FAIRY TAIL Creator Talks NaLu Romance

Fairy Tail is a very fun anime. Just do yourself and skip the filler that is the Key of the Starry Sky Arc (aka Infinity Clock Arc). Fairy Tail has a lot of fun characters and is pretty good at building and fleshing out relationships between its characters. However, the creator of the series, Hiro Mashima, ran into a problem part way through as he brought Lissana back into the mix. Lisanna was a friend of Natsu’s (the main protagonist) who was killed, but then through parallel universe magic, another Lissana comes back into his life. Lissana had a thing for Natsu which creates a love triangle with Lucy, who is a new friend of Natsu’s and a big romantic interest for him. In fact, most people I know ship Natsu and Lucy, and I don’t blame them. The two are cute together, which is why fans were frustrated when Mashima left the question of who Natsu ends up with a mystery. The final season wrapped up a lot of questions that fans had, but Natsu’s love life was left open. Why? Well, Mashima explains:

“Initially, the relationship of Natsu and Lissana interested me a lot because of the fact that in the ‘Edolas’ arc, she was not present in the beginning. And then the character interested me more so I told myself that it would be nice to bring her back to this world.

I had imagined a triangular relationship between Natsu, Lisanna, and Lucy. It was my intention. At that time, what fans thought about romantic relationships became very important. I thought, whatever I do, they are going to hit me. Because of this, I thought to myself that the simplest thing would be for Natsu to remain as is so that nothing concrete happens.”

Basically, he put himself in a corner and didn’t know how to get out without getting hurt. Personally, I think he should’ve just pulled the trigger on one of the two ships. That being said, Mashima did weigh in on the ships and he told fans at an anime convention in France:

“Personally, I think Lisanna is a nice girl, and it would be a shame to see her with a guy like Natsu. I feel that the Natsu and Lucy ship is more suitable.”

I guess NaLu shippers have the knowledge that the creator seems to agree with them and those that ship Natsu and Lissana will just have to cling to each other. I think both ships have merit, and I can’t decide which camp I’m in. What’s your favorite Fairy Tail or anime ship?

Source: ComicBook