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Mar 19, 2013 7:43 PM
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What do you think is the best arc of Fairy Tail so far?

The best one I say the Tenroujima arc since that arc had so much action in it.

Worst one will be the Key of the Starry Sky arc since that arc pretty much was boring that it made stop FT for a while until that arc got at least a little better at the end.



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Best arc: Tenroujima. Had most impact on me emotionally, and probably on the characters themselves.

Worst: Edolas. Just felt that too much magic was missing. Felt...incomplete.
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Best arc is Fantasia and worst arc is Daphne.
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I forgot their names but my favorite arc was where Lyon was the villain
Worst was Edolas arc though I really liked the moment when Natsu laid his eyes on Lisanna for the first time in a while in Edolas, I hated the deus ex machina pills.
Mar 19, 2013 7:47 PM
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I forgot their names but my favorite arc was where Lyon was the villain
Worst was Edolas arc though I really liked the moment when Natsu laid his eyes on Lisanna for the first time in a while in Edolas, I hated the deus ex machina pills.
You mean Galuna Island.
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Mar 19, 2013 7:48 PM
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Alexx_ said:
I forgot their names but my favorite arc was where Lyon was the villain
Worst was Edolas arc though I really liked the moment when Natsu laid his eyes on Lisanna for the first time in a while in Edolas, I hated the deus ex machina pills.
You mean Galuna Island.

Yeah that one.
Mar 19, 2013 7:51 PM
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Alexx_ said:
NeoAnkara said:
Alexx_ said:
I forgot their names but my favorite arc was where Lyon was the villain
Worst was Edolas arc though I really liked the moment when Natsu laid his eyes on Lisanna for the first time in a while in Edolas, I hated the deus ex machina pills.
You mean Galuna Island.

Yeah that one.
I like the end when Erza fall to Virgo hole trap.
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Mar 19, 2013 7:56 PM
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Edolas arc was good until the dues ex machina shit, so I'll say the tenroujima arc is the best one or the galuna island one, the worst one easily are the filler arcs.
Mar 19, 2013 7:58 PM
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Favorite is probably the Tenrou arc, and then my least favorite is probably the rest. I especially didn't like the timeskip, daphne arc, Edolas arc, and a couple of others.
Mar 19, 2013 7:58 PM

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No one else like Fantasia arc like me?
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No one else like Fantasia arc like me?

It was one episode, but I really like the episodes where they go out on jobs.
and Yes I do like it too
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No one else like Fantasia arc like me?
One with laxus? I thought it was ok, but too short.
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Sophilia said:
NeoAnkara said:
No one else like Fantasia arc like me?
One with laxus? I thought it was ok, but too short.
But I like the Fantasia parade part.
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NeoAnkara said:
Sophilia said:
NeoAnkara said:
No one else like Fantasia arc like me?
One with laxus? I thought it was ok, but too short.
But I like the Fantasia parade part.
The afterwards, or am I thinking of the wrong arc. I always get them mixed up.

I also loved Oracion Seis.

I think the grand magic games would be a great arc, had not FT been cancelled, and the animation quality dropping.
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Sophilia said:
NeoAnkara said:
Sophilia said:
NeoAnkara said:
No one else like Fantasia arc like me?
One with laxus? I thought it was ok, but too short.
But I like the Fantasia parade part.
The afterwards, or am I thinking of the wrong arc. I always get them mixed up.

I also loved Oracion Seis.

I think the grand magic games would be a great arc, had not FT been cancelled, and the animation quality dropping.
You are right. I just like that arc. It have many good moment like Juvia sacrifice, Gajeel protecting Levy, Mirajane activing Satan Soul and ofcourse the afromentioned fantasia parade.
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NeoAnkara said:
Sophilia said:
NeoAnkara said:
Sophilia said:
NeoAnkara said:
No one else like Fantasia arc like me?
One with laxus? I thought it was ok, but too short.
But I like the Fantasia parade part.
The afterwards, or am I thinking of the wrong arc. I always get them mixed up.

