User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail Episode 265: Tartaros arc: That Is the Power of Life, Review/@comment-24367018-20151226172808

There can be no denying that when the anime team got their act together, they're capable of good things, and sometimes even the verge of greatness; Lucy vs Tartaros/Jackal being one such moment.

However, whilst the Tartaros Arc was a divisive arc in the manga, it honestly feels as though the anime dragged the arc down from what it could have been. The unnecessary filler that ruined so many episodes was unforgivable, the dodgy animation and art sometimes, even in the episode today at a few points, brought the experience down to the point that it's just not enjoyable. If in order for the anime team to have taken a second year during the hiatus to get everything absolutely spot on, I suspect many of us would begrudgingly have accepted it. The current animation team, to me, is not fit for purpose.

Before anyone decides to say that my expectations are too high, don't forget that I simply voice the opinion, not of the 99% of viewers who don't strive for better, but of the 1% that know how good the anime could, and should have been.