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Fairy Tail Watch Order
The Fairy Tail franchise runs to nine entries — four TV series, two films and three OVAs and specials — spanning 2009 to 2024, 364 episodes in all. The list below follows release order: start with Fairy Tail (2009) and work down. Filler turns up in two of them, the heaviest being Fairy Tail at 21.1%.
- Entries9
- Episodes455
- TV series4
- Films2
For most franchises release order is also the best viewing order. The common exception is a prequel — released late, but set first — so check the years in the table if a title looks out of place.
The order
| # | Title | Type | Year | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Fairy Tail FAIRY TAIL 21.1% filler — see what to skip Watch on Crunchyroll YouTube +1 | TV | 2009 | 175 |
| 2 |  | FAIRY TAIL OVA | OVA | 2011 | 5 |
| 3 |  | Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess FAIRY TAIL: Houou no Miko Watch on Hulu Tubi TV | MOVIE | 2012 | 1 |
| 4 |  | Fairy Tail the Movie: Prologue - The First Morning FAIRY TAIL: Houou no Miko - Hajimari no Asa | SPECIAL | 2013 | 1 |
| 5 |  | Fairy Tail Series 2 FAIRY TAIL (2014) 9.8% filler — see what to skip Watch on Crunchyroll | TV | 2014 | 102 |
| 6 |  | FAIRY TAIL (2014) OVA | OVA | 2016 | 3 |
| 7 |  | Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry FAIRY TAIL: DRAGON CRY Watch on Crunchyroll | MOVIE | 2017 | 1 |
| 8 | | Fairy Tail Final Season FAIRY TAIL (2018) Watch on Crunchyroll YouTube | TV | 2018 | 51 |
| 9 |  | FAIRY TAIL 100 YEARS QUEST FAIRY TAIL: 100 YEARS QUEST Watch on iQ Bilibili TV +2 | TV | 2024 | 25 |
Where to watch Fairy Tail
Crunchyroll carries the most of it, 5 of the 9 entries. Each link goes to the earliest entry that service carries, so you start at the beginning rather than wherever its search drops you.
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Streaming destinations as listed by AniList, checked September 26, 2026. Catalogues differ by country and change often — check the service for your own region.
Filler in Fairy Tail
2 series in this franchise have their own filler list.
Where to start
Fairy Tail (2009) is the earliest entry. Across the Fiore kingdom, wizards join guilds and make their pay by filling magical needs—but one guild has a reputation as the roughest, rowdiest, most dangerous of all: Fairy Tail! When four young Fairy Tail members unite, their bond is forged by a power found in neither muscle nor magic and grows stronger with every…
What to watch after Fairy Tail
603 people who watched Fairy Tail recommend Black Clover as the next thing — more than any other title. These are votes cast by viewers on AniList, not genre matches:
More like this
Fairy Tail is filed under 4 genres on this site. Each one lists every other franchise that shares it, with its watch order and filler figures.
Franchises sharing the most genres with Fairy Tail — a rough match by subject, not the vote-ranked suggestions above.
Frequently asked
How many episodes of Fairy Tail are there?
Fairy Tail has 455 episodes across 4 TV series, plus 2 films, which are counted separately.
How many Fairy Tail entries are there?
9 in total: 4 TV series, 2 films, and 3 OVAs and specials.
What order should I watch Fairy Tail in?
Release order works for Fairy Tail — start with Fairy Tail (2009) and follow the table on this page.
Do I need to watch the Fairy Tail films and OVAs?
Most films and OVAs in a long-running franchise are side stories that sit outside the main continuity. They can be watched at any point, or skipped entirely, without losing the thread of the main series.
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