User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 403: Erza vs. Kyouka, Review./@comment-114.108.237.227-20141009163118/@comment-4829046-20141009171654

FT fell into the train of shounen initiated by the big 3 hype. One where quality was often sacrificed for kicks and thrills(often nonsensical and contradictory). A train that would be pleasant only when it fell apart. Sad, but such is the industry right now. Hopefully a fresh start is what the industry needs. They already have newer but great series. Those series can shine when the old runners step out of the spotlight. You have series now that mock developments that happen in Naruto, Bleach, FT etc. so the moment those stop being staples, it will be very different. Then again, another reason those smaller series are so good is precisely because they want to compete with the top, thus being more careful about mistakes. Things might change when those authors have access to better pay so fingers crossed on that. It is easy to get into milking cash cows after all.