User blog:LastationLover5000/Fairy Tail 162 - Elfman vs Bacchus

"You know...you're...a man."

- Bacchus to Elfman

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Last Time, On Fairy Tail Honestly...I'm sorry everyone, I didn't care about the last episode. Uh...the wheel thing happened. I really wasn't paying attention.

This time, I did pay attention. This was a decent episode, I liked it alot. It consisted to chapters, mostly action packed, with one of the more interesting fights in the entire tournament. Also, in other news, I've gotten a new computer, and it takes some getting used to. This review is the last on the old computer, whether I change my review format to match with my new computer remains to be seen. Now, KAISHI!

Let's start with the soundtrack. Oh the soundtrack. The soundtrack, as usual, is freaking epic and completely and utterly delicious. The scores played in the fighting scenes fit the atmosphere and mood so well; it was almost haunting. The soundtrack was at its best at the early parts of the Bacchus vs. Elfman fight; and really, it's a mystery as to how they composed such an epic soundtrack while Bleach and Naruto (admittedly good in OST) are ear rape compared to FT.

Animation Quality: Something that never fails to please is the animation quality of Fairy Tail's anime. Unlike most other long-running shōnen anime, the animation studios actually give a damn about the animation and have MUCH less off model than the other big hits. This actually makes the anime more enjoyable to watch; knowing that the producers actually care about what they're making.

Voice acting: While acting is as stellar as usual, particular note should go to Bacchus after he gets pissed as hell to use his magic. The actor did portray his slurred speech and drunkard voice rather well; if he didn't get pissed himself while doing it. Kurohebi's voice was also very well done, and was actually a favorite of mine while watching the episode.

Effects: Gotta admit; the special effects used for some magic in this episode was good. In particular, the effects given when Elfman transforms to his Beastman Take Over and back looked rather cool—that is to say it appeared rather digital, giving a rather mysterious feeling to it.

The scenes with Aracadios were rather humourous, especially when talking to the King of Fiore about matchups—they actually made him feel like he's not a bad guy all; and quite goofy to boot. Of course, this could be the anime's version of foreshadowing for how he's not so bad after all.

Notably, the anime seemed to turn "Wild!" into Bacchus' catchphrase. He said it only once in the manga, a total of three times in the anime. Not bad, I suppose...

My favorite scenes:

Poll
Since the subject of threesomes was brought up in this ep, who thinks a Mira, Lisanna, and Erza threeway would be hot? ME! YES, HELL YES! No....just...no, bad Aha...

Score
To me, this episode was pretty good—though it's good that the anime is faithfully following the manga, there was very little adaption expansion. Thankfully, the musical score and animation were top-notch, as I've come to expect of the anime, with nearly zero derpy animation. The voice acting, as always, was stellar; everyone did a good job. In conclusion, I'm gonna give this episode a Good rating.

Fairy Tail is all done for today, but it should be back next week with Fairy Tail Episode 163 - Mirajane vs Jenny. That's the fanservice episode, so look forward to it. All of you, give a huge thanks to Per, who does quite a bit of work for these, if it wasn't for her, the episode blogs would be quite bare. Happy Holidays, you lot.