The Grand Magic Games reaches its climax following Natsu Dragneel and Gajeel Redfox's stunning victory over Sting Eucliffe and Rogue Cheney of the Sabertooth guild. This success pushes the Fairy Tail guild closer to being crowned the overall champions, but obtaining victory is not the only challenge they face. A mystery still surrounds a hooded stranger and the ominous Eclipse Gate, leaving more questions than answers.
More crazy adventures are on the horizon for Fairy Tail as their destructive antics and joyful rowdiness continue unabated. Their greatest trial is quickly approaching, but united as a family, the guild will always be ready to face any threat that comes their way.
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TheHomie
EDITED: THIS REVIEW ENCOMPASSES THE WHOLE 102 EPISODES OF FAIRY TAIL (2014) *NOTE: Due to the nature of this series some comparisons between the new series and the original run will arise but generally this review is spoiler free. Fairy Tail (2014) was a highly anticipated sequel to the original run of Fairy Tail which lasted from 2009 to 2013. Now the original anime wasn't anything special or groundbreaking by any means however it was an anime that managed to avoid the majority of the pitfalls associated with long running anime like Naruto, Bleach etc. Sure it had the 'plot convenient' power ups andthe 'power of friendship' cliches but it still managed ti garner a pretty huge and devout fan following. The main reasons were the fact that it had extremely consistent animation, brilliant soundtracks and very likable characters along with interesting arcs that didn't drag on and fights that were short and sweet. I confess that i was among that devout fan following and loved FT like it was the greatest anime ever (this was about 3 years ago mind you) so how is it that a fan like me is giving this sequel such a low score? Lets begin...
Story: . The pacing of the story is horribly inconsistent and extremely slow paced. There are some episode that will try to fit in a lot of content in the space of just one episode and others where there will be nothing of consequence done over the course of many episodes, a problem that arises from dragging out episodes is the extremely corny dialogue that is quite often cringe worthy. Now a typical aspect of shounens is 'hyping up' every battle and every showdown for eg Shokugeki no Souma does this excellently. Fairy tail tries but fails miserably at this not because of its inability to hype up sequences but because of the inability to follow up on it which leads to extremely boring battles and plot conclusions. Also many of the most interesting characters including Erza, Zeref, Jellal etc suffer deeply from a lack of screen time. Plot holes run rampant in this anime and character motivations are seldom explored. An example i would like to mention here form the series is the FT zero arc which animated 13 chapters in the space of almost 10 episodes, this is by no means helpful to the pacing of the series and means that episodes drag on aimlessly because of the little content that they get to adapt.
Animation: As i mentioned before Fairy tail mainly drew me in because of its consistent animation however that is not the case any more. FT tries to experiment with a new animation style that resembles the manga but in colour it doesn't look quite as good. The biggest letdown in terms of animation is, unlike the first series, inconsistency. BG are well drawn but during battles many characters look nothing more than doodles (naruto anyone?). Another problem is the extremely bland colour template, for some reason the colours are towards the dark side and this does not fit the previous series' cheery looking vibrant colours.
Sound: This is hands down the best aspect of the anime. All of the OPs and EDs are very well done and continue the legacy of the original's brilliant soundtracks. Some tracks that have stuck with me are 'Masayume Chasing', 'Believe in myself' and 'Ashita wa Orase' all of which are eargasmic. The osts on the other hand are overused but still are acceptable.
Character: Due to the inconsistent and slow nature of the story the characters don't really have a chance to shine like they did in the original. Many interesting character's like laxus, erza, gajeel, jellal etc are thrown into the background and only appear rarely. Their development has remained stagnant over the course of these 102 episodes. Many important moments from the manga that are important in fleshing out the characters were animated without any of the emotional drama and this means that character emotions look forced and overdramatic. Natsu is much the same and Lucy is still quite useless as a MC. Zeref is sorely missed and only appears in about 4 episodes despite the fact that he is the main antagonist. The rest of the antagonists are not nearly as interesting and their motivations are petty to say the least.
Enjoyment: Probably the only reason that i have stuck with this anime for so long is the feeling of nostalgia i got every week i sat down and watched another episode, but nostalgia can only take you so long and at some point watching it became nothing more than a chore, devoid of enjoyment and the love that i once had for this anime.
I am honestly shocked at how such an amazing anime has been ruined, it is now nothing more than a shadow if its past glory and is a prime example of how greedy studios can turn an interesting show into a shitty cash grab.
Thank you for taking the time out to read this long review and any feedback is greatly appreciated since this is my first review.
SatsugaiDeAtsu
I decided to write this review after reviewing other reviews over the same anime. 90% of the reviews were against this legendary anime. people said this anime was overrated but ask me that i believe that Fairy Tail (2014) in underrated. It should have been in the best. Any way lets get to the point. This season comprise of 4 arcs although the last arc (10 episodes) are not that interesting because they go to way before past where fairy tail wasnt even borne yet still the other 3 arcs are full of action and entertainment. Its a total blast of shounen. Although i too believethat this season was not funny like the previous one but that was because this time they took a rather serious way to deal things as the troubles this time were greater than ever.
The dialogues the feelers and the chills of excitement are filled in this season and the one thing that has advanced is the fighting style. It is superb this time not to say that it was not superb the previous time but this time it was on a far whole level.
So i believe one should watch this anime regardless of the size because after watching it you will find your true self, you will start to believe in yourself and also a sense of goodwill will be born within you regarding your loved ones. this anime will boost your courage and fill you with enthusiasm.
the only problem this anime had like always with all other fairy tail animation is poor execution of the animation fluidity, its not smooth, this hamperssome of the fun but ...
