<P> Fairy Tail is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same title by Hiro Mashima . Produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight, and directed by Shinji Ishihira, it was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 12, 2009, to March 30, 2013 . It later continued its run on April 5, 2014, and ended on March 26, 2016 . On July 20, 2017, Mashima confirmed on Twitter that the final season of Fairy Tail will air in 2018 . The series follows the adventures of Natsu Dragneel, a member of the Fairy Tail wizards' guild and mage who is searching for the dragon Igneel, and partners with Lucy Heartfilia, a celestial wizard . </P> <P> The series uses 44 different pieces of theme music: 22 opening themes and 22 ending themes . Several CDs containing the theme music and other tracks have been released by Pony Canyon . The first DVD compilation was released on January 29, 2010, with individual volumes being released monthly . The Southeast Asian network Animax Asia aired part of the series locally in English . </P>

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