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(Jenny Realight to Mirajane Strauss)"This is my battle form!"
(Justina Bieber to The World)"I'm not hiding it anymore! I'm a woman!"
Well, I don't see how the anime team can beat the absolute gloriousness that was last weeks episode... http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd457/cp7k1rk/tumblr_lqgbeciMoS1qidqkk.jpg...but let's see... Okay... why are the FT members suddenly back at the guild rather than in Crocus?? Why are Mirajane and Juvia appearing here and then Makarov complaining that he has to put Lucy and Wendy on the team because other, stronger people haven't come back from training?? *sighs* Y'know, sometimes I have to wonder what the anime team is thinking... was it really that hard to not just shove the members in Crocus and explain all of the backstory there?? I mean, if you really have to make up for time expand the bit where the group first arrive in Crocus and look around, especially why the capital is called the "blooming capital"... Anyways... point 2: the castle of Mercurius is changed... *facepalms* Oh my gosh. I mentioned it last month in my other review... but why do the animators keep changing locations? I mean, looking at where Meredy and Ultear are standing to watch the Games in the opening... why are they on that random statue and not the cliff-side...?? How are they going to ruin Jellal's glorious battle with Jura (and screw up Sema >:O) if they are there?? Is Meredy just going to get pushed off the statue and break her neck, killing Jellal too?? Is Ultear going to hang Meredy over the side of the statue and have her become so scared that Jellal does too and runs in fear from Jura?? Because I seriously don't see how the two girls are going to beat each other up and choke/tickle/whatever to foil Jellal if they are 50 bazillion metres in the air and have only around 1 metre squared of area to work with... *shakes head* It will be interesting to see how the anime team gets out of that one... Back to Mercurius though... T^T It was so glorious when Mashima drew it... I mean, it was seriously one of the prettiest buildings ever... and now because the anime team can't be stuffed working their lazy asses we get this half-assed, already-before-seen Edo-castle... >___> I... I seriously have no comment for this... I am that disappointed. Nooooo~!! Juvia just appeared and her outfit is different~!! :< But her other one was so cute D; Again... silly animators... why did they ruin that too, it's not like it was a complex outfit to animate, and despite showing much of Juvia's cleavage, they shouldn't have a problem putting it in as we got a nice shot of Erza's cleavage whilst she was in the bath two shots ago... ಠ_ಠ stupid animators. This aside, seeing this odd love triangle is hilarious, especially Lyon... he just cracks me up so much. At the same time, it makes me hate Gray... I mean... come on man!! You have, like, one of the hottest chicks ever chasing after you and you just brush her off and then get pissy when other guys show her affection. MAKE UP YOUR MIND!! Get with her or let her go with Lyon... quit being the stick in the mud that keeps this triangle alive... ( .__.) Sheesh, moving on from that random rant... Oh my gollygoshness Erza is reliving the (NON)kiss from episode 154 @_____________@
Man, I love these animators!! Kyahahahaha~! I do have to give it to the animators though, Ichiya ruining Erza's fantasy and the Trimen appearing was absolutely hilarious for me. You see, why can't they expand the episodes like this?? It's funny, it's not like it interferes with the proper story and I like it. FOREVER TRIMENS!! XD Arg, and to completely undo the greatness that was that last expansion, the group now shows all of the competing GMG teams arriving in Crocus. I mean, I know we already know from the spoiler opening, but seriously, why add this like that?? One of the best things about the start of the GMG was seeing the guilds enter and being totally in the dark as to who they were... now it's all out there and no surprise :/ Wow... Sting has a hot laugh... no seriously... if you missed it go back and re-watch the ep :) 15:28 :D Well, the rest of the episode was pretty good because it followed the canon material. Though, from the looks of things, next week will be completely Sky Labyrinth... hmmm... I wanna see how the team can pull off a full ep from just one chapter... there will be much filler ( _ _) Well, for an episode that was made from only one chapter this was very well done. Sure, there were some parts that were a bit dodgy, but overall it was a nice episode from the animators. I loved seeing Pyxis finally animated and in colour... that gag with Erza already having a compass is also priceless. Seeing it brought back through expansion was also a sweet little move, and one that I appreciated. For the most part the actual labyrinth was well animated and stuff. I liked how the episode combined the challenge with the explanations of different things, such as the reason why Natsu wasn't motion sick etc. and the rooms that were added where mostly interesting and nicely done... though some where a little lame :/ As for the other half of the episode, which was pretty much Lisanna finally getting a small use as a character and actually doing something, well... again, a nice way to expand the ep, but constantly hearing repeats of the FT guild saying that they were searching for Wendy got dry and old very quickly. I mean, how many times did they stand around saying that they needed to look for Wendy? 