Fairy Tail (フェアリーテイル Fearī Teiru) is an anime based on the manga of the same name, written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It's produced by A-1 Pictures, Dentsu Inc., Satelight and Bridge which began broadcasting in Japan on October 12, 2009. Additionally, A-1 Pictures has developed seven original video animations and two animated feature films. The series ended its initial run on March 30, 2013. A second series premiered on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2014, and ended on March 26, 2016. A third series of the anime series aired in the Fall of 2018 and finished airing on September 29, 2019.
The series was originally licensed by Animax Asia which produced its own dub and began airing on September 30, 2010 but was canceled due to time limitations. In 2011, FUNimation Entertainment licensed the first season for English language release in North America. The first DVD was released on November 22, 2011.
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Cast
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Voice Actor |
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| Fairy Tail Guild | |||
| The Strongest Team (Main Characters) | |||
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Natsu Dragneel | Tetsuya Kakihara | Todd Haberkorn |
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Mako Sakurai (young) |
Luci Christian (young) | |
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Lucy Heartfilia | Aya Hirano | Cherami Leigh |
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Happy | Rie Kugimiya | Tia Ballard |
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Gray Fullbuster | Yūichi Nakamura | Newton Pittman |
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Eri Kitamura (young) |
Ryan Reynolds (young) | |
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Erza Scarlet | Sayaka Ohara | Colleen Clinkenbeard |
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Wendy Marvel | Satomi Satō | Brittney Karbowski |
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Carla | Yui Horie | Jad Saxton |
| Sirius Team | |||
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Makarov Dreyar | Shinpachi Tsuji | R. Bruce Elliott |
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Gildarts Clive | Kazuhiko Inoue | Jason Douglas |
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Mirajane Strauss | Ryōko Ono | Monica Rial |
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Laxus Dreyar | Katsuyuki Konishi | Patrick Seitz |
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Hideyuki Hayami (young) |
Mary Morgan (young) | |
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Gajeel Redfox | Wataru Hatano | David Wald |
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Panther Lily | Hiroki Tōchi | Rick Keeling |
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Juvia Lockser | Mai Nakahara | Brina Palencia |
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Cana Alberona | Eri Kitamura | Jamie Marchi |
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Elfman Strauss | Hiroki Yasumoto | Christopher Sabat |
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Anastasia Muñoz (young) | ||
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Lisanna Strauss | Harumi Sakurai | Carrie Savage |
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Loke / Leo | Daisuke Kishio | Eric Vale |
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Levy McGarden | Mariya Ise | Kristi Kang |
| Raijin Tribe / Thunder Legion | |||
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Fried Justine | Junichi Suwabe | John Burgmeier |
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Bixlow | Yoshihisa Kawahara | Scott Freeman (eps. 42-201) |
| Tyler Walker (eps. 225-328) | |||
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Evergreen | Saori Setō | Caitlin Glass |
| Founding Members | |||
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Mavis Vermillion | Mamiko Noto | Leah Clark |
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Yuri Dreyar | Katsuyuki Konishi | Clifford Chapin |
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Precht Gaebolg / Hades | Masashi Hirose | John Swasey |
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Yoshihisa Kawahara (young) |
David Trosko (young) | |
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Warrod Seeken | Tesshō Genda | Garrett Schenck |
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Hiroshi Shirokuma (young) |
Cris George (young) | |
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Zera | Kana Hanazawa | Jeannie Tirado |
| Other Members | |||
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Mystogan | Daisuke Namikawa | Robert McCollum |
 
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Macao Conbolt | Masaki Kawanabe | Brian Mathis |
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Romeo Conbolt | Mariya Ise | Kayla Carlyle (eps. 2-19) |
| Lindsay Seidel (eps. 41-328) | |||
 
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Alzack Connel | Yoshimitsu Shimoyama | Austin Tindle |
 
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Bisca Mulan / Connel | Satomi Arai | Angela Chase |
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Asuka Connel | Kristin Sutton | |
 
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Mest Gryder / Doranbalt | Shūhei Sakaguchi | Alex Organ (eps. 97-265) |
| Christopher Wehkamp (eps. 285-328) | |||
 
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Jet | Masaki Kawanabe | Michael Chinnici (eps. 2-48) |
| Corey Cleary-Stoner (eps. 49-328) | |||
 
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Droy | Eiji Sekiguchi | Zach Bolton |
 
