Anime Review: Fairy Tail

November 20, 2011

In the land of Fiore, magic is everywhere. Sorcerers are like skilled tradesmen who band together in “guilds” and take on paying assignments for non-magic wielders, like hunting monsters, retrieving lost items or running odd errands. Natsu, Gray, Erza and Lucy are a group of wizards in the guild Fairy Tail who have banded together to take care of larger jobs as well as their friends. There is not a single storyline that the series follows but rather multiple story arcs that each last about 8-12 episodes. Between each story arc is usually one or two stand-alone episodes. While each story arc is very interesting and has a great plot, what really puts this show over the top for me is the great music. The music is simply fantastic and really adds to the excitement of the show. The show is currently only available in Japanese with English subtitles (and is still being developed and created). This is also one of the few shows whose soundtrack album I really like. Most have 2 or 3 songs that are good and catchy. More than half the tracks of Fairy Tail’s soundtrack are catchy and in my regular playlist.

Number of seasons: 8
Episodes per season: 48
Content: This is not "kid friendly" clean. Many episodes are completely clean, but a few random ones have questional content. However, compared to what is on during "family time" on cable, I would consider this in the cleaner category.