Laxus Dreyar News

Whoa, what a chapter. It is hard to say more than that, because this chapter was…I can’t find another word for not really good and not really bad, without making it sound average, because this chapter, 321, was anything but average.

THE PLOT:>

It seems a fairy tail chapter can be better explained from the perspectives of the characters involved, so:

1. Natsu- Still kicking Garou knights ass, but seriously; why even bother wasting a panel on this crap.

2. Grey and Juvia- So these two water based mages are getting their asses kicked, but for some reason they think that lyon and Chelia’s team work is somewhat off. Clearly they are in denial because even with Lyon unwilling to bring Juvia down, they are losing, badly. Gray and Juvia are however preparing to make some sort of play.

3. Erza and Minerva- Now this is the battle to watch, and all I can say is WOW, WOW…second origin, Armor of Nakagami…Why Hiro? Why are you going to mess this up again? You have everything you need to make this the number one fight of the tournament.

4. Laxus and Jura- the former potential number one fight of the Daimatou Enbu; so this was a real tassel. We saw both Jura and Laxus literally go all out in a sick brawl, throwing earth and lightning magic, and completely wrecking the battle ground in their attempts to prove that they were ‘men’.

With so much punch on face contact, I was worried for a moment that Laxus would go down; but instead he rose to the challenge, did a Natsu (in speech and technique) and took down Jura with an all new secret dragon slayer technique, roaring thunder. All I can say is, EPIC, seriously EPIC.

One shot, that is all it took to bring Jura down, though saying it like that makes the K.O seem easier than it was. Laxus pulled some serious moves in this battle, and I didn’t even know that he could move that fast with his lightning. Even Makarov was blown away by the level of strength and power that his son displayed.

By the end of this chapter, the obvious has happened; fairy tail is in the lead, with saber tooth and Lamia scale trailing. And with that many players left to play, there is no way they are losing the game to saber tooth, especially not when the only card saber tooth has to play is Sting.

Next week is a double chapter, 36 pages, with a color page (strange how that isn’t all that exciting). Hiro is closing the Daimatou enbu, so something has to happen next week, something that changes the face of fairy tail completely, even more than Acnologia and the seven year time skip event.

I would be mad not to keep on reading.

REVIEW:>

This chapter was infuriating on the whole, in that I can’t really make my mind up about it. On the whole, it was very predictable, Erza finally gaining an advantage over Minerva and Jura finally falling to Laxus’ power; for all intent and purpose, Hiro didn’t try to surprise us with the verdicts. Hell, I already know that Grey and Juvia are going to beat the hell out of Lyon and Chelia.

Fairy tail will win this thing, and there will be no dispute as to what the number one guild in Fiore is. So if I am so decidedly irritated by the predictability of the chapter, where exactly is the problem with making up my mind?

Well it is simple, I am not actually irritated with the predictability, more like mildly annoyed. Because this chapter was awesome. Yes I knew Laxus would beat Jura, but even when it played out so directly, it was fun and entertaining to watch. The battle, though displayed over only 6-8 pages, managed to portray a sense of difficulty and intensity.

We could see that both of these giants among mages were throwing there all into this battle, so contrary to what I thought initially, this battle didn’t feel rushed; though maybe another chapter would have helped. We saw Laxus do more than rely on the same old tricks and moves we saw him display against Natsu, Gajeel and Hades.

This was a laxus on fire, releasing earth shattering lightning against an opponent who wouldn’t go down. So strangely enough, while a part of me was disappointed by how the fight ended, especially so quickly, another part of me really enjoyed that showdown.

Same thing goes for the Erza Minerva fight. I couldn’t believe just how brutally battered Erza looked, and for a moment I didn’t think she had the power to keep on fighting. I am gaining more and more respect for Minerva with each passing chapter. Truly, she is a monster.

But while we all knew Erza would triumph, I personally didn’t see the second origin thing coming. I assumed, like Ultear said, that Erza had already mastered her second origin, which is why she was so strong. But I guess she was wrong, Erza is simply beastly, and now she is going to show Minerva hell.

And even if we know it is coming, Hiro is managing to execute it awesomely, with crazy new armor and hopefully a new power to go with it. And besides, there is no way this fight is going to turn out like the Jura Laxus battle. Even if Hiro fails to surprise us, we all want to see Minerva get her eyes clawed out, so as far as that battle is concerned, I expect to be satisfied either way.

