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An anime film adaptation of Fairy Tail, titled Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess (劇場版 FAIRY TAIL 鳳凰の巫女 Gekijōban Fearī Teiru: Hōō no Miko^?), was released on August 18, 2012.^[27] It was directed by Masaya Fujimori, and its screenplay was written by anime staff writer Masashi Sogo. Series creator Hiro Mashima was also involved as the film's story planner and designer for guest characters appearing in the film.^[28] To promote the film, Mashima drew a 30-page prologue manga "Hajimari no Asa" (はじまりの朝^?, lit. "The First Morning"), which was bundled with advance tickets for the film.^[29] The DVD was bundled with a special edition release of Volume 36 of the manga on February 13, 2013, and included an animated adaptation of "Hajimari no Asa" as a bonus extra.^[30] The film was aired on Animax Asia on March 23, 2013.^[31] Funimation has licensed North American distribution rights to the film.