i like Zeref, i know its pretty recent but in the 100 year quest natsu actually managed to pull off a pretty insane thing during the wooden dragon arc (i forgot the name of the dragon god)
Zeref is my favorite antagonist of any long running shonen. Especially because of his setup, so many antagonists of the first half use him or one of his demons as motivation, but it’s always vague. Zeref has such a cool myth around him and his role as a religions figure for the dark guilds is just great and he’s just everywhere in the beginning, without being there. As a friend said, while first watching Fairytail „if it isn’t Gerard, it’s Zeref“
I think people dont talk about him because FT gets a lot of undeserved hate He’s also looked into deeper in the later seasons, but when the anime was airing they took a massive haitus after the Tartarus arc I read the manga after the tartarus arc, but a lot of people prolly didnt
I know another Few Great Manga's which don't get as much hype as they Should. Tokyo Ghoul anime & _BLEACH MANGA/ anime both These Mangas had to suffer unfair Hate, ...Particularly Bleach had literally the same Fate so.. i can understand how Fairy tail fans feel, even tho i can't quite call myself a Anime fan let alone Bleach fan. But since Bleach's Story really really connected me on a deeper level (Covid Horror) ...So... _I can understand how it Feels when a serie Which is Actually Far better than Those Serie which actually get the Hype. It feels Anime Fandoms are just trash nowadays and turn off a lot of Og Fans. It was such a nice Era back then, i have always been on fence about Anime since there were very few among the popular shows which i enjoyed.
@@ska4666 Back in the days of the big four (naruto, OP, Bleach, and FT), fans were devoted to their favorite series no matter what. Naruto is another series that is heavily criticized and referred to as trash today, but its fans continue to love it. But fans now have such high standards that they do not watch a series because they like it; they watch a series because it is the next big thing and expected to be perfect and break everything, but when they see a single flaw, they turn it off and call it trash, making sure others do as well. 🙄
@xenon3551 exactly.. it's soo damn childish, like Just freaking Enjoy something man! ... don't go judging Olds with the Newbies, ....It's only because of the OGs contributions that Anime is soo loved Now. They did it, so ofc New stuff is gonna fly Higher cuz the Threshold for Popularity is already far easier to achieve than it was back then. Anyway this all the Fault od this Instagram/Tik Tok mindset that everyone wants to be part of the Trend, and then actually try to be logical while being Subconsciously Biased for Serie, not cuz of it's merits but for it's hype.
Zeref is honestly my favorite Fairy Tail villain and one of my favorite characters ever, and the subversion of expectations with character was genius, and i feel like the reason why people want him to be defeated was just so that he could stop being "evil" and finally be happy. The pure embodiment of a sympathetic villain, emphasis on sympathetic cause who doesn't feel bad for him.
@yhwach1 acnologia's writing is fine He was happy, goy traumatised by the things he used to love and protect, wemt on a bloodpath after they killed everyone he loved. After so long after killing so many it drove him insane. It's real. You can understand why having to kill something you used to love because they killed something else you also used to love can hurt He basically had to kill his own loved friends after they killed his family I will admit the way he died was bs but besides that his actual writing wasn't bad
Come to think of it.... Zeref is basically a isekai protagonist as a villian. Veiwed through the lens of who he is fighting. Think about it. Ripped away from his old life and given op powers, finding new allies and forming a nation.... wanting to redo time or... reincarnate himself back to the past... that's actually pretty smart! He's like kirito and that slime guy rolled into one.
Not gonna lie, Zeref is one of my favorite villains in anime. He's up there with Meruem and Younger Toguro for me. I wish people would stop the unnecessary hate of Fairy Tail and praise the amazing writing and characters that it's created
@@gallenberger1 yea because big Anime TH-camr's had made a bad name for Fairy Tail and it's creator in genaral ..over the years...that's why people keep forgeting about FT and it's characters...even if the new fans do.. get pass on that...they just wanted top tier animation and fight scenes...if not then ...the series is already mid ...that's the new gen anime fan logic ...it's just sad tbh
I agree, the writing on Zeraf was absolutely slept on. Yet another reason why I need to jump back into this series. I might take the advice to skip over the Zodiac arc and press on from there.
