User blog comment:Wrath022/Chapter 516: The Truth About Enchantment, Review/@comment-26441125-20170108065154

We've all been wondering what has happened to Fairy Tail. I think the answer to that is far too sad and depressing, but it's time we face facts. Hiro Mashima just doesn't care anymore. I really think he's just turned it into a fan-service mag. The review talked about the covers, Erza's outfit makes total sense when you realize it's just metal lingerie, and we just concluded a fight with a character whose power was literally giving people orgasms. Like, I'd given up on Fairy Tail for a while, but I still read it for sentimental reasons up until Larcade/Rakheim. Then I quit. I don't know why, but all the original ideas and ambitions Hiro had for FT, I think it's safe to say he's given up on them. He's appealing to the lowest common denominator to the end and then he'll tie everything up in a nice little bow that will make no sense, have no stakes, and likely find every possible way to piss fans off. Like Bleach did, but without an author who at least gave a **** about what he'd created and tried to comply with a ridiculous schedule. Mashima is just trying to end it this point, and he'll get as much T&A in as he can until the end. As for me, I'll just accept FT ended after GMG. Which, damnit, is also a terrible way to close out the series, but at least it sucked less than what came after.