List of Fairy Tail episodes (season 1)

Fairy Tail (season 1)
Cover of the first DVD volume released by Pony Canyon in Japan on January 29, 2010, featuring Natsu Dragneel and Happy.
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	48
Release
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original release	October 12, 2009 – September 27, 2010

The first season of the Fairy Tail anime series was directed by Shinji Ishihira and produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight.^[1] It follows the first adventures of Lucy Heartfilia and Natsu Dragneel of the fictional guild, Fairy Tail. The season adapts the first 16 volumes of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail manga series. Joining the titular guild after befriending Natsu, Lucy goes on missions with him to earn money along with fellow wizards Gray Fullbuster and Erza Scarlet, as well as Natsu's flying cat Happy. The five go on a forbidden S-Class mission with Gray and Erza to save Galuna Island and fight Gray's rival Lyon Vastia. Shortly after, the guildhall is attacked by their rival guild Phantom Lord, leading into a guild war. After the dissolution of Phantom Lord, the group learns of Erza's past as a slave in the Tower of Heaven and confront Jellal Fernandez to destroy the tower. Lastly, once back at Fairy Tail, Natsu and the others face Laxus Dreyar and the Raijin Tribe as they stage a coup in Fairy Tail.

The season initially ran from October 12, 2009 to September 27, 2010 on TV Tokyo in Japan. It was later released on DVD in 12 compilations, each containing four episodes, by Pony Canyon between January 29 and December 24, 2010.^[2][3] Crunchyroll streamed the whole season's episode subtitled in English for free on its website. The season's episodes were streamed as a simulcast, only one hour after they aired on TV Tokyo in Japan.^[4] The season was licensed by Animax Asia for a Southeast Asian broadcast. Their adaptation aired from September 30, 2010 to December 6, 2011. DVDs of their adaptations were not released. In 2011, Funimation Entertainment licensed the series for an English DVD release in North America. The season was released in four compilations between November 22, 2011 and March 20, 2012.^[5][6] The series also began airing on the Funimation Channel in North America beginning on November 22, 2011.

The season makes use of eight pieces of theme music: four opening themes and four ending themes. The opening themes are "Snow Fairy", performed by Funkist for episodes 1 to 11,^[7] "S.O.W - Sense of Wonder" (S.O.W.センスオブワンダー S.O.W Sensu obu Wondā) by Idoling!!! for episodes 12 to 24,^[8] "Ft." performed by Funkist for episodes 25 to 35,^[9] and "R.P.G. (Rockin' Playing Game)" performed by Sug for the remainder of the season.^[10] The ending themes respectively used with the opening themes are "Kanpeki Gū no ne" (完璧ぐ〜のね, "Complete Loss for Words") performed by Watarirouka Hashiritai,^[7] "Tsuioku Merry-Go-Round" (追憶メリーゴーランド Tsuioku Merīgōrando, "Reminiscence Merry Go Round") by Onelifecrew,^[8] "Gomen ne. Watashi" (ごめんね。私, "I'm Sorry") performed by Shiho Nanba,^[9] and "Kimi ga Iru Kara" (君がいるから, "Because You Are Here") by Mikuni Shimokawa.^[10]

Episode list

No.	Official English title[lower-alpha 1] Original Japanese title	Original air date[lower-alpha 2]	English air date[lower-alpha 3]
1	"The Fairy Tail" "Yōsei no Shippo" (妖精の尻尾)	October 12, 2009	—
Lucy Heartfilia, a young celestial wizard determined to join the Fairy Tail wizards' guild, is hypnotized by Bora, a fire wizard posing as the famous Salamander of Fairy Tail. Natsu Dragneel and his cat-like partner Happy, a pair of travelers searching for the fire dragon Igneel, inadvertently save Lucy when they approach Salamander, mistaking him for the dragon. Lucy buys them a meal as thanks, and the two promise to repay her. Later, Salamander offers Lucy membership in Fairy Tail and invites her onto his yacht, intending to smuggle her and other young girls. Natsu and Happy rescue Lucy again and expose Bora as an imposter. Natsu defeats Bora with his Dragon Slayer magic, revealing himself as the real Salamander and destroying the port in the process. He then invites Lucy to join Fairy Tail, which she accepts as they flee from the army.
2	"Fire Dragon, Monkey, and Bull" "Karyū to Saru to Ushi" (火竜と猿と牛)	October 19, 2009	—
Natsu and Happy bring Lucy to the Fairy Tail guildhall in Magnolia, where she joins the guild. Lucy overhears the young boy Romeo Conbolt arguing with the guild master Makarov Dreyar over his father Macao's disappearance. Sympathizing with Romeo, Natsu sets out to find Macao himself, with Lucy and Happy accompanying him. The three encounter a monkey-like Vulcan monster, which kidnaps Lucy. Natsu follows the Vulcan to its cave, but is thrown outside into a crevice. Lucy summons her bull celestial spirit Taurus to fight the Vulcan, but Natsu re-enters the cave and inadvertently knocks out Taurus. Natsu defeats the Vulcan and discovers it to be Macao, whose body was taken over by the monster. After saving Macao and returning to Magnolia, he reunites Romeo with his father, and the wizards go their separate ways.