One should really watch this anime with full interest and i am sure you will enjoy it so best of luck with it. I hope you liked my review even though it seemed a little unrealistic.
Blumenkranzzz
Fairy Tail is one of those long-running series many ridicule, and I understand that. I see the flaws just as much as any outsider does. I get pissed off the characters' being overpowered without any reason or proof of having acquired them most of the time. The whole "Friendship is magic" is literally everything in Fairy Tail and it gets too fucking old. But, it is also because of that, that I fell in love with it. I love the concept of family and unity and shit like that. I'm a sucker for those things and Fairy Tail is all about that. Also, all theover-the-top revelations for this series have been really fucking awesome. I love the character interactions and the way they genuinely bond.
You can't make me memorize the names of hundreds of characters but you don't need to force me to do that for FT. I know the Fairy Tail members by heart, because they are able to make you feel like you are part of their journey. Yes, FT has so many short-comings when it comes to the action and story-telling, but there is charm in this one that many people fall in love with which is why it is still popular to so many.
I believe that these sort of long-running shounen series are not for everybody, and it's certainly not something you watch if you want to get deep shit from it. When watching such shows, you have to take it in raw and as light-hearted as possible. You don't need to think. You just have to watch the shit. No analyzing shit or so on, because you're only going to be wasting your time.
To end, I have enjoyed this immensely as I have already been a fan since before. This direct sequel has more or less the same elements and aspects as the previous one. Just more "boom" and more questions answered for some of the characters' unknown pasts. Try it if you will, and don't if you're not up for it. It's as simple as that.
Toxelola
A lot of people hate Fairy Tail. Despite the popularity, it's probably more hated than Sword Art Online and Boku no Pico, and that's saying something. I'm writing this review as fairly as possible. STORY: The new series carried on from the previous (Grand Magic Games arc). Since the end of the arc, there were about five arcs (Eclipse Celestial Spirit Arc + omake, Sun Village Arc, Tartaros Arc, Tenrou Jade Arc and the first two episodes of Avatar Arc). During the one-year time skip within the series, we also saw Mavis' back-story in the Tenrou Jade Arc or Fairy Tail Zero as it's known to somepeople.
The story follows the manga and the omake manga. There was only one true filler arc throughout.
The main disappointment is ending the series two episodes into a new arc.
ART:
The art was noticeably different, and was still bright and vivid - until the Sun Village Arc. During this arc and the following arcs, the animation colours seemed to gain a purple filter - that's the only way I can describe it, but it was around that time that the story no longer immersed me, because I was agitated with the new colours.
SOUND:
The soundtracks, oh my.
Acnologia could have been voiced by someone who knows how to truly sound badass.
CHARACTER:
The characters were more fleshed out during the omake.
ENJOYMENT:
I have to give this a lower rating than its predecessor. This is mostly down to the artwork involved. It's the main area that let down the series for me, to the point where it is no longer in my top 5 series.
TakaCode
Did you ever have that show that you loved as kid but as you grew older you start to dislike most of the shows that you grew up with? For me there were a couple of cases of this. One of the best examples was in Yugioh GX where I use to absolutely loved the show as a kid for its amazing duels, funny and likeable character and enjoyable arcs. Sadly as I got sadly older and I decided to re-watch the show when I was 15 years old I started to not like the show as much as I did thanks to itsmessy pacing, mediocre characters and subpar arcs that are mostly contrived. I don’t hate Yugioh GX or anything but rather not re-watch it again because I would end up hating it. This can also have the opposite effect for example I use to dislike Cardcaptor Sakura when I was a kid but as I grew older I started to loved them due to the fact that not only I was watching the uncut version of the show but the story, characters, visuals and music were amazing to a point where it became one of my favourite animes.
So how does his any of this relate to Fairy Tail. Well my first encounter of Fairy Tail was in 2009 at age 11 and this was the time where I slowly taking a break of watching anime because around that time I was more of a gamer than a anime fan however Fairy Tail was one of the few shows that I decided to watched around that time. When I was 11 years old I loved it because my 11 year old self that Fairy Tail was amazingly written filled with complex characters, and well animated fights. Obviously I would cringe at my 11 year old self today but the one thing that you should remember that we were all kids back then and we didn’t know what anime was good or bad as we just enjoyed anything that was shown to us on TV or in the net.
However as I grew older and started to watch anime more often again over the course of 2011- present I started to know what show was good or bad. I eventually re-watched Fairy Tail back in 2017 and I was shocked of how much I didn’t enjoyed it. In fact I really started to really dislike Fairy Tail as a whole thanks to its countless problems that I will mention throughout this review.
Now I have no problem with anyone who likes Fairly Tail because compare to the likes of The King’s Game, Big Order, Future Dairy and Eromanga Sensei where I questioned people for liking it thanks to its horrendous portrayal of disturbing content I can understand the appeal and charm of Fairy Tail. Half of my friends liked the series there’s nothing wrong with that. This review is just me explaining why I dislike this series as well all the flaws in it.
Now with all that said hello everyone this is Shawn aka KurataLordStage and I will be reviewing Fairy Tail 2009 and 2014 and with that further ado let's begin.
Story.
Fairy Tail is set in Earth-land Asu Rando. A fictional world populated by wizards that coalesce into guilds to apply their magical abilities for paid job requests. The story follows a young novice wizard girl named Lucy Heartfilia who runs away from her home to join Fairy Tail a guild famous for its member's overly destructive antics. She meets soon meets a dragon slayer named Natsu Dragneel who travels to the kingdom of Fiore. Natsu invites Lucy to the Fairy Tail guild and she meets up with other Fairy Tail members. Soon Lucy forms a team with Natsu, his cat-like companion, Happy as well two others who join the team later Gary and Erza.
