“Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry” is an awesome film for those who want a cool storyline, cool battles and fierce action that fans have come to love. Recommended!
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DVD TITLE: Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry
DURATION: 85 Minutes
DVD INFORMATION: 16×9, English 2.0 and 5.1 stereo, Subtitles: English
COMPANY: Funimation
RATED: TV 14
Release Date: March 6, 2018
Original Concept by Hiro Mashima
Directed by Tatsuma Minamikawa
Script by Shoji Yonemura
Music by Yasuharu Takanashi
Character Design by Yuuko Yamada
Art Director: Katsumi Takao
Animation Production by A-1 Pictures
Featuring the following voice talent:
Aya Hirano/Cherami Leigh as Lucy Heartfilia
Rie Kugimiya/Tia Ballard as Happy
Satomi Satou/Brittney Karbowski as Wendy Marvell
Sayaka Ohara/Colleen Clinkenbeard as Erza Scarlet
Tetsuya Kakihara/Todd Haberkorn as Natsu Dragneel
Yui Horie/Jad Saxton as Carla
YÅ«ichi Nakamura/Newton Pittman as Gray Fullbuster
Aoi YÅ«ki/Erica Mendez as Sonya
Chiaki Takahashi/Cristina Vee as Swan
Hiroki Touchi/Rick Keeling as Panther Lily
Jiro Saito/Ray Chase as Zash Caine
Kousuke Toriumi/J. Michael Tatum as Acnologia
Makoto Furukawa/Michael Sinterniklaas as Animus
Ryota Takeuchi/Bob Carter as Doll
Taku Yashiro/Nathan Sharp as Gapri
Wataru Hatano /David Wald as Gajeel Redfox
In Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry, in the Kingdom of Fiore lies a terrible weapon. Enter the Dragon Cry, a magical staff rumored to possess power capable of destroying the world. For years, it’s been safely guarded and kept away from those tempted by its power. But everything changes when a traitor named Zash manages to steal it away. Now, in the hands of Animus—the cruel ruler of the Kingdom of Stella—a plot begins to form with the fate of the world at their mercy.
Luckily, a simple recovery task is nothing for the wizards of Fairy Tail! Together, Natsu and his friends will go undercover to infiltrate Stella Kingdom in hopes of getting answers and restoring safety to the realm. But they’ll quickly find there’s more to this staff than the stories claim. What power really dwells within the Dragon Cry, and is the gang strong enough to fight ultimate destruction?
Back in May 2017, the animated film titled “Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry” was released in theaters in Japan.
The second “Fairy Tail” film, it ran in conjunction with promoting the climax to the “Fairy Tail” manga series which ended on July 26, 2017.
And now the film will be released on DVD and Blu-ray courtesy of Funimation.
What is “Fairy Tail�
For those who are not familiar with “Fairy Tailâ€, “Fairy Tail†is a manga series which began in 2006 and was created by mangaka Hiro Mashima (known for his manga series “Rave Masterâ€). Featured in Weekly Shonen Magazine, the manga series is still ongoing, meanwhile an anime adaptation of the manga series was created in 2009 produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight.
“Fairy Tail†revolves around a 17-year-old celestial wizard named Lucy Heartfilia who dreams of joining a sorcerer guild known as Fairy Tail, a group known and feared for the destruction they cause. One day, she runs into Natsu Dragneel, a guy who is traveling to the land of Fiore along with his partner Happy (a talking blue cat with wings) who is searching for his foster parent, a dragon named Igneel who has disappeared.
While traveling to Fiore, both Lucy and Natsu encounter a sorcerer claiming to be the famous Salamander of Fairy Tail. Natsu is the first to object that the man is a phony but the fans of Salamander are dismayed by Natsu’s comments and beat him up, meanwhile Lucy finds out that this fake Salamander is using his sorcerer abilities to make young women fall for him.
As Lucy tries to show her gratitude to Natsu for breaking the spell that would have otherwise have hypnotized Lucy, the two become friends.
But when the fake Salamander tells Lucy that he would get her into Fairy Tail, she knows he is a fake but any chance of getting to join the guild would make her dream come true, so she decides to visit him.
But it’s all a ruse and the fake Salamander is just trying to find female slaves and because he is so powerful, Lucy does not have the magic necessary to beat him. But coming to Lucy’s rescue is Natsu, who is revealed to be a true member of Fairy Tail and also revealed to be the true “Salamanderâ€. And he easily beats the fake Salamander up.
When Natsu discovers that Lucy’s dream is to become a Fairy Tail member, he asks her to join him and he can help her get into the guild and from that moment on, Lucy becomes Natsu’s partner in various Fairy Tail guild missions and for each mission they beat, the more income they make.