3	"Infiltrate the Everlue Mansion" "Sennyū Seyo!! Ebarū Yashiki!!" (潛入せよ!! エバルー屋敷!!)	October 26, 2009	—
Natsu and Happy visit Lucy without her knowing as she settles into her new apartment. Lucy demonstrates her magic by summoning a celestial spirit she names Plue, who suggests that Natsu and Happy form a team with Lucy. Natsu tricks her into accepting a job to steal a book entitled Daybreak from its corrupt owner Duke Everlue while disguised as a maid. They arrive at the town of Shirotsume to learn that their client, Kaby Melon, has changed the job to destroying the book and greatly increased the reward. When Everlue rejects Lucy and insults her, the three infiltrate his mansion and successfully steal the book. However, Everlue and his maids attack the three. Lucy flees to the sewers and discovers the book's hidden secrets before being caught by Everlue, while Natsu defeats Everlue's mercenaries, the Vanish Brothers.
4	"Dear Kaby" "Shin'ai Naru Kābi e" (DEAR KABY 〜親愛なるカービィへ〜)	November 2, 2009	—
Lucy learns that Everlue forced Daybreak's late author, Kemu Zaleon, to writing the book for him while in solitary confinement. Lucy summons her crab spirit Cancer against Everlue, prompting the duke to summon Virgo, his monstrous maid spirit, unaware that Natsu has grabbed onto the maid. After Natsu and Lucy defeat Everlue and Virgo, they return Daybreak to Kaby, Kemu's son, who intends to preserve his father's honor by destroying the book. However, Lucy reveals that the book is secretly Kemu's memoir written for Kaby, persuading him to keep the book. To Lucy's dismay, Natsu declines the reward after realizing Kaby has no money to give them and the wizards go their separate ways. On their way home, the three fight off a band of dark wizards alongside their guildmate, the ice wizard Gray Fullbuster. One of the dark wizards utters the word "Lullaby" before being engulfed by a magic shadow.
5	"The Wizard in Armor" "Yoroi no Madōshi" (鎧の魔導士)	November 9, 2009	—
Erza Scarlet, Fairy Tail's strongest female wizard, returns to the guild after an extended absence. To their guildmates' shock, Erza recruits Natsu and Gray to help her stop the dark guild Eisenwald from retrieving Lullaby, a demon flute that kills all who hear its music. Arriving at the town of Onibas, Natsu is accidentally left on the train by his friends, and is assaulted by Kageyama, a shadow wizard from Eisenwald. Unable to fight back due to his motion sickness, Natsu catches a glimpse of Lullaby before being rescued by his friends. Kageyama delivers Lullaby to Eisenwald's leader Erigor, who plans to use the flute as part of an assassination plot.
6	"Fairies in the Wind" "Yōsei-tachi wa Kaze no Naka" (妖精たちは風の中)	November 16, 2009	—
The Fairy Tail wizards chase Eisenwald to a train station in Oshibana, believing that Erigor intends to broadcast Lullaby's song through the station's speaker system. While Natsu and Gray follow after Erigor, Erza single-handedly defeats most of the remaining wizards with her magic weaponry and armor. After Erza evacuates the city, Erigor traps her and the other wizards inside the station with a magic wind barrier before flying away. Meanwhile, Gray learns from the Eisenwald wizard Rayule that Erigor's true targets are Makarov and the other legal guild masters at a conference in the nearby town of Clover.
7	"Flame and Wind" "Honō to Kaze" (炎と風)	November 23, 2009	—
Natsu defeats Kageyama, whom Erza determines has the ability to dispel the wind barrier trapping them inside Oshibana Station. Before she can threaten Kageyama into cooperating, he is gravely wounded by his guildmate Karacka to silence him. Happy remembers that Duke Everlue's celestial spirit Virgo had given him her Gatekey, allowing Lucy to summon her and use her power to burrow out from beneath the barrier, taking Kageyama with them. Natsu and Happy catch up with Erigor as he flies towards Clover and battle him. Erigor surrounds himself with a barrier of wind to negate Natsu's attacks.
8	"The Strongest Team" "Saikyō Chīmu!!!" (最強チーム!!!)	November 30, 2009	—
Angered by his inability to breach Erigor's wind armor, Natsu intensifies his flames and dissipates Erigor's spell, defeating him. When Natsu's friends catch up with Kageyama in tow, the shadow wizard takes Lullaby from Erigor and escapes to Clover on their magically fueled car to carry out Eisenwald's plot. As he prepares to kill the guild masters outside the conference hall, he is found by Makarov, who persuades him to surrender. However, a gigantic demon emerges from the flute and attempts to kill the guild masters on its own. Natsu, Gray and Erza vanquish the demon and save the guild masters, accidentally obliterating the conference hall in the process.