3? 19? 35? 187? That being said, the added scene where Lisanna and Happy find Wendy and Carla was well done, considering it was non-canon. I liked the way the scene was laid out and what happened. So, not much on this episode, but if I'm honest, it wasn't very interesting. A nicely done episode, but not interesting... I really liked this ep!! Oh man, I think it was really well handled. Firstly, MUSIC!! By George, I love love LOVE Fairy Tail music, and I absolutely CAN NOT wait for OST 4 to be released if it has these tracks on it @___@ I mean, it's a lot more rock-ish, if you get what I mean, but the songs are sounding really cool, and really got me pumped and into the episode :) Especially the one when Team QP first comes out and the one that played when Sabertooth appeared. Absolutely awesome ;D Now, the actual teams. As I said before, it was a disappointment that they were already seen before their first proper introduction, but I like how the anime showed them. The animators have the great opportunity with being able to add colour and motion to everything, so I liked that the GMG teams were introduced each with their own little showy-flashy-poofhereweare thing :) It also got my into the feeling of competition and rivalry >:) Raven Tail though... :/ The animation turned weird again... I swear, it keeps doing a 360 between good and fairly crappy. It's not that I'm that picky with my animation, but I wish the Fairy Tail anime was just a little more consistent in this area... but whatever... Flare looked pretty creepy though :) Ah, the Fairy Tail B Team * ^ * Them entering just brought back all of the memories I had of reading the chapter they entered and being completely blown away. They are so cool, just awesome, and my baby Jellal appearing on the scene just boosts everything up to an all new high. Totally supermegafoxyawesomehawt~! The other thing that is just as cool is Laxus putting his arm around Jellal and telling Erza to basically piss off. I loved that in the manga and I loved it again here. Seriously, Laxus and Jellal would be the most awesome, badass team ever!! :D On top of this, we are starting to hear all of the voices that have been chosen for the characters :) A muttering from Kagura this ep, and she sounded exactly the way I imagined her too * ^ * ...at least right now... Same with Rufus and Nullpuding etc. etc. Rufus was great, and... Nullpuding... well... what can be said about Nullpuding?? And then we got the intro to Hidden, which was nicely done, and I like how the anime set up the game, like with the player screens and stuff. I thought it was a nice little idea, and really drew more into the game side of the whole event, rather than just everyone stepping forward. Though, and maybe it was just my episode and subs... but... Quattro Kerreros?? Marmaid Heel?? Raven's Tail?? Wild Four?? *rolls eyes and sighs* On another note... looks like Beth still hasn't got a proper nose... or proper eyes now ( _ _) Beth's stupid facial features aside, this was a great ep and I enjoyed being able to summarise it for the ASG and watch it over and over. I hope the anime team keeps making these events in the GMG just as cool ^__^ Now we just have to wait for OST 4 to be released. I hope it comes soon!! Okay... so Meredy and Ultear have a little more room than I originally thought... but still... *shakes head* I await with great worry in my heart :S Right on Ultear though for the JellalErza drop!! *high fives Ultear* Back to the Games, and the episode nicely followed the plot-line, making this a nice episode, though kind of like Sky Labyrinth, it wasn't incredibly enjoyable. I'm not sure if this is just due to the fact that I already know the outcome of the competitions or what, but I just remember that I enjoyed reading them so much more than I did watching them in these episodes :/ Ahhh well I guess... I'm interested to see if the same thing will happen with the fights seeing as we already know the outcome of them too. But wait...?? The clones don't move? I could have sworn that I thought they moved... ahh well, guess the anime people are too lazy again >____> But, hang on, Nullpuding's clone is moving... and talking... *rolls eyes* Way to go animators, just confuse everyone by trying to both cover manga material and be lazy... Make up your mind~! One or the other... Anyways, :D My darling Jellal got a line~! *kisses Jellal* You did that one line amazingly babe~! Awesome :3 Speaking of love for Fairy Tail males, Juvia hugging that Gray clone was the cutest thing I have seen in the anime this month :3 Awwww kawaii ;D However I was disappointed later by the one thing I was looking forward to with her: the part where Juvia takes out Lyon by KOing him in the head... it was poorly done D; That bastard Nullpuding though >.