richard360 said:
Miraxus all the way !!!!! wait is it me or is fairytail becoming more seinen than shounen ? not that I mind =D
Ew no please don't say that.
No, it's still very much a shounen. There is far too much Nakama power for it to ever be seinen (thank Mavis). If you're just referring to the fact that it happens to have some serious moments then that's silly, because there are plenty of serious shounen. There are also plenty of shounen far more ecchi than this, they just may not be battle shounen. Also Fairy Tail has always had a splash of shoujo in it- A very tiny splash, but it's there- What with the manservice (seinen are terrified of manservice), the very obvious pairing fanservice, etc.
So no, it's not seinen and I will rue the day that happens. I have a very strong dislike for most of the seinen demographic.
Edit: I also want to add in that Mashima has admitted in interviews to catering to his female fanbase- something seinen, as far as I know, don't really do.
One quick and funny little anecdote that really serves no purpose. Mashima said "I used to say that Gray was modeled after me, but this upset the female fans so I had to stop."