User blog:LastationLover5000/Fairy Tail 157 - New Guild

"I approve. So that Fairy Tail wins!"

- Mavis Vermilion

"That's the first master for you... even if the logic is twisted, she doesn't care... that's our Guild in a nutshell."

- Levi and her two lackeys who need to die

Welcome to the Episode Review Corner

Hey guys! To those new to my blogs, welcome. To my continued readership, all I have to say is thanks.



It's time to push the button

Hello everyone! First of all, let me make a statement! Darkrai and Per in no way support RoWen!



As you can see, Per, Ash, Hana, and I all support SkyShipping. Also, the latter SkyShipping image was coloured by myself, and will be used, uncaptioned, as a "side" image at a later date, much like the SkyShipping image to your immediate right.

Last Time, On Fairy Tail

Fairy Tail comes in eight place in the Sky Labyrinth. Romeo gets more screetime the he needs, and the studio should be ashamed. Filler. AND MY PRECIOUS WENDY GOT HURT BY (spoilers) OBRA!!!!!!!!!!!! ....the end.

I was not fond of the last episode. Using up a 24 minutes for about nine pages is bullshit, when this episode comes from chapters 267 to 268, therefore consisting of around 40 pages in that 24 minutes. Listen to me, filler, especially Romeo filler, is BAD. This episode handled it much better, delivering two chapters in 24 minutes. Good job, guys, you get a Nika snack.

Now...the animation, as usual, was excellent. The characters are solidly animated; and the colours are spot-on, if a bit bright. They're rarely off model, but I do notice the faces they are sometimes substantially less curved than those of Hiro, especially with Wendy. C'mon y'all, pay her some attention.

The problem was the pacing. Despite covering two chapters, which is spectacular compared to the filler mess that was last week, it covered two of the least impactful chapters, which isn't it's fault at all, but the episode was far from exciting. BUT, no RoWen, which is a plus. Not to mention the delivery of some humorous scenes like Elfman with Wendy's clothes made it worth my time.

The soundtrack is completely and utterly delicious, especially when Sabertooth and Fairy Tail B Team arrive. Just...I love it!

For the newer characters, their seiyū's were spot-on, especially Chelia, who, sans Jellal and Wendy, is the only other person in this tournament I still give a damn about. And Erza, but she's less on my radar because she's not as loli as Chelia or Wendy.

The fact that Mavis is "re-debuting" in this episode is good, as we'll be seeing her alot more now, and any episode she is in makes it worth watching.

My favorite scene:

Poll
What did you think of this episode? WHERE DA AWESOME SHIT AT!? It wasn't bad, it killed time.

Score
I liked the episode, the voice acting and animation was smooth, I liked it. The story was ok, and it got us into the actual Games, so, hey, I won't complain too much. The soundtrack....does it need words? Overall, the episode was Good.

Fairy Tail is all done for today, but it should be back next week with Fairy Tail Episode 158 - In A Night Of Falling Stars!. Per has now become my permanent assistant for the episode reviews, and thanks Per for helping me!