Episode 1 — Fairy Tail: Houou No Miko

This special is based on a one-shot manga by series creator Hiro Mashima and focuses on the character before she meets the Fairy Tail guild.

It is considered a side-story that is canon to the world but does not heavily impact the main television plot. Fairy Tail: Houou no Miko Episode 1

For the main television series, introduces Natsu and Happy as they search for the dragon Igneel in the town of Hargeon, where they first meet Lucy. When does Houou no Miko happen chronologically [anime] This special is based on a one-shot manga

After the X791 Arc (Episodes 123–124) or the Grand Magic Games Arc . Fairy Tail: Houou no Miko Episode 1

If you are watching the series for the first time, you should watch this prologue and the movie Phoenix Priestess at the following points: