Fairy Tail Manga Discussion

[dragonrage]

I agree with the general consensus that the fights so far are lame, pointless and counter-productive. But there are a lot of angles here and a lot of loose ends. Yes this tournament will end before it's completion but for some reason I think it will happen closer to the end. There is no team eliminations so from what I gather it's point base, strongest to weakest.

I don't think Zeref is directly involve but someone that is acting on his behalf.

Raven tail has been a thorn in my side since they were revealed, I mean they are a freaking dark guild.

Sabertooth is a bunch of hot heads but they seem to have the fire power to back it up, and there is the clash of the Dragonslayers to consider.

I don't think the arc is going to end anytime soon and it is just the beginning of something a lot bigger, something that will impact the story greatly in the future. But there are a lot of major gaps since the seven year time skip and I think some of that will be filled in before Zeref's plan is completed.

[Marik]

Chapter 278 is out.

[Archangel]

Why would they need Lucy? She's been missing for 7 years, how can there even be a plan revolving around her assistance?

[dragonrage]

They probably need her stella spirits, she does have most of them in her possession. It kind of explains why they entered the tournment in the first place.

[NeoCybercoin]

I was expecting another loss for Fairy Tail but Elfman was pretty awesome actually.

[dragonrage]

I don't know, I mean how the hell do they explain Elerza fighting this guy to a draw in the past. He seems extremely weak now and they just gave him a major flaw. Two words "spiked armor".

[toonice714]

I don't know, I mean how the hell do they explain Elerza fighting this guy to a draw in the past. He seems extremely weak now and they just gave him a major flaw. Two words "spiked armor".

Arrogance has a tendency to weaken judgement and lead to ruin. It's very possible this guy would wipe the floor with elfman but he was just goaded into a war of attrition that he didn't think he would lose. Honestly he clearly showed his capability to win he just decided to embarass him as well as defeat him and it led to his downfall.

This whole secret business with the tournament counsel is more annoying than interesting. Whatever their plan is, I bet the goal is soo lack luster in terms of their plan having a large scale effect on the fairy tale universe as it stands. I mean acnologia is still running around! Unless this plan guarantees it's capture or something along those lines what is the point.....
Clearly there are much more pressing issues now that such a thing exists

[Kraco]

I hope the reason they want Lucy isn't directly one of the stellar spirits she possesses but rather something related. Like the grand magic she attempted but that was blocked by the Raven Tail dude or how they visited, and wasted all of their time, in the spirit world. That would open or widen the road to something more interesting than simply summoning spirits. Though with Fairy Tail being as it is, with little character development, I guess that'd be a long stretch.

[dragonrage]

Raven Tail participation kind of fits with Lucy (Stella spirits) being there. She disappears for seven years and then again immediately for a month after they all came back. But that might be a stretch, who know with how everything has been going, it might just be that hair lady trying to exact revenge ( i don't think it is likely). So far the plot has been sketch and in disarray, coupled with the fact a lot of things seem to being going on but it all seems to be moving really slowly, can make anyone confused.

So far this is what I gather.

Some idiot is gather a massive amount of magic energy for some plan on Zeref's behalf.

Raven Tail is evil and is after Lucy.

For a competition to determine that strongest guild, all the challenges and execution of challenges is foolhardy at best.

Anyways, there seems to be some kind of build up to something or the other but you can't really get excited or even feel it.

Fights so far are lame, I think the mangaka is rushing them so he can get to the primary motive of everything sooner rather than later. Setup is poor though.

[Marik]

Chapter 279 is out

[Archangel]

I have no idea what the fuck was the reasoning behind that last bet.

[dragonrage]

Chastity, a woman's virtue is her treasure. They are not pornstars but models, it is a question of being shamed.

I think I'm going to take a break from reading this and catch up in about six months.

[Kraco]

I have no idea what the fuck was the reasoning behind that last bet.

Reasoning? It was to win the fight and score the points. It was actually a very good plot by this Jenny, and she would have won if it hadn't turned into a real fight. The judges would have allowed Jenny to win in order to see Mirajane nude in the Weekly Sorcerer (if I had been a judge there, I'd have fallen for it, har har).

I'm glad it indeed turned out they didn't need Lucy simply for a particular spirit; I assume so, at least, since she apparently dies in the process.

[Marik]

Chapter 280 is out.

[NeoCybercoin]

So they show the remaining Zodiac plus a new mysterious one? Well I am pretty sure Lucy will end up having those.

[Marik]

Special: "Grand Magic Games Guide Book" is out.

[Kraco]

So they show the remaining Zodiac plus a new mysterious one? Well I am pretty sure Lucy will end up having those.

If the big machine draws the very soul out of a stellar spirit mage to do whatever it's intended to do (open a portal to the spirit realm?), then if they end up using this Yukino instead of Lucy (because Lucy's friends aren't scumbags who would throw their guild member to the wolves), it makes sense Lucy would snatch the keys.

[Marik]

Chapter 281 is out.

[LaZie]

That was hot.

[Kraco]

Poor Jellal. He has so devoted enemies that it would make real villains envious. But then again, he also has Erza loving him, and that surely balances out a lot. If he only gave himself a second chance. At the very least Erza needs to make sure those people won't meet Jellal any time soon.

I wonder what Yukino wants from Lucy/Fairy Tail. I doubt she simply came to hand over her keys. Though that's not impossible, either, if Sabertooth mattered so much to her that she now considers herself a failure of a mage and will seek another profession instead.