SGABR #4 (Bleach vs. Fairy Tail) - Levy McGarden vs. Nozomi Kujo

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Welcome back to another installment of SGABR (Sexy Girls of Anime Battle Royale) where MIKandIK3 and myself, Stillmattic, pit the girls of Bleach & Fairy Tail together and give our thoughts on which of these lovely ladies has a more intriguing storyline, interesting personality, and overall attraction/appeal as a woman. So far in the last 3 weeks, Fairy Tail leads 3-0 against Bleach w/MIKandIK3 giving the first verdict and I the second. We are on Week 3 (3/11) of SGABR (Bleach vs. Fairy Tail Edition). Can Bleach make a possible comeback against the many women of Fairy Tail or will Fairy Tail keep the lead? Who knows? Only MIKandIK3 & I know. For today's post, we are pitting Fairy Tail's Levy McGarden and Bleach's Nozomi Kujo. The verdict will be decided by yours truly today. And here's MIKandIK3 with a few starting words.

Hello and Welcome all to another week done and a new SGABR fight line up! Now for the past three weeks we’ve shown you readers the sexiness of six lovely anime girls. And in all honesty I don’t think they need our help at all. But while their appearance is a key factor in our judging rubric there is still the personality and the story that can make you feel attracted to a character as well. Well lest get this show on the road now shall we? Now on a 3-0 lead Fairy Tail still remains on top, Can StillMattic and the Bleach girls start a comeback? Let’s find out!

Storyline (Levy)

Aside from having been at the guild since a really young age, not much is known about Levy's past, but it is known that her fellow Shadow Gear members, Jet and Droy, have both asked her out at some point. Both, however, were rejected by her in a matter of seconds. She was also present to welcome Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna into the guild, happily speaking with the latter two siblings. She plays a background role for the majority of the early arcs. She becomes Lucy’s good friend and the two both enjoy books and reading in the like. But after the guild war between Fairy Tail and Phantom lord, which she and her team are savagely beaten, she slowly becomes a more stand out character as she plays a bigger role in the Tenrou Island arc. She partners up with Gajeel and though they are lucky to choose the peaceful path, their luck runs out when they are the first team to come to face the attaking members or Grimoire Heart. Levy is take by supries from two very odd looking mages and is saved by Gajeel at the last second, even though she was saying how she hated him not to long ago. Gajeel tells her to go get the other members of Fairy Tail, she hesitates only to by shouted at to run but not before she leaves him a block of iron conjured form her word magic for him. Of course the majority of her popularity comes from the heavy hinting of Levy and Gajeel, who pretty much forces her to choose him as her partner, are in a “complicated” relationship. Thus the LevyxGajeel ship set sail.  Skip forward a few arcs and during the battle with Tartarus, Gajeel and Natsu are battling Torafusa. As Natsu, Lucy and Juvia fall to his poisonous water curse, Gajeel is left to fight the overwhelming demon himself but can’t overcome. Just as he is out of stamina and breath, and as things get dark form the heavens an angel gives him the breath he needs to fight on from her very own mouth(in the words of Happy the cat; she llllliiiiiiiiiikkes him!) before she slowly sinks downwards. The Demon Torafusa charges at the helpless blue haired beauty only to receive and blow to the head from full dragon forced Gajeel as he shouts “hands off!” One of the greatest endings to a Fairy Tail chapter if I may say.

Storyline (Nozomi)

Nozomi's relevance to the story is strictly in the Gotei 13 Invading Army Arc. Since this isn't canon to the series, the arc is considered 'filler.' Nozomi's creation began during the initiation of Project Spearhead ~ the creation of mod souls (EX: Kon). Her existence, however, was split into two ~ one being Nozomi and the other half being the antagonist of the Gotei 13 invading Army Arc, Kageroza Inaba. Throughout the entirety of the arc, Nozomi's recollection of her existence remained a mystery. She's a very defensive individual and people like Kon who like to stick their nose into everything; you can tell Nozomi, at first, didn't quite get along with Kon. Beings known as Reigai (artificial and spiritual bodies that allow artificial souls to maintain in physical form) appear an begin fighting the Gotei 13 w/Nozomu Kujo being in the middle of it all. Since she became aware of her existence and her relation to Kageroza, it was inevitable that she would meet her demise. It's also revealed that she's the very first Mod-Soul and she also has Shinigami powers. She, so far, is the only character in all of Bleach that is both a Mod Soul and possesses a Zanpaktou. It wouldn't be long before Kageroza fuses back with Nozomi (much like how Cell from DBZ needed to absorb Androids 17 & 18 to become whole) and Ichigo would be forced to fight them ~ leaving the inevitability that Nozomi had to be cut down in order to prevent any more bloodshed. This saddens Ichigo & notably Kon, but during their time together, Nozomi was relieved to have had friends. 

