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Welps, this episode begins with Warrod arriving where Geoffrey was supposed to be kept and wondering why Mavis failed at doing her one job while Dragon-Yuri continues going on a destructive rampage. Zera then goes up to Precht and starts harassing him about where Mavis is, but he doesn't answer her (cuz she isn't real? Cuz he's in shock? WHO KNOWS...BESIDES EVERYONE AT THIS POINT). Mavis is also being extremely...is the word headstrong? Is it stupid? I dunno, but she's running at Dragon-Yuri and thinks back to when she asks Zeref to teach her strong magic because Illusion Magic can't be used in a real fight (as we all definitely know XP). However...she then definitely uses Illusion Magic in a really desperate situation. And definitely as a gigantic asshole too, as she creates thousands upon thousands of gold coins that rain throughout Magnolia that everyone in the village thinks are real. Imagine what just went through their heads about what they could do with that money. Imagine how high their hopes were. Think Mavis is so sweet and innocent still? Cuz I don't. Real bitchy move. :'D

In reality, the real purpose of the coins is to lure Dragon-Yuri to one spot so Mavis can cast Law, as the miser that is he should still be in there...somewhere. After this we get a whole lot of Mavis trying to get on Dragon-Yuri and almost, and on one occasion actually, getting thrown off of him. Zera is also there but...I didn't, and don't, really care? But Zera says friendship things and then Mavis jumps off the Dragon by herself (did she...really have to jump and be right in front of while she was on top of him? I don't know, really...) and casts Law, which is an incomplete version of this thing that is really powerful that we never ever see anymore, despite its definite necessity in the manga right now. This completely purifies Yuri and destroys the Tenrou Jade, however, Mavis is then found motionless. Dun dun dun?

Filler scene of Mavis resting at an inn and people getting in a fight over doctors' inability to treat her until Warrod shows up with an old woman who is a wizard doctor, and she does some fixing shit. Some time later, Yuri decides to get his ass out of bed and starts freaking out, demanding to know what happened, and he learns that Mavis will no longer grow. Yuri then goes off to find Mavis, and does so, and they have a touching moment where a very visibly upset Yuri apologizes to Mavis for trying to use her to get the Tenrou Jade and blames himself for her condition. They sit together, and Yuri tells Mavis that she is the only other person besides Precht and Warrod that he can say he trusts, and as her friend, he tells her that he, nor anyone else, can see or hear Zera, and tells her that Zera is one of Mavis' illusions.

Well, solid episode overall. Zera is an illusion. Not as big of a shock in the anime as it was in the manga, but the animation was gorgeous...or at least all of Mavis' parts were. :'D Also long live the soundtrack. Yada yada.

Score : 8/10



So...Mavis isn't taking the news very well, and repeatedly denies that Zera could be an illusion, but Zera confirms this as being the truth and begins to disappear. Zera explains that she originally died on Tenrou Island during Blue Skull's raid, but her illusion was unconsciously created by Mavis after that. The two embrace, and Zera tells Mavis to let her go because the illusion is taking a toll on her body. There's a lot more touchy-feely stuff that I really don't care to describe (but was really good, I must say), and Zera becomes visible for an instant before she disappears where she asks Yuri to take care of Mavis, something he agrees to do. Concurrently, Zera's voice is able to be heard by Precht and Warrod, and they realize that she has let go of the illusion as well. We also get the point of the story here, which is "Zero to A," or "going from being nothing to being something." Does it make sense to you guys? It does to me, but in the comments, if you're reading this, post your own thoughts on Fairy Tail Zero as a whole. ;P

Insert filler of the treasure hunters trying to come up with ways to make Mavis feel better, insert filler of Mavis walking around town, insert more filler of Mavis having dinner with Mako, Miko and other people, insert more filler, more filler, more fucking filler... It has substance, but damn. ( .__.) Long-story short: Guilds have a lot of power in this time, and Blue Skull at least kept the economic status of the town alive, so without a guild, the people are worried their economy will completely collapse. In response, Mavis comes up with the idea to create a wizard guild, because it will keep the town afloat. With Precht, Yuri and Warrod, she creates Fairy Tail, and as such, the three leave Sylph Labyrinth, and we see Drake, Hiroshi and Lala's...great-grandparents? Well, whatever. They look like knobs. Seriously.

Then we get correct palettes of the Fairy Tail founding photo, wherein Mavis is selected to be the guild master. In the bushes, Geoffrey the creep decides to create Phantom Lord as an anti-Fairy Tail guild. Flashforward and we get all the important events, including the Second Trade War, Mavis', Yuri's death in X700, Precht's descent into darkness, Warrod's leaving of the guild, and then all the stuff we know of in the present. And then, we get a glimpse into X792, where Lucy, now a reporter, is getting ready to write a story on that year's Grand Magic Games.

Overall, it was a really good way to end the Zero story. I got really bored in the filler scenes, though; I mean, it added depth and such, but it was a real drag to watch. But on the bright side...canon colors for the FT founders. =D

Score : 8/10



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Anyway, so it's a year later! We've officially, and completely, entered X792 with this episode, and we start off with the Grand Magic Games of that year, which noticeably lack Saber, Mermaid, Lamia, Pegasus, Cerberus and of course Fairy Tail, since it disbanded, and we learn that Lucy is a reporter for Weekly Sorcerer now, after she basically begged not to be a gravure model. We get some filler extensions on how that went down, and filler on her training, which was all good fun, and quite enjoyable.

