Status
Available
Series
Collection
Publication
Del Rey (2008), 208 pages
Description
Comic and Graphic Books. Fantasy. Fiction. THE WICKED SIDE OF WIZARDRY ? Cute girl wizard Lucy wants to join the Fairy Tail, a club for the most powerful wizards. But instead, her ambitions land her in the clutches of a gang of unsavory pirates le by a devious magician. Her only hope is Natsu, a strange boy she happens to meet on her travels. Natsu's not your typical hero - he gets motion sickness, eats like a pig, and his best friend is a talking cat. With friends like this, is Lucy better off with her enemies?
User reviews
LibraryThing member ShmooComics
Pretty humorous read with some hilarious art to match. Definitely fun.
LibraryThing member terriko
A fun story set in a fairly standard fantasy world, filled with lots of humour and an interesting cast of characters. Nothing too unique thus far -- it could be pretty much any fantasy video game ever written -- but it doesn't need to be a new tale (tail?) to be an entertaining one!
LibraryThing member BaschukR
Fairy Tail is a Manga or Graphic Novel series that has been written for teens ages 13 and up by author Hiro Masima.
Lucy is a seventeen year old wizard whose main goal in life is to join the wizard’s guild known as Fairy Tail, one of the most powerful wizard’s guilds in the country.
When Lucy
Little does Lucy know that Fairy Tail is not a normal wizard’s guild. It is filled with strange, interesting, and very powerful wizards. Now Lucy has joined up with Natsu on various jobs posted by the guild, but with his perchance for destroying property, would Lucy have been better off not being saved by Natsu?
I thought that this manga series has potential. There was enough action to keep a reader interested, as well as the start on some background information on the main characters. This series actually reminds me a bit of One Piece in its style. I would recommend this series for anyone who likes fantasy/adventure manga, and I believe that those who have read and enjoyed One Piece will also enjoy this series.
Lucy is a seventeen year old wizard whose main goal in life is to join the wizard’s guild known as Fairy Tail, one of the most powerful wizard’s guilds in the country.
When Lucy
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becomes ensnared in a charm, she is inadvertently saved by a young wizard named Natsu and his talking cat Happy, who are on a quest to find the dragon known as Igneel. Natsu is a member of the Fairy Tail guild, and invites Lucy to join.Little does Lucy know that Fairy Tail is not a normal wizard’s guild. It is filled with strange, interesting, and very powerful wizards. Now Lucy has joined up with Natsu on various jobs posted by the guild, but with his perchance for destroying property, would Lucy have been better off not being saved by Natsu?
I thought that this manga series has potential. There was enough action to keep a reader interested, as well as the start on some background information on the main characters. This series actually reminds me a bit of One Piece in its style. I would recommend this series for anyone who likes fantasy/adventure manga, and I believe that those who have read and enjoyed One Piece will also enjoy this series.
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LibraryThing member scote23
Cute story idea, but probably had the most fan service out of anything I read for class. I had expected more from my seinen reading.
LibraryThing member blog_gal
Other than the sexual humor (using female looks to get better prices on wizarding merchandise from men), this volume was very good. It has a good plot, well developed characters, and has a good bit of humor. I will be excited to read the next volumes.
LibraryThing member benuathanasia
I'm not the largest fan of manga. I like graphic novels (mostly Dark Horse and Marvel) but I find much gets lost in the translation of Japanese to English for manga. Not only that, but there's a distinct difference between western story telling and eastern storytelling that is difficult for me to
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LibraryThing member Salsabrarian
Picked this up after reading an interview with the author. Ehhh, not my cup of tea. The characters' horrified looks are hilarious though.
LibraryThing member SqueakyChu
This book was really fun to read. I didn't think so at the beginning, but I was very happy I read it by the end. I mostly felt that way because the book was not very developed until near the end. I learned how Natsu, Lucy and Happy, all in FairyTail, the guild of wizards, became a team.
I also was
At the end of the book were some interesting and valuable notes by the author as to how his Japanese work translates into English in more ways than just words. Both puns and cultural items are used to bridge the language gap.
The very end of the book had the opening panels to volume 2, which I think would also be a fun read.
I also was
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intrigued by the artwork. Each panel was extremely detailed, and there was much to see by studying those details in depth. I also was surprised by how beautiful the author and manga artist could make Lucy in one panel and how grotesque in another panel. The book's pictures of her proceeded just like that, back and forth. At the end of the book were some interesting and valuable notes by the author as to how his Japanese work translates into English in more ways than just words. Both puns and cultural items are used to bridge the language gap.
The very end of the book had the opening panels to volume 2, which I think would also be a fun read.
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LibraryThing member davisfamily
Just a solid fun Manga…. Love these friends till the end stories
Awards
Kodansha Manga Award (2009)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2006-12-15
ISBN
0345501330 / 9780345501332