And more money means more keys to gain more powers, which would help Lucy become a powerful celestial wizard!
“Fairy Tail†features the following characters:
- Natsu Dragneel – Also known as “Salamanderâ€, Natsu is a kindhearted, always hungry wizard who travels with his partner Happy in search of Igneel, a dragon who raised Natsu but is now missing. Natsu is a dragon slayer and a wizard who can perform “Lost Magic and can have physical properties of a dragon. He specializes in Fire Dragon Slayer Magic which allows him to breath fire and ingest fire as a form of nourishment. He is also gifted with other powers.
- Lucy Heartfilia – A celestial wizard who can summon contracted spirits (with special abilities) through a set of keys known as Gatekeys. She treats these spirits as friends. Her dream is to join Fairy Tail and through meeting Natsu, her dream came true.
- Happy – A blue cat with wings and a best friend to Natsu. He can fly and can carry a person while flying. He is also known to irritate Lucy.
- Gray Fullbuster – A powerful wizard of Fairy Tail and the opposite of Natsu, in that he has control of ice. Gray has the power of Ice Make which can make him create weapons or anything out of ice. He was raised by the wizard Ur. He also has a bad habit of taking of all his clothes without realizing it.
- Erza Scarlet – An S-Class wizard (high-ranked) and is the most powerful member of the Fairy Tail guild. She has magic known as “The Knight†which allows her to summon and equip weapons and armor and also has the ability to resist magic attacks. She is feared by others because of her lack of compassion.
- Mirajane – A 19-year-old S-Class wizard who is the cover girl of Sorcerer’s Weekly magazine and helps Lucy understand what is happening with the members of the Fairy Tail guild. She has the ability to change her appearance to something she previously encountered.
- Cana Alberona– A short-tempered heaving drinking woman. She uses card magic to cast her spells.
- Elfman – Mirajane’s younger brother who is known for his physical strength. He can absorb the power of any monster he defeats.
- Loke – A flirtatious wizard who is often seen in the company of many women.
- Makarov Dreyer – The elder master of Fairy Tail. He is constantly busy because of his guild members becoming too violent.
- Juvia Lockser – Originally a member of the Phantom Lord Guild and now a member of Fairy Tail and is obsessed with Gray.
- Gajeel Redfox – Originally a member of the Phantom Lord Guild, Gajeel is similar to Natsu in the fact that he is a Dragon Slayer raised by the dragon Metalicana. He can transform his body into metal weapons.
- Wendy Marvell – A female Dragon Slayer who is accompanied by her Exceed partner Carla. A master of Sky Dragon Slayer magic, she can heal injuries.
“Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry” begins with Zash Caine, the Kingdom of Stella’s minister of state and one who practices in black magic, has infiltrated the Kingdom of Fiore and steals the Dragon Cry, a mystical staff which was discovered in the dragon graveyard beneath the city.
Because Zash Caine is a major threat, Fiore’s royal family hopes Fairy Tail can recover the staff, as it can annihilate a kingdom.
We learn that King Animus, ruler of Stella, intends to use the staff for a ritual. And as Fairy Tail tries to retrieve the staff, they are defeated by Zash and Stella Kingdom’s elite Three Stars unit which includes Swan, Doll and Gapri.
With Fairy Tail incarcerated, Zash plans to use Lucy Heartfilia as a blood sacrifice for his magic.
Can Fairy Tail save her and defeat King Animus, Zash Caine and the Three Stars unit?
VIDEO & AUDIO:
“Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry” is presented in 16×9 and in English Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0.
A-1 Pictures did a great job with overall animation, backgrounds are wonderfully painted, characters are well-shaded and the production quality is noticeable when compared to its TV series counterpart. Animation is well-done and vibrant, while the audio features crystal clear dialogue, music and action sequences.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
“Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry” only comes with a trailer.
“Fairy Tail” is one of the long running animated series in Japan.
The anime would conclude with 277 episodes aired and a manga series that ran for 63 volumes and one of the more exciting things that one can expect from “Fairy Tail” is a lot of action, many characters who serve the Fairy Tail guild and storylines in which the guild takes on very powerful foes.
With its strong use of character development and exciting storylines, the heavy hitting action extends to the animated films as well, especially for the second film “Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry”.
The film of course would be full of intense action but you also get a little of the flirty near-romance things for those wishing for Natsu and Lucy or even Gray and Juvia becoming closer.
But of course, “Fairy Tail” is about the character battles, seeing Natsu, Gray and Erza take on powerful rivals and for those watching the TV series, waiting until the ending credits and seeing how they would connect this storyline to the TV series by including the Black Dragon, Acnologia.
Overall, “Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry” is an awesome film for those who want a cool storyline, cool battles and fierce action that fans have come to love. Recommended!
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