Personality (Levy)

Levy has a cheerful and upbeat personality, and as such she is, rather easily, able to get along quite well with her guild mates. Her kind spirit is shown through her reluctance to get involved in the many brawls the guild has together, as she is too nice to fight "just for fun." She is also a very forgiving person, as she reconciled with Gajeel for torturing her and her teammates. Levy shows a deep affection for books and reading which made it easy for her and Lucy to become good friends giving each other nicknames. Levy is also the only person Lucy consented in being allowed for read her novel. Though she is very intelligent and loyal to her friends in the guild, she also has a tricky and mischievous side, at the start of the s-class trials she rewrites the runs left by Freed that trapped the contestants on the boat to all passage, but only to her and Gajeel and the others find out. However the second the threat of Grimoire Heart is revealed she immediately tries to rally the few who can fight and defend those who can’t around her.

Personality (Nozomi)

At first, Nozomi was shown to have a very defensive personality. This was shown when she was often quiet around others and was often annoyed with Kon's pervertedness. She also appears to be independent, often wanting to do things herself without anyone interfering. However, as soon as Ichigo & his friends came into her life, she became more warm, friendly, and showed a more exuberant personality. 

Appeal/Attraction (Levy)

Now Levy isn’t like the rest of the girls in Fairy Tail, with bulging chests that is, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t incredibly attractive. With her short blue hair and brown eyes she always has a smile on her face. Though her body one would call petite she makes up for in confidence and radiance. She doesn’t flaunt her body the way the past girls have but I think she does well with what she’s got going on. I mean she really cute and a shy type (when it comes to Gajeel that is) which I find adorable. So she might not have Cana’s sex appeal or Mira’s strength but it’s just something about this girl that makes everyone smile. She also fits in a cute couple relationship, the small shy girl and the scary tough guy together. Though both won't admit it, they clearly have feelings towards each other which makes it’s easy to see why LevyxGajeel is a popular couple in Fairy Tail.

Appeal/Attraction (Nozomi)

As you can see, a majority of the most popular Bleach Zealot posts have to deal with Nozomi. Something about a filler character having THAT much popularity just astonishes me. She has no relevance to the story, is a filler/non-canon character, and isn't the most interesting of females in the entirety of Bleach. But my goodness, it seems that A LOT of you are fans of Nozomi and, in my opinion, I'm also one of those suckers. Nozomi w/her short green hair and redish-purplish eyes ~ that's a turn on for me. When she was briefly shown nude, then it fostered into lust. When it showed her little sort of crush on Ichigo, that was it ~ she instantly became cute. Though only filler, her character is just a delight to look at and I wished she was shown more. Come back Nozomi, we need you! 

Verdict (By Stillmattic)

And the winner is…

This was a very easy decision for me for a couple of reasons. Although I adore Nozomi's looks, she doesn't play much of a role besides, like I said above, she's a filler-character. During her tenor in the filler arc, it was noted that she was the first Mod Soul and was capable of possessing Shinigami powers (aka a Zanpaktou). However, I had to give this victory to Levy strictly on the basis that her relevance in Fairy Tail has more of an impact than Nozomi does in Bleach. Sure, Levy isn't a major character, but I will openly admit ~ her & Gajeel together is like Natsu & Lucy ~ it's inevitable. Levy's relevance in the story gives her more opportunity to shine more as well whereas Nozomi is a later bloomer and was given her opportunities way later in the filler arc. Levy is strong in the categories of story & personality. Though Nozomi started off defensive, she soon became open thanks to Ichigo & his friends. However, Levy has always been cheerful, upbeat, and forgiving. Do we see that with Nozomi? Well, near her demise yes. Levy, I will admit, is cute, but in terms of appeal ~ I personally find Nozomi to be the cuter of the two. As much as Nozomi is the most popular of the Zealot posts, it doesn't change the fact that when it comes to relevance in story (though minor) and having the personality, Levy takes the cake. Nozomi, you're cute & all, but you departed from us way too soon. Levy's the winner.

So who do you think won? Levy from Fairy Tail or Nozomi from Bleach? Comment below and let us know. Look forward to SGABR posts on Fridays (11 weeks). Until then, you all stay classy now. Fairy Tail leads 4-0 against Bleach. Legacy, Throwback, & WBCR posts will be posted tomorrow.