User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 462: Battlefield, Review./@comment-5303512-20151117030621/@comment-1776824-20151117093322

I don't see any plagiarism. Mangaka borrow elements from each others' works all the time, but just because there are similarities doesn't mean that things are straight rips.


 * 1) It was just an epic tag-team punch. Not getting the comparison, since Goku blew him up with an energy blast. .-.
 * 2) The phrase Shiten'no refers to a group of the four strongest beings, and is used across multiple genres and works (Pokemon, Toriko, Mega Man, etc.), so it's their four strongest (three, really, cuz God Serena ditched Ishgar) fighting against the biggest, most powerful fleet of over 1 million that just a few hours before all this destroyed an entire country.
 * 3) It's hardly a rip if it's basic geological processes being put to work. Ajeel is a skilled sand magic user. Nobody else has used Sand Magic to his level before. So what if it's similar to Crocodile? Crocodile couldn't do half the shit Ajeel could. How sand works is you saturate to create friction, it becomes a more stable solid that can be molded and cut into whatever shape you desire. What happened to Crocodile with blood was stupid; what happened to Ajeel with Erza's sword was perfect.

My only problems with the arc are the pacing with the fights, and Hiro's rek on Seilah. Other than that, it's been non-stop action and greatness for the last several months. *shrugs* I just hate it when people pull the plagiarism card in a market where everything is relative and inspiration comes from within the community putting their stuff out there.