RakuroKamigama
Since: Aug, 2011
02/01/2013 00:00:00
What's your impression now of the Guild Games?
McSomeguy
Since: Dec, 2010
02/01/2013 00:00:00
The short fights are my main peeve with this series. It's not that their short per se, it's that the fighting feels impact-less, especially in the anime where no one ever bleeds. Natsu has fire magic but he never actually burns anything or anyone. His fighting style revolves around setting his fists on fire and punching people with them which he could have done just as well without the fire.
marcellX
Since: Feb, 2011
02/01/2013 00:00:00
Actually while the story picks up the paste is very interesting, the biggest issue with Fairy Tail later on is that every arc becomes fight until Natsu steals the spotlight at the end, half the time with a new temporary power up.
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Fairy Tail: First Impressions
Well, I've reached the end of the Phantom Lord Arc, and this series has won a new fan. There isn't much different it from other shonen, but there are small touches that I appreciate. The one that's first and foremost is the humor. There's nothing really different about the tone of humor from the norm, but what I appreciate is that it doesn't stop. Many series, such as Bleach or One Piece tend to annoy me somewhat because the plot tries to take itself absolutely seriously aside from extremely jarring instances of Mood Whiplash. (OMG, the villain just slaughtered that entire villa—huh, why are these two arguing over something petty? Aren't you supposed to be hurrying to the rescue?) Fairy Tail, on the other hand, constantly maintains humor at virtually all times. Even during "serious" battles, facial expressions remain cartoonish and exaggerated and characters remain consistently silly. What's funny is that before I saw this series, I would have sword that heading in the opposite direction (more consistent drama, less silliness) was the proper way to go. Fairy Tail has changed my mind about that.
The second thing I like about it is that, so far, the story arcs are short. A consistent problem in anime/manga these days is that the buildup and execution of climactic fights slow the pacing of story to ridiculous levels (example: the entire Hueco Mundo arc in Bleach). Fairy Tail's arcs don't tend to last that long so far (again, this is a first impression review, so I have no idea if this changes) and the story continues at a refreshing pace. Likewise, battles are rarely longer than an episode, which I really, REALLY appreciate. The annoying practice of shonen battles sluggishly shifting back and forth between a series of No Sells, anti-left-handedness, and Plot Leveling just wears things down horribly. I sincerely hope that Fairy Tail keeps up such a pace.
And lastly, the cast is likable. As it currently stands, my favorite characters are Team Natsu (Natsu, Gray, Happy, Lucy, and Erza) along with Juvia. Everyone else isn't bad, but these six are my favorites. Everyone gets their own spotlight and the story doesn't typically amount to waiting for
Goku to get to NamekIchigo to escape Hueco MundoNatsu to beat the Big Bad.