I also loved Oracion Seis.

I think the grand magic games would be a great arc, had not FT been cancelled, and the animation quality dropping.
You are right. I just like that arc. It have many good moment like Juvia sacrifice, Gajeel protecting Levy, Mirajane activing Satan Soul and ofcourse the afromentioned fantasia parade.

Are you talking about the arc when Laxus was the main antagonist at that that time?
That arc was good too, could've been better. I really like the short Mystogan vs. Laxus fight.
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Ahh, I shed a tear when Juvia sacrificed herself for Cana. Also, when Mirajane cried toward the end of her battle with Freed.

Why I loved that arc so much though was because the ED's music box was enchanting. Also the OP by SuG was also incredible.
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Alexx_ said:
NeoAnkara said:
Sophilia said:
NeoAnkara said:
Sophilia said:
NeoAnkara said:
No one else like Fantasia arc like me?
One with laxus? I thought it was ok, but too short.
But I like the Fantasia parade part.
The afterwards, or am I thinking of the wrong arc. I always get them mixed up.

I also loved Oracion Seis.

I think the grand magic games would be a great arc, had not FT been cancelled, and the animation quality dropping.
You are right. I just like that arc. It have many good moment like Juvia sacrifice, Gajeel protecting Levy, Mirajane activing Satan Soul and ofcourse the afromentioned fantasia parade.

Are you talking about the arc when Laxus was the main antagonist at that that time?
That arc was good too, could've been better. I really like the short Mystogan vs. Laxus fight.
I think Mystogan could've won if his cover not blown.

Sophilia said:
Ahh, I shed a tear when Juvia sacrificed herself for Cana. Also, when Mirajane cried toward the end of her battle with Freed.

Why I loved that arc so much though was because the ED's music box was enchanting. Also the OP by SuG was also incredible.
The ED and OP also good. I heard that was inteded as final arc for Fairy Tail but since it's so popular it get extended.
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Mar 19, 2013 8:17 PM
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I don't know any names, but the Jellal arc was the best arc for me, pretty much the only memorable arc in the whole series. Everything else was average with a couple of good moments. I dropped the series during the Oracion Seis arc, so I guess that makes it the worst arc for me? Probably.

Though the worst part of the whole series just has to be the time-skip and everything between it and the magical games, namely the ass-pull power-ups after the "lol we spent our training time partying xD".... That was just bad.
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I don't know any names, but the Jellal arc was the best arc for me, pretty much the only memorable arc in the whole series. Everything else was average with a couple of good moments. I dropped the series during the Oracion Seis arc, so I guess that makes it the worst arc for me? Probably.

Though the worst part of the whole series just has to be the time-skip and everything between it and the magical games, namely the ass-pull power-ups and the "lol we spent out training time partying xD"....
I justignore the asspull part since I think it just not that special in Fairy Tail. And the name of Jellal arc is Tower of Heaven.
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Mar 19, 2013 8:29 PM

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tenrou arc is the best for me 'lighting flame magic'.. worst when ep 130-150 i don't know what arc is it.