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Wakaba Mine | Daisuke Kageura (ep. 5) | Charles Campbell |
| Eiji Sekiguchi | |||
 
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Warren Rocko | Daisuke Kageura | Gregory Lush |
 
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Max Alors | Yūichi Iguchi | Shelton Windham (eps. 41-96) |
| Eric Cherry (eps. 97-328) | |||
 
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Reedus Jonah | Sonny Strait | |
 
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Nab Lasaro | Daisuke Endō | Mike McFarland |
 
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Vijeeter Ecor | Eiji Sekiguchi | Tyler Walker |
 
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Laki Olietta | Ikumi Hayama | Apphia Yu |
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Kinana / Cubellios | Natsue Sasamoto | Lara Woodhull |
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Lindsay Seidel (Cubellios) | ||
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Wang Chanzi | Hiroki Gotō | Ben Charlson |
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Joey Fullborn | Manami Ozaki | Ryan Ingrim |
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Chico C. Hammitt | Kyōko Namekawa | Ashleigh Domangue |
| Antagonists | |||
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Acnologia | Kōsuke Toriumi | J. Michael Tatum |
| Phantom Lord | |||
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Jose Porla | Takashi Matsuyama | Ed Blaylock |
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Aria | Katsui Taira | Chris Rager |
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Sol | Eiji Sekiguchi | Barry Yandell |
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Totomaru | Daisuke Endō | Justin Cook |
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Bozu | Hiroki Gotō | Dave Cain |
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Sue | Kyōko Namekawa | Kia Fulton |
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Geoffrey | Takashi Matsuyama | Jeffrey Schmidt |
| Tower of Heaven | |||
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Shô | Hiro Shimono | Greg Ayres |
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Simon | Yasuyuki Kase | J. Michael Tatum |
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Kim Foster (young) | ||
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Wally Buchanan | Kazuya Ichijō | Chris Cason |
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Shelley Osterberger (young) | ||
| Trinity Raven | |||
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Ikaruga | Naomi Shindō | Jennifer Seman (eps. 36-40) |
| Kathryn Taylor Rose (eps. 300-328) | |||
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Vidaldus Taka | Hikaru Midorikawa | Mike McFarland |
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Fukuro | Rikiya Koyama | Daniel Penz |
| Raven Tail | |||
 
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Ivan Dreyar / Alexei | Masaharu Satō | Bruce Carey |
 
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Obra | Yoshimitsu Shimoyama | Tyler Walker |
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Blacksnake | Josh Grelle | |
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Flare Corona | Shizuka Itō | Alex Moore |
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Nalpudding | Eiji Miyashita | Brad Jackson |
| The Baram Alliance | |||
| Oración Seis | |||
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Brain / Zero | Tetsu Inada | Philip Weber |
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Klodoa / Jackpot | Yutaka Aoyama | Mark Fickert |
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Nirvana / Cobra | Atsushi Imaruoka | Jarrod Greene |
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Sawyer / Racer | Junji Majima | Jeff Plunk |
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Richard Buchanan / Hoteye | Kazuya Ichijō | Chris Cason |
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Sorano / Angel | Fuyuka Oura | Lindsay Seidel |
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Macbeth / Midnight / Brain II | Kōki Uchiyama | Micah Solusod |
| Reborn Oración Seis | |||
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Erigor | Kōichi Tōchika | Jonathan Brooks |
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Imitatia / Michelle Lobster | Yukana Nogami | Tabitha Ray |
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| Grimoire Heart | |||
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Bluenote Stinger | Shirō Saitō | Chuck Huber |
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Zancrow | Tetsu Shiratori | Ian Ferguson |
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Caprico / Capricorn | Takaya Kuroda | Michael Johnson |
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Rustyrose | Kazuma Horie | Justin Locklear |
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Kain Hikaru | Ryō Sugisaki | Bryan Massey |
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Azuma | Hiroshi Shirokuma | Ray Hurd |
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Kawazu | Yūichi Iguchi | Ian Sinclair |
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Yomazu | Daisuke Kageura | Matt Thurston |
| Tartaros | |||
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Mard Geer Tartaros | Toshiyuki Morikawa | Vic Mignogna |
 
