manga READERS ONLY!!!! *Potential Spoilers but I'll be vague in case*: Does anyone else feel like the récent Avatar Arc was a disappointment?

This entire arc was rushed, that's a great way you've put it. Things like 'Evil Gray', 'The attack on Lamia Scale' and 'Juvia's rain returning' where the biggest problems with this arc. A lot of people thought Juvia may battle Gray again and that would have been, to me at least, compelling to see and have donné them both plus development. But the 'Undercover' resolution was poor and I just find it stagnant of Mashima that Gray and Juvia seem no different in this arc after 416. It all felt like it was made just to get Team Natsu into a big moment to montrer off their powers, especially Natsu. I do like him (he's in my haut, retour au début 5) and I understand he is END but still, one punch? Mashima needs to improve with the suivant arc because this one was full of cliches, wasted plots, the same repetitive focus on team Natsu at the cost of other characters and no emotional value like it promised early on. I'm probably saying this because Juvia is my favourite character, but she was horribly mistreated par Mashima in this arc and is long overdue her deserved moments. The poor girl spent 6 months all alone in the rain but I don't think even Mashima realises how terrible that was. The reason, because he used her as a plot device to ensure Natsu went after Gajeel. Worst, she got sick from the rain?! Are toi kidding me?! That's like Gray getting frostbite ou Natsu burns from their powers. Sorry about the rant. XD Thanks for taking the time to answer, I appreciate it. Have a good one :)

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First of all, thank toi so much for answering, I appreciate it and am happy to hear other people's opinions. toi have a point there, I'm not sure either if it is over yet but even so I'm not expecting too much. I agree it started off positively with an excellent set up but as of Gray revealing he was simply undercover the arc rapidly declined for me. I do like Natsu but he is OP right now and I struggle to root for such characters. Every situation of the arc he resolved. I agree, Lucy, Natsu and Gray were donné screen time but Erza, Juvia and Gajeel were unforgivably misused. Gajeel appeared twice, Juvia was treated like a plot device and Erza appeared only for a battle scene and had barely any development. Shame, let's hope the succeeding arc improves things. Thanks again for answering.

Always glad to get a chance to discuss FT with other fans! :) I suppose this arc was plus of a "bridging events between Tartarus and what comes next", since jumping into a huge new arc right after a timeskip that scattered all the members of the guild god knows where would probably be too overwhelming. About Natsu, yes it is annoying how ridiculously OP he is but it's shounen after all and I've come to begrudgingly accept that. I'm just hoping the suivant arc is plus eventful and actually contributes something to the manga's endgame. I don't care how far away it is, the complete garbage that Naruto and Bleach turned into is a cautionary tale for every mangaka out there that it's never too late to start shaping up your ending.

It's okay to be appreciative of the bonds they share, whether it be romantic ou otherwise. I myself am quite a huge Jellal/Erza shipper (blame Mashima for making it so obvious), it's all good xD It's been nice talking to toi about this.

Many thanks for answering and taking the time to, I appreciate it. toi make a very valid point regarding the global, ensemble intention of this arc, to reintroduce characters and its purpose to probably serve as preparation for an arc of a grander scale. I truly wish I couldn't be disappointed but in retrospect of this arc, I'm struggling to find anything redeeming about Mashima's handling of this arc. But toi are right, maybe Mashima has something special planned for us readers next. Whatever it is I hope the characters that were misused in this arc have plus luck, especially Juvia. But then again that may be me speaking out of bias for my favourite character. Thanks again for answering.

Yep, agree with Nojida. I think that Avatar arc is just a small arc while Natsu and Lucy are in chercher for Gray. Don't forget the plot now, it's about Natsu trying to get the guild back together again. I just can't wait for the manga to déplacer on to many other important stuff. About END, about Zeref, about Acnologia. They're plus important than this arc. Sooo i don't mind Avatar arc end that way.