| Super_Boom said:
I don't mind redemption stories, but I do feel like Hiro overdoes it. Jellal still is punished for Simon's death, Ultear had to be removed from the story due to being bad, and even Laxus is still beating himself up over his attack on Magnolia. I think these type of scenes can add character depth...I just wish they would actually move past the angst at some point and stop suffering forever. I suppose...if I had to put things in perspective, this whole mess is nowhere near as bad as Naruto was for me. I had a lot of issues with that manga before I dropped it, but the straw that broke the camel's back was when a major character was literally killed off out of nowhere just to give the MC a scene with the main love interest. It was contrived, forced, and just plain awful honestly. |
He's just not a good writer. He's an excellent character designer, that's why I stuck around for so long, but writing is where something like One Piece obliterates his work. I have a theory that he spends most of his time designing new groups of villains (some of whom will join Fairy Tail and then die for the sake of redemption and to give Natsu a Power Up) instead of working on story elements .
I guess the reason it makes me so angry is that I want to like Fairy Tail. I loved Ezra to death at first. Wendy is great. I loved so much when Ultear and Meredy tried to turn things around. For me, the meaningful conclusion to her tragic life would be a fresh start, not that she has to suffer until she dies because that's the fate of anyone who ever does anything bad. That's heavy-handed amature level writing. Jellal is an excellent character if he'll just get over himself. Juvia was awesome until she became a walking punchline.
Speaking of which, is there some kind of Law in that universe that former bad guys become really feaking weak if they turn good?
