User blog comment:Jrotc193/R.I.P. Gray/@comment-178.59.47.159-20130609082647

i think that mashima is serious this time and wanted to make it clear that gray actually died while he took so many attacks. well...in FT noone really dies and a lot of fans (including me) don't take the series seriously any more...so i think this death would make us change our minds... i also think that the way he died (protecting juvia) is what makes this death tragic and romantic and the same time.