🧭 Watch order guide
Fairy Tail watch order
How to watch
Fairy Tail (2009, 175 episodes), Fairy Tail (2014, 102 episodes), Final Series (2018, 51 episodes), then the sequel 100 Years Quest (2024). The Key of the Starry Sky arc (episodes 125–150 of the first series) is anime-original filler. The two films, Phoenix Priestess and Dragon Cry, are standalone and optional; Dragon Cry fits best after the 2014 series.
4
core entries
2
movies to include
0
recaps / alt versions to skip
5d 23h
total core runtime
Where the hours go
Core story and movies in watch order · 5d 23h in total · longest: Fairy Tail
- Fairy Tail2d 22h
- Movie 1: Houou no Miko1h 26m
- Movie 2: Dragon Cry1h 25m
- Series 240h 48m
- (2018)19h 33m
- 100 Years Quest10h
Show as table
| Item | Runtime |
|---|---|
| Fairy Tail | 2d 22h |
| Movie 1: Houou no Miko | 1h 26m |
| Movie 2: Dragon Cry | 1h 25m |
| Series 2 | 40h 48m |
| (2018) | 19h 33m |
| 100 Years Quest | 10h |
Score across seasons
Peaked with (2018) at 8.21 · from first to latest, the score held steady
Show as table
| # | Entry | Score / 10 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairy Tail | 7.80 |
| 2 | Fairy Tail Series 2 | 8.19 |
| 3 | FAIRY TAIL (2018) | 8.21 |
| 4 | Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest | 7.71 |
Recommended order
- 1
- 2
Side storyoptionalFairy Tail OVAOVA · 2011 · 5 ep · 2h 15m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
- 3
Side storyoptionalTowa no KizunaMusic · 2011 · 1 ep · 3m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
- 4
MovieFairy Tail Movie 1: Houou no MikoMovie · 2012 · 1 ep · 1h 26m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
- 5
Side storyoptionalFairy Tail Movie 1: Houou no Miko - Hajimari no AsaSpecial · 2013 · 1 ep · 12m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
- 6
Spin-offoptionalFairy Tail x RaveOVA · 2013 · 1 ep · 25m
Spin-off – optional, different tone or cast.
- 7
MovieFairy Tail Movie 2: Dragon CryMovie · 2017 · 1 ep · 1h 25m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
- 8
- 9
- 10
Side storyoptionalFairy Tail OVA (2016)OVA · 2016 · 3 ep · 1h 21m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
- 11
- 12
Release order
- 1Fairy Tail2009-10
- 2Fairy Tail OVA2011-04
- 3Towa no Kizuna2011-10
- 4Fairy Tail Movie 1: Houou no Miko2012-08
- 5Fairy Tail Movie 1: Houou no Miko - Hajimari no Asa2013-02
- 6Fairy Tail x Rave2013-08
- 7Fairy Tail Series 22014-04
- 8Fairy Tail OVA (2016)2016-05
- 9Fairy Tail Movie 2: Dragon Cry2017-05
- 10FAIRY TAIL (2018)2018-10
- 11Fairyshiba2019-04
- 12Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest2024-07
Fairy Tail watch order FAQ
What order should I watch Fairy Tail in?
Fairy Tail (2009, 175 episodes), Fairy Tail (2014, 102 episodes), Final Series (2018, 51 episodes), then the sequel 100 Years Quest (2024). The Key of the Starry Sky arc (episodes 125–150 of the first series) is anime-original filler. The two films, Phoenix Priestess and Dragon Cry, are standalone and optional; Dragon Cry fits best after the 2014 series.
How long does it take to watch all of Fairy Tail?
The core story and movies run about 5d 23h. At two hours a day that is roughly 72 days.
Can I skip the recaps?
There are no recap episodes or compilation movies on record for this franchise.
Where does this order come from?
It is built automatically from the sequel, prequel, side-story and spin-off links in the Kitsu database and refreshed daily, so new seasons appear without manual edits.