User blog:LastationLover5000/Fairy Tail OVA 3 - Memory Days

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Think you can sit through the whole thing? Aaaaaaaand....go!

Hey guys. So, in lieu of recent...events, the review Per and I were to do is a day late. However, like I said last episode review, we're not bothering with the episode because it has too much Ichiya and Nichiya. Instead, we're finally getting around to the next OVA we wanted to review; Memory Days. Since...event have been happening even outside of wikia, this will be a nice way for Per and myself to wind down. So, let's sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride.

Animation: This is an OVA—so of course the animation will be top-quality. What's easy to notice that unlike some regular episodes, the frames were completely consistent; though some choices did lead me to wonder—why doesn't Erza's tail move lol. Ah well, but either way, the animation style was dolled-up and the transition from frame-to-frame was fluid.

Soundtrack: The soundtrack; well...no further words needed. Everything went so well, blending in with each individual scene nicely. Just...even though this OVA was relaxing, they did use some battle music and it actually WORKED. While new tracks debuted on the OVA, they had a perfect mix of relaxing tunes and chaotic ones to complete the atmosphere.

Voice acting: All-around good voice acting for the whole cast, honestly. It was actually good hearing the voices of the younger Fairy Tail—in fact, it was by the tone of some of their voices that you can tell how much they've grown. Of note is Mirajane—she sounded kinda aggressive, which was a bit of a shocker.

Effects: While less prominent in this OVA, it should be noted that some of the scarse magical effects we see in the episode are beautifully done—especially, the activation and deactivation of the Memory Days book. On another note, Young!Natsu's Fire Dragon's Crushing Fang's small flame was quite humourous, and even though it was short, the effect did emphasize how much Natsu has improved.

My favorite scenes:

Now, let's bring up the scoreboard.

Score
The OVA was freaking awesome. I mean, excellent animation, which gets a 10/10, funny as heck story which is also interesting, another perfect score, a perfect mix of music which is pleasing to the ears, getting a 9/10, and finally, voice acting which didn't fail to disappoint, I have to say that Memory Days was amazing. It helps you just relax.

Fairy Tail is all done for today, but it'll be back next week with....I don't know, I didn't watch the real ep, but we'll most likely be reviewing it next week. As usual, all of you, give a huge thanks to Per, who does most of the of work for these, if it wasn't for her, the episode blogs would be quite bare. This was fun, and we'll see you Friday.