< Such a disgusting character who just got more ugly every time he appeared *sighs* gotta hate already badly drawn characters who are then badly animated on top of that -___- Well, we got to see Rufus being a bastard again, though I didn't think his attack was as well done as it could have been. I'm just putting it down to poor animation, not the layout of how it was presented. Speaking of poor animation though, I hated how they did Gray's little punch-the-wall-Rufus-and-Nullpuding-were-being-mean-to-me-I-want-revenge scene... it was sooooooooooooooooooooooo much cooler in the manga, so that really annoyed me... The other thing I felt disappointed about was that unlike when I read the manga, I didn't feel bad for Gray and Juvia as they stepped out of the event in last place. When reading the manga, I actually and genuinely felt bad for the two, but here, nothing. Again, I don't know if it is because I have read this all before or what, but it's a little sad because I was really hoping I'd relive all of the emotions I felt when I read these chapters. Ahh well... :/ But but but~! Next week we get Flare v Lucy. I am looking forward to this :) It was a great fight and I am seriously hoping they do it well. And then, oh boy, then, we get Jellal v Jura, which, despite the poor outcome I still very much want to see. Seeing both Jellal and Jura in action will hopefully be awesome. They are both such skilled Mages and I hope the fight is animated well. So, overall, another nice ep, though I think if things were stepped up just that little more, better animation to suit the sweet-ass music for instance, that I'd be 100 times more into it than I am now...
This is a month of (more or less exciting) battles, folks! Let confrontations rage on, and let the issue begin!
I - Chapter 306: Gray vs. Rufus[]At long last, one of the fights we were prompted to eagerly wait for is now meeting its start. On the stands, Mavis reveals the incoming battle has no certain results, and that it was Gray who insisted to engage Sabertooth's "minstrel", the one capable of pinpointing everyone's location, in spite of odds being against the Ice-Make Mage. Why did she let him? ... Because, sometimes, emotions can overcome calculations. Gray, show the First the power of your emotions! ... If you haven't realized yet, I was being sarcastic. Hell's dammit, will that stupid brat ever stop spitting Nakama Crap? I'm so hoping she's fading away soon, 'cause I can no longer stand her. Anyhow, on to real deal... Gray tries to attack Rufus with his Lance spell, but Rufus dodges, doing the same when the opponent uses an enhanced version of his Hammer move, Ice Impact, which summons an even larger and way more elaborated hammer. Yeah, that's right. As he does so, the Sabertooth Mage mentions how he's memorizing the techniques, before proceeding to finally explain what his Magic revolves around: he can memorize other people's spells and then combine them to create new ones; an ability he shows off by merging the memories of Gray's Ice-Make with those of Orga's Man, this whole thing is freakin' awesome. Despite the sheer awesomeness of the move and everyone's (Gray included) disbelief and shock, the Fairy Tail Mage takes the blow with some merely theatrical effects, emerging almost unscathed. Rufus again casts a spell, generating several whirlwinds with his Shrine of Turbulent Fang. Gray blocks the incoming currents with a renewed, larger Shield, but his opponent yet again displays one of Memory-Make' abilities, this being to "forget" spells he sees and memorize to render them useless even when others are using them... something which makes Gray's ice defense disappear, and leaves the opponent at the mercy of the wind. Again, that was freakin' awesome. As everyone's in shock over Rufus' powers, the Sabertooth Mage notes how the whole fight is his requiem for Gray, and states the opponent should remember that he cannot beat him. In response, the Fairy Tail Mage strips, removing his vest (anything new?) as he claims that he's never lost to the same opponent twice. He then assumes his Ice-Make stance again, and Rufus, who was calmly readying to memorize any move his foe might have used, is left in shock as Gray adds the word "Unlimited" to his technique. And then Chaos ensues. Gray starts creating extremely elaborated weapons at blinding speed, generating tens of them and connecting them to a spiraling ice formation around him... so fast that Rufus' memorization can't actually keep up, as noted by him and by the audience. So far I've only said it about Memory-Make... but hell, this is freakin' awesome. Gray, that Second Origin thing really did benefit you. This whole thing is plain epic. His battle ice creations are no longer merely sketchy... they're work of arts now. And, most importantly, he creates everything he needs by himself. Not like some outdated characters who made the fortune of hardware shops and can hardly be considered Mages. The complete armory is then sent towards Rufus with the One Sided Chaotic Dance move... Freezing him. ... Seriously, couldn't something more epic come from an epic formation like that? I mean, what happened to ice cutting edges? I don't remember you ever having problems cutting people with ice, Gray!