9	"Natsu Devours a Village" "Natsu, Mura o Kū" (ナツ、村を食う)	December 7, 2009	—
While returning home from Clover, the starving Fairy Tail wizards stumble upon a deserted village with freshly prepared meals lying about. Erza suspects something amiss and sends the others to find mushrooms in the nearby forest, resulting in giant mushrooms sprouting from Natsu, Gray, and Happy's heads after the wizards eat them. Meanwhile, Erza and Makarov discover a magic circle that transforms everything in the village into giant monsters, which the wizards attempt to eat, only to find them inedible. As they are cornered by the monsters, Makarov lifts the spell and frees the villagers trapped inside the monsters.
10	"Natsu vs. Erza" "Natsu vs. Eruza" (ナツ vs. エルザ)	December 14, 2009	—
After returning to Magnolia, Natsu battles Erza as a test of strength. The match is interrupted by an emissary from the Magic Council, who arrests Erza for the damages caused during the Eisenwald incident. Macao disguises himself as Natsu as a favor for saving his life, allowing the Dragon Slayer to storm the council headquarters Era and rescue Erza. However, he discovers that Erza is merely standing a mock trial for the council to display their authority, and the two are forced to spend the night in a cell. Natsu tries to resume their match at the guild the next day, but she defeats him with a single punch. Natsu remains determined to prove himself and takes an S-Class job request with Happy without Makarov's permission. Lucy refuses to join them until she reads that the reward is a Zodiac Gatekey.
11	"The Cursed Island" "Norowareta Shima" (呪われた島)	December 21, 2009	—
Natsu, Lucy and Happy embark on the S-Class quest to lift a curse on Galuna Island that turns its residents into demons when they are exposed to moonlight. Gray tracks the three down to bring them back to the guildhall, but is dragged into the mission instead when the wizards become shipwrecked on the island. While exploring, the wizards discover the frozen body of Deliora—a demon that Gray's teacher Ur sacrificed herself for to seal away—and a group of wizards who are attempting to resurrect the demon.
12	"Moon Drip" "Mūn Dorippu" (月の雫(ムーンドリップ))	January 4, 2010	—
The heroes discover that a cult of wizards - consisting of Yuka Suzuki, Toby Harhorth and Sherry Blendy - on the island is using a spell called Moon Drip to revive Deliora, which they reason to be the cause of the island's curse. Gray recognizes the cult's leader as Lyon Vastia, another one of Ur's former students, who holds Gray responsible for Ur's death and hopes to defeat Deliora himself to surpass her.
13	"Natsu vs. Yuka the Wave User" "Natsu vs. Hadō no Yūka" (ナツ vs. 波動のユウカ)	January 11, 2010	—
Gray is badly injured during his fight with Lyon and is brought back to the village by Natsu. Angelica, Sherry's gargantuan sized rat, destroys the village with a flume of acidic jelly, but Natsu protects everyone from Yuka and Toby. Meanwhile, Lucy fights with Sherry, who has the power to control Lucy's celestial spirits.
14	"Just Do Whatever!!" "Katte ni Shiyagare!!" (勝手にしやがれ!!)	January 18, 2010	—
Lucy easily defeats Sherry when Erza arrives on Galuna Island and knocks out Angelica. Uninterested in the situation the islanders are in, Erza captures the heroes and intends to return them to the guild for punishment for taking the S-Class job against Makarov's permission. However, Gray stands up to Erza for the first time, explaining to her that he will defeat Lyon. Erza concedes and releases them to look for Natsu, who attempts to defeat Lyon and prevent Deliora's resurrection by himself. Along the way, Gray reveals that Ur is still alive.
15	"Eternal Magic" "Eien no Mahō" (永遠の魔法)	January 25, 2010	—
In a flashback, a young Gray is found by Ur and Lyon ten years earlier when his hometown is destroyed by Deliora. Seeking revenge against the demon, Gray becomes Ur's student to learn magic to defeat it. When Deliora reappears, however, Ur seals Deliora using Iced Shell, a spell that transforms her body into ice to freeze Deliora. Although Ur remains alive in this form, she has Gray tell Lyon that she has died in the hopes that he will not spend his life trying to return her to normal, sparking Lyon's resentment against Gray.
16	"The Final Showdown on Galuna Island" "Garuna-tō, Saishū Kessen" (ガルナ島 最終決戦)	February 1, 2010	—
Back in the present, Gray confronts Lyon and tries to use Iced Shell against him, but is stopped by Natsu and realizes that doing so would be meaningless as Lyon could be restored by his henchmen. Gray tells Lyon the truth about Ur, but Lyon admits that he had known this all along and still intends to melt Ur's former body. Enraged, Gray defeats Lyon, but fails to stop the Moon Drip from resurrecting Deliora. Meanwhile, Natsu fights with Lyon's henchman Zalty, who has the power to control the time of objects around them.
