Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Site: tv-tokyo.co.jp/fairytail (Japan), funimation.com/fairy-tail (US) Special Thanks to Jackie Smith and Michelle Lee
FUNimation Entertainment will release the Blu-ray/DVD Combo set of the action/adventure anime FAIRY TAIL: PART 3 (????????, Fearii Teiru, 2009) on January 31st. Based on the hit manga by Hiro Mashima (each new manga volume published since 2007 has debuted in the Top 5), the long running series is co-produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight, and directed by Shinji Ishihira. The third Blu-ray/DVD Combo set contains episodes 25-36. Across the Fiore kingdom, wizards join guilds and make their pay by filling magical needs - but one guild has a reputation as the roughest, rowdiest, most dangerous of all: Fairy Tail! The guild-on-guild mayhem continues as Fairy Tail struggles to fend off Phantom Lord - whose Element 4 must be defeated in order to disable a massive magic cannon aimed at guild headquarters! With a never-surrender attitude, Natsu and his friends push their powers to the limit to protect Lucy and save Magnolia from total annihilation! Then, Erza`s tortured past returns to haunt her when estranged friends ambush a well-deserved vacation. Her team tracks them down to a looming tower where a possessed wizard close to Erza`s heart puts them in a sinister game of life or death! Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack: Region A/1 SRP: $54.98 Street Date: January 31, 2012 Discs: 4 Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 Audio: Japanese, English Subtitles: English Rating: TV14 Running Time: 300 Minutes Extras Episode 26 Commentary Episode 32 Commentary Textless Songs Trailers
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For more information on FAIRY TAIL please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: