

DVDs of their adaptations were not released. Their adaptation aired from Septemto December 6, 2011. The season was licensed by Animax Asia for a Southeast Asian broadcast. The season's episodes were streamed as a simulcast, only one hour after they aired on TV Tokyo in Japan. Crunchyroll streamed the whole season's episode subtitled in English for free on its website. It was later released on DVD in 12 compilations, each containing four episodes, by Pony Canyon between January 29 and December 24, 2010. The season initially ran from Octoto Septemon TV Tokyo in Japan. Lastly, once back at Fairy Tail, Natsu and the others face Laxus Dreyar and the Raijin Tribe as they stage a coup in Fairy Tail. After the dissolution of Phantom Lord, the group learns of Erza's past as a slave in the Tower of Heaven and confront Jellal Fernandez to destroy the tower.

Shortly after, the guildhall is attacked by their rival guild Phantom Lord, leading into a guild war. The five go on a forbidden S-Class mission with Gray and Erza to save Galuna Island and fight Gray's rival Lyon Vastia. Natsu befriends Lucy who joins the titular guild and later goes on missions with her to earn money along with fellow wizards Gray Fullbuster and Erza Scarlet, as well as Natsu's flying cat, Happy. The season adapts the first 16 volumes of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail manga series. It follows the first adventures of Natsu Dragneel and Lucy Heartfilia of the fictional guild Fairy Tail. The first season of the Fairy Tail anime series was directed by Shinji Ishihira and produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight.