17	"Burst"	February 8, 2010	—
Natsu and Gray attempt to stop Deliora, only to learn that Ur had drained its strength over the ten years that it was frozen, causing Deliora to die shortly after it is resurrected. Even with Deliora's death, however, everyone realizes that they have yet to lift the island's curse. They return to the village to find that it has been repaired by Zalty. The villagers reason that they must lift the curse by destroying the moon itself.
18	"Reach the Sky Above" "Todoke, Ano Sora ni" (届け あの空に)	February 15, 2010	—
Natsu and Erza lift the curse by aiming their attacks at the moon, destroying a magical membrane cast over the island by the Moon Drip, which turns out to be the direct cause of the curse. Furthermore, it is revealed that the curse hadn't turned the islanders into demons; rather, they had been demons all along, and the curse affected their memories of it. Freed from their obsession with Deliora, Lyon and his henchmen resolve to change their ways, while Erza brings the others back to the guild to be punished.
19	"Changeling" "Chenjiringu" (チェンジリング)	February 22, 2010	—
Natsu finds a strange-looking request on the job board and chants the words written on it, causing him and several other members of Fairy Tail to switch bodies with each other. Levy tries to break the spell, but only manage to save one pair of the guild members while even more members swap bodies as well.
20	"Natsu and the Dragon Egg" "Natsu to Doragon no Tamago" (ナツとドラゴンの卵)	March 1, 2010	—
After Natsu and Happy get in a fight and refue to speak to each other, Lucy spends the day in the guildhall and discovers an old painting of the guild. When she shows the picture to Mirajane Strauss, she tells Lucy the story of how a young Natsu found Happy as an egg and helped care for it together with Mirajane and Elfman's younger sister Lisanna, a former member of Fairy Tail.Later, as Lucy meets up with Happy and Natsu, she realizes that she has never met Lisanna or heard her name before, and wonders what happened to her.
21	"The Phantom Lord" "Yūki no Shihaisha" (幽鬼の支配者)	March 8, 2010	—
The Fairy Tail guildhall is destroyed by Phantom Lord, a rival guild. Initially, Makarov ignores the attack to maintain the law of neutrality among guilds. When Levy and her group are attacked and hospitalized by Gajeel Redfox, Phantom Lord's resident Dragon Slayer, Makarov later declares war on Phantom Lord. As Makarov leads an attack against Phantom Lord, Lucy is kidnapped by Juvia Loxar and Sol, two of Phantom Lord's most powerful members, Element 4.
22	"Lucy Heartfilia" "Rūshii Hātofiria" (ルーシィ・ハートフィリア)	March 15, 2010	—
Makarov confronts Jose Porla, the leader of Phantom Lord, but is drained of his magical power by Aria of Element 4, forcing Fairy Tail to retreat. Learning that Lucy has been kidnapped by Phantom Lord, Natsu infiltrates their tower headquarters to rescue her. There Lucy learns that the one responsible for ordering her kidnapping was her own father Jude Heartfilia, with Phantom Lord's attacks meant to fulfill his request of bringing her back to the Heartfilia family estate after she ran away from home. Desperate to escape, Lucy leaps from her tower window and is saved by Natsu.
23	"15 Minutes" "Jūgo-fun" (15分)	March 22, 2010	—
Phantom Lord appears in Magnolia to destroy Fairy Tail with its magic cannon, Jupiter. Erza defends everyone from the attack, but is seriously injured. With 15 minutes until the cannon is fired again and left without their strongest fighters, Lucy is taken away to safety while Natsu attempts to destroy Jupiter, leaving everyone else to defend the guildhall.
24	"To Keep From Seeing Those Tears" "Sono Namida o Minai Tame ni" (その涙を見ない為に)	March 29, 2010	—
Natsu successfully destroys Jupiter while fighting with Totomaru of Element 4. In response, the Phantom Lord guildhall is transformed into a giant robot and begins casting the forbidden magic Abyss Break to wipe out the city. Mirajane offers herself to Phantom Lord while disguised as Lucy, but Jose sees through her disguise and captures her. Elfman, having infiltrated Phantom Lord with Gray, is confronted by Sol, who forces him to relive his guilt of killing his sister Lisanna. Upon seeing Mirajane as a hostage, however, Elfman performs Beast Soul, the spell that caused Lisanna's death, against Sol.
