Fairy Tail Anime Episode Discussion Thread [Episode 165 and Onward]

[sergel02]

The episode did drag on for a bit; the last episode was better but i liked this one still. Would have been cool to see more fighting.

It was cool that Natsu used his head in his fight to overload the blob thing.

There's one think i don't get though. I get that Scorpio turned around and accidentally hit Michelle, but i don't get how Lucy suddenly started flying like that.

[MechR]

Yeah, this ep kinda sucked, especially compared to last week. It's been a while since they used Natsu's stock attack animations. (Though to be fair, they've been updated with his new costume.)

Natsu did surprisingly poorly against Sugarboy. I guess this is the anime's way of showing the gang needs a post-timeskip powerup, whereas that issue kinda came out of nowhere in the manga (and ended up being a pointless detour).

There's one think i don't get though. I get that Scorpio turned around and accidentally hit Michelle, but i don't get how Lucy suddenly started flying like that.

Apparently Mary's wand can do that. Even Lucy noticed how her magic is more hax than Kain Hikaru's Lost Magic.

[sergel02]

So i predict that, given how long a season lasts and when the movie is airing, that this arc will finish up Season 3. That means about 13 more episodes, ending the season at 144. That would make the arc around 20 episodes.

[xKeir]

I guess i'm very ... cynical. But i nvr really liked Sugar Boy. I just felt the episode was very draggy + the fact i didn't like the earthland edolas characters. Its like .. their intentionally weakening all the characters and u just know at the end of the arc the main characters would kick ass all the way over some random power up of some sort.

Glad that we're moving on. If the fight had continued to the nxt ep I'd have considered giving up the arc as a whole :3

[sergel02]

Originally Posted by xKeir

I guess i'm very ... cynical. But i nvr really liked Sugar Boy. I just felt the episode was very draggy + the fact i didn't like the earthland edolas characters. Its like .. their intentionally weakening all the characters and u just know at the end of the arc the main characters would kick ass all the way over some random power up of some sort.

Glad that we're moving on. If the fight had continued to the nxt ep I'd have considered giving up the arc as a whole :3

I don't really like Sugarboy either. He always annoyed me. And this episode did drag on a bit.

I think you're wrong tho on intentionally weakening the characters. Things you have to consider:

1. We've only seen some ppl fight them, no Gray or Erza or Juvia, who all defeated 3 of the 7 kin on their own. Nor any Laxus or Thunder Tribe.

2. 7 years have passed, strong people have arrived. These mages have been training for a while, as the episode stated. These enemies are strong. People often seem to think (on other forums too) that the 7 kin are the pinacle of strength in Fairy Tail, but that's hardly the case.

3. Okay, this is a pet peeve of mine personally. People always assume the only thing to winning a battle is power. Who's the most powerful is arbitrary since there isn't any way to really measure. Winning a battle has a lot more to do with who's more powerful. It deals with who's smarter, more clever, how the opponent is feeling emotionally & physically that day, who has more info on the enemy. Whenever FT fights anyone, they know very little on them while their enemies know a lot, tho the enemies in this arc don't seem to know a ton about them, they're just strong. As FT learns more about them they become better at their fights. You saw how Lucy and Natsu started figuring out what the weaknesses of Sugarboy and Hughes are.

4. You assume there is going to be some sort of power up. I think you're assuming too much too early (tho you could be right). Look who's writing this. It's not Mashima, it's the anime writers and producers. In the Daphne arc, she was defeated through instigation and combing powers together. In the anime fight with Kain, Lisanna, Cana, and Levy also used their powers smartly to defeat him .The anime-written fights seem a bit more well-balanced IMO.

