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So I've heard/read that Natsu is END (Etherious Natsu Dragneel), but in the
anime END doesn't get activated. In the manga we see that Zeref's reveals who
he/it is, but not in the anime.

Is Zeref going to come back and awaken END (Because I'm sticking with the
anime, not the manga)? Or is Natsu END even in the anime? (It could just be
Hiiro not sticking with the manga?)


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Is Natsu Dragneel "END" in the Fairy Tail anime adaptation?


As was pointed out in the comments, they jumped ahead a bit on the reveal of
Natsu's identity. Towards the end of the episode where Fairy Tail was
disbanded, while Natsu is wandering off to go training...we cut over to Zeref
telling Natsu to surpass him, and addresses him by his full name: Etherius
Natsu Dragneel.

Per the Manga, We discover that Natsu is (probably) E.N.D. in Chapter 416, but
it is fully and completely confirmed a few chapters later.

The anime went on hiatus as of Episode 277, which is adapted from Chapters 417
and 419...so if they followed the manga strictly, we wouldn't know yet. But,
obviously, they wanted to pull that reveal before the series went on hiatus
again.

So yes. Natsu is E.N.D.


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Zeref has confirmed Natsu is E.N.D Etherios Natsu Dragneel. Zeref also
confirmed that Natsu is his brother.

The "activate" metaphor the manga uses is to hint that Natsu is not truly
aware of his identity. Natsu lives in an ignorant bliss - the cause of this is
unknown. E.N.D would therefore be activated when Natsu knows who he truly is
and acts in that capacity.


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