编辑“︁FAIRY TAIL”︁（章节）

===漫畫===
截至2020年2月，妖精的尾巴漫畫已發行7200萬冊。<ref name="mashima">{{cite web |script-title=ja:迷ったら読者を取れ――漫画家・真島ヒロを「仕事の鬼」に変えたクリエイティブの原点 |url=https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/17873827/ |website=[[Livedoor|Livedoor News]] |access-date=2020-02-28 |language=ja |date=2020-02-28 |archive-date=2020-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312231819/https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/17873827/ |url-status=live }}</ref>根據 Oricon 的說法，妖精的尾巴是2009年日本暢銷漫畫系列第八名，<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-12-04/2009-top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series|title=2009's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, by Series|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2009-12-04|access-date=2015-11-30|archive-date=2020-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117150844/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-12-04/2009-top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series|url-status=live}}</ref>2010年和2011年第四名，<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2010|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2010|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2010-11-30|access-date=2015-11-30|archive-date=2020-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117150705/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2011|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2011|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2011-11-30|access-date=2015-11-30|archive-date=2019-05-26|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20190526222146/http://www.animenewsnetwork.cc/news/2011-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2011|url-status=live}}</ref>2012年第五名，<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-02/10-top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2012|title=10 Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2012|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2012-12-02|access-date=2015-11-30|archive-date=2014-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217015738/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-02/10-top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2012|url-status=live}}</ref>2013年下降到第九名，<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-01/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2013|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2013|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2013-12-01|access-date=2015-11-30|archive-date=2015-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320070310/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-01/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2013|url-status=live}}</ref>至2014年第17，<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2014/.81607|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2014|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2014-11-30|access-date=2015-11-30|archive-date=2015-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401031143/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2014/.81607|url-status=live}}</ref>，2015年第15。<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-29/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2015/.95913|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2015|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2015-11-29|access-date=2015-11-30|archive-date=2019-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504033522/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-29/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series-2015/.95913|url-status=live}}</ref>妖精的尾巴第五卷在十大漫畫排行榜中排名第七。<ref>{{cite web |title=Tohan's top 10 manga rankings |url=http://www.php.co.jp/fun/ranking/books.php?genre=f |access-date=2007-07-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702171755/http://www.php.co.jp/fun/ranking/books.php?genre=f |archive-date=2007-07-02 }}</ref>Deb Aoki 將妖精的尾巴列為2008年最佳新少年漫畫。<ref>{{cite web|url=http://manga.about.com/od/recommendedreading/tp/2008BestNewManga.htm|title=2008 Best New Manga|last=Aoki|first=Deb|publisher=[[About.com]]|access-date=2009-08-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6DtJu9fgL?url=http://manga.about.com/od/recommendedreading/tp/2008BestNewManga.htm|archive-date=2013-01-23}}</ref>它還獲得了2009年講談社的少年漫畫獎。<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-12/33rd-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-announced |title=33rd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced |access-date=2009-05-15 |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |archive-date=2014-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403050031/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-12/33rd-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-announced |url-status=live }}</ref>在2009年日本動畫振興會行業大獎中，妖精的尾巴被評為最佳喜劇漫畫。<ref>{{cite web |title=Anime Expo 2009 Rides on a High for its Second Day in Los Angeles |url=http://www.anime-expo.org/2009/07/03/anime-expo-2009-rides-on-a-high-for-its-second-day-in-los-angeles/ |publisher=Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707074927/http://www.anime-expo.org/2009/07/03/anime-expo-2009-rides-on-a-high-for-its-second-day-in-los-angeles/ |archive-date=2010-07-07 }}</ref>該系列的第9卷在2010年昂古萊姆國際漫畫節上被提名為最受青年歡迎類。<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-12-08/manga-nominated-for-awards-at-angouleme-comic-fest|title=Manga Nominated for Awards at Angouleme Comic Fest|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2009-12-08|access-date=2015-11-30|archive-date=2015-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104164852/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-12-08/manga-nominated-for-awards-at-angouleme-comic-fest|url-status=live}}</ref>

回顧第一卷，Anime News Network 的 Carl Kimlinger 認為 Fairy Tail 遵循了標準的少年動作漫畫比喻，寫道“愚蠢的幽默、壓臉動作和淚眼汪汪的動作的混合是如此的機械化。”<ref name="Kimlinger">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/fairy-tail/gn-1|last=Kimlinger|first=Carl|title=Fairy Tail GN 1 - Review|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2008-05-28|access-date=2015-11-30|archive-date=2018-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324190151/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/fairy-tail/gn-1|url-status=live}}</ref>同樣來自動漫新聞網的卡洛·桑托斯（Carlo Santos）同意他對第三卷的評論；對藝術有積極的看法，尤其是動作場景，但缺乏故事和角色發展。<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/fairy-tail/gn-3|last=Santos|first=Carlo|title=Fairy Tail GN 3 - Review|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2008-07-20|access-date=2015-11-30|archive-date=2018-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325013657/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/fairy-tail/gn-3|url-status=live}}</ref>根據第 12 卷，桑托斯認為，真島的真正才華在於“採用該類型最標準、最可預測的方面，並以某種方式仍然將其編織成一個有趣的、揮拳冒險的冒險。”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/fairy-tail/gn-12|last=Santos|first=Carlo|title=Fairy Tail GN 12 - Review|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2010-10-02|access-date=2015-11-30|archive-date=2018-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325014115/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/fairy-tail/gn-12|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kimlinger、他的同事 Rebecca Silverman 和IGN的 AE Sparrow 都認為 Mashima 的作品與海賊王中的Eiichiro Oda有很強的相似之處。<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/fairy-tail/gn-13|last=Silverman|first=Rebecca|title=Fairy Tail GN 13 - Review|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2011-07-03|access-date=2015-11-30|archive-date=2018-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410215811/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/fairy-tail/gn-13|url-status=live}}</ref>雖然 Sparrow 使用這種比較作為一種恭維，並表示它有足夠的獨特品質，但 Kimlinger 甚至說它很難欣賞 Mashima 的“不可否認的技術技能”。<ref name="Kimlinger"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/05/27/fairy-tail-vol-1-and-2-review|last=Sparrow|first=A.E.|title=Fairy Tail: Vol. 1 and 2 Review|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=2008-05-27|access-date=2015-11-30|archive-date=2018-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325015535/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/05/27/fairy-tail-vol-1-and-2-review|url-status=live}}</ref>