User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 452: The Prelude to the Final Battle, Review./@comment-24546844-20150914173213

This chapter was interesting. Can't say I liked it all but I liked how we got so much information. First the fact that Marin is alive is great IMO. He may not be the greatest character Hiro ever wrote but his magic caught my atttention since the start. I mean, he can "control" space, negating magic from so maany characters that not having him fight woiuld amount to Hiro admiting that he's tooOP for the likmes of Lucy and Erza. I'm sure he'll vbe taken down in a BS way but as long as he gives FT problems I'm fine. Also, I wonder if he can negate Sema.

So far I'm liking everything we're getting about the Spriggan 12. I too am a bit annnoyed that Invel is an Ice mage, and will for sure battle gray at some point. I'm really hoping he's not an Slayer, because the we'd have two overused magics merged, unless he's an completelly new type of Slayer (an Iceberg slayer!!!). You know what? Id like that his magic isn't realated to Ice per se but to heat or weather. That would be a nice twist I guess.

I liked the dinamic btween Bradish and Di Maria. They seem to be the friendly enemy kind but deep down I guess they care for each other. Also their titles are quite interesting. the Nation breaker and the war princess/maiden. Not a cuple of girls anyone would like to take on. I hope brandish has something mome thn ust Mass manipulation, though, I can't think of a way for her to take down a nation with only that. Dimaria thouh should have a magic that enhances her fighting ability, something like some sort of invulneravbility, or even the original sharingan ability to read the environment and enemy movement beyond normal human perception, or something like that. Anyway, surprise me Hiro. Aso, the look on their faaces when God Serena (who is absolutelly hiarious) was dancing were priceless. And how can Brandish say there's nothing cute about Di Maria?

August, I find it hard for him to be more knowledgeable on magics than Zeref but I lie it that Hiro actually made the "most skilled mage" on the series so far be an... actual traditionl mage. To me this would amount to Madara or Kaguya from Naruto to be a true ninja who assassinated everyone from the shadows. You know what, I'm calling this now: remeber that fight on the start of the series on Natsu vs the Vanish Brothers when they said that there was this guy who had a magic that could break bones? August will use this magic!

I have no coment on anyone else except Badd Mann/Ihyto because seriously Hiro? Couldn't you be a bit more subtle? I actually looking forward for him to be the nicest guy of thm all.

The fairy Tail side is what I liked the least. Not counting Laxus rifdiculous hair, I hated how everyone just trusts Natsu and his ultra secret [s]jutsu[/s] magic. I mean, c'mon will you risk the whole world's safety on omething guy just came up with and had not even a chance to test? And you don't even knows what it really is! I know Hiro is trying to invoke the unspoken plan guarantee but still... Fortunelly as Nick pointed out, Mavis has some counter plans if it fails. And I'm sure it will.

The other thing that was implied that I hated is: There will only be Fairy Tail on this war. It's not immortal vs human vs dragon. It's immortal vs fairy vs dragon and that's stupid. I really hope I misanderstood because Zeref himself pointed he's planing on destroying the whole continent/humanity, not just FT. I hope they at least send some letters adverting "Hey we will be fighting against a country of absurdelly powerful mages send some help if you can".

And just to finish we get Acnologia who is said to be a faction on his own. I admit that he's the coloest villain so far in terms of design and character but I wonder if he's so strong that he will by himself inluence the outcome of this war. And I don't seee him recruiting anyone to help so maybe he will buil his own army of zombie/spiritual dragons so that he can command or at least pul out some broken never-before-seen DS magic that can make everypone plus Zeref dirty their pants.

"A parent's duty" don't say anything to me but maybe we will get some flashbacks on Igneel or the dragons or maybe we will have a chapter focused on Alzck/Bisca/Asuka or macao/Romeo? That would be great if you ask me, because no true parents would put their children on danger for any selfish reasons so they try to take them to a safer place and we'd get some focus on the minor characters. Anyway, I guess this is it, bye.