Fairy Tail Zero Prequel Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation in January 

Fairy Tail Zero Prequel Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation in January

star in story about founding of Fairy Tail guild

is getting a TV anime adaptation. The announcement states that the staff will announce more details in the future on the official website for the

The tagline above reads, "The beginning of many things!! The adventure guided by magic and companions …"

The issue also reveals that the anime will premiere in January.

next issue will reveal the voice actress for Zera.

in July 2014, and he ended the manga in the magazine\'s 13th and final issue on July 17.

announced on Sunday that it has licensed the manga and will release it in summer 2016. The company describes the manga as follows:

prequel fans have been waiting for! Series creator

himself draws an all-new series that depicts the founding of the Fairy

Many years ago, Mavis Vermilion was a servant on Sirius Island, mistreated by a guild master and his daughter, Zera. But Mavis stayed positive, because her mother once told her that fairies never visit people who cry about their problems. When the guild came under attack, Mavis pulled Zera from the wreckage into the forest. Seven years went by, and the powerful wizards Warrod Sequen, Precht, and Yuri Dreyer arrived on the island, seeking a powerful jade gemstone. This journey would change the course of magical history...

is releasing new chapters online as they come out in Japan.

manga has inspired two TV anime series, two video anime, an anime film, and several spinoff manga. The second TV anime series began airing in Japan in April 2014, and

is releasing both series on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in North America.

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