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ryshin said:
tenrou arc is the best for me 'lighting flame magic'.. worst when ep 130-150 i don't know what arc is it.
The bad filler arc. Although its better than most fillers these days.
Mar 19, 2013 8:45 PM
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..And the name of Jellal arc is Tower of Heaven.
The thing is that everything came after each other: First of all the bad time-skip, then the wasted training which was supposed to make the series redeem itself, then the ass-pull power-ups, then came a lazy idea I don't like much: A tournament. And that was an instant drop for me. I did pick it up again but I'm just reading it for the sake of completing it. It still has some nice moments, but I stopped bothering with the ass-pulls, the plot, or the characters, since apparently things became worse in the 2nd half of the games. And yeah, that was Tower of Heaven.
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Candor said:
NeoAnkara said:
..And the name of Jellal arc is Tower of Heaven.
The thing is that everything came after each other: First of all the bad time-skip, then the wasted training which was supposed to make the series redeem itself, then the ass-pull power-ups, then came a lazy idea I don't like much: A tournament. And that was an instant drop for me. I did pick it up again but I'm just reading it for the sake of completing it. It still has some nice moments, but I stopped bothering with the ass-pulls, the plot, or the characters, since apparently things became worse in the 2nd half of the games. And yeah, that was Tower of Heaven.
I still think that wether training or instant power up the result is still the same. Mashima is op to use it as ship tease momment for Jellal and Erza rather than long training arc.
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the best arc is obviously the tournament arc
and the worst i think is the infinity clock arc.
Mar 20, 2013 3:39 PM
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Candor said:

Though the worst part of the whole series just has to be the time-skip and everything between it and the magical games, namely the ass-pull power-ups after the "lol we spent our training time partying xD".... That was just bad.


It's a bit embarrassing that the SO power ups were a result of Mashima trying to make a funny. The time skip could be a lot more bearable if the three months was used for a solid arc instead - not necessarily a training arc, but simply a good story with justifiable power ups by the end of it.

...instead of the Infinity Clock Arc. It's mind blowing that it dragged on for the equivalent of a full season, a brotha could've watched Cowboy Bebop or Trigun in their entirety instead.


best arc tho was Tower of Heaven. Tenrou was also a really good one despite the number of characters involved.
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Best arc was either Phantom Lord or Galuna Island. Everything after Tower of Paradise is shit imho.
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best is tenrou arc, i like its plot and the aftermath..
worst are, not gonna mention short arcs but what i dont like is oracion seis arc.. though i like the part where natsu use dragon force in there..

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The current arc or tower of heaven were the best

Worst was key the the starry night arc (was filler and was only there because the anime caught up the the manga)
Rhaegar fought valiantly,
Rhaegar fought nobly,
Rheagar died.
Mar 21, 2013 4:28 AM

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Best arc : Jellal arc or Tenrou
Worst arc : definitely starry sky arc ( Fuck you lucy..)
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current is worst and tower of heaven is best? or maybe grays arc because that was very similiar to kiritsugus past in Fate/Zero... And Fate/Zero rules...
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The best: Tenrou. I thought the fights were very intense, and the character development was interesting.
The worst: Daphne. She was an idiot. I never liked her as a villain.
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I think my favorite was Edolas... Although the only moment I liked in it was Mystogan leaving the guild... Orracion Seis was also alright, but ever other arc sucked..
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Hmmm I'm not sure about best arc- I liked almost all of them because of the elements they introduced to the show. I guess Edolas and the Festival arc were my favorites- Edolas because it introduced Pantherlily (bestcat) which showed us a more endearing side to Gajeel. It also had episode 95 which makes me cry every single time. I've watched it 4 times and I still cry EVERY TIME. As a whole though the arc could have been a lot better. Oh, and Ed-Gajeel was great- It's too bad he wasn't in the manga.

I liked the Festival arc because I love Laxus and I think the Ranjishu are great characters. Evergreen makes for a hilariously polar opposite yet very similar love interest for Elfman and the introduction of a more subtly homosexual character (Fried) is nice. And Bixlow is just hysterical. I also like the character development for Juvia and Gajeel in this arc and the development between Gajeel and Levvy.

My least favorite arc is Daphne. I don't care that it was only 2 episodes long. Those two episodes were excrutiatingly painful because she was just the most God-awful character ever.

Second least favorite arc is probably Key to the Starry Skies. It had some nice moments and a bit of development between some characters, but overall, being a filler arc, a lot of it fell flat.
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Best, I have several in mind that's hard to rank so in airing order:

1) Phantom Lord - It was the first one that really emphasized the theme of comrade, friendship, and what it means to be Fairy Tail. I had some serious feels watching this arc. It was an all out facking guild war. Lesson is you never spill the blood of Makarov's children.

