Fairy Tail
| I had high expectations for this manga after reading all the latest chapters of One Piece. The only similarities between the two is the theme of friendship and immature humor used by the main protagonist. This manga does not read in a cohesive manner and the characters have two dimensional personalities that constantly remind the reader that they're reading a manga that is simply trying to please the eyes rather than engaging and immersing him or her in an exotic, magical world. It simply jumps from one episodic chapter to a completely unrelated background story that panders the reader for sympathy. There's plenty of fan service with Lucy in extremely shot skirts and plenty of girls that cosplay. For example, Evra's battle costume (close to nothing) is excused by her teammates because they believe that's how people of her magic type act. After 7 volumes of Fairy Tail, I simply am continuing to read this manga because of the dry humor and nothing more. This manga might as well be a One Piece rip off, except the female protagonists are more well endowed and gain plenty of exposure for it. |
arimakenshinApr 17, 2010 10:15 PM
| It's shounen, what do you expect? |
| Well said, Hei. :) |
| its 7/10 for me.. the humor in the beginning was pretty much awesome.. plus it had some good drama there.. other than that nothing was really that amazing..the fights were average.. especially Erza's fights.. am keep reading it just to know whats the story with those dragons etc x))) you are at chapter 45.. if you dont like it now dont read it.. it will get worse after that ... |
| Err, I dunno if you meant me, but I was agreeing with the second poster that it's a shounen, and what can you expect out of the ordinary shounen conventions? :/ |
| ^wat? i didnt reply to you) i replied to the thread.. i would've said if i was replying to you) ps- read OP if you want a not-ordinary shounen... |
| Actually I lost my interest in it already. >_> |
-Hei- said: It's shounen, what do you expect? It's not because it's Shounen. One Piece is Shounen and you could feel that it was an intelligently written manga series because of the diversity and complexity of characters. It's a cop out just to blame a brainless manga simply because it''s targeting the younger male demographic. This manga is just average as average as a manga can be not because it's Shounen but because the mangaka only knows how to make a plot based on One Piece. |
-Hei- said: It's shounen, what do you expect? that means that FMA also is garbage ? Death Note ? /fail |
| xD but to tell you guys the truth .. the word overrated suits fairy tail so much xD |
arimakenshin said: It's not because it's Shounen. One Piece is Shounen and you could feel that it was an intelligently written manga series because of the diversity and complexity of characters. It's a cop out just to blame a brainless manga simply because it''s targeting the younger male demographic. This manga is just average as average as a manga can be not because it's Shounen but because the mangaka only knows how to make a plot based on One Piece. Fairy Tail have 4 years old ... Or like that ... One Piece have 10 years old ... If you want to compare Shonen, try in the same length. Like Naruto/Bleach/One Piece. It's like : Yes, i will compare Medaka Box and Reborn ! No, no ... It's not possible. You can compare Medaka Box and Beelzebub but not Medaka Box & One Piece (or another long manga serialised). For Fairy Tail, it's a shonen, basically ... But all guys/boys so far praised the "God" Oda with his One Piece. I'm sorry but One Piece is good (better than Naruto and Bleach) but he don't deserve all his praise. (I prefer Kurohime, Claymore, Zettai Karen Children, Ushio no Tora, Fire Emblem - Hasha no Tsurugi and Hajime no Ippo (before the last fight ... Wolf orly ?) |
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smokes said: -Hei- said: It's shounen, what do you expect? that means that FMA also is garbage ? Death Note ? /fail Nice timing and reading comprehension aniki. /sarcasm At no point did I say it was garbage, I was merely agreeing that it was overrated (READ the thread's title) just like the dozens of shounen series out there. And just letting you know: overrated≠garbage. |
ShiroiRyu said: For Fairy Tail, it's a shonen, basically ... But all guys/boys so far praised the "God" Oda with his One Piece. I'm sorry but One Piece is good (better than Naruto and Bleach) but he don't deserve all his praise. lol only the hardcore-fanboys says that) he's not god or anything lol where did you take that.. if someone said that, doesnt mean that all are saying he's a god) its just his manga is the most unique one out there.. btw its 12 years not 10 x) |
| 12 years ? :p From that, i can say for me : I prefer Pokemon Special to One Piece. :D |
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| I don't get it. If you don't like it, don't read it. If people rate it high, that's the rate it deserves. Just because you don't like it as much as others, doesn't make it overrated. Do you not get the rating system? Also, not everything has to be mind blowing? I rate Fairy Tail high because, plainly, I enjoy it. I like the characters, I like the setting and I like most of the story. I mean, just because a song isn't the next 'Stairway to Heaven' doesn't mean it's not enjoyable, right? |
ShiroiRyu said: But all guys/boys so far praised the "God" Oda with his One Piece. I'm sorry but One Piece is good (better than Naruto and Bleach) but he don't deserve all his praise. Yep I agree. OP is overrated also. It's good. Better than Fairy Tail but overrated nonetheless. I like it though that's why i read it. There's this section known as "dropped". If you don't like a manga or anime you put it there and that's it :D No more worries lol |
