The Heart of Natsu is the 311th episode of the Fairy Tail anime, and the 34th episode of the 2018 series.
Sting rushes to help as Larcade continues his relentless attack on Kagura's group. Meanwhile, Natsu falls unconscious and wakes up inside his own mind. He then revisits lost memories that shed light on his past.
Summary
Characters in Order of Appearance
- Lucy Heartfilia
- Natsu Dragneel
- Carla
- Happy
- Brandish μ
- Evergreen
- Gray Fullbuster
- Porlyusica
- Juvia Lockser
- Dimaria Yesta
- Zeref Dragneel (fantasy)
- Natsu's Mother (flashback)
- Natsu's Father (flashback)
- Igneel (flashback)
- Gajeel Redfox (flashback)
- Wendy Marvell (flashback)
- Grandeeney (Light Ball; flashback)
- Sting Eucliffe
- Rogue Cheney
- Freed Justine (flashback)
- Larcade Dragneel
- Yukino Agria
- Kagura Mikazuchi
- Lector
- Frosch
- Minerva Orland
Battles & Events
- Sting Eucliffe vs. Larcade Dragneel (started)
Magic, Spells, and Abilities used
Magic used
- Command T (コマンドT Komando Tī)
- Pleasure (快楽 Kairaku)
- Dragon Slayer Magic (滅竜魔法 Metsuryū Mahō)
- White Dragon Slayer Magic (白の滅竜魔法 Haku no Metsuryū Mahō)
- Shadow Dragon Slayer Magic (影の滅竜魔法 Kage no Metsuryū Mahō)
- Famished Soul (悪食の魂 Akujiki no Kon)
- Spatial Magic (空間魔法 Kūkan Mahō)
- Territory (絶対領土 Teritorī)
Spells used
- Command T: Reduction (〝縮小〟 Shukushō)
- Holy Ray (ホーリーレイ Hōrī Rei)
- Holy Nova (ホーリーノヴァ Hōrī Nova)
Abilities used
- Light Form
- Hand-to-Hand Combat
- Dragon Force (竜の力 Doragon Fōsu)
- White Shadow Dragon Mode (モード白影竜 Mōdo Hakueiryū)
Weapons used
- Cross
Items used
- Magic Sealing Stones (魔封石 Mafū Seki)
Manga & Anime Differences
- The following parts occur only in the anime:
- Brandish healing Natsu while Porlyusica identifying and assisting Gray and Juvia's damages to their body.
- Scene of Natsu and Zeref's family laughing together.
- Zeref's mention of the other Dragon Slayers on the same plan as Natsu was.
- Sting trying to further explain his presence in Natsu's mind.
- Rogue and Minerva regarding discussion of their health and prelude to transporting Rogue in the direction of Larcade.
- Larcade recognizing Territory as a space transportation-like Magic.
- After using Territory to switch Yukino's and Rogue's position, Yukino began to nibble on Minerva, still feeling the effects from Larcade's Famished Soul.
- Additional dialogue between Sting and Larcade after attaining his White Shadow Dragon Mode.
- Everyone calling Natsu's name while he's in slumber.
- Larcade's Famished Soul doesn't include paper tags in the anime, replacing with a blue-toned ray-like aura.
- In the manga Larcade's weapon pierces Sting, which Sting then pulls out of his body. In the anime the weapon falls over his shoulder weighing him down.
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