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REVIEW: Fairy Tail BD+DVD - Part 11




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immblueversion





PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 12:34 pm Reply with quote
Well, the Butt Jiggle Gang was lifted straight from Hiro Mashima's earlier manganime Rave Master, so...meh. They're his brainchild. In fact, every single character exclusive to this filler arc, as well as the overarching plot, is his contribution to the anime. Execution-wise, however, is where things get contentious. There are whole debates on whether or not to accept the filler arc as canonical to the manga since the manga makes a passing mention of it, and whether or not it's canon makes it good. For me...again, I say "meh". To be honest, I found Michelle to be the filler's main saving grace, and the Earth Land versions of Edolas characters were an interesting concept with a not-too-terrible execution. But...meh. It's a slow arc with a whole lotta nothing going on. spoiler[Even the idea of a "Neo-Oracion Seis" in Part 12 kind of lost its appeal since all the original members returned in the manga and were offered a chance to join Jellal's guild and become recurring anti-heroes.]
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:11 pm Reply with quote
immblueversion wrote:
Well, the Butt Jiggle Gang was lifted straight from Hiro Mashima's earlier manganime Rave Master, so...meh.


If you look up "Rave Master" on the Fairy Tail Wiki, it gives a further list of
Rave Master references. The most notable, besides Plue, would likely be that Natsu and Lucy have a respective modified character design of Haru and Elie ("expy").
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:31 pm Reply with quote
I clicked the link for Shinji Ishihara and got this (link). It struck me as odd so I looked up his name on the site and came across this (link). I don't know what's going on but I thought I'd bring it up. Otherwise review was an enjoyable read.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 2:02 am Reply with quote
Kadmos1 wrote:
immblueversion wrote:
Well, the Butt Jiggle Gang was lifted straight from Hiro Mashima's earlier manganime Rave Master, so...meh.


If you look up "Rave Master" on the Fairy Tail Wiki, it gives a further list of
Rave Master references. The most notable, besides Plue, would likely be that Natsu and Lucy have a respective modified character design of Haru and Elie ("expy").


and unfortunately while everyone dislikes the butt giggle gang, the author loved those idiots. also the only saving grace for the legion platoon was the earthland version of bryo who is definitely not like his edolas counterpart at all. everyone else was downright annoying.

also the reviewer kinda have it wrong, though its not in the manga per se, the author have made both the infinity clock arc as well as the phoenix princess move as part of the cannon story. further proof was of course pictures of those characters in the opening chapters so in a sense both that arc and the movie are pseudo filler materials.
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ZephyrVayu



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 7:22 am Reply with quote
I can never understand this reviewer's dislike of the OSTs in Fairy Tail. They're some of the best music I've heard in any anime and suit the series perfectly. They're one of the original anime's few saving graces. And to be honest, the animation is fairly standard as far as shonen adaptations go. I'd go so far as to say it's better than One Piece. And you'd probably be able to enjoy the filler arc more if you didn't already have a low opinion of Shini Ishihara and his team. There's nothing truly awful about it, it's just meant to be fun, and it doesn't detract anything from the overall series. And the next cannon arc is the Grand Magical Games, probably the worst arc in the series.
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immblueversion





PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:43 am Reply with quote
ZephyrVayu wrote:
And the next cannon arc is the Grand Magical Games, probably the worst arc in the series.


It's only the worst arc towards the climax. Nothing was more satisfying than seeing Fairy Tail beat the crap out of Sabertooth and Raven Tail. Granted, the arc included way too many characters and plot points that Mashima knew what to do with, and took the whole experience as how NOT to write a story arc (from what I've heard, anyway; I'm gonna need to see where Mashima said that). But the good stuff was good, and what was poorly handled was more than made up for in the arcs to follow. (I'm lookin' at you, Lucy.)
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infamoustakai



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 4:37 pm Reply with quote
The dub for Fairy Tail has always been outstanding in overall writing and acting. Giving it a C is a pretty big insult. Same with the music. It's always been outstanding and really amplifies the mood of a scene very well.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 4:43 pm Reply with quote
the C mainly represents the score for this set of episodes. he didn't really like them, so they get a C, regardless of voice track
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 5:25 pm Reply with quote
I wish this series were better because I have been collecting the BDs instead of watching it streaming. In spite of all the problems that the review dwells on it still usually manages to serve up an entertaining moment or two.

The butt gang is not one of them. It is just stupid and gross.

I just got BD 12 in the mail let's hope it is better. If it is then BD 11 is definitely the low point of the whole collection.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 2:31 am Reply with quote
ZephyrVayu wrote:
I can never understand this reviewer's dislike of the OSTs in Fairy Tail. They're some of the best music I've heard in any anime and suit the series perfectly. They're one of the original anime's few saving graces. And to be honest, the animation is fairly standard as far as shonen adaptations go. I'd go so far as to say it's better than One Piece. And you'd probably be able to enjoy the filler arc more if you didn't already have a low opinion of Shini Ishihara and his team. There's nothing truly awful about it, it's just meant to be fun, and it doesn't detract anything from the overall series. And the next cannon arc is the Grand Magical Games, probably the worst arc in the series.


i wouldnt say that unless your a fan of ultear which is primarily the main reason fans of her disliked the arc. though the tartaros arc definitely make up for that mess of an ending. especially with the neo oracion seis.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 2:43 am Reply with quote
I've got to agree about the Jiggle Butt Gang. I know Mashima likes them, but they're just gross and unfunny. I know it's a kids show, but 20 minutes of fart jokes? Seriously. I also found that episode a disgusting disservice to Erza and Wendy, they were completely OOC and an overall atrocious representation of otherwise fantastic characters
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 3:06 am Reply with quote
I loved it that the Jiggle Butt Gang showed up. A really nice nod to his previous work. And man, I gotta disagree, Jiggle Butt outfits on the Fairy Tail girls were nice. Wink
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ZephyrVayu



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 7:16 am Reply with quote
jr0904 wrote:
i wouldnt say that unless your a fan of ultear which is primarily the main reason fans of her disliked the arc. though the tartaros arc definitely make up for that mess of an ending. especially with the neo oracion seis.


I am a fan of Ultear, but I actually thought her "death" and the way it was handled was the only stand-out moment in the arc. I hated most of everything else, from Future Rogue, to the way FT won the tournament, to the dragon who has the ability to make everyone naked...
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immblueversion





PostPosted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 7:27 am Reply with quote
CrowLia wrote:
I've got to agree about the Jiggle Butt Gang. I know Mashima likes them, but they're just gross and unfunny. I know it's a kids show, but 20 minutes of fart jokes? Seriously. I also found that episode a disgusting disservice to Erza and Wendy, they were completely OOC and an overall atrocious representation of otherwise fantastic characters


Although, Carla's night terrors of Wendy wearing that bodysuit were kinda funny... About the only thing remotely funny about the Butt Jiggle Gang is everyone else's reaction to them.
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