Episode 3 – Fairy Tail: 100 Yr Quest

So whereas I would not say I’ve had a good time with this sequel to this point, it was fairly enjoyable general and there wasn’t a lot I may actually complain about. However in fact, if there’s one factor you possibly can rely on with Fairy storyand Mashima’s writing fashion, it takes a number of left-field turns that vary from uncomfortable to irritating. It was in all probability solely a matter of time earlier than these habits reared their ugly heads once more. Whereas these frustrations aren’t sufficient to make this episode explicitly unhealthy, they did curb my enthusiasm sufficient to remind me simply how blended the sequence could be.

Okay, let’s begin with what I appreciated about this episode. After the stage is ready for a battle between Workforce Natsu and the Dragon Eaters, the Dragon Eaters retreat in the meanwhile, giving Natsu and the others an opportunity to study somewhat extra concerning the Water God Dragon, Merchphobia. Because it seems, he has no actual animosity in the direction of people, as whereas he has loved consuming individuals prior to now, inadvertently saving the lifetime of a lady named Karameel made him rethink the worth of coexistence, and he’s lived in peace with them ever since. The issue is, his energy over the tides is just too nice to regulate, and the fish individuals dwelling within the metropolis are literally people he’s remodeled together with his magic to stop them from killing them. If he doesn’t hold this in test, the individuals within the space may undergo the identical destiny. To make issues worse, there may be nothing he can do about this, as his energy as a Water God Dragon has been sealed away by a strong sorcerer referred to as the White Mage, who’s equal in energy to Zeref, however seems to have been Touka all alongside.

I’ll admit that I’m not all that thrilled with that exact reveal, as with the existence of the God Dragons generally, having different characters that highly effective solely serves to destroy the primary sequence finale. Nonetheless, it’s a reasonably good hook to arrange the place the story may go later. If the opposite God Dragons had sealed their energy away in the identical approach, it might not less than be simpler to abdomen why none of them have been ever thought of a world menace like Acnologia was. I additionally like that it looks like not all God Dragons will find yourself hostile, and that there could also be different methods to take care of them in addition to combating, so it ought to not less than make future interactions with the remainder of them different sufficient to maintain this entire situation from feeling too repetitive. It makes me extra to see what the remainder of them are like.

A part of what I didn’t like concerning the episode stems from all the B-plot surrounding the thriller of Touka’s identification. Jellal’s facet of the investigation feels extra like an excuse to reintroduce a bunch of characters from different guilds, whereas Gajeel’s facet of the investigation feels a bit extra tedious, as a whole lot of it finally ends up revolving round jokes about him butting heads with Levy over how reliable Touka is or by accident moving into some compromising positions with Juvia. None of those jokes are significantly out of the atypical for the sequence at this level, however given how a lot Gajeel and Levy have been by means of collectively – and the 2 of them are getting ready to have a toddler collectively – it’s irritating to see them bicker over such petty issues, and it might be good to see the 2 of them act extra like an actual couple.

My different main criticism right here is with one of many fights, because the Dragon Eaters finally come again for spherical two. As for the motion itself, these fights are typically advantageous. Though Fairy story‘s anime diversifications have by no means been recognized for his or her excessive manufacturing high quality, if something, they are a step up from the previous few seasons and look strong sufficient to not be distracting. What’s distracting is what occurs midway by means of Erza’s combat with Kiria, the place the latter apparently makes use of her Blade Dragon powers to chop away Erza’s internal energy, inflicting her to behave scared and beg for mercy. Whereas there’s one thing amusing about seeing Erza of all of the characters get embarrassed, it largely seems like a car for some awkward fan service as Kiria instantly makes use of it to make Erza grovel for her. A sentiment that solely actually turned obvious after we acquired a full smash minimize of Kiria’s breasts, simply to joke about how a lot larger they’re than Wendy’s.

It is actually not the worst tonal whiplash I’ve seen on this present, nevertheless it undoubtedly took me out of issues greater than the rest within the episode and jogged my memory what present I used to be watching. I do know a whole lot of this in all probability appears like I am coming at it fairly laborious, however for higher or worse, this type of factor is just about par for the course for Fairy story at this level, and it is actually not one thing I am not used to, so whereas I could also be aggravated, I am actually not shocked. If something, these sorts of frustrations are sort of a significant a part of the general Fairy story expertise, and it might be even weirder if there was something within the sequence that did not make me take into consideration why I nonetheless take pleasure in it, so in that regard I can say that Fairy story has actually returned.

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Fairy Tail: 100 Yr Quest is presently streaming on Crunchyroll.