[Discussion] Fairy Tail Grand Magic Games Arc Bad?

[7th Biggest OP Fan]

So I finally caught up to the ending of where the anime left off and going to continue with the manga. The problem is I heard it got worse after the time skip. I remember reading the grand magic games was one of the worst arc in the series. I don't remember if people said it got better or worse after that point.

Now that I have actually watched the arc, I can honestly say, it wasn't bad at all. There are parts I liked and disliked, but overall it left you wanting more.

I could go into detail about everything I liked and disliked, but I will just keep it short.

Some of the stuff I liked was just how suspenseful the first day of the tournament was. At first, it pissed me off to no end. One of the things I truly hate is this world are cheaters. This is a main reason I hate the Foxy Arc in One Piece so much because it had cheating and the good guys losing to such an unfair disadvantage. It took me to watch this to realize it is just good writing. I mean I stayed up pretty late to find a good stopping point so I wasn't so frustrated.

Also, the events were all very unique and the fights were really good.

This also leads me into some of the things I disliked. Natsu won so easily...........

I mean I can expect Erza to 1 v 100, and somewhat Laxus to take down his fathers's guild all by himself, but Natsu fighting two dragon slayers at once and winning so easy...... I was just expecting it to be much closer then him winning because his friends believed in him. I mean just by unlocking 2nd Origin, he was able to beat two of the strongest dragon slayers shown so far. If it was like a Luffy vs Lucci fight, it would have been amazing. If You haven't watched OP, I mean a fight where they win by shear will power where he gets back up and uses one more attack, where you give every ounce of your strength in it to pull a win out of your hat. Not I win mid difficulty because I have friends and is the main character. Oh well.



This brings me to the next part of my thread. I want some answers. These answer can be answer with Yes, or No. I want to know if the following have been reviled in the manga. No spoilers.

Has the person Jellal saw been relieved?

Why did they need Lucy?
(I think it has to do with releasing the dragons from another dimension or something. Its the only thing I can think of as to how they all disappeared. I mean they are huge, they would have been found if they were in their world.)

Does another time skip occur?

Does it reveal who died that Levy was referring to?


I'm sure there are more, I just can't think of them at the moment.


Lastly I want to say, If people have not watched FT yet, go for it. It isn't as bad as people made it out to be. Watch it for yourself and you be the judge.

 

[Limbo]

I thought it was pretty good, Natsu fighting Dragons and shet, don't litsen to other people, decide yourshelf, the only thing that was bad was the way the ''Villian'' went down U_U

 

[The7thHokage]

I thought it dragged on for too long, and it lacked seriousness. Didn't like it.

 

[Vandenre1ch]

The GMG arc wasted alot of potential. Reasons why people said the arc was bad:

1-A fresh Sting surrendered to a busted Fairy Tail after so much arrogance and hype.
2-Erza broke the laws of FT and defeated Minerva with an OP skill.
3-Laxus vs Jura was skipped and very short
4-Leon and Sherry? lost to Gray and Juvia because they were "distracted" by their love
5-Ultear's time lapse was very poorly executed and pointless
6-From 10,000 dragons to 7
7-Natsu defeated Future Rogue and caused the dragons to disappear(Rogue beat Natsu no dif. before hand)
8-Future Lucy was brought back to life

 

[Willie8622]

I agree with you. Fairy Tail is a geat story and not bad at all. I just think that some people are just not into the magic and friend themes.

Regarding Natsu vs the twin dragons. To me this was an amazing battle. To me it showed the arrogance of the Sting and Roque and that
they are still trailing behind Natsu and Gajeel even after the timeskip, I also think that you are maybe underestimating the 2nd origin that was
unlocked.

Because of this 2nd origin Natsu and Gray may have joined the top 6 strongest Fairy Tail Wizards club. Natsu may even be in the Top 4.

Also, Sting and Roques ( as well as the entire SABERTOOTH ) compared their power to the pre-timeskip Fairy Tail, and thus was beaten so
easily at the end by Natsu.

Do yourself a favor and read the Manga till the end of the Arc. All will be explained and it will be the best arc of Fairy Tail yet that you have
read or seen.

Well that is it for my thoughts / opinion.

 

[Olorin]

anime returns back in April, maybe you should wait I always preferred the anime over manga in FT

I think ppl make the mistake of expecting too much from FT, just watch it thinking it's a fun and relaxing series that has no complex story, it's by no means a masterpiece but it is fun and that is what I expect from it, to just be a fun series

The GMG arc wasted alot of potential. Reasons why people said the arc was bad:

1-A fresh Sting surrendered to a busted Fairy Tail after so much arrogance and hype.
2-Erza broke the laws of FT and defeated Minerva with an OP skill.
3-Laxus vs Jura was skipped and very short
4-Leon and Sherry? lost to Gray and Juvia because they were "distracted" by their love
5-Ultear's time lapse was very poorly executed and pointless
6-From 10,000 dragons to 7
7-Natsu defeated Future Rogue and caused the dragons to disappear(Rogue beat Natsu no dif. before hand)
8-Future Lucy was brought back to life

ok first of all: SPOILERS MUCH!?

