Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest Chapter 68 and Eden's Zero Chapters 116 and 117 Review

 Written by Shiggins

Theme: Quick fights.

Sorry for the late review, guys. I've been busy, tired, and I was finishing off Spiritfarer. It's so good, guys! You really should check it out! It will also help you feel better as you feel disappointment in the lack of story going on in Fairy Tail. Eden's Zero was okay though.

Hiro Mashima summed up in two lines.

Fairy Tail

And so we return again to Natsu and co getting told a bunch of stuff. Faris, who used to be WW but not really, tells them that Elentir is about to literally explode from it's overabundance of magic. Faris is part of a collective of priestesses that use Whiteout to erase magic and keep it from going too far, and then Selene appeared before Faris.

Selene told her that she's one of the Five Dragon Gods, and that Faris needs to kill the other four using her unique power and remove all of Earthland's magic, and if she doesn't then Selene will destroy Elentir with her immense power. And that's why Faris possessed a cat, to get the Aqua Aera ability, and went to Earthland, as you do. And she began to take magic from people, causing her to go mad and crazy and fun.

Can Selene's legs save this chapter? No but they're clearly trying their best!

Faris keeps talking, confused by why Aldoron was revived instead of being drained when she destroyed the orbs, and this is when Selene arrives in an Aqua Aera portal. And now it's Selene's turn to talk, where she tells us she likes staying in Elentir and killing humans to keep the magic down. Her plan was to revive Aldoron from the start, purely so he could cause some destruction and fun on Earthland, and then she shoots the pleading Faris.

Natsu finally does something and races forward, so Selene decides to join in the fun and transforms into a dragon! The day becomes night from her appearance, and the new moon grows until it teleports the main group and Faris on top of a cloud. As Wendy heals Faris, they all realise they are now in Elentir!

Opinion: Oh look, something actually happened.

Last time, I complained. I complained and complained because it was mostly exposition and Faris being revealed to be super-nice and timid. I still stand by that but honestly, I was just bored more than annoyed this time. So much standing around, talking about what's going on, and what they're going to do next. You know what would be better? Showing it!

No, it's a dragon.

Actually, why wasn't this a flashback chapter or two? If you're insisting that Faris is now a genuinely good person, wouldn't it have been a lot more interesting to watch her go about her day, see what she was like, and then have the interaction with Selene? As it is, we only saw the scene of Selene meeting her, and it comes across as very... random. Maybe they didn't want to show off Elentir before the main characters get to it, but that doesn't seem worth it right now. Elentir better be awesome after all these chapters of bore, especially since it seems like we're not getting more of Nasha and Greige. BOO!

Oh Erza. I can always depend on you.

At least we got a brief glimpse of Selene's dragon form and the power it wields. Almost makes me wonder how they can possibly defeat her when she can just teleport them away whenever she wants, but that's a problem for Future Natsu. And it might be purely to change the setting, but I think the idea of her very presence turning the sky from day to night is something that at least helps her stand out. God, I hope the next review is a positive one...

Manga Rating: 1.5/5

Best Part: Selene gets to show off for a moment.

Worst Part: So boring I'd be shocked if the anime didn't try to shove some fanservice or a subplot to liven things up.

Eden's Zero

Shiki is a grumpy boy, facing off against the villainous trio and using his Gravity Ether to free his pals and get some cleavage fanservice going. Seems necessary. This is when an army of drones appear in the sky, with the name "Forest" on them, and they open fire on everyone, both hero and prick. Bombs explode, and Orc demonstrates his own badass ability to fight back, while Shiki realises he's been seperated from the others.  

Wow, did Ziggy clone Shiki?

In typical anime fashion, everyone is in different groups for the inevitable fights, and Weisz gets a call from Hermit about going back to Eden's Zero because he needs to stop the virus from infecting Hermit, Sister and Witch. We finish our first chapter with our heroes about to face off against villains. Homura is stuck against Mora, Rebecca and the mascots are against the smoking hot (literally) Britney, and Shiki gets Orc, of course.

A leaf bra. Extremely important for the plot.

Our second chapter begins with Shiki and Orc fighting, the latter giving us more of an idea of how exactly his power to manipulate machinery works. Shiki tells Orc that he got this power from his grandfather Ziggy, and he can't understand why Ziggy did all this to the planet. Orc reaffirms his goal to kill all the robots, and tells Shiki that he and his mates are part of Team Beast, working for Poseidon Nero.

Britney is attacking Rebecca while made entirely out of smoke, and is even able to use electrical attacks on her. Meanwhile, Homura is suffering from the heat around her, which Mora is taking advantage of, and she ends up in pain from his attacks. Back to Shiki, we see him activate his Overdrive form to unleash a barrage on Orc. 

Opinion: Lots to see, little to nitpick.

The funny thing about this chapter is we've seen this exact scenario so many times in so many manga. Characters split up, they run into their assigned enemy, and the fight begins. I'm pretty sure this was exactly what was going on when I quit Black Clover actually. There was some fish people or something... I dunno, people tell me it's great but I can't get into it. Does it get better after that, or is it clear I'm just not able to get into it now? Let me know in the comments below. 

The planet is crying out in pain! Can't you hear it, Shiki?!

What? Oh right, Eden's Zero! Yeah, it's alright. I like Orc's powers of manipulating machinery, Britney being a gassy girl (possibly with several elements?), and Mora still being Mora. It looks like Orc might already be down, which would be a shame since he's got cool powers, but I'm still holding out hope for Monster Ship time so I won't be too upset. Besides, villains rarely die so they could always come back in this arc. 

I always feel guilty when chapters like this are up. They're enjoyable to read but I can't always talk about them outside of enjoying the combat and abilities. So I'm going to end this review with some great advice: Get Spiritfarer.

Manga Rating: 3/5

Best Part: Villain's powers.

Worst Part: Very little to like or dislike.

That dog is not okay.