Chapter – Gray vs. Silver" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Gurei vs. Shirubā" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 グレイ vs. シルバー) | September 26, 2015 (2015-09-26) |
  | Gray furiously attacks Silver, whose Ice Demon Slayer powers make him immune to Gray's ice magic. Gray tries channeling Silver's magic against him as previously done against Doriate, but it also has no effect. With no other options, Gray contemplates using the same Iced Shell technique used by Ur to permanently freeze Deliora, despite needing to sacrifice his own body in order to do so. He reconsiders and ultimately grievously wounds Silver by hurling a cannonball through his chest. Gray refuses to kill Silver, however, reasoning that he is not Deliora as he claims to be. He is his actual father resurrected with ice demon slayer magic. |||
  | 253 | "Tartaros Chapter – A Silver Wish" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Gin'iro no Omoi" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 銀色の想い) | October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) |
  | Silver reveals he is not Deliora, but rather the corpse of Gray's father, reanimated by Keyes's necromancy curse and driven by vengeance against Zeref's demons. He requests Gray to kill him, but Gray cannot bring himself to do so, despite the atrocities Silver has committed. As the two embrace, Silver telepathically contacts Juvia and instructs her to destroy Keyes and stop him from activating the Face bombs using Crawford's corpse. Juvia hesitates to do so, however, realizing that she would be separating Gray from his father forever. As Keyes taunts Juvia, she enters his body in the form of water and reluctantly destroys him from within. Before fading away, Silver bestows his Demon Slayer magic onto Gray, who promises to destroy E.N.D. as per Silver's request giving grey ice demon slayer magic. |||
  | 254 | "Tartaros Chapter – Air" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Air" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 Air) | October 10, 2015 (2015-10-10) |
  | As the wizards continue to navigate Tartaros's headquarters, Torafuzar and Tempester assume their true "Etherious" forms to kill Natsu and Gajeel. The two Dragon Slayers activate their lightning and shadow powers, respectively, but their teamwork is hindered when they begin bickering over whose form is stronger. Their argument allows Torafuzar to flood the area with toxic water to kill the wizards. Gajeel quickly loses oxygen while fighting Torafuzar underwater, but Levy saves him from drowning by giving him air with a kiss. |||
  | 255 | "Tartaros Chapter – Steel" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Hagane" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 鋼) | October 17, 2015 (2015-10-17) |
  | Gajeel tells Levy to use her magic to make oxygen for their drowning guildmates while he continues to battle Torafuzar. The demon hardens his body to neutralize Gajeel's attacks while Gajeel and Levy begin to succumb to Torafuzar's poison. However, Gajeel uses the carbon-rich water to furbish his iron body into steel, which cuts through Torafuzar's defenses and defeats him. Tempester attacks Gajeel after he is left weakened from the fight, but Laxus comes to Gajeel's rescue and faces Tempester in a rematch. |||
  | 256 | "Tartaros Chapter – Final Duels" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Saigo no Ikkiuchi" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 最後の一騎討ち) | October 24, 2015 (2015-10-24) |
  | Despite his ailing condition from their previous encounter, Laxus defeats Tempester and retrieves a sample of his blood, which he gives to Gajeel to deliver to Porlyusica and create an antidote for himself, the Raijin Tribe, and Yajima. Mortally wounded, Tempester turns into a cloud of Devil Particles again to kill the wizards, but Gray arrives and freezes the particles with his new Demon Slayer magic before his friends can be contaminated. Meanwhile, Erza and her allies reach the main control room to find Kyôka and Seilah successfully activating Face using Crawford's corpse. Mirajane arrives and defeats Seilah, leaving Erza to face Kyôka before the bombs detonate. |||
  | 257 | "Tartaros Chapter – Wings of Despair" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Zetsubō no Tsubasa" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 絶望の翼) | October 31, 2015 (2015-10-31) |
  | Erza and Kyôka's battle is interrupted when the wizards and demons hear a roaring sound in the distance. To their dread, they all recognize it as Acnologia, who wreaks destruction as he descends on the two guilds. Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy, Sting, and Rogue are immobilized as they begin to pulsate violently. Natsu suddenly hears Igneel's voice saying the time has come for him to stop Acnologia, and watches in awe as the missing fire dragon emerges from his body and battles Acnologia, revealed to have been inside him all along. |||
  | 258 | "Tartaros Chapter – Fire Dragon Iron Fist" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Karyū no Tekken" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 火竜の鉄拳) | November 7, 2015 (2015-11-07) |
  | Natsu intervenes between Igneel and Acnologia's battle, confused and angry over Igneel's unexplained return. Igneel tasks Natsu with stealing the book of E.N.D. from Mard Geer with the promise of answering Natsu's questions about his fourteen-year disappearance; however, he instructs Natsu to avoid opening or destroying it. Seeing the dragons as obstacles in his plans, Mard Geer telepathically orders Kyôka to hasten Face's detonation by merging with the control device. Kyôka complies, aware that this will end her own life, and assumes her Etherious form to kill Erza. |||
