Fairy Tail

Fairy Tail is the show that got me back into watching anime. It felt very nostalgic like I watching Toonami when I was a kid. Fairy Tail follows the adventures of mainly Natsu Dragneel, Happy, Lucy Heartfilia, Gray Fullbuster, and Erza Scarlet. The young wizards are part of a guild called Fairy Tail located in the city of Magnolia. They take job request and most of the time they are trying to help Lucy make her rent. Along the way they get into conflicts with other guilds. The show has okay to good comedy and the fan service in this show can be a little too much but I digress. This show has intense action scenes and a story that will leave you entertained. The animation in Fairy Tail is very good. However, like many other shows there are some scenes where the animation is outstanding. The voice acting in Fairy Tail is very good most notably Colleen Clinkenbeard as Erza Scarlet and Todd Haberkorn as Natsu Dragneel in the Funimation dub. The music I thought was also good. There are SO many great characters in Fairy Tail with unique personalities and magical abilities. Natsu Dragneel is a Fire Dragon slayer who is very gung-ho on going on dangerous jobs and picking fights with his guild members. He was also raised by Igneel and was abandoned by him in the year x777 on July 7th. Happy is a flying blue cat that is Natsu's buddy. Lucy Heartfilia is a celestial spirit mage who is very kind hearted but can be cold and rude at times especially with the guild members antics. She ran away from home and was heir to the Heartfilia family fortune. Gray Fullbuster is an Ice mage who has an unusual habit of stripping his clothes. Finally there is Erza Scarlet who can requip into different armor. She was a slave forced to build a tower and later joined Fairy Tail after she lead a revolt on the people who forced them into labor. Also there are some secondary characters that deserve mentioning like Juvia, Gajeel, Mirajane, Elfman, Wendy, and Master Makarov. I had a blast watching Fairy Tail. It has funny moments that will get a chuckle out of you and the story is just so intriguing that you just want to keep watching. Now there are a few problems I have with the show and that is they use the power of friendship WAY too much in this show and in doing so they get a power up and defeat the villain. Another is that some of the episodes have a little too much fan service and I don't mind fan service, but there has to be a point where it's just to much for an episode. Overall Fairy Tail is a great anime that is full of adventure, comedy, and action. It's also why I consider it one of my favorite anime's of all time.

Story: The story was decent but irritated me at times. For example, the many missions Natsu & Friends did that didn't develop any character or change the story, the many filler episodes, the weak characters of the, apparently, 'Strongest Guild', and mostly, the Timeskip. I really don't know what Fairy Tail was really aiming to do, their goals and whatnot but I do know that Natsu was aiming to find Igneel, the Dragon, everyone else, I don't know. The reason why my rating is 3/10 is mostly because of the many cliches in the anime. Ex: Fanservie characters (Virgo), abusive parents (Lucy), Parentless childhood (Natsu, Dragneel, Wendy, Erza), and mainly PLOT ARMOR. It's not even a coincidence the characters survive death so many times because there is a tree on an island that makes it so that anyone with the Fairy Tail Mark CANNOT die, ever. Another reason (my main reason) for my low score is the Time Skip. When I was watching the episode after the Time Skip when Fairy Tail returns, I was so excited to see all the characters 7 years older and how much stronger they've become but then, Fairy Tail spits in my face to tell me that the members of Fairy Tail didn't improve at all and has actually gotten weaker than before, with the remaining member of the guild just sitting around getting fat and not training at all for 7 years. Art: the art wasn't "Oh my god, this is the most beautiful thing i've ever seen" but it wasn't the worst art i've seen. I guess you can say it's on par with the art of Naruto (Original) 8/10 Sound: I loved the soundtrack to Fairy Tail, everytime I watched an episode and heard the openings, it left me wanting to watch more episodes (Up until the Timeskip, of course.) The Voice Actors were well-picked and the battle music wasn't bad. Characters: At the beginning of Fairy tail, (Ep 0-20) Natsu and Lucy fought Virgo. When they fought her, they struggled and had a hard time beating her. Lucy now has Virgo under her command. Currently, Virgo is a piece of crap who Lucy never uses and is not strong against enemies. From that time to the timeskip, Natsu, Lucy, Erza, Gray, none of them trained at all but you're telling me, they can fight on Par with a guild leader, let alone, Gildarts? I don't like how none of the characters train but get stronger randomly without any sort of Shounen-type train (500 Pushups don't count)? I give the Characters, without getting specific, a 5/10 for the stated reason. Enjoyment: I really enjoyed Fairy Tail, it was a pastime for me. I enjoyed it at a 7/10 right up until the Timeskip. When the timeskip happened, I felt like stealing the last 100 episodes back and using the time it took me to watch it on actual schoolwork that I skipped. Let me put it this way, beofore the timeskip, Fairy Tail wasn't even the strongest guild. Why the hell would they get to be frozen for 7 years while everyone else gets overwhelmingly older/stronger than all of Fairy Tail? Think of it like this, in just 2 years, characters from One Piece 5 times stronger than they were previously so in 7 years, the characters from One Piece would be blowing up continents at that point. So from 7/10, my score lowers to 4/10 just because of the Timeskip. Overall: Fairy Tail is a 6/10, I am NOT going to finish watching/reading due the senseless timeskip.

