| Native Title | Fairy Tail: 100-nen Quest (FAIRY TAIL 100年クエスト) |
| Manga By | Mashima Hiro (Story), Ueda Atsuo (Art) |
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest Episode 1 Review: At last, the favourite mages are back stronger than ever with a new adventure. Let us see how this episode was.
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Overview
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest is a Japanese manga series created by Hiro Mashima, with illustrations by Atsuo Ueda. It acts as a continuation of Mashima’s previous series, Fairy Tail, and began serialization on Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket app in July 2018. By April 2024, the manga has been collected into seventeen tankōbon volumes in Japan, with Kodansha USA handling its English release in North America.
An anime adaptation was announced during the “Hiro Mashima Fan Meeting” livestream on September 11, 2021. The anime is being produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Toshinori Watanabe, with Shinji Ishihira serving as the chief director. The series features an opening theme titled “Story,” performed by Da-ice, and an ending theme called “Tomo yo, Koko de Sayonara da” (“My Friend, We Say Our Farewells Here”), performed by Boku ga Mitekatta Aozora.
The anime will be available for streaming on Crunchyroll, with Muse Communication licensing it for Southeast Asia. This sequel continues the adventures of the Fairy Tail guild as they embark on the perilous 100 Years Quest, taking fans on a new journey filled with magic and excitement.
Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest Episode 1 Review has minor spoilers
Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest Episode 1 Review And Recap
Watching Fairy Tail after so many years and witnessing the banter between friends was a healing experience. I don’t know how much non-fans will like Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest but for fans, who grew up watching these mages go on wonderful adventures, this was an absolute treat.
The episode begins with new recruits joining the Guild which is also the strongest Guild ever. However, not all of them are actually talented or brave enough to become a member other than one woman, Touka. But she is a complete duplicate of Juvia as she is very much obsessed with Natsu. Her love is similar to that of a fangirl and on the very first day, she butts head with Juvia because of their like-minded characteristics.
Nut Natsu, Lucy, Erza, Wendy, Gray, Happy and Carla are nowhere to be seen inside the Guild. Apparently, they are on a very important mission which is called the 100-year quest. This is a difficult mission that Guildarts attempted and failed to complete. Not only that, but it is so challenging and dangerous that he lost some of his body parts and couldn’t come back unscathed.
When Natsu and company reach the guild that has commissioned this quest they find out more about the whole mission. The Guild is called Magia Dragon and it is the very first Guild ever made. The Grand Master of this guild is an interesting fellow who further reminds the group of all the risks that they can come across.
The first episode of this anime was a nostalgic journey as it reminds you of the good old days. The animation is pretty good and we can expect some good action sequences from this studio. Other than that, the music is also very nostalgic and yes we do get the iconic fairy tale tune as well. Plotwise, it is still too early to say how the whole season will turn out, but as of now, it seems decent enough.
Verdict
The trademark Fairy Tail comedy and the fanservice are apparent here as well, something that I have no complaints about. As a fan, I love this episode and would urge you to watch it. Even if you have no idea what this anime is about, things are explained pretty nicely for you to enjoy.
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