User blog:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 501: Mari and Randi, Review.

Review
Ahhhh Mashima. Y U DO THIS TO ME?! ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)﻿ Giving such a great chapter immediately after a terrible one messes with my emotions! Firstly, can we talk about just how epic Brandish is? I admit, I lost interest in her after all her flippity floppity nonsense earlier in the arc, but seeing her in battle made me remember why I loved her in the first place. She could literally kill Natsu and Lucy in an instant with her abilities. Which begs the question who in Fairy Tail can counter them? :P I usually hate OP abilities, but I don't mind here since Brandi doesn't really fight that often.

Her fight with Lucy tho was pretty awesome. Even though she was going easy on her, I really enjoyed it. Mainly because it really goes to show just how far Lucy has come as a character. Her combinations and rapid succession of Star Dresses was impressive, and her resolve to keep fighting even if she was outmatched was admirable. I have never been much of a Lucy fan, but I must admit, she did grow on me a bit in this chapter.

And even tho I never liked Dimaria as a character, I will admit that it was good to see her back. Although, without Ultear, I'm not sure how anyone present can really counter her abilities. My guess is that Brandish will shrink her wounds and do a surprise attack on Dimaria while she's preoccupied with Lucy. :P Anyhow, all in all, this was a pretty good chapter.