This week, plans for the Fairy Tail Dragon Cry movie were officially published. The project site brings up the continuing celebration of the series' 10th anniversary (it launched in 2006), and the manga's 60 million unit run, along with the anime's 277 episodes. It also mentions that along with serving as a producer on the anime movie, manga author Hiro Mashima is guiding the series towards its climax, noting that events for the final story are beginning.

The film opening May 5th will feature original characters Sonia, Zashu and Animus with series creator Hiro Mashima as producer. Tatsuma Minamikawa, an episode director on series such as Attack on Titan and Gate, steps up to helm the A-1 Pictures production with series vet Shoji Yonemura writing the screenplay and Yasuharu Takanashi on the music. Yuuko Yamada (Person 3 The Movie) provides character designs.

via Anime News Network

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