NaLi Essays and Analysis List
A masterpost of essays/snippets, analysis, and rebuttals to anti-NaLi arguments. I’ve said all I could say on this pairing and I doubt anyone will contribute further to defending the ship so this will probably not be updated. Also, this was inspired by @rieriebee‘s gruvia analysis list.
Why NaLi was likely the intended endgame pair–A lengthy and thought out analysis of Natsu and Lisanna’s relationship, story flow, and how hiro most likely intended for Natsu and Lisanna to be together. ~ By yashirosukes
Images: A page from Lisanna’s character data that lightly touches on her relationship with Natsu, a masterpost of all NaLi moments/interaction, and nali sketches from mashima (x) (x) (x) (x) ~ By yashirosukes
Reasons to ship them (1) ~ by yashirosukes
Reasons to ship them (2) ~ by thelonelyjournal-keeper
Reasons to ship them (3) ~ by thelonelyjournal-keeper
Reasons to ship them (4) ~ by theasteroid-blues
Reasons to ship them (5) ~ by theasteroid-blues
Reasons to ship them (6) ~ by yashirosukes
Reasons to ship them (7) ~ by anonymous
Reasons to ship them (8) ~ by claire-starsword
Reasons to ship them (9) ~ by theasteroid-blues and claire-starsword
About NaLi in the anime ~ by natsubeatsrock and claire-starsword
About the placement of Lisanna’s guild mark ~ by thelonelyjournal-keeper and claire-starsword
Natsu and Lisanna likely had a lot of off screen development/interaction ~ by yashirosukes
NaLi’s potential and existence is always overlooked ~ by anonymous
NaLi hints (with anti-nalu) ~ by yashirosukes
NaLi has been and still is a possibility ~ by anonymous
Natsu and Lisanna’s bond is underrated (with anti-nalu and pro-lolu) ~ by anonymous
Again, Natsu and Lisanna’s bond is underrated ~ by anonymous
Natsu actually shows respect for Lisanna ~ by yashirosukes
Cute NaLi? ~ by anonymous
NaLi’s bond remains intact ~ by acnolugia
Rave Master parallels 1/3 ~ by yashirosukes
Rave Master parallels 2/3 ~ by yashirosukes
Rave Master parallels 3/3 ~ by anonymous
More anime NaLi ~ by natsubeatsrock
Lisanna is precious to Natsu ~ by yashirosukes
Mashima changing gears with NaLi ~ by yashirosukes
Anime NaLi again ~ by natsubeatsrock
Lucy is not Lisanna’s replacement ~ by claire-starsword
NaLi is not dead ~ by natsubeatsrock
Short expansion on nali being the original endgame ~ by yashirosukes
If you give Natsu a Lisanna ~ by natsubeatsrock
Small NaLi moment in Dragon Cry ~ by creepysplut
Mashima backtracking from NaLu to say he likes NaLi ~ comic con
Lisanna was not brought back because of a 3rd party influence ~ by thefairystales
Lisanna is not a carbon copy of Lucy ~ by anonymous
Lisanna is not the only undeveloped character ~ by yashirosukes
Lisanna doesn’t deserve the hate ~ by natsubeatsrock
Lisanna is not “”weak”” because she wants to be ~ by of-the-sea-and-music
Lisanna’s return does not negate character development ~ by claire-starsword
Lisanna is not useless ~ by fairytail-whathesays
Lisanna is underrated ~ by fairytail-whathesays
Counters against anti-NaLi arguments
Rebuttal of basic anti arguments ~ by yashirosukes
NaLi is not cliche ~ by yashirosukes and claire-starsword
Natsu doesn’t need to be protective over Lisanna to care about her ~ by yashirosukes
NaLi lives ~ by yashirosukes
Double standards about NaLi ~ by thalassophilous-shark
Natsu and Lisanna probably do like each other if anyone at all ~ by yashirosukes
NaLi is not a sibling relationship ~ by anonymous
More double standards about NaLi ~ by anonymous
Inconsistent anti arguments ~ by yashirosukes
NaLi isn’t one-sided ~ by yashirosukes
Screentime=/=development ~ by yashirosukes
Double standards ~ by yashirosukes
The Natsu/Lisanna/Happy trio is not inferior ~ by yashirosukes
More in-depth rebuttals (with anti-nalu) ~ by yashirosukes
More rebuttals to common anti arguments with use of other ships ~ by kurooskitty
Even more double standards ~ by natsubeatsrock
And even MORE double standards (with anti-bixanna) ~ by yashirosukes and claire-starsword
And even MORE double standards–the sequel ~ by jayaisland
And even MORE double standards–the trilogy ~ by yashirosukes
And even MORE double standards–the tetralogy ~ by yashirosukes
Debunking another anti-NaLi post (with anti-nalu) ~ by yashirosukes
Another rebuttal ~ by yashirosukes
On Mashima “sinking” the NaLi ship ~ by natsubeatsrock
About the “it’d be a shame to pair Lisanna with Natsu” comment ~ by yashirosukes