[mystogan]

just saw the latest episode ,finally they revealed something about the pyramid thing from the opening, so those guys are from legion corps ..........and what is Zentopia(did i miss anything)
so they were after the clock hand after all, and she call the clock hand mary???,looks like there's a lot more to this arc
and i was waiting for it, for Gray to show up and save Natsu's ass
and Taurus is a such a pervert

[anime fan99]

he guys I returned

Finally, my trip came to an end I start watching Fairy Tail at Wednesday 16 May and Arrived at ep 131 at this Saturday

[Kaijo]

Have to agree that it felt like the episode dragged a bit, and didn't showcase as much fighting as I would have liked. Although I have to admit I almost thought Erza would rescue Lucy, or at least that one of her spirits would pop out to help her, like her clock or Loke.

Arc still has my interest, though, and I'm waiting to see what happens next.

[ookamigirl]

Natsu vs Byro & Sugar Boy.
That was an epic fail. Guess Natsu's flames aren't the solution for everything.
Being stubborn as he is, he never gives up trying.
Lucy's Taurus was totally useless, but still LOL
Lily, Wendy and Charla vs Coco.
Gildarts vs Byro. That fight looked as the most serious one.
Everyone had their own battles.
These new opponents and story looks really promising.

[molitar]

This episode makes me think everyone in Fairy Tail are idiots. Lucy, won't summon Leo to fight why not? Tells Taurus to go away damn tell Taurus to fondle the enemy.. stupid Lucy..

The weapons the Legion are using are more like magical weapons from Edolas and nobody tries to take out or take the weapon. Destroy the weapon they are evidently not real wizards but rely on items.. the girl that runs probably has some magical shoes so would be the only one difficult to remove. It makes me disgusted with Fairy Tail with not a single one using any brains.

[immblueversion]

Originally Posted by molitar

This episode makes me think everyone in Fairy Tail are idiots. Lucy, won't summon Leo to fight why not? Tells Taurus to go away damn tell Taurus to fondle the enemy.. stupid Lucy..

Yes, let us all forget that her celestial spirits have schedules, and it's her solemn duty as a celestial wizard to uphold that, because schedules are part of the spirits' contracts, and contracts are serious business to them. Maybe Loke was busy and/or unavailable at the time, and Lucy knew that, which is why she didn't summon him. After all, she's not always able to summon all the spirits she wants to unless they work out a compromise beforehand. But no, let us all curse Lucy just because we ourselves forget how her magic is supposed to work! I mean, what's the point of remembering anything that happened in the first five episodes of the series, am I right? Of course not.

[sergel02]

Originally Posted by molitar

This episode makes me think everyone in Fairy Tail are idiots. Lucy, won't summon Leo to fight why not? Tells Taurus to go away damn tell Taurus to fondle the enemy.. stupid Lucy..

The weapons the Legion are using are more like magical weapons from Edolas and nobody tries to take out or take the weapon. Destroy the weapon they are evidently not real wizards but rely on items.. the girl that runs probably has some magical shoes so would be the only one difficult to remove. It makes me disgusted with Fairy Tail with not a single one using any brains.

Does Sugarboy use an item even? He has that staff, but i dunno if it has anything to do with his powers. Mary would be a huge problem too, since how could you even get close to her?

I think Natsu used his brain well in this. He finally realized he could overload the goo with his powers, causing it to explode.

Originally Posted by anime fan99

he guys I returned

Finally, my trip came to an end I start watching Fairy Tail at Wednesday 16 May and Arrived at ep 131 at this Saturday

Welcome back. I still dunno how you watched so many episodes in such little time.

[mystogan]

Originally Posted by immblueversion

Yes, let us all forget that her celestial spirits have schedules, and it's her solemn duty as a celestial wizard to uphold that, because schedules are part of the spirits' contracts, and contracts are serious business to them. Maybe Loke was busy and/or unavailable at the time, and Lucy knew that, which is why she didn't summon him. After all, she's not always able to summon all the spirits she wants to unless they work out a compromise beforehand. But no, let us all curse Lucy just because we ourselves forget how her magic is supposed to work! I mean, what's the point of remembering anything that happened in the first five episodes of the series, am I right? Of course not.

totally agreed on that one

[Quarkboy]

Anyone remember that whole thing about "Caster Magic" vs. "Holder Magic"?

That kind of... never got mentioned again, did it?