The biggest problem aside from the "friendship trumps everything" and BS death fake outs was that most of their villains were forcibly redeemed. Im talking about Jellal or Gajeel because one was a soldier following orders with glee. And the other was a puppet with strings. Im talking about orahion, seis and the remnants of grimwore heart.
Nah, the most forgotten villain is Kouran Mori from Flame of Recca. He was a despised villain and a bastard until the end, and no one talks about this guy for fulfilling his villainous role to a T.
Fairy tail is why people think anime is for kids. As an adult, I can’t take most of the arcs seriously. Filled with fan service, the power of friendship, and an unwillingness to kill most characters even when it would’ve improved the story.
@ On the entire series he wasn’t the only one who dive into magic with life & death .. we have Hades, Zero, Necromancer “9 demon gates & Neinhearts “Spriggan”. That Curse was quite random TBH & even Mavis got that Curse randomly!
@@gallenberger1 Still random right? even Ultear uses an incomplete spell that affects the whole world and still not get the same Cursed. Her time ark shatters flow of time, still incomplete as per Hades together with the other Lost Magic that he taught on 7 kin of purgatory! The details on Mavis & Zeref Cursed has so many lapses, lack of deep explanations how they acquired those Curses!
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What do you think of Zeref?
doesn't get enough respect
i like Zeref, i know its pretty recent but in the 100 year quest natsu actually managed to pull off a pretty insane thing during the wooden dragon arc (i forgot the name of the dragon god)
@lucygirl1111 Yeah that was an awesome strategy
@@gallenberger1 that clone really only saw the insane amount of magic Zeref had not questioning the abilities of Zeref or the curse
Zeref is my favorite character in Fairy Tail. His story was beautiful but I sometimes wonder if that curse could be lifted somehow... 🤔
After everything was said and done we found out that Zeref is just a chill guy 😏
@@Dougall12 That he is
Zeref is a literal definition of "He's better if you get to know him"
@@zachenderson3032 That's a nice way of putting it
Mavis: "I can fix him"
@paddykelly2851 Always how it goes
Zeref is my favorite antagonist of any long running shonen. Especially because of his setup, so many antagonists of the first half use him or one of his demons as motivation, but it’s always vague. Zeref has such a cool myth around him and his role as a religions figure for the dark guilds is just great and he’s just everywhere in the beginning, without being there.
As a friend said, while first watching Fairytail „if it isn’t Gerard, it’s Zeref“
@@brathering8644 The myth of him is one of the best parts
What I like about Zeref is his unique take on how shonen vallains are.
@@xenon3551 Unique indeed. His curse makes him fascinating
he's such a well written character, i hardly find these kind of characters anywhere
@omghosal3301 Toguro is another one I did recently that has some similarities
I think people dont talk about him because FT gets a lot of undeserved hate
He’s also looked into deeper in the later seasons, but when the anime was airing they took a massive haitus after the Tartarus arc
I read the manga after the tartarus arc, but a lot of people prolly didnt
@@MegaGangsta4life That probably all plays into it. Still should get more hype!
@@MegaGangsta4life And people always say not to think while watching the series, but then do not understand why things happen lol.
I know another Few Great Manga's which don't get as much hype as they Should.
Tokyo Ghoul anime & _BLEACH MANGA/ anime both These Mangas had to suffer unfair Hate, ...Particularly Bleach had literally the same Fate so.. i can understand how Fairy tail fans feel, even tho i can't quite call myself a Anime fan let alone Bleach fan.
But since Bleach's Story really really connected me on a deeper level (Covid Horror) ...So...
_I can understand how it Feels when a serie Which is Actually Far better than Those Serie which actually get the Hype.
It feels Anime Fandoms are just trash nowadays and turn off a lot of Og Fans.
It was such a nice Era back then, i have always been on fence about Anime since there were very few among the popular shows which i enjoyed.
