If I have to be honest Hiro Mashima has been one of the few mangakas I trust when it comes to handling romance between characters in a series, and that can be traced all the way back to his original series Rave Master with Haru x Ellie. I know when it comes to Fairy Tail the pair he was going for was NaLu, but if I have to be honest here I was actually never really that big on Natsu x Lucy..... (in come the comments - LUCKYCHI YOU DIDN'T! JUST SAY THAT!!!
) Let me explain, it's pretty apparent that NaLu was the main OTP for Fairy Tail & I had nothing against it. In fact I was quite curious to seeing how Hiro would develop that relationship, but it felt a little one-sided and not as genuine or subtle as Haru x Ellie from Rave Master. That being said, Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest is kind of taking the Natsu x Lucy relationship in that direction which is neat, but I'm waiting to see how it goes in this latest arc before I commit to shipping them lol.
Anyway, I think we are all aware of Hiro's latest series Edens Zero which btw is amazing if you haven't checked it out yet, and like Rave Master & Fairy Tail Hiro is working towards developing a relationship between his two leads. Though, unlike with how my stance has been on NaLu's development throughout the original run of Fairy Tail; I'm actually finding myself really invested in this pairing similarly the way I felt about Haru x Ellie, and it makes me really curious to see where it all leads.


SHIBECCA - EDENS ZERO
Man I can't wait to see this scene whenever we get the anime next year (most likely this will be season 3 material, but still it'll be interesting!)
Edited by LuckyChi7, 03 December 2020 - 05:51 PM.