There better be more to Natsu’s fight than the Garou knights. Clearly Hiro is simply trying to keep him busy. I am quite anxious to see what Juvia and Gray will do. I don’t think Gray has ever acquired a power up before, so this should be interesting. Clearly Lyon and Chelia are the superior team; though it is interesting to see that Lyon won’t harm Juvia, but has now qualms with seeing her hurt. Juvia on the other hand would go crazy against anyone trying to harm gray.

I really can’t complain about fairy tail, or maybe I am beginning to understand it a little better. With fairy tail, the aim is for you wrap up the chapter and sigh in satisfaction that you were entertained.

And that is what fairy tail is, a pith less fluffy manga, designed to get your adrenaline pumping through cheap thrills like new attacks and armor. Unfortunately for me (or maybe fortunately), I like it.

I can’t wait to see the climax of the games.

MY HIGHLIGHT:>

I thought it would be Laxus’ roaring thunder moment, or Erza’s armor of Nakagami moment. But it is actually a tie between Erza going second origin (just that scene was epic), and Laxus going in for the kill, only for Jura to counter with a barrage of earth columns exploding from below. That was amazingly done, with the trail line, showing the path Laxus dah followed in his speedy retreat before immediately curving round and following with another attack.

I have to point out one silly thing Hiro said in the chapter: ‘A man’s dignity in his fists. Laxus’ soul is on fire’ Every time I tried to think about this line, I couldn’t help but laugh, because it sounds so nonsensical.

Laxus saying that Natsu line (‘I am fired up’) was too corny, too corny. He is literally too cool for that, especially as a future master of Fairy tail.

Either Erza or Jura take this chapter.

MY RATING:> 5/5 (or 2/5) I can’t decide.

On a side note, in case you haven’t heard, fairy tail the anime has been bleached; in other words it has been cancelled as of march 30th. If you loved this anime, then this is bad news for you; if you hated it, then I guess I just gave you some good news.

Auspiciously however, shortly after this news broke, Hiro Mashima, Fairy tail’s Mangaka tweeted that he had some really good news but which he couldn’t reveal on the studio’s orders.

Here’s to hoping that they are firing the entire fairy tail animation team, and bringing in people that can provide fatezero level quality, if the good news here is that fairy tail will return, that is.

DAY BREAK ARC.

THE PLOT:>

This arc picks off where the Macau arc left off, and it is equally as short, but that is to expected in this early stage.

So Lucy walks into her room to find that Natsu and Happy had broken in and were currently going through her stuff. Finding her keys, and after the temper tantrum, Lucy explains to the pair that a celestial mage forms bonds with celestial spirits before utilizing them. She displays this with her new key (that she bought from the shop the day she met Natsu), from which she summons the tiny white (useless ) spirit and forms a contract with it.

Natsu and happy are less than impressed, but Natsu, seemingly capable of understanding the white spirit’s intelligible speech, reveals the creature’s wish, that the two join forces and become a fairy tail team.

Lucy is all for it (being weak, having a mage like Natsu by her side increases her chances of success in tasks); she regrets it minutes later when it is revealed that natsu and happy already took a job before coming over. The target has a thing for beautiful blonde maids and Natsu needed Lucy to worm her way past the target’s defenses by preying upon his lusts. Lucy is less than happy to have fallen for Natsu’s trap.

The team meets kaby, the client, who not only reveals the simplicity of the mission, to retrieve a very precious book from a bad man, but that he had increased the reward money, ten fold.

Lucy is ecstatic and quickly dons her maid’s dress before the team heads to the target, Everlue.

At the gate, Everlue comes running at the sound of Lucy’s voice, but then slams the gates shut at the sight of Lucy, rejecting her for her ugliness. Lucy is livid, while Natsu determines that the stealth plan had failed and that now they would resort to brute force.

They enter through the window where encounter Everlue,and his guard, a giant overweight brutish maid with super strength and the ability to burrow through the earth.

After a short melee, Natsu acquires the book, daybreak and he prepares to burn it, when Lucy Knocks him over and takes it. She recognizes the author, Zekua Melon, a famous writer. As a fan she was surprised that she had never heard of the book before. Natsu is determined to burn the book as this was the order that Kaby gave them, to acquire the book and then burn it, and then they would get paid.

But Lucy, on perusing through it, believes that it might hold a secret, one that would force kaby to want to destroy it, and Everlue to fight for it so passionately.

Everlue summons the Vanish brothers, supposedly powerful warriors with anti fire mage capabilities. Lucy begs Natsu to hold them off while she tries to decode the book. She does this using her Gale force reading glasses, which I assume allow her to read and decipher the book’s contents are superhuman speeds.