@@ska4666 Back in the days of the big four (naruto, OP, Bleach, and FT), fans were devoted to their favorite series no matter what. Naruto is another series that is heavily criticized and referred to as trash today, but its fans continue to love it. But fans now have such high standards that they do not watch a series because they like it; they watch a series because it is the next big thing and expected to be perfect and break everything, but when they see a single flaw, they turn it off and call it trash, making sure others do as well. 🙄
@xenon3551 exactly.. it's soo damn childish, like Just freaking Enjoy something man! ... don't go judging Olds with the Newbies, ....It's only because of the OGs contributions that Anime is soo loved Now.
They did it, so ofc New stuff is gonna fly Higher cuz the Threshold for Popularity is already far easier to achieve than it was back then.
Anyway this all the Fault od this Instagram/Tik Tok mindset that everyone wants to be part of the Trend, and then actually try to be logical while being Subconsciously Biased for Serie, not cuz of it's merits but for it's hype.
Religious figure comparison was spot on
Never thought about the 9 demons all representing different parts of zeref
I believe the 9 demon Gates also represent the 9 Levels of Dante's Inferno
As an immortal being who also can not die, I really relate to Zaref and will never forget him
@jefflong5831 Hold up...you immortal?
@ appears so. Haven’t died yet
I'm immortal as well. And the best part is there is no leagal way to prove me wrong
@The_scarf_above_all 🤣 love how you mentioned legal
Yup. I don't recall any battle involving him and how he was defeated. Amazing. That's actually scary, like he was erased from my mind :O
@@basementblues7417 🤣🤣🤣
I never even thought so deeply. Bro this made me almost cry.
@@aspenbataille5827 Which part?
Zeref is one of my favorite antagonists in any anime. He is my favorite Akira Ishida character.
@TheJaredPunch On that we agree!
Zeref is honestly my favorite Fairy Tail villain and one of my favorite characters ever, and the subversion of expectations with character was genius, and i feel like the reason why people want him to be defeated was just so that he could stop being "evil" and finally be happy. The pure embodiment of a sympathetic villain, emphasis on sympathetic cause who doesn't feel bad for him.
@@javierthefallen7558 Couldn't have said it any better!
@gallenberger1 hey great video man
@javierthefallen7558 Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
I did not think of the August shit. That’s dope
@@justunreal_ Right? Really cool little detail
“Attending Diddy parties…” 🤣🤣🤣
ZEREF VIDEO IN 2024 OH MY GOD😭😭😭😭😭😭 I LITERALLY LOVE ZEREF SO MUCH
@@rikka_to49 I'm with ya 👆
It’s funny Zeref is basically the anime equivalent of Ra’s Al Ghul.
@@Z-fighter126 I thought about making that comparison in the video 🤣
Zeref and acnologia were the only thing carrying the fairy tail final arc
@@DylanHighter Acnologia tearing through God Serena was awesome
Fairy tail final(2018) all 3 main villans are well written
@@monster-dk7dy Definitely. All compelling for different reasons
except acnologia
@@yhwach1 yeah,probably
For the build up he had
@yhwach1 acnologia's writing is fine
He was happy, goy traumatised by the things he used to love and protect, wemt on a bloodpath after they killed everyone he loved. After so long after killing so many it drove him insane.
It's real. You can understand why having to kill something you used to love because they killed something else you also used to love can hurt
He basically had to kill his own loved friends after they killed his family
I will admit the way he died was bs but besides that his actual writing wasn't bad
please make a video on acnologia
@@yhwach1 Might be a while. The next FT character videos I have planned are Lucy and Laxus
@@gallenberger1 i can wait😭🙏
please do one on acnologia
Not attending Diddy parties 😂
@@deandredukes95 The darkest magic there is
@@gallenberger1Nah more like most forbidden magic there is
@chaoshowling6860 You're right, that fits better
Come to think of it.... Zeref is basically a isekai protagonist as a villian. Veiwed through the lens of who he is fighting. Think about it. Ripped away from his old life and given op powers, finding new allies and forming a nation.... wanting to redo time or... reincarnate himself back to the past... that's actually pretty smart! He's like kirito and that slime guy rolled into one.
That's a cool way of looking at it. Nice catch
great video
@@theonewhoknowsall5128 Thanks!
Not gonna lie, Zeref is one of my favorite villains in anime. He's up there with Meruem and Younger Toguro for me.