Rufus isn't trapped for long, making short work of the ice surrounding him with his already known Karma of the Burning Land, which he also uses to attack Gray. See? Had you cut him, this wouldn't have happened. Y U NO CUT HIM? ლ(ಠ益ಠლ) However, the minstrel's fire is shown to be useless against someone used to fight against Fire Dragon Slayer Magic, and Gray, employing the flames themselves as a smokescreen, finishes Rufus off with his enhanced Ice Bringer... which seems to strike better than his former attack, even if it keeps freezing. Guess that can do it. Rufus feels the blow (even though I'm not sure he was cut... WERE U CUT?) and is left unconscious and injured as Gray, the winner, puts his hat on. Victory goes to the Fairy Tail Mage! Ice-Make overcame Memory-Make! A bare-chested fellow wearing a Renaissance-style hat looks frickin' gay!
It should. There's one thing which bugs me, though... What was of Rufus' memories? Wasn't he able to create afterimages of himself to render his real body unassailable? From what he said during the Hidden event, striking him was impossible due to his physical presence being only a memory... SO? Why was this ability forgotten (ah! did you understand the pun?) as if nothing happened? Maybe I'm the one overdoing things and didn't understand well what the skill was about... But it might have made an appearance as a simple decoy, if anything!
Anyhow, as I said, the whole thing was worth reading, and it was likely the best chapter we had in a while. We got a double page panel showing Gray cutting down (metaphorically) Rufus with Ice Bringer, and the cover showed the Games' scores plus the less interesting Fairy Tail group looking around in that place they fell into like idiots last month. Good art, and, I must give it to Mashima, the drawing of Ice-Make Unlimited: One Sided Chaotic Dance was superb. II - Chapter 307: Garou Knights[]Rufus is still defeated and Gray is still looking gay as of Fairy Tail's (series) 307th chapter, so yeah, Fairy Tail (guild)'s having the edge over the other teams. Fiore's former top guild (and likely the one to come) celebrates, others are shocked to see Rufus defeated. Most of his comrades comment on his defeat, and, as Sting sits in an alley with a sad look, we're shown a flashback... Crocus Garden, chapter 300. Sting has struck Jiemma down, Sabertooth's Master is heavily injured. Minerva steps in, noting how her father's reign of terror has met its end, seeing as he was defeated by Sting, one of his subordinates, who thus became an eligible candidate for the man's position. Jiemma has no more say in the matter, further defeated by the rules he himself created. Minerva then notes how Sting lost to Natsu only due to him lacking "th power of feelings", something he was deprived of by Jiemma's strict ways, and states that with such power he could overwhelm the Fire Dragon Slayer. Oh shit, now even villains are pulling out Nakama Crap. Having said so, Minerva reassures Sting that Lector is still alive, having been brought elsewhere by her own Magic. ... Hell, that's no surprise. It's what we all thought. Sting starts thanking Minerva profusely, asking her to bring Lector back... just as the woman orders him to stop sniveling. Everyone, the White Dragon Slayer included, is shocked, with their shock growing as Jiemma's daughter explains her plan: she won't be giving Lector back to Sting unless Sabertooth wins the Grand Magic Games, and, much like her father wanted, is again acknowledged as the strongest guild. A slip on Sting's side, and he won't be seeing Lector again. Oh, man. That's cruel, for real!
