Fairy Tail Zero is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It is a prequel to Mashima's Fairy Tail manga, depicting the events leading to the formation of the titular wizards' guild. The manga was serialized in Monthly Fairy Tail Magazine from July 2014 to July 2015, with the 13 chapters collected into a single graphic novel by Kodansha. The collected volume was released in North America by Kodansha USA. The second season of the Fairy Tail anime television series included an adaptation of Fairy Tail Zero, which aired January to March 2016.