Fairy Tail #4
SCORE: 64
I continue my nostalgia by reading through Fairy Tail #4. I am much
farther watching the anime so reading this manga reminds me of what
happened in the past for this franchise. There are also some neat little
things in the manga that are not in the anime. There will be spoilers in
this review. Fairy Tail #4 gives us chapters twenty-three through
thirty. There are also some bonus pages, Little Happy’s Job 3, and a
preview of the next manga book.
The issues families can have with Fairy Tail #4 are magic, violence,
lack of attire, enticement to lust, blood, bad language, demons, cursed
island and more. Natsu decides he and Lucy will go on a S-class wizard
job. Gray is sent to stop them and winds up joining them. Erza is on her
way to stop them near the end of Fairy Tail #4. The trio are not S-class
wizards so the quest should be beyond their capabilities. I noticed some
concepts in Fairy Tail #4 that are used much later in the anime. Or
maybe these themes keep coming back.
We learn about Gray’s past in Fairy Tail #4. We also find the demon
Deloria. We learn about Ur who was Gray’s master. She sacrificed her
life to trap Deloria in ice. We meet Lyon in Fairy Tail #4. Lyon was
also a disciple of Ur in the past. Lyon blames Gray for Ur sacrificing
her life to save others. Lyon wanted to surpass Ur. So his plan is to
free Deloria and beat it since Ur was never able to. That will prove he
is better. I must admit it is a pretty selfish goal.
Natsu gets trapped in a lot of ice in Fairy Tail #4. Since it is magic
ice Natsu is unable to melt it. I would think Natsu should be able to
melt it away with magic fire. But what do I know. Lucy is very timid in
Fairy Tail #4. Lucy is trying to save the villagers from other wizards
that were sent to kill them. The villagers are partially turned into
demons which is why it is considered a cursed island. It all has to do
with the demon Deloria. Fairy Tail #4 ends with a to be continued. The
storyline will continue in the next manga book.
Expect the typical Fairy Tail humor in Fairy Tail #4. Happy is on this
S-class wizard quest as well. Happy is pretty worthless in Fairy Tail #4
though. Lucy is still not very confident in Fairy Tail #4. There is some
action in Fairy Tail #4 as Lyon and Gray fight it out with different
kinds of ice magic. Lyon considers himself superior since he can do ice
magic with one hand and Gray must use two hands. Fairy Tail #4 also
explains certain Japanese concepts which is nice for those of us
educated in that.
- Paul
Graphics: 58%
Writing: 67%
Replay/Extras: 75%
Story: 65%
Family Friendly Factor: 56%
System: Manga
Publisher: Kodansha Comic
Author: Hiro Mashima
Rating: ‘T’ for THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY
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