<P> Production of a second Fairy Tail film was first announced in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in May 2015, with key and concept artwork illustrated by Hiro Mashima depicting the character Natsu Dragneel in a half - draconic form seen in the finished film . The film's campaign promotes the climax of the Fairy Tail manga series, which concluded its run on July 26, 2017 . </P> <P> The film was released in Japan on May 6, 2017, with an international release in select theaters scheduled the same month . Madman Entertainment announced plans to distribute the film theatrically in Australia and New Zealand . Anime Limited distributed and released the film on 17 May 2017 in the United Kingdom, with further screenings scheduled for 19 May 2017 . German distributor KAZÉ Anime brought the film on June 27 and July 16 2017 in cinemas in Germany and Austria . </P> <P> On July 14, 2017, Funimation announced limited theatrical screenings of the film in North America . The film was screened on August 14, 2017 in a subtitled - only format in the United States and Canada, and on August 16 and 19 in a dubbed format in the United States . Screenings for the dub were scheduled for August 17 in Canada . </P> <P> The film was released on DVD and Blu - Ray in Japan on November 17th, 2017 . </P>

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