Yet another long-winded shounen series..... No seriously though, parts of Fairy Tail made it worth it. Unfortunately, the anime just recently went on hiatus, so fans have to wait for any sort of conclusion for a while yet.
Story - Fairy Tail's plot follows a young celestial spirit mage named Lucy who joins the magic guild Fairy Tail. All across Fiore, wizards are part of magic guilds, which is where ordinary citizens can put up ads for mages to get work. The magic systems in this world are pretty well-done, diversifying from Lucy's Celestial Spirit summons to Grey's Ice-Make magic, from Natsu's dragon slaying magic to Erza's magical equipment. The series does suffer from filler plots, far too much fanservice, and stupid comedy found in Happy the Little Blue Cat, but the good stuff kept me coming back for more.
Animation - Definitely a plus for the series. Most of the time, the animation is done quite well, especially the magic. Character designs are fairly good as well.
Music - BGM definitely comes to the forefront a few times, particularly in showdowns between Natsu and whoever the current baddie is. The opening and ending themes tended to be more hit-and-miss with me, but the consistent chibi themed animation in the endings was well done for sure. I was sad when they took out the mysterious wheel spinning in each of the first few endings, whether the song was cute and happy or more introspective and melancholy.
Overall, I give this series a 4/5. I look forward to watching more when the series resumes.
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