1. I never knew why plp were so pissed by that, I personally just wanted Sting to be humiliated because he is a jackass, if he would have won that would have pissed me much more, when he fell down I laughed and approved of him losing in a shameful way

2. Erza winning isn't a problem for me but a different power should be given to that armor, or rather, a different (and less confusing) description of the power should have been provided

3. Laxus v Jura was short but awesome, can't wait to see it in the anime

4. they were distracted, was it enough to lose? idk but FT is hardly the only story who has someone winning because the other side was distracted, ppl are still making the same mistake while reading/watching FT and expecting complex and strategic fights, I mean after 300 chapters you would expect ppl to get it already

5. I agree

6. Did people seriously expect them to take on 10.00 dragons I mean SERIOUSLY?? when I read the posts at that time the chapters were coming out I was like WTF people really expect them to go against 10k dragons?! I still can't believe ppl thought 10.000 chapters were just gonna show up

7. Natsu+a Dragon did that

8. She went to heaven ... I think

 

[Caliburn]

The GMG arc is one of those things or you love it or you hate. Personally I loved it. The only arc I might have read more than this one is the Marineford arc in OP. I also loved the timeskip, only the OP timeskip was more successful.

The GMG introduced lots of new characters, gave a lot of characters screentime and it provided a prologue to what kind of things are lying in wait for the near future. This arc clearly contains the reasons why I love to read FT so much. There were lots of fights, but they were never dragged out and in most cases simple, no complex stories behind them. I've seen people dislike this arc, but more than once their criticisms were the result of them not approaching the situation correctly and placed expectations where they should have never placed them.

Was it perfect? Of course not. At the end Hiro overdid it a bit with the fanservice on the wrong moments and he pretty much screwed up with the entire time-travelling thing (difficult to talk about this arc without mentioning that, so sorry for that spoiler), but that's all peanuts compared to the arc as a whole. It's one of my favourite arcs. I mean it introduced characters like Sting, Rogue, Bacchus and Kagura and I haven't read many stories that could make my blood boil so hard.

 

[Olorin]

The GMG arc is one of those things or you love it or you hate. Personally I loved it. The only arc I might have read more than this one is the Marineford arc in OP. I also loved the timeskip, only the OP timeskip was more successful.

The GMG introduced lots of new characters, gave a lot of characters screentime and it provided a prologue to what kind of things are lying in wait for the near future. This arc clearly contains the reasons why I love to read FT so much. There were lots of fights, but they were never dragged out and in most cases simple, no complex stories behind them. I've seen people dislike this arc, but more than once their criticisms were the result of them not approaching the situation correctly and placed expectations where they should have never placed them.

Was it perfect? Of course not. At the end Hiro overdid it a bit with the fanservice on the wrong moments and he pretty much screwed up with the entire time-travelling thing (difficult to talk about this arc without mentioning that, so sorry for that spoiler), but that's all peanuts compared to the arc as a whole. It's one of my favourite arcs. I mean it introduced characters like Sting, Rogue, Bacchus and Kagura and I haven't read many stories that could make my blood boil so hard.

how about Drasrossa, Enies Lobby&W7, Alabasta, PH or Sabaody?

btw GMG is my fav arc in FT so far, it's just like Caliburn said, too many people had expectations they should have known FT would not deliver, ... anyone reading FT should have known, the series doesn't really change (other than the fanservice amount), the fihts are more or less the same from ep. 1 short and simple and the story is fun and has some intriguing mistery to it but no complex plots, and it always had fun characters ... taht's what FT is and always was

the fights always look much better in the anime though, especially with the music

 

[Caliburn]

how about Drasrossa, Enies Lobby&W7, Alabasta, PH or Sabaody?

btw GMG is my fav arc in FT so far, it's just like Caliburn said, too many people had expectations they should have known FT would not deliver, ... anyone reading FT should have known, the series doesn't really change (other than the fanservice amount), the fihts are more or less the same from ep. 1 short and simple and the story is fun and has some intriguing mistery to it but no complex plots, and it always had fun characters ... taht's what FT is and always was

the fights always look much better in the anime though, especially with the music

One by one good arcs, some better than other, but as whole none of them made me read them much as a separate arc. Individual chapters yes, but the majority of the them not like with the GMG. The PH I didn't find particularly special and neither the Alabasta one. Good arcs of course and the latter was important because it was the first 'real' serious arc. But as a whole and independent arc to me personally not something I can keep reading in short intervals. Enies Lobbies/W7 arc were amazing and the current Dressrosa arc is reaching epic proportions. The problem is that all of these arcs have a lot of building up chapters, which is necessary with a complex story like OP. They have some very great individual chapters, I read the chapter where Garp tells Luffy about his father countless of times. However in FT you don't really have much building up chapters, in the least far fewer than in OP. Many chapters of the GMG are simply enjoyable to read in their own right, which makes it easy to read many of them a lot of times in short intervals. Sabaody might even be my most favourite arc and again I read many individual chapters a lot, but not so much as a whole like with the GMG.

