User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 474: In the Moment of Complete Silence, Review./@comment-75.185.208.176-20160223185805/@comment-25111584-20160224171039

@Johnny: No. I'm pretty sure rabid NaLu fans and Lisanna haters people just misinterpreted this interview to try and make Lisanna out to have been forced on Mashima. .-.

@FTF: Iunno, I wouldn't have minded Ultear remaining out of the plot, but, now, I just see her as having been taken out until an opponent her level can be properly introduced. Like Laxus in Tartaros arc. Just that, unlike most other disappearances (*glances at Jellal and Aquarius*), hers and Lisanna's had an actual impact. For me, those scenarios don't just disappear 'cuz the character is back. Mira and Elfman suffered for two years and Mira became a much calmer person. Elfman finally perfected his Beast Soul. None of that gets negated just because Lisanna is back, although what does get negated is their vulnerability against mental torture using Lisanna as a base. Which I see as a positive. ._./