Character Spotlight: Natsu Dragneel

...We are Fairy Tail! We're from the guild that doesn't know when to stop! We won't survive unless we keep running!"

At first glance, Natsu might seem like your typical shounen hero with a characteristic energetic one-sided personality but he's not just a copy of the shounen hero archetype. 

Natsu is impulsive, he does things on a whim and unexpectedly...

 "You want to join Fairy Tail, right? Then come with me!"

You might think, well don't the other shounen heroes do that too? Natsu's world is different from that of other shounen heroes. He's not the strongest mage in his guild. Natsu is more of a key player, than the leader in Fairy Tail. We have seen underdogs (Naruto), under-aged talent (Gon from Hunter x Hunter), prodigies (Ichigo from Bleach, Yusuke from Yu Yu Hakusho), and captains (Luffy from One Piece) in shounen anime, but not the key player shounen hero. Though he's not the strongest in his guild everyone treats Natsu like the key member. That makes us wonder... Will he one day become the leader or a S-Rank mage? Or will he stay a hot-headed mage that picks fights with the stronger guys?? This question alone probably attracts the more serious shounen-watching experts to Fairy Tail...

And Natsu was raised by a fire dragon named Igneel who taught him fire dragon slayer magic

You might be tempted to write off Fairy Tail as another shounen story copied out of the textbook but without Natsu there is no reason to watch Fairy Tail.

"Key Magic" Moments

I bring to you the greatest Visual Arts studio that has ever existed (in my opinion of course).... Key!

Key has had such a lasting impact on me in all their animes and has drastically changed my outlook on life. If only I could explain the intensity and heart-wrenching stories, twists, music, and characters that Key provides... then you might see eye to eye with me on what a "Key-Magic" moment is like. I invented the phrase because I could not think of a better way to explain this feeling in a condensed amount of words. So in order to explain what its like i'll have to uncondense it a bit.

When you experience a Key-Magic moment you'll usually do one or more of the following:
-Curl up in a corner
-Get into a hypothetical fetal position
-Cry
-Feel chills run down your spine/body
-Be paralyzed in awe
-Become momentarily depressed or mentally worn out but then become extremely happy at the marvelous story/moment you are having

I'm convinced that Key is full of psychology majors because they really know how to penetrate your emotional walls and soul. If you don't believe me then I encourage you to watch my new favorite anime: Clannad, as well as other Key masterpieces: Angel Beats, Kanon, Air TV. If you've seen Chansu's vocaloid track #9 (double header "kokoro" and "kiseki" respectively) and felt something or had chills run down your spine in awe, then you just had what I call a Key-Magic moment. Of course its nothing compared to the animes that Key was involved in but its a little taste of what its like.

KM moments are priceless to me and I do hope you guys will enjoy them as well! ^^. Key is usually involved in romance related things so if you're not a big romance fan you might not enjoy it as much. But even if that's not your thing I'm sure you'll still appreciate it. It couldn't hurt to give it a try, right? =P.

So if you're up for a life-changing experience, I highly suggest watching Clannad and/or some other Key related phenomenon. And if it doesnt bring you to tears there's something wrong with you... Haha just kidding. But hopefully after you watch one of them if not all of them you'll be able to say "So that's KM."

So don't forget to add Key-Magic to your dictionary =P.

That's all for now, thanks for reading! ^^
:::Deretsun:::

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Anime list summer update:
-Finished Toaru Majutsu no Index, Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, Clannad, Clannad After Story, Angel Beats, Kanon, Air, FMA: Brotherhood, 11eyes, Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight, Sola.
-Currently watching Bamboo Blade, Naruto, Bleach
-Quick Recommendations: Clannad (KM), Angel Beats (KM), Manabi Straight

If you want to keep up with my list you're going to have to try harder! =P