Hiro Mashima's magnus opus Fairy Tail is one of many long-running shonen series that populate the anime landscape, and while it was able to garner a sizable fan base, the show never took off like it's other shonen counterparts. From inconsistent character development to hasty storytelling, anime are held back by all manner of issues, yet Fairy Tail's primary flaw stems from an easily avoidable pitfall fanservice . Whether it's the female cast's raunchy dresses or unsolicited scenes of characters undressing, Fairy Tail is laced with incessant fanservice, which, more often than not, takes away the focus from the primary narrative.