There are alot of very well known anime with alot of them getting sequel series which more often then not came when the series wasn't announced to be finishing up it's run. The same thing however cannot be said for the manga that this show is being based off of as it was announced while the first series was still wrapping up it's storyline and as such it would come as a bit much to try to continue this series when the fans were already excited to see how it all ended but the sequel series has just dropped the first episode of it's anime and well you all just knew that I had to check this episode the very first chance that I got and so then join me as I give you my SPOILER FILLED first impressions of the show that really didn't need to be a thing just yet with the show in question being called simply just "Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest" enjoy.
The plot of this episode is Natsu and his friends embark on there mist dangerous quest yet to finish a quest that no one has been able to finish for over one hundred years. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad as it does do a decent job of catching us up with where alot of the characters are now as well as setting up what the main plot of this show new show is going to be and what kind of new threats that these characters are going to be facing the episode is also rather light on plot which does make sense as this is only the first episode but that same time that also give us the audience no real reason to check back in and watch the remaining episodes of this show but I will admit that the plot of this episode was really rather entertaining and as well as being really rather engaging as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Starring in this episode is Tetsuya Kakihara as Natsu Dragneel , Aya Hirano as Lucy Heartfilia and Rie Kugimiya as Happy. Also starring in this episode is Yuichi Nakamura as Gray Fullbuster , Sayaka Ohara as Erza Scarlet , Satomi Sato as Wendy Marvell , Yui Horie as Carla , Mugihito as Elefseria , Yūichirō Umehara as Mercphobia , Yōko Hikasa as Karameel , Sayumi Suzushiro as Touka , Yumi Uchiyama as Kiria , Itaru Yamamoto as Madmole , Kenji Hamada as Skullion Raider , Shinpachi Tsuji as Makarov Dreyar , Hiroki Tōchi as Panther Lily , Wataru Hatano as Gajeel Redfox , Eiji Sekiguchi as Wakaba Mine , Masaki Kawanabe as Macao Conbolt , Mariya Ise as Romeo Conbolt , Ryōko Ono as Mirajane Strauss , Harumi Sakurai as Lisanna Strauss , Mai Nakahara as Juvia Lockser and Mariya Ise as Levy McGarden.
Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty really good. Which is something that does make alot of sense as alot of this shows this shows actors are reprising their roles from the previous Fairy Tail anime series and would there for no how best to perform there respective character in any given situation and that is something that really does shine through in this episode as the episode give the best performance that they possibly could have done with the franchises newer cast members not really holding there own as alot of them just feel lost like they haven't had the time to fully find there character and while there acting might get better over time it is something that really does bring down the quality of the acting just a little bit with the acting that's in this episode really being helped by the fact that the script for this episode is just so good that all the episodes cast have to do is just say the lies as they written and a good performance will come out of them naturally which is something that really does help to raise the overall of the acting that's in this episode.
Doing the animation for this episode is the legends and the really greats that are currently over at J.C. Staff. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual animation that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual animation that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad but at the same time the animation in this episode wasn't all that good either as it was was lacking that extra something that made the animation in the other series and movies stand out and really make you notice and while yes the animation in this show is really good it also could have been alot better with alot of the animation just feeling flat and not really all that interesting to look at this is despite the fact that all of the characters have some really nice movements to them there was nothing that really stood out from an animation point of view something which really wasn't an issue with either the previous shows or the previous movies for that matter in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
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For some reason this episode chooses not reintroduce Natsu and his friends in away that's exciting and gets you excited to see the rest of the episode. Which is something that could be seen as being a refreshing thing to do as it would have been super easy to create an exciting action scene and have those characters be reintroduced that way and yet having them appear after the episodes opening credits just feels like a let down which does somewhat make sense as the episode does have a whole lot of new characters to introduce but at the same time the people that are watching this show aren't going to be watching this show for the new characters there instead going to be watching for there favorite characters and with that in mind not re-introducing them in an exciting way does feel like a let down as it doesn't really get you excited to see the rest of the episode as all it does is make you wonder why there taking so long to be getting to the main characters and are instead wasting time with characters that we don't know or even care about yet.
