Chapter 542 spoilers thoughts (mostly gruvia, erik/cobra appreciation and ultear)

First of all most important part is that we atleast get a panel of Gray protecting Juvia, and as stated by another supporter, that it’s the best panel of the chapter. (atleast in my view it is). 

First of all THANK YOU MASHIMA! We are grateful that you give us another moment. Appreciate it a lot :3

Complaint

:I would’ve liked more if the panel was rather larger in frame and stature. I didn’t look at the chapter spoilers before, but only assumed that the gruvia panel in the chapter was larger. When I looked at them, I  was disappointed that it just was a small one that was zoomed in. Every other character atleast got a large panel dedicated to them, even Evergreen, but apparently we get a small panel of Gray and Juvia’s big moment. 

Conclusion toward Complaint

 Anyways, hopefully we’ll get more moments (regardless of their minor or not), so I’m not going to complain too much about that.

Thoughts overall 

With that said, my eyes were definitely on that panel, and I was very happy about the whole context of it. Basically showing how Gray will do anything to protect Juvia that we all know, and quite frankly two lovers protecting each other from harm via exposing their body infront of the other is what makes this manga exciting when it comes to ships, because it shows how much either party can do so much for their loved one. It’s simple as that. Gruvia is simply canon. Gray and Juvia love each other, and nothing the antis can say will take that away from them. Gray and Juvia are happy with each other, and that makes me happy. :D

Another thing to notice is how it parallels one panel of Natsu protecting Lucy in the same fashion from previous chapters before, so good work there Mashima.

Let’s also give some appreciation and clap our hands for the most underrated dragon slayer in the series with some development of his own. 

Well done Erik/Cobra. I hope you and Kinana end up together. I really wonder where Meredy went. We have not seen her since the Neinhart fight, irrc.

and speaking of someone close to Meredy, let’s have another appreciation for an unforgotten beauty from the story. 

Beautiful as ever, Ultear <3