[sergel02]

Originally Posted by Quarkboy

Anyone remember that whole thing about "Caster Magic" vs. "Holder Magic"?

That kind of... never got mentioned again, did it?

It's kind of basic stuff in the beginning, so i guess that's why. It still applies. Lucy has holder magic, along with Erza and some others. Caster magic seems more common though.

[molitar]

Lucy, has not summoned Leo once since he went back. She didn't even summon him before he agreed to join as a partner for the S Class so it wasn't just the S Class contest. She has no reason to avoid him yet she never summons Leo. Leo is different than the others and does not have to rely on her power to remain so he would be a wise one to summon to fight in such a fight where much of the guild is involved.

Secondly all of them are holding onto them items and all indication of using them. If it was his innate magic he would of been able to expel or control the blob that was on both his and Natsu's hand but that was not the case. These items seem to relate more to items maybe they came from Edolas ages ago who knows but they have the same type properties as Edolas did they did not have innate magic themselves but used magical weapons to be Wizards. The Legion appears to be along the same lines which would indicate why they are having so much difficulty against them as they are much of an unknown factor.

[immblueversion]

Originally Posted by molitar

Lucy, has not summoned Leo once since he went back. She didn't even summon him before he agreed to join as a partner for the S Class so it wasn't just the S Class contest. She has no reason to avoid him yet she never summons Leo. Leo is different than the others and does not have to rely on her power to remain so he would be a wise one to summon to fight in such a fight where much of the guild is involved.

Or maybe he was busy. I can think of a reason why.

(Sure, you'd think it's stupid. But hey, what place does reason have in Fairy Tail? Probably more in the canon material, but still.)

[mystogan]

Originally Posted by molitar

Lucy, has not summoned Leo once since he went back. She didn't even summon him before he agreed to join as a partner for the S Class so it wasn't just the S Class contest. She has no reason to avoid him yet she never summons Leo. Leo is different than the others and does not have to rely on her power to remain so he would be a wise one to summon to fight in such a fight where much of the guild is involved.
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even though Loke is more involved in the guild, he still has spirit contract with Lucy, may be his schedule wasn't in this episode and the overpower thing about him is that he can travel through the spirit world freely he doesn't needs to be summon, but that doesn't mean he can come at anytime( and may be the biggest reason would be because if Loke comes out there he will defeat them to dust, so for the sake of continuation of the arc he wasn't shown there, so let's just get along with it)

[immblueversion]

Originally Posted by mystogan

even though Loke is more involved in the guild, he still has spirit contract with Lucy, may be his schedule wasn't in this episode and the overpower thing about him is that he can travel through the spirit world freely he doesn't needs to be summon, but that doesn't mean he can come at anytime( and may be the biggest reason would be because if Loke comes out there he will defeat them to dust, so for the sake of continuation of the arc he wasn't shown there, so let's just get along with it)

Ah, yes. Characters made for the sole purpose of interacting with, having advantage over, and being defeated by other, specific characters. This is becoming more and more like ordinary Fairy Tail material every episode!

[Tempest35]

Now now, just so everyone knows, Mashima gave the anime director a basic layout and key points as to the plot; everything is is up to the anime director's discretion. But I guess that if the Legion Corps had dropped in, stole the key due to tight teamwork, and then run off, everyone would be happier because it would be that much more believable.

As for the episode...If the fights were anymore intense, the Fairy Tail guys would have beaten them (except for Natsu, he would have needed help on that one). I was actually thinking that Gildartz was toasting the area to get the big Octopus to fall into a pit he was digging... 0.o And besides, the normal physical force of Gildartz's punches should be more than enough to KO most anyone ... so, does this make Byron that tough...? Somehow, I doubt it...Lol at Erza's spear pissing the hell outta the Octopus. XD

Now I can see why the opening has the Take Over Siblings vs Mary Hughes...but will their Take Overs be enough to nullify her 'Human Body Manipulation' magic. Coco should have been easy for Wendy to take care of - oh why is she such a pacifist... Missed Awesome for Wendy...