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A review by gluvsbooks
Fairy Tail, Volume 6 by Hiro Mashima
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
4 . 5 S T A R S
I really liked this volume. We got more of an inside look into Gray’s background, I enjoyed his arc story and the closure he was able to get. Gray and Natsu never fail to make me laugh especially when they’re bickering like an old married couple, yet when it comes down to it they both support one another and know that in the face of an enemy the other shouldn’t be underestimated.
Shoutout to Ezra, Happy and Lucy because I love them just as much.
Now, this would have been a 5 but the reason for the half star is because… I was a little disappointed with the Deloria arc, the build up was good which made way for a good fight. However, the climax just wasn’t it. Even though I can see that this was the whole point— as it was for Gray to get closure and Lyon to finally draw a line on his past— it was underwhelming overall.
Also, the thing that irked me most was Lucy being spanked by Markov as punishment when the guys just got a slap across the head. This just screamed sexual harassment and I know that women as a whole are overly sexualised in manga, this still didn’t sit right with me.
Although, overall it was still a really good volume that I enjoyed a lot.
I really liked this volume. We got more of an inside look into Gray’s background, I enjoyed his arc story and the closure he was able to get. Gray and Natsu never fail to make me laugh especially when they’re bickering like an old married couple, yet when it comes down to it they both support one another and know that in the face of an enemy the other shouldn’t be underestimated.
Shoutout to Ezra, Happy and Lucy because I love them just as much.
Now, this would have been a 5 but the reason for the half star is because… I was a little disappointed with the Deloria arc, the build up was good which made way for a good fight. However, the climax just wasn’t it. Even though I can see that this was the whole point— as it was for Gray to get closure and Lyon to finally draw a line on his past— it was underwhelming overall.
Also, the thing that irked me most was Lucy being spanked by Markov as punishment when the guys just got a slap across the head. This just screamed sexual harassment and I know that women as a whole are overly sexualised in manga, this still didn’t sit right with me.
Although, overall it was still a really good volume that I enjoyed a lot.