<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Fairy Tail (season 6) Next → Fairy Tail Zero </Td> </Tr> <P> The seventh season of the Fairy Tail anime series is directed by Shinji Ishihira and produced by A-1 Pictures and Bridge . Like the rest of the series, it follows the adventures of Natsu Dragneel and Lucy Heartfilia of the fictional guild, Fairy Tail . The season contains three story arcs . The first 27 episodes continue the "Grand Magic Games" (大 魔 闘 演武 編, Dai Matō Enbu - hen) arc, which adapts material from the beginning of the 36th to the middle of the 40th volume of the Fairy Tail manga by Hiro Mashima . Focusing on Natsu and the others who have been frozen in time for seven years on Sirius Island, the members continue to participate in the Grand Magic Games, an annual competition to decide Fiore's strongest guild . However, they encounter a conspiracy involving the Eclipse Project and the imminent destruction of the Fiore Kingdom . The next 24 episodes form an original storyline called "Eclipse Celestial Spirits" (日蝕 星 霊 編, Nisshoku Seirei - hen), in which the twelve celestial spirits of the Zodiac rebel against their owners Lucy and Yukino after being transformed by the black magic gate Eclipse . The third arc is "Tartaros" (冥府 の 門 (タルタロス) 編, Tarutarosu - hen), which adapts material from the rest of the manga's 40th volume to the middle of the 49th volume . The arc depicts Fairy Tail's battle with a dark guild of Zeref's demons who aim to resurrect their master and Zeref's ultimate creation, E.N.D. </P> <P> The season began airing on April 5, 2014 on TV Tokyo . The first DVD compilation was released with the first issue of Fairy Tail Monthly magazine on July 17, 2014, renumbered as "Vol. 1". The season is simulcast by North American licensor Funimation Entertainment, subtitled in English on their website, and by Crunchyroll . Fourteen pieces of theme music have been used for this season . The first opening used for the first thirteen episodes of the season, titled "Masayume Chasing", is performed by BoA while the first ending theme is "Kimi to Kare to Boku to Kanojo to" (君 と 彼 と 僕 と 彼女 と, lit . "You, Him, Me, and Her") performed by Breathe . The second opening is "Strike Back", performed by Back - On, while the second ending, "Kokoro no Kagi" (心 の 鍵, lit . "Heart's Key"), is performed by May J. The third opening is "Mysterious Magic", performed by Do as Infinity, while the third ending, "Kimi no Mirai" (キミノミライ, lit . "Your Future"), is performed by Root Five . The fourth opening is "Break Out" by V6, while the fourth ending, "Don't Let Me Down", is performed by Mariya Nishiuchi . The fifth opening is "Yumeiro Graffiti" (ユメ イロ グラフィティ, Yumieiro Gurafiti, lit . "Dream - Colored Graffiti") by Tackey and Tsubasa, while the fifth ending is "Never Ever" by Tokyo Girls' Style . The sixth opening is "Never - End Tale", performed by Tatsuyuki Kobayashi and Konomi Suzuki, while the sixth ending is "Forever Here," performed by Yoko Ishida . The seventh opening is "Believe in Myself", performed by Edge of Life, while the seventh ending, "Azayaka na Tabiji" (鮮やか な 旅路, lit . "Bright Journey"), is performed by Megumi Mori . </P>

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