User blog:LastationLover5000/Fairy Tail 331 - In Which I was Gonna Pass The Review To Per (Natsu's Strategy)

"But...he somehow manages to find the silver lining in everything...that Natsu."

- Lucy Heartfilia



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The chapter has been released, and that means it's time to blog. To those new to my blog, welcome. To my continued readership, all I have to say is, thanks. SARA, start the broadcast.



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Just like last week, I am half and half on this current chapter. While the fanservice from last chapter at the end was justified, as Zilconis was about to eat Lucy, the moment eating was out of the window, Hiro really should have just stopped it, given Lucy some clothes, and tried to give us something serious. This is supposed to be the apocalypse.

So close...so close....oh Mira I hate you

We did get dangerously to Lucy getting eaten, but Mira decided she needed to ruin my day further by stopping Zilconis from having his dinner. I'd be pretty irritated if someone stopped me from eating my dinner. Anyway, Wendy then proceeds to beat him down with a roar, and this causes him to lose his grip on Lucy and send her flying. Zilconis is a pathetic dragon. I have the perfect trope for him right here.

The Runt at the End: Compared to the other dragons, Zilconis is pathetic and pretty much a joke.

I'm not even gonna call him a Dragon now. He is an overgrown lizard with wings. And before someone tells me this is what all dragons are, real dragons have some bite to back up that bark. Natsu and Rogue continue to duke it out...only for a naked Lucy to come flying out of nowhere (apparently confirming the rumors of naked flying people, I'm interested to see what Natsu has been reading), however, it's Rogue's expression that makes this moment golden.

Rogue's expression is what makes this moment gold. Hell, this was my expression after I finished the chapter.

He has no idea what's going on, he's probably wondering if he's in the right series right now, and I don't blame the guy, I'm actually a little confused as well. I expected something serious and Rogue, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, but you may lose villainous credibility if persist here. Come to my world. Natsu and Lucy then spend about 10 panels tossing and turning inside a bell (Lucy's probably pregnant now).

Natsu is a lucky man.

This kind of slapstick and fanservice if why I'm not impressed with the chapter. Don't get me wrong. In any other chapter, this would probably earn points. In the latest BLEACH chapter, it did earn points because it's so rare. But Fairy Tail is using it in a situation that detracts from everything else. This is supposed to be the Apocalypse, with dragons no less. What are you doing? Can someone tell me if Hiro just stopped caring? Because I'd believe it. And apparently, hearing Lucy nearly got eaten gives Natsu a...plan? However, then we get to see something I finally wanted. Erza. Breaking. Erza is finally on her last legs (literally), and is about to die. There's something about a vulnerable Erza I just love. Then, and this is the only good thing about this chapter.

'''IT'S JELLAL! OH YES, LIKE A BADASS!'''

However, Miliana sees this and takes it the wrong way. Not a fan of her. Natsu, meanwhile, is on her way with a "ridiculous strategy". Lucy got left behind because she took too long to pick out clothes. However, Lucy finds something that could prove interesting.

I wonder what's inside?

And with that, let's bring up the scoreboard.

Score
The art this chapter was awesome. Scenery, battle effects, fanservice, all of it is worth a 10/10. The story however? It's lucky I'm giving it a 2/10. We got almost nowhere this chapter, most of it was wasted on Lucy's fanservice. Like I said, normally, I'd love that, but this is supposed to be the end of the world. I was expecting better from Hiro, something serious, but he can't seem to keep a decent tone in this story for more than half a page, and that's actually ticking me off a bit. I was expecting something dark from the beginning of Levy's own journal from earlier, but I don't even think Hiro is writing this series anymore. Either that, or he doesn't care. The "fight"? 4/10. Wendy was awesome, for all of one panel, but the expressions in Zilconis' face were mostly comical and we barely got anything out of it. Overall, and this is rare from me, this was a BAD chapter. Hiro, buck up man.



Fairy Tail is all done for today, but it'll be back next week with Fairy Tail 332 - Fire Bird. I look forward to all of your comments, but try to behave, we don't want to have to play mediator. If there are no problems, next week, on Monday, the Anime Corner will be making it's true final review with the Fairy Tail Movie. Stay tuned!