User blog comment:Wrath022/Chapter 524: Black Future, Review/@comment-25111584-20170225080532

Now I'm confused. I thought Irene being Acnologia's sin means that he has basically gone partially insane due to DSM (and the immortality it seems to grant) and blames it on Irene. And has the twisted perception that he's freeing all Dragon Slayers from their misery while killing the Dragons to avenge himself.

I can't believe I had actually begun to like Natsu at the beginning of this arc. The guy really went downhill since he was saved by Brandish, spouting his normal BS everywhere. The only Natsu moment I've liked since then is him reminding Gray they're friends, but even that is ruined by the circumstances. >.>

So... Natsu doesn't have Igneel's power, is handicapped by the presence of Gray, and is in his Guild's hall, while Zeref is intent on killing Natsu's friends to cause him grief, is intent on achieving his objective rather than dying, and has no concern for their surroundings... This battle shouldn't be happening. Not here, not under these circumstances. Anything short of the death of at least Gray or Lucy would be absolute BS.

So... August is yet another zealot. Who would've guessed. .-. The Spriggan 12 are by far the worst group of villains Mashima has created and pretty much down there even amongst all the groups I've seen in animanga... which admittedly isn't much.

It's become pretty clear that Brandish was naive to try and negotiate with August, yet everybody will still condemn Mest despite the fact that he tried to make the best of a bad situation brought about by the utter stupidity of Lucy and Natsu. Yay. \( ._.)/

Poor Invel. Lost all his identity, not that he had much of one. Now he is literally nothing but a plot device Mashima used to wank retarded stuff like Gruvia and Gray vs. Natsu. e_e

Cana, I love you and dearly want you to have at least one proper victory in this manga... but, please, retreat.

Score: 4/10 Not a bad Chapter... isn't correct. Zeref defeating Natsu is what should happen, not something to be praised. The same goes with August being unaffected by Fairy Glitter. At least Acnologia is cool and has me intrigued, although even that is marred by the fact that the little twerp shitting herself behind him is not going to die 'cuz Farce Fail. .-.