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Jesuvius said: If people rate it high, that's the rate it deserves. Not true. Example: justin Bieber, Souljaboy, twilight, moderd warfare 2. Not saying they are terrible but fangirls/fanboys make them overrated because they don't see any flaws because they just loooooooove it :D |
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| I won't bash your opinion since it's...well....YOUR opinion. However, if you don't like it...well, WHY THE HELL ARE YOU READING IT?? I believe that you should just drop it and move on instead of bashing it and offending all Fairy Tail devotees. Fairy Tail is, like you said, like One Piece, but it most definitely isn't a rip off. |
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Jesuvius said: I don't get it. If you don't like it, don't read it. If people rate it high, that's the rate it deserves. Just because you don't like it as much as others, doesn't make it overrated. Do you not get the rating system? Also, not everything has to be mind blowing? I rate Fairy Tail high because, plainly, I enjoy it. I like the characters, I like the setting and I like most of the story. I mean, just because a song isn't the next 'Stairway to Heaven' doesn't mean it's not enjoyable, right? There is a difference between being enjoyable and deserving a high rating. Yes Fairy Tale is enjoyable, I somewhat like it hence I keep read it. But it's not good nor does it deserve a high rating. You should rate something based off it's quality not because you enjoyed it, that is incredibly ignorant. |
| Nah, it isn't overrated. Taste is taste. Well, at least I've never seen anyone exaggeratedly praising Fairy Tail. But I just can't see how people think this is so familiar with One Piece. The only thing I initially did find similar was the art, but then I was realizing all the differences. Just the character design is actually kinda alike, and still this I can find a lot of crucial differences. Fairy Tail is more a comedy than anything else and shouldn't be taken seriously, like the other long running shonen, because if you do take it seriously and wait for creative arcs and fights and plot-twists, you'll be disappointed. My Fairy Tail score is 7/10. |
taterheadApr 20, 2010 2:33 PM
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| ^well said |
| @thread/OP: Where there are fans, there will be anti-fans. And usually, the bigger mass of fans, the more anti-fans there will be. As a fan of Fairy Tail myself, I don't really care how much anti-fans flame me and tell me how horrible person I am, and how I kill kittens on my spare time, etc, etc. That said, I do respect your opinion, and I do not accuse you of being a flamer in any way, but I can't really give you a proper answer. I have never read One Piece, so I would have no way to know if Fairy Tail is a rip-off. I just know it is great fun and a sort of "laid back" manga which doesn't need much thinking to be enjoyable. So ... yeah. If you don't like Fairy Tail, just stop reading it. No one is forcing you to do so, and if fanboys/girls try to do, just ignore them. @burntlettuce: Hm. I think you may be a little ignorant yourself. As a professional reviewer, you should be unbiased and objective, but this is not the correct place to find unbiased, professional manga reviews. No one gets paid for doing reviews, therefore they should not be forced to act if such. It is just a database of various opinions. They can rate it any way they like, as long as they justify it with "that is my opinion" (posting something like that in the review section would be silly, though). |
| :/ The rating is a benchmark. I am a fan of Shounen manga and there is a quality index that will guide newcomers and curious readers to manga such as this one. I, as a fan of Shounen manga, expected a great manga series that was similar to One Piece. Instead, the effort put into this manga felt like he has put almost no effort into making an entertainment package. I decided to post a counter to the positive ratings it has received as a forum post since it will serve as a guiding post to others who might have similar tastes as me. This is how I watch anime and read manga. I search through the different series in their respective genre and check out what the opinions are from both sides and decide whether it is worth my time to entertain myself with the chosen series. TL;DR: This is a forum. My post is serving simply as a warning to people who might have similar tastes as me since there have only been positive ratings for this manga on this discussion board. |
| I honestly think it's only overrated like, in terms of other fans. I barely see this manga mentioned anywhere. Heck, I didn't know it was licensed until I saw volumes at B and N. Though personally, if I don't like something I stop reading/watching it. I guess it's just hard for me to understand people who keep reading/watching things they don't enjoy. It just seems difficult to really comprehend. |
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garfield15 said: I honestly think it's only overrated like, in terms of other fans. I barely see this manga mentioned anywhere. Heck, I didn't know it was licensed until I saw volumes at B and N. Though personally, if I don't like something I stop reading/watching it. I guess it's just hard for me to understand people who keep reading/watching things they don't enjoy. It just seems difficult to really comprehend. Spare time, brah. It might be a waste of time but time spent nonetheless. |
