User blog:Ash9876/Fairy Tail 311 - In Which There Is Too Much Mental Breakdown (The Country Until Tomorrow)

"No...Probably, the world needs to be changed. I actually promised that person...I wouldn't tell anyone. But maybe I better tell you, about the Eclipse 2 Project. The real Eclipse Project. If this project fails...tomorrow, this country will be destroyed."

- Hisui E. Fiore to Durton "Show me whether you're really a strong fighter as the rumors say, Titania!"

- Kagura Mikazuchi



Heya everyone, been a while...huh? I'll be on more often though, which is a good thing! Oh, I forgot to introduce myself! It's Ash here today instead of Aha or Deus. So, enjoy~

Well! Today was an excellent chapter for Fairy Tail, in my opinion anyways, others can differ. Overall the chapter brought about a sense of suspense, tension in a way - which remarkably, Hiro is getting very good at. So, the plot advancement was quite major in this chapter, so, let's get cracking!

First of all, I must address that Loke (however you spell it, I've never bothered to try) can really be quite the idiot. Or is he just a Prince Charming like the rest of 'em? Anyways! So, the group are trying to find a way out of the labyrinth their stuck in, when ironically they are found talking about Arcadios. It appears that Zealconis is affiliated in one way or another to the Royal Family. After all, it appears that Arcadios currently has a pendant with a Jade, which could be a symbol to the Jade Dragon, Zealconis. Did I mention that Wendy's cute while thinking? Because, she is indeed~

Anyways, so we also see that the princess is called "Hisui", which essentially translates to Jade. If I'm not wrong, there might have been a translation error before this considering that Zealconis was labelled as the Emerald Dragon. But, I mean, jewels can interchange, right? Riiight? And then we see... So, we meet again...Mr. Bond.

Okay, I dunno what I was thinking there, but leave my bad sense of humor ALONE! (But honestly, my sense of humor is bad >.>) So, clutz Natsu falls onto ground...and DANANANANA, BATMAN~ No? Not working? Damn! But, he sees the cloaked person we thought was forgotten about some chapters ago. And we move onto the next scene!

Here we see that Hisui herself had schemed this entire spectacle (conniving little girl, ain't she? Must take after her father). But she had good intentions, and appears to think quite highly of Arcadios. Now the other guy, Durton his name was, enters and begins to tell her that she was behind the Eclipse Project, while Arcadios fabricated everything about it. However; she retorts that what she attempts is Eclipse Project 2, otherwise known as the True Eclipse Project.

It's like you said Aha, "Science will destroy us all!"

Apparently she wasn't supposed to tell anybody this, and kept it secret with a special someone...why am I thinking that this person is also the cloaked person? Well anyways, the next scene we see reverts it back to the heated atmosphere of the Grand Magic Games' last round!

Apparently, Fairy Tail has all its members - not really a surprise there - and almost instantly Chelia comes and attacks Juvia!

Mavis Vermillion: All according to plan...

And so we have a brief confrontation between the two, where we soon see...that Lyon is pretty much the bane of shippers such as us. Honestly, what are you doing Hiro? You made a semi-epic character like Lyon become such a cockblock, for two pairings? (Though does that count for SkyShipping? I mean...they're both girls. Kinda awkward...right?) WELL ANYWAY, we see that Mavis is quite the devious schemer (or she's sadistic, either/or) and plans to use Juvia as a distraction for Chelia. She's quite the threat it seems, and is it just me or are cute girls getting strangely immense powers these days?

So, Erza - in her sexy Kimono mind you - is walking to a...grassy plain? She's expecting Minerva, according to Mavis' predictions when suddenly...

A wild Kagura Mikazuchi appears!

And so we see that Mavis' predictions...failed. For once, her predictions failed. Why? Because apparently big-breasted women flood her vision? I dunno, honestly. And so, while Mavis breaks down and sobs (I just wanna hug her!), Kagura begins to immediately confront Erza. They engage in a fierce contest of swordsmanship (honestly, Fairy Tail swordfights are better than Bleach's), and are pretty much even...Has anyone noticed that if Kagura and Erza both knew that both knew Jellal...this is just one sexy catfight? Had to point that out.

And then the creepiest thing ever happens...

150px Once you see it...you'll shit bricks.

Okay, so Minerva fabulously (I'm sorry, I had to say it) appears in the midst of the two swordswomen, and causes Mavis to break down more...poor girl needs a hug! And asks, "Can I join in?". Well, if this was a porno, I'd surely say yes, but at the moment, Minerva needs to be double-teamed...badly.

Score
Okay, this is in accordance to my opinion. Now, for the Art, Hiro's almost always going to get a 10. His backgrounds were drawn beautifully for this chapter, especially the birds-eye-view of Crocus, that was just superb. Furthermore; the way the techniques were shown so easily, and the intensity of the sword-fight that Hiro had shown with his artwork also gave this another factor.

Story-wise, this chapter moved on quite well with the story. Quite a bit of exposition was given within this chapter, or at least some inkling of what is happening. References were made to other chapters' characters, giving another edge to the story in this chapter, and the entry of Minerva and Sabertooth also gave the final touch. Thus, this gets a 10.

Fight-wise, there wasn't too much to see, sadly, but the introductory scenes were done flawlessly. Chelia's introduction to the fight and the large tornado created quite the dynamic entry, whilst Erza and Kagura's brief bout was rather intense. The sudden entrance of Minerva slightly deterred it for me, but it still was rather well-done, so I give this a 7.

Overall, the chapter was quite well done. It was refreshing to see such a chapter compared to the other Shounen JUMP, such as Bleach. Though there was nothing necessarily lacking in this chapter, it hadn't had the "Oomph!" that I thought would be worthy for a 10, so I give it a 9.

Other Notes
Hope you enjoyed the review! Give me any criticisms if I need some. They'd be much appreciated!

Ash is signing out!