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I had high hopes for this week but I'm having difficulty seeing where he's going with the Mavis thing.
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I have been wondering how is Makarov one of the ten wizard saints when all he does is grow his body parts? In my opinion that's not 10 wizard saints material.
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Aug 24, 2015 15:46
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Carlton Minter posted:I have been wondering how is Makarov one of the ten wizard saints when all he does is grow his body parts? In my opinion that's not 10 wizard saints material. well he could do fairy law, that's got to count for something.
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Aug 24, 2015 15:59
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Carlton Minter posted:I have been wondering how is Makarov one of the ten wizard saints when all he does is grow his body parts? In my opinion that's not 10 wizard saints material. Hank Pym made the roster of the Avengers when his major combat skill was "grow big, punch stuff" so I am okay with Makarov being on the Wizard Avengers.
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Aug 24, 2015 18:18
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Makarov owns. I don't really like his new beard though.
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Aug 24, 2015 19:10
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Mavis is going to accidentally Yuriy, isn't she?
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Aug 24, 2015 22:11
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Zogundar posted:Mavis is going to accidentally Yuriy, isn't she? As in Mavis is Makarov's mother? (FT Zero cannon be damned).
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Aug 24, 2015 22:40
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jiffypop45 posted:As in Mavis is Makarov's mother? (FT Zero cannon be damned). No, I mean she's going to accidentally [kill] him. I got the impression that his mother was just Someone, I don't think Mavis can have children.
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Aug 24, 2015 22:58
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Nilbop posted:He's a fantastic artist.  Makes me sad because some parts of the action are good, the pacing sometimes is excellent (when they broke into the demon stronghold) but then it just gets thrown sideways. Natsu rampaging has never actually gone to completion, it's always met by a strong enemy who overpowers him, then something happens and they fight again this time FOR MY FRIENDS.... comeon just once bring out the rear end whooping without friends bullshit. Maybe if he wasn't such a 1D character we'd actually get something.
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Aug 25, 2015 01:48
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I thought this week was going to have a lot, but it was really just fairy tail zero. Was the ending really supposed to be a cliffhanger?
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Aug 25, 2015 02:44
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Suspicious Lump posted:
He's not a bad writer either, some of the early fights back when fusions actually meant anything and erza didn't just nakedmiko every fight were fun to read. It's just too easy to churn out barely acceptable pulp
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Aug 25, 2015 03:15
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Monaghan posted:well he could do fairy law, that's got to count for something. I wonder if Mashima is going to explain how others can use Law. Considering what it did to Mavis when she used it.
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Aug 25, 2015 03:33
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kohon posted:I wonder if Mashima is going to explain how others can use Law. Considering what it did to Mavis when she used it. Mavis used Law before she'd fully mastered it, IIRC. Silver2195 fucked around with this message at 04:05 on Aug 25, 2015 |
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Aug 25, 2015 03:50
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kohon posted:I wonder if Mashima is going to explain how others can use Law. Considering what it did to Mavis when she used it. The same answer to absolutely everything. Because we are Fairy Tail!!
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Aug 25, 2015 03:56
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pinegala posted:He's not a bad writer either, some of the early fights back when fusions actually meant anything and erza didn't just nakedmiko every fight were fun to read. It's just too easy to churn out barely acceptable pulp To be fair if you skip thinking about your story you can churn out a lot more pages, which is the only explanation for Mashima's insane output.
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Aug 25, 2015 04:06
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kohon posted:I thought this week was going to have a lot, but it was really just fairy tail zero. Was the ending really supposed to be a cliffhanger? They end on a cliffhanger every episode
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Aug 25, 2015 11:42
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Carlton Minter posted:I have been wondering how is Makarov one of the ten wizard saints when all he does is grow his body parts? In my opinion that's not 10 wizard saints material. I mean all he can do is grow his body parts but look at Jura he can control earth/ rock. That's top ten material, but growing your body parts i don't think that really is.
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Aug 25, 2015 15:45
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Carlton Minter posted:I mean all he can do is grow his body parts but look at Jura he can control earth/ rock. That's top ten material, but growing your body parts i don't think that really is. 
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Aug 25, 2015 21:25
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Wow, that's kinda dark for Fairy Tail of all things.
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Aug 31, 2015 10:59
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Chapter LinkFabricated posted:Wow, that's kinda dark for Fairy Tail of all things. Yeah, that's pretty hosed up. How do you contract the curse anyway? A certain level of power and love things too much you gets the curse, Zeref contagion, over use of Fairy Law?
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Aug 31, 2015 11:44
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Now if only Zeref could love himself...
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Aug 31, 2015 11:50
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Gyges posted:Chapter Link I think its probably the penalty for using incomplete magic like Mavis did during Zero. Think Zeref said he did that too. The Fairy Law that the guild uses is the completed version. (i hope.) e: Chapter 10 and 11 of Zero has Mavis using Law which is the incomplete version that Zeref used and maybe taught her. Fairy Law is the completed version that Mavis made without the curse penalty. Alpha Kenny Juan fucked around with this message at 12:56 on Aug 31, 2015 |
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Aug 31, 2015 12:50
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Zeref's characterization actually makes sense now that it's clear the contradictory motivations are intentional.