First off, there is nothing original about Fairy Tail. The author just takes concepts and ideas from other battle shounen manga and rehashes them in Fairy Tail in a dumber way. Of course, to hide this thing, he also adds a lot of fanservice. So, whenever there isn't a fight going on, Fairy Tail will look pretty much like your average softcore porn cartoon. The story of Fairy Tail is fairly simple: the main protagonists go somewhere, encounter a villain who initially beats them up, then Natsu gains a power-up and wins. Repeat this formula endlessly and there you go, you have created a successful way of milking the cash cow. Of course, other battle shounen anime use the same formula too, but at least they make the story flow better. Another flaw of Fairy Tail is the lack of characterization. Simply put, the characters are not interesting enough. Most of them lack depth or personality, especially the females, whose personality flaws are compensated with giant breasts. The good parts of this anime are its art and soundtrack. I have nothing against them. The fight scenes themselves are good, so is the color palette and the music. So, overall, Fairy Tail is a very generic battle shounen that doesn't try to break the mold: it present the usual tropes found in other anime & manga of the same genre while adding some excessive fanservice.

“Fairy Fail is a H*ntai masquerading as a Shounen” While Fairy Fail boasts an expansive universe and a diverse cast of characters, its narrative shortcomings and reliance on tired tropes ultimately undermine its impact, resulting in a viewing experience that falls far short of its lofty ambitions. One of the most glaring flaws of Fairy Fail is its lack of meaningful character development. Despite the extensive cast of characters, many of whom possess intriguing backstories and potential for growth, most remain static and underutilized throughout the series. Natsu and Lucy exhibit little growth or evolution beyond their initial characterizations, with the arcs often reduced to repetitive cycles of bravado and sentimentality. In addition, the series' reliance on deus ex machina moments and contrived power-ups undermines the stakes of its most climactic battles, rendering them hollow and unsatisfying. Visually, it fares a lot better. The generic but consistent art-style of Mashima is perfectly in line with A1 Pictures’ factory-ready animation style. The constant cleavage shots and fan service ‘plot’ in every episode, even in the heat of battle, can possibly distract you from the horrible ‘plot’ going on in the background. The animation is severely lacking as I have come to expect from weekly long-running shounen but it looks stunning, sometimes. The best aspect of Fairy Fail is undoubtedly the soundtrack. The openings, the endings, and the background music are by far the best part of the show. With its stagnant character development, predictable storytelling, and uneven pacing, Fairy Fail ultimately fails to live up to the expectations of an experienced watcher but it is serviceable enough to satisfy its 15 year old shounen target audience. As you can tell from the fact that it took me 9 long years to get through the 1st season of this horrid show, I will not be watching the next 2 seasons and if you haven’t begun your Fairy Fail journey then I suggest you abstain indefinitely. That being said, I did enjoy my time watching this shitshow once I realized there was nothing to analyze and nothing to understand. I just sat back and watched the tiddies on my screen and enjoyed the good music. It's not the worst Shounen anime ever to air on TV, but it does have the honor of being a guaranteed nomination for that title. Plot: 3/10 Pacing: 6/10 Characters: 1/10 Sound: 8/10 Art: 7/10 Animation: 3/10 Enjoyment: 6/10 Overall Score: 4/10

I want to say that I don't find this anywhere near "amazing" or even "good", because it isn't. The start of the episode is good, and understanding the Fairy Tail Guild maybe a bit... difficult, but they're lovable. I find the beginning of Fairy Tail a lot enjoyable up until the Phantom Lord Arc (Reason is that it introduces... other similar traits like the main character, I should say). After that, it was just bring moments after another. It has character knowledge, and I'm perfectly good with that (for example: The reasoning behind Gray stripping). The arcs are not enjoyable after the Phantom Lord Arc, and I cannot put myself to think there are any decent ones. Overall, there are some arcs that I happened to enjoy (even fillers). Characters on the other hand... not so much. Natsu (main character) is such a poorly designed character. Lucy is shown to be an interesting character in the beginning of Fairy Tail, but eventually gets turned into a product of Fanservice. To prevent myself from going on and on, I will have to say the only characters that interests me are: Gray, Master Makarov, and Gajeel. Allow me to just put up my pros and cons for Fairy Tail: Pros: -Amazing soundtracks. I just love it, especially most of them are pleasant to the ears. -Setting of the story is great. I cannot deny that one. Cons: -Plot is horrible. It's just a cliche'd format just like the previous ones, one after another (Natsu/Fairy Tail gets beaten'd by villains, villains lose round 2 by Natsu/Fairy Tail by Nakama Power) -Poorly designed characters. I don't mind Natsu being an idiot, but man he's way too overpowered. Then Erza, who can use a magic that changes her armor/weapon, has a special armor in her gallery called "Plot Armor". -The "S**t just got real" moments ruined by stupidity. This alone ruined the potential Fairy Tail had (For example: Natsu faces an opponent, his "friend" does something that triggered him and both of them are fighting each other while Natsu's opponent is literally staring at him). -Fanservice... this is another reason why Fairy Tail's potential is ruined. Overall: Fairy Tail needs to have its plot worked on, drop the fanservice and stupid moments (It's one thing if these moments happen in appropriate places, such as the Fairy Tail Hall). Once Mashima can do that, then I can reconsider my opinion. Otherwise, I would highly recommend people to watch/read Nanatsu no Taizai (I guess you could say it's the series that Fairy Tail should have been).

hello mal, i am here today to explain why i believe fairy tail to be one of the best anime to grace the community in recent years. many ppl juts view fairy tale as just a generic shonen, overloaded with cliches nobody dies etc. and u know what? there right. but for the same reason shows like ttgl and klk get praise i believe ft qualifies moreso. the story is relatively simple like most arcbased shonen and has a big cast, were u can hardly ever take it seriously bcuz this anime is rarely serious but this one of the most FUN anime in existence. bcuz characters never die off and the endless designed story whitch will continue for hundreds more episodes u can hang with characters long after a less fun and more serious show wuld kill them off. fairy tail's story arcs start off prety simple but many have interesting aspects to them lke alternate realities, magic weapons, etc, and build tension well to good climaxes and r overal very entertaining. fairy tail can also suprise u with some touching character development in these arcs u wouldnt expect. fairy tail is very silly and has a ton of ecchi cliche characters nakama powerups, magic cats but that is all part of what makes fairy tail so good in my opinion. fairy tail doesnt try to be anything more than what it is but it is so good at wat it is i cant help but love it. overall if u r looking for a memorable and great anime u can have fond memories of watching fairy tail is perfect choice.