25	"A Flower Blooms in the Rain" "Ame no Naka ni Saku Hana" (雨の中に咲く華)	April 12, 2010	—
After performing Beast Soul, Elfman mercilessly attacks Sol and then apologizes to Mirajane for failing to protect Lisanna. Mirajane realizes that the casting of Abyss Break has slowed down and deduces that they can stop the spell by defeating all of the Element 4 members. Meanwhile, Gray encounters Juvia, who immediately falls in love with him. Gray attacks Juvia, but she reveals that her body is not only made of water, but can repel any attack. When she attempts to convince Gray to hand over Lucy, Gray states that he will risk his life. Left with no choice, Juvia bursts out into anger and fights him, but Gray freezes her. When Gray says the rain is depressing, Juvia attacks Gray again, but he uses his Ice Geyser technique on Juvia. He then rescues her from falling to her death, much to Juvia's surprise. Meanwhile, Natsu confronts the final member of Element 4, Aria.
26	"Wings of Flame" "Honō no Tsubasa" (炎の翼)	April 19, 2010	—
Erza joins the fight against Aria despite her injuries and easily defeats him, which successfully deactivates Abyss Break. Meanwhile, Lucy is kidnapped from Fairy Tail's safehouse by Gajeel, despite Loke's efforts to save her in time. Erza tells Natsu to save Lucy before Jose enters the battle to kill Erza, Gray, Elfman, and Mirajane.
27	"The Two Dragon Slayers" "Futari no Doragon Sureiyā" (二人の滅竜魔導士(ドラゴンスレイヤー))	April 26, 2010	—
To save Lucy, Natsu fights against Gajeel, whose Dragon Slayer magic allows the two to fight on even grounds until Gajeel gains the upper hand by eating iron to regain his energy, leaving Natsu weak without any fire to eat. Meanwhile, Jose's Shadows finally destroy the Fairy Tail guildhall. Lucy helps Natsu by summoning Sagittarius, the only celestial spirit currently in her possession, who is able to start a fire by shooting an arrow at a set of machinery, causing an explosion that allows Natsu to feed and continue fighting.
28	"Fairy Law" "Fearī Rō" (フェアリーロウ)	May 3, 2010	—
Natsu launches his full strength and finally defeats Gajeel while Erza continues fighting Jose, who reveals his intention to hold Lucy hostage until he is able to completely monopolize her family's wealth, allowing Phantom Lord to prove its superiority over Fairy Tail. However, Makarov returns fully recovered and casts the legendary spell Fairy Law, defeating Jose and finally ending the war between Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord.
29	"My Resolve" "Atashi no Ketsui" (あたしの決意)	May 10, 2010	July 10, 2012[11]
Following Jose's defeat, Lucy realizes that Jude is responsible for ordering the attack on Fairy Tail and decides to return home. Out of fear that she will leave them, Natsu, Erza, Gray and Happy follow her. Jude offers Lucy to accept the vast wealth at her disposal. However, Lucy declines and professes that her home is with Fairy Tail, telling him that she must leave. Lucy reunites with her friends and head back to Fairy Tail.
30	"Next Generation"	May 17, 2010	July 17, 2012[12]
The Magic Council dissolves Phantom Lord and disapproves of Fairy Tail's actions, but is unable to force them to dissolve. Makarov's friend from the council, Yajima, suggests that Makarov retire and choose a successor. However, Makarov refuses to retire upon hearing the destruction caused by Natsu and his friends on their latest mission. Meanwhile, the heroes are forced to perform a play for a failing theater. Though they seemingly ruin the play and destroy the theater with their antics, it greatly entertains the audience and becomes a success.
31	"A Star Removed from the Sky" "Sora ni Modorenai Hoshi" (空に戻れない星)	May 24, 2010	July 24, 2012[13]
Loke begins acting strangely around Lucy, whom Loke has always avoided in the past. After Loke breaks up with all his girlfriends and disappears, Lucy becomes concerned and investigates Loke's past. She discovers him to actually be the celestial spirit Leo, an exile from the spirit world.
32	"Celestial Spirit King" "Seirei-ō" (星霊王)	May 31, 2010	July 31, 2012[14]
In a flashback, Leo prevents his master Karen Lilica from bullying his friend Aries. However, he inadvertently prevents her from summoning other spirits to protect herself, indirectly resulting in her death. In the present, Loke's three-year exile from the spirit world is causing him to gradually fade away and die. Lucy challenges the law Loke had broken to save him, causing the Celestial Spirit King to appear before them. The Celestial Spirit King reconsiders Loke's exile when Lucy summons her spirits simultaneously to support her, allowing Loke to return to the spirit world.
33	"The Tower of Heaven" "Rakuen no Tō" (楽園の塔)	June 7, 2010	August 7, 2012[15]
Loke gives Lucy and the others passports to the Fiore Kingdom's best resort as thanks for saving him. While on vacation there, Erza is haunted by glimpses from her past as a slave forced to build the Tower of Heaven. She and Happy are later abducted by Erza's former friends from the tower, who believe that she had betrayed them, and are taken to the tower to meet Jellal.
34	"Jellal" "Jerāru" (ジェラール)	June 21, 2010	August 14, 2012[16]
As a huge battle begins in the darkness of the Tower of Heaven, Erza's past begins to unfold and the mysterious R-system is revealed.
