Yirone

In a world where magic is commonly used and sold, a team of guild members takes on various missions to earn enough money to pay the rent. Among them are Lucy, a celestial spirit mage, Natsu, a fire dragon slayer, and Happy, a blue winged cat.

As opposed to others, I first watched the anime and only after I became interested I started reading the manga as well. And I have to say, this is one of the best series I have seen in years.

The animation and music are great, the plot gets really awesome (especially around the tower of paradise arc), and the humor is just the best! I guarantee that this show will make you laugh, especially the filler tends to be hilarious. On top of that it has several well worked out characters, each one with a different back story yet to be explored.

This show has the potential to get really big, and if I had to advise anyone a good anime to watch, this would be one.

I really don't get what everyone is so excited about. To be sure I didn't miss anything, I watched all the episodes up to the Cell games. I was not impressed. All everyone does is boasting about how they're the strongest. There is actually very little more to it than the fighting and the preparing for the next fight. Although I do admit the story itself is pretty clever and original, actually watching the show has proved to be boring. The characters act dumb, the humor is lame, and there are endless moments where nothing at all is established. It's also pretty inconsistent regarding the power of the characters. Overall I'd say the story is worth reading, but actually watching the show isn't worth it at all.