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questions: when will fairy tail final season be released
name: List of Fairy Tail episodes
contexts: 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 .