In July 2018, an official continuation of Hiro Mashima's hit series, Fairy Tail, began serialization. In September 2021, an official announcement was made for an anime adaptation of this sequel series. Considering how Fairy Tail, in its heyday, was a rival in popularity to the Big Three of Shōnen Jump, there's no telling how well 100 Years Quest will do. Assuming it does anywhere near as well as its predecessor, it would be good to know what this series is about.

The series picks up where the original Fairy Tail left off. Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Erza, Wendy, Happy, and Carla have all embarked on a 100-Years quest in the northern continent of Guiltina. As the title implies, the job is so difficult that nobody's been able to complete it in at least a century. Regardless, in classic Fairy Tail fashion, Natsu is confident that he can succeed with the help of his friends.

The mission is to seal the Five Dragon Gods. These five dragons are so powerful that each one of them has the potential to wreak havoc on a global scale. This puts them all on the same level of threat as Acnologia of the previous series.

As difficult as sealing these Dragon Gods sounds, they're not the only challenge that Natsu and co. have to face. Back home, a new mage by the name of Touka has joined the Fairy Tail guild in hopes of meeting Natsu. She seems like a nice fit for the guild at first, but she's apparently hiding a darker side.

Touka has another personality living inside of her called the White Mage. This dangerous being apparently has the ability to steal and erase the magic of others. If the Five Dragon Gods are the Acnologia of 100 Years Quest, then the White Witch would be the Zeref of this series, and she's referred to as such.

As if all of this wasn't bad enough, there's one more major antagonistic faction in 100 Years Quest. While trying to seal the Five Dragon Gods, Natsu and his friends find themselves at odds with Diabolos. This local guild of Guiltina is comprised entirely of Fifth Generation Dragon Slayers. They gain their abilities by either eating dragons or cannibalizing other Dragon Slayers. Naturally, they've developed a craving for Dragon God meat.

While eating the Dragon Gods would be a good way to stop them from destroying the world, it's not necessarily what Natsu and the others want. The Dragon Gods may be dangerous, but that doesn't mean they're all evil; some of them are even benevolent. Since the goal is to "seal" the Dragon Gods and not "slay" them, Natsu and his friends would like to complete their task as assigned if they can help it. In any case, Diabolos doesn't exactly have the best of intentions, so it would be best if they didn't get the Dragon Gods' power.

Besides antagonists, 100 Years Quest should have plenty of things to keep veteran Fairy Tail fans happy. There will be plenty of cameos from old characters, callbacks to the original series, comedy, fanservice, action, and everything else that gave Fairy Tail its unique charm. Anyone who was a fan of Fairy Tail will likely get fired up watching 100 Years Quest.

Whenever it comes out, the Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest anime should generate a large following. It will bring back fans of the original Fairy Tail while winning over newer anime fans with its exhilarating action and likable characters. As long as the anime can capture the magic of the manga, it should be met with great success.