| Hmm... I have never read FairyTail and i'm sticking my head in a dog pile,But i must ask since i've read 2 pages of comments.. When did this turn into a "if you don't like it don't read it" talk.. I could be wrong,but i've yet to see someone say "I hate Fairy Tail" I've seen the thread started with someone saying it was overrated and some people agreeing and disagreeing. |
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Mystogan said: @burntlettuce: Hm. I think you may be a little ignorant yourself. As a professional reviewer, you should be unbiased and objective, but this is not the correct place to find unbiased, professional manga reviews. No one gets paid for doing reviews, therefore they should not be forced to act if such. It is just a database of various opinions. They can rate it any way they like, as long as they justify it with "that is my opinion" (posting something like that in the review section would be silly, though). Just because this is the site for your opinions does not mean you should close your eyes to the quality of one's work. You should be as you said "unbiased and objective" when viewing anything, shouldn't matter where that is. |
ShiroiRyu said: (I prefer Zettai Karen Children) I lol'ed. HnI and Claymore are good choices though. The main problem is that Fairy Tail lost its main goal pretty early. What that was you ask? Finding Igneel and the other dragons maybe? There are so many different arcs and the characters do so many new jobs, but never really search after the dragons, thats the problem. Maybe Fairy Tail looks so much like One Piece because the mangaka was an apprentice of Oda? Since its like this there is a high possibility, though at first I really thought Fairy Tail was also from Oda. |
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Jesuvius said: I don't get it. If you don't like it, don't read it. If people rate it high, that's the rate it deserves. Just because you don't like it as much as others, doesn't make it overrated. Do you not get the rating system? Also, not everything has to be mind blowing? I rate Fairy Tail high because, plainly, I enjoy it. I like the characters, I like the setting and I like most of the story. I mean, just because a song isn't the next 'Stairway to Heaven' doesn't mean it's not enjoyable, right? Well said XD |
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| Everyone is intitled to THERE OWN opinion, BUT I would say its best to keep it to yourself and move on. ^^ |
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| Their* The main goal of this show is... well a guild that goes on missions, right? No specific goal other than tackle whatever comes along. Everything that comes along due to certain characters, pasts and back stories, is just part of it all. I'm enjoying this as much as, if not more than Groove Rave Adventure, but I dunno about overrated, the most praise I've seen for this is that it's better than bleach / naruto, which I agree with, but obviously some others wouldn't. |
GrayArchon said: Luppi said: The main problem is that Fairy Tail lost its main goal pretty early. What that was you ask? Finding Igneel and the other dragons maybe? There are so many different arcs and the characters do so many new jobs, but never really search after the dragons, thats the problem. Finding Igneel and the other dragons never was the main goal of the series. A protagonist's backstory always provides his main plot that is also the goal of the series. That's elementary plot writing. Luffy wants to become a pirate equal to Shanks, Naruto wants to become Hokage and be praised, Ichigo wants...eh..dunno, to protect or something, and Natsu wants to find Igneel. It's that simple. I agree that the dragon matter should be the main focus of the plot rather than all the current arc fights. But if only that were the only drawback to the series...To anyone who has read Rave, which is way better than FT - though still mediocre -, it is obvious that FT fails to provide: 1) A main villain, not a generic evil group, 2) the enemy being a danger to everyone, not just FT or the magic council (civilians are never, NEVER, taking any serious collateral damage or are threatened) - that's absurd, simply relinquish your mage status and go rest or something, 3) GERARD AND CATS (Though there were many terrible characters in Rave as well), 4)a comparatively useless female lead beating stronger opponents that her stronger allies couldn't face (DBZ Logic), and many more. At least there's no use of a damsel in distress plot - yet. |
XylokoposDec 7, 2010 9:55 AM
| OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOokaaaaayyy......... Let me see,...title is OVERRATED? hmmm nice word for fairy tail but I don't think so actually...Well as you can see , it has the rate of around 8.45 and FT did deserve it . 8 IS the best rate for Fairy Tail over 10 . I know boring but the boringness you had didn't make you drop right ? I mean yea you get bored upon reading some of the arc (tell you the truth , i hate those cats existence ಠ_ಠ) but if you STILL READING IT then its obvious it didn't really boring cause' you want to know what happen next. I think yea Fairy Tail is not overrated ... ;D Its shounen , focusing mainly for boys and what-da-ya-expect? FAIRY TAIL IS overrated when it RATED as 9 or 10 or so and it will become UNDERRATED if its rated below 8. >ಠ_ಠ< IM SERIOUS NO JOKES P/S: Doesn't really matter to me if its overrated it still one of the hell of epicz anime i ever known xD |