There's a whole lot more stuff, like some of the fights that day, and what the anime does better than the manga here is that it hits even harder how much Fairy Tail's disbandment has hurt Lucy, specifically how her friends are just out of her life, most notably Natsu, who as we know, sort of unknowingly left her all alone to deal with this strife. Lucy has also kept her guild mark, and has been keeping tabs on all her friends and what they've been doing in case they need to meet up again, which is really sweet. The next day, we get the Grand Magic Games' end, but at the end, a mysterious challenger, who turns out to be none other than Natsu, shows up, melts the stadium (and everyone's clothes), and defeats all the wizards in the arena. Throwback to one year ago, but digging the hair. ( ._.)

Score : 7/10



And here we are: the final episode of the 2014 series. There is a lot of throwback to the first episode/chapter of the series in this episode, and we even get some bonuses, like Lucy taking Natsu and Happy out for a meal. But anyway, first we have Natsu's little hearing in Mercurius for destroying the Domus Flau, wherein he is pardoned by Toma, who found the whole thing hilarious, just like me. ;P When Natsu goes outside and meets up with Lucy, Scarmiglione also comes up to him and asks him to be their teacher, but he finds the whole thing sketchy and scares them into leaving. However, now we get to the diner scene, because Natsu and Happy have collapsed from hunger which makes Lucy feel the need to take them out for food. While they're at the diner, the two tell stories of their travels, which includes the general, and logical, complaint that they left to go on a training journey without any destination or any idea on what to do. There's also the story of Natsu getting high off a mushroom and chasing after some people who stole Happy's fish (the people who stole the fish are also voiced by other FT member's VAs, in case you didn't catch Levy, Erza or Gray's actors). Long story short, Natsu blows up an entire mountain range. There's also a scene of Jason saying to some of the other writers for the magazine that it's okay that Lucy hasn't shown back up. I'm assuming because he knows at this point that she isn't going to come back to work.

So now Natsu has learned that Fairy Tail has disbanded and he at first feels sad, but then he gets mad, saying that Laxus or somebody else could have just been guild master (take note of the fact that Makarov has gone missing. This is important later on for you anime-only viewers) because the guild means something to everyone, but Lucy drops a nice fact bomb in the fact that Natsu left to go on a journey and wasn't thinking about the guild or everyone else either. After this, they go to Lucy's apartment and Natsu and Happy start by immediately invading her privacy and making a mess of the place. Natsu also gets a haircut and loses what could have been an awesome hairdo later on.

That night, we also get a very short, silent adaptation of Lone Journey II, where Natsu and Happy met up with Gildarts, and then Gildarts...also blows up a mountain. But only after Natsu gets eaten by a dinosaur. ( .___.) Well, it was still cool. XP That night, we get a glimpse of Michelle's doll right before Natsu and Happy express their disbelief to each other that Fairy Tail could have possibly disbanded, so to make themselves feel better they sneak into Lucy's room and plan to draw on her with marker while she sleeps. Before they can, they notice her wall of information and Natsu realizes that Lucy hasn't stopped thinking about Fairy Tail since it disbanded. The next morning, the royal army is in front of Lucy's apartment and she has the most appropriate wtf face going on; Natsu admits to doing something and then grabs Lucy and jumps out her window (Masayume Chasing starts playing now). As they run, Lucy asks Natsu what he did, and he responds that he put up a signal for Fairy Tail to get back together, which was really just him lighting the castle on fire with the words "Fairy Tail." Lucy then asks Natsu how he can say that Fairy Tail is getting back together; Natsu asks her in return if she thinks that it's actually possible, and then says that they'll get everyone together and remake the guild, which Lucy happily agrees to do with him. After this, we get the world's coolest montage of all the arcs, both canon and non-canon, as well as of Zeref and Mavis, and then the series ends with Natsu, Lucy and Happy on their way to the town over the mountains (assuming that they're talking about Tuly Village), with Lucy proclaiming that they're starting their new adventure.

Well, that's the end of Fairy Tail for now. There are a couple OVA episodes I'll be reviewing when they come out, and the movie whenever that gets its BD release, but basically, for probably another year or so, that'll be the end of this. Will I do it when the anime comes back? Hopefully not. XD I immensely dislike the arc that these two episodes start, but in reality, yeah, if I'm not dead I'll still be writing this.

With that said, this episode probably had the best animation Fairy Tail has seen to date, and it has some of the best animation period, really, between Natsu's Fire Dragon's Roar and Gildarts. The soundtrack as always is probably one of the best soundtracks as far as anime go, and part of me was definitely glad to see the anime end again, but it will definitely be back (that much is confirmed). Will it see a new studio? I kind of hope so. Troyca has always done a fantastic job, not that Bridge is bad per se, but they aren't exactly consistent. We've had just as many derpy moments as wonderful moments in terms of quality, but at least, and I can't say this any more clearly,   everything looks exactly like how Hiro Mashima draws it   . Legit, you people who say "Old anime is better" I don't understand. May I remind you that for the first entire half of this 2014 series the colors were [too] vibrant? Starting with Sun Village they decided to actually emulate Mashima's actual coloring style. The first anime had characters look nothing like how Hiro draws them, it was oversaturated, SD quality with some of the worst shit I have ever seen come out of a series when the GMG rolled around. Oh, and the beginning animation was trash too. Satelight just said fuck it to the muscly men, and made them all look like toothpicks, and had terrible CGI. Plus the magic circles were really gaudy and added absolutely no substance to the series. Overall, your thoughts on this anime adaptation? =P

Episode Score : 9/10

Final Score : 7/10

See you guys when the OVA comes out!