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Kyôka | Ai Kayano | Janelle Lutz |
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Jackal | Takuma Terashima | Ricco Fajardo |
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Franmalth | Yutaka Aoyama | Jeremy Schwartz |
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Torafuzar | Masaki Terasoma | Randy E. Aguebor |
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Ezel | Hiroshi Tsuchida | Ben Bryant |
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Seilah | Aki Toyosaki | Michelle Rojas |
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Keyes | Jōji Nakata | Doug Jackson |
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Tempester | Takahiro Mizushima | Ian Moore |
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Silver Fullbuster | Kenjirō Tsuda | Matthew Mercer |
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Lummy | Momo Asakura | Jill Harris |
| Alvarez Empire | |||
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Zeref Dragneel | Akira Ishida | Joel McDonald |
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Yajeel | Takashi Matsuyama | Andy Mullins |
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August | Yoshito Yasuhara | Bruce DuBose |
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Natsumi Fujiwara (young) |
Brittany Lauda | |
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Irene Belserion | Takako Honda | Rachel Robinson |
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Larcade Dragneel | Kenshō Ono | Jason Liebrecht |
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Invel Yura | Tomoaki Maeno | Clay Wheeler |
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Brandish μ | Manami Numakura | Amber Lee Connors |
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DiMaria Yesta | Natsumi Fujiwara | Meli Grant |
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Neinhart | Kōsuke Ōnishi | Kyle Igneczi |
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Bloodman | Kenichirō Matsuda | Brad Hawkins |
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Ajeel Ramal | Hiromichi Tezuka | Josh Bangle |
 
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Wall Eehto | Yō Kitazawa | Derick Snow |
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Jacob Lessio | Makoto Tamura | Bryan Massey |
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God Serena | Kazuyuki Okitsu | David Matranga |
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Marin Hollow | Tomohiro Yamaguchi | Tyler Carson |
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Bakel | Tarō Kiuchi | Dave Woodard |
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Kareem | Shinichiro Kamio | Brad Kurtz |
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Heine Lunasea | Manami Hanawa | Ariel Graham |
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Juliet Sun | Aiko Ninomiya | Skyler McIntosh |
| Supporting Characters | |||
| Blue Pegasus | |||
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Bob | Hiroki Gotō | Antimere Robinson (eps. 6-32) |
| Barry Yandell (eps. 140-199) | |||
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Karen Lilica | Chie Sawaguchi | Stephanie Young |
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Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki | Shō Hayami | Christopher Guerrero |
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Hibiki Laytis | Takashi Kondō | Aaron Dismuke |
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Eve Tilm | Fuyuka Oura | Daniel Litwin (eps. 52-168) |
| Justin Briner (eps. 302-328) | |||
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Ren Akatsuki | Masaya Matsukaze | Christopher Wehkamp |
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Jenny Realight | Kaori Nazuka | Elizabeth Maxwell |
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Nichiya | Shō Hayami | Christopher Guerrero |
| Lamia Scale | |||
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Ohba Babasahma | Ako Mayama | Juli Erickson (eps. 154-263) |
| Casey Casper (eps. 278-328) | |||
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Jura Nekis | Yutaka Aoyama | Kent Williams |
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Lyon Vastia | Yūki Kaji | Jerry Jewell |
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Sayaka Narita (young) |
Leah Clark (young) | |
 
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Sherry Blendi | Yuka Iguchi | Trina Nishimura |
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Angelica | Ryōko Ono | Heather Walker |
 
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Yuka Suzuki | Masaki Kawanabe | Anthony Bowling |
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Toby Olorta | Daisuke Kishio | Chad Halbrook |
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Sheila Blendi | Yuka Iguchi | Alison Viktorin |
| Saber Tooth | |||
 
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Jiemma | Eiji Miyashita | John McCalmont |
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Sting Eucliffe | Takahiro Sakurai | Michael Jones |
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Fuyuka Oura | Samantha Herek (young) | |
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Rogue Cheney | Kenichi Suzumura | Garret Storms |
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Olga Nanagia | Masafumi Kimura | Leo Fabian |
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Rufus Lore | Tsubasa Yonaga | Seth Magill |
 
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Minerva Orland | Kikuko Inoue | Anastasia Muñoz |
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Yukino Aguria | Fuyuka Oura | Mallorie Rodak |
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Dobengal | Daisuke Kishio | Ben Ambroso |
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Lector | Akiko Yajima | Marti Etheridge |
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Frosch | Satomi Kōrogi | Dawn M. Bennett |
| Crime Sorcière | |||
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Jellal Fernandes | Daisuke Namikawa | Robert McCollum |
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Terri Doty (young) | ||
 
