I am going to break this down into categories to make the review much easier to read based off what is going on.
To Start, (Spoilers below)
Plot: The plot of the story is Team Natsu going on a quest called the 100 Years Quest (A quest uncompleted for almost 100 years). They meet Elefsaria who is the creator of the 1st Magic Guild in the history of Earth Land. He is also a dragon similar to Acnologia. He is known as the Law Dragon which is based around Knowledge/information. Something happened in the past leading to Elefsaria seeking out Wizards to seal the 5 Dragon Gods.
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This doesn't require killing them but it does require defeating them in some way.
The plot is centered around Team Natsu as they got permission from Makarov to take on this quest so just Lucy, Natsu, Erza, Wendy, Gray, and the Cats. Which is perfect cause it allows Mashima/Ueda to focus on a smaller cast and not requiring tons of extra pages for 20+ other characters. So if you come into this expecting a bunch of SaberTooth you will be disappointed or even a bunch of others like Mira, Levy, Gajeel, ect... you will also be disappointed.
Now this doesn't mean all those characters are nonexistent, they just have far less involvement in the story which makes sense considering the plot of what is going on. Laxus, and Gajeel make appearances and Laxus has actually gotten a good amount. Other characters have also gotten moments and have been kept around having their own goals as well. Such as Brandish (Wants to find Aquarius Key so on the same continent and competing with Lucy), Irene (Wants a new body of her own, and has been mentoring Wendy), Jellal (Searching for the white wizard, also relationship development with Erza), Juvia (Relationship development with Gray). So there are some side characters being utilized. Even some of the fodder from FT was used such as Max and others and even received training from some Spriggan 12 members.
Overall the Dragons have all been good and so far we have met Mercuphobia (Water Dragon God), Aldoron (Wood Dragon God), Selene (Moon Dragon God), Ignia (Fire Dragon God), Dogramag (Haven't really met but popped up, Labyrinth Dragon?), Viernes (Haven't met yet but is either the Gold Dragon God).
Selene was and has remained excellent and the best female Villain to date from Mashima she has been a joy to experience. Ignia has been ruthless and is a complete lunatic and very strong. Mercuphobia was a kinder dragon that changed after he met a woman he loved but lost control of his magic. Aldoron was insane and killed hundreds of thousands of people to sustain his own life and power.
Overall these parts of the story have been handled very well.
Characters:
Lucy - Has been the most developed character in 100YQ with all kinds of new abilities. She is still showing her very high intelligence and has been the character to really shine. Star Dress Mixes, Star Dresses, New abilities being used, Defeating very strong opponents (Even a Dragon Slayer), and has really just held her own in fights all series long so far. Even Laxus acknowledged how strong she has become and is still growing. Even have gotten more relationship development with Natsu but has been subtle compared to the others but makes sense since she is the Heroine and one of the main 2 characters so that will come last. Edolas Lucy and Natsu are married and have a daughter named Nasha which is a big hint and deal.
Natsu - Has shown signs of PTSD from what happened in original FT. He has learned to be more ruthless when necessary and has learned sometimes you just can't redeem someone. Thus he killed Aldoron. Natsu has also shown signs of relationship development with Lucy and has even shown jealousy a few times. He refused to attack her out of fear of hurting her as well during an arc where she was possessed essentially. He has shown signs of forgiving his brother and holding him close to his heart (Beta Heaven chapter). Natsu has also shown flashes of END once again returning and maybe even a combined form with his Demon Powers/Dragon Slayer powers coming in the future. He lost control after eating Ignia's flames to save everyone and he wanted to burn everything after defeating Mercuphobia and we saw elements of his END form mixed with Dragon Force. Thankfully the 1 person that could calm him down was there (Lucy) and she hugged him burning herself and he snapped out of it.
Wendy - Has probably been the 2nd most developed character but it has also come at a cost. While she is growing in power and new abilities sometimes it feels like she has been hijacked by Irene and not really her own character anymore which is a damn shame. But, overall Wendy has been really good and we even got to see a brief Teen Version of her. She has shown off new abilities and they have been really nice.
Erza - She's really just been the same character but with relationship development with Jellal which has been the only thing keeping her interesting outside of like a couple fights. She has had 2 good fights in 100YQ the rest were the usual (That's Erza for ya moments) but Erza vs Laxus and both fights with Kiria were good for her. Shown some new abilities but for the most part the other fights were real let downs.