First, I would like to say that I rated Fairy Tail for what it REALLY is : an entertaining shounen without any originality. Don't get it wrong, FT totally accepts that. That's why I can't compare it with my others favorites animes (HxH, FMA, ...). When I watched the first episode of FT, I exactly knew what kind of anime it was going to be. Not a refined anime with a captivating story, no. I just wanted to watch an diverting/childish anime and FT suited perfectly for me. Story : 4/10 The true good point of the story is that it takes place very quickly. You don't have to wait 40 episodes for it to begin. Even if it can be considerated as disregarded, most of people dont have the time/patience to wait that much and it makes them leave the show. The background is basic (magic, guilds, mages, ...) but still cool. The first episodes were really good since they described the guild and its crazy atmosphere very well. The plot really depends on the arc you are watching... Yes, there is a lot of "clichés" in FT but, in my opinion, it's not important since it's a shounen... I also appreciated the fact to not see them practice over and over again... It trends to be boring and not interesting sometimes. Characters : 6/10 Despite its poor story, Fairy Tail has nice characters. Even if they are all similar because that is Fairy Tail, they all love each other, blablabla... They still have their own personality/role in the anime. I'll just define the main group characters as members of a body. Lucy "the brain" : Maybe I defined this way because she is the only one to use her brain in the anime but she always magages to find a solution which is not "smash smash smash". I know a lot of people will be like : " WAIT WAT LUCY HAS A BRAIN AND NOT ONLY BOOBS?LOL" but no, she figured out a lot of problems despite the fact that yes, she gets undressed a lot (most of the time because of the group is asking her to...). Natsu "the arms/fists" : just because of his "burning" personality. He is rushing the fight everytime. And God, that's funny to see him get wrecked by a villain. Yes, he mostly wins his battles by getting powered up but... Is it not the case in 95% for this kind of animes ? Erza "the body" : her power (she is feared by almost all the others) and appearance (strong charismatic woman) will always bring the group together to face their problem. She is also the "shield" for the group/guild. Grey "the legs" : my regret in this show... Grey is nothing but an alternative Natsu / a support in the group. First time I saw him, I was like "oh god it's a Vegeta-like" but no, they didnt managed to develop him correctly to make him badass as hell (but Luxus is here to catch this up I guess). Wendy "the heart" : a sweet little girl who always cares for the others / wants to help them the best she can with her healing magic. She is also the only character that trully evolves in the anime (growing up, getting stronger, getting her own battles, etc...). All the characters have a decent story even if we all regret that some of them don't get more attention from the author. The perfect example is Lisanna. She came back from the dead (or sort of) and she still remains unexploited ! She had a "something" with Natsu but it seems it is over... There is no more interactions between those two... That's too bad ! There is almost no characters dying in FT and it's fine for me ! I would still be so sad if a secondary character like Mira or Reby died :/ and it's just the case in FT I don't know why... Art : 8/10 The animations in the different battles are very good ! It's the same all along the anime but I don't get bored. The chara design is good too. Some people blame the show for his fanservice or more precisly, the fact that all the female characters have a big breast, you have to consider that it's completly normal in FT world... (judging by Levy, Wendy and Mavis reactions when they are talking about that lol). Sound : 10/10 Wow ! In my opinion, FT has the BEST OST among the anime world ! I never feeled like that with a soundtrack before. Battles OST are intense, sad moments OST are touching. I can't tell more. But it depends on you I guess... For my part, when I'm watching an anime, I am completly immersed into the anime's world and, because of this, the OST is very important to "live" these moments. Enjoyment : 9/10 I really enjoy to watch Fairy Tail because it's very entertaining. It does not have a fantastic plot as others animes but it does have sweet characters and a proper atmosphere and I don't expect more from FT when I'm watching it. Fanservice gags make me laugh more than they disturb me (some people feel uncomfortable with it) and I don't consider them as annoying because it's a part of the FT's charm. Also, FT is one of the only animes which can make me laugh during a critical moment, forcing me to release all the pressure I accumulated (as I previously said, I really live through the anime when I'm watching it haha). Overall : 7/10 Pros : - Very entertaining. - BEST OST EVER. - Cool battles / animations / powers. - Characters are sweet and you learn to like them but... - Story/plot/arcs are cool but... Cons : - ... not pushed hard enough. It could have been much more interesting. - Villains are not that bad ass / captivating (except for Zeref). - 90% of fillers are really bad. - [troll mode : on] Don't look the Eclipse Celestial Spirits arc ! [/troll mode : off] :P

First time review so don't hate- Fairy Tail was the anime that got me to begin enjoying anime. In my opinion, it's probably the best anime for beginners out there(granted my love for anime only started this summer and I've only seen about 30 different anime). Stroy-9 The arcs are rather short which isn't something I personally mind. The stories are unique and fun, always offering a great deal of friendship. It's not going to be anything like a story as amazing as FMA Brotherhood or something, but it's sure to be entertaining. Every episode offers great battles, touching back stories, cool characters, and tons of humor. Art-10 Not much to say here, the arts some of the better stuff I've seen. It's probably my favorite art style of everything I've seen. Sound-10 I've watched the dub and the sub. I have to say, a few voices in the dub are a little annoying or don't exactly match the character as well as the sub does, but overall it's a pretty good dub, I'd rather watch it this way actually. I also have really enjoyed all the openings, music, and ends. The songs are always really fitting. Character-10 Because it has so many episodes, the characters have time to be really developed. Each character has had their back story shown in depth, creating a good feel of how and why they are how they are. I really do love all the characters of this show. They're all really different but have the same morals when it comes to friendship and their 'Fairy Tail family'. Enjoyment-10 Like I said, it's a series meant to be purely fun. It's the most enjoyable anime I've seen. You'll always be smiling or laughing while watching this. Overall-10 Before you chastise me for such a high score, hear me out. It's a series that isn't meant to have a deep, thought provoking plot full of dark secrets and twists. It's main focus is to be fun, which it does an outstanding job of. I would 100% recommend Fairy Tail to anyone who's look for a series that'll make them laugh while giving an action dose.

