Song of the Stars

Fairy Tail's best is back, but to rock the Grand Magic Games, they've got to make up seven years worth of time in only 3 months! It's time for some seriously hard training! But before that, a little party in the Spirit World can't hurt, right?
— Crunchyroll

Plot Summary

Lucy and her gang head off to beach to relax, and Charle and the others are concerned if they are training. Gray and Natsu enjoy themselves, and then, the group focus on their training while other groups of Fairy Tail make their journey elsewhere. Near the palm trees, Caprico lectures Lucy on how to focus with her magic. Though, Lucy exhausts herself, and she asks Caprico about One Magic. She mentions Hades and wonders if it relates to Zeref. She believes One Magic is love. By the shore, Gray conjures a huge ice dragon, Levy instructs Wendy in her studies, and the others are training. Later than night, the whole guild stares at the starry sky. Next day, Natsu's group are up and early for another day of training. Below Lucy's butt, Virgo emerges and announces that the Celestial World has trouble. Virgo takes everyone with her except Droy and Jet to her world.

Once they are in the Celestial Spirit World, the Spirit King informs them that they are celebrating Lucy's return with a party. Lucy's spirits explain to her that they are throwing a party here because they cannot all materialize into the human world. The Fairy Tail gang get acquainted with Lucy's spirits: Gray and Loke catch up, Wendy thanks Horogolium, Aquarius makes small talk with Juvia and bashing Lucy, Levy stares at a wall of books with Crux sleeping, Happy and Charle look at a huge group of Nicolas, Taurus compliments Erza's nice body, Natsu gets freak out that he is eating meat that is comes from goat and crab, and Juvia gets jealous of Gray comforting Lucy. Then, Lyra begins singing a song that brings Lucy memories of her adventures that includes flashbacks of her father and fond memories of Michelle (Imitatia). With the party finished, the gang feels refreshed, and Lucy's Celestial Spirits give their farewells to Lucy's gang. Virgo informs them that time flows differently here in the Celestial Spirit World, and when Natsu and Gray think time flows fast here, Virgo states that one day in the Celestial World is three months in Earthland. Once Lucy's gang comes home, the others freak out about their precious training time wasted.

Points of Interest

• Fairy Tail Stamps: Like Levy, both Droy and Jet have white stamps on their backs.

Manga & Anime Differences

• Missing fan service scenes: The manga had extra fan service shots that the anime lack.
• Missing Bath Scene: Oddly enough, the anime did not include a bath scene where Natsu, Gray, Jet, and Droy try to peep on Lucy and others who are bathing.
• Due to filler material, Michelle or Imitatia was present only in the anime.

Manga Only Scenes

Miscellaneous

• Japanese Name: "Hoshiboshi no Uta" (星々の歌)
• Manga Chapter: 261 and 262 (Volume 31)
• Opening Theme: "breakthrough" by GOING UNDER GROUND
• Ending Theme: "Kimi ga Kureta Mono" (キミがくれたもの; "What you gave me") by Shizuka Kudo