Review of Fairy Tail

Around five years (or even more) has passed since I started watching – and I still cannot believe how good that anime is. I meant it and I can argue for its sake. In my arrogant opinion, nothing is wasted in “Fairy Tail”, neither characters nor time. Almost all episodes have a purpose do them – they mean something, they introduce something important for the great plot, in the worst case they at least develop the characters. Personally I still consider this kind of development worthy, although the pace of action is a bit decreased. “Fairy Tail” apparently values your time, consumer, or so itseems. Nice, is it not?
And characters. They are fantastic - they are like Chekhov’s gun, bringing something refreshing to the plot. It is quite difficult to express precisely what I mean. Let’s say that I have always felt that “Fairy Tail” did not need to produce tons of tons of secondary characters; and it does not try that. The author is able to simply explore the existing ones deeply, revealing or adding more and more in every following arc. The characters do not strut and fret their hour upon the stage and then are heard no more, to paraphrase Shakespeare. They are very likely to be recycled, reused, given a new role which lets them show their another side, maybe better, maybe worse. They are growing in front of us. It is truly superb.

I love it how the author approaches the characters’ past. It is so meaningful, pushing the character to act in a particular way as well as causing some of the present events. The repercussions are chasing after the sinners. The past mistakes are not just slipping by. There are causes and result, actons and reactions.

Sure, you could say there is unfortunately some cliché contained… but it is rather arguable. Okay, some jokes and talks are dry. That’s one thing I mind a little. The series is so very optimistic, almost to the utmost. Some would say it is an unrealistic defect and that it is well-worn – yeah, hey, let’s feed the audience with some cheerful nonsense, why not? Well… I am not convince this is what “Fairy Tail” is about. If you ask me, the strength of characters is implied right by the optimistic nature of the series. It is not like the characters’ lives were not tough or that someone has just popped up and fixed everything. It is only that they still can enjoy their time, just as everyone in our world should do in spite of problems. It makes sense to me, as it sort of is what I am trying to do. And I could not live, seeing that kind of attitude as impossible.

It works. You can be like the member of Fairy Tail, standing up when you are thrown to the ground, because you are surely something else. Not a magician, but a hero of your neighborhood, believing in your family and friends who are to fight for. You could say “Fairy Tail” is sort of a moral story, so that it does not have to focus on what the majority of us is like, but show some nice role models instead. Still realistic to the extent they need to be considering the genre of the story.

There are some good lessons to learn while watching the anime. Hopefully you will gain something – about not giving in, about friendship, about having some secret assets and gifts (that is also something I noticed about characters, and liked it a lot) or about anything else. Just have a good mindset. And watch!

I went off to some preaching, I admit, but this should be viewed as a special praise of mine. If the series makes you consider more serious issues it is… rare. And proves the author’s artistry.

Then there are sountracks, cherry on top, as they match the plot so effectively. Not that they would not be good alone. They are just outstanding, fabulous, tremendous.

“Fairy Tail” for life.