Fairy Tail 7
Posted: October 22, 2009 Filed under: Fairy Tail 2 Comments »Hiro Mashima – Del Rey – 2009 – 17+ volumes
It’s been forever since I read this series! I like it, but it’s got a lot of annoying qualities that makes reading it a little off-putting. The breast jokes are my main problem… they are frequent and very out-of-place. It’s also kinda… derivative. Just a little. There’s not a lot wrong with that, and it’s definitely less noticeable in the current storyline, which is awesome, but save for the ending of the last one, that whole ice battle in the last couple volumes was a little hard to sit through.
But yes, the current storyline is awesome, and even though it’s about Lucy, she’s not in it so much, so the breast jokes are a bit more scarce. This is made up for in other ways, like an inexplicable Erza shower scene, but with the introduction of Elfman, a character who runs around yelling about manliness, things got a little less fanservice-y.
The main story is still about the attack on Fairy Tail by the Phantom Lord guild. Bad things happen when they head over to the Phantom Lord guild proper, so the Phantom Lord comes to them when they retreat. The… conveyance they use looks like the gigantic metal spider from Wild Wild West, and then transforms into something called “Phantom MKII.” The characters linger on this long enough to make me think it’s a joke I’m not getting. Probably something having to do with Gundam. Oh well.
The fights are all pretty awesome and varied in ways that they usually aren’t, since we’ve primarily been following the same set of characters with the same powers around. We also learn more about a few side characters, which also helps break routine a little. I also like that more and more of the world of Fairy Tail is being revealed, and although it’s pretty clear where this storyline is going to wind up, there’s still a few unanswered questions. How will they take out the Phantom Lord leader? Where are Lucy’s keys? What about the one that started this whole crazy business? It does make me look forward to the future.
Also, I want Juvia to cross the lines and join Fairy Tail. She’s just awesome. Steady and gentle.
It’s inching it’s way up my shounen-manga listings. It’s still below the ones with a lot more volumes, but it’s gaining.
-Also, I want Juvia to cross the lines and join Fairy Tail. She’s just awesome. Steady and gentle.-
I’ve been spoiled that yes, some Phantom Guild types do show up again :) I don’t know the details though.
Cool. I do like the quirky characters in this series a lot. They’re funny without being too extreme in most cases.