Fairy Tail the Movie: The Phoenix Priestess - The First Morning

フェアリーテイル: 序章「はじまりの朝」

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episodes

Type

Special

Status

Finished Airing

Aired

Feb 15, 2013

Studios:Satelight, A-1 Pictures

Fantasy

Synopsis

Under the scorching desert sun, a lonely girl called Éclair wanders, faithfully protecting the relic "Phoenix Stone" entrusted to her. Even though she hates magic, the power of the Stone brings her handcrafted plush toy to life. Finally graced with the warmth of friendship, Éclair names it Momon, and together, they commence their journey across Fiore, guided by the Stone. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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6.7/10

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lamaraptor

Mixed Feelings

Here's a special episode about the movie side character to try and justify her existence in the world of Fairy Tail. She'll never be brought up again, so they only have the length of a single movie to try and get you emotionally invested in her narrative, unless they release an additional special revealing more of her daily life as an amnesiac. Honestly amnesia as a narrative device is just... don't do it. There are just so few situations where I think it's warranted and this certainly isn't one of them. I find myself less than indifferent to anything that's going on with this girl becausewe don't know anything about her and she apparently doesn't even know anything about herself either. Great, why should I care? It's just insane that anyone would think this is how you'd get an audience to connect with a character. Pretty boring, 6/10

3 found helpfulJun 12, 2022

Connoisseur5910

Recommended

Community Discussion

WELL, this is short special Episode, it is a Prologue to the Movie Phoenix Priestess. It shows how Eclair became friends with Momon, and what kind of Life did she live, before the Events of the movie. As short Prologue Episode it is very good, especially if you watch it before the Movie. As expected from Fairy Tail the Art and Sound are outstanding. As Prologue, it also makes a good introduction to the characters Eclair and Momon. Eclairs powers, powers of the Phoenix stone, and even the kind of person Eclair is. As for Momon it shown how did they start to share such deep bond, which isshown in the Phoenix Priestess movie. Overall, truly a special episode to enjoy. I recommend watching it, before the Movie 1.

Shirogari

Recommended

This is a ten minute prologue for the phoenix priestess fairy tail movie. It's a pretty good prologue and greatly expands an important character in the movie that you otherwise know too little about. The best moment to watch this prologue is probably 3 minutes after the start of the movie since that way it's chronological. There is no huge story, it's mainly just a snapshot of the life of a character so you get to know them better. It also gives more information about the origin of a side character that helps you understand the movie. The animation and sound are similar or the sameas the main anime/movie.

1 found helpfulMay 16, 2025