2) Edolas - I'm a sucker for alternative/parallel world things. The action wasn't as fulfilling but the concept was superb, personally at least.

3) Terou Island - The entire thing was so-so but the whole seven year passing and playing with time is another favorite idea of mine -tehe.

4) Magic Festival - Every episode is entertaining, full of laughs, action, and emotions.
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I think the Tenrou arc was best for me and the worst would have to be Daphne or The Key of the Starry Night arc. Tower of Heaven arc was pretty good too.
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All are great except for fillers...Have not watched Grand Magic Games yet....
Anyway, I go against what most people think with the arcs ^.^
MY FAVORITE ARC:
Edolas Arc. I know people don't like it, but I thought it was beautiful. They talked about humanity, equality, races and how they separate people by race, and about how in the end we are all people and we have to stick together to protect what we love and each other. Also we learn about Mystogan and Lisanna...and we saw a lot of good fights even if there was hardly any magic, it was a wonderful arc. It was really deep. Plus the exceeds we learn about, it made me cry more than any other arc.

MY LEAST FAVORITE ARC:
Daphne Arc. BORING. TERRIBLE FIGHTS. Everything about it was TERRIBLE. Except for Unison Raid with Juvia and Gray :D <3

In order:
1. Edolas
2. Oracion Seis
3. Tower of Heaven (Jellal arc)
4. Tenrou Island
5. Galuna Island
6. Fighting Festival (laxus arc)
7. Phantom Lord arc
8. Loke arc
9. Lullaby arc
10. Key of Starry Night
11. Daphne

I cannot say for Grand Magic Games, I am still on Tenrou Island one :D

To be honest all are very good. I just like Edolas best because it was really deep and sad and Lisanna, plus the part about the exceeds made my cry a lot. And the fighting WAS good, I mean Foust vs Natsu, Gajeel and Wendy, then the exceeds and team natsu vs the dragon chain thing....and Mystogan vs Natsu was funny...it was very emotional arc for me, no one else likes? But still loved Oracion Seis.
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The best was absolutely the Tower of Heaven arc. Galuna and Loke arc were good too.

The worst were the Starry Sky arc and the Dragonoid arc obviously, but excluding fillers, Eisenwald and Oracion Seis.
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Kecchan said:
All are great except for fillers...Have not watched Grand Magic Games yet....
Anyway, I go against what most people think with the arcs ^.^
MY FAVORITE ARC:
Edolas Arc. I know people don't like it, but I thought it was beautiful. They talked about humanity, equality, races and how they separate people by race, and about how in the end we are all people and we have to stick together to protect what we love and each other. Also we learn about Mystogan and Lisanna...and we saw a lot of good fights even if there was hardly any magic, it was a wonderful arc. It was really deep. Plus the exceeds we learn about, it made me cry more than any other arc.

MY LEAST FAVORITE ARC:
Daphne Arc. BORING. TERRIBLE FIGHTS. Everything about it was TERRIBLE. Except for Unison Raid with Juvia and Gray :D <3

In order:
1. Edolas
2. Oracion Seis
3. Tower of Heaven (Jellal arc)
4. Tenrou Island
5. Galuna Island
6. Fighting Festival (laxus arc)
7. Phantom Lord arc
8. Loke arc
9. Lullaby arc
10. Key of Starry Night
11. Daphne

I cannot say for Grand Magic Games, I am still on Tenrou Island one :D

To be honest all are very good. I just like Edolas best because it was really deep and sad and Lisanna, plus the part about the exceeds made my cry a lot. And the fighting WAS good, I mean Foust vs Natsu, Gajeel and Wendy, then the exceeds and team natsu vs the dragon chain thing....and Mystogan vs Natsu was funny...it was very emotional arc for me, no one else likes? But still loved Oracion Seis.


