| Fairy Tail | |
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| Season 6 | |
 Cover of the forty-fourth and last DVD volume of the first series of Fairy Tail released by Pony Canyon in Japan on September 4, 2013, featuring Lucy Heartfilia and Natsu Dragneel. | |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original release | October 6, 2012 (2012-10-06) – March 30, 2013 (2013-03-30) |
| Season chronology | |
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| List of episodes | |
The sixth season of the Fairy Tail anime television series was directed by Shinji Ishihira and produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight. Like the rest of the series, it follows the adventures of Natsu Dragneel and Lucy Heartfilia of the fictional guild Fairy Tail. It contains a single story arc, titled "Dai Matō Enbu" (大魔闘演武, lit "Grand Magic Games"), which adapts material from the beginning of the 31st through the ending of the 35th volumes of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail manga over 24 episodes. Focusing on Natsu and the others who were frozen in time for seven years on Sirius Island, the members return to Magnolia and discover that Saber Tooth is the strongest guild in the Fiore Kingdom. Having become the weakest guild during the absence of its core members, Fairy Tail decides to enter the Grand Magic Games, an annual competition to decide Fiore's strongest guild.
The season began airing on October 6, 2012 on TV Tokyo in Japan and concluded its run on March 30, 2013. The first DVD compilation, containing the last two episodes of the fifth season and the first two episodes of the sixth season, was released by Pony Canyon on March 6, 2013. The subsequent episodes of the sixth season were later included in five DVD compilations, each containing four episodes, which were also released by Pony Canyon between April 3, 2013 and August 7, 2013, and the final DVD compilation containing the last three episodes of the season was released on September 4, 2013. It was licensed for a dubbed broadcast in English by Animax Asia, which aired from March 6 to April 9, 2014.
Four pieces of theme music are used during the season. The first opening theme, titled "Break Through" and performed by Going Under Ground, was used for the first sixteen episodes of the season. The second opening theme, used for the remainder of the season, is "Fairy Tail: Yakusoku no Hi" (フェアリーテイル ～约束の日～, "Fairy Tail: The Promised Day"), performed by Chihiro Yonekura. The ending themes respectively used with the opening themes are "Kimi ga Kureta Mono" (キミがくれたもの, "What You Gave Me"), performed by Shizuka Kudō, and "We're the Stars", performed by Aimi.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Animation directed by | Original air date | English air date | |
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| 151 | "Sabertooth" Transliteration: "Seibātūsu" (Japanese: 剣咬の虎) | Directed by : Kazunobu Fuseki Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira & Hiroyuki Fukushima | Masashi Sogo | Tomohiro Koyama | October 6, 2012 (2012-10-06) | November 17, 2015 | |
| The Legion Platoon is tasked by Zentopia's archbishop to retrieve the missing pieces of the Infinity Clock and seal them again. Before embarking on their mission, they visit Fairy Tail and make amends with the guild for their previous hostility against them. It is later discovered that Fairy Tail has lost their title as the strongest guild in Fiore to the Saber Tooth guild over the past seven years. Two of the strongest wizards in the guild include a pair of Dragon Slayers named Sting and Rogue, who are obsessed with fighting Natsu Dragneel and Gajeel, respectively. Meanwhile, Makarov brings Gildarts to their abandoned guildhall and shows him Lumen Histoire, a light that Makarov says is Fairy Tail's greatest secret. Makarov then tells Gildarts that he has been chosen to become the next master of Fairy Tail. | |||||||
| 152 | "And So We Aim for the Top" Transliteration: "Soshite Ore-tachi wa Chōjō o Mezasu" (Japanese: そしてオレたちは顶上を目指す) | Directed by : Shigetaka Ikeda Storyboarded by : Hiroyuki Fukushima | Masashi Sogo | Yuji Ushijima & Katsunori Kikuchi | October 13, 2012 (2012-10-13) | November 24, 2015 | |
