Fairy Tail Movie 1: Phoenix Priestess

MissCellaneous Aug 4, 2013

7

Story: The Fairy Tail movie has a similar plotline like the anime: The main characters get into big trouble by chance and have to fight their enemys to save the world. (typical shonen plotline) To me, the beginning was a little bit too long and the ending too abrupt. However, as a Fan of the series I still enjoyed the movie. Characters I was a little bit disappointed that the movie focuses a lot on Lucy and Eclair. I mean, I like Lucy, but I hoped for the other character of the Fairy Tail Universum to get a bigger role as well, but they were(as usual) just supporting. Of Course Natsu had the Boss Fight and Erza was fighting a very interesting opponent. Too Bad their battle was so short. Last but not Least: Gray! As usual, Gray had to clean up the remaining enemies. At least he and Juvia were fighting together, but I'd wished for him to get a bigger role.... Animation I totally disliked the Animation. Usually I don't mind if the Anime and Movies alter, but the colors were really dull which made the background too dark. During the Boss Fight the color contrasts start hurting the eyes: Dark background, bright flames, crystal cleared ice,... I advise you to not watch it at night or in dark rooms!

Shortylynnchaos Jul 31, 2016

10

So I love Fairy Tail, heck my infant even has a Happy doll and he's not even a year old XDAnyways I loved this movie becuase the story was fluid, the animation was... not as good as I'm accustomed to BUT you can tell when the movie was made in the storyline of Fairy Tail so you can tell when the animation changed as well They basically make you fall in love with a new character named Eclair and then you learn about the "Phoenix Stone" and how shes been protecting it with no memory of her past. And as you follow Eclair she gets her memory back little by little and to make the story short your gonna cry. Like crazy. Like Angel Beats crazy. Beware but enjoy!

daughterofrahab Aug 8, 2020

4

As someone who watched and loved all 328 episodes of Fairy Tail, I had high hopes for this movie. I was disappointed, to say the least. The basic plot of this movie isn't bad, but it is very poorly developed and executed. The story is so poorly developed it's boring. The major features of the plot aren't explained until the middle and end of the movie. Even then, it's disorganized and disconnected. When I watch Fairy Tail I know two things will happen - I'll laugh, but more importantly I'll feel something. There were times I laughed watching this movie, but all I felt was irritation at how it was done. It had great potential, but fell far short. The "new" character central to the plot, Eclair, starts out as a bit of an antisocial jerk with amnesia who you know nothing about, but then comes the revelation that her father died. This alone is supposed to make you attach to the character, I guess, but it wasn't enough for me. She was poorly developed, and I felt no attachment to her at any point, which meant the whole emotional punch of the story fell flat. I felt nothing for her. I felt nothing against the "bad guys" either, because their motives and background were poorly developed as well.  What else... oh yes, the animation quality isn't the best. It's lame compared to the series. The fighting scenes involving Natsu, Lucy, Erza, and all our other favorites might have been able to redeem the plot somewhat, but the battles were choppy, rushed, and poorly executed. I only finished the movie because I love Natsu, Lucy, and the others, and I was hoping for... something. But I didn't get it. Somehow this movie just lacks that special Fairy Tail charm. For me personally, it was just a disappointing waste of time.