It's hard for me to not be surprised by these chapters. Seems like typical shonen series, but it never really seems to take itself seriously. Gray and the rain Element mage are a perfect example. She nearly leaves at the beginning of the fight after blushing. That made me smile. I knew that something would force Gray to remove his clothes, and then she'd go nuts.

Low blow to the seriousness of the series, but it made me laugh. I really like series that don't try to take themselves too seriously.