I wish people would stop the unnecessary hate of Fairy Tail and praise the amazing writing and characters that it's created
@Kuroshiro_123 I'm with you. Have you seen my Toguro vid?
Zeref is top tier!!!
@@dragonforce2582 Agreed. Doesn't get enough credit as a big bad
@@gallenberger1 yea because big Anime TH-camr's had made a bad name for Fairy Tail and it's creator in genaral ..over the years...that's why people keep forgeting about FT and it's characters...even if the new fans do.. get pass on that...they just wanted top tier animation and fight scenes...if not then ...the series is already mid ...that's the new gen anime fan logic ...it's just sad tbh
@dragonforce2582 That is sad. Fairy Tail is awesome
I feel bad for Zeref ...not in a villain way...
@@Moni-ef8qr For his curse?
@@gallenberger1 yes
@@gallenberger1 his life was messed up
@Moni-ef8qr Same
I agree, the writing on Zeraf was absolutely slept on. Yet another reason why I need to jump back into this series. I might take the advice to skip over the Zodiac arc and press on from there.
@@engineerofthemachine That's good advice
The biggest problem aside from the "friendship trumps everything" and BS death fake outs was that most of their villains were forcibly redeemed. Im talking about Jellal or Gajeel because one was a soldier following orders with glee. And the other was a puppet with strings. Im talking about orahion, seis and the remnants of grimwore heart.
Great video. More people need to watch this show, it's so top tier
@@WinstoneKachingwe Thanks! Agreed, it's way better than you'd think based off reputation
Its kinda ironic that Zeref is the only villain in Fairy Tail who has a little bit of dept, yet is the forgettable of all
@Nightcrawler-zv1hx Sounds to me like...a contradiction
Top 15 best written villains in Shonen easily possibly just anime in general
@@kyle-randz9088 It's nice to see how many people find him as enjoyable as I do
@ Yh fr. what I will tell you tho is for the many people who have watched Fairy Tail, they regard him very highly among the top tiers like Aizen etc
@kyle-randz9088 It's a shame it doesn't seem like anyone else does
Awesome video
@@AngelicSoulEntertainment Thanks, I know you've been waiting for it
Well done video
@@mariopopescu4541 Thanks for watching!
Attending diddy parties and no more white parties is crazy work 😭
@@WakaDior 😅 the darkest magic of them all
2:16 A yo! 😂
@@a.a.m.g3312 😅
Nah, the most forgotten villain is Kouran Mori from Flame of Recca. He was a despised villain and a bastard until the end, and no one talks about this guy for fulfilling his villainous role to a T.
@@hieioni3354 That's a good shout
@@gallenberger1 Thanks, man. Maybe you should make a video on this guy? I don't care if it's long or short.
@hieioni3354 It's possible! Won't be anytime soon though
@@gallenberger1 I can wait.
Fairy tail is why people think anime is for kids. As an adult, I can’t take most of the arcs seriously. Filled with fan service, the power of friendship, and an unwillingness to kill most characters even when it would’ve improved the story.
@ForgottenWorlds100 As a fellow adult I love the emotional moments and some of the subtleties of the storytelling
Who curse him & how does he acquired that Curse randomly?
@@jay71115 He's cursed by the god Ankserum for diving into magic that deals with life and death
@ On the entire series he wasn’t the only one who dive into magic with life & death .. we have Hades, Zero, Necromancer “9 demon gates & Neinhearts “Spriggan”. That Curse was quite random TBH & even Mavis got that Curse randomly!
@jay71115 Mavis got it for using an incomplete version of Law. Idk if demons get cursed by him
@@gallenberger1 Still random right? even Ultear uses an incomplete spell that affects the whole world and still not get the same Cursed. Her time ark shatters flow of time, still incomplete as per Hades together with the other Lost Magic that he taught on 7 kin of purgatory! The details on Mavis & Zeref Cursed has so many lapses, lack of deep explanations how they acquired those Curses!
@jay71115 Maybe Ankserum was a bigger douche 400 years ago 😅
Diddy party?
@@Peter-JohnBrown-ru4uw It was a joke
Contradiction man
@@wardoned2 One of the two this month
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