User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 473: Red Lightning, Review./@comment-21119641-20160215134715

Honestly, this chapter wasn't that bad in my opinion. Indeed, it was quite good. Laxus' power-ups and even counter-attacks made sense, they weren't something out of the blue or "I'm gonna save my friends"-thing (While the motive is beautiful, overusage is a thing). Hell, the fact that he used Jutsu Shiki just to temporarily cancel out the effects of the MBP and counter-attack Wahl...

That was really really clever...in all honesty, one has to admit it. Also, while Laxus was nerfed, Wahl did commit errors such as using lightning (Which I found a bit dull on Mashima's part but yeah) and his personality apparently went "ERROR" after some of the battle.

I thought he'd just recover and fight Laxus who had the MBP cancelled temporarily. But then Laxus got that Crimson Lightning...which...while cool and well explained (Yes, it makes sense)...it's just...ugh. It just took Wahl too quickly, the guy was much stronger than that and he still didn't resist that kind of attack!

I know it was a powerful attack but...it just looks like Mashima's rushing things tbh, and with that, ruining some moments. Wahl proved himself to be fuckin' powerful. Then something like that quickly takes him out! And the finale is not even that impactful, Laxus just rushes and do it. Bam, done. Not that impactful to me.

Overall, I'm a bit disappointed that Hiro made Wahl lose like that but yeah. I still have hopes that Wahl SOMEHOW is not down. Though I had the hopes for Serena, Wahl is cooler tho'. While Laxus struggled, it seemed mostly because of the MBP. These opponents are on a new level, Hiro should know how to show it off to the audience instead of rushing things out.

That's my opinion on the chapter overall.