Together they embark on numerous guild missions including subjugating criminals, illegal dark guilds, and ancient etherious demons created by the immortal dark wizard Zeref.
The story is awful. Seriously this one of the worst stories that have ever seen in my life and now am going to tell why the story of fairy Tail sucks starting with the story structure.
The story structure/ formula for Fairy Tail is honestly no different from watching a Saturday morning cartoon on TV in terms how it’s structured and written.
This is the story arc structure of Fairy Tail.
1.Present the problem to the cast.
2.They travel to set destination
3.Meets the villains and so they can get they ass kicked by them
4.Find the way to save the world from set villain
5.They go on quest
6.They split up so they can fight they appropriate matchups against the side villains for set arc
7.Have Natsu have power up so he can defeat the boss villain of the arc
8.Repeat Step 1 to 7 again until you GO insane!!!
Do you guys see a problem here? If this only happened in the first two arcs I this wouldn’t that much but the problem is that the same story arc structure over and over again through the course of 277 episodes of misery.
It doesn’t help the fact that these so-called arcs in this show get worst at times goes on to a point where even the fourth great ninja war arc was much better written than the likes of Grand Magic Games and Tartaros arcs where the show just becomes a fan fiction mess with constant ass pulls just to piss off the viewer. The writing in Fairy Tail is shit. Almost every single arc including the god awful fillers arc is plagued with plot contrivances that will drive anyone inducing shounen fans mad. It doesn’t help that the directing for almost every single arc is just abysmal beyond repair. Add this up with the shows shitty pacing, horrendous world building, a lack of stakes due to death fakeouts, doggy directing and the show doesn’t really progress than you got one hell of a shitty story in your hands.
This is one of the worst told stories I have ever seen in my life and it makes SAO look like it was done by William Shakespeare.
1/10
Characters.
The character in Fairy Tail aren't much better in fact in many cases they are actually worse than the story itself.
Let’s start the elephant in the room aka the worst character in Fairy Tail Natsu.
From start to finish I absolutely hated Natsu because not only he’s was such a cardboard cutout with no personality but he was just an overpowered Gary-Sue who preaches about friendships. It doesn’t help the fact is by episode 277 he is still the same character that we know from episode 1. Also unlike Gon from Hunter X Hunter he doesn’t even try to look for his long-lost father. He’s just spends his time one-shotting villains as well messing around in the guild. Natsu is the epitome of everything that could go wrong in a shounen protagonist and I hope that shounen writers will never attempt to recreate a character like that ever again.
I honestly hated Lucy as a character. While not as much as Natsu she still got on my nerves quickly. She’s is mostly useless in combat, she whines a lot and she’s overall a damsel in distress where she’s almost has to be saved by other characters like Natsu, Gray and Erza. It doesn’t help the fact that she doesn’t get much stronger as the series goes on.
Gray is easily one of the most pointless rival type characters I have ever seen in anime. All he does is being bland on screen who likes to strip a lot as well having a rivalry with Natsu. Nothing more to say about Gray but he such an annoying pointless rival character.
Erza was a decent character at first as she was very strong at combat as well being a good role model of the Fairy Tail guild. I also like her personality and character interactions towards other characters. However after a certain point of the series everything about Erza takes a turn for the worst and by the time you get to X791 parts she devolves into a preachy, overpowered, unlikeable mary sue who ass-pulls a lot.
The rest of the characters in Fairy Tail minus Mirajane, Laxus and Gajeel who are decent are just moving bodies on screen who are very forgetful.
The same thing can be said for villains because all of them minus Jellal are just horrendously written villains that have no motivations and they are just forgetful fools in screen.
Overall other than, Mirajane, Jellal, Laxus and Gajeel the charterer in Fairy Tail were all horrendous. They were very bland, poorly written and downright annoying. This is easily no contest one of the worst character cast I have ever seen in any anime.
2/10
Visuals.
I honestly have almost nothing positive to say about the show visuals overall.
Let’s start with the art which is honestly below average at best.
The background scenery is just bland and feels lifeless.
The female characters designs are almost as bad as the character designs from a Hirai Hisashi show (Gundam Seed) where if you talk out the hair colour, clothing and eye colour you will start to see how very similar the female character in terms of character design. As for the male characters designs the main cast ones are okay but the more minor characters ones are horrendous beyond belief. Also did I forget that the show constantly goes off model resulting in art-failures it goes worse in the 2014 anime where stopped giving a damm about art consistently where there’s always a character going off model every 2 to 5 minutes.
Don’t get me started with the fan service cringe in this show because god this show is filled with unnecessary fan-service that insults the viewers intelligence.
As for the animation itself it’s honestly pretty bad because almost every single fight in the show is a freaking slide show filled with stiff movement and shitty fight choreography that will make anyone cringe. Throughout this 277 episode journey there was not a single fight that that I can was well animated due to the fact this show was so lazily animated to a point where shows from the late 80s and 90s had better animation than Fairy Tail.
Don’t get me started with the actual animation of Fairy Tail 2014 because the animation of that show is a dumpster fire of shit filled with fights the feel like PowerPoint Presentations.
Overall the visuals in Fairy Tail are a joke that features some of the worst animation and art I have ever seen in a shounen anime.
3/10
Soundtrack.
If there’s one good thing about Fairy Tail it would be the soundtrack. The soundtrack of Fairy Tail is mostly consists upbeat tracks that perfectly captures the tone and setting for Fairy Tail however it does have its powerful and emotional tracks.
