User blog:LastationLover5000/Fairy Tail 169 - Wendy vs Chelia

"I...I don't really know what it means to have fun fighting, but I'll do my best for the guild!"

- Wendy to Chelia

Welcome to the Episode Review Corner

Every time I walk through that door...it feels like the first time. To those new to the blog, welcome, to my continued readership, all I have to say is thanks.



Let's get things started...with a bang.

Last Time, On Fairy Tail More battles happened in the tournament than I care to remember.

So....wow. Thank you, Hiro Mashima. I was surfing his twitter and found that image to the right as his latest upload. Just in time for this review no less. With all the Wendy art out there, my Wendy will have more outfits than the Sand Siblings. Now, this was my favorite episode of the entire series, naturally due to the characters it contains. So...sit back, buckle up, and you all better read.

Animation: This episode's animation was amazing. I mean, holy crap it was awesomely breath-taking. Why can't other shōnen anime be like this? It's a real feast for the eyes. Only now does it dawn upon me that Studio Pierrot is total garbage. Anyway, the ep's animation was awesome, and it was pretty hard to spot any off-model.

Effects: Laxus' lightning looks like something Nicholas Cage would shoot from his eyes are proof of his godhood—it's that good. Iwan's Shikigami magic is kinda simple, but the explosion it made looked awesome, seriously. And yes, Wendy and Chelia's Sky Slayer magics were nicely-detailed, if I do say so myself.

Soundtrack: The soundtrack; well...no further words needed. Everything went so well, blending in with each individual scene nicely. Of note is the Wendy vs. Chelia music. That was freaking boss and I'mma thinking it'll be Wendy's battle theme in the anime.

Voice acting: Yeah, Iwan's voice just has this smug touch to it...but how worried Flare sounds at the end of Laxus vs. RT makes me worry for her; not like the manga, where I didn't give a damn. Anyway, Chelia's voice...well, it sounds almost evil. Hell, all of Lamia Scale sounded evil this episode. It's a nice touch. All-around good voice acting for the whole cast, honestly.

My favorite scenes:

Now, let's bring up the scoreboard.

Score
The animation was good, with Fairy Tail, it almost always is, but there were a few errors here and there that detract from the score it could have had. 8/10. The voice acting is always great, I loved the announcers excitement and how Wendy and Chelia sound. 9/10. The story, as per the episode, didn't really get us anywhere, we're more locked in battle, and thus, 7/10. The soundtrack. Oh God the soundtrack. It was excellent, I absolutely loved the music throughout the episode, especially when Laxus was beating down Raven Tail. Per wanted to give it a 9, but I'm going a bit further. 9.5/10. Overall, it was a Very Good episode.

Fairy Tail is all done for today, but it'll be back next week with Fairy Tail 170 - Small Fists. More Wendy vs. Chelia, do you REALLY think we won't be here for it? As usual, all of you, give a huge thanks to Per, who does quite a bit of work for these, if it wasn't for her, the episode blogs would be quite bare. She almost didn't make it today. Also, we will still be reviewing an additional OVA as soon as we can, so, look forward to that! As always I enjoy comments, and I don't mind if you keep it clean.