First of all, I’d like to point out that nothing in Fairy Tail is porn. It’s only ecchi and that’s all. To be porn/hentai the ecchi part would have to be much more graphic. That is in Fairy Tail by far not the case. Mashima is not even drawing nipples. The genitals are always covered. So people, stop making these comments, because it makes you sound really prude. ^^’
After reading all of these posts here, I’ve come to realize that my taste seems to be very different from pretty much everyone here. I don’t really understand why everyone is attacking Mashima and bullshitting Fairy Tail so much. I really like how Mashima is not shying away from the sex topic like other mangakas do. To me it seems that most shonen mangas only give a bit of fan service and that’s all there is to it. Mashima is going beyond that. He’s making nudity and now even the sex life of his characters part of the story (e.g. letting Natsu and Lisanna sit naked in a dungeon, to make them feel more shame, as well Erza being whipped naked). I think these details makes a big difference in the story. It makes it more believable. I mean back in the days, it was a common thing to punish your prisoner by him/her staying nude.
Now this pleasure magic is not going in the same direction, but I think it’s still not so horrible. Why should there only be magic that manipulates your sense of pain or fear? Pleasure is a totally normal emotion and Mashima is using it in the middle of a war. Why not? I get the feeling that a lot of people don’t want to interact with sexuality outside the hentai or porn genre. What I mean: If they’re not purposely looking for sexuality in a story, it shouldn’t be there or only a bit. I find that not okay. Everything related to sex shouldn’t be restricted to the extreme genre of hentai and porn. Why does it have to be such a forbidden topic? It’s part of our life and therefore it can also be more focused in other genres e.g. shonen. By saying this I don’t mean that I defend anime/manga, in which the plot revolves around a guy, who receives special power by groping women. It can be funny, but if that’s all it is about, then it really is only meant for a laugh or I don’t know what. But in case of Fairy Tail, where we have great characters, with interesting background, I find it quite refreshing to have them deal with sexuality. I’ve always missed this in other stories.
Well, I hope you guys are not gonna flame me for my opinion. I didn’t mean to insult anyone. This is just how I feel and how I understood what I’ve read here.