The long-awaited anime adaptation of the popular manga sequel Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest has finally been confirmed. While the Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest release date remains unannounced, fans can expect the new anime series to launch sometime in 2024.
Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest continues the adventures of the rowdy wizard guild Fairy Tail, picking up one year after the climactic battle with Zeref and Acnologia. The manga began serialization in 2018 as a sequel to Hiro Mashima’s original Fairy Tail manga, which wrapped up its 11-year run in 2017.Â
With Fairy Tail being one of the most popular magic-battle manga/anime series of the 2010s, it was only a matter of time before the sequel got its own anime adaptation. Now fans will get to see Natsu, Lucy, Happy, Gray, Erza, Wendy, Carla and the rest of the Fairy Tail guild back in animated action as they take on dangerous new threats.
Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest Anime Story and Setting:
The story of Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest sees Natsu, Lucy and the core group of Fairy Tail wizards travel to the northern continent of Guiltina to take on an infamous century quest. Known as the 100 Years Quest, this job has stumped wizards for over a century due to its extreme difficulty level.
The quest? To seal away five powerful dragons known as the Five Dragon Gods, who each have the potential to wreak worldwide devastation on the scale of Fairy Tail’s previous adversary Acnologia, the notorious Black Dragon associated with the Apocalypse.
Beyond facing the Five Dragon Gods, Natsu’s team will also have to contend with two new antagonistic factions: the white witch Touka, who has infiltrated the Fairy Tail guild, and Diabolos, a dark guild of elite Dragon Slayers who have set their sights on slaying the Dragon Gods for their own purposes.
Fans can expect plenty of comedy, fanservice, callbacks to the original series and jaw-dropping animated magical battles as Natsu and his friends clash with dangerous new foes while also catching up with old fan-favorite characters.
Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest Anime Release Date Window:
While Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest was confirmed for anime adaptation in 2021, solid details and a release date remain scarce. However, based on production timelines for comparable shonen anime series, a 2024 release seems likely.
The anime industry generally needs two to three years of lead time for pre-production before an air date. Since 100 Years Quest is a sequel building on an established universe rather than a wholly original adaptation, it could have a shorter production cycle. However, 2023 may still be too soon.
A late 2023 announcement projecting a 2024 release window seems realistic. This would give the yet-unannounced animation studio adequate time to develop the series.
Which Studio Will Animate Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest?
The studio behind the 100 Years Quest adaptation also remains unconfirmed. A-1 Pictures animated the previous Fairy Tail anime series from 2009 to 2019. However, A-1 Pictures has since been absorbed into CloverWorks, the studio animating the current Fairy Tail spinoff series Eden’s Zero. As such, CloverWorks would be a strong contender.
Other possible candidates include J.C. Staff, the studio behind notable magic-battle anime such as Food Wars! and A Certain Magical Index. Madhouse, which animated the classic magic anime Hunter x Hunter, could also be a good fit. Fans eagerly await news on which studio will bring the sequel series to life.
Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest Anime Popularity Prospects
The new Fairy Tail anime arrives at an opportune time to capture a new generation of fans. While the previous anime aired during the reign of the “Big Three” mega-hits Naruto, Bleach and One Piece, the current anime landscape has diversified. New hits like Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia and Jujutsu Kaisen have proven there’s room for multiple popular shonen battle anime to succeed simultaneously.
With tighter pacing cutting filler content from the manga storyline, fluid action animation and nostalgia for the original driving older fans to return, Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest could become a major contender when it finally emerges, riding this wave of battle magic anime popularity.
The pieces are in place for the Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest anime adaptation to expand the franchise’s fandom when it launches. Although an exact premiere date remains unconfirmed, the smart money is on a late 2023 announcement projecting a 2024 release. Whenever it arrives, fans can expect high magic, higher stakes and the rowdy wizards of Fairy Tail back in action.
