Fairy Academy - Yankee-kun and Yankee-chan (OVA)

Overview

This is the anime adaptation of one of the Omakes (side stories) created by Hiro Mashima, Fairy Academy: Yankee-Kun and Yankee-Chan.

It tells a story of the Fairy Tail members in a high school setting rather in a world of magic.

Merchandise

Fairy Tail vol. 27 special

Fairy Tail volume 27 has the Fairy Academy: Yankee-Kun and Yankee-Chan cover, the DVD, and the omake version.

Plot Summary

Lucy is a transfer student who comes to Fairy Academy. Although she came from a all girls' school, she loves to be at Fairy Academy due to her friends and freedom. Her day is full of fun and chaos as she witness Gray and Natsu's fight, help Erza pick a dress for her date, finds out how violent and scary Erza is (without her glasses, observe the war between Fairy Academy and Courage Academy, watches Plue's "lecture", and finds out that Gajeel and Juvia enroll in their academy.

Points of Interest

References to the Anime Series

• Courage Academy (Phantom Guild) picks on Fairy Academy.
• Erza's armor, Heartkreuz, appears during the dressing scene.
• The hanging of Wakaba, Makarov, and Macao on the tree is similar to how Levy, Jet, and Droy's situation during Phantom arc.
• A Nirvana machine is seen on Wendy's head during the
• Charle's rant is similar to Laxus's rant of taking over Fairy Tail due to the jacket, the electricity, and the scar.
• Mystogan yells Anima
• Jellal, who transferred from Paradise Academy, tells Erza and everyone about freedom and changing the academy.
• Mystogan's mask falls in front of Erza who is the only one to see him.
• How Juvia meets Gray is very similar: Gray is already stripped and defeats Juvia in both the anime and this episode.
• Mirajane gets caught by Courage Academy which makes Elfman get angry. This is similar to a scene during Phantom arc where Elfman fights Sol and rescues Mirajane.
• Interestingly, Elfman's other sister has "study abroad" which is another way of saying that she has gone into another world.
• The three blue haired guys surrounding Erza is parallel to Jellal, Siegrain, and Mystogan.
• Erza's ragged dress and anger is similar to her purgatory armor.
• At the karaoke, Mirajane puts on makeup which makes her look like her Satan Soul.

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