User blog:LastationLover5000/Fairy Tail 159 - Lucy vs. Flare

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- Natsu Dragneel to Lucy Heartfilia

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Last Time, On Fairy Tail

....Shit happened. No, seriously, I'm tired. It's lucky I'm doing this. The first event of the tournament went underway, Rufus pwned everyone. That is pretty much it.

So, I liked this episode. It consisted, once again, of two chapters, two action-packed fighting chapters. My only immediate problem is...no. Bad anime. Don't go referencing filler. Fuck you. And again, why does Romeo keep getting more screentime? The only person who likes him Zico, and if then, only to spirte me. Attention, Anime Production Studio. Hiro has not shown Romeo in God knows how long. I do not want to see him every damn episode, seriously, anime studio, what are you doing? Anime studio, stahp! Anyway, onto the actual review.

Let's start with the soundtrack. I say this every time, but Fairy Tail has a freaking amazing OST. The tracks which played when Lucy and Corona fought suited the atmosphere so well; and to be fair, the anime has an incredibly addicting opening.

Magic expansion. This one's new, but I think the anime studio did an excellent job with this. Flare's Hair Magic now makes sense; in the manga it was "oh noes I'm being constricted by hair" but the anime made it clear that the hair has a burning effect, making it more plausible as to why it was so dangerous. And honestly, we were all expecting some sort of Fire Magic from her just by her name and general red outfit. So, thank you, anime studio.

Voice acting. Unlike most anime, the seiyū do an excellent job of conveying the character's emotions—Flare, in particular, does sound like the attractive psychopathic bitch that we all love; and Lucy's sadness at the end of the episode was made out rather nicely. She sounded genuinely sad, not like a dying giraffe.

Animation quality. What's so nice about the Fairy Tail anime is that the animation quality is superior to that of Bleach and Naruto, it's only rivals right now. The transition from frame to frame is fluid and the colours are just the right shade for everything.

Another new, one. Character focus: The fact that Lucy's despair was given more focus on in the anime is a treat; it makes it easier for you to empathize with her—and if you're really soft-hearted, you can cry with her at the end of the episode.

More Mavis. Self-explanatory, but it's nice that Mavis Vermillion seems to be the animation studio's darling; with her getting more screentime in the latest episodes. Thankfully, unlike Romeo, it's extremely easy to love Mavis and thus it's nice to see her get some love.

My favorite scenes:

Poll
Does Obra need to die? YES! HE HURT WENDY AND SCREWED OVER LUCY! DAMMIT RAVEN TAIL! No, I actually like jackassed characters like him.

Score
I liked this episode. The model accuracy was great, though there were a few errors now and then, nothing can ever be as terrible as Dragon Ball Z's anime, where they just sorta stopped caring unless it was a fight scene. The voice acting and soundtrack are great as always, the emotions in the voices, especially Lucy's sadness and my dear Flare's bitchery, really carried through. Overall, an excellent episode, just get rid of Romeo.

Fairy Tail is all done for today, but it should be back next week with Fairy Tail Episode 160 - Bad Omen. Per has now become my permanent assistant for the episode reviews, and thanks Per for helping me! The Wendy pic I chose...I actually had a different one in mind, but...I'd kind of like to still have a job here tomorrow, so...yeah....