In the meantime... Natsu & Co are still trapped inside that something palace. They bitch around a bit, with Pantherliy expressing his desire to draw maps on the entirety of his body (... is this some sort of fetish or what?), Lucy blushing when told by Happy that Natsu insisted to come and save her himself (that ought to make your day, Ota... If you read the manga, that is) and Mirajane noting how Yukino resembles Lisanna. ... What is that supposed to be? An invitation to Fairy Tail? Or rather to the Strauss family (yeah, it's Strauss, it can't be helped Rai)? Is she trying to pull out another Natsu pairing, or would rather like a double for her sister to avoid getting clawed by transforming brothers on a killing spree again? No sure way to know. Anyhow, the cheerful group comes across a narrow tunnel, and eventually risks tripping on someone lying injured on the ground... Arcadios. His armor's gone (don't worry, he's clothed...)... but his nose's still there. SQUARE NOSE RULEZ!!! SCREW YA BITCHES!!! The downed, once proud "white knight" urges the group to make a run for it... and we rapidly realize the reason, with Fairy Tail being assaulted and then faced with five opponents... The Garou Knights, the best executioners in Fiore, tasked with getting rid of the "thieves". Now, let's have a look at our new acquaintances...
Well... Quite a bunch we have there! As always, someone had to criticize appearances and look down on this newly-introduced group. A pretty good chapter, especially considering how much the original title let me down. I thought, don't know, the Fairy Tail members would fight a group of wolves... This was way better. Nice art, a double page portraying the five "wolves", and a cover which,together with the Games' current scores, shows us Princess Annoying looking like her dog's been killed while her soldiers party. I see you're still alive, uh. No suicide yet. Anyhow, that scene with the five new antagonists... I feel like I've... seen it before... III - Chapter 308: Fairy Tail vs. the Executioners[]Chapter 308 was nothin' special, so I'll review it real, real fast.
So, yeah, that's all there was to it. Stay tuned for the real thing. IV - Chapter 309: The Burning Earth[]This chapter's more interesting than the former. It starts off with Natsu confronting the Scythe Guy, who uses his signature weapons to try and slice the Dragon Slayer's throat, failing to do so and thus reducing the surrounding structures to rubble. A funny scene ensues before the brief battle, with Natsu stating he's got nothing to repent of, and Makarov, elsewhere, shivering as he remembers all the damage Natsu tends to cause while on jobs. Some brief shots of the other ongoing fights are shown. Acid Guy assaults Lily with his signature substance, while Kamika and Cosmos threaten their respective opponents with poisonous attacks. Here comes the interesting part.
While my high school studies assure me that such thing could never happen, hell, this was cool. Lucy and Yukino are left hanging from some large slabs of rocks while the Exceeds are crushed down by Uosuke's Gravity Zone. Guess Mashima wanted to combine his seeming fondness for Earth Magic and gravity-related Magic into one... and I must say the result is pretty nice, and not banal. Likely because, hell, the user of such art isn't your usual neighbour... Anyhow, Arcadios, despite his injuries, stands on his feet again, not willing to let the Kingdom's "hope" die... and steps into the lava, running towards the two damsels in distress and helping them both up the rock. He asks the two distraught girls to find the princess and then decide whether Eclipse is right or not... before completely sinking into the lava. ... Hell, I wasn't expecting that. I mean... cool. Who wuld have thought the squared Pinocchio could endure such a "hot stroll". Seriously, that was pretty awesome. So, is this the end for Arcadios, the white knight of Carla's vision, the character switching between his good and bad sides as easily as others changes clothes, known for his uncanny ability to touch his chin with his tongue when he has a banana stuffed in his left ear (lol SM writer nonsense wtf?! ROFLMAO!)? Hell, it's obvious it isn't, guys. This is Fairy Tail (either the series or the guild... Dunno which one Plot Armor should be imputed to). An unconscious Arcadios resurfaces shortly after, his body protected by the wooden frame of Horologium. As an amazed Lucy asks what the mustached clock's doing swimming around in a lava pool, Loke makes his appearance too, having come of his own will, and gives back the two Celestial Spirit Mages their keys. The trio then prepares to face off against Uosuke, who tais (yeah, made it into a verb. Problem with that?) with a rather worried look on his face. Elsewhere, Natsu grabs and shatters one of Scythe Guy's weapons. Yeah, it's as simple as that. What 'bout pulling out some Magic, big boss? This, as I said, was a nice chapter. Uosuke's Magic actually looked interesting, so I'm hoping the other members of the Garou Knights get to distinguish themselves as well. Looking forward to the Lucy's group vs. Uosuke confrontation... hell, I'm really hoping to see Capricorn in action. Been some chapters since he's last had some screentime. No double pages, but some of the shots focused 'round lava and the related events were pretty cool. The cover showed Lucy doing what she does best... A clue. That ain't writing. Well, this is it for November. See ya next month, people!
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