Fairy Tail

Another old manga that I've been on, but ah well. Gotta post as much as I know, right?

In a world ruled by magic, mages, and mythical creatures of every kind, there must always be an establishment of law and order to maintain the peace within the land of Fiore. And when that is threatened by chaos from the shadows, only those of great skill can defend it. These groups that are formed under the orders of the council are known as guilds, and they contain a collection of powerful mages that keep the world from falling into pandemonium....usually.

The story begins with a young mage named Lucy who is merely browsing the shops of the town, and eventually runs into a boy named Natsu and his feline friend Happy. She tells them all about the world of magic and guilds and how it is her dream to join the most talked-about guild known as Fairy Tail. After a series of events that leads her into a dangerous situation, Natsu comes to her rescue and in the process reveals that he is a mage of Fairy Tail.

Although he goes a little overboard in exercising his prodigious strength against the enemy (causing a squad of soldiers to chase after him when he totals half the town), Natsu assures Lucy that she is more than welcome to join the guild. She gladly accepts his offer, and the two run off towards their destination marking the start of the series adventure.

It seems like only yesterday that I'd found this one on KEFI.org with only seven or so chapters uploaded and translated. It wasn't that big of a series when I found it. Until now that is.

Most of the sites that I go to for manga scans lists the series as one of the top 10 or 5 viewed, and the anime (though having a few slight flaws) has been pretty good so far.

Although most will probably consider this to be one of those series that will eventually be in danger of falling into the ring of long-enduring (mainstream) series like Naruto and Bleach, or that it is a "copy-cat" of One Piece, I don't care. This series is really good, and I'll always consider it to be of top quality.

As I've said before with every good series that I look up-this one has the potential to be great, and continue to be so as it progresses.