IndoExamurai said:
Yea same formula different execution. That's how I see it.
I admit though when the whole god thing got summoned, there was some small hope in me that this was gonna be intense, that we are going to be seeing something really badass from Fairy Tail.
But then of course you see Natsu by himself running up the god's blade, and at that moment I knew, my hopes dash, that Natsu was going to pump out the whole repetitive friendship speech.
A silent run and punch would've been just fine. *sigh
See if he introduced that thing 2-3 panels and and Natsu would have oneshotted it, it would have been just a further testiment to Natsus power without being bullshit,
Fodderizing Avatar is not a problem when that´s their purpose.
I gave Fishman Island a 7/10 as an arc because that´s what it´s purpose was.
The problem was the execution, you don´t waste one whole panel just to showcase how massive that thing is. And build it up for 1.5 chapters wasting 30 panels on hyping this shit. Erza commented on it´s power, apparently she knows what the god of "Yamamon" is and that fight probably wil be known as the legendary battle of "Yatogata".
Every Shounen ends the same way, the good guys win the bad guys lose.
Alongside that road they may lose friends/senseis or loved ones. That´s where execution shines. Execution is everything that defines a shounen. Tartarus was a well executed arc with just minor flaws.
If it wasn´t for Erza commenting and 30 panels of hype, this would have been way better execution of the fight. Because you won´t get your hopes up for diversity. You´d see the oneshot and it would be fine. A hyped up enemie needs correct handling, except their comes someone stronger right after to replace him which is also a frequent writing tool.