However I cannot say the same thing about sound effects because as they are not only Fairly Tail stole sound effects from other anime but they made theses stolen sound effects cringe-worthy to listen. Everytime I hear that “WOW” sound effect from the show I just cringe endlessly due to how annoying it sounds.
All the opening and ending themes in are pretty catch in they own ways and they were all enjoyable to listen.
Now for sub vs dub.
Both sub are dub are decent overall as everyone did a solid job in the respective languages. I personally prefer the dub for this one thanks to great performance voice actors such as Colleen Clinkenbeard as Erza, Monica Rial as Mirajane, Patrick Seitz as Laxus
In short the music and voice acting in Fairy Tail is great and it was easily the best thing about this series.
8/10
Final Thoughts.
Fairy Tail is best example of how to not write, direct and animate a shounen. The story was awful that is filled with plot contrivances, poor pacing, repetitive story arcs and dreadful writing. The characters were mostly god awful that have barely any charterer development as they like to asspull a lot. The visuals especially the 2014 anime were horrendous that contained a lot of art failures, poor fight choreography, horrible fan-service and lazy character design. The only few things that keep Fairy Tail from being in the same tier as Eromanga Sensei, Victory Gundam, Black Bullet and Akame Ga Kill were the music, opening/ending themes and a few decent characters like Laxus, Mirajane, Gajeel and Jellal. Everything else was shit and made me wonder what exactly went wrong here. If this show was done by much more talented director and author then Fairly Tail would have been a great series but no instead this show was done by talentless hacks who don’t know how to tell a story.
There are honestly better anime shounen out there both old and new that are much better than Fairy Tail.
If you liked or enjoyed Fairy Tail than good for you but for me Fairy Tail will forever be the worst long running anime that I have ever seen.
Final Score 3.5/10
Aytr0
Not for the critics, but for the people. This show will be torn apart by people who look for the "perfect" show to satisfy their sophisticated taste buds. HOWEVER For the hard working individual who comes home after a 10 hour shift and wants to escape reality and be left with a happy story that energizes them for the next day, this is it. I cannot stress how many times Fairy Tail has boosted my mood from mental and physical exhaustion. Those who are criticizing the show for the lack of plot or typical shonen tropes are missing the entire intent of the author and the team.They simply forced their own preferences onto a show that doesn't cater to them are trying to cancel it by convincing others to steer clear. This show is defs meant for the hardworking class 💪
PHAS21
I first watched Fairy tail up to the beggining of the Mavis arc when I was 13. Around that time one of my teachers had explained to us the importance of consuming media with 'a critical eye', so when I went back home to watch some Fairy Tail, I realized exactly what she was talking about. Fairy tail is a show that is mediocre at best,but manages to pull people in by a vague mention of themes and friendship that either get contradicted, nothing done with them or never mattered in the first place. I firmly believe that were Fairy tail fans to watch more shows,they'd have a better perspective and develop a stronger sense of taste that would in turn make them able to see how much of a waste of time Fairy tail really is.
As someone who only liked this show when I was like 12 and has grown to hate it more and more with the years, the only appeal to it I can possibly see is a bunch of hot girls and what you're made to think are the core ideas present in any shonnen anime.
If only all the girls didn't look exactly the same. But what's worse is that they aren't even proper characters. Fairy tail girls are more like those mediocre dating sim girls who only have as much personality as they need to fulfill a broad stereotype you as a player might be attracted to. How do any of these girls develop as characters? Easy, they don't. The show tries to convince you they do, but if you actually look and try to pinpoint for yourself how they've actually developed you'll be disappointed to find they didn't at all. In fact you can try that method on all of the characters in fairy tail that are relevant enough for you to remember right now and see the exact same results!
But what about the friendships between these pieces of cardboard? About the drama? The themes of family and friendship? They're lies. They don't fucking matter. I'm sure all of you remember Lissanna as one of a million examples in this show of you being emotionally manipulated only to have no consequences at all. And the other thing you probably already heard is how Fairy tail can't even nail the feeling of the guild being a family because only like 10 of them matter.
I'm not here to insult fans of fairy tail or anyone that was tricked into trying it out. I'm trying to save you. Don't make my mistake. Your time is too valuable to be wasted here.
SHIR0YUKI
welcome ladies and gents to a review that is made based entirely of my own opinion, if you don't like hearing the opinions of others please do move along because this isn't the review for you... but now that i think about it, if that were the case then no reviews would be for you since all reviews has some kind of personal attachment from the person who wrote it. Now let us get started shall we? So unlike many people here, i didn't watch fairy tail from the beginning, I hadn't even heard of it up until 11 days before the 2014 version was meantto air. Intrigued by the premise of the series as well as it's infamous reputation for excessive fan service, i decided to watch the original season and finished it just in time to watch season 02 (2014 version) which i have been watching weekly since then.
now on to the actual review shall we?
the story:
so this is your basic shounen story that has a story but never really sticks to it however there is both good and bad to be found in that. the bad being that it can get tiresome fast if you've seen many shounen anime, it get's repetitive at some points and the often used "nakama power-ups" does kill some of the enjoyment, but in saying that, there is also an upside to this. if you're looking for something that has great comedy (at times), or you want to watch something that will make you want to break whatever viewing method you use to watch anime or even if you just want to be hit in the feels, then fairy tail has it all for you and in droves!! also not forgetting the often used "the girls are hot so lets put them in fan service situations" trope and you're pretty much good to go.
now for those who might say, "well yeah so what? i hate fairy tail because the original story was natsu looking for his father"... uh... yeah NO! fairy tail was meant to chronicle the life and times of lucy heartfelia and her time in fairy tail! I would like to say right now that i believe that at the true end of fairy tail, we're going to find out it was nothing more than lucy reading a penned down version of events that she did after she became an accomplished author, to her daughter (probably named lalya).
