Natsu Dragneel and his team will continue their adventures in Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest. The long-awaited anime adaptation of Hiro Mashima and Atsuo Ueda’s sequel manga was officially announced in September 2021 at the Hiro Mashima Fan Meeting livestream. After being in development for over two years, the anime has finally unveiled a special preview, giving a glimpse of its vibrant character visuals and the highly-anticipated release window: July 2024.
You can see the teaser below:
The Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest preview starts by showing the main protagonist, Natsu Dragneel, a Fairy Tail Guild mage and a member of Team Natsu. It’s followed by a glimpse of Lucy Heartfilia and Gray Fullbuster, Natsu’s allies and fellow mages. It then introduces Erza Scarlet. Though she’s also a Fairy Tail Guild and Team Natsu member, she’s an S-Class mage who used to serve the guild's 7th Guild Master during Makarov's absence in X792. Lastly, the preview features Wendy Marvell, a young Sky Dragon Slayer who will later join Fairy Tail Guild after the events of Nirvana.
In addition, the anime has also released the character visuals for Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Erza, and Wendy. Though they only show these characters’ images, they’re enough to excite fans of their unique dynamics.
You can see the character visuals below:
Tetsuya Kakihara as Natsu
Aya Hirano as Lucy
Yuichi Nakamura as Gray
Sayaka Ohara as Erza
Satomi Sato as Wendy
Who are the cast and staff of Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest?
The main cast of the original Fairy Tail anime will return to reprise their roles in Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest. For the list of cast members, you can check below:
Tetsuya Kakihara as Natsu
Rie Kugimiya as Happy
Aya Hirano as Lucy
Yuichi Nakamura as Gray
Sayaka Ohara as Erza
Yui Horie as Charles
Satomi Sato as Wendy
For the main staff, Shinji Ishihara serves as the anime’s chief director with Toshinori Watanabe as the director. It also includes Atsuhiro Tomioka as the series composer, Yurika Sako as the character designer, and Yasuharu Takanashi as the music composer.
What is Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest about?
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest will see Natsu and his team going on a 100-year quest after the death of Zeref and Acnologia. Here, they will try their best to complete a mission that has remained unaccomplished for over a century. This time, they need to seal the Five Dragon Gods, a group of dragons with incredible powers that rival Acnologia's and threaten to destroy the world, with the help of a new member named Touka.
You can read the synopsis below:
One year following the demise of Zeref and Acnologia, Natsu Dragneel and his team from the Fairy Tail wizard guild embark on the 100 Years Quest, a mission that has been unaccomplished for over a century, on the northern continent of Guiltina. There the team learns that their mission is to seal the Five Dragon Gods, a group of dragons whose power rivals Acnologia's and threatens to cause worldwide destruction. Meanwhile, Fairy Tail recruits a new member named Touka, who is possessed by a witch that aims to seize the dragons' powers for her own purposes.
The anime is based on the manga with the same title, written and storyboarded by Hiro Mashima and illustrated by Atsuo Ueda. A sequel to Mashima’s original Fairy Tail series, it started serialization in July 2018 and released 16 volumes in Japan as of December 2023. Kodansha USA has licensed its English release in North America. J.C. Staff produced its anime adaptation, set to premiere in July 2024.
With the success of the Fairy Tail series, many are already looking forward to seeing Natsu and his group back on TV. Amid these high hopes, fans hope it could be on par with the original anime.
