archytele The Vault
Season guide

Fairy Tail: FAIRY TAIL ZERØ

12 episodes Premiered Jan 9, 2016 Updated Oct 8, 2026

The seventh season of Fairy Tail consists of twelve episodes covering two distinct narrative segments. The first ten episodes adapt the spin-off manga series titled Fairy Tail Zero, created by Hiro Mashima. This prequel narrative focuses specifically on the adventures of Mavis Vermillion, who is the first master of the Fairy Tail guild. Following this prequel arc, the final two episodes of the season adapt material d

Previously on Fairy Tail

Season 7 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Lucy Heartfilia is a seventeen-year-old celestial mage who runs away from home to travel to the land of Fiore and join the infamous Fairy Tail guild.
  • ⚡ Lucy meets Natsu Dragneel, a teenage boy and member of Fairy Tail who gets sick easily by any type of transportation and is looking for his foster parent, a dragon named Igneel.
  • ⚡ Natsu travels with his best friend, a cat named Happy.
  • ⚡ Lucy, Natsu, and Happy interact with other members of the Fairy Tail guild, including Gray and Erza, who treat members like family.
Advertisement

Season overview

The seventh season of Fairy Tail consists of twelve episodes covering two distinct narrative segments. The first ten episodes adapt the spin-off manga series titled Fairy Tail Zero, created by Hiro Mashima. This prequel narrative focuses specifically on the adventures of Mavis Vermillion, who is the first master of the Fairy Tail guild. Following this prequel arc, the final two episodes of the season adapt material directly from the last two chapters of the forty-ninth volume of the original manga. These concluding episodes depict Lucy Heartfilia reuniting with Natsu Dragneel and Happy at the Grand Magic Games. Throughout the season, the framing aligns with the broader series premise where characters navigate magical adventures and guild associations, involving notable figures such as Lucy, a seventeen-year-old celestial mage who runs away from home to travel to the land of Fiore and join the infamous guild, alongside Natsu, a young man who gets sick easily on transportation and is a member of the guild, and his best friend, Happy the cat.

Advertisement
Season 7 Episodes

Episode Guide

🛡️ SPOILER SHIELD

Season 7 Progress Shield

Future titles & synopses blurred. Tap "Reveal" on any card to peek.
Binge Efficiency Engine

Season 7: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

25%
75%
Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (9): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S7·E1 Mytharc

The Fairy In Your Heart

Jan 9, 2016 · 25 min

Natsu and Happy make a pilgrimage to Tenroujima, site of Mavis Vermillion's grave. This sets the stage for the origin story of Fairy Tail, with a six-year-old Mavis caught in the m

S7·E2 Core

The Adventure Begins

Jan 16, 2016 · 25 min

Mavis encounters treasure hunter Yuri Dreyar on Tenroujima and accepts his mind game challenge over the Tenrou Jade. This eventually leads to the beginning of a journey, but will M

S7·E3 Core

Treasure Hunt

Jan 23, 2016 · 25 min

As Mavis's journey by sea continues, she explores an ancient underwater temple in an effort to find treasure that will fund the near-broke Yuri and Warrod. However, she inadvertent

S7·E4 Core

Dancing with Blades

Jan 30, 2016 · 25 min

After taking in the sights, sounds, and tastes of the port town of Halcyon, Mavis gets down to the business of searching for Blue Skull. She teams up with a reticent Precht and the

S7·E5 Core

Moonlit Lake

Feb 6, 2016 · 25 min

During the trek to Magnolia, Mavis and the treasure hunters find a chilling tableau in the woods. It reminds Yuri of an earlier treasure-hunting adventure in which the three of the

S7·E6 Core

Blue Skull

Feb 13, 2016 · 25 min

Mavis and the treasure hunters explore the decrepit town of Magnolia, looking for answers. Soon enough, they learn of the town's tragic fate and get involved in battle against the

S7·E7 Core

Conveyer of Magic

Feb 20, 2016 · 25 min

While recuperating from their wounds in a forest, Mavis and her treasure hunter comrades encounter an enigmatic black magic wizard who is agreeable enough to teach them magic so th

S7·E8 Core

Treasure

Feb 27, 2016 · 25 min

Mavis and the treasure hunters enlist the good people of Magnolia to stage an uprising against their tormentors, the evil wizards of Blue Skull. It also helps that they now have th

S7·E9 Core

Law

Mar 5, 2016 · 25 min

Possessed by the Tenrou Jade and transformed into a dragon skeleton, Yuri runs amok through Magnolia. Only Mavis has a chance at saving him with a form of ancient ultra-magic, but

S7·E10 Core

Eternal Adventure

Mar 12, 2016 · 25 min

Mavis says farewell to Zera and contemplates her next move after the successful defeat of Blue Skull. The heartbreaking, hopeful final episode of this arc marks the end of the begi

S7·E11 Mytharc

Challenger

Mar 19, 2016 · 25 min

One year after the dissolution of Fairy Tail, Lucy has become an editorial trainee for Weekly Sorcerer. On the final day of the latest Grand Magic Games, she spots a scandal and lo

S7·E12 Mytharc

Message of Flame

Mar 26, 2016 · 25 min

After being reunited, Natsu and Happy regale Lucy with tales of their yearlong journey, but are shocked to hear that Fairy Tail is disbanded. Soon, though, Natsu feels the call to

Advertisement