but then you might say "well there are other shounen that stick to the plot" well yeah, you can say that! but just as there are anime that stick to it's premise, there are those that don't. like seriously, at least everything that happens in fairy tail is about fairy tail, what about dragonball/z/super? named after the thing that is meant to be it's central plot and was aptly said plot during the first half of dragonball but then became nothing but a trope to raise the dead in later episodes/seasons.
moving on...
so the arcs withing 2014 were a hit and miss with some people. for example, i liked most of the celestial spirits filler arc while many didn't. likewise other people felt the same about the other arcs. what the arcs do present though are a little backstory to some characters, a little fleshing out of some characters as well as an emotional hit through nostalgia
[spoiler]testing testing, did this spoiler work?
i hate doing reviews of series that are ongoing, you know why? because people complain about shit that didn't happen at the time that happened later on in said series. and if it's the reason they scored it low, even more so to avoid said reviews until it's updated after completion. --> many complained about natsu losing his way about finding his father, well news flash and massive SPOILER, NATSU FINDS IGNEEL TOWARDS THE LATER PART OF FAIRY TAIL 2014[/spoiler]
and now the characters:
i will not explain a lot here, why? because 2014 is not a reboot, it's a continuation of where the 2009 version stopped before it went on hiatus during the grand magic games arc, which means if you're reading this review, you've already watched the first 175 episodes and are considering whether or not to follow up by watching the 2014 variant. With that being the case, you already know everything you need to know about the characters by now and if you don't, what were you paying attention too? there's no characters introduced in the 2014 version that are of any relevance and those that are were here prior to the 2014 airing.
now the art:
one thing people complained about a lot was the new art style, it lacked colours (it was visually dark) and the characters don't look as good as they did before, well i choose to disagree.
firstly while i do not hold anything against those who have an opinion of whether something was to their liking or not, i do have a problem with people who complain that this is how "it should've been done" really? like really? those who have the necessary qualifications for the animation industry aside, most people who complain actually know nothing about actual animation and their processes, yet they think that what was done was wrong? seriously? hey i can understand not liking it, but many who complained are those whose alternative is black and white static images with no sound so wouldn't any animation be better than no animation?
the character designs look more like their source material designs and the dark shadows used i feel are more than suited for the darker arcs seen in 2014, so yeah i won't say any more than that because i'm not qualified in the field of animation and i would be a hypocrite if i said things that aren't factual.
the sound:
best part! the openings and endings were memorable, the OST never fails to hit the right note and induce emotions more readily in certain situations whether that be laughter or tears. it fits in well with what the series portrays and that's about all i'm saying on the matter.
overall:
watch it if you want to continue the story of fairy tail but don't want to take to reading the manga. it has the same vibe that fairy tail always had so whether that's your cup of tea is for you to decide.
Salmo69
Ok this is my first review that i have written in a while so it might suck big time.Forgive me Mavis xddd Story:10/10 now the story of the anime so far takes place right after it left off in the grand magic games and if you haven't seen the first season of fairy tail (why are you even reading this then?) The story suffers no change after the year hiatus from season one and is even improved this time around Art:9/10 Now for the second season some of the characters got redesigns and some are very small like Wendy's hair color went from a type of deepocean blue color to a light purple blue color (Which is a very good improvement) and some characters got HUGE design changes like Erza and Lucy but the art in general the art is very eye appealing and love it more then the art from the first season.
Sound:10/10 Oh god yes the sound is so much better then the first seasons the openings like the 15th and the 16th i still listen to them from when i first heard them and the soundtrack from the first season is reused at moments but most of the time there remixes
Character:10/10 the characters are still the same from the first season and get even more development in the second season
Enjoyment:10/10 did i like this show?.......AYE SIR!!!
Overall:10/10 now if you liked the first season you will most likely enjoy the second now to clarify some misunderstandings about the ending of episode 102 some think that the anime and manga is over with due to the ending of episode 102 (don't worry no spoilers here fam) now the MANGA is not ending its still going and its going strong how ever the anime is a different story the anime is going on another hiatus (again like wtf) so yes there is a new anime being made but was put on hiatus due to the anime catching up to the manga so quick (oh and the new anime is going to continue off where episode 102 left off most likely from what i heard)
Thanks for reading!!~KOBO
Caked_Bookies
This is the sequel series to the Fairy Tail, it picks up right where it leaves off. There really wasn't a need to separate this series from the first because it's all one storyline and separating them doesn't really make sense. Both of them all long anyway and you usually only see separate series when they are different seasons and between the first series and this one, there's 7 seasons plus Zero. This is really a bad thing, I just thought it was really strange. Onto the series itself, the arcs seem to be getting a lot longer as the series progresses. There are really only3 main arcs in this series (plus Zero) and 1 of them is just a continuation of the Grand Magic Games. The episodes are pretty drawn out but are filled with A LOT of action and strife. That being said I can't say I enjoyed this series better than the first but I can say I thought it was a lot better. The The beginning is great, the middle is pretty meh and the ending is absolutely fantastic.
The story and action has the same predictability factor to it. You know that Fairy Tail is going to win these fights. It's just watching how they win is what's fun. "The power of friendship trumps all" kind of fighting is applied here but not as much as it was in the first series. Towards the end of the first series, you see that the Fairy Tail wizards are actually a force to be reckon with and not just a guild that gets beaten to the brink of death and somehow, miraculously finds a way to win. That gets carried over into this series and as you watch each arc and each fight, you see that the Fairy Tail wizards are crazy powerful and can really take down any foe that comes their way.