35	"Voice of Darkness" "Yami no Koe" (闇の声)	June 28, 2010	August 21, 2012[17]
Erza and Jellal's pasts and their connection is revealed, along with why Erza gained her skills as a wizard.
36	"Heaven's Game" "Rakuen Gēmu" (楽園ゲーム)	July 5, 2010	August 28, 2012[18]
Following the revolt against Jellal, it is revealed that two of his "comrades" have turned on Erza. Meanwhile, Lucy and Juvia encounter one of Jellal's assassins, Vidaldus Taka, while Natsu fights with another assassin, Fukuro.
37	"Armor of the Heart" "Kokoro no Yoroi" (心の鎧)	July 12, 2010	September 4, 2012[19]
Juvia reaches out to Lucy while being controlled by Vidaldus, inspiring Lucy to defeat their opponent by summoning Aquarius inside Juvia's body to pin him down while they perform a Unison Raid on him. Meanwhile, Fukuro devours Natsu to gain his powers but is defeated by Gray, while Siegrain reveals Jellal's plan to resurrect Zeref to gain the Magic Council's support in firing Etherion.
38	"Destiny" "Desutinī" (運命(デスティニー))	July 19, 2010	September 11, 2012[20]
Sho is attacked by Ikuruga, the leader of Trinity Raven, but her attacks release Erza from her card prison. After most of her armors are destroyed by Ikaruga, Erza realizes that wearing armor had been a form of weakness for her, so she dons an outfit of ordinary cloth and strikes Ikaruga down. She then climbs to the top of the Tower of Heaven and, after a brief battle, manages to pin Jellal down. Concerned that Erza won't have it in her heart to kill her childhood friend, Simon sends Natsu to save her.
39	"Give Our Prayers to the Sacred Light" "Seinaru Hikari ni Inori o" (聖なる光に祈りを)	July 26, 2010	September 18, 2012[21]
Erza confronts Jellal with the fact that the Tower of Heaven cannot be completed without a massive amount of magic energy, leading Jellal to seemingly concede defeat. Soon after, the Etherion fires on the tower which, to everyone's shock, is absorbed by the tower's true form, an enormous lacrima crystal, preventing the attack from killing anyone. Jellal reveals that he had disguised himself as Siegrain using a magical projection of himself to coerce the Magic Council into firing Etherion at the tower, thereby completing it. He tries using Erza as a sacrifice to resurrect Zeref, but Natsu arrives and rescues her. Natsu fights Jellal, but Jellal outmatches him, so Natsu decides to aim his attacks at the tower and destroy it instead.
40	"Titania Falls" "Titānia, Chiru" (妖精女王(ティターニア)、散る)	August 2, 2010	September 25, 2012[22]
Enraged at the damage done to his tower, and deciding he no longer needs Erza as a sacrifice, Jellal tries to kill both Natsu and Erza, but Simon arrives and defends the two from Jellal's attack, killing him. Natsu becomes infuriated with Jellal at the sight of Erza crying over Simon's death and eats a chunk of lacrima containing Etherion, which greatly increases his physical and magical power, allowing him to defeat Jellal and destroy the tower. Realizing that the tower's remains have now become unstable and threaten to explode, Erza decides to sacrifice herself to save Natsu by merging with the tower lacrima to control its power.
41	"Home"	August 9, 2010	October 2, 2012[23]
Erza has a vision of her friends' sadness at own funeral and regrets her decision to sacrifice her life for them. However, she is rescued by Natsu, who carries her out of the water. Erza offers her old friends membership in Fairy Tail, but they decide against it as they wish to experience the world without weighing her down, so Erza and her guildmates hold a farewell ceremony for them. They return home to find their new, larger guildhall finally complete and Juvia as a member of Fairy Tail; to their chagrin, Gajeel has also become a member. Laxus, believing these changes to the guild are causing people to think little of his guild, decides to take over the guild by force.
42	"Battle of Fairy Tail" "Batoru obu Fearī Teiru" (バトル・オブ・フェアリーテイル)	August 16, 2010	October 9, 2012[24]
The members of Fairy Tail celebrate Magnolia's annual harvest festival, which includes a beauty contest in which Lucy, Erza and other female Fairy Tail members participate. The festival is interrupted by Laxus and his personal bodyguards, the Raijinshuu team, who turn the contest participants into stone and force the other members into joining a battle royale where they must defeat one another to save the girls. To ensure Makarov doesn't interfere, they create a runic barrier around the guildhall which prevents people over 80 years of age from leaving, which somehow affects Natsu as well.
