Fairy Tail is one of those animes that I have seen a hundred times over despite the length of it. It was one of my first animes and after I watched it I deep-dived into anime itself finding myself in love with the genre more than I thought I would. Fairy Tail is a funny, heartwarming, tear-jerking show that you can watch with new curiosity no matter how old you get. The plot forms itself into a huge overarching enemy as the anime continues, but in the beginning, it starts out simple with just one character; Lucy Heartfilia.

Lucy is the heiress of the Heartfilia fortune whose mom has passed and whose dad has tried to control her for as long as he could.  She has wanted to be a part of a magical guild (the place where the great magic users come together and take jobs) for as long as she could remember, she just needed to find a way in. The show gets its name from the magic guild Lucy ends up joining, Fairy Tail houses many magic users each having a unique ability and interesting characteristics that make it easy to distinguish between them as you learn who the characters are. Lucy as one of the protagonists is amazing, she starts so unsure of herself and her ability to be a celestial wizard but eventually, after many death experiences, she throws herself into becoming a better wizard, and as the viewer, it’s so satisfying to get to see her grow.

Fairy Tail is a multi-faced show as Lucy is not the only protagonist eventually the stories and plot start to shift between the characters. Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster, and Erza Scarlet all are different type of magic users that welcome Lucy to Fairy Tail and eventually make her a part of their group, taking her on grand and deadly adventures that forges a strong bond between the four of them. What I love most about this anime is how it shows relationships, friendships, and enemies grow as the different arcs play out. It doesn’t leave behind a plot that might not fit with the new arc that is happening but instead builds off those relationships to further the plot. It does all this while keeping you invested in the plot and wanting to watch episode after episode.

If you haven’t seen Fairy Tail before or are not a big anime watcher then how many episodes, seasons, and arcs this anime has might be really overwhelming. Fairy Tail has over 300 episodes each being fairly average in length but the amount of arcs it covers I cant even start to talk about because they are so comprehensive. Though this might be a downside for some people most love the amount of content that comes along with it. Fairy Tail covers all bases with romance, angst, and lots of actions scenes that are animated with close attention to detail. Though I’ve seen it so many times I still could learn new information about the lore and plot any day!

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