The eighth season of the ''

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'' anime series was directed by

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and produced by

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and

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. The first ten episodes are an adaptation of the spin-off manga series ''

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'' by

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. ''Fairy Tail Zero'' is a

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which focuses on the adventures of the guild's first master, Mavis Vermillion. The last two episodes adapt material from the last two chapters of the 49th volume of the original manga, and deal with

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reuniting with

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and

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in Japan.

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simulcasted the series with a broadcast dub in North America. Funimation released the season on Blu-ray/DVD on March 6, 2018 as "season 8". Three pieces of theme music were used for this season: one opening and two ending themes. The opening theme is , performed by Kavka Shishido. The ending themes are "Landscape", performed by Solidemo for the first 11 episodes; and "Masayume Chasing", performed by

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