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The Best Episodes of Fairy Tail

Every episode of Fairy Tail ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Fairy Tail!

Best episode
S8E12 Mavis and Zeref
9.3439 votes
Worst episode
S1E9 Natsu Devours a Village
6.6393 votes
Top season
Season 4
9.1avg
Binge time
5d 14h
328 episodes

Seasons8

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Fairy Tail Season 8 Episode 12 - Mavis and Zeref
    9.3/10(439 votes)
    S8:E12

    Mavis finally reveals the secrets of her past, including her connection with Fairy Tail, Zeref, and her own sin. The ever-turning gears of fate offer glimpses of hope, but also produce one final, tragic contradiction.

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  2. Fairy Tail Season 8 Episode 7 - Memories
    9.2/10(549 votes)
    S8:E7

    About 400 years ago, a boy who lost his beloved family, continued his forbidden search and was cursed by the God Ankhseram.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Fairy Tail Season 8 Episode 17 - Natsu vs. Zeref
    9.2/10(469 votes)
    S8:E17

    Wizard guilds all across Fiore join Fairy Tail in the battle against Zeref's armies. Meanwhile, Natsu and Happy speed off to the west to defeat Zeref once and for all.

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  4. Fairy Tail Season 8 Episode 50 - Hearts Connected
    9.1/10(699 votes)
    S8:E50

    Lucy's plan for stopping Acnologia's physical form is immediately ruined, but everyone comes together to keep hope alive. Inside the time rift, Natsu and the other Dragon Slayers face the spirit form of Acnologia in an epic seven-against-one battle.

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  5. Fairy Tail Season 8 Episode 51 - Dearest Friends
    9.1/10(504 votes)
    S8:E51

    Using the power of all seven Dragon Slayers, Natsu unleashes one final, soulful attack on Acnologia. One year later, Lucy reveals everything that has happened since the battle.

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  6. Fairy Tail Season 8 Episode 47 - When the Fire Dies
    9.1/10(409 votes)
    S8:E47

    Mavis faces Zeref alone inside Fairy Tail's guildhall. As she reveals her conflicting feelings and the key to her plan, Zeref makes a sudden realization. Meanwhile, Lucy's team watches as Zeref's Book of E.N.D. starts to fade away…

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  8. Fairy Tail Season 8 Episode 41 - My Name Is...
    8.9/10(360 votes)
    S8:E41

    August seeks to understand the love that is shared between parent and child. When he threatens to kill Cana, Gildarts responds with rage. Meanwhile, Natsu and Zeref continue their epic battle, but a new situation develops when Larcade arrives.

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  9. Fairy Tail Season 8 Episode 32 - Broken Bonds
    8.9/10(314 votes)
    S8:E32

    Natsu and Gray clash, unable to curb the hatred that has taken hold inside them. Meanwhile, Erza's group struggles to break through the massive enemy army. After Irene unleashes her special power, Mavis and Makarov step in to save the day.

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  10. Fairy Tail Season 1 Episode 40 - Titania Falls
    8.8/10(515 votes)
    S1:E40

    Natsu works on wrecking the tower, much to the possessed wizard’s aggravation—who gets a taste of the Dragon Slayer’s true power. As the aftershock of the Etherion blast threatens to take everyone out, Erza decides to take one for the team.

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  11. Fairy Tail Season 6 Episode 39 - Tartaros Chapter, Finale - Where the Power of Life Lies
    8.8/10(320 votes)
    S6:E39

    In this epilogue to the Tartaros saga, the dragons reveal a tragic secret to Fairy Tail, while Natsu makes a vow to Igneel's fading soul. In the aftermath, Makarov dissolves the guild, several members set out on their own quests, and Zeref drops a shocking revelation.

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  12. Fairy Tail Season 6 Episode 38 - Tartaros Chapter - Drops of Fire
    8.8/10(303 votes)
    S6:E38

    It's dragons to the rescue before the Face devices can siphon all magic from the continent. But even as one crisis is averted, there's still the final battle between Igneel and Acnologia, as well as the reappearance of another well-nigh omnipotent foe.

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  13. Fairy Tail Season 8 Episode 26 - Together, Always
    8.8/10(300 votes)
    S8:E26

    Gajeel attempts to defeat the invulnerable Bloodman in a last-ditch effort to save Levy. Meanwhile, Natsu's team watches on as Brandish tries to negotiate with August. Elsewhere, Irene and Acnologia come face to face with each other.

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  14. Fairy Tail Season 8 Episode 49 - Magic of Hope
    8.7/10(548 votes)
    S8:E49

    Inside the time rift, and with the fate of the world on the line, the seven Dragon Slayers battle Acnologia. Outside the rift, Acnologia's physical form continues to wreak havoc. The situation seems hopeless, until Lucy comes up with a last-ditch plan…

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  15. Fairy Tail Season 1 Episode 28 - Fairy Law
    8.7/10(476 votes)
    S1:E28

    Thanks to a celestial smarty, Natsu gets fired up enough to finish off the cocky Gajeel. As Jose is moments from crushing Erza, extreme powers collide when Fairy Tail’s fearsome leader makes a blinding return to burn out Phantom Lord.

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  16. Fairy Tail Season 6 Episode 22 - Tartaros Chapter - A Strike from the Stars
    8.7/10(321 votes)
    S6:E22

    All of the Fairy Tail members are flash-frozen, possibly dead, within the giant Tartaros prison called Plutogrim... except for Lucy, who seems to have escaped that fate through luck alone. But that luck seems to have run out as she's pursued through the prison by the members of Tartaros, including the Nine Demon Gates! So it's a good thing she can always count on her friends, the Celestial Spirits!

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  17. Fairy Tail Season 6 Episode 26 - Tartaros Chapter - Gray vs. Silver
    8.7/10(312 votes)
    S6:E26

    The battle between Gray and Silver continues, although it's an uphill one for the Fairy Tail members, as Silver is an Ice Devil Slayer and therefore immune to ice attacks. Meanwhile, Wendy comes up with a desperate plan to stop the 3,000 magic pulse bombs from going off in less than an hour!

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  18. Fairy Tail Season 6 Episode 27 - Tartaros Chapter - A Silver Wish
    8.7/10(311 votes)
    S6:E27

    Gray knows the truth, that Silver really is his father! Juvia battles Keys, the puppet master of the dead. And petite mushroom Franmalth gives the Fairy Tail members the runaround so they can't stop the 3,000 Face devices from going off.

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  19. Fairy Tail Season 8 Episode 13 - Fairy Heart
    8.7/10(302 votes)
    S8:E13

    The "miracle" that Mavis and Zeref create, has evolved into a powerful form of magic that must keep in secret. Mavis is still regretful for her sin, but the wizards of the guild try to cheer her up. The Alvarez Empire prepares to approach to Ishgar!

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  20. Fairy Tail Season 5 Episode 22 - Time of Life
    8.6/10(302 votes)
    S5:E22

    As several wizards across Crocus are cornered and killed by the dragons, Ultear recalls her forbidden Last Ages spell, which is capable of reversing time at the cost of the user's life. After deciding to atone for for her lifelong misdeeds, she casts the spell in an attempt to avoid the dragons' arrival in the present. Afterward, she discovers that only one minute has been reversed and collapses. As a result of her spell, however, the wizards are able to foresee and prevent their own deaths, including Gray's. Lucy reunites with her friends at Eclipse and reveals that, according to her future self's notebook, they can return Future Rogue and the dragons to their respective time periods by destroying Eclipse once and for all.

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  21. Fairy Tail Season 6 Episode 23 - Tartaros Chapter - Celestial Spirit King vs. Underworld King
    8.6/10(299 votes)
    S6:E23

    Lucy is a wreck after giving up Aquarius forever in exchange for a one-time summoning of the Celestial Spirit King, who then takes on Mard Geer, the Underworld King. And Lucy finds she doesn't have time for tears as the explosive Jackal tries to take her out of the picture.

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  22. Fairy Tail Season 8 Episode 18 - Across 400 Years
    8.6/10(291 votes)
    S8:E18

    Zeref, sensing his impending death, reveals the secret behind Natsu's birth. After learning the shocking truth, Natsu swings his fist one last time. Meanwhile, Fiore's wizard guilds begin to battle the Alvarez army and the Spriggan 12.

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  23. Fairy Tail Season 8 Episode 10 - Emperor Spriggan
    8.6/10(275 votes)
    S8:E10

    Brandish, of Alvarez's Army, meets Natsu and company on the Caracole Island. Her power is so strong, that extinguishes the completely island. Meanwhile in Alvarez, the Emperor Spriggan returns to the Empire.

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  24. Fairy Tail Season 1 Episode 48 - Fantasia
    8.5/10(458 votes)
    S1:E48

    The wrath of Laxus takes a shocking turn and a resilient fire-breather takes one last stand to stop the war. Despite the damage, the Fairy Tail wizards muster up the strength to put on a dazzling show for the Fantasia parade!

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  25. Fairy Tail Season 5 Episode 23 - Fields of Gold
    8.5/10(300 votes)
    S5:E23

    The only way to stop the rogue Rogue from the future and the seven dragons from the past is to destroy the gigantic time portal that they came through... except it's made out of Magnanium alloy, which is highly resistant to magic! Then, the future Lucy is dead, but long live future Lucy?! What lies in wait when her body dematerializes from the present?

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  26. Fairy Tail Season 8 Episode 46 - Raging Fire of the Dragon
    8.5/10(299 votes)
    S8:E46

    Fairy Tail and Blue Pegasus continue to battle Acnologia. With the time rift now open, they're forced to make a difficult decision. In the guildhall, Natsu makes a miraculous recovery and confronts Zeref one final time.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Mavis and Zeref" is the best rated episode of Fairy Tail. It scored 9.3/10 from 439 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on December 23, 2018. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Memories".

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