User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Sorcerer Magazine, Issue 45: September 2015/@comment-24039234-20151004085337

5: Yeah, I agree with you, Wrath, with the possibility Brandish leaving the Empire. It was already said before that not everybody likes Zeref in Alvarez, so treason (hopefully on both sides, it would be so awesome if that shadowed Bloodman would be Hyberion - I know, I know, the silhouettes don't match) would be a great addition to spice up the story. Beside Brandish, I would like to see August to have some hidden agenda and form a third (or, a fourth, counting Ackno) faction with some other Spriggans aganst both Zeref and FT. God Serena being a spy seems trivial, but likely.

6: We had a pretty awesome month with the anime.

7: I agree with ever line. Best girl in FT. I love these bipolar characters, and dear Mira is one of the best. Shame about her fights, its really strange that her first fight was the best.

9: wow, good battle choices that make you think. However, I think this battle is hard because Mashima's inconsistency about the strength of Dragon Force. Sometimes its that wondrous, ultimate ability that lets you win against a much stronger foe (Wendy vs Ezel, Natsu vs every boss ever), then, sometimes, it's just pretty lights and wosh-wosh sounds and disappointment (Sting and Rogue VS Natsu). Then, after timeskip, Wendy is able to go into Dragon Force at will, yet somehow, Bluenote can pin her to the ground and she's not able to move a finger. Now, even if DF is just a bare shadow of that miraculous endgame thing it was hyped up to be, Wendy should've been able to at least put up a fight against Bluenote. Then be beaten, of course, but come on, not being able to even move is quite the stretch. But, even with the dumbed-down, budget at-will Dragon Force, the battle would be smooth sailing for Wendy; speed is a weak point of Lucy and her spirits, even now. Wendy closes in, and nails Lucy easily, even with three spirits out. However, without DF, Wendy is a bit lacking in offensive power, and with the recent stamina upgrade Lucy got with the stardresses, I think she could withstand enough blows (in the cow-suit, perhaps, or the Lion-dress, whatever it will be) until her spirits wore down Wendy. So, while Wendy is my favourite dragonslayer in the series by far (because her growth feels more personal than Natsu's nakama bullshit) and I believe what we've seen post timeskip thus far does not do her abilities justice, I have to assume that she can't tap into the power she had against Ezel, so, barely, but I vote Lucy.

13: As always, I ship the Strauss sisters.