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Ultear Milkovich | Miyuki Sawashiro | Lydia Mackay |
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Kara Edwards (young) | ||
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Seirō Ogino (Zalty) |
Mark Stoddard (Zalty) | |
 
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Meldy | Saori Gotō | Bryn Apprill |
| Mermaid Heel | |||
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Kagura Mikazuchi | Saori Hayami | Jenny Ledel |
 
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Millianna | Yukiyo Fujii | Alexis Tipton |
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Araña Webb | Harumi Sakurai | Vanessa DeSilvio |
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Beth Vanderwood | Rie Murakawa | Mikaela Krantz |
 
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Lislie Law | Miki Narahashi | Liza Gonzales |
| Quatro Cerberus | |||
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Bacchus Groh | Kenjirō Tsuda | Chris Hury |
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Goldmine | Yoshimitsu Shimoyama | Steve Summers (eps. 6-30) |
| Chris Ryan (eps. 157-328) | |||
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Rocker | Eiji Miyashita | Brian Witkowicz |
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Yeager | Eiji Sekiguchi | Chris Ryan |
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Warcry | Yoshimitsu Shimoyama | Marcus D. Stimac |
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Novali | Masaki Kawanabe | Patrick McAlister |
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Semus | Yoshimitsu Shimoyama | Devin Pike |
| Other Characters | |||
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Ur | Miyuki Sawashiro | Kira Vincent-Davis |
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Rabian | Masami Kikuchi | Randy Pearlman |
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Chapati Lola | Anri Katsu | Larry Brantley |
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Michelia | Yukiyo Fujii | Brittany Lauda |
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Bora | Yoshimitsu Shimoyama | Ian Sinclair |
| Heartfilia Konzern | |||
 
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Jude Heartfilia | Banjō Ginga | Bill Jenkins |
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Layla Heartfilia | Aya Hirano | Cherami Leigh |
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Spetto | Ryōko Tanaka | Melanie Mason |
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Grammi | Manami Numakura | Brianna Roberts |
| Kingdom of Fiore | |||
 
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Toma E. Fiore / Mato | Keiji Fujiwara | Jim Foronda |
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Hisui E. Fiore | Suzuko Mimori | Morgan Mabry |
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Arcadios | Takaya Kuroda | Major Attaway (eps. 159-277) |
| Gabe Kunda (eps. 304-328) | |||
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Darton | Yoshihisa Kawahara | J.B. Edwards |
| Garou Knights | |||
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Scythe | Yuya Uchida | Wyn Delano |
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Cosmos | Nao Tamura | Barbara Dunkelman |
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Kamika | Eriko Matsui | Morgan Garrett |
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Uosuke | Ayumu Murase | Sean Michael Teague |
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Neppa | Kenta Matsumoto | Jason Kane |
| Zentopia Church | |||
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Archbishop | Masafumi Kimura | Greg Dulcie |
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Lapointe | Tetsu Inada | Philip Weber |
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Katja | Yukiyo Fujii | Lauren Landa |
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Byro Cracy | Takashi Matsuyama | Brad Venable |
 