Gray - Has been the most underutilized character in comparison to the others. But he has a goal for this quest and has been sticking to it. Wants to be stronger and a better man and then go get Juvia the woman he loves and has confirmed himself. Their relationship has grown so much and tbh not sure why people complain about this cause its what most of his fans wanted. He has had some good fights too and new abilities used. He is just not at the front like Lucy and Wendy. Needs to use Demon Slayer magic more though.
Laxus - has had some really cool moments and fights especially. Defeating Erza, Kiria, Skullion, and Madmole and just remaining the normal Laxus. But, he has shown changes in personality and morals being Fairy Tails defender while team Natsu is gone on the quest and is likely the next Guild Master. Even has some ship teasing with Kiria which has been nice.
New Characters:
Kiria - She has been awesome and always so enjoyable to see get time in the series. She is crazy, strong, great personality, cool abilities, great design, ect... Even some ship teasing with Laxus. She has been involved in numerous good fights and always just a blast to witness. Really want to keep seeing more of her too. She is a fan favorite and clearly one of the best in the Diabolos Guild (New Dragon Slayer Guild)
Skullion - Was good at the start and is the Ash/Corpse Dragon Slayer, cool abilities but has basically taken a back seat at this point.
Madmole - I personally dislike him and find him not doing much. Armor Dragon Slayer
Suzaku - Black Dragon Slayer Knight, Very cool abilities, Very strong (One Shot Natsu and Erza), fought with a Dragon God on his own, very cool Design, great personality, and has just been a great addition to the series. Very much want to see more of him.
Kirin - Black Dragon Slayer Knight, Don't know much yet but he carries a coffin around with the Soul of a King locked inside giving him more power. He put a beating on Laxus.
Misaki - Black Dragon Slayer Knight, Great design, cool abilities, and has a nice personality. Unfortunately was involved in a fight that started off good but got the usual (That's Erza for ya) and the fight was ruined. Hope to see her again as she was cool and really nice design like I said.
Haku - Black Dragon Slayer Knight, People will not like him for the most part, he has a crush on Wendy and really that took over his character. Didn't get to see the full extent of his powers but maybe later on. He is a young boy though.
Neball/Nebaru - Sticky Dragon Slayer, much like a spider tbh. He had a really good design and even showed us a Dragon Force from the new group of Dragon Slayers called Dragon Eaters. He wasn't supposed to cause their dragon force turns them into dragons faster but his design got crazy cool and he was insane. He put a huge beating on Wendy.
Wraith - Ghost Dragon Slayer, served his purpose, had really cool magic, and was revealed to be a former member of Fairy Tail back when Makarov was just a member. Wraith had been killed a long time ago and his Spirit that wasn't at peace still couldn't pass over and we ended up getting to see a reunion of him and Makarov which was well done.
Overall Characters have been interesting and good. But there have been some shit ones.
Art: Has been good and very reminiscent of Fairy Tails. Some dislike it or just simply want to hate cause it isn't Mashima drawing. But, Mashima himself has stated he loves the new look given by Atsuo Ueda mixing his own style with Mashima's and I actually agree. There are even some things I think he draws better than Mashima.
Closing this out:
100 Years Quest has had a lot of really good moments and a lot of development characters really needed and some that just deserved more than they got. Introduced new fun characters/enemies which is a plus. It has done well to keep some of the feel of OG Fairy Tail while also making it feel different and just better imo. If you liked OG Fairy Tail you will like this most likely unless you're just expecting tons of Gajeel, Levy, Sabertooth, and side characters like that. It has a focus and a plan as Mashima stated so its nice that its not all being written on the fly.
Overall I rate it a 9 because it does a good job and does still have faults as any series does. But I find it really enjoyable.
May 13, 2022
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I am going to break this down into categories to make the review much easier to read based off what is going on.
To Start, (Spoilers below) Plot: The plot of the story is Team Natsu going on a quest called the 100 Years Quest (A quest uncompleted for almost 100 years). They meet Elefsaria who is the creator of the 1st Magic Guild in the history of Earth Land. He is also a dragon similar to Acnologia. He is known as the Law Dragon which is based around Knowledge/information. Something happened in the past leading to Elefsaria seeking out Wizards to seal the 5 Dragon Gods. ... 
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