I feel really sad that I actually watched this anime, I guess I was a sucker for the bright colors and the fact that my friends were watching it. The animation style is poor, there are so many missed opportunities for character development. it follows the stereotypical anime pattern of "oh hey the baddest of bad guys has appeared, lets defeat him!" then the next arc is like "no this is the real baddest of the bad guys" and then repeats. Somehow within the first 10 episodes I didn't notice the repeated animation frames. They can't animate two characters at the same time. Many of the fight moves are recycled animation clips. And sometimes to portray movement they simply add a moving background I really wanted to root for Lucy but she never grows stronger, she gets new and amazing powers but is still the weakest link somehow.

I know Fairy Tail isn't over, and that it is coming back on April of this year but I really wanted more than a review, to share my taughts about this show. Fairy Tail is about Lucy, a 17 year old mage, who wants to join a famous mages guild called ''Fairy Tail'' While visiting a town, she meets a pink-haired boy named Natsu and his cat, called Happy. It turns out that this boy is member of this guild, and he helps Lucy join. Characters: For me this is one of the strong points in Fairy Tail. There is big variety of unique characters, some loveable, and some not so much, and a great character development of moslty the main characters (Lucy, Natsu, Gray, Erza and Wendy) and some others throught the series. There are various cases in which characters that were enemies of Fairy Tail, became allies, which happened lots of times, and it has become quite repetitive. Regardless, there is a big amount of characters, which makes the anime interesting. Sound: The soundtrack of this anime is impressive and unique. Most of them, such as the main theme, are of celtic style which is original and outstanding. I think the Fairy Tail Sountracks fit really good with the anime, which makes it more enjoyable. Story: The center of this anime is magic. It is used in a different way that we are used to in movies such as Harry Potter, in which they used wands but in this anime they use a sistem called ''Magic Circles''. I really liked seeing all the different styles of magic that exist in that world, and how they used it, it was very cool and enjoyable. This story has 175 episodes, in which you experience various arcs. We have some arcs for the main characters, which I think that is very positive to get to known them better, and other ones which moslty contain all the guild fighting against an enemy. Regardless the action in the arcs, and the enemies, I think it was fine. I really dislike the ''Nakama Power-Up'' This anime has. What i mean with this, is that in ALL the fights, the character gain forces by thinking about their friends. I think that is better if they gained force by anger, or other more realistic feeling. In this anime one of the most important messages is the family. I think it is good, but it's bad to use that power in all the arcs. It becomes boring and repetitve. The fights in this anime are good, they have as backround music an awsome fight soundtrack, and some epic scenes. BUT they never lose. They win all the fights which i find very disturbing. Some times is good to see them lose, so they can develop better, and become stronger using that motivation, but as i said that motivation is the family and friends. (They lose at the last arc, but some fights only). Anyways, the enemies of this show are awsome, and most of them have a back story, which helps us to understand them more, and to get to know them better (Which is excellent for me) Art: I really like the art of this anime, but there are two things that disturb me a LOT. One: The lack of blood in the fights. This anime doesn't contain blood. Which makes the fights more unrealistic. Two: Fanservice. Lately, on the OVA5 and in the last arc, there is a LOT of fanservice. Which is sad because it takes a little bit of the enjoyment of the show. There has always been a little bit of it, but it has become annyoing, specially in the manga. Taking aside or the bad things about this anime, it is really good. It makes you laugh, you fall in love with a lot of this characters, you may feel bad for some of them, or happy, etc. Im looking foward to see when it comes back, and maybe the bad things about it are corrected. FINAL SCORE: 8

Fairy Tail... Where do I begin? First, I just want to tell you not to be thrown off by the scores. After all, I did decide to watch this anime even though one of the reviews gave it a 5...! The thing I liked most about this anime was the Music. The beginning OST, and ending OST's were beautiful, and they were by far some of the best! With that said... The second thing I liked about this anime was that the fighting scenes weren't very long. Most lasted about 2 episodes maybe 3, and the very Important ones were maybe 4. If you're thinking that's a lot... Go watch One Piece, those battles are SUPER long, although I was okay with it because it was interesting. It's all a matter of preference, but I felt that the short battles worked for Fairy Tail. That's the other thing I like about this anime. It doesn't really drag things around. It just cuts right to the chase, which again works out wonderfully for the anime. As every anime has pros, every anime must also have cons... The thing I disliked THE most is originality... The writers/producers had no originality in the battle system whatsoever. By this I mean, that every fighting scene could be summed up easily. The "hero" lays the smack down on the boss, the boss "powers" up, and then beats up the hero. The "hero" talks about not letting his friends down, and then somehow gathers enough power to defeat the boss...! Almost every battle scene is like this. After a while it gets annoying, but it's something you can bear... At least for now. Another thing I didn't really like is character progression. I saw none of that, and it really upsetted me! For 175 episodes the characters BARELY progress! By progress I mean emotionally, skillfully, etc. Their's NO character progression at all, but as the Manga is not complete yet, maybe we'll see some character progression later on... Overall, I give this anime a solid 6. While Music, and simplicity were great about this anime, what really hurt it was tthe fact that It was a little TOO simple, which led to little originality and that led to no character progression. I do urge you to try it, as it does have its good moments! Thank you, and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

This show is absolutely atrocious. I don't even want to give it a full review because I loathe it so much. Storyline: Can't completely tell you. I only survived the first few episodes (somehow) and I wanted to claw my eyes out. Boring as hell and the comedy was AWFUL. AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL. So bad. Art: Even worse. The art is terrible. Sound: Don't care. Characters: WHY. They're all so irritating. Not a single one was interesting. Overall: 1. I hate this show. I don't know why it's so popular. I couldn't even give this a full, thought-provoking review because I got annoyed typing this much. Would not recommend ever.

