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Fairy Tail, Vol. 11

2010Hiro Mashima

4.6/5

I get that convenient ability matchups are almost inevitable in battle series where the powers are often weirder than your basic energy projection/elemental magic, but *come on*!The guy who happens to come up against a water woman has hair that, bizarrely, can absorb any liquid and... that’s it? His actual magic is guitar-based (and just... completely OP if he weren’t, of course, a stupid pervert), so, other than his KISS-inspired look, what does the hair have to do with anything? Nothing, that’s what. Largely because these characters were just made up on the spot because Mashima-sensei changed his mind about the direction of certain characters’ stories (he says so himself). And it shows. Plus, for all the build-up for Natsu’s revenge against Box Dandy (I don’t remember his name), that sure got resolved in a silly way. And the cat girl got no spotlight whatsoever.And yet in spite of all the bad writing, wholly unnecessary fanservice, and confusing continuity (maybe I’m just dumb and forgot, we’ll find out soon), Fairy Tail has heart. Sure, it’s more shallow than the shower before the kiddie pool, but it sure is earnest about friendship being magic, and I can’t hate that.I just hope that Mashima-sensei comes up with some other ways to win other than, “BUT MUH FRIENDS!!” powerups. I’m also *very* curious to see how often Unison Raids come back in the series. I’m sure it’s a *lot*. /s I know I’ve read the whole series during its original run, but I genuinely don’t remember.
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