manga: Fairy Tale Vol 9-12

I think I’ve lost my ability to uncritically read at least some shounen bits that I was less critical about before? I hate to think how I’d react to Bleach or Naruto now.

Erm, I’m specifically referring to Erza’s big arc culminating in men trying to protect her and her being self-sacrificing to save people while Natsu hits things. Since Erza’s usually the one hitting things (well, with the most effective results, at least) and Mashima usually handles shounen tropes in a way that doesn’t annoy me, I’m less annoyed than I might be otherwise, but still.

( spoilers )