I am pleasantly surprised that Makarov did not die before the episodes reached the half century mark. There are quite a few positives to take from Fairy Tale. I do feel kind of sad for not following it. I do want to know about Ivan and the wonderfully written Erza's feats of strength. But I'm in search of very good animes and as soon as an arc will waste my time, I'll be off. If there's a churlish undercurrent against Lucy, I'm not sure it's justified. She's not annoying, she is a likable person, some of her past has been nicely worked into the story, she fights realistically. She's not a man with boobs. She has her own personality. And I am glad to feel that it's for the best that she's not with Natsu or Gray. I swear she would wind up with Leo/Loki.
And then there is Happy. He is cute like a child. He doesn't do much. He's no longer useful. He might be a rip off of Tony Tony Chopper. I don't know. Natsu himself behaves quite like Luffy. I reckon the villain I've liked most of all is Jose. His design is okay, but his voice is out of this world. Very suitable and a mixture between obnoxiousness and cunning. His defeat was satisfactory, notably the form it took, with him standing in shock while Makarov turns his back on him after unleashing Fairy Law. So there it is, my review. As soon as I saw one of the villains for the arc where I stopped and I knew about his name - Cobra, sounds like a martial arts, b-movie name from the 70's - that I decided firmly to end my viewership with Fairy Tail. Villains from anime are dangerously close all the time in behaving like immature tweens. The posturing, and so called badass one liners can be distracting and detrimental. Give someone like Cobra a snake, then the sky's the limit for bad, embarrassing writing. So there it is, with my review, my ties with Fairy Tail end. Special mention for Juvia ( my favorite character in Fairy Tail) and Ur.