The characters are all the same, no new characters really get introduced other than the villains but there are already a whole bunch of likable characters and that's one thing I do really love about Fairy Tail. There are A LOT of wizards in the show and all of them have their own different kind of magic that's really fun to watch.
A LOT of stuff goes down during the back half of the series so if you aren't enjoying the series as much during the first half (like me), there are some pretty damn good plot points to see in the second half. Things really get serious and no spoilers but if you're really interested in the series, you'll absolutely love it.
The animation of each spell, of each type of magic of each character is one of my favorite things about the series. The art is really beautiful and really cool to see. There are a lot of opening/ending themes that are pretty good. The music during the openings get you pumped for the episode and the endings cool you down after the epic fights. It's really entertaining to watch and a pretty good sequel series.
Likes:
-The magic of each wizard is really cool to see
-Zero, was really awesome to see
-Love seeing how powerful each member of Fairy Tail has become
-Tartaros arc, was my 2nd favorite arc behind The Grand Magic Games, things get really serious in this arc and the struggle is seriously real and incredibly exciting to watch.
-I really love watching Natsu fight, because the beginning when he isn't taking it serious, he's aloof and messes around and then when he gets serious is when the action really starts, its funny and entertaining to watch.
-Wendy, she's becomes a total badass, just watch, it's amazing.
-No spoilers but the very last episode really reminded me a lot of the first, I kind of got a sense of nostalgia and realized how far the series has come.
Dislikes:
-I really dislike the ecchiness of the series, imo, if you want to tease boob, then just show them, High School DxD showed boob all the time and I didn't care about it, it didn't take away from the action. Fairy Tail just has boobs there with a tiny strip of clothing still covering them which really bothers me because all I think of is how you should still be able to see the nipple there.
-Lucy, she's just so annoying and I can't stand her
-There are a lot of really good plot points in the series but looking back at the first series that some of them tie into, it really leaves a lot of plot holes and unanswered questions. There's always a lot going on and I understand that not everything can be answered but I still can't help thinking about it. It still doesn't ruin it for me though.
-I dislike everything to do with the celestial spirits, the spirits themselves are fine, just The Key of the Starry Sky, Grand Magic Games (kind of), and the Eclipse Celestial Spirit arcs made 3 straight arcs where the celestial spirits and their wizards were incredibly important and it seriously bothered me. Not to mention the fact that Lucy is in the center of it all.
summerstar103
Fairy 2014 is the second series of anime based off the popular manga Fairy Tail written by Hiro Mashima and continues where the original anime left off. But how well does this adaptation hold up compared to its predecessor... Pretty damn well actually, with a new animation studio (the one that did the Fairy Tail Movie which was decent) and new material to create this version is pretty much equal to the original. Story: The one thing that I notice many have issue with this adaptation is where it starts off which is the second part of The Grand Magic Games Arc which wasn't well recieved inany of the versions produced. However, I found that the anime tried to make the arc enjoyable with its stellar animation quality and awesome character moments (+ fan-service if your into that sort of thing...). The whole future subplot is kinda annoying and unnecessary at times but as someone who enjoyed the arc in the manga I understand that liking it is a minority opinion. The second arc - Eclipse Celestial Spirits - is an anime only version which is rather bad and boring for the second arc of the anime but their are some funny moments that made me laugh but the writing was never really polished or the 'fights' were rather basic but I knew that they were saving all of their talent for the next part of the anime - Taratarous. This Arc was perhaps one of the most beautiful, well acted and emotional parts of any Fairy Tail season produced. The Arc didn't shy away from some of the darker themes (such as torture) or even character deaths as not only villains but good guys died to (I won't spoil who). All characters were involved and had something to do with a few members from the other guilds making an appearance. Finally, the anime ended with Fairy Tail Zero which is 10 episodes of the origin of Fairy Tail and its first master Mavis Vermillion (who is so adorable) and the other two were the set up episodes for a new journey staring Natsu, Lucy and Happy. The arc was obvious filler for the show as they need to allow the manga to get ahead in order to start producing more episodes but it was nice to see it animated and the characters were awesome to watch but that damn cliff-hanger ending that hints at another season...in 2017 (FUCK!!!!!) - 8/10
Characters: Basically the same as the old anime with a bit more development and whilst I dislike some characters most of the cast is as fun loving as usual. The anime also hints at a few blossoming relationships that may be ignited *Ahem* GALE *AHEM* - 8/10
Art: Whilst I thought that the three main arcs were animated beautifully (especially in the fight scenes) I found that the animation in the filler arc and filler episodes was kinda boring and lackluster which possibly showed cracks of a tighter budget - 7/10
Sound: Another beautiful soundtrack that pays homage to the original with some remixes of old tracks and some brand new ones that even show it up! The openings are still amazing with a mixture of slow, calm and serious vs rock, upbeat and fun ones. My personal favorites are opening 18, 21 & 22.
-DUB/SUB: I would have to say to watch the sub for now as the dub isn't completed yet. But both sides to a good job of voicing the characters in all of their glory but I would have to say that the Japanese voice actors do better in the more emotional parts of the serious but the dub (from what I've seen) does better in the comedic areas. - 9/10
Enjoyment: whilst it does have fan service in it and is kinda perverted at times (much like the manga) but it also is a fun-loving and competent adventure/action/drama/comedy narrative with a range of characters that will make you laugh, cry or scream :) - 8/10
Overall: Fairy Tail 2014 is a sequel done right and whilst it has a shaky start, the ending does not disappoint and I can't wait to see more of Natsu and the gang in the future. - 8/10
(Which is 2017 for the anime viewers...but I read the manga to!)
