User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 253: Let's Join Hands, Review./@comment-3061966-20111001163153/@comment-3290324-20111001163551

Just the man I wanted to see. It looks like me and you were right about their being a time skip.....didn't predict it'd be 7 years though.

I'm starting to think that as well, Chaos said it was never explicitly stated that Mavis was a guy so....

Yep, but at least it won't be pedo-fanservice now, lol.

I do as well, i'm really excited about this new arc.