  | 259 | "Tartaros Chapter – 00:00" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Zero Zero Zero Zero" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 00:00) | November 14, 2015 (2015-11-14) |
  | Kyôka uses her curse power to perpetually increase her own strength while maximizing Erza's sensitivity to pain and removing her senses; however, this causes Erza to develop a sixth sense, which she uses to defeat Kyôka. With Erza unable to continue fighting, Minerva stabs Kyôka with Erza's dropped sword, but not before the timer to Face's detonation reaches zero. |||
  | 260 | "Tartaros Chapter – The Girl in the Crystal" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Suishō no Naka no Shōjo" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 水晶の中の少女) | November 21, 2015 (2015-11-21) |
  | With twenty minutes remaining before Face's detonation, Natsu and Igneel fight Mard Geer and Acnologia, respectively. Sting and Rogue arrive on the battlefield and join Natsu, who reluctantly accepts and pushes Mard Geer back with their assistance. Enraged, Mard Geer places E.N.D.'s book down to use the full extent of his curse power to survive the Dragon Slayers' attacks. Meanwhile, Makarov telepathically contacts his guild to reveal their ultimate weapon, Lumen Histoire, which is revealed to be Mavis's body preserved in a crystal. |||
  | 261 | "Tartaros Chapter – Absolute Demon" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Zettai no Akuma" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 絶対の悪魔) | November 28, 2015 (2015-11-28) |
  | Makarov instructs his guild to come to the ruins of their guildhall, privately requesting Doranbalt to erase their memories of Lumen Histoire after the battle. Meanwhile, Mard Geer reveals that the true purpose of the Etherious demons created by Zeref is to kill their creator, and that they aim to eradicate magic in Earth-land to lift the seal on E.N.D.'s book. Gray arrives and uses his demon-slaying magic on Mard Geer, which proves effective. Mard Geer summons a flower containing Ziemma, who has been transformed into a demon mightier than the Nine Demon Gates. Sting and Rogue fight their former master, allowing Natsu and Gray to focus on battling Mard Geer in his Etherious form. |||
  | 262 | "Tartaros Chapter – Memento Mori" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Memento Mori" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 メメント・モリ) | December 5, 2015 (2015-12-05) |
  | Sting and Rogue are able to destroy Ziemma, professing that Saber Tooth has improved since his removal from the guild. Meanwhile, Natsu and Gray continue their fight with Mard Geer, who performs his ultimate curse, Memento Mori, to erase the two from existence. With Natsu and Gray seemingly destroyed, Mard Geer declares that he will use the curse to kill Zeref. |||
  | 263 | "Tartaros Chapter – Soaring Above Ishgar" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Ishugaru ni Mau" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 イシュガルに舞う) | December 12, 2015 (2015-12-12) |
  | Natsu and Gray emerge from the rubble left by Mard Geer's curse, having survived due to Gray taking on a partial demonic form and taking the brunt of the attack for Natsu. After Gray collapses, Natsu enters a natural Dragon Force state and performs one final onslaught on Mard Geer, but he runs out magic power to continue fighting the demon. However, Natsu reveals himself to be a decoy for Gray, who shoots Mard Geer down with an arrow of demon-slaying ice. Despite Igneel seemingly defeating Acnologia as well, Face's countdown reaches zero. With Fairy Tail's ally guilds unable to dismantle the bombs, the dragon guardians of Gajeel, Wendy, Sting, and Rogue emerge and destroy Face. |||
  | 264 | "Tartaros Chapter – Drops of Fire" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen: Honō no Shizuku" (Japanese: 冥府の門編 炎の雫) | December 19, 2015 (2015-12-19) |
  | After the dragons destroy the bombs across Ishgal, Face is deactivated, saving Earth-land from destruction. Acnologia gains a second wind and resumes his fight with Igneel, leaving Natsu and Gray to argue over whether to destroy E.N.D.'s book. However, Zeref arrives to retrieve the book and kills Mard Geer before vanishing. Igneel reveals that he and the other dragons sealed themselves within the Dragon Slayers to immunize them from becoming dragons like Acnologia, and to have the opportunity of killing Acnologia themselves. Igneel bites off Acnologia's arm, but Acnologia mercilessly kills the fire dragon, to Natsu's horror. |||
  | 265 | "Tartaros Chapter, Finale – Where the Power of Life Lies" Transcription: "Tarutarosu-hen (Shūshō): Sore ga Ikiru Chikara Da" (Japanese: 冥府の門編【終章】それが生きる力だ) | December 26, 2015 (2015-12-26) |
  | Following Igneel's death, the surviving dragons reveal that their souls have already been stolen by Acnologia, and so they pass on to the afterlife alongside Igneel. A heartbroken Natsu vows to become strong enough to kill Acnologia and avenge his father. During the following week, the wizards repair the damage left by their battle with Tartaros: Laxus and the Raijin Tribe return to full health; Gray forgives Juvia for her role in Silver's death; Erza is briefly visited by Jellal and Crime Sorcière, including the Oración Seis; and Minerva returns to Saber Tooth. After Doranbalt erases the guild's memories of Lumen Histoire, Makarov unveils an invisible Fairy Tail emblem on Doranbalt's shoulder, revealing him to be a guild member who erased his own memories to infiltrate the Magic Council. Makarov then decides to dissolve the guild. Lucy returns home to find a note from Natsu and Happy saying that they have begun an intense year-long training journey. Meanwhile, Zeref anticipates Natsu's next opportunity to defeat him, calling him Etherious Natsu Dragneel (E.N.D). |||
  