Fairy Tail To End In Ten Chapters

It looks like Fairy Tail fans just can't get a break. After a length anime hiatus, it appeared as if the series was on the up when A-1 Pictures confirmed the series was getting a new anime feature. However, the news did come at a price. Shortly before the film premiered, fans learned that Fairy Tail would be wrapping up its lengthy manga after years in publication. Now, fans have gotten a direct answer as to how many chapters Fairy Tail has left, and it has fans feeling a bit down.

Seriously, the remaining chapters barely hit double digits.

Over in Japan, Kodansha's latest issue of Weekly Shonen Magazine announced there are only ten more chapters of Fairy Tail left to go. Hiro Mashima will spread the content out over 2 volumes in the long run, leaving Fairy Tail with a total of 63 volumes before it ends.

Not long ago, Mashima shared a statement with fans about the end of Fairy Tail, and the lengthy message thanked fans for their loyal support. Once Mashima wraps his current series, the creator says he plans to embark on a new project which takes place in a totally unconnected world. However, the creator did say he doesn't believe Fairy Tail is over for good - not yet. Over on Twitter, Mashima hinted that he has lots of plans and one of them may be to return to the mages guild sometime in the future.

You can read part of Hiro Mashima's original statement below:

"This project started as a fun thing to do while feeling a bit adventurous, trying to solve various obstacles in the journey. But if I continued doing just what for a long time, I would get tired, so I started including a variety of things.

Since my previous work was quite a heavy story, I remember thinking to myself that I wanted to go a bit light this time. But, even so, this story turned into something with a huge war. A big difference between the previous work and this one is that Natsu is not fighting for world peace, right? In the previous one, the characters were fighting to protect the world. This time, they just want to protect their guild. Natsu even said in the Edolas arc, "We joined the guild to live, that's why I don't care about the world."

Althought it is quite annoying that he cannot be thought of as a hero of this story thanks to that, both stories are still very similar to some extent. Fight to survive. Fight for your friends. It may not lead to world peace, but it is all justice for Natsu - and I love that about Natsu.

After this, I have the will to draw more as well - something to set in a new world. Yes, I want to write a new story! Fairy Tail will be completed in about 2 more volumes. After that, I will feel a bit empty. But it is exciting to think about all the new things that might start later. Thank you so much for the support! My new work will begin soon, so please watch the final curtain draw over our fairies until then."

[HT] ANN