Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry is coming to Cinépolis cinemas!
The highly anticipated film Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry has received great news for fans of the series here in Brazil. According to a post on the “Konnichiwa Festival” Facebook page, Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry will be coming to Brazilian cinemas, indicating that its screenings may be limited to the Cinépolis . Yay!!
The publication also mentioned other countries such as: Colombia, Honduras, El Salvador, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay.
The story of the new film features the Dragon Cry artifact, a magical weapon said to be so powerful it could destroy the Earth for whoever possesses it. Zash Caine (Jiro Saito) steals this artifact and brings it to the kingdom of Stella, ruled by King Animus (Makoto Furukawa), with the help of Sonya (Aoi Yuki – Madoka Magica).
The film is directed by Tatsuma Minamikawa (the same guy who directed episodes of Aldnoah.Zero, Attack on Titan, Haganai NEXT), the script is by Shoji Yonemura, and the character designs are by Yuuko Yamada (Persona 3 the Movie #3 Falling Down).
A little bit about the series' history!
The Fairy Tail manga series is written by mangaka (Japanese: cartoonist or comic book artist) Hiro Mashima , and has had two animated series produced by the beloved studio A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, Blue Exorcist), Dentsu Inc., and Satelight. The anime began airing in Japan on October 12, 2009, still under the A-1 Pictures studio. The series spawned seven OVAs and two anime films, the first called Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess. The series concluded its run on March 30, 2013. A second series premiered on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2014, and ended on March 26, 2016.