The "problems" with Fairy Tail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T32Hle5rrcE - 12:41
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOL9HFtBivI - 15:29
The "problems" that I see with Fairy Tail, which are seen in the two videos in this reflection,
involve the typical anime theme of the power of friendship, one of the five things I talk about with
anime in general in my Introduction post for the second day of my summer anime classes. The two
videos in this reflection talk about how the power of friendship is seen a lot in Fairy Tail and the
"problems" that this creates. The videos raise other important points too, like the differences (and
similarities) between One Piece and Fairy Tail and the distinction of Shounen anime, which is part of
the whole what is anime problem that I discussed in a previous post (Shounen is a genre - can anime
simply be distinguished by genre?). However, here I will focus on the "problems" of the power of
friendship in this anime and how these "problems" are seen in this videos (putting the word problems
in quotation marks is a way for me to talk about the anime in an impartial, or fair, way, which is what
I try to do on this blog, and for my classes).
First of all, we have the "problem" of the power of friendship itself, which the first video admits
is what people tend to dislike about Fairy Tail. The ridiculousness of the power of friendship in this
anime is usually seen with the character Natsu. When his friends lose a fight, he somehow gets
strong enough to win the fight himself, which the first video also goes on a rant about (if I remember
correctly, in the first one mentioned, what Natsu ingested for a power up should not have even
worked, but of course, it does). However, this "problem" is what the Fairy Tail Guild is based on, so
this "problem" is important for the characters in this Guild, which leads to the next "problem" of this
anime.
Second, we have the "problem" of not having a clear main character, which is usually not a
"problem" in other anime. Natsu is typically seen as the main character in this anime for the reasons
mentioned in the previous paragraph and I also learned based on a student presentation of Fairy Tail
that Lucy is the main character since she is a new member of the Guild and the anime, specifically
what happens in it and the Guild she wants to be part of, is from her perspective. However, the first
video talks about an interesting idea of who the main character in the anime could be. The Guild
itself, not just one particular member of it, could be the main character due to the "problem" of the
power of friendship in this anime and that this "problem" is what the Fairy Tail Guild is based on. It
is what leads to the third, and final, "problem" I see in this anime.
The third, and final, "problem" I see in this anime is seen in the second video when talking about
hyping up certain characters in this anime. These certain characters are mostly some of the heroes in
the anime (a personal favorite of mine is Mystogon), but it is not all of the characters in the Fairy
Tail Guild. This is probably why the Guild itself is not the main character due to Natsu getting most
of this hype (the main character in anime is usually the one who gets the most attention, or hype, so
Natsu being the main character in Fairy Tail would make sense).
The "problems" of Fairy Tail involve the power of friendship, specifically how the power of
friendship influences all of the characters in the Fairy Tail Guild, or ones associated with it. This
influence, as well as focus, may not be the same for all of the characters, but it is what makes Fairy
Tail different.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOL9HFtBivI - 15:29
The "problems" that I see with Fairy Tail, which are seen in the two videos in this reflection,
involve the typical anime theme of the power of friendship, one of the five things I talk about with
anime in general in my Introduction post for the second day of my summer anime classes. The two
videos in this reflection talk about how the power of friendship is seen a lot in Fairy Tail and the
"problems" that this creates. The videos raise other important points too, like the differences (and
similarities) between One Piece and Fairy Tail and the distinction of Shounen anime, which is part of
the whole what is anime problem that I discussed in a previous post (Shounen is a genre - can anime
simply be distinguished by genre?). However, here I will focus on the "problems" of the power of
friendship in this anime and how these "problems" are seen in this videos (putting the word problems
in quotation marks is a way for me to talk about the anime in an impartial, or fair, way, which is what
I try to do on this blog, and for my classes).
First of all, we have the "problem" of the power of friendship itself, which the first video admits
is what people tend to dislike about Fairy Tail. The ridiculousness of the power of friendship in this
anime is usually seen with the character Natsu. When his friends lose a fight, he somehow gets
strong enough to win the fight himself, which the first video also goes on a rant about (if I remember
correctly, in the first one mentioned, what Natsu ingested for a power up should not have even
worked, but of course, it does). However, this "problem" is what the Fairy Tail Guild is based on, so
this "problem" is important for the characters in this Guild, which leads to the next "problem" of this
anime.
Second, we have the "problem" of not having a clear main character, which is usually not a
"problem" in other anime. Natsu is typically seen as the main character in this anime for the reasons
mentioned in the previous paragraph and I also learned based on a student presentation of Fairy Tail
that Lucy is the main character since she is a new member of the Guild and the anime, specifically
what happens in it and the Guild she wants to be part of, is from her perspective. However, the first
video talks about an interesting idea of who the main character in the anime could be. The Guild
itself, not just one particular member of it, could be the main character due to the "problem" of the
power of friendship in this anime and that this "problem" is what the Fairy Tail Guild is based on. It
is what leads to the third, and final, "problem" I see in this anime.
The third, and final, "problem" I see in this anime is seen in the second video when talking about
hyping up certain characters in this anime. These certain characters are mostly some of the heroes in
the anime (a personal favorite of mine is Mystogon), but it is not all of the characters in the Fairy
Tail Guild. This is probably why the Guild itself is not the main character due to Natsu getting most
of this hype (the main character in anime is usually the one who gets the most attention, or hype, so
Natsu being the main character in Fairy Tail would make sense).
The "problems" of Fairy Tail involve the power of friendship, specifically how the power of
friendship influences all of the characters in the Fairy Tail Guild, or ones associated with it. This
influence, as well as focus, may not be the same for all of the characters, but it is what makes Fairy
Tail different.
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