Years after “Fairy Tail” last aired in September 2019, the creator, Hiro Mashima, during a Q and A live stream, was asked about the continuation of the Fairy Tail franchise. He confirmed that there will be a sequel called “Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest,” which will be coming around early January or spring of 2024. The sequel “Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest” takes place where the main character Natsu Dragneel and his team embark on the 100 years quest to “seal” five potentially destructive Dragons in hiding known as the Five Dragon Gods, all equal in standing with Acnologia, the antagonist. The rest of its members at the guildhall are introduced to a new recruit named Touka. Stirring suspicions by Gajeel, Juvia and Jellal. Making for an anticipated and long awaited sequel to the Fairy Tail franchise. 

For those who don’t know, Fairy Tail is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It was centralized in Kodansha’s weekly Shonen Magazine from August 2006 to July 2017, and then adapted to an animated series, produced by A-1 Pictures and Sate light, and directed by Shinji Ishihira from 2009 to 2013. Running again on April 5 2014, to March 26 2016. Then aired from October 2018, to September 2019. The series took off, selling off to over 72 million copies in print, making it one of the best selling manga series of all time. Not only that but it had inspiring numerous spin-offs, including a prequel, Fairy Tail Zero, and the newly announced sequel, Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest. 

The plot of Fairy Tail is about a young man with pink hair named Natsu Dragneel. Natsu was taken under a dragon, Igneel, which was adopted and raised as his own. Because Igneel was a dragon, Natsu had the abilities, skill, and mental prowess of a dragon. Becoming one of the Dragon Slayers, allowing him to do as a dragon could. But fatefully, Igneel disappeared, along with all of the dragons. And on that day, Natsu Dragneel made it his quest to find his adopted dad and all of the dragons. To bring them back and find out who or where they had vanished to. Natsu and his comrades’ journey embarked for an ionic and memorable franchise, ending in July 26, 2017. 

Until now. The upcoming sequel is one of the most hyped and anticipated comebacks for the series.