User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 352: The Flame's Voice, Review./@comment-4449950-20130921084301

Okay... Okay... Jeez, took me like 50 years to find this blog in the mess of ALL THE OTHER REVIEW BLOGS WE HAD THIS WEEK! \( o__o)/ Ermahgewd...

Anywhooooo, not a bad chapter... Not a great one. To be honest, when people were predicting that Atlas Flame was the Eternal Flame, I didn't really like the idea. I thought it was too convenient. But he is... soooo... I dunno... Could be good, could be not so good. I'm going to have to wait and see what I think about this.

However, what I don't get is the comment that Mashima "caved into fans and made Atlas the Flame". Uhhhh? >__> Hellooooo, Mashima plans these chapters ahead of time (we know this seeing sketches of people like Chelia weeks before they appear) so I don't see how/why he would change the story just cause some fans have some speculations.

The other thing I don't get are people who are commenting things like "Well, the arc will end soon" and "It was planned to be a short arc". Whaaaaaaa-?? How on earth can people say that they know this was planned to be short? Forgive me, but I'm 100% sure that no one here is Mashima.

And is this arc over? Well, I could be wrong, but I get the feeling it's just beginning. If anything, I think the events happening right now are just a set up for something huge to come; something these events will lead into. For instance, we know through Mashima's Twitter that he's creating a new character due to arrive some time in the manga... and I personally don't see this being in a new arc. I don't think Minerva would be introduced (or the treasure hunters for that matter) to just be forgotten a few chapters later when they are taken out and the arc ended, and I don't see why Doriate would make such a big fuss out of the underworld and the village if it all lead to nothing.

So, hey, one vegetable here not believing that the end is nigh.

Or, as it is so greatly put in AVPS: It's not over yet!