Boy, those were some gold final moments after the Op right there! 5 years with the series and seeing it all come to an end like this really brought tears to my eyes (watery eyes in reality, that is), moreover this happens to be very second anime series too so it's definitely a big part of my life already!
Natsu x Lucy didn't really go anywhere but the other numerous characters got a fair share of spotlight so no complaints from here. Gajeel and Levy's baby though, oh they aren't holding back one bit xD. Gray's rather twisted confession too. lmao. Juvia's been a treat to watch and I'm so happy for her now! Lol @ her drunk state though, better get those beer running to her! Poor little Wendy-chan xD. Gray's "you're supposed to be wearing formal clothes?" to Natsu was a mad hilarious moment too! Erza's illiteracy was quite hilarious too, how bad was that letter to the guild lmfao. At least Jellal's crime record has been 'cleaned' now, so hopefully that romance will seriously work out at some point. And then, the sweet and cozy Elfman and Evergreen moments, I just love the couples of this show! Kagura's modelling, Gildarts lechery stare at Juvia stripping followed by Cana's intervention, Laxus's harem and so much more, it really was a top-notch ending!
Got to say, leaving the fight for the start of this episode made it even more hard to take it seriously and as such had little to no impact of sorts. They should've dealt with that last episode. Acnologia getting enraged last episode and the first thing this episode we see him getting whopped, definitely not the way to go. Nice little credit scene to Igneel though, and with that a whole bunch of nostalgia in the mix. Pretty lame way to end that in all honesty but at least it stayed true to the themes of this show and for that I've to commend against all odds.
Mavis and Zeref's new reincarnated forms was a really nice addition too, really loved that and their whole interactions! Natsu's final "We will always be together now" was really sweet too, he's really got them words from time to time xD. Personally, I'm a much bigger fan of the Lisanna x Natsu ship (my biggest of the series in fact followed by Erza x Jellal and Evergreen x Elfman) so I'm a little sad that the writer completely flushed this down the toilet but there's no helping that now. Congrats to Lucy for the win!
Playing the 1st Op really hit me too, fairy tail really is over now. Just like Naruto (my first ever anime series). I feel like I've graduated a few steps of my anime-hood but in all honesty it's more of a bittersweet feeling than that of an accomplishment. Goodbye Fairy Tail, you'll be dearly missed - all your strong points and your flaws!
Overall, the previous episode really lets these moments down however to be brutally honest. I don't want to go into details because I'm sure many feel the same sentiment too but it's been quite some journey nevertheless. Sound Department, thanks to the genius composer Yasuharu Takanashi, was at its prime so no complaints there whatsoever. Op/ED themes were fairly good all round and similarly with the VA department so nothing much to really point at and criticise. Animation could've been a lot better during many of the fights but I'm just glad and thankful to the Staff for working hard at this for so long now so this is probably not the best time to look at this objectively lol.
I really hope to see the sequel manga get an anime adaption in the near future, < 2 years if possible! I've heard that the series gets even better in that so I'd love to go through that experience as well! Please stick around with us a little longer, Staff-o minasan!
I just have rewatch this episode again...
Will update things I missed out on, lol.
Edit: Those final words from Lucy... It's good to know the true meaning behind the title "Fairy Tail", truly.
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