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Samuel | Yuya Uchida | Aaron Roberts |
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Dan Straight | Yasuyuki Kase | Christopher Cassarino |
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Mary Hughes | Shiori Izawa | Heather Walker |
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Sugarboy | Yoshimitsu Shimoyama | Duncan Brannan |
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Coco | Rie Murakawa | Felecia Angelle |
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Guttman Kubrick | Takashi Matsuyama | Chris Rager |
| The Magic Council | |||
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Crawford Seam | Masafumi Kimura | Bradley Campbell (eps. 10-30) |
| Bill Brooks (eps. 238-328) | |||
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Yajima | Steve Powell | |
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Org | Daisuke Endō | Greg Dulcie |
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Michello | Masaki Kawanabe | Sonny Strait |
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Leiji | Eiji Sekiguchi | Jim Johnson (eps. 10-40) |
| Keith Kubal (eps. 96-328 | |||
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Belno | Tamako Nohama | Wendy Powell |
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Gran Doma | Hiroshi Shirokuma | Bradley Campbell |
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Lahar | Hideyuki Hayami (eps. 67-200) |
Christopher Bevins |
| Shōhei Kajikawa (eps. 223-328) | |||
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Draculos Hyberion | Hiroki Yasumoto | Mark Oristano |
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Wolfheim | Shinya Takahashi | Tyler Carson |
| Celestial Spirits | |||
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Plue | Saori Gotō | Majken Bullard (eps. 14-48) |
| Monica Rial (eps. 50-328) | |||
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Aquarius | Eri Kitamura | Jessica Cavanagh |
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Taurus | Eiji Sekiguchi | Jeremy Inman |
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Cancer | Yoshimitsu Shimoyama | Will Short |
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Virgo | Miyuki Sawashiro | Terri Doty |
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Sagittarius | Masaki Kawanabe | Wilbur Penn |
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Aries | Sayaka Narita | Didi Archilla |
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Gemi & Mini (Gemini) |
Yukiyo Fujii | Heather Walker |
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Kanami Satō | Michelle Rojas | |
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Scorpio | Daisuke Kishio | Andrew Chandler (eps. 58-236) |
| Kyle Phillips (ep. 308) | |||
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Pisces | Kanami Satō | Stephanie Young |
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Shōhei Kajikawa | Justin Pate | |
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Libra | Saori Gotō | Krishna Smitha (eps. 164-198) |
| Marissa Lenti (eps. 204-328) | |||
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Horologium | Masaki Kawanabe | Ben Bryant |
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Celestial Spirit King | Norio Wakamoto | Cole Brown |
| Dragons | |||
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Igneel | Hidekatsu Shibata | Bob Magruder (eps. 48-173) |
| Jim White (eps. 257-328) | |||
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Grandeeney | Shōko Tsuda | Pam Dougherty (ep. 48) |
| Linda Young (eps. 263-328) | |||
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Metalicana | Atsushi Imaruoka | Brandon Potter |
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Weisslogia | Hiroki Yasumoto | Kyle Hebert |
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Skiadrum | Taliesin Jaffe | |
| Edolas | |||
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King Faust | Shinpachi Tsuji | R. Bruce Elliott |
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Natsu Dragion | Tetsuya Kakihara | Todd Haberkorn |
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Lucy Ashley | Aya Hirano | Cherami Leigh |
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Gray Surge | Yūichi Nakamura | Newton Pittman |
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Erza Knightwalker | Sayaka Ohara | Colleen Clinkenbeard |
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Hughes | Eiji Miyashita | Josh Grelle |
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Sugarboy | Yoshimitsu Shimoyama | Duncan Brannan |
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Byro | Takashi Matsuyama | Brad Venable |
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Coco | Rie Murakawa | Felecia Angelle |
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Porlyusica | Shōko Tsuda | Linda Young |
| Exceed | |||
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Queen Chagot | Yui Horie | Melinda Wood Allen |
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Nadi | Kazuma Horie | Doug Burks |
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Lucky | Tomokazu Seki | Jerry Russell |
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Marl | Ayako Kawasumi | Melanie Mason |
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Martam | Hiroki Gotō | Sonny Strait |
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Mejeer | Yoshimitsu Shimoyama | Greg Dulcie |
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Muganto | Ako Mayama | Wendy Powell |
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Mysdroy | Steve Powell | |
| Other | |||
| Narrator | Hidekatsu Shibata | Bob Magruder (eps. 1-175) | |
| Jim White (eps. 177-384) | |||
Additional Voices
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Notes
- Dawn M. Bennett (under the tongue-in-cheek alias Dina W. Balencia) fills in for Brina Palencia as Juvia Lockser from Episode 291 to 294 during Palencia's absence due to maternity leave.
Transmission
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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| 2012-2015 | FUNimation Channel | United States | 
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Video Releases
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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| FUNimation Entertainment | 2011-2021 | 
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Episodes 1-328 | 1 NTSC |
United States |
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| 26 Volumes | ||||||
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Episodes 1-328 | A DVB-T | ||||
| 26 Volumes | ||||||
| 2013-2018 |
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Episodes 1-187 | 1 NTSC | |||
| 8 Volumes | ||||||
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Episodes 1-187 | A DVB-T | ||||
| 8 Volumes | ||||||
See Also
- Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess
- Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry
- Fairy Tail Zero
- Edens Zero
- Rave Master
External Links
- Fairy Tail at the Internet Movie Database
- Fairy Tail (anime) at the Anime News Network