| Natsu and his friends discover that a power gap has developed between them and the rest of the guild members who were not on Sirius Island. The group meets with Porlyusica for medicine to strengthen their magic, but are unsuccessful. Wendy recognizes Porlyusica's voice and scent as those of Grandeeney, the dragon who raised her. Porlyusica reveals herself as the Edolas counterpart of Grandeeney, and gives Wendy written instructions for two advanced spells that Grandeeney failed to teach her. Meanwhile, Makarov announces Gildarts' succession as master to the rest of the guild, only to find he has gone on a journey, leaving a letter of resignation behind. In the letter, Gildarts reinstates Laxus into the guild, returns mastership to Makarov, and tells him to make Fairy Tail the strongest guild in Fiore again. Romeo suggests they participate in the Grand Magic Games, an annual festival designed to determine the guild rankings in Fiore. | |||||||
| 153 | "Song of the Stars" Transliteration: "Hoshiboshi no Uta" (Japanese: 星々の歌) | Directed by : Yoshihiro Takamoto Storyboarded by : Hiroyuki Fukushima | Masashi Sogo | Noriko Ogura | October 20, 2012 (2012-10-20) | December 1, 2015 | |
| With the Grand Magic Games occurring in three months time, Natsu and his friends train at a beach resort. On their second day of training, Virgo appears and tells the wizards that the Celestial Spirit World is in danger of destruction. When the wizards arrive, they instead find a surprise party held by the Celestial Spirit King celebrating their return from Sirius Island after seven years. They spend the day in the spirit world partying with the spirits. Before they leave, however, Virgo informs them that one day in the spirit world equals three months in the human world, and they find the Grand Magic Games are upon them. | |||||||
| 154 | "For All the Time We Missed Each Other" Transliteration: "Surechigatta Jikan no Bun dake" (Japanese: すれ违った时间の分だけ) | Noriaki Saito | Shoji Yonemura | Masaaki Yamamoto & Jiemon Futsuzawa | October 27, 2012 (2012-10-27) | December 8, 2015 | |
| While mulling over their lost training time, the Fairy Tail wizards receive a message via carrier pigeon requesting a private meeting in the forest nearby. There they meet a runaway Jellal, Ultear, and Merudy, who have formed their own guild, Crime Sorcière, to defeat Zeref and any dark guilds that try to use his power. The three ask Fairy Tail for their help in determining the source of a magical anomaly similar to Zeref's magic that they have sensed around the Grand Magic Games arena, Domus Flau. In exchange, Ultear uses her magic to invoke their Second Origin in order to double their magic power. As the others undergo the painful process of awakening their Second Origin, Erza talks with Jellal over his regained memories. The two nearly kiss, but Jellal tells Erza that he has a fiancée (deciding he cannot fall in love with those who walk the path of light). Erza quickly picks up on this and respects his decision but they both still have feelings for each other, seeing Crime Sorcière off as they leave. | |||||||
| 155 | "Crocus, the Flower-Blooming Capital" Transliteration: "Hanasaku Miyako・Kurokkasu" (Japanese: 花笑く都・クロッカス) | Mamoru Enomoto | Shoji Yonemura | Hiroki Ikeshita | November 3, 2012 (2012-11-03) | December 15, 2015 | |
| Natsu, Lucy Heartfilia, Gray, Erza, and Wendy are chosen to represent their guild in the Grand Magic Games, which are to be held in Fiore's capital, Crocus. As they tour the city, Natsu and Happy encounter the twin dragon slayers, Sting and Rogue, who mock Natsu for not being able to kill Acnologia, and boast of becoming true dragon slayers by killing the dragons who raised them. At midnight, Fairy Tail and the other participating guilds are put through a preliminary event—a race through a massive floating labyrinth—designed to narrow the number of participating guilds down to eight teams. | |||||||
| 156 | "Sky Labyrinth" Transliteration: "Sukai Rabirinsu" (Japanese: 空中迷宮) | Directed by : Tsuyoshi Tobita Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Nobuharu Ishido | November 10, 2012 (2012-11-10) | December 22, 2015 | |
| Natsu's team notices that Wendy has gone missing, so Elfman replaces her to keep them from being eliminated. As they make their way through the enchanted labyrinth, the five encounter various other guilds and steal the maps made by the other guilds to better navigate the maze. They manage to reach the end of the maze and pass the elimination round, confident they have arrived first, only to discover they have barely taken last place. Meanwhile, Happy, Lisanna, and the rest of the guild search for Wendy and Carla. They eventually find the two in the garden of the king's palace, Mercurius, with their magic power depleted. | |||||||