Unfortunately for her, Everlue corners her but not before Lucy decodes the message in its pages. Everlue admits the reason that he fights for the book; apparently he paid a great deal of money to Zekua Melon to write the book and make it about him. In other words, it was his property, not Kaby’s and they were actually stealing not reclaiming it.

But Lucy tells him that there was a message hidden within daybreak, one that even Everlue didn’t know about. Now Everlue is determined to reclaim the book. However the vanish brothers, who initially troubled natsu, have been beaten. So Everlue summons his giant of a maid, Virgo, with Natsu in tow(hanging onto her leg). Virgo is Everlue’s spirit as it turns out. He is a celestial mage.

Unfortunately for him, Natsu, having gotten over his shock at the sight of the ‘gorrila maid’ takes her down with a dragon slayer move. Lucy summons cancer and they take down Everlue.

The team returns to Kaby, victorious. But to there shock and Natsu’s chagrin, Kaby attempts to burn the book. He tells the story of his father returning home after three years, but rather than rejoicing in his return, Zekua melon took a an axe and cut his own arm off.

Apparently Everlue located him during his darker days and offered him money to write a hideous story about him, that flew in the face of some kind of ethical code that he lived by as a writer.

Kaby lost faith in the integrity and pride of his father, and days later, Zekua Melon committed suicide in shame.

Kaby wanted to take the book back to destroy it and erase his father’s shame. But Lucy reveals the code, within which is located a message from Zekua to his son, relieving him of any fault in the old man’s suicide. Kaby breaks down.

Natsu and happy forfeit their reward as they didn’t destroy the book. Lucy is livid, but takes consolation in her prize Virgo, her new celestial spirit who, as per Lucy’s request transforms into a slimmer body.

REVIEW:>

This chapter provided a few highs and lows. First I am thinking of the vanish brothers, who, despite their introduction, proved to be a little to. silly for my taste, specifically the bit about how their anti mage weapon was basically a large frying pan.

BUt on the other hand, it introduced to me the quirky side of fairy tail, and set a precedence for what the series of fairy tail would be like. Clearly the story doesn’t take itself seriously, especially seeing that Natsu himself was caught off guard by the stupidity behind some of Everlue’s defenses. But then again this is a show that’s most comparable with one piece.

Virgo, as far as I am concerned was the highlight of the arc. As Everlue’s spirit, the object of his desire and lust and his primary weapon, the large women provided a lot of laughs, with regards to her interactions with the stunned fairy tail mage and the means with which she kept trying to destroy them. So quirky and silly, that is the message this arc was meant to set out.

In Kaby’s plight and eventual redemption, we saw a little bit of the heart of fairy tail, that gooey part that deals with nakama and love and the connections we have with the people we meet.

Hiro also adds a hint of darkness, in dealing with Kaby’s history and the pride that led his father to eventually commit suicide. Seldom do you find children targeted shows that would make a mention of a topic like suicide and the effect it has on those left behind. A much more serious show would have given Kaby’s life more exposition, specifically the path that his life had taken as a result of his father’s tragic decision.

But this is the kind of task that separates one piece from fairy tail, which quickly and briefly resolves that plot; with Kaby resolving his dark feelings through the final words of his father.

VERDICT:>

I wasn’t sure what I thought of this arc the first time I read it, but when I look back on it now, it wasn’t so bad. It had a perfect balance of action (Natsu VS the vanish brothers was actually awesome despite the silliness), comedy (everything from Natsu treating Lucy as an object to entice Everlue, Lucy’s so called ugliness , Virgo and the vanish brothers), and tragedy (Kaby’s life has been consumed by the decisions of his father, so much so that he embraces poverty in his attempts to right past wrongs).

My rating for this arc the first time I read it was a 2.5/5. It is currently a little different. I recommend this arc for any first time fairy tail fan, even without checking out the first arc.

MVP of the arc- Virgo (funny lady0, Everlue (crazy, pervert, determined)

MY RATING: 3.5/5.

Welcome to Fairy Tail report! I'm Taka, one of the wiki editors working with a team on the Fairy Tail franchise. Last week's episode introduced a new character named Michelle Lobster, and it is a good yet mellow episode. This week's episode promises a showdown between Natsu and Laxus.

Plot

"Natsu and Laxus are going to fight and the other members of Fairy Tail can't wait to see it... except for Erza and Gray, who are off on a mission to capture some bandits and their wizard bodyguards! Meanwhile, Lucy is still trying to figure out the meaning of the ancient characters on her father's memento."

