User blog comment:Fairy Tail Grand Master/My First Impression on Fairy Tail/@comment-4951838-20120709173102/@comment-4951838-20120709181803

I understand. But... Abe: Sometimes it can be an idea from Mashima, but how can an entire arc be part of the story? That Key of Starry Sky arc, for example. Fairy Tail Mages should be weak, with their magical power reduced! How do they fight in equality against those powerful mages from "nowadays"? ;s

FairyRaven: Get permission to do is one thing. Filler Arcs are necessary when the anime episodes are near the manga chapters, so Mashima allows they exists, but it doesn't mean that he wanted that Arc on the series or he planned that story. ;)