User blog:LastationLover5000/Fairy Tail 372 - Chaos In The Library (Breach)

"So you really did make it this far. I knew you would. This is Zeref's bookshelf, Tartaros. The city where my books live."

- Zeref to Natsu

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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. SARA, how's it looking?



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So, reviewing this is detracting from what I actually wish I could review, UQ Holder, a superior series focused on wizards and mages that pretty much outstrips this series by a long-run. But, since I've been doing for this awhile, let's just get on with it.



For the majority of this chapter, that was pretty much my general reaction. As I'm sure you lot have come to expect, I was not fond of this chapter at all until the end of it, mainly because it was more or less what I expected. Fairy Tail storms enemy stronghold. Fairy Tail kicks enemy ass. Fairy Tail is nigh untouchable. These people must have the invincibility cheat hacked in because they just made Tartaros look underwhelming, none more so than Erza, who we'll get to in a moment.



I'm pretty sure this is Fairy Tail's official stance when they go into any battle now, because these guys just cannot die. Anyway, let's get right into this steaming pile and I hope everyone's brought their scuba gear because we're about to dive deep. Erza, Natsu, and Lisanna have Kyouka captured and bound up, and unlike with Erza, it's not really that hot. Anyway, they inquire her as to the whereabouts of their comrades, Elfman and Mira, as well as to the circumstances of the previous chapters. Surprisingly, Kyouka complies, and while Natsu and Lisana go off to rescue Mira, Erza stays behind because she's Erza and God Himself cannot take her on by this point. So what is Tartaro's grand plan? Why are they doing...everything?

...I'm sorry, what? I think I fell asleep.

I was expecting something a bit more...grandiose than that, but who knows, maybe she's lying, or maybe they're all fragments of Zeref's power, and returning to him makes him stronger or something. I dunno. Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 did it; good game, go buy it, for the PS3. Kyouka breaks free, as chains made to bind magic have no effect on Curses (which makes me wonder about the true state of Curses? Do they even use eterano as a power source? We really need an explanation on this, Hiro), and thus proceeds to beat down Erza, showing the true power of the demon guild Tartaros that Hiro has built up for ye-bullshit, I can't even finish typing that with a straight face, we all know what happens. They have an irksome little chat about the nature of faith and devotion, as the members of Tartaros are all demons spun from books of Zeref, he is their creator, and it gives Erza time to do what Fairy Tail does best; preach. And also just in general be Erza.

"Oh God, eating is gonna be a bitch after this."

It was about this point where I decided I was 110% done with this chapter, but, because I have to review and am a glutton for punishment, I persisted in reading. Don't get me wrong, I love actions girls, they're some of my favorite things, and I've made plenty; a female who can kick ass and take names is brilliant. Erza...is not. This chick is borderline invincible, has only a few minor losses under her belt, and by this point, she can probably fight every bad guy on her own without any assistance. And now, here she is, steamrolling a member of Tartaros, who we were under the assumption were a legitimate threat. It's just...underwhelming. And then we cut to the members of Fairy Tail taking on the members of Tartaros and not breaking any sort of sweat at all; no one's been injured, even Loke looks bored doing what he's doing. The best part about this entire sequence besides Elfman finding his resolve was seeing Wendy just blow these bastards away with the way of her hand. You go Wendy, you go. And just when Fairy Tail needed an entrance into Tartaros, who should appear but fucking Erza?



Oh look, it's the continuation from a few pages ago. This gives everyone and opening to file into. Meanwhile, Natsu and Lisana split up, leaving Lisanna to find Mira and Natsu to take out a few enemies...only to run into the man of the hour.



And this is legitimately the only part of the chapter I actually enjoyed. So, let's score this thing, I have better places to be than on this review.

Score
The art of Fairy Tail is always awesome, even if the writing isn't. 10/10. The story, I'll give 4/10. We didn't get anywhere until the last two pages, so I can't really say anything happened until the end, when Zeref appeared. The fight...1/10, it's Erza, when she fights, there's no suspense anymore. Overall, an "Alright" chapter.



Fairy Tail is all done for today, but it should be back next week with Fairy Tail 373 - To Let Live Or Die. I should see you all next week with a review.