Do you want to see an anime with the worst fillers since Naruto? Do you love characters with so much plot armor that they survive everything? Is an anime with overpowered fire breathing mages, driven by nakamapower your thing? Are you a fan of a heroine whose most significant characteristic is... her boobs (literally, she's useless). This overpraised battle-shounen has been made for you. ~Story~ 3/10 This anime has nothing that's original, nothing. It seems to be a combination of One Piece (nakamapower), Naruto (stupid fillers), Highschool DxD (boobs) and a little bit of Mars of Destruction (the awesome and original characters). Our story starts with Lucy Heartfilia, who's some weird kind of Pokemon master (with big boobs like we already mentioned). She's not strong. Or smart. Or anything at all. But what she can do, is pretending to be pretty while being saved by her friends. She then meets Natsu, our favorite fire breathing plot-armored motion-sickened retard (seriously, does this guy even have a brain?). He's an annoying combination of Luffy and Naruto. He has one new aspect: motion sickness. He gets a lot of random power-ups because of... well, plot convenience. Natsu is a member of Fairy Tail, a magic guild which only causes trouble, but which hasn't been suspended by the council yet, for some reason (the council is totally useless in this anime anyway). He takes Lucy to Fairy Tail, and she joins their guild. They then embark on a journey to find... Natsu's father. Who's a dragon. (Yes we know, this anime doesn't know logic and it clearly doesn't know the story of the birds and bees either, deal with it) They get into trouble several times, and in each of these a sad past of a Fairy Tail member is revealed. Because if you don't have a sad backstory, you can't join Fairy Tail. Watch our characters take on a much stronger opponent every arc, but still defeating them after a nakama speech. Also, watch some really interesting villains turn good after a battle (seriously, we could give you a ton of examples of this in this anime). And then comes our main villain... Zeref. And watch him... whine? Why is he even here? He doesn't serve any purpose, right? I thought they were looking for dragons? Do they find the dragons? Will Zeref ever stop whining? Watch this anime to find out. Oh wait. You won't find out. Maybe in the sequel, bitch. For real though, the premise of this seems promising. The first arcs were actually okay and the world building was fine, but they decided to use the same formula over and over and OVER again. The pacing was pretty bad at some points too. If the magic had been more interesting and was explained more, it could have been a lot more enjoyable. But after some time, the story just wasn't interesting anymore. It was repetitive, and the characters made no progression in achieving their main goal at all. [CONCLUSION] The story was weak, and full of nakama power. Just what we needed. It was also repetitive after the fifth arc or so. This anime is so popular, and the fanbase is so large, but why? There are way better shone anime out there, this anime is average at best. The premise was interesting, but everything turned into a mess with our heroes defeating the "extremely powerful" villains over and over and over again... very entertaining, especially after the tenth time. ~Art~ 7/10 The art of this show is pretty good. It looks like a magical shounen anime's animation. Exactly what it is. The animation changed over the years, the animation of the first episodes is really different from the animation of the last episodes. Especially the character designs of the women, their boobs grew every 10 episodes or so. Great job creators, is this show aimed at horny teens or something? The animation is colorful, and let's be honest, the battles look pretty awesome now and then. The animation isn't very special, it's quite generic, but not ugly. [CONCLUSION] The animation is plain but it serves its purpose. ~Sound~ 7/10 Fairy, where are you going... Yeah. Most of the openings in this anime were pretty decent (and catchy too). They were a bit too happy to our liking though. But you shouldn't rely on our opinion too much, taste in music is very subjective after all. The OST's in this anime were actually good. They matched the scenes and they were easily recognizable as Fairy Tail OST's. The endings were okay too, though nothing special. [CONCLUSION] The music in this show was pretty decent. The best aspect of this show in our opinion. ~Characters~ 2/10 This cast is so original. Nope. We have an overpowered, nakama motivated, plot-armored hero and he has a cute animal as a sidekick. The main heroine is weaker than the main hero (again: so original), she also has big boobs (this is like the 847394th time we're saying this) and she is constantly saved by everyone. She also gets a lot of random power-ups, because this is a generic magic battle shounen. We also have Gray, Natsu's rival... VERY original. Oh, and before we forget: he likes stripping, because man service is exactly what this show lacked. Yes, this cast sucks. But then there's our savior Erza. Oh wait, no. She's a tsundere who always fights with the main characters. But then she also has a sweet side and has a weird obsession for cake. And last but not least, a cute loli, who is totally useless: Wendy. She has one of the most annoying sidekicks ever: Charles. There are a few interesting characters (hence the 2/10), e.g.: Mirajane, Gajeel and Laxus. But they didn't get a lot of screen time, and the rest of the characters were just generic and boring. And may I have your attention for... the worst cast of villains ever created! Our first serious villain turns out to be Gray's adopted brother and... turns good. Our second villain didn't turn good, but his henchmen did. Welcome to Fairy Tail, Gajeel and Juvia. Our third villain actually kills someone... and turns good after that. And the guy we're talking about REFUSES to die, because he just keeps appearing. Another villain, Laxus... also turned good. It's not even funny anymore. Oh, yeah, we almost forgot about the main villain: Zeref. Who's a whiny retard that does absolutely nothing in these 175 episodes. Worst villains ever. [CONCLUSION] Hahaha. This cast is so bland and boring. We didn't care at all about these generic characters. And the villains are on a whole new level of stupidity; everyone turns good (or in a love interest). This cast is really bad, the only characters that were well-developed were Mirajane and Elfman (the problems with getting over a certain traumatic experience), but this show is called Fairy Tail, so the makers decided to bring a certain person back. Good job! ~Enjoyment~ 5/10 Especially during the first arcs, this show was quite enjoyable. The story was neither deep nor really interesting, but the jokes were funny, and over-all it just was something light to watch. But when the story progressed, it got so repetitive. A simple repetitive story + horrible characterization = Fairy Fail. (Sorry, I couldn't contain myself) However, we do disagree with those who scored this show a 1/10, because that's not fair. This show definitely isn't good, but it's not a 1/10 when it's below average. It has some promising concepts and the animation and music were decent. It's just that it could have been so much more. However, we disagree with both the diehard fans and the diehard haters. [CONCLUSION] This could have been good, if it didn't get so repetitive. But it is what it is: an under-average boring magical battle shounen. If you love this genre, or dislike good anime, then you might like this show, but if you prefer something with decent characters and a good story, then watch something else (some personal recommendations: Fullmetal Alchemist, HunterxHunter, Gintama). So please know that you'll be wasting your time if your expectations of this show are high. It's your own time, so we can't tell you what to do, but w…

