When watching FT you shouldn't compare it to any other animes.
Fairy Tail wasn't meant to have a incredibly deep story line. The creator Hiro Mashima wanted this and stated this.He wanted a more light hearted story.
The 1st couple of episodes are relaxing, to get you into the feel of how the guild and the characters are. The story gets more serious and deep with each arc. Each arc is different from eachother and have a variety of unique Characters.The arcs are short, but every arc is longer than the one before.
Some members of the guild: Natsu,Lucy,Erza,Gray,Happy,Carla, Wendy,Cana etc. Have interesting backstories to them and get featured in the Arcs. Some Characters get developed from time to time.
Whats different about FT is they let background characters have their time to shine and feature them in some arcs.
The magic possibilities are endless with each character.The character designs are unqiue and appeal to the eye. The anime has bright colors and is very different looking than other animes.
The fights are quick and get right to the point and are not dragged out.
The anime usually gets a 2 Chapter:1 Episode ratio so The anime is fast-paced.
This anime is not for everyone. If you are new to FT don't expect it to be like One Piece. FT is very different than One Piece. FT is not to be taken too seriously, its more like I said its lighthearted with action and interesting plots.Things don't get interesting for a while so it may seem boring for 10 episodes.
But then things get interesting after that.