That's because you have not finished Tenrou Island arc. The fight between Hades and FT is intense. In my opinion is the best arc so far, maybe because the Grand Magic Game arc have not conclude. Worst arc of course all the filler arcs with no particular order.
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While I must say the filler arcs are definitely the weakest arcs of the series in terms of execution, I can't really hate them either.

The Daphne arc featured a terrible villain, yes, but its conclusion was amazing. I guess it's best to think of the whole arc as a sort of TV movie, because it's just the right to be one.

The Key of the Starry Heavens arc is a whole other story. Its main problem was that it was half-filled with utterly pointless and/or ridiculous moments (*cough*jigglebutt*cough*) that served no purpose other than to stall time for the manga. On the other hand, it had some good, dare I say even great, ideas I enjoyed seeing.

I actually liked Michelle, her relationship with Lucy, and the ultimate conclusion of her character arc. I liked seeing the Earth-land counterparts of the Edolas villains. I liked seeing Oracion Seis again, with new powers (Cobra especially, given that it ties into how he was last beaten). I liked that Romeo got some action. I liked that Panther Lily had a rival. I liked that they addressed the whole Cobra/Kinana scenario. I liked seeing Dranbalt as a washed up shell of a man. And I liked that it made me actually like Lucy's dad in the end.

I just wish these arcs could have been done better, because I really wanted to like them more than I did, just for their ideas alone. I probably won't be seeing them a second time (unless Funimation dubs them, because from what I've seen of the dub, it's turned some of the first season's more forgettable moments into something actually entertaining), but I don't regret watching them.
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Best: Tenrou Island arc

Worst (excluding filler arcs): Edolas arc
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Favorite would have to be Tenrou Island arc with the Laxus arc second

Least favorite would be X791, they just skipped 7 years like it was nothing

Am I in the minority here by saying I really enjoyed the Edolas arc?
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From an earlier thread of mine: http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=517397&show=0

1. Laxus/Raijinshuu Tribe arc
2. Tenroujima/S-class arc
3. Phantom Lord arc

I like the Raijinshuu Tribe arc the most because it's very short (8-9 eps) and straight to the point. Action packed and no bullcrap



Worst has to be Edolas, awful, pointless and boring.
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Favorite is Tenrou Island. I love how all of the supporting characters finally get a chance to fight alongside the main characters. Cana gets really good development especially and all of the "couples" get put together.

Least favorite (excluding filler arcs) would probably be the Grand Magic Games arc. It starts off strong but drops kind of quickly. Plus it ends
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Best: Edolas (username for ref) (minority)
Worst: Grand Magic Games (don't get me started)
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NeoAnkara said:
No one else like Fantasia arc like me?

it was way boring, i felt asleep countless times while i watching it ;) hahaha
well, the best Fairy Tail Arc is without doubt the Tenrou arc and there's no any Arc drive me to say "that was a bad one" but the Worst was Edolas arc
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Best ones: Galuna Island, Oracion Seis and Key of Starry Sky arcs (yeah, I really liked that filler arc)
Worst ones: Well... all other ones (excluding Tower of Heaven and Edolas arcs) suck, expecially the Grand Magic Games one, it's one of the most horrible arcs I've ever seen in a shounen (if you read the end of it in the manga, you'll know what I'm saying)

I really, really try to enjoy this series, but it doesn't take it seriously and have an incredible amount of ass-pull power-ups, bullshits and cliché...
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Best: Tenrou Island

Worst: Edolas
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Best arc is Tower of Heaven, because it's pretty emotional and very interesting, or Orocion Seis, because I really like concept of Nirvana (it has some deeper meaning than any other arc).

Worst was that big filler - Key of Starry Sky.
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Best Arc: Key of the Starry Skies arc and Daphne Arc (Well written story lines)
Worst Arc: All arcs from season 1.
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