User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 287: Real Family, Review./@comment-2106167-20120615163828

Frankly, I don't know what to say.

If the chapter was to be judged by Laxus' epicness alone, it would be one of the best chapter in the entire Fairy Tail series. Laxus was super badass, he used the fighting style we're used too and showed off his power without needing to go all out. Iwan and his kids were just cannon fodder.

However, if the chapter was to be judged by the hype surrounding it... Hell. Laxus bested the so-called "Specialized anti-Fairy Tail guild" as easily as Natsu and Gray best every saga's mobs. Hell, he almost came out unharmed, and it took him a single blow to dispatch every Raven Tail member, even Iwan. You're the son of a Wizard Saint capable of fooling both this very Saint and other people vaguely close to his level with illusions, can't you do anything more than creating tornados of paper people in actual combat?

I think Raven Tail still has something up its sleeve. We'll be seeing them again, I'm sure of it.

On a side note, I liked how Lucy was interested in Flare's well-being after the match. That was very kind of her. And I'm curious to see Wendy and Chelia fighting...

Not giving a fuck about the Zeref stuff as usual, for those wo are wondering.