User blog comment:LastationLover5000/Anime Corner True Finale - Fairy Tail: Priestess of the Phoenix/@comment-4326112-20140302010554

This movie...gosh, where do I start?

Animation/Affects wise, this was probably one of the best RECENT movies I've seen from any franchise (while I haven't watched any of One Piece's movies, but their stylization for characters turns off any affects in their movies...I digress). The only movie I can compare the affects and animation to is the recent Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, and that was a marvel of animation in of itself. Bloodshed being introduced into this movie was a bonofide plus, made me feel like ANYTHING could happen in this movie (gore in excess amounts isn't all that great, but at least show them that they're mortal and taking damage, that's good enough for me). Tears were made to look REAL, also a big plus for me. So bravo, Fairy Tail. Hope you continue do great things in terms of animation for the rest of your run :)

Plotwise...I loved this! Back when Apocalypse was intertwined in what seemed an ordinary adventure, this brought me back to Nostalgic Classic that was Bleach: Memories of Nobody. Loved the main movie lead, and her relationship with Lucy was very heartwarming and heartwrenching equally when she left for good. The Phoenix that was revived seemed almost like a husk of its former glory, and its power definitely proved to be a testament to why it was so feared. The Villain (not Kream, obvious Pilaf rip-off) Dyst was one of my more favorites in terms of Badass Adversaries. It really seemed that he was unstoppable and it took Laxus' Epic Tripping (going to make that a Meme -w-) to give Natsu the upper hand he needed to knock him out. The Supernova Death Ball at the end (we're given a first ORBITAL VIEW for Fairy Tail history, so I was ecstatic at the climax) it was cool that Natsu didn't bludgeon his way to victory, despite the power he obviously retains at this period of time (Post Magic Era)

The end left a bittersweet taste in my mouth, very similarly to how Bleach's Memories of Nobody did. The haunting question, "Is Magic Good...or Evil?" This can create a lot of controversial debate and discussion between a lot of fans, but for those who stayed till the end of the credits, we get to see the heroine reincarnated...like...Senna...was...o.O

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KUBO, YOU TROLL! >.<

Total Score: 10/10. It did what the movie intended to do from the get-go and I enjoyed every moment in this 180 minutes of screen time it had. I hope they get a good running start in the continuation of the Anime, and fuel it through the painfully silent, BS Arcs that the Manga had to push in our faces. Who knows? Voice Acting, Animation/Affects, and Kickass Music can probably make it redeemable :)