Episodes 1-2 – Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest

I reviewed Episode 1 within the Preview Information, so head over there to learn extra about it!

If there’s one factor I like about Fairy story and Mashima’s writing fashion, is that he is fairly good at retaining issues shifting at a reasonably brisk tempo. Positive, these issues aren’t all the time as thrilling or fleshed out as they in all probability must be, however given how simply these sorts of action-adventure tales can drag issues out, I recognize that Mashima is fairly good at speeding his concepts by way of. That high quality is on full show this week, as Natsu and the gang go on a quest to seek out the primary dragon and are available nose to nose with just a few new enemies, and whereas quite a lot of it’s largely set-up, there’s sufficient happening to make for a good episode.

With the Water God Dragon as their first goal, Staff Natsu arrives within the metropolis of Ermina. This metropolis is submerged when the tide is available in and is inhabited by fish who recurrently disguise themselves as people for vacationers (which is good, however makes me marvel how excessive the mortality charge is of vacationers who drown as a result of they refuse to drink the potion to breathe underwater that retains them out). Nevertheless, the fish that reside there worship the Water God Dragon and put together a sacrifice for him, which results in them chasing Natsu and the gang by way of the town earlier than encountering the human sacrifice, who seems to be a Dragon Slayer. She particularly calls herself a kind of Dragon Slayer who will get her powers by consuming dragons referred to as a Dragon Eater and belongs to a complete guild referred to as Diabolos. Contemplating how shortly Dragon Slayers went from being a rarity within the unique sequence to a novelty that pops up in almost each different storyline, I am unable to say I am overly enthusiastic about extra of them popping out of nowhere, because it cheapens issues a bit. That mentioned, I might be mendacity if I mentioned Dragon Eaters did not sound cool as an idea. And if Mashima goes to insist on releasing extra Dragon Slayers, there are worse methods to do it. Between that and the teaser of “fourth era” Dragon Slayers which may simply be magical robots, it is good to see the world broaden a bit, even when I want it had been a unique method.

Whereas that entire battle takes up a lot of the episode, we additionally encounter Jellal, who appears to be investigating Touka’s id. Whereas we do not study way more about her, she makes a quick however highly effective look and divulges that she has a tail, that means she’s seemingly an Exceed in disguise. Contemplating that the entire Exceeds left are partnered with a Dragon Slayer, and we have simply met just a few new ones, it deepens the thriller of her id and what she’s after, which makes me curious to study extra about her. I nonetheless cannot inform how a lot Fairy story wanted a sequel nevertheless it appears to be shifting quick. Hopefully wherever it goes it will likely be a very good time.

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Fairy Tail: 100 12 months Quest is presently streaming on Crunchyroll.