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Originally Posted by alex_drian

So.. Is true that END is in this movie? seriously?

I saw the movie, so let me tell you this:

Spoiler for SPOILERS:

The story is set between the FT Revival and Alvarez arcs. When Natsu turns into his half-dragon form at the very end, the villain recognizes Natsu as E.N.D. and begins to call him that. So rather than this being his dragonified form (which logically shouldn't have happened at this point in the story), it's suggested that it actually has something to do with his E.N.D. form.

Anyway, I have to say that I feel it was the right call for me to hold off on the movie until I finished the manga, because it's nothing like the dark and, at times, boring story of "Phoenix Priestess". Quite the opposite, in fact: it was a much stronger story all around, with plenty of funny and sweet moments, and quite possibly one of the more intriguing villains Fairy Tail has given us in a while. It even made sense of a certain scene in the manga which I didn't realize was tied into the movie until now; it was brought to my attention that Mashima put a scene or two in the movie that he wanted in the manga, but couldn't due to time restraints. I'd even go so far as to say it gave me some things I wanted to see in the final arc. So if there's even a tiny part of you that still harbors a fondness of Fairy Tail in your heart, I highly recommend this film to you.