Destinyheroknight (Level 20)
To start this off, I not going to be bashing or say Fairy Tail is a rip off of One Piece. I just going to tell my opinion, why I prefer One Piece. There will be minor spoilers
The Goal
One Piece is about Monkey D. Luffy in a quest to find the One Piece and become Pirate King to fulfill a childhood promise, Fairy Tail is mostly about Natsu Dragneel in a quest to find his missing father. The first problem I have with Fairy Tail is that Natsu is the only one who still have a goal, his friends have either complete there goal doing there arc or in the second chapter. Lucy Heartfilia's goal was to join Fairy Tail and she did it in a chapter. Gray Fullbuster's goal was to kill Deliora who destroy his village, but it was change to make friends. Erza Scarlet's goal was pretty much save Jellal and her friends and she did it.
To me, there goals just come to them way to easy. I feel that main characters goals should be completed near the end of the story, not just in an one arc. It would be ok if they get another goal.
In One Piece, Luffy and his friends have goals that will last them for the entire series and also some of there goals have change. Nami's goal is to create a map of the world, which no one in One Piece have done before. Zoro's goals is to be the best swordsman in the world and help Luffy to be Pirate King. Usopp's goals is to become a brave warrior and visit the land of the giants (funny thing is that he basically completed his first goal without even knowing it) Sanji's goal is to go to the All Blue. All there goals are impossible to reach or hard to achieve, making there journey interesting.
The Arcs
Fairy Tail's arcs are not memorable, there no part of the arc that have a "this is Fairy Tail" type of moment. (It just doesn't stand out to me) Like in the Fighting Festival Arc, in the end with everyone sending off Laxus. It didn't impact me, since Laxus was trying to kill everyone in the town and he was acting like a jerk all the time. The arc didn't built up to or give me a reason to care for the scene
With One Piece's arcs, they built up to the scene (sometime before the arc). Like in the CP9 arc, with the Going Merry send off. It impact me, since I can understand how they feel. The arc show me how important the Merry was to the Strawhats.
My Final Thoughts
Well, I have other reasons why I prefer One Piece over Fairy Tail, but these are the major ones. Both are good series, but I feel Fairy Tail is lacking. I have completely stop watching and reading Fairy Tail, I plan on one day coming back to it (but its extremely unlikely).
Well, I got that off my back (sorry for any typo), so which series do you guys prefer
Mahō Sensei Negima! is one of my favorite shonen manga, after a nine years run it end today. The ending was pretty good, but I do wish Akamatsu-sensei would make a sequel.
The series is so awesome, almost all the main characters are enjoyable. I really enjoy the character development and the action, also the comedy is pretty good. At first glance it may look like a standard harem, but it more then that. It about a kid who try to follow in his father's foot steps, whom happen to teach a English class full of girls and he just ten years old (also he have magical powers). Unlike other harems main guy, Negi is not a spineless coward (ok, at first he was) and also have a very good reason he not into his harem girls, because he only ten years old. Even the girls are not stereotype (ok, they are but only a little bit)
From Anime News Network:
This year's 10th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine is announcing on Wednesday that Ken Akamatsu will end his Negima! Magister Negi Magi manga after three more chapters. However, he will first take a two-issue hiatus to prepare for the end, so the series will return in this year's 13th issue of the magazine on February 29. The finale will not come until this year's 15th issue in March, at the earliest.
One of my favorite manga is ending in three chapters, I'm so sad and mad. There so many unanswered questions, why do it to end and leave me in the dark. I'm hoping Akamatsu make a sequel manga to answer all the unanswered questions (he can't do it in three chapters) But I still have a blast at reading it, so I not that mad (Also on the bright side, I save some money LOL!)
Time for some Soul Eater Not! This time around we get some info about the school and some well known characters. This is really feeling like an all female Harem/Slice Of Life story about weapons and Meisters, and I like it :)
Story
The story begin in the DWMA's cafeteria where we see are main characters trying to buy food with money they have left, after Kim stole there money last time. They only have enough for one Kake Soba (that sucks). Then Itadakimas (there senpai) walk up to them and give them two bowls of Kake Soda. She trying to make it up for not helping Tsugumi with the Kim thing. Itadakimas then explain the reason why they call Kim a witch, it seem like Kim was pretty nice when she started going to DWMA. I guess she was trying to hide a secret (if you read Soul Eater you probably know). Also we find out one of the bad thing she did, Kim is the one who give Itadakimas the nicknamed Eternal Feather. Itadakimas have to go by that name for two years (man, that evil). Itadakimas then talk about them getting a job to earn money so they won't go hungry. After School they go to a coffee cafe own by Master (Yes, that his name), to get a job. Also Medusa stop by to get some coffeeCharacter
We get to meet three more characters and get more info on some well known characters. First we get more info about Kim, she seem to act meaner here then in Soul Eater. It is explain more here why Kim is acting mean, she try to keep people from being close to her. Ox Ford is also in this chapter to, he still head over heels in love with Kim. He figure out why Kim act mean and also pay back the money Kim stole from Tsugumi, so she won't talk bad about Kim (What a guy). Next are the new characters, Master is the owner of the coffee cafe where Tsugumi and the girls works. He look pretty cool and kind of look like Free a little. Next is there co-workers, Akane is a Meister who is parters with Clay. The reason why they work there is that Clay spend all there money on games. Tsugumi haven't did anything really, just notice that Meme look cute in the maid outfit. Meme is doing pretty good at her job. Anya seems like she having a blast to at working, seem like she not that spoil. Also Tsugumi ask the other girls to not put honorific in her name (to show friendship).Overall
This chapter was very good, it give us info on why some characters have strange names and what the best coffee in Death City is.4.5/5
What are your guys thoughts about this chapter?
This time around we get to meet two new characters Kana Altair and Misery. All of them bring something new to the table, but it starting to look like an all lady harem. I don't know that have been done before, but I think is pretty funny :)
Story
Characters
Overall
This is a good slow chapter, I got a couple of laughs. Here hoping the next will be better. But it is starting to feel like a harem3.5/5
What are your guys thoughts about this chapter?