You know, it takes a certain kind of skill and finesse to create a genuinely interesting universe along with intriguing characters and an adventurous setting, then screw that up entirely as the story progresses. Ah Fairy Tail, you and Hiro Mashima have done what I had thought to be impossible. Story: Where do I begin? The show starts off very interestingly, I'm forced to admit. The magic is interesting, I can't lie. Dragon Slayer magic, Elemental Magic, Requipping, and the Zodiac gates are all well done in the beginning, enough to pique my curiousity. And then of course, as I said before, it slowly progresses into utter nonsense. So we start off with Lucy Heartfilia being inducted into Fairy Tail by Natsu Dragneel, and we get intros of the main group -Erza Scarlet, Gray Filibuster, and Happy- which is the focus of the story. Were I to give you a brief summary of all the arcs in the story, you would think, 'Well, that sounds interesting'. There are three arcs that introduce recurring characters, whilst simultaneously attempting to flesh out the protagonists. There's a sort of civil war-esque arc for the control of the guild, the introduction of Dark Guilds and world threatening schemes and hyped up villains. So why does Fairy Tail 'suck'? Because the resolution to almost all those fights is by the 'power of friendship'. And this increases throughout the series, to the point where it forced me to drop the series at the finale. I kept hoping, praying even, that the story would improve, that sometime soon, they would meet a true challenge. But no. Every antagonist they meet is hyped up to the point where there literally was a 'God Slayer'. But wait. There was also a leader that was touted to be leagues above this, and would you care to guess how he was defeated? He was beaten by a character that was literally said to be weaker than another fighter, but got a power up out of nowhere. Literally nowhere. No training. No previous indication. How, you ask? Because Hiro Mashima, I answer. It kept deteriorating even after that, impossible as it may seem. My personal favorite was when for the sake of humor, they sacrificed the time they needed for training, and then got a massive power boost from previous antagonists. It makes you wonder, if that was the case, then why didn't everybody from Fairy Tail just get some? Heck, why didn't the powerhouses get some, at least? But wait, it gets even worse. The season climax, also the point where I dropped the series, was when SPOILERS the protagonist beat two antagonists who were touted to be the strongest fighters of a rival guild. By himself. At the same time. Just... Just no. Story: 1/10 (The one is for the potential) Art: The art is quite good, I'll admit. The animation however, is pathetic, to say the least. 175 episodes and they couldn't even bother to spend some money to pretty up at least the main fights. Honestly, the fights in Fairy Tail are like watching animated slideshows from visual novels. Actually, that would be better. Art: 3/10 (Because the Magic circles are nicely done.) Sound: Surprisingly, the sound is very nice. Some openings are very well done, much like the endings. Background music is also nice, along with the combat music. The effects could be worked on, in my opinion. Sound: 7/10 Characters: Pathetic. That one word is enough to describe all the characters in Fairy Tail. I'll give a few basic descriptions. Natsu: Interesting start. Devolves into pathetic nakama loving lucky moron. Lucy: Interesting ability. But is eventually made a fanservice character for the most part. This also applies to the Zodiacs she summons. Gray: Rival to Natsu. But sadly, not given nakama powerups. Erza: Strong, independent, and also fanservice. Think Quiet from Metal Gear Solid. Happy: Why does this abomination exist? Why? What purpose does this thing serve? Why? Why, Mashima, Why? Props to Mashima for making the most badass character, Mystogan, also the most pathetic one. Characters: 1/10 Enjoyment: No. Just No. It's just sad to watch this world go into ruin. Enjoyment: 3/10 Overall: For the love of NAKAMA!! Don't watch this show, please.

