Fairy Tail 2

The mystery of Everlue Mansion is wrapped up in the first half of this manga. The ending is sweet and satisfying, except for Lucy, who was expecting to get more out of the mission.

On returning to their guild hall, Fairy Tail, a big fight breaks out between Natsu and Gray. The fight expands into a bar room brawl involving most of the wizards at Fairy Tail. The fight is broken up by the arrival of Erza, a very powerful wizard. She uses Requip magic, that lets her switch weapons and armor instantly. She is highly feared by the other wizards (except the Master, of course). She asks Natsu and Gray to investigate something with her. Quaking in their boots, they agree, even though they are often at each other's throats. Lucy is persuaded to go along as a peacemaker. She is reluctant but excited.

The new job involves hunting down a dark guild, Eisenwald. Erza heard a rumor of some bad things they are planning to do and wants to stop them. The four are off on an adventure with Happy the talking (and flying) cat.

The plot is still the same as the anime series (which I've found on view.yahoo.com) with one or two small details or jokes that I either didn't remember or are new. The back of the book has some supplemental material explaining some of the jokes and cultural translations, as well as info about character names and the creative team behind the series. I am still watching the anime series and am debating if I should continue reading the manga. Will the stories diverge? Will I catch up? Is the supplemental material worth the time (the price is negligible since I'm getting my copies from the library)? I haven't figured out these answers yet, but will soon.

After dealing the destructive consequences of their last mission (the Fairy Tail team took out a lot of buildings and railroad tracks resolving the Lullaby plot line), Natsu, Gray, and Lucy try to relax back at the guild hall. Natsu sends Happy the flying cat up to the second floor to steal an S-class assignment from the upstairs workboard. Those missions (and indeed, the second floor itself) are only for S-class wizards in the guild, a status to which Natsu aspires. How can you gain S-class ranking without performing an S-class job? Also, the guild is known for its looseness about following rules, so he should be okay, right? Natsu drags Lucy into the mission and Gray tags along. The task is to end the curse on Galuna Island. The natives turn into horrible creatures at night, especially under the moonlight. They assume their curse is related to the moon (which looks purple from the island), so their request is that the Fairy Tail team destroy the moon. The team wisely decides to investigate the rest of the island first, in case some other cause is responsible or another solution is available (i.e. possible).

The story is an interesting mystery that opens up some of Gray's history. The ultimate cause of the problem turns out to be more than just the moon's weird color. The manga is still very faithful to the television series with some fun supplemental material at the end.

Recommended.

This is an action packed manga this time around. Lucy and Natsu are on a big quest to find a book called Daybreak. They must find it and destroy it. We are also introduced Gray and Erza of Fairy Tail.

Story: We have a lot of action going on in this volume this time around. We get to see some cool tricks by Natsu as he fights some bodyguards. Lucy shows us some of her cool magic tricks as well. We also get introduced to Erza who is super strong and awesome. Gray is Natsu rival so their was some comic relief between the two of them. The story has definitely turn into more action since Fairy tail is about to take on Eisenwald a Dark Guild. 4/4

Character development: We are introduced to some new characters. We get introduced to Gray and Erza. Erza seems to be a strong character and possibly the strongest in the guild. We learn more about Lucy celestial magic and her magic tricks as well. 3/3.

Artwork: I love how the action scenes were protrayed in this volume and the art looks a lot better this time around. 3/3.

Overall, another great volume and I can't wait to read the next one. Hopefully Natsu and Fairy Tail can stop Eisenwald and defeat them.

10/10.

The action is just getting more amazing by the minute. This volume definitely shows us Natsu conviction towards friendship and crazy stuff. The artwork was really good this volume as well.

Story: This volume is basically focused on the S-class mission and the details of what is going on. The story is mostly focused on Lucy, Natsu and Gray. We also get to see a new character from Gray past come in and find out what he is actually doing. 5/5

Character development: The character development is definitely big this time around. This volume explains what are the S-class missions and we get some information on Gray's past. Other than that nothing else really. 5/5

Overall, I like this volume because forshawdowing a huge battle to come and I am looking forward to it :).