Episode 3 Fairy Tail’s 100-Year Mission

So while I wouldn’t say I’ve had a great time with this sequel so far, it’s been pretty entertaining for the most part and I don’t have too many complaints. But of course, if there’s one thing you can count on Fairy Tail, and Majima’s writing style, which takes some left turns that range from awkward to frustrating. It may only be a matter of time before these habits rear their ugly heads again. While these frustrations weren’t enough to make this episode overtly bad, they dampened my enthusiasm enough to remind me how complex this series can be.

Okay, first let’s start with what I loved about this episode. After preparing for the battle between Natsu and Dragon Eater, Dragon Eater eventually retreats temporarily, giving Natsu and the others the opportunity to learn more about the water dragon “Merchphobia”. It turns out that he has no real hostility towards humans, although he has happily chewed on them in the past, but inadvertently saving the life of a girl named Karamir made him reconsider the value of coexistence, and he has been living with them ever since. Live in peace. The problem is that he has too much control over the power of the tides, and the fish-men living in the town are actually humans, and he transformed them with magic so as not to kill them. If left unchecked, people in surrounding areas could face the same fate. What’s worse is that there’s nothing he can do about it, as his powers as the Water Dragon are sealed away by a powerful wizard called the White Mage, who is as powerful as Zeref, who turns out to be Tuka.

I’ll admit I’m not too excited about this particular reveal, and like the existence of Shenron in general, having other such powerful characters would just cheapen the finale of the main series. Still, it’s a nice hook that sets the stage for what’s to come later in the story. If the other dragons had their powers sealed as well, it would at least be easier to accept why none of them were considered as much of a worldwide threat as Acnologia. I also do like that it seems like not all of the Shenlongs will end up being hostile and may require other means besides combat to deal with them, so it should at least make future interactions with other Shenrons feel varied enough to avoid the whole scene feeling too repetitive . It makes me more interested in seeing what other people are like.

As for what I didn’t like about this episode, part of it stems from the entire B-plot surrounding the mystery of Tuca’s identity. Jellal’s side feels like an excuse to reintroduce some characters from other guilds, while Gajeel’s side of the investigation feels a bit annoying as a lot of it ends up focusing on him having a fight with Levi over whether Tuka is trustworthy or his unexpected relationship with Zhu Biya was caught in some compromising situations. None of these are particularly unusual gags for the current series, but considering how much Gajeel and Levy have been through together—and the two of them are preparing to have a baby together—seeing them sweat these little things The bickering was so frustrating and it was nice to see the two of them acting more like a real couple.

My other major nitpick here is one of the fights, as the Dragon Eater ends up coming back in the second round. As far as the action itself goes, most of these fights are pretty good. although Fairy TailAnimated adaptations have never been known for high-quality production, but they’re at least a step up from previous seasons and seem solid enough to not be distracting. But what’s distracting is what happens midway through Elsa’s fight with Kelia, who apparently uses her Stegosaurus powers to weaken Elsa’s inner strength, causing her to start acting scared and begging for mercy. While it’s fun to see Elsa of all characters feel shame, it mostly feels like a tool for embarrassment fan service Consider that Kilia immediately used it to make Erza fall to her knees in front of her. This feeling is driven home when we get a full-frame smash cut of Kiria’s boobs, just to joke about how much bigger they are than Wendy’s.

It’s certainly not the worst tone-whipping I’ve seen in this series, but it definitely took my mind off it more than anything else in the episode and reminded me of what show I was watching. I know a lot of this might sound like I’m being pretty harsh about it, but for better or worse, these things are more or less normal. Fairy Tail At this point, it’s certainly nothing I’m not used to, so while I might be annoyed, I’m certainly not surprised. If anything, these setbacks are an important part of the whole. Fairy Tail It would be weirder if something in the series didn’t make me question why I still like it, so in that regard, I can say Fairy Tail Really back.

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Fairy Tail: The 100 Year Quest Currently streaming on Crunchyroll.