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New episode is out.

Spoiler for Episode 101:

Turns out the emo boy is Zeref, the "evilest" man in the history of ever. What a tweest.

They continue to exaggerate that this Mest character seems to be bad news, though not by much (exaggeration, that is). There's a hint to where his allegiance may truly lie, though it seems to be nothing more than that.

Ultear returns after an approximate 50-episode absence, and we get a more formal introduction to the bad guys of the arc: the dark guild Grimoire Heart, led by the once-shrouded-in-shadow Hades.

An adorable little scene between Erza and Juvia as our favorite nutty rain woman tries to find some distance from a suddenly melodramatic bikini-clad warrior to search for her somewhat "cold" Casanova.

Some cute interaction between Levy and Gajeel as they have a little spat, along with some reflection from Levy on just how much of a good or bad guy she thinks Gajeel is (though it's pretty obvious that she lllllikes him), which is quickly resolved by the arrival of a talking chicken and what appears to be some kind of camel. You do the math.

All in all, the animation seems to have taken a dip from the other recent episodes (doubtless there will be a fight next week, so let's hope either the animation improves then, or they're saving it for something big), but we got introduced to a what appears to be several colorful new additions to the steadily-increasing rogues' gallery. Will these bad guys top the doomed Oracion Seis guild in terms of entertainment? Stick around.