Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry TV Spot Highlights All-New Action, Characters

Thanks to the folks at GAGA, Fairy Tail fans can get a brand-new look at the franchise’s next feature film. In just a few months, Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry will be released in Japan before it airs internationally. The movie will end the hiatus Fairy Tail has been on for some time to refocus on core characters such as Natsu and Lucy. The film’s newest trailer gives fans an eyeful of what it will feature, so audiences can expect a lot of magic and a bit of skin.

You can watch the trailer above!

In the trailer, fans are shown familiar and new faces. Natsu is seen harnessing his Dragon Slayer abilities whilst other mages such as Juvia work with their specialties. If no one knew any better, they make think that Lucy’s gift was distraction as she is seen performing some sensual dances. And, towards the end, it looks like Happy gets a bit of a makeover which freaks even Natsu out! If you are able to perturb the bone-headed mage, then you must have done something drastic!

Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry is being overseen by a group of industry professionals. It is directed by Tatsuma Minamikawa over at A-1 Pictures. Shoji Yonemura wrote the film’s script while Yuuko Yamada oversaw all of its character designs. As for its music, Yasuharu Takanashi returned to score the feature. Back in May 2015, Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine confirmed the feature was coming. The franchise’s first film, Fairy Tail The Movie: Phoenix Princess, debuted back in 2012.

You can read a translated version of the synopsis for Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry below:

A new story of the popular manga “FAIRY TAIL” from “Weekly Shonen Magazine” is engraved on the screen.

The movie this time is an original story based on an a new 200-page story authored by original creator Hiromu Mashima himself!

On an isolated island surrounded by cliffs in the Stella Kingdom, familiar characters like Natsu and Lucy and other original characters color the screen. The manga has already entered its final chapter! While the excitement is ramping up, will its origins finally revealed on the big screen!?

If you are not familiar with Fairy Tail, then it is about time you familiarized yourself with the anime. The series follows a guild of young, powerful wizards who call Fairy Tail family. Set in a fictional Earth, a boy named Natsu teams up with an unlikely friend Lucy Heartfilia as the latter dreams of becoming a powerful wizard. To date, there are more than 250 episodes of the acclaimed series, and fans can expect more to come in the new year.

The film will begin showing in Japan on May 6.