Downloaded S1 & S2 of Fairy tail to give that a gander now the final season has just started.
Fairy Tail is my "guilty" pleasure - well not really guilty, it's a nice feel good show.
It is full of cheese and cliches, but the characters, setting, set pieces and above all the awesome soundtrack (easily one of the best soundtracks for anything in any medium) elevate it to one of those things that leaves a mark and stays with you after watching.
I will say the fan service in later seasons becomes a bit... well I think it's a bit excessive at times, however the core of the show is still solid. There are