Chibirosie471
SOME SPOILERS !!!JUST TO BE AWARE !! This is totally based on my personal opinion of the entire series as a whole. That includes Fairy Tail first season. Okay so first Fairy tail is one of my all time favorite anime's that is mainstream. I honestly never expected that season two would end, i honestly thought that Fairy Tail would be like another one piece you know NEVER ENDING!! well so far as anime, i know that the manga is still in the works. I even read some of the manga and i didnt expect Fairy Tail 2014 to end *SPOILER* where natsu and lucy goout and find the rest of the guild members* Im not gonna lie i was a bit upset that they decided to stop the anime right there. Like yes its a good spot to "STOP" but they totally could have kept the anime going with new adventures finding the members.
Now i just hope and pray that maybe down the line they will make a season 3 once the manga is close to finishing but i dont see that happening anytime soon.
I loved Fairy Tail 2014, even though it did get repetitive at times with the whole "oh natsu is mad, someone targets the guild and hurts a member and then the whole guild bands together to destroy the enemy" yes it was a repetitive cycle. However the character development and the new characters are what made this anime so interesting.We can all tell that Natsu was definitely getting stronger but not just him, you saw development in other characters like Gray, Erza, Lucy and even Gajeel, and Levi. You saw them grow and as the anime progressed you started to build a stronger connection with them.
Compared to the first Fairy Tail, in Fairy Tail 2014 i loved the arcs. The grand magic games was my favorite one and then the Dragon one. I loved the different arcs that this season gave. You also get to see more in depth about the characters background story *SPOLIER* like gray with his father, or Lucy and her family.
Overall enjoyment for this i give it a 9 because you get a little bit of everything. You can cry, laugh, get anger, etc its like a roller coaster of emotions this season. The battles are well point together, i feel like their more crisp than the first season. The characters (old and new) will make you love them even more when you follow their journey. Personally I enjoyed the entire anime, I'm really sad to see it end. But their always the manga. But Fairy tail will always have a close spot in my heart <3
Darksura
Fairy Tail review: Este anime passa-se no reino de Fiore, onde existem muitas guildas de magos, guildas negras e guildas de caçadores. Dentro delas, a que mais se destaca é a guilda de magos Fairy Tail, onde é focada a grande maior parte da história. Esta guilda é famosa não só por ser considerada a mais forte( segundo os jogos mágicos) mas também pelos conflitos com o conselho de magia. As personagens consideradas principais são: Natsu, Gray, Erza, Lucy, Wendy, Happy e Charles. O que mais gostei no anime foi a qualidade da imagem e a relação entre as personagens e personagem/espectador e a trilha sonora. O quedetesto no anime é o facto de demorar muito tempo para ser lançado um novo episódio(incrivelmente longo)
Apesar do tempo que demoram para publicar um novo episódio, recomendo este anime a quem gosta de comédia, ação e aventura nos animes e de uma bela qualidade de imagem.
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B_Raiden_
3rd ever review and counting ;) Will keep the review short and sharp to the point. Will assume you have seen season 1 Story: As like S1 the are numerous arcs that occur starting from the second half of the Grand Magic Games. I felt like the arcs were semi-ok, I wasn't the biggest fan of the filler arcs but i mangaged. My personal favourite of course is Tartorus Arc, ah the feels the ninjas with their damn onions back at it again. Art: Alot of people are turned off from the animation in several reviews I've read and I do agree however i suggest having a break between seasonsand you'l eventually get used to it. Not much to say here. Has good animation for a 2014 anime adaption and I liked it.
Sound:
Like art but i loved every opening I even downloaded every opening and have it on my phone so it brings back the feels ;)
Character:
Still a fair amount of fan service but besides that I only really saw a GREAT improvement in each character in the last arc Tartaros. From the useless whiny characters to the main characters I felt that is is such a big improvement from season 1.
Enjoyment:
As you can see from my score I throughly enjoyed watching all of fairy tail and fairy tail 2014, such a great series
Overall:
Towards the ending of the series I learnt there will be a time period where the anime will continue again. So i recommend when the new season starts buckle up, shut up and get the tissues ready gonna be a bumpy ride
P.S i read alot of reviews and i agree with somewhat of their points but trust me just give fairy tail a chance and you won't regret it
-Have a nice day and hope this review helped, B_Raiden_
Connoisseur5910
WELL, what a an outstanding Anime this is. The Plot is just Great, we continue from where we left in the Prequel, and during the Fairy Tail Prequel, we got some Hints, that there might be something deeper, behind the Magic Games, and let me tell you, yes that Arc is more than meets the eye... Interesting Fact: Grand Magic Games Arc is actually the longest in the Fairy Tail Anime, totaling 52 Episodes. which we watch a Anime Original Arc about the Celestial spirits, and this Arc also had it's Charm, just like the sun village Arc, finally we watch one of the mostinteresting Arcs, to me. The TARTAROS Arc, i won't spoil anything, but believe, i could barely stay in one Place, i watched every episode so excited, cause it just hooked me. After an Episode ended, i wanted to watch another, what happens next?.. Well let me tell you an important thing, watch it, cause whatever the case, no matter what are you expectations, i bet, no one of you, had imagined such a fate to happen to members of our beloved Fairy Tail Guild. We also, get to learn how the Guild was created in the Fairy Tail Zero Arc.
Now from the Art and Sound it was a complete Masterpiece. The Design of each character is great, there are some changes from the Prequel, but believe me they are for the best. Watch it and see for your self. As for Sound, oh boy i just love the new updated Main theme, it is music to my ears and soul. As a matter of Fact, there were quite few new OSTs introduced, for me the peak moments were during the Tartaros Arc.
