#mashima hiro

[kakikudoku]

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[choujinx]

MONSTER SOUL (2005-2007) by mashima hiro

[fairydares]

Panels/screenshots/art like this will probably always be my favorite official Nalu content. The difference in their skin tones...the way Natsu's strength and musculature is shown off by how easily he carries her...the way their personalities shine through. Just perfect. Will always take a good minute, at least, to look at these ones.

[craziestkacey]

We are being treated today😭❤️

[lorengirl]

Lucy 🟨.

[freedjustineappreciation]

drawings of Freed by Hiro Mashima (2022) // Happy 2023, everyone! 💚🔥

[crazykacey]

someone give me cpr cause ooohhhmyygoooddddsjfdjslkgakldjgkdfalkf

[nodokasia]

Gray's fans should know this!

[kursed-arcana]

[matt0044]

The Case for Fairy Tail’s Death Fake-Outs

I think Craftsdwarf put it best in how Manga like Fairy Tail often utilize these shocks to increase reader interest since they often live or die by the brutalities of the Manga industry.

Even so, these moments can feel more than a little… clickbait-y where they're leading you on. However, I feel like giving a lot of these their due. As what they lack in actual character loss, they make up for it in character gain.

1. Erza merges with the Tower of Heaven which would kill here and seemingly sees a future where her guildmates are coming apart at the seams over her passing, least of all being Natsu.

She doesn't die but it gives her the perspective needed to make progress as a character when she sees what she means to others. It fits with an arc that's all about facing her past demons and letting others into her heart.

2. Lyon seemingly blowing up with Racer works to show how he’s truly turned over a new leaf after being Gray’s nemesis.

3. Perhaps Wendy’s defining moment for me was when F.A.C.E. had to be exploded on sight by Carla. Yes, her kicking Ezel’s ass with Dragon Force was a sight to behold but it was afterwards that cemented her growth and cemented my adoration for her.

Wendy could’ve ran away herself or, more likely, grabbed Carla and got to safety. However, she realized at the time that FACE needed to be stopped before it was too late. So she choose to stay with her closest friend and do what would’ve likely killed her. Not because she thought herself as disposable but because she knew she was valuable. As a friend. As a wizard.

Fans may complain that Doranbolt’s rescue undermines this moment but her dying wasn’t the point. It was her having the bravery to not abandon Carla to die alone, her bravery to face certain death for the sake of stopping Tartaros. She never accounted for any last minute rescues. This was it as far as she was concerned.

4. Now for the Alverez Arc, starting with Gajeel. Bloodman’s suicide attack incites a moment not unlike Erza’s above where Gajeel takes stock of his life in what seems to be the end of it. It highlights how he went from a rebel without a cause to a true Fairy Tail guildmate as well as cement his love for Levy.

5. Juvia and Lucy’s both are similar but also incite Gray’s eventual confrontation with Etherious Natsu Dragneel, leading to a sort of closure for the former young man.

6. The only real one that does rub the wrong way is that of Makarov’s supposed final Fairy Law casting. Part of it does come from how while the other characters feel like there’s more to gain from them, the Guild Master himself has always been an older father figure with all the cornerstone’s a of Mentor.

The Mentor death, be it at the beginning or near end of a story, is cliched... but for good reason. In a coming of age story, this is the metaphorical moment where the characters can’t fall back on any wise, old coots for emotional or battle support.

This does feel like a weird editorial mandate considering how much time had passed between his presumed death and his revival. Maybe if he was shown to be sick and said to have been in a coma where there was no telling if he’d pull through, that’d at least work.

It’s not as deal breaking as some make it out to be but I do see how it would sour people on this arc. The better kind are the ones that less so make us hope they made it out or at least give us some character growth. Less so are like, “Yeah, I survived so let’s move on.”

[uouououououououououo]

"я аж воспылал!" - нацу

[wiklec]

[choujinx]

MONSTER SOUL (2005-2007) by mashima hiro

[fairydares]

Fairy Tail missed a big opportunity not going into Ivan Dreyar/Raven Tails' inception. The whole thing was weird and created a lot of questions begging to be answered. From Ivan's strange Magic type, to how he and Makarov fell out SO BADLY that Makarov barely entertained the knowledge he existed at all, to whatever happened between him and Laxus, to the fact that Ivan didn't bother Fairy Tail during the seven years most of the guild members (including Makarov and Laxus) were stuck on Tenrou, to the fact that Ravens Tail was (according to Juvia in episode 52) the only completely independent Dark guild on the comprehensive chart of known dark guilds drawn by Reedus. This is one mysterious part of the story I always wished had been made at least a bit clearer.

[craziestkacey]

OOOOOOMGGGGGGG I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING

[mizorekun]

homura kougetsu