User blog comment:Jho5689/Fairy Tail 337 and onwards/@comment-1359322-20130624070938/@comment-4829046-20130625103425

Yes. That is a rule followed by good tragedy manga. However, there should never be comedy during the tragedy. That's like making the whole thing a joke. Its the other way around, a happy moment becomes tragic almost instantly. i can name quite a few series that follow this principal perfectly and succeed in horrifying the fans and breaking shippings in the process too.