By Crunchyroll

Will Lucy be able to crack the riddle and will Natsu prove himself against Laxus?

Verdict

Beware of spoilers!

Good

Gray: She looks so cute when she's sleeping

• I loved watching Juvia's reactions as she spies on Gray and Erza on their mission. Things get hot and awkward for dear old Juvia when she sees them sleeping next to each other.
• Pantherlily's quote about Gajeel makes my day as well. "I've lost respect for you, Gajeel!"

Bad

• The title is misleading. It was not a real battle, and Natsu shows how weak he is despite his battle with Laxus during the Fighting Festival arc.
• Sometimes, you want Laxus and Makarov to patch things up, but it doesn't happen in this episode.

Bizarre

Laxus: Freed, don't be so clingy

• When did Freed get so clingy to Laxus?
• The Earthland counterparts for Coco, Hughes, and Sugarboy show up at the end of the episode.

Overall, this episode lies about the big battle, but it brings some attention towards Laxus and his relationship with Makarov. Also, Lucy, Michelle, and Levy find out that Jude's memento is a hand of a clock. I thought it was a key. Plus, Gajeel, Gray, and Juvia had some great hilarious scenes.

What did you guys thought about the object at first?

Gallery

Please enjoy the episode's gallery.

Here's a reenactment of the battle between Natsu and Laxus.

Natsu: "Roar!"

Laxus: ....

Then, boom with one hit! What the hell?!

I just felt the title makes everyone angry or disappointed. I expected more of a battle.

Thanks

Thank you everyone for reading my team's report and please give them recognition for their hard work since they juggle school, work, and family.

Wiki Progress: I finished Episode 129 and created two new character pages: Jason the photographer and the Vanish brothers. Please check my team's wiki project blog and list.

New Character Wiki pages

Hottest Fairy Tail Thread: Is Natsu and Lucy's relationship going to be Like Haru and Elie?

This thread is amazing because it brings new people to the community, and I enjoy reading and responding to their comments.

This Week's Blogs

• Sket Dance Ep. 56 by Taka
• Neji and Tenten cross dressing by Taka
• Mysterious Girlfriend X Ep. 4 by MetalSnakeZero
• New Anime Trailers: Jormungand, Upotte!, Hiiro Kakera, JewelPet Deco, Ginga e Kickoff Trailers
• Movie Trailer: The Wolf Children of Ame and Yuki

Last Week's Blogs

• Fairy Tail Ep. 128 by Taka and the another one by Sreenivas
• Sket Dance Ep. 55 by Taka
• Mysterious Girlfriend X Ep. 4 by MetalSnakeZero

Takashichea

Team Fairy Tail

Overview

Welcome to the weekly Fairy Tail report! This week is bit a strange with the reports. Sreenivas already has written episode 123's report. For consistency, let's catch up.

Plot

Let's Join Hands - "Te o Tsunagō" (手をつなごう)

Let's Join Hands

Continuing from Cana and Gildartz's beautiful family reunion, Acnologia arrives to ruin Fairy Tail's peaceful moment. This wicked dragon is the scourge of humanity and wreaks havoc on the island. When Makarov holds Acnologia down, he tells his guild to retreat. Will Fairy Tail guild fight or run away?

Find out by watching Fairy Tail episode 122!

Verdict

Beware of spoilers!

Good

Damn Gray!

• This episode have some humorous moments with potential love interests: Gray & Juvia and Elfman & Evergreen. It makes me wonder if Evergreen can change Elfman's personality in the near future. Juvia is so slick that Gray didn't realize he was sitting on her buttocks.
• The combined attacks with Laxus's group and the Dragon Slayers' combined Roar combo is awesome and the animation flows smoothly.

Questions and Concerns

I didn't have much bad stuff to report. I did a questions and concerns section for it.

Fairy Tail Anime's Fate?

• I had one question: would these two combo attacks count as a Unison Raid. The only problem is that no one state these combo attacks were Unison Raids. Every time a Unison Raid occurs, there is a character to confirm it.
• Anime and Manga Pacing: Sreenivas and many fans pointed out that the anime is catching up to the manga. There is no hint of fillers yet to come in order to slow down the anime. I'm concern about the anime's future because it could suffer the same fate as many other animes who caught up too fast.

This episode marks the end of the S-Class Trial/Tenrou Island arc. Fairy Tail is entering a new arc, X791. It's a time skip event in Fairy Tail. This episode gets a four of out five.

Thanks

Thank you everyone for reading my team's reports. I thank my teammates for their hard work in the community.

