So, I’ve finally decided to watch Fairy Tail, so, as a newcomer could you please give me some info and pointers about this show?
Hmmm not sure how much you want me to indulge without spoiling everything, so let me just give you a generalized rundown of the series
1. Fairy Tail is flawed
By GOD is it flawed! This series is my darling, but I’m not blind enough to think it’s perfect. Sometimes the pacing can go too fast. Sometimes something interesting is introduced only for the execution to fall flat. Sometimes characterizations don’t go in a way you were hoping to because Status Quo Is God. Sometimes it’s just not that great.
It’s been a very long time since I’ve been to FT’s TVTropes page, but I wouldn’t be surprised if their YMMV page is a mile long lmao
2. There is fanservice
If you like big anime tiddies then you’re in luck! Mashima likes big anime tiddies too because they sell lmao.
Sometimes it can be too much (I’ve seen people leave the fandom because they just got so sick of the fanservice) but as someone who was reading Soul Eater before picking up FT...it honestly didn’t bother me. It could be annoying, yes, but I had become so desensitized to it I’ve just learned to go with it.
3. Sometimes it’s Not That Deep™
Yeah...the fandom liked to get their hopes up about a lot of things. Like...a lot of things. And then it turns out it wasn’t all that big of a deal to the plot and therefore wasn’t explored to the extent it probably could have. You just have to watch/read to judge for yourself if you actually like it or not
4. The anime can be....eh
The first anime at least (idk the details but they changed the staff around and the anime got a different art style in 2014)
Like...I don’t like the FT anime. It just wasn’t for me when I was initially watching it. I didn’t like some of the things they added. I didn’t like how BRIGHT the first incarnation was. I didn’t like how they handled some scenes. I didn’t like the filler arcs (except Key of the Starry Sky Arc...that one wasn’t all that bad I guess but I still have my problems with it)
However, despite my misgivings for it, it is a pretty solid adaptation, so it’s cool if you stick to the anime and forgo the manga
5. The Power of Friendship™ is real and you WILL like it!
By all accounts and purposes these assholes should have been dead a long time ago but by golly were they gonna persevere because they just LOVE THEIR FRIENDS SO FUCKING MUCH
And the last generalization...
6. Fairy Tail is flawed...but it can be good
Despite the flaws, there are very good messages in this series. Fairy Tail helped me grow a lot as a person just because of Mashima’s heartfelt messages about friendship and love and forgiveness. The characters are lovable, and you can’t help but just...care about the story and where it could go next.
Can it be cliched and cheesy? Oh hell yes. Is it endearing? Well, depends on who you ask, but I think it is.
If you have more questions about it feel free to come back but that’s all I can think of to tell you without just giving everything away lol
Happy watching! (or reading if you decide to read the manga)