Fairy Tail Watch Order
All 9 entries in the Fairy Tail franchise, in the order to watch them — 2009–2024.
- Entries9
- Episodes364
- TV series 4
- Films 2
This list is in release order — the order these were broadcast. For most franchises that is also the best viewing order, but prequels are the common exception.
The order
| # | Title | Type | Year | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Fairy Tail FAIRY TAIL | TV | 2009 | 175 |
| 2 |  | FAIRY TAIL OVA | OVA | 2011 | 5 |
| 3 |  | Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess FAIRY TAIL: Houou no Miko | 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) | TV | 2014 | 102 |
| 6 |  | FAIRY TAIL (2014) OVA | OVA | 2016 | 3 |
| 7 |  | Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry FAIRY TAIL: DRAGON CRY | MOVIE | 2017 | 1 |
| 8 |  | Fairy Tail Final Season FAIRY TAIL (2018) | TV | 2018 | 51 |
| 9 |  | FAIRY TAIL 100 YEARS QUEST FAIRY TAIL: 100 YEARS QUEST | TV | 2024 | 25 |
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…
Frequently asked
How many Fairy Tail entries are there?
9 in total: 4 TV series, 2 films, and 3 OVAs and specials.
Do I need to watch the 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.