One of the things that this show really isn't known for is it's comedy with this episode having a whole lot of funny moments in it. Which is something that really wasn't expected as this is show is a continuation of the main show and as a result of that it would have been foolish to expect episode one of this show to have alot of funny moments in it and yet's that exactly what we get in this episode with there being alot of really funny moments and heck the episode even starts would could be seen as a comedic B plot involving Gajeel deciding to become a detective to spy on a new member of the Fairy Tail guild who he believes is a spy and he recruits Juvia just because of the fact that she and the new member of the guild are kind of rivals but in a more friendly kind of way which does make all of there interactions some of the funniest moments in the episode as both Juvia and the new member Touka just try and out do each other which is pure comedic gold and the whole episode is filled to the brim with moments and scenes that are like that and it's those moments that make the episode alot more entertaing to watch and alot more fun to watch as well.
The new characters in this show so far don't seem to be all that interesting as alot of them don't really get to do that much. Heck even two of them only appear near the episodes end but even so what little we do get to see of the new characters they do seem like that they have the potential to be some really fun and possibly even funny characters and while only time well tell if they live up to the older more established characters what we get t see of these new characters is the fact that could be fun main characters if they were given alot more stuff to do in the episode and yet there not given all that much to do in the episode but it's when they are given alot of stuff to do like kick-starting the B plot or by giving some plot exposition and starting of the main plot that they become interesting and even get a few funny moments and while yes it would be foolish to expect these characters to be that good from the get go it's not so much to ask that they at east get the chance to hint at what there personalities are like and while this is only the first episode you always want to lead with your best foot forward ad that does include giving the new characters a chance to show us what there personalities are like as that would give us the audience a reason to care about these new characters as well.
Now then this episode has / had an exact grad total running time of exactly twenty three minuets and fifty seconds. Which is a solid running time as the episode really does have the right amount of running time to really cover that amount of running time but at the same time tho if this episode was longer it would allow more of the side characters to show of what there personalities are like and it would give us a chance to see some of the more episode really fun interactions as well as those characters really are a highlight of the episode and yet at the same time tho if this episode was even just ten minuets longer whilst it would give us somethings that would fix several issues with the episode it would also create another one as the plot of the episode would be drawn even thinner then what it already is as the episode doesn't have alot of plot to begin with and while yes giving the side characters more of a chance to show of what there personalities are like and while it would give the chance to see the older characters have some more exciting scenes those scenes would also add nothing to the plot of the episode and would come across as being filler and really nothing all the more then that but I will admit that this episode really does have some really good pacing to it tho.
So now then as this is an action show that means that I have to actually talk about the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us n this very episode was in all honesty not that bad. As we do only get the one one action scene that happens near the end of the episode but taking into account that one of the things that this franchise is known for in a more positive sense is it's action having one action scene that could at best be described as OK at best really doesn't work in the episodes favor as it doesn't give us the audience a chance to see what alot of the characters can do in a fight and while yes granted we have hundreds of other episodes and movies for that for the start of a new show that's also something that you want to be reminded as well and while the episodes actins scene is a serviceable action scene it's also one that really could have been alot better then what it already was as it really was just a nothing type of action scene that was just there just to have an action scene and not because of the fact it was something that important to the episode itself with the episodes action being something that could have been done alot more better then what it actually was in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
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Overall this is a show that really didn't need to exist just yet as the original series itself only ended a few years ago and no one was really calling for a new series and while there is potential in this episode for this show to be a really good show only time will tell if this show will live up to that potential in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. ow then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad things that are in this very episode in this post and since this is only my first impressions I won't be giving this show a rating however if this post does decently well and if you guys want me to check out another episode then I will do it and that post would then be a review of that episode and that episode only and not a review of the show as a whole.
Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very post well then boys and girls and as well ladies and gentlemen I personally got all pf the images that I personally used in this very post from the official Fairy Tail fandom wiki page and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to really use to get the images from this very episode that I really used in this very post being the really great the official Fairy Tail fandom wiki page simply just because of the fact that really due to the fact that really alot of if not really all of the images that are in this post really are all really from this very episode and are really of course up and really on the really great the official Fairy Tail fandom wiki page are really all fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.