| 157 | "New Guild" Transliteration: "Shinki Girudo" (Japanese: 新规ギルド) | Directed by : Yūsuke Onoda Storyboarded by : Susumu Nishizawa | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Masatsugu Yamamoto & Mikio Fujiwara | November 17, 2012 (2012-11-17) | December 29, 2015 | |
| Wendy's body is weakened as a result of losing her magic power. As Porlyusica helps her recover, she formally requests Elfman to take her place in the Grand Magic Games. Fairy Tail steps into the arena with a negative audience reception, but they are bolstered by their guild mates and the spirit of Mavis, whom only the Fairy Tail guild members can see. The next four participating teams are revealed to be Quatro Cerberus, Mermaid Heel, Blue Pegasus, and Lamia Scale. Following them is Raven Tail, a former dark guild led by Makarov's son Ivan, who confess to attacking Wendy and Carla. To everyone's shock, the next team is revealed to be a second team from Fairy Tail composed of Gajeel, Juvia, Mirajane, Laxus, and Jellal (disguised as Mystogan to help investigate the arena). The final guild to be announced is Saber Tooth, much to the joy of the audience. With all eight teams announced, they each send out one member to participate in the first contest of the games, with Gray and Juvia representing their teams. | |||||||
| 158 | "Night of Shooting Stars" Transliteration: "Hoshi Furu Yoru ni" (Japanese: 星降ル夜ニ) | Directed by : Kazunobu Shimizu Storyboarded by : Hiroyuki Fukushima | Fumihiko Shimo | Masakazu Yamagishi | November 24, 2012 (2012-11-24) | January 5, 2016 | |
| The games' first contest, "Hidden", requires the eight participants to score points by finding and attacking each other in a virtual city filled with copies of themselves. Raven Tail member Nalpudding repeatedly targets Gray, who scores last place in the contest while Saber Tooth's Rufus scores first by using his Memory-Make magic to attack all the other participants at once. Humiliated, Gray swears revenge against Raven Tail and Saber Tooth. Afterwards, Lucy is chosen to fight Raven Tail member Flare in the tournament's first battle round. | |||||||
| 159 | "Lucy vs. Flare" Transliteration: "Rūshii tai Furea" (Japanese: ルーシィ vs. フレア) | Directed by : Kazunobu Fuseki Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira | Fumihiko Shimo | Tomohiro Koyama | December 1, 2012 (2012-12-01) | January 12, 2016 | |
| Lucy displays tremendous skill in her battle against Flare by being able to summon two spirits simultaneously. As Lucy gains the upper hand, Flare cheats by using her magic hair to hold Alzack and Bisca's daughter Asuka as a hostage, blackmailing Lucy into not fighting back to keep her from harming Asuka. Natsu is able to sense the danger and rushes to Asuka to incinerate Flare's hair, allowing Lucy to counterattack with her Urano Metria spell in combination with Gemini. However, before the spell fully activates, Flare's teammate Obra nullifies Lucy's magic, causing her to collapse and lose the match. | |||||||
| 160 | "Portent" Transliteration: "Kyōzui" (Japanese: 凶瑞) | Yasuo Iwamoto | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Hiroko Kūrube | December 8, 2012 (2012-12-08) | January 19, 2016 | |
| Blue Pegasus' Ren defeats Mermaid Heel's Araña during the games' second match, while Saber Tooth's Orga effortlessly defeats Quatro Cerberus' War Cry in the third match. For the day's fourth and final match, Jellal is pitted against Lamia Scale's Jura, intending to avenge the humiliated Fairy Tail members. He mimics Mystogan's magic to keep up his disguise, but he finds it ineffective to use against Jura and is forced to use his own magic instead. Before he can cast a spell that will expose his true identity, Ultear uses Merudy's sensory to force Jellal into submission. Meanwhile, the hospitalized Carla awakens after having a troubling premonition of the future. | |||||||
| 161 | "Chariots" Transliteration: "Chariotto" (Japanese: 戦車) | Directed by : Shigetaka Ikeda Storyboarded by : Hiroyuki Fukushima | Shoji Yonemura | Yuji Ushijima, Katsunori Kikuchi & Kenji Hattori | December 15, 2012 (2012-12-15) | January 26, 2016 | |
