Written by Stephany Mandujano, Staff Writer
After bringing joy to millions of fans for over a decade, Fairy Tail’s captivating story has finally come to an end.
For those of you who have absolutely no clue what Fairy Tail is, let me tell you.
Fairy Tail is an anime based on the manga by Hiro Mashima that follows the or- deals of a young celestial wizard named Lucy Heartfelia as she hopes to be part of a famous guild known as Fairy Tail. Luckily for her, she manages to bump into Natsu Dragneel, a Fairy Tail wizard known as ‘Salamander,’ who specializes in Dragon Slayer magic. From there she joins the guild, not knowing that she would be embark- ing on one life-changing adventure.
According to Funimation, a company that is popular for dubbing anime series in English, the Anime rst aired in 2009 and finished with a whopping 328 episodes, all contained within nine seasons, as well as produced two movies: Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry and Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess.
The series’ last season aired on Oct. 7, 2018 with the episode “The Lamia Scale Thanksgiving Festival” and ran for a total of 51 episodes before finalizing on Sept.29, 2019 with “Dearest Friends.”
In the last season, we see how Fairy Tail is confronted with their newest ordeal. They must defeat the immortal Black Wizard Zeref before he can take the power of the Fairy Heart and use it to return to a time where his family was still alive.
The season contains multiple fight scenes that for the most part are spectacular, although there are a few moments where the animation lacks quality. The plot twists also make it very interesting to watch. There is a reveal of Erza’s mother, the Dragon Slayer’s origins, Acnologia’s past, and the very complicated relationship between Mavis and Zeref.
The season feels a bit fast paced and some of the characters are harder to connect to because of that, however, the fight scenes, awesome openings and endings, and the survival of Fairy Tail’s master, Makarov, makes up for it. I especially loved the way that they managed to bring everything back to Lucy, from the novel she was writing based on all of their adventures together to her sweet gratitude towards Natsu for bringing her to Fairy Tail in the first place. I found it to be an endearing moment.
It was a wonderful ending to an amazing series and although I’m disappointed that it ended for good, I’m very satis ed with the plot and the animation. It has been one of my favorite anime series to watch, and I recommend you watch it if you enjoy anime with shounen, adventure, fantasy, and romance elements.
I give it a 4 out of 5 stars.