And it's always nice to see Gajeel get in on the action, so there's bonus points there as well. The ending is a bit much, in my opinion, as Natsu overpowers Sting and Rogue's final attack, but it was still cool to see him take them on 2-on-1 and show them that he's still the master Dragon Slayer, despite these being close. They're smart, fast, and incredibly powerful. It was progression for all four characters and shows how competent they are as fighters.

So many great small moments in the fight, too, like Sting and Rogue powering up to Dragon Force while Natsu and Gajeel go into their alternate modes as well, or Sting challenging Natsu and Gajeel to two-on-one and doing quite decent.

Gajeel and Natsu work in sync, but still in character, and we got to see awesome, brutal displays of power from Sting and Rogue. It was a nice, concise battle that showcased all the powers of the Dragon Slayers thus far and shut Sting and Rogue up, humbling them for the rest of the series. Eleven years ago we were still sitting around flying high with Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece as the Big 3.Ī fight that was so hyped up and so delivered on that hype. Children go through elementary school in that amount of time. The mangaka behind it, Hiro Mashima, has been making and dedicating his life to the series for 11 years. I want to celebrate the series that has lasted for so long. There's several, sure, probably more than the good if I really took the time to think about it. Right now I don't really want to talk about the bad things in Fairy Tail. Still, Fairy Tail is ending this week, for good or for ill, so it's time I spent an entire week discussing this controversial, yet colorful, series. But I'm also not one to overlook the absolutely atrocious moments of storytelling, which have sadly plagued this final arc from allowing it to go beyond the Tartaros Arc, which was entirely possible. I've got a special connection with the series that I'll share about on another blog post, so there's that bias. I fall on the 'it's good' camp of things, but adore the show and the manga with my heart. Some think it's good or even amazing, and other think it's bad or even the worst thing put to ink.

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