| Fairy Tail is undaunted by their poor performance on the first day. As the guild celebrates, they are visited and taunted by Bacchus, Erza's rival from Quatro Cerberus, who has come to replace War Cry. Carla relays her premonition to Porlyusica, saying that she saw Mercurius collapsing around what appeared to be a tearfully singing Lucy. The second day of the tournament begins with a footrace atop a train of moving chariots, causing the participants Natsu, Gajeel, and Sting to suffer from motion sickness as a side effect of their Dragon Slayer magic. As Natsu and Gajeel force themselves forward, Sting inquires about their determination to which Natsu responds that it is as a result of the strength of Fairy Tail's bonds. Sting eventually throws the race while Natsu and Gajeel manage to finish as sixth and seventh placers, respectively, earning Fairy Tail the audience's respect. | |||||||
| 162 | "Elfman vs. Bacchus" Transliteration: "Erufuman tai Bakkasu" (Japanese: エルフマン vs. バッカス) | Directed by : Yoshihisa Matsumoto Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira | Masashi Sogo | Masanori Iizuka | December 22, 2012 (2012-12-22) | — | |
| Due to a miscommunication between the king and his knight Arcadios, Elfman is chosen as Bacchus' opponent instead of Erza. Before the match commences, the two opponents make a wager: if Bacchus wins, he will court Elfman's sisters, and if Elfman wins, Bacchus' team name will be changed to "Quatro Puppy" for the rest of the games. Bacchus ruthlessly attacks Elfman with his bare palms, who manages to damage Bacchus with his defensive Lizardman transformation. Elfman manages to outlast Bacchus as he exhausts himself, winning the match and forcing Bacchus' team to be renamed. Meanwhile, Natsu finds Wendy, Carla, and Porlyusica being kidnapped by a group of masked men. Upon being caught, the men claim they were hired to kidnap Lucy by Raven Tail. They are soon revealed to have actually been sent by Arcadios, who intends to sow discord between the guilds as he plots to use Lucy for his "Eclipse Project". | |||||||
| 163 | "Mirajane vs. Jenny" Transliteration: "Mirajēn tai Jenī" (Japanese: ミラジェーン vs. ジェニー) | Noriaki Saito | Fumihiko Shimo | Jiemon Futsuzawa & Masaaki Yamamoto | January 5, 2013 (2013-01-05) | — | |
| The second day of the Grand Magic Games continues, with Mirajane of Fairy Tail Team B fighting against Jenny Realite of Team Blue Pegasus. Since the two competitors are well-known for being magazine models, their battle consists almost entirely of a fashion showdown, much to the pleasure of the audience. Eventually, as the showdown becomes redundant, Jenny proposes a wager: the loser must pose nude for the Weekly Sorcerer magazine, which Mirajane accepts. Jenny then transforms into her battle armor while Mirajane shifts into her Satan Soul "Sitri" form and easily defeats Jenny. The final match of the day is announced, with Kagura Mikazuchi of Mermaid Heel pitted against Yukino Aguria of Saber Tooth. Yukino proposes to Kagura that they wager their lives on their battle. Meanwhile, Arcadios is confronted by Darton, the kingdom's defense minister, about his "Eclipse Project". | |||||||
| 164 | "Kagura vs. Yukino" Transliteration: "Kagura tai Yukino" (Japanese: カグラ vs. ユキノ) | Directed by : Kazunobu Fuseki Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira | Shoji Yonemura | Masato Numazu | January 12, 2013 (2013-01-12) | — | |
| Yukino is revealed to be a celestial spirit wizard when she summons Libra and Pisces to attack Kagura. Using her gravity-altering magic, Kagura defeats the two spirits, thus forcing Yukino to use a Gatekey that summons Ophiuchus, which is regarded as the strongest among the Celestial Spirits. However, Kagura slays Ophiuchus with her sword still sheathed and easily defeats Yukino. Later, Jellal discusses the fact that he has not sensed the evil power similar to Zeref's even though the second day of the Grand Magic Games has ended. Erza reunites with Milliana, who is revealed to be a member of Mermaid Heel. Meanwhile, Saber Tooth's master Ziemma is dissatisfied with his guild's performance. Though Sting is given another chance, Ziemma humiliates Yukino for her failure. | |||||||
| 165 | "Hatred at Nightfall" Transliteration: "Urami wa Yoru no Tobari ni Tsutsumarete" (Japanese: 怨みは夜の帳に包まれて) | Directed by : Tsuyoshi Tobita Storyboarded by : Hiroyuki Fukushima | Masashi Sogo | Nobuharu Ishido | January 19, 2013 (2013-01-19) | — | |
