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THE DOOMSDAY WEAPON! ? Erza and Natsu are trying to stop Jellal from reviving the most feared black wizard the world has ever known! To help in the effort, the Magic Council launches its magic mass destruction, Etherion. But Jellal knows that the Council's attack could kill both him and the Fairy Tail wizards - and he isn't running away. What is he plotting? Includes special extras after the story!
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*Fairy Tail: Vol. 12* is an action-packed entry that not just wraps up the main parts of the "Tower of Heaven" arc, but also has some stuff occur towards the larger series meta arcs. Indeed, between this volume and the first chapters of the following one, we get some nice tidbits that will be crucial for the series as a whole.These include the following: Wendy is name-dropped, Jellal is shown to have been mind-raped and controlled by another figure, and Zeref, the dark wizard, is noted to still be *alive*. But while the dark wizard is one of the two beings who will be the overall Big Bads of the series, he seems, at least right now, to have had little to do with the events of this and the "Galuna Island" arcs. Instead, everything has been the work of a mysterious figure that wants revenge on a certain member of Fairy Tail for reasons she doesn't realize are actually not correct.Now for the cool bits of this volume. The fight scenes were awesome, though things were a tad contrived. It seemed that Hiro Mashima, the mangaka, wanted Natsu to defeat the arc's Big Bad, Jellal, but not really take away Erza's glory or focus, as she is the one who the arc is really about, and Jellal is her former friend turned arch-enemy. So, what he seemed to decide to do was to enact the following two story point. First, he had Natsu lose a previous fight against a surprising opponent who he was weak against, only to be rescued by Gray, thus showing how he is *not* some invincible hero. Then secondly, Erza won her fights, but got so ripped up in them that she was badly outgunned by Jellal. Therefore Natsu, who though he lost his fight wasn't hurt much, could win.At least, that is how I see the events and the likely motivations of Mashima to be. I think it honestly would have been better had Erza been the one to out-and-out defeat Jellal herself. But this was the plot we got, and all things considered, it was (despite any issues noted) an epic ending to the arc. Or at least in terms of battle it was. The most epic moments were the heartwarming moments both during the fight and afterward.Indeed, it seems that in the *Fairy Tail* universe, the power of love and friendship are real things. It was the power of love and friendship that allowed Erza to reach her old friends, that allowed her to battle on in the face of so much adversity, and that allowed Natsu to defeat Jellal and save a badly-injured Erza who was all too willing to die for others to live. Which isn't itself a bad thing, but how Mashima handled it was interesting.Mashima takes the trope of a heroic sacrifice and both plays it straight and deconstructs it. Yes, to give one's life for others is an extremely noble thing, as sad and horrified as others might be. We get that part in the "played straight" category by one character. But it *still* is sad and horrifying to others that know and love that person. Moreover, they might be angry at the one who sacrifices themselves and not appreciate that they made this choice for them. Because the person *hurt* them by leaving. The story doesn't end with the person who sacrifices for others, but continues with their loved ones and other folks who have to endure the fallout. It doesn't make it any less heroic or noble, but it does show it to be a tragic and horrifying thing at the same time. That point being driven home by a series so firmly on the idealistic end of the spectrum is unique, but it was, and Mashima handled it masterfully.This, along with the "Phantom Lord" arc are the truly meaty ones so far, that show just how good a series this is. Mashima might like short arcs and battles and be idealistic, especially compared to other series, but he is still quite adept a creator who can spin a good yarn with some genuinely deep concepts, just as well as he can a light and fun one. Though I would argue, for what it's worth, that the shorter battles and great idealism are the good points of this manga, and things I tend to enjoy.As always the characterization is quite good, and this time we actually see how the various characters have changed over time. Erza isn't a control freak or authoritarian bully, Gray and Natsu still argue but are clearly friends and team-mates, and Lucy has grown in confidence and abilities. The new girl, Juvia, was also a fun character for the arc, as her weird interactions in pursuit of her crush on Gray were hilarious, but still sweet at times. And Happy shows through his reactions to things just how much he loves Natsu and the others.Good stuff as always.
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