User blog comment:Miskos3/Episode 277: Message of Fire, Review & Series Review/@comment-4829046-20160327084623

This has to be the best 'second-run-of' anime review I've ever seen :D *steals popcorn and hides in bunker* XP

I honestly couldn't have typed it better than that. My bias is just too great, sadly :(

Though I must say, after the anime that ended recently or more specifically, yesterday, I realized that I'm a sucker for emotional endings to anime runs. People may know the "Ending is paramount" quote, but that refers to the overall handling of the final episode(s) What I refer to is the final couple of minutes/seconds mostly. Even some of the most boring and cliche anime of past seasons, have managed to make me feel melancholic during the last few bits before it was over. Heck, even stuff that lacked any romantic confirmation added some intimacy prior to the ending that felt like 'something' and left you slightly hopeful just in case there is no follow-up season. FT 2009 did it as well after all

And obviously, if an anime that has little emotional attachment to can get me like that, Fairy Tail 2014 would do it instantly. It was kinda distracting to have that dodgy art in the final moments and Lucy's boobs swaying but the past arc images were amazing. I found that shot of Michelle doll next to the Heartfilia family pic to be cheating TTTT^TTTT And like Nick said, Mayasume Chasing followed by the rest of the tracks was bliss :')

A far better finish than I expected. Ironically the last sequence has parallels to the Toriko anime's ending, except that one had no place having such an ending. Here it felt completely natural and can smoothly transition into any future final season. Let's not forget Naruto part 1 ending of course, but that one doesn't count since it was backed up by filler(good filler, but still) Actually, maybe Hunter x Hunter(2011) ending is a better comparison. Perfectly captures that feeling of adventure even after some characters have gone their own ways. Beautiful.