| After Yukino is expelled from Saber Tooth, she offers her two golden Gatekeys to Lucy to complete the latter's collection of the Zodiac Gatekeys, stating that when the twelve Zodiac Gatekeys are all gathered, a gateway that changes the world will open; however, Lucy turns down the offer. Meanwhile, Milliana tells Erza that Kagura's sword, Archenemy, is intended to kill Jellal, and that she and Kagura share the same resentment towards Jellal. Natsu and Happy run after Yukino in an attempt to apologize; however, Natsu realizes that Yukino had been expelled, and infiltrates the Crocus Garden to fight Ziemma. | |||||||
| 166 | "Pandemonium" Transliteration: "Pandemoniumu" (Japanese: 伏魔殿) | Hiroyuki Fukushima | Fumihiko Shimo | Hiroki Ikeshita | January 26, 2013 (2013-01-26) | — | |
| After Natsu punches out Dorvengal, the guild member summoned to fight him, he and Ziemma engage in a duel. However, the guild master's daughter Minerva appears, ends their duel and, taking Happy hostage, convinces Natsu to settle their dispute in the Grand Magic Games. As Natsu leaves, he states that Saber Tooth will never surpass Fairy Tail because they care for their friends, words that are echoed by Rogue, while Sting is left in awe at Natsu's strength. The following day as the Grand Magic Games continue, an event called "Pandemonium" begins. It involves the participants entering a magical citadel filled with 100 monsters of varying strengths and individually doing battle with any number of monsters they choose. Representing Fairy Tail Team A, Erza requests the 100 monsters as her opponents. | |||||||
| 167 | "100 Against 1" Transliteration: "Hyaku tai Ichi" (Japanese: 100対1) | Directed by : Kazunobu Shimizu Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Masakazu Yamagishi | February 2, 2013 (2013-02-02) | — | |
| Erza kills the 100 monsters using various types of armor to match their strength and weaknesses. As a result, the crowd praises Fairy Tail, and the guild is awarded with 10 points. Moreover, the game officials decided to determine the ranks of the remaining participants by means of a device called "Magic Power Finder" (sometimes abbreviated as MPF). Using this tool, participants must attack it with their magic power, which will, in turn, calculate and display their equivalent scores depending on the extent of power used. In the end, Cana of Fairy Tail Team B dominates the event by using the Fairy Glitter spell lent to her by Mavis, much to Makarov's surprise. With Cana's victory, Fairy Tail Team B receives 8 points, and the audience began to burst once more into a resounding swarm of cheers and claps due to the finish of the two Fairy Tail teams. Meanwhile, the Raven Tail team somehow managed to get an insider information regarding the battle matchups for the day, so the masked leader Alexei tells his subordinates Flare, Obra, Nalpudding, and Kurohebi that it's about time to proceed with their true mission. | |||||||
| 168 | "Laxus vs. Alexei" Transliteration: "Rakusasu tai Arekusei" (Japanese: ラクサス vs. アレクセイ) | Directed by : Yoshihisa Matsumoto Storyboarded by : Hiroyuki Fukushima | Shoji Yonemura | Tomohiro Koyama | February 9, 2013 (2013-02-09) | — | |
| In the battle portion of the Grand Magic Games' third day, Milliana of Mermaid Heel beats Semmes of Quatro Puppy while Saber Tooth's Rufus swiftly defeats Blue Pegasus' Eve. For the third match, Laxus of Fairy Tail Team B is chosen to battle against Alexei of Team Raven Tail. Since the opponent is from a suspicious guild, the Fairy Tail members take extra precautions by watching the actions of Ivan Dreyar as well as the other four Raven Tail members. However, as the match commences, the spectators are shocked to see Laxus being beaten by Alexei, although no cautious movements can be seen from the Raven Tail team. It turns out that the two dueling people are just illusions created by Alexei in order for him to have a talk with Laxus. Also, the other Raven Tail members being monitored by Fairy Tail are just lifelike illusions, for in reality they are with Alexei in the battlefield. Alexei reveals himself to be Ivan Dreyar. Unable to interrogate Laxus of the Lumen Histoire's location, Ivan and the Raven Tail members are forced to fight him. Before their battle begins, Ivan declares that Raven Tail is an anti-Fairy Tail guild. | |||||||
| 169 | "Wendy vs. Shelia" Transliteration: "Wendi tai Sheria" (Japanese: ウェンディ vs. シェリア) | Directed by : Yasuo Iwamoto Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Hiroko Kūrube | February 16, 2013 (2013-02-16) | — | |
