Besides that, the show is quite enjoyable. I was able to watch the fillers between the episodes and sometimes even laugh a little, but episodes 125-150 are horrible. I wouldn't wish them on my worst enemy. There's a troop of twerking weirdoes.
What is it about you say?
There are wizards/mages with magical abilities. These people can use their magical abilities for various purposes, generally to carry out missions and earn their living. Mages together form various guilds, such as Blue Pegasus, Lamia Scale, and of course, Fairy Tail. These guilds are watched over by the Magical Council, which often seems more stupid than not.
Our main characters, Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster, Erza Scarlet, Lucy Heartfilia and Happy all belong to Fairy Tail. Being shounen, the main belief behind Fairy Tail as a guild is to always stand by your friends and protect them.
Natsu Dragneel is a (not so) rare Dragonslayer. He specializes in Fire Dragon Slaying magic, which means that he can swallow flames, and eating flames gives him energy. He keeps spamming three moves during most of the show. He is stupid (aren't they all?) and eats a lot (don't they all?) but ends up being powerful and more likeable than Naruto in the end.
Gray Fullbuster is the most level headed of the team and uses Ice Maker magic, which requires both creativity and logic. He and Natsu don't get along, which often paves the way for comedic effect.
Erza Scarlet comes off as eccentric when you first meet her. She is respected by all Fairy Tail members as the most powerful female wizard (something which was once disputed, but no spoilers here). She can requip into any type of armor, with offense being inversely proportional to defense (there I go with scientific terms again).
Lucy Heartfilia seems like she was created for the sole purpose of fan-service, and to act as a narrator. As I've mentioned before, her clothes come off with the regularity of a dog shedding its fur. She's a Celestial Wizard, someone who uses magical keys to summon spirits to do their bidding. Her goal is to collect all twelve Zodiac keys.
One of the first things you will notice about the show is the amount of Japanese letters used in the show, placed above the heads of characters to give comedic effect or to enhance a point.
The next thing will be the fact that arcs are surprisingly short. Most arcs range from 10 episodes to around 20. Thankfully, as the series progresses, the arcs get longer.
Another thing is the lack of training. We all remember how Ichigo had to train with Kisuke to learn swordsmanship, then with Hiyori to control his hollow. Gon worked hard to meet Killua once again after the Hunter's Exam. Even Goku trained to become strong enough to defeat the Saiyans. But Natsu? Never trains. The one time they decide to train, they manage one day and get side tracked for the rest of the time.
The Japanese dub, as usual, is enjoyable. At the same time, the English dub deserves mention. I don't know names, except for one person, so I'll just compare them with other famous anime. Natsu has the same actor as Ling from FMA, Lucy as Suzaha Amane from Steins;Gate (she did better as Suzaha imo), Erza is Collen Clinkenbeard, and various other characters have notable voice actors as well. They all do well to emphasize the comedic effect in most situations.
Besides that, they introduce Natsu as some sort of powerful dragonslayer, which is interesting at first. But then dragonslayers start popping up out of nowhere, and in the end you think Gray has a more rare ability than Natsu. Cuz I haven't seen another guy with maker magic. And if I have, I don't remember them.
Overall, watch it if you have time to kill and you want some fun.