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| I stand with what the majority of people have been saying so far about "if you don't like it, you don't have to read it" and "maybe you shouldn't try comparing it to One Piece." As for your presumed topic, "Fairy Tail is overrated", I don't know the extent of the hype around it, but as objectively as I can look at the series as a whole, I find it pretty good. It definitely has its flaws and downsides *coughEdolascough*, but the drawing's pretty good and Mashima knows how to pace a story most of the time. So I guess it just boils down to us all having our own opinions. I mean... for me, personally, I don't think One Piece is a good series. Like, I have honestly tried hard to understand what people think is good about it, and I still can't figure it out. (Like, honestly, if someone is willing to explain (not rant) to me about why they think One Piece is a good-quality series, I would like to hear it and get your point of view.) |
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Ichijo_feast said: There are numerous reasons why people don't like or drop One Piece. I am not going to sit here and list all of them, but mainly what I think is because a lot of people don't delve into it far enough. At first the plot is your generic shounen storyline. Fight, power up, recruit. And it's because of that simplicity that many are put off by it. But really, it is the way that it's used to lay the foundation for a great series to come after it makes for a good series. After forming a small, standard crew, the series quickly evolves into something grander than expected! Many who drop the series stop reading before they get to this point and miss out on the main courses of One Piece. Well, If you weren't interested in the first place, that's your opinion!(Like, honestly, if someone is willing to explain (not rant) to me about why they think One Piece is a good-quality series, I would like to hear it and get your point of view.) I'd also like to include the characters' motives. Many characters out there in other series tantrum, whine, moan, and complain about their situation and we understand that. But what sets One Piece apart is that yes, they have sob stories, does that stop them from achieving their goals? No. They just move on. Then again, it's your opinion on what kind of characters you enjoy. I am a big fan of One Piece. Yes, I think it's overrated. Yes, I think it's NOT the best series ever. However, yes, it's the best series to ME and that's all that really matters because others' opinions shouldn't affect mine. For the millionth time, it's all in the matter of opinion. Ichijo_feast said: You say that you don't think One Piece is a good series. I don't see it in any of your lists. You shouldn't dislike a series you have never seen.I mean... for me, personally, I don't think One Piece is a good series. |
AlipioDec 27, 2010 11:19 PM
| to respond to what you said last- I actually have read all in all about a third of the entire series. I don't keep my list updated very much, because it's kind of a pain. That being said, I thank you for your objective insight, it does help. I've read a couple hundred chapters from the very beginning, and picked it up a couple years ago with the most recent chapters; so basically, I have read a fair amount of the beginning and "end", but not the middle. Perhaps that is what I am lacking in my understanding. |
I'm pretty sure life is a tsundere... |
| ^what makes OP this popular/awesome is that it does not have lame plot twists like naruto or bleach.. the main character is not powering up on every arc/enemy that he encounters (unlike ichigo) which makes this a non-generic show ( the second half of manga)... plus the character development is huge and there is drama and humor which is not in other shows..(or maybe there is but Very little) thus making the manga non-boring and always exciting.. the plot is fucking huge..lots of awesome characters and immense world.. and interactions.. about Fairy Tail.. the manga is still generic.. its nearly started so it kinda has the same format of arcs as in OnePiece.. unfortunately there are not so many good arcs here.. only a few in the beginning.. but its getting better in the last arc (now) .. so it has a good future ( potential) |
smokesDec 28, 2010 2:54 PM
| The problem (to me) is that you're so in like with One Piece, and use to it being so amazing, that you had high expectations for Fairy Tail. When comparing two manga/anime series before starting it, you are most likely to be let down. |
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| ^yep thats what i said.. Fairy tail is still young..it still has potential in the future.. and yeah it started better ( well ofc the author HAD to create a better/different start than DBZ/OP/bleach/naruto) its very hard to make another shounen for people to like.. onepiece 1 chapter is also very well done.. an awesome introduction.. but the first 7-8 episodes are yeah.. average.. FT also had awesome start.. but then the arcs were just below average/not interesting.. now the last arc seems like a good one, hope the next ones will be the same |
| Hiro Mashima is on a whole different level than other shounen artist out there.He doesn't waste time,he gets right to the point, begin the arc - ends the arc - a little 2 or 3 buffer chapters then gets to the next arc.This pattern makes for a series that won't go on for 15 years with no end in site. |
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| ^all shounen are like this :o) |
| In my opinion, Fairy Tail has no correlation to One Piece at all. So Idk how people compare those two. But Meh, it's your decision, and your rating. I honestly think Fairy Tail is a Good Manga/Good Anime and no where near over rated. Also to add Fairy Tail is more like is previous work, which was also good in my opinion, which was Groove Adventure Rave/ Rave Master. The story gets better in later chapters. |
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