So one day a mangaka that has never been seen without sunglasses decided to take his previous creation, Rave, and hardcore it up a notch, while correcting most of his previous mistakes, and also adding plenty of our western mythology instead of the crappy asian one. So in the end we get an anime set in the typical fantasy/medieval world, where magic rules everything, evil warlocks are on the rise and wizards (with practically zero actual physical strength) form guilds and fight for loot and glory. One of those guilds, Fairy Tail, is famous for its specialty, which is destruction and is the guild young Lucy Heartfilia wants to join. Welcome to a world of action, romance, comedy, wizards, demons, undead, dragons and all sorts of monsters in a medieval fantasy (kinda) setting! Where Fairy Tail truly shines is getting you to sympathise with its characters. Do keep in mind that Fairy Tail's PROTAGONIST is Lucy, the female lead, and not Natsu, the male lead. From start to finish it is Lucy's thoughts we hear as the narration and not Natsu's. We also see things from Lucy's perspective. In other words despite Natsu being a powerhouse, the view of the world we get is from a 17 year old very vulnerable girl, for whom we naturally feel more sorry when she gets her a$$ kicked (aka every episode). Do keep in mind that no Shounen has ever had a female protagonist before (even if all the main beating is still handled by the male lead). Naturally other characters attract our attention equally (ok not equally, more like 50% of the feels we get for Lucy), who all must make sacrifices, have tough decisions to think over etc etc. Say Sakura was in danger. Are we afraid? No, because she's a woman, we already know she's not going to get hurt. Chichi? The same. Nami? Well duh... Rukia? ... Ok she might actually get hurt but she's no female, she's just a male who happens to be more focused on agility than raw strength, Kubo needs to work on that a bit. But when it is Lucy that's about to be hurt (and believe me, that's the rule rather than the exception) we're all hanging from the edge of our sits (specifically I'm hanging from the edge of my 380 dollar leather revolving armchair while you're hanging from your IKEA furniture that your mom bought for your birthday). And since the women in Fairy Tail are in fact subjects to their mortality we actually are worried and feel for them. And here's another shining moment of Fairy Tail: Constant danger. When Mashima got our awesome mythology he got the whole package, including warlocks, necromancers, dragons, demons and all sorts of other monstrosities. Ignoring how plain AWESOME having these things animated properly is, the villains also usually display the cruelty and ruthlessness you would expect of them, and despite almost everyone having a final goal, you will soon notice that most are in it for the kicks, or are just plain sadists. This is especially true when it comes to women, who usually display the most cruelty (specifically when beating the crap out of Lucy) and to be honest, I'm perfectly ok with that. With the whole plot revolving around wizards known as "Dragonslayers" and the creations of the ancient necromancer/warlock Zeref, you can expect some epic fantasy situations to start hitting the fan almost from the start. Oh and before I forget: -Dear Asia, I want you to describe what dragons are like. -They are wise ancient serpents with no wings that symbolise the power of nature, the inner peace of water and the harmonic balance of the universe while their mustaches just add to their natural wisdom. -Good Asia, now I want you to tell me what you see Fairy Tail doing. -W-W-Wild r-r-rampaging... -WILD RAMPAGING BEASTS THAT WANT TO STOMP, BURN AND EAT US ALL, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU MAKE MOTHERF$%^ING DRAGONS! And f$%" your g@! a$$ mustaches! "Cough" Lets just leave it at "ep 192 was freaking awesome." And since soundtrack is the Alpha and the Omega in my book, naturally I can't help but say Fairy Tail gets 10/10. With a wide variety that starts from tear-jerking dramatic tracks (usually when something horrible scars Lucy for life) to the techno-beats that play during battles, Fairy Tail knows has an awesome soundtrack that it uses almost perfectly (ok not Bleach levels, but still...). Listening to "Black Wizard's Wicked Heart" and others is one of my favourite ways to get hyped when playing dota or making games (that and drinking Monster Absolute Zero). The voice acting follows right away with the voice actors not-about-to-die "cough, One Piece, cough", and for the most part fitting perfectly. The openings are almost all amazing, with many of the endings deserving applause (especially ending 18: "Don't let me down" and the one right after that, "Chasing" were both 10/10). The visuals naturally follow through, with the style slightly reminding of One Piece only better. Well, not much to say about it, by far one of the best settings in shounens, amazing soundtrack that gets you hooked up, plenty of things you've against in MMOs in all their deadly glory and touches of romance every now and then to spice things up. Definitely worth its time.

Fairy tail is a show about magic and friendship (some might say, too much friendship) I see all the bad scores and the bashing that the anime gets, and for that I will try as much as I can to protect it. I admit, the story in fairy tail isn't that good. But the light heartness of this show, the interesting plot points that we discover and the great fights. Fairy tail is a fun show, it's fun to watch it, it's fun to talk about it. People take this show very seriously and I think this is the problem. While the main character, nasu, is you might say the "averge shounen hero" doesn't mean that he is a bad character. He hold high values of his friends and he cares a lot about people close to him. He is a great guy that you can't really dislike. He has his own moments that make him different for other shounen MC. We also have charaters like erza, who will show the people that "girls aren't only fit for kitchen". As a guy who saw a lot of anime where the girls treated as weak and fragile, this is a refreshing female character! The fights are simply amazing. There is lots and lots of powers who will keep your head glued to the screen. Even if the outcome is most of the time predictable, you still can enjoy the fights very much. Although the animation is not very good, the art is amazing. The character design of hiro mashima is absoulute beautiful, and let's not forgot the amazing soundtruck, I believe everyone can agree that the music in fairy tail is very good. In conclusion, I believe that people should just relax, sit back and enjoy this anime. Because once you really start to just enjoy and stop looking at the bad side-you will discover a great anime.