43	"Defeat Your Friends to Save Your Friends" "Tomo no Tame ni Tomo o Ute" (友の為に友を討て)	August 23, 2010	October 16, 2012[25]
The members of Fairy Tail defeat everyone in their guild outside of the guild hall until only Natsu and Gajeel, who remain trapped inside the Fairy Tail guild hall, remain. Fortunately, the petrification spell lifts on Erza faster than normal thanks to her artificial right eye, and Mystogan enters the competition, giving Fairy Tail the chance they need to defeat Laxus.
44	"Thunder Palace" "Kaminari Den" (神鳴殿)	August 30, 2010	October 23, 2012[26]
Erza battles and defeats Evergreen of the Raijinshuu team, returning the other girls to normal. In retaliation, Laxus surrounds the entire town with Thunder Palace, a cluster of lightning-infused lacrima orbs that threaten to destroy the town, and damage anyone who attacks them. The rescued girls enter the competition, with Lucy facing off against Bickslow of the Raijinshuu team with the assistance of Loke.
45	"Advent of Satan" "Satan Kōrin" (サタン降臨)	September 6, 2010	October 30, 2012[27]
Lucy and Loke defeat Bickslow, leaving only the leader of the Thunder Legion, Freed Justine, remaining. Cana and Juvia find him but are forced by his rune magic to battle each other until one of them falls first. Believing it to be an act to earn Fairy Tail's complete trust, Juvia instead attacks one of the Thunder Palace lacrima, sacrificing herself so Cana can fight Freed. However, Cana is defeated by Freed, as is Elfman. Mirajane's distress over her brother's suffering causes her to activate her latent magic power, Satan Soul, which she uses to defeat Freed in a fury. However, she regains control of herself and convinces him to stop fighting his friends so both members decide to forfeit. Mean while, Levi breaks the enchantment preventing Natsu and Gajeel from leaving the guild and the two leave to find Laxus.
46	"Clash at Kardia Cathedral!" "Gekitotsu! Karudia Daiseidō" (激突! カルディア大聖堂)	September 13, 2010	November 6, 2012[28]
Porlyusica appears in the guild hall to check on Makarov, who had collapsed under the stress of the battle royale, and reasons he does not have long to live. Meanwhile, Mystogan confronts Laxus at Kardia Cathedral to convince him to lift the Thunder Palace spell. The two battle until Natsu and Erza arrive at the cathedral and witness Laxus blast off Mystogan's mask, revealing him to resemble Jellal. After Mystogan leaves, Erza goes out to destroy the Thunder Palace while Natsu battles Laxus.
47	"Triple Dragons" "Toripuru Doragon" (トリプル ドラゴン)	September 20, 2010	November 13, 2012[29]
Lucy persuades the rest of her guildmates, who remain bitter over their senseless fighting, to help Erza destroy the Thunder Palace. Meanwhile, Natsu fights Laxus together with Gajeel, but their attacks prove ineffective against him as he reveals himself to be a Lightning Dragon Slayer. Frustrated with his plans' failure, Laxus prepares to use Fairy Law to destroy the entire city at once. Levy arrives to tell him that Makarov is dying, but he coldly dismisses it and casts the spell anyway.
48	"Fantasia" "Fantajia" (幻想曲(ファンタジア))	September 27, 2010	November 20, 2012[30]
After casting Fairy Law, Laxus discovers that the spell didn't affect anybody in Magnolia, signifying he does not truly see his guildmates as his enemies. In denial of this revelation, Laxus continues battling Natsu, but Natsu defeats him with Gajeel's help. Afterward, Porlyusica restores Makarov to full health. As punishment for his actions, Makarov expels Laxus from Fairy Tail. During the harvest festival's Fantasia parade, however, Makarov leads the rest of the guild as they bid him farewell with a gesture Laxus himself made as a child showing that they will always watch over him.

Notes

1. All English titles are taken from Funimation.
2. Date the episode originally aired on TV Tokyo.
3. Date the episode first aired on the Funimation Channel in an English dub.

References

General

• "Episodes 1-11" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
• "Episodes 12-24" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
• "Episodes 25-35" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
• "Episodes 36-48" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved June 22, 2012.

Specific

1. "あにてれ: FAIRY TAIL" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
2. "ポニーキャニョン - FAIRY TAIL (1): DVD". Pony Canyon. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
3. "ポニーキャニョン - FAIRY TAIL (12): DVD". Pony Canyon. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
4. "Crunchyroll and TV Tokyo Recruit Anime Fans to the Fairy Tail Wizards Guild" (Press release). San Francisco, California: Crunchyroll. October 5, 2009. Retrieved March 4, 2013 – via Anime News Network.
5. "Fairy Tail DVD/Blu-ray Part 1 (Hyb)". Funimation. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
6. "Fairy Tail DVD/Blu-ray Part 4 (Hyb)". Funimation. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
7. "妖精の尻尾". Fairy Tail. Episode 01 (in Japanese). October 12, 2009. TV Tokyo.
8. "月の雫 ムーンドリップ". Fairy Tail. Episode 12 (in Japanese). January 4, 2010. TV Tokyo.