For the weekly reports, my main wiki projects are Fairy Tail, Sket Dance, Beelzebub, and Guilty Crown. Sreenivas, my teammate for Fairy Tail and Beelzebub, has written One Piece and Naruto reports.

Wiki Progress: I'm updating Romeo, Bisca, and Alzack's time skip appearances under the evolution section. Also, I finished episode 121's wiki page.

For more info, check out the Fairy Tail wiki project and wiki vitae list.

This Week's Reports

• Fairy Tail 121 by Taka
• Fairy Tail 123 by Sreenivas
• Beelzebub 58 by Taka
• Beelzebub 59 by Sreenivas
• Beelzebub 60 by Taka Coming Soon
• One Piece 538 by Sreenivas
• Sket Dance 48 by Geo
• Sotyfan16's Dunce Cap on Gungrave

Last Week's Reports

• Naruto 253 by Sreenivas
• Fairy Tail 119 and 120 by Taka
• Sket Dance 47 by Geo

Takashichea

Team Fairy Tail and W.I.K.I. Nation

Overview

Welcome to the Weekly Fairy Tail report! I'm Taka, and it has been while since I did the Fairy Tail reports. Unfortunately, I don't have much images for today's report. (I'll add more tomorrow. Sorry about that). Recently, Crunchyroll has a news article about an upcoming Fairy Tail's 3rd OVA, Memory Days. Check out Anime Vice's blog for the video trailer.

Plot

Ep. 117: Thunder Roars - "Raimei Hibiku" (雷鳴響く)

Picking up from episode 116, Gray has finished his fight with Ultear. The only bad guy left is Hades. The Fairy Tail gang split into two teams, an offense and a defense. While Freed and company defends the injured at camp, Natsu and his group head out to find Hades at his warship. As Natsu and the others fight against Hades, Happy and his Exceed gang seek out the core to destroy it. When things get difficult for Natsu, an old ally appear to their rescue. Will Natsu and his group be able to defeat Hades?

Ep. 118: The Man Without the Mark - "Monshō o Kizamanu Otoko" (紋章を刻まぬ男)

As Laxus battles Hades, Lisanna's group gets attacked at camp. When Laxus gets injured, he tells Natsu, a mage with the mark of Fairy Tail should defeat Hades. He gives Natsu, his strength.

Will Fairy Tail hold up against Hades and Grimoire Heart?

Verdict

Beware of Spoilers!

Good

Kain's fantasy

• There's ton of actions in both episodes. In 117, Natsu and the gang unleash a combo with a Unison Raid/Natsu finisher.
• 118 is funny just like the Lucy Fire episode because Kain tries to get the women to love him. In the end, Lisanna, Levy, and Cana finish him off with a triple Unison Explosion.
• For Laxus fans, his character shines in 118. His strength has Natsu's team in awe. His fight scenes are excellent. It's too bad that he couldn't defeat Hades since he tells Natsu that a mage with the mark of the Fairy Tail should defeat him.

Points of Interest

Lily hates lightning

• Lisanna tells Lucy to watch Natsu. It's interesting to see two girls who are Natsu's potential love interests.
• Horologium saves Wendy, but she has a cute scene where she discovers she's nude.
• Elfman seems surprised when Lisanna teases him about saying Evergreen in his dream.
• For the first time, Pantherlily shows his fear of lightning. This could be a reference to Elie in Rave Master who is also scared of lightning. (Rave Master is Hiro Mashima's earlier works)

Overall, these two episodes are great with bit of comedy and action in a balanced mix. With the action, we get two new Unison Raid attacks revealed, and Laxus's fight scene. It has a been while since fans see Laxus fight. For comedy, we get Kain, Lisanna, and Happy leading the jokes and gags.

Thanks

Thank you for reading my team's report; I thank my teammates for working hard while juggling school and work.

Wiki Work: I finished Ep. 117 and 118. Daniel Newton worked on the formatting of the early Fairy Tail episodes and adding concepts and such.

For those who do not know my teammates, they are Annabanana, Wales, Daniel_Newton, Obscurefan, Buhssuht, and Obsidian609.

This Week's Reports

• Beelzebub 54 and 55 by Taka
• Sket Dance 45 by Geo
• Fairy Tail 3rd OVA Preview by Taka

Last Week's Reports

• Beelzebub 53 by Taka
• Sket Dance 44 by Geo
• Guilty Crown 15 by Taka
• Fairy Tail 116 by Taka

Takashichea

Team Fairy Tail and W.I.K.I. Nation