Fairy Tail is an anime with nothing special or groundbreaking. If a character is in a dangerous situation, power-ups come to their rescue. If they want to give a motivational speech and get even stronger, they talk about the power of friendship and save the world. Their plot armor is so thick no god can kill them. This is a sin shared by many anime, but Fairy Tail overdid it. The anime successfully creates its own world, introduces characters with different abilities. One Piece has pirates and devil fruits, Bleach has Soul Society and bankai, Naruto has ninja villages, and Fairy Tail offers a guild system. Guild members work shoulder to shoulder trying to save humanity once again. Where the anime fails is the execution. Fairy Tail’s biggest sin is power creep. Characters continuously power up, beat their foes, save the day, hot girls with boobs of the size of the moon fall for them. Any difference between characters in terms of power is sacrificed for plot convenience. In HunterxHunter, for example, we at least know the limits of characters. We know that even main characters cannot mess with certain enemies. But in Fairy Tail nothing is impossible for the main character. The reason? One of the characters says about Natsu, the protagonist: “Natsu-san gets more powerful when facing strong foes.” This means that there’s no point of enemies and other characters. Natsu just needs to face the enemy in order to defeat them. There is no point to the story. Fairy Tail tries to compensate for its shortcomings with endless fan service. Big silicon-filled boobs embellish every scene. This is the most fan service filled shounen out there. Unlike One Piece where female characters miraculously grow fatty glands in later episodes, in Fairy Tail they are there from the very start. We are showered with lots of skin. Lots of buttock shots, lots of sexy women. The anime treats its fans like testosterone factories. Another problem with the anime is that it has a lot of pretty-face characters that don’t contribute to the story. After watching all 175 episodes, I still don’t get why most of the guild members are there. Go and kill half of them, the story will lose nothing. Go kill the remaining half and the anime will improve. Fairy Tail does everything in the book, throws every gimmick in the book at your face. It fails at most of them. It ends up as a caricature of itself, with lots of wasted opportunities. Plus, it has 35 filler episodes. In other words, one episode in every five doesn’t contribute to the story in any meaningful way.

Fairy Tail is an above average shonoun anime series. It's based on a great manga series, but it does fall a little short of the Manga's quality. However, it is fun to watch, and the characters really do make it what it is. If you like shonoun, then this is a must see. My score of 8 is disregarding the "filler" that is in the series, though the filler isn't that bad for the most part. There is a noticeable difference in quality when filler takes over. If you are a fan of the Manga and haven't tried the anime then you might be a little disappointed. If not, then you should find this to be a fun series that has its own little charm. What is Fairy Tail? Yes the "Tail" is how they spell it, and the usage of the word is addressed at one point during the story. In a nutshell, this is a story about mages in guilds that battle each other. There are different kinds of magic, and most mages specialize in one type. It is more or less medieval themed, and the main male lead character is trying to find a dragon (his "parent"). The story holds strong themes of comradery and friendship. It's about finding strength by being a part of a guild, and Fairy Tail is more of a rowdy family than an organized guild. They are always destroying towns by mistake and just getting into lots of trouble while saving people. It has a lot of good messages embedded into it, and it's also filled with lots and lots of comedy. The anime holds to the overall feel of the Manga for the most part, but falls short on the quality of the artwork. It tends to be a little "cartoony" which takes away from it a bit. There are a lot of inconsistencies throughout the series in the animation and artwork, but it's easy to ignore with all of the zany and comedic scenes. The music is pretty catchy and works well, and the voice acting is a little above average. There are plenty of cheesy moments, but it all seems to be on purpose. It is overly cheesy at times, but then they come back around and hit home when they mimic the Manga a little more closely. I can't use the word "inconsistent" enough when talking about this anime series. The story is great, and it's the story that smoothes the inconsistencies out. I love the story in the Manga series, and they don't butcher it too much in the anime. I have definitely seen far worse adaptations. They have interesting but predictable plots throughout the duration of the show, but it really is fun to watch despite that fact. What makes Fairy Tail are the characters. Natsu is one of my favorite anime characters, hands down. He is the motivational character of the series that drives the others to do their best. Again, he's not as cool as he is in the Manga (by a long shot), but they hold true enough to his character in this series. Every character has their comedic moments, but the anime really does push that trait a little further than its source does. The series does end before it should, the manga is still ongoing but the gap was closing between the two fairly quickly. They do end it with a "to be continued" so there must be plans for some form of continuation because most series just end with a black hole. I know I keep saying Manga this, and manga that.... but if you like this series and you haven't read the Manga then you must read the Manga. It's a fun read, and it is a much higher quality. Even with that said, I will repeat what I said before about this being an above average shonoun series, so I do recommend it.

I know its too late to write a review , but as it is one of my most favorite animes I want you guys to know why it is . Now you guys might call me a stupid , idiot ,Baka or what ever . I am going to show my analysis on fairy tail figuring out if you might like it or not. Initially I take 10 persons who watch anime and I suggest them fairy tail .And 7/10 loved this anime . and the reasons are as follows . 1st person - it was his first anime 2nd " - he watched 8 animes in total 3rd person - he didn`t watch many animes with the art style of 2015-2018 4th person - he watched about 20 animes 5th person - he is a fan of magic animes 6th person - he watched 50 animes 7th person - he watched 10 animes 8th person -he didn`t like the name 9th person- he hated the art as he watched the recent animes 10th person he watched more than 100 animes so, by arranging in such a order that the first 7 persons liked it we observed that ,this was the best anime for those who just started anime or those who are fans of magic fantasy anime. Therefore, people that watched tons of animes already, might not like it .so you can`t blame the anime for being bad . N.B: this is just a probable analysis . if you find it helpful than i will be glad.

Do you like borderline ecchi fanservice with no plot and shitty characters? Well boy, I have a show for you. Story: 4 The story is the only thing this show has going for it. Slightly. The story of a magic guild and shit. I like magic and guilds can be cool. But they use the guilds as a shitty excuse for character development and, of course, fanservice. So much oppai flying. It's gr8. The generic and uninteresting cast of characters undergo predictable and overhyped typical action sequences that make anything else look good. That's it. But the magic aspect is pretty cool, I guess. Art: 5 Boobs. Sound: 2 Very repetitive. Mostly opinion based but that's it. Character: 1 With the power of friendship, you can do anything. Literally, fucking everything. The protagonist always wins. Always. Enjoyment: 1 Really boring. Nothing else to say here. Overall: 3 If you want to sit down and hate your life yet be pleasantly surprised by HD boob jiggle physics, then by all means this is your cup of tea. If you value your sanity as well you like good things, I doubt you would like this. Not a lot to say about this anime as a whole other than it was terrible.