User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 449: Mavis & Zeref, Review./@comment-24951162-20150825011429/@comment-7418318-20150825171147

Yeah. I never understood why some people chose to skip Magi until the flashback arc ended. It was like Magi's version of Fairy Tail Zero, only that it was part of the main manga instead of a spinn-off, which came with the added benefit of not needing half a chapter of recaps like the current FT chapter had.

And unlike the Vizards and consorts, who I didn't care much for in the prequal, I really cared about Solomon, Sheba (despite her name being the same as a cat-food brand) and all the others... except for that husband or the aru-woman who died... for some reason I never cared for him, though I have no idea why. And Ugo is just awesome. I also very much liked all those sentient creatures living in Alma Toran.