And yes FT anime has the best soundtracks.

 

[Olorin]

One by one good arcs, some better than other, but as whole none of them made me read them much as a separate arc. Individual chapters yes, but the majority of the them not like with the GMG. The PH I didn't find particularly special and neither the Alabasta one. Good arcs of course and the latter was important because it was the first 'real' serious arc. But as a whole and independent arc to me personally not something I can keep reading in short intervals. Enies Lobbies/W7 arc were amazing and the current Dressrosa arc is reaching epic proportions. The problem is that all of these arcs have a lot of building up chapters, which is necessary with a complex story like OP. They have some very great individual chapters, I read the chapter where Garp tells Luffy about his father countless of times. However in FT you don't really have much building up chapters, in the least far fewer than in OP. Many chapters of the GMG are simply enjoyable to read in their own right, which makes it easy to read many of them a lot of times in short intervals. Sabaody might even be my most favourite arc and again I read many individual chapters a lot, but not so much as a whole like with the GMG.

And yes FT anime has the best soundtracks.

h m m m m ... I agree that chapters in series like FT and Naruto focus more on each individual chapter but OP has the kind of chapters that you need to put in the context of the entire story to get their full impact, which is what I prefer ... I've reread OP waaay too many times

 

[ReverseZero12]

A lot of People dropped fairy tail after the end of the grand magic games arc. I gave it a chance afterwards but to me, fairy tail is ruined.

 

[jiraiya lives]

GMG arc is the worst arc i've read in any manga ever.

 

[Olorin]

GMG arc is the worst arc i've read in any manga ever.

A lot of People dropped fairy tail after the end of the grand magic games arc. I gave it a chance afterwards but to me, fairy tail is ruined.

and you are in the FT section why exactly?

 

[Tachondar]

It started of very good, but after the fight where Natsu miraculously beat Sting and Rogue all by himself up (i'm really starting to hate the facts that Natsu never looses), things went downwards and the ending wasn't really worked out that well
he made a mess of the timetravelling and Ultears sacrifice seemed to be a few chapters later pointless. And Natsu beat future Rogue, again, eventhough he had become a lot stronger... that was bs

 

[ReverseZero12]

and you are in the FT section why exactly?

Because I saw this thread and wanted to give my opinion? lol.

 

[Olorin]

Because I saw this thread and wanted to give my opinion? lol.

And you are asking yourself that? You don't seem completely sure of that post. Also, what's the point if it's ruined for you? You have to know something like that won't go well on a fan section so one asks himself why did you do it?

 

[Caliburn]

h m m m m ... I agree that chapters in series like FT and Naruto focus more on each individual chapter but OP has the kind of chapters that you need to put in the context of the entire story to get their full impact, which is what I prefer ... I've reread OP waaay too many times

Of course I like that too, that's why I rate OP still higher than FT. For OP you need to read the entire thing to understand the depth and value of what is happening, but with FT you can easily get into an arc without needing much background info.

You can compare it to FT being a pizza, which you can rapidly order and eat while OP being a 4-course meal in a restaurant. The food is of a higher quality, but you need to take your time with it while FT is easier on the go.

 

[Sjhsgjhsgjshjshjsh]

I honestly find it epic

Before i read the manga

I was watching the anime at that arc and the opening alone made me exited as hell ..


It was a really fun and nice arc .

I didn't hate the things people complain in that arc .

People made such a drama over fairy tail victory .


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i honstly see nothingbwrong with erza power up

It was hinted after ultear treaning .

I wasn't expecting less from erza


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Spoiler

The only thing i felt some kind of meh is the future Stuff

 

[Caliburn]

I honestly find it epic

Before i read the manga

I was watching the anime at that arc and the opening alone made me exited as hell ..


It was a really fun and nice arc .

I didn't hate the things people complain in that arc .

People made such a drama over fairy tail victory .


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i honstly see nothingbwrong with erza power up

It was hinted after ultear treaning .

I wasn't expecting less from erza


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Spoiler

The only thing i felt some kind of meh is the future Stuff

Exactly my thoughts U_U

 

[ReverseZero12]

And you are asking yourself that? You don't seem completely sure of that post. Also, what's the point if it's ruined for you? You have to know something like that won't go well on a fan section so one asks himself why did you do it?

I'm not asking my self anything. I'm pretty sure of my statement. I'm just wondering why you said what you said because it seems pretty obvious that I was giving an opinion about the series just like everyone else here has in this thread. Maybe you got butthurt over my comment. Who knows?

If people differ with me and/or think fairy tail is good? Then cool. Everyone has different tastes so I don't question that. But I simply say what I want to say and what I feel. If other people get butthurt over a criticism or comment I make then that's their issue even though what I said wasn't anything to get mad over.