User blog:LastationLover5000/Fairy Tail 296 - In Which Who Stands A Chance Anymore? (Natsu vs the Two Dragons)

"I see. Then I'll use this power...to fight for my friends that you made fun of."

- Natsu Dragneel to Sting Eucliffe



Ok, before I get into this, don't expect reviews this early normally. Whenever a Mangahere, Mangareader, or Mangapanda review comes out, I am not going to keep using it as my source material, the translation is inferior to Mangastream, but since I am still awake, I may as well have at it. This chapter...fell flat. I didn't expect Natsu to be able to put his money where is mouth was, or rather, I didn't want him to be able to. As Per said when I was talking to her, I enjoyed last week's chapter, though this week's ruined it for me. I loved the buildup- this made it all the more disappointing. Natsu has achieved Boring Invincible Hero status, and, unlike Train from Black Cat, it is neither hot nor awesome. Anyway, let's get right into the meat and potatoes of the review (you vegetarians will have to stomach the meat).

So, Natsu is in the middle of his Badass Boast, and someone (oh, whoever could it be?) is crying at the sight of it, probably with exasperation. Jellal, Ultear, and Meredy all sense Zeref, and run off to go stop his bishie ass. Sting and Rogue are, naturally, shocked and annoyed by Natsu's boasting. In a rage, Sting attacks, boasting on how his power is the power that killed a Dragon. Natsu then decides to show him what he thinks of the Super Saiyan Wannabe. Look at all the fucks I give!

Rogue, or Rock as one of the translations from a few chapters ago decided to call him, tries to attack with a Darkness Dragon's Roar...only to have it HILARIOUSLY NO SELLED with an expression that so obviously says "OH SHIT!", you start to wonder if he'll be voiced in the German Dub by Stefan Gossler. (I will be pleased to see how many people got that. Pity I can't tell how many got it without looking it up). We get a bit more of a view at Sting and Lecter's past, Lecter was the first person not scared of the little prick it seems. Instead of turning him away, Sting took him in. D'awwwww.

So, Sting and Rogue take what's open to them. A Unision Raid: WE CAN DO THIS, WE CAN WIN, I FEEL GREAT, WE CAN DO THI-! Bitch please! And Natsu fucking no sells it again, with the power of FRIENDSHIP. I'm going to let it slide, because Mavis was thinking right before this. Mavis makes everything better. This attack blows a hole in the stadium side, and Sting and Rogue collapse, placing Fairy Tail in the lead.

Due to Zeref appearing, speculation is a given, so:

This makes it justifiable! (c) Tekking101

With Zeref possibly appearing, I think we'll get a small bit of Natsu's victory next chapter, and then Jellal trying to get to Zeref. Unfortunately, it won;t be easy, since the Magic Council thinks they matter and will most likely spend their time trying to follow or stop him. Fucking bastards...

Score
The art in Fairy Tail is always awesome, so 10. The story ranks a seven due to a bit more backstory with Lecter and Sting, in addition to Zeref quite possibly appearing. The fight I ranked as five. It was an awesome battle, but it fell flat due to there being no real competition. It wasn't a fight. It was an assbeating. So, 6/10 overall.

Let me show you, before I close off, a meme that shows pretty much how I felt about this chapter. I made the meme earlier today, so you all will not recognize it, but you can find it here. Anyway: I don't promote that kind of foolishness.

Poll
How did you like this chapter? Yes! Watching Natsu kick ass was awesome and like nothing I'd ever dreamed!!! Bitch he looked like Goku! No, Natsu has ascended to become too powerful and needs to be taken down a peg