User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 499: Gray and Juvia, Review./@comment-24039234-20160829164111

Hey, an accurate Gray portrayal on the cover.

Hey, Juvia tries to sacrifice herself. Boooooring. [turns page] ...okay, I did not expect that. Reading on.

Okay, you know what? This was cool. Not surprising, because this still counts as Juvia sacrificing herself, and her love overcomming the obstacles, but the way it was done was actually pretty clever. This is how you use a cliché and make it enjoyable for a reader. Had Mashima not systematically butchered Gray's and Juvia's relationship to comedic relief during the story, this would be the awesomest scene ever. This is the Juvia I loved back then in the Battle of Fairy Tail arc. With that said, I share the misgivings about Juvias survival probability being very high. Miss J, stay down. Pretty please.