| After Laxus defeats Ivan and the four Raven Tail elite members, Ivan's illusions disappear to the shock of everyone in the stadium. The game officials declare Laxus the victor, and Ivan tells him that Lumen Histoire is Fairy Tail’s 'darkness'. Due to the infraction of the rules, the Raven Tail team is disqualified for the remainder of the Games, and its members are captured by the soldiers. Later, Wendy of Fairy Tail Team A and Sherria Blendy of Team Lamia Scale face off to compete for the final match of the day. As the two exchange attacks, gusts of wind surround the arena since Sherria is revealed to be a Sky God Slayer. Wendy employs an advanced Sky Dragon Slayer attack much to Porlyusica's astonishment, causing Sherria to fall on the ground. Wendy is about to be announced as the winner of the bout when Sherria suddenly stands up with her wounds fully healed. Meanwhile, the Crime Sorcière guild senses the nefarious aura, and Jellal proceeds to the Domus Flau audience, oblivious that he bumped into Doranbolt, who, in turn, wonders what is Mystogan doing in Earthland. | |||||||
| 170 | "Small Fists" Transliteration: "Chiisana Kobushi" (Japanese: 小さな拳) | Directed by : Hazuki Mizumoto Storyboarded by : Hiroyuki Fukushima | Masashi Sogo | Futoshi Higashide | February 23, 2013 (2013-02-23) | — | |
| With Sherria being fully healed and Wendy being almost depleted of magic power, their battle continues, with the former casting a high-level spell towards the latter. However, it seems that Wendy enhances Sherria's physical strength, causing the attack to gain much force and thus missing Wendy. The two competitors then engage in a hand-to-hand combat, but due to the time limit and neither side is giving up, their battle resulted in a draw, giving both teams 5 points. Meanwhile, Jellal manages to track the sinister aura among the crowd in the form of a hooded stranger. Jellal is about to confront the aura source, but he is abruptly cornered by Doranbolt, Lahar, and other Rune Knights. Doranbalt then interrogates Jellal, and as his cover was blown, the Rune Knights, as well as Kagura and Milliana glancing nearby, are startled to see the true identity of Mystogan. Yajima convinces the Rune Knights that Mystogan is Jellal's Edolas counterpart, prompting Lahar to release the fugitive. Meanwhile, Laxus and Makarov have a small conversation regarding Lumen Histoire when Mavis appears and explains that Lumen Histoire is the ‘light’ of Fairy Tail. | |||||||
| 171 | "Naval Battle" Transliteration: "Nabaru Batoru" (Japanese: 海戦) | Noriaki Saito | Fumihiko Shimo | Jiemon Futsuzawa | March 2, 2013 (2013-03-02) | — | |
| As the jubilant Fairy Tail members celebrate their victories, the other people, such as Sting, Kagura, and Milliana, are contemplating on their own concerns, while Yukino is enlisted as a sergeant under Arcadios' command. Meanwhile, the fourth day of the competitions comes to a start with an event, "Naval Battle", which involves the participants swimming in a giant water sphere and knocking the other competitors out. After the other participants fall out of the aquatic sphere, a five-minute battle between Lucy and Minerva ensues. However, Minerva quickly attacks Lucy, and she manages to steal the keys of the Celestial Spirit mage. Regardless of this, Lucy refuses to surrender. After hearing Lucy's intentions, Minerva stops from attacking up to the extent that the five-minute mark was reached. However, Minerva resumes attacking Lucy until the game officials decide to halt the match. The Fairy Tail members snap, and Minerva dangles Lucy out of the sphere while the others rush to her aid. | |||||||
| 172 | "A Parfum for You" Transliteration: "Kimi ni Sasageru Parufamu" (Japanese: 君に捧げる香り) | Directed by : Mamoru Enomoto Storyboarded by : Hiroyuki Fukushima | Shoji Yonemura | Tomohiro Koyama | March 9, 2013 (2013-03-09) | — | |
| While Lucy is hospitalized and taken to the infirmary, the Fairy Tail members warn Saber Tooth that they have angered the worst possible guild to do so. Later, Makarov announces that the two Fairy Tail teams must merge as a result of the disqualification of Raven Tail and to compensate for the odd number of teams for the battle round. He also reveals that the new team will have the former Team A's 35 points to start with. The new Fairy Tail team, consisting of Natsu, Gray, Erza, Gajeel, and Laxus, are well-received as they enter the field. The second part of the tournament begins with a tag battle between Blue Pegasus' Ichiya and "Rabbit" and Quatro Puppy's Rocker and Bacchus. To everyone's shock, it is revealed that "Rabbit" is actually Nichiya in disguise, and after the Exceed is punched by Bacchus, Ichiya bulks up to defeat the Quatro Puppy opponents, awarding Blue Pegasus with 10 points. | |||||||