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Aug 31, 2015 12:55
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I didn't expect fairy tail to get Dark, kinda blindsided me with how well executed the end was.
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Aug 31, 2015 15:50
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Kuroyama posted:Am I wrong for wanting everything involving Alvarez and Lumen Histoire to be an elaborate scheme concocted by Zeref to get a date with Mavis? Called it?
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Aug 31, 2015 16:29
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Alpha Kenny Juan posted:[spoiler]I think its probably the penalty for using incomplete magic like Mavis did during Zero. Think Zeref said he did that too. The Fairy Law that the guild uses is the completed version. (i hope.) Kyte fucked around with this message at 16:42 on Aug 31, 2015 |
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Aug 31, 2015 16:39
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That is one hell of an equivalent exchange. Magic: "Hey! You're ageless! But in exchange..." Cursed Fool: "I didn't even wan--" Magic: "In exchange, everything around you will die if you love life!" Cursed Fool:  Kuroyama posted:Called it? Niiice. 
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Aug 31, 2015 16:55
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Alpha Kenny Juan posted:That is one hell of an equivalent exchange. The exchange is more like a person being allowed to save everyone they love and destroys their enemies, but he's then cursed to wander around causing death for an eternity. so in that way, it works.
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Aug 31, 2015 17:15
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The biggest problem is that while the series is legit interesting now (because we actually established why the bad guy is bad and what the backstories/motivations for the characters are outside of "power of nakama,") it feels 300 chapters too late to start getting interesting. Why did we need 300 chapters of Natsu fighting miniboss squads in stripper outfits again?
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Aug 31, 2015 18:32
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Angry Grimace posted:The biggest problem is that while the series is legit interesting now (because we actually established why the bad guy is bad and what the backstories/motivations for the characters are outside of "power of nakama,") it feels 300 chapters too late to start getting interesting. Why did we need 300 chapters of Natsu fighting miniboss squads in stripper outfits again? Because a bunch of dudes with different magic powers punching each other in the face is awesome.
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Aug 31, 2015 19:53
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Gyges posted:Chapter Link Zeref got the curse for trying to bring the dead back to life. Mavis got it from utilizing an incomplete version of of Zeref's life taking magic.
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Sep 1, 2015 00:29
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Iirc, Zeref taught all four founders some magic, so I wonder if this will ever come into play. Also, ironically, Mavis used Law as a last resort to save Yuriy, so we wouldn't have Makarov if not for that. Poor Mavis... I think she became my favorite after Zero. I wonder if Mashima will explain how Yuriy dies and who raised Makarov.
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Sep 1, 2015 13:47
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Well I was close about who was going to buy the farm.  Unrelated: Does Makarov know who Natsu really is? At the moment I can't remember why, but for some reason I've got in my head that he either knew everything all along, or suspects.
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Sep 2, 2015 01:33
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Zogundar posted:Well I was close about who was going to buy the farm. I think on a previous chapter Zeref outright tells Makarov he's after Natsu but I can't remember if he tells him why.
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So I'm on the Tenrou Island arc and this is getting kind of not so good now. Does the crazy over use of "My Friendship!" take a back seat after this or does it keep on trucking? Because I'm kind of hard pressed to think of any other series where characters are so blatantly out matched and going on at length about how defeated they are before going "But my friends!" and then winning in one hit.
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Nuebot posted:So I'm on the Tenrou Island arc and this is getting kind of not so good now. Does the crazy over use of "My Friendship!" take a back seat after this or does it keep on trucking? Because I'm kind of hard pressed to think of any other series where characters are so blatantly out matched and going on at length about how defeated they are before going "But my friends!" and then winning in one hit. Tenrou is one of the better arcs but, there's a lot of "NAKAMA POWER" there too. I honestly find Mashima's fan service to be annoying than the "power of friendship" deus ex machina trope but, if that's what bugs you it doesn't really get better. Though the series definitely does good things in spite of it.
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jiffypop45 posted:Tenrou is one of the better arcs but, there's a lot of "NAKAMA POWER" there too. I honestly find Mashima's fan service to be annoying than the "power of friendship" deus ex machina trope but, if that's what bugs you it doesn't really get better. Though the series definitely does good things in spite of it. It's not that it happens, it's the degree to which it happens. One Piece does it all the time too, but it's usually to pull out a win after what's generally a mostly equal fight. The last fight I just read had Erza just getting completely wrecked but then friendship happened and she cut a dude in half. 
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Sep 2, 2015 13:53
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The Erza fight on Tenrou went overboard on nakama power. Honestly I don't get annoyed when Lucy wins on nakama power with her spirits because I feel like it's an integral part of her magic. I also think that's one reason I like Cana. She tried using nakama power, but it didn't work.
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Sep 2, 2015 14:32
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After Tenrou I don't think you ever get that same level of totally defeated, but FRIENDS *win*. Friends and the Guild are still an integral part of powering up, but they tend to be the reason to dig in and find more magic than the how. Plus Erza's "gently caress you, this one's for the homies" moment next arc is totally cool and worth it. Really, all of the next arc's For The Guild moments are pretty good.
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Luxus' rebellion and parts of the magic tournament were I think the best arcs. Also my biggest problem with FT is the usual shounen problem where it's almost always Natsu who resolves things and who is also the least interesting character. He's certainly no Luffy as a shounen MC.
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