It was great pleasure, how our beloved characters are developing further, and let me say, they have changed a lot from the time we saw them in the first episodes of Fairy Tail. Then again we have some new character, and many of them are worthy to keep an eye on...
To sum up I will say this, it was a huge pleasure to watch this Anime, i enjoyed it largely.
Take my word for it, you will enjoy it to, so what are you waiting for, grab it and watch.
P.S. the best way to watch this Anime is in German Dub, trust me it is a Masterpiece.
Seasonalanime
So season 2 of fairy tail, wow. Fairy tail has been though lots. 20 arcs in the anime series 1 & 2. ?(Counting the FT zero part)~ Most of the arcs were pretty enjoyable for any fairy tail fan, except the Celestial spirit arc was a pretty bad filler tbh. Especially since all the "fights" between the celestial spirits ended in the dumbest and most disappointing way to me. :( ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀The animation was actually a disappointment to me, I'm sorry I prefer the original/old animation better. Sorry in my opinion the colors look better, but the newer animation was better with details and thecharacters appearance. (ESPECIALLY THE FIRE) But I'd rather actually have more saturation then that! The fight scenes were the worst in my opinion, everyone overhyped the Tartaros arc. And well it was really disappointing, maybe it's portrayed better in the manga. I can only hope. ⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀Of course the characters stay the same its all about protecting your family no matter what. That's kinda the main theme since the beginning of fairy tail, if anything they've grown more mature. Well for the most part, you know in the shounen way of growth. The music is always great in FT it's the same for every other Shounen series out there. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀I did enjoy series 2 for the most part, but I still like series 1 better. I recommend definitely watching season 2 if you loved season 1.
alexleonardo08
Fairy Tail is one of the big anime who most people around the world, know about it. This show is hated by many people and loved by the most fans. Fairy Tail season 1, for me, was fine but, season 2, I think, it's better. I am writing this review based on my personal opinion. THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SOME SPOILERS!!! STORY ( 7/10 ) I think the story is better than the first season. The appearances of the dragons, stronger dark guilds and the story of first guild master Mavis were very good for the plot. I liked how they continue the Grand Magic Games and howthey end it with the win of Fairy Tail. They showed some of the backstory of Zeref which I find it, a very good idea for the plot. What I didn't like so much was the Sun Village arc and the power of friendship who make Fairy Tail win every fight.
CHARACATER ( 7/10 )
Well, the characters were good enough, I think. Natsu is the same as in first season with the exception that he is stronger. He remains an hyperactive person who wants to fight every enemy he meets and who cares for his friends, a lot!! Lucy is more stronger, getting all the celestial spirits and she is capable to fight with every opponent. I liked the character development of Gray. They made him very strong which made him cool. He doesn't stop to get undressed though. Erza remains the same as in the first season.
Generally, they remain the same as in the first season with the only difference that they are stronger.
ART ( 8/10 )
The animation was a lot better than the first season. They have shown more blood, which I find it a good point. The shapes of the characters and the colors improved a lot. The fights were, also, good. The new moves and new magic of the characters were a lot better.
SOUND ( 10/10 )
I think that the music is the best in what Fairy Tail can offer. The openings songs are great such as the endings. The OSTs are very pleasantly. Some of their songs are my favorites. Every soundtrack was very suitable for its scene. The voice actors were, also, good.
ENJOYMENT ( 8/10 )
I think this season was better than the previous one in all the categories. I enjoyed a lot and was worth it to watch it and kill my time with it. The comedy and the drama were good. The adventure was great. So, I think is a good anime.
OVERALL ( 8/10 )
usagi38kawaii
I have seen many anime so far , many of which are considered blockbusters. But if Fairy Tail (as well as the first season) is not the best series (or at least among them) , then I don't know what is. I rarely cry or get touched by anime. But Fairy Tail (and mainly the 2nd season) was really moving. As for the last episodes , I have to admit that I was really touched to the point of crying. Where should I even begin from? -Sound? : Both Openings&Endings and OSTs are outstanding.For me , Fairy Tail alongside with Naruto have the best collection of OSTsI have heard so far.
-Art? : Well , all the characters and landscapes are so well drawn , with such detail.
As for the story : Complicated but at the same time easy-to-understand plot. Very interesting and well-processed story with a lot of references to the past.
But what I love most about this anime is the characters and the bonds the form with each other. Each one of them have their own strenghts and flows , their own drear pasts , but by overcoming hardships they move on. They highlight the meaning of friendship and the meaning of "comrades" and "guild" , and they remind us that even if you have fallen into darkness , you can always find the strength and start again.
All in all , it is an anime I firmly recommend to any of you .
Usually when I write a review I write some other animes that could be related to this , but in this case , I don't think that there is anything that could be compared to Fairy Tail.
Fairy Tail is a masterpiece and Hiro Mashima a legend! Get over it!
AnimeSpirits
Fairy Tail is one of those animes you would truly love deep in your heart. Its a anime that's very easy to understand and is very good anime to watch as a beginner. You get that feeling of excitement and entertainment. Each character has their own back story and is very interesting to see each characters back story. Character: All the characters are easy to understand, they all have different personality. If your into comedy then you should watch Fairy Tail. They all will make you laugh and they also inspire you, possibly even change your personality. They all treat each other like family and itmakes you wish you were a part of Fairy Tail.
Story: The story is very easy to understand. Everytime you watch a episode you just desperately want to watch the next episode to see what happens the story. You get to excited you might forget to do something you were supposed to do in real life or be late to a appointment.
Overall the anime I would rate a 10/10.Deep in my heart I know Fairy Tail is one of my favorite animes.It could even be your new favorite anime too. Since people don't like reading I'll cut it from hear. Are you still fired up?
