According to Mashima, without the protagonist buff, Natsu is on the same level as Gray.....
Mashima needs to develop Natsu’s personal power further, otherwise he will stay like this forever, relying on protagonist buffs.
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i love fantasizing about future battles when a character debuts. I think to myself: 'How will they be defeated? Who will defeat them?' Specifically regarding Laxus, he is defined as a very strong...
"There are times when Natsu becomes very strong due to 'protagonist buffs' or the power of friendship and emotions, but fundamentally—as a fixed definition—Natsu cannot beat Laxus in a one-on-one fight. He also cannot beat Gildarts one-on-one, and he cannot beat Erza. That is the definition I've...
Alright, Mashima said again that the power balance in Fairy tail doesn't change much, which means he is still avoiding power creep....
This is from Mashima's space today on Twitter
Maybe the author is planning to make Ignia a vessel for Acnologia in dragon form.....Honestly I don’t like this...
The author has planned a lot for Ignia since the beginning, and he is the most distinctive dragon among the five, so I don’t think Mashima would just sacrifice him like that.
Next time, when people ask the author in his space about who is stronger between Laxus and Natsu he will say I don’t know.....
Of course the author always gives him only temporary power-ups without any real or permanent development.....
It was clear to me that the world of eden zero is stronger, because the characters there destroy planets, but perhaps the author’s power scaling is different and not based on those things.