9. "雨の中に咲く華". Fairy Tail. Episode 25 (in Japanese). April 12, 2010. TV Tokyo.
10. "楽園ゲーム". Fairy Tail. Episode 25 (in Japanese). July 5, 2010. TV Tokyo.
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13. "Funimation Week 31 of 2012 (Mon 23 Jul 2012-Sun 29 Jul 2012)". Funimation Channel. Retrieved May 18, 2015. 10:00p Fairy Tail [31] (P) -Episode 31 - A Star Removed from the Sky
14. "Funimation Week 32 of 2012 (Mon 30 Jul 2012-Sun 5 Aug 2012)". Funimation Channel. Retrieved May 18, 2015. 10:00p Fairy Tail [32] (P) -Episode 32 - Celestial Spirit King
15. "Funimation Week 33 of 2012 (Mon 6 Aug 2012-Sun 12 Aug 2012)". Funimation Channel. Retrieved May 18, 2015. 10:00p Fairy Tail [33] (P) -Episode 33 - The Tower of Heaven
16. "Funimation Week 34 of 2012 (Mon 13 Aug 2012-Sun 19 Aug 2012)". Funimation Channel. Retrieved May 18, 2015. 10:00p Fairy Tail [34] (P) -Episode 34 - Jellal
17. "Funimation Week 35 of 2012 (Mon 20 Aug 2012-Sun 26 Aug 2012)". Funimation Channel. Retrieved May 18, 2015. 10:00p Fairy Tail [35] (P) -Episode 35 - Voice of Darkness
18. "Funimation Week 36 of 2012 (Mon 27 Aug 2012-Sun 2 Sep 2012)". Funimation Channel. Retrieved May 18, 2015. 10:00p Fairy Tail [36] (P) -Episode 36 - Heaven's Game
19. "Funimation Week 37 of 2012 (Mon 3 Sep 2012-Sun 9 Sep 2012)". Funimation Channel. Retrieved May 18, 2015. 10:00p Fairy Tail [37] (P) -Episode 37 - Armor of the Heart
20. "Funimation Week 38 of 2012 (Mon 10 Sep 2012-Sun 16 Sep 2012)". Funimation Channel. Retrieved May 18, 2015. 10:00p Fairy Tail [38] (P) -Episode 38 - Destiny
21. "Funimation Week 39 of 2012 (Mon 17 Sep 2012-Sun 23 Sep 2012)". Funimation Channel. Retrieved May 18, 2015. 10:00p Fairy Tail [39] (P) -Episode 39 - Give Our Prayers to the Sacred Light
22. "Funimation Week 40 of 2012 (Mon 24 Sep 2012-Sun 30 Sep 2012)". Funimation Channel. Retrieved May 18, 2015. 10:00p Fairy Tail [40] (P) -Episode 40 - Titania Falls
23. "Funimation Week 41 of 2012 (Mon 1 Oct 2012-Sun 7 Oct 2012)". Funimation Channel. Retrieved May 18, 2015. 10:00p Fairy Tail [41] (P) -Episode 41 - Home
24. "Funimation Week 42 of 2012 (Mon 8 Oct 2012-Sun 14 Oct 2012)". Funimation Channel. Retrieved May 18, 2015. 10:00p Fairy Tail [42] (P) -Episode 42 - Battle of Fairy Tail
25. "Funimation Week 43 of 2012 (Mon 15 Oct 2012-Sun 21 Oct 2012)". Funimation Channel. Retrieved May 18, 2015. 10:00p Fairy Tail [43] (P) -Episode 43 - Defeat Your Friends to Save Your Friends
26. "Funimation Week 44 of 2012 (Mon 22 Oct 2012-Sun 28 Oct 2012)". Funimation Channel. Retrieved May 18, 2015. 10:00p Fairy Tail [44] (P) -Episode 44 - Thunder Palace
27. "Funimation Week 45 of 2012 (Mon 29 Oct 2012-Sun 4 Nov 2012)". Funimation Channel. Retrieved May 18, 2015. 10:00p Fairy Tail [45] (P) -Episode 45 - Advent of Satan
28. "Funimation Week 46 of 2012 (Mon 5 Nov 2012-Sun 11 Nov 2012)". Funimation Channel. Retrieved May 18, 2015. 10:00p Fairy Tail [46] (P) -Episode 46 - Clash at Kardia Cathedral!
29. "Funimation Week 47 of 2012 (Mon 12 Nov 2012-Sun 18 Nov 2012)". Funimation Channel. Retrieved May 18, 2015. 10:00p Fairy Tail [47] (P) -Episode 47 - Triple Dragons
30. "Funimation Week 48 of 2012 (Mon 19 Nov 2012-Sun 25 Nov 2012)". Funimation Channel. Retrieved May 18, 2015. 10:00p Fairy Tail [48] (P) -Episode 48 - Fantasia