User blog:Derax-Pagani/Fairy Tail Chapter 493 White Dragneel Review

Привет hoes, I felt like making a review for whatever reason so here we go. Actually, before I do, we need to sit down and have a chat about a very important topic; spoilers. It seems as though some fuckwits are either unaware of, don't know about, or simply don't care about the wiki's []. It is there for a reason, so if - like me - you enjoy a good spoiler and want to discuss it; you go and post it [|here]. You don't go updating character pages or chapter summaries, and you certainly don't go posting it on an open blog, you cretins. ( =_=)

Anyway, bollocking over, now for the meat and batter of the blog.

So on the cover we get a bit of maid fetish fan service with Juvia looking cute, if a little clingy, Virgo being the masochist that she is in ropes, and poor Lucy not knowing why the feck she's there. Over all it's cute, it's cuddly. Not much else to say about it.

Chapter itself starts off with poor Mira totally knackered and silently crapping herself over the sudden arrival of Irene. Note how she doesn't draw any similarities between Irene and Erza. I don't know about you guys, but I'm struggling with why Mira had to use up so much power to stomp out Lunala and Solgaleo like she did, sure she couldn't have known that Irene would show up out of the blue like that, but still; Natsu had more tactical sense when dealing with Bakel for Christ's sake. Turns out she was totally spent, otherwise she surely would've at least struggled against being bound to a rock and tortured with burning, clothe-melting, slime/liquid/goo/whatever.

At this point, Irene further demonstrates her sadistic side by basically repeating what Lamy said when Mira was in the clutches of Tartaros that one time... Huh, suddenly I'm beginning to be underwhelmed by this chapter. Actually, I find it interesting that Juliet's goo did more to the rock Mira's tied to, than Mira herself. Must be chalk. August and Brandy show up, August rocking the black-face look still for some reason.

I have to say, I like the internal politics of the 12, or between Irene and August as it is. August being the 'General' of the 12 and Irene - one would imagine - being the 2IC within the Shields. I also like Irene's comment toward Brandish; it offers a slight insight into the internal dynamics of the 12, making me personally think that the last time the two saw each other was perhaps eight years ago?

Moving on, August scolds Irene for using Universe One, yadda yadda yadda, and Mira drops the whole "this magic power defies logic" thing again. Where have we heard this before? Oh yeah, when Brandy was introduced. And we all know how that went in the long run...

Ignoring that criticism for the minute, can we just take a moment to admire Hiro's art? That panel where Mira thinks the aforementioned, the poor girl looks utterly terrified; as in "Am I going to die?" terrified. This is the sort of thing that I feel Mashima needs a bit more of in what is supposed to be an international conflict.

Anyway, I'm going to cut this short for the time being as I have places to be, and shall finish it off properly when I get back. And hopefully be able to add some images too. So in the mean time, enjoy the discussions with one another. :D