User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 259: Porlyusica, Review./@comment-109.161.179.32-20111112192036/@comment-3290324-20111112205945

Rob was anime only and not in the real FT. Mavis is not one of the Fairy Tail members that was introduced alive. She was dead from the beginning of the series and even she can talk and interact with the other guild members.