| 173 | "Battle of Dragon Slayers!" Transliteration: "Batoru・obu・Doragon Sureiyā" (Japanese: バトル・オブ・ドラゴンスレイヤー) | Junichi Wada | Fumihiko Shimo | Masanori Iizuka | March 16, 2013 (2013-03-16) | — | |
| Mermaid Heel's Kagura and Milliana and Lamia Scale's Lyon and Yuka face off for the second tag battle of the games. The two teams struggle to earn a victory, only to have their battle ending in a draw due to the time limit. For the third and final match of the day, the spectators look on in silence as Natsu and Gajeel of Team Fairy Tail and Sting and Rogue of Team Saber Tooth enter the field. As the battle commences, Sting and Rogue were about to take the initiative when they were suddenly attacked by Natsu and Gajeel. The four mages then exchange attacks; however, the audience watches in shock as the Fairy Tail Dragon Slayers overpower the Saber Tooth Dragon Slayers. Unable to keep themselves on par with their adversaries, Sting activates 'White Drive' while Rogue powers up using 'Shadow Drive'. | |||||||
| 174 | "Four Dragons" Transliteration: "Yonin no Doragon" (Japanese: 四人の竜) | Directed by : Tsuyoshi Tobita Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Nobuharu Ishido | March 23, 2013 (2013-03-23) | — | |
| The tag battle continues, with Sting and Rogue beginning to attack Natsu and Gajeel with their powers being increased. After receiving heavy blows from the Saber Tooth Dragon Slayers, Natsu and Gajeel manages to hold them off, thus forcing Sting and Rogue to activate "Dragon Force" on their own will, to the shock of the Fairy Tail audience. Sting decides to finish the Fairy Tail Dragon Slayers alone, for he held a promise to his Exceed friend Lector many years ago. As the three mages fight, the tide turns in favor of Sting as he unleashes a powerful attack on Natsu and Gajeel, resulting in the collapse of the arena floor, and after a hand-to-hand combat underground, Sting was seemingly the victor of the match. However, the Fairy Tail duo stands up, comments on Sting’s strength, and argues about his position while attacking, thereby causing Natsu to drag Gajeel on a mining cart and send it away. While Gajeel is left incapacitated due to motion sickness, Natsu challenges the Twin Dragons of Saber Tooth alone, in retribution to what Sting did earlier on them. | |||||||
| 175 | "Natsu vs. the Twin Dragons" Transliteration: "Natsu tai Sōryū" (Japanese: ナツ vs. 双竜) | Directed by : Kazunobu Fuseki Storyboarded by : Shinji Ishihira | Masashi Sogo | Hiroki Ikeshita | March 30, 2013 (2013-03-30) | — | |
| The tag battle of the Dragon Slayers comes to a close, with Natsu overpowering the combined attacks of Sting and Rogue. The Saber Tooth members watch in dismay, while Ziemma seethes in anger over the defeat of the Twin Dragons, frightening the nearby spectators away. The rest of Fairy Tail celebrates in joy as its team receives 10 points, finally surpassing Team Saber Tooth by a single point. Meanwhile, Gajeel, back to his senses after being dragged by Natsu into a cart earlier, stumbles upon a cave full of dragon skeletons. During that night, Jellal manages to corner the source of the dark aura, standing in disbelief at the identity of the stranger. | |||||||
References
General
- "Episodes 151-162" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
- "Episodes 163-175" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
Specific
- "あにてれ: FAIRY TAIL" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- "Fairy Tail Anime's TV Run to End on March 30". Anime News Network. March 2, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- "ポニーキャニオン - FAIRY TAIL (38): DVD". Pony Canyon. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- "ポニーキャニオン - FAIRY TAIL (39): DVD". Pony Canyon. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- "ポニーキャニオン - FAIRY TAIL (43): DVD". Pony Canyon. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
- "ポニーキャニオン - FAIRY TAIL (44): DVD". Pony Canyon. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- "Fairy Tail Season 4". Animax Asia. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
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