Fairy Tail: Final Series

Fairy Tail is a classic anime series that no fan of the genre should miss. With its beloved characters and exciting fights, it consistently provides a captivating view into a world of wizards and mages.

The story follows a group of wizards known as Fairy Tail who are part of a guild of similar people. Through their adventures and escapades, we follow the magical journey of Lucy Heartfilia and her magical partners as they get caught in the mix of a variety of misadventures. Along the way, they meet a variety of characters and make thrilling alliances with some enemies, making for a riveting come together ... of powerful forces.

The animation and art style are as colourful and vibrant as its cast of characters, making the entire series a visual treat to follow. The voice acting and sound design is also top notch. From fantasy-like magical battles to the comedic quirky moments of its characters, the sound of the series enhances that overall feel of the show.

The conclusion of the Fairy Tail series felt lackluster compared to its predecessors, Fairy Tail (2009 and 2014). The built-up to the final villain of the series was greatly portrayed as a solid villain and had some actual hype to it. However, the goal for the villain was kind of poorly written. The other big baddie had an actual reason and I could understand where the villain was coming from, but the OG villain of the show was written as "bad to be bad." However, this was not my only complaint. Some of the animation scenes were reused (a lot) and some scenes were stretched ... out to make the episode hit that time mark, or it felt that way.

To be clear, this review is made by an all-time fan of Fairy Tail. It is my favorite anime, despite it having this ending and having some bad moments, but it is still one of my favorites to this day. All in all, the show still gave me the feeling from its previous series but it was supposed to be so much more and it was kind of a letdown. I can only recommend people watch this to get the full ending of the series, but if you read manga, just read the manga.

I enjoyed the previous seasons, but not this one. I believe the major reason wasn't that they made any bad decisions with the story, but it is the fact that they didn't change anything at all.

It could also be the result of abusing the shounen loop of "get beaten up, remember your friends, stand up, and beat your way out". This is Fairy Tail in a nutshell. You will see nothing more than that.

So just before watching the final season; I sort of knew what I was going to see, but I still finished it just because I don't like to drop series and ... unfortunately everything went as expected.