User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 462: Battlefield, Review./@comment-95.51.118.58-20151116190531

Now that was a very nice chapter. Not a perfect one, definitely not that great, but a nice one. I loved how many different characters we've seen and I loved the (apparent) plot development - my guts are telling me something good is bound to happen! ^_^

The good:
 * The cover was awesome - I like Kagura a lot, she's a truly badass fighter, and I'm glad to see her with her sword instead of wearing only bikini -.-
 * Most of the GMG arc guilds making an appearance - damn yeah!
 * Badass Laxus moment - just several sentences, that face and I'm all for it, especially since it stopped Mavis' speech about how the other guilds shouldn't get involved.
 * Pervy duo mentioning that Bisca is from the West - it's nice that Mashima remembers about it... and it makes me think that Bisca is fighting people from her homeland... without hesitation (or she's good at acting)... if only she was a more important character, Mashima would make a good story revolving her possible dilemma.
 * Lucy and Cana keeping Macao and Wakaba in line - I dislike Lucy, but still find it cool, which means... it was cool :D And Cana appearing is great already - too bad she only got to say something to push forward Lucy's character development... but oh well, you can't have it all.
 * Lucy asking about her mother looked very serious instead of 'scared and very very cute at the same time' - I like that :)
 * Omg, OMG, OMG, it's ZEREF! Aaand talking about the enemy's weakness, which is their inability to kill their (human) opponents - I really hope it's going to be mentioned in future chapters - it's a war after all.
 * Great and badass pages with guilds joining forces on different fronts. Just... let me relish in this *___*  I'm so glad that Fairy Tail isn't going to take the whole Alvarez Empire on their own, that would be beyond ridiculous.
 * Great and badass pages with teams from FT leaving to back up the others left me with a huge smile on my face :D  By the way, Lisanna is getting more and more like her sister, in a good way - she has the 'too cute' pigtails, but her fringe and that 'not-exactly-evil-but-be-careful' smirk really make it work :D

Gajeel, not again... xD
 * When Mavis said something about their strongest forces and I saw the blurred image of a group, I feared it's going to be Crime Sorciere (I like them, but calling them strongest forces would be a bit of an overstatement, especially since they don't have Ultear with them anymore)... and I was wrong! It's THE THREE GODS OF ISHGAR AND JURA, M--! :D
 * Oh, there's Natsu! And Happy's with him!
 * Natsu's going for Zeref!
 * And Zeref's smirking! :O
 * And Natsu clearly wants to kick his ass! ^_^ We all know he will probably get his own ass handed to him (or their fight will be stopped), since it's probably way too early for that particular fight... but OMG, there's going to be the brothers' reunion! I'm so excited I can't even express it properly! I fervently hope E.N.D. will appear or at least something will be said about him - it NEEDS to happen NOW because I say so, period. :D Some seem to think it's stupid of Natsu to rush in, but think about it - even if it's a ridiculous thought, he may want to end this war before there are any casualties on his side. He's not capable of doing that, sure, but still... the intention is important too.

The bad:
 * Mavis being concerned about involving other guilds - I get that the author was probably trying to emphasise how good a person she really is, but still... come on, if FT guild fails and Zeref gets his hands on Fairy Heart, then whole Ishgar will suffer terribly, not to mention the world - it's not just about Fairy Tail anymore. It's something bigger than any of them, and, Mavis, please... you're a great tactician, not just anybody. You're supposed to know that :P
 * The Thunder God Tribe getting injured in their first battle - we all knew they weren't going to play a big role in this war anyway, but... really? Yeah, because Tartaros arc is soooo last story arc and it was such a long time since then that no one is going to really care... haha, nope ;_;
 * Brandish's behind. And Macao and Wakaba duo being way too pervy about it. Just... no.
 * At first, I felt so happy that there's going to be such a great team: Natsu, Gray, Juvia, Wendy and Laxus... my dream team *-* ... aaaand then we got that "Natsu is gone, I'll go instead of him" T.T Erza, I love you, but this team... don't you dare destroy my team, Mashimaaa! ;(
 * Erza standing after the battle with Azir - don't get me wrong, I'm happy she survived and defeated him with Bisca's help, but looking back at previous 461 chapters, I'm pretty sure she's going to be in a very good condition during the incoming battles even if her appearance suggests otherwise. Just a gut feeling :P
 * Lucy's sad face "Natsu... :(((" is getting on my nerves - come on, Lucy, you were great during the first half of the chapter, and now you're going back to your crybaby-self again? And don't tell me it's important that she's sad or that it means something, we've seen it so many times that for me it's irritating and unnecessary. And leaves bad taste in my mouth. "Natsu, I'm very very sad, why don't you think about me and how sad I feel?" Because the world doesn't revolve around you, that's why! Geez, he's got his own problems, try to take care of yours instead burdening him as you do most of the time =_='

Marin was neither good nor bad. It's quite stupid that both Lucy and Cana have totally forgotten about the guy, but at the same time I hope that him getting into the guild building will make other, minor FT members show that they can protect their home... though I must admit I have a bad feeling about the guild getting blown to oblivion... again T.T And he will probably free Brandish (which is good - I wanna see Cana actually fighting with all she's got! and Brandish hasn't shown all she's got either), at the same time talking about how she's a pass (which may have been funny once or twice, but now is getting annoying, so it's bad).

Bit of info about familial connections - but not about Lucy and Layla, it's about Azir/Ajeel and his grandfather (whose name I have forgotten, if he ever had one). It's not bad, but it's nothing to hype on. It's just... there, that tiny piece of information.

Also, where the heck is Gildarts? >.<

As I said, the sole fact that we've had so many characters and good moments in this chapter is fantastic. There wasn't a single boring moment (maybe except Lucy's sad faces, but fortunately it was very scarce), so... why not 9.5/10? :)