User blog comment:Ncduru/Top 5 Favorite Arcs/@comment-5303512-20150906073131

My Top 5 Arcs:

1. Tartaros Arc

2. Tenrou Island Arc

3. Oracion Seis Arc

4. Alvarez Arc

5. Tower of Heaven Arc

Reasons: For obvious reasons for people who already know, the Balam Alliance Arcs (Tartaros, Grimoire Heart, Oracion Seis) are and always be my top 3 because:

1. Hiro showed what the best of antagonists in this Series can be.

2. They managed to push Fariy Tail to their limits and provided some of the best fights.

3. Each Arc reminds me of one of the Batman movies of the Dark Knight Trilogy (obviously for those who already knew.) Tenrou Island = Batman Begins, Oracion Seis = Dark Knight, Tartaros = Dark Knight Rises.

4. Each Arc had their own Bitter Sweet Victory endings where the hero wins but not the way they wanted.

Ex. * Oracion Seis Arc: They beat Oracion Seis and Nirvana but Jellal was still arrested and it turned out that Cait Shelter never really existed so it made their efforts in vane.

* Tenrou Island Arc: They beat Grimoire Heart but Zeref escaped and Acnologia attacked and FT ended up being sent 7 years into the future where lots of things changed and not for the better.

* Tartaros Arc: They beat Tartaros but at great cost, lost of loved ones and major destruction of their guild and hometown, thus leading to their disbandment, many characters went their separate ways for a year.

Though Alvarez Arc just started it could have potential to become a great or even best arc in my opinion given if it takes right directions.

Tower of Heaven definitely had it's moments but it had it's dull moments too. It had a great fight scene (Natsu vs Jellal) and had it's feels at a few corners. It had the potential for a great ending but didn't, but I guess the rest of the arc makes up for that. That's all.