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I think both of you are right in different ways. True, Fairy Tail characters may not be super deep, but they're very likeable and that makes me enjoy their presence a lot. Like for example, I love Laxus and even though his character peaked in Tenrou island I get excited anytime he gets spotlight because he's a walking hype machine and I know he will deliver a cool moment. In general the core cast is pretty solid and the reason why I sticked with the show for so long even though I think 100YQ is something that exists and Mashima simply does because he has to.

In regard to Fairy Tail's characters, I think the weakest point are the villains, since the story employed a system of different villains per arc instead of having a central villain through the series (sure, Zeref and Acnologia fulfill that role, but their appearances until the Alvarez arc are so sporadic their presence is only alluded while other less relevant villains take the spotlight for an arc) and most of Mashima's villain tend to be arrogant assholes who only exists to make the main characters look cool. It was the same in Edens Zero where most villains are Akame ga Kill tier psychos made to be hated and have little charisma. I guess it makes sense that since Mashima does simple stories the conflicts he made are simple too, but I feel his villains end up being too samey after a while with a few exceptions.