User blog comment:Ncduru/Who is Anna?/@comment-4449950-20151203130444

I read this post somewhere (I think it was on tumblr) that pointed out that Anna being related to Erza somehow seems like a logical bet, and I kinda agree with it.

Hear me out with this. If this is kind of the final climax of the story, Mashima will want to give all of his main characters a vital role, no? Natsu is END and Zeref's brother, so that's him covered, and Gray since the last arc has been nuts about getting END, so he's got a massive upcoming role too. Then Layla gets dragged in so Lucy can play a part in all of this, and who's left? Erza, that's who.

Not saying that I like this idea (because I prefer set up to character plot lines, rather than them appearing out of nowhere) but Mashima is known to pull connections from left, right and centre to make the mains relevant to each arc *glances for a second at Kagura* and I find it weird that we've never heard of this Anna until now. So... throwing into the idea pot that Anna has a link to Erza so that Erza can play her part.

(Because really the only other way I see Erza having a major role is through Jellal, because Jellal will be after Zeref... but even then that's her jumping on another character to get spotlight, and I think Mashima will want her to have her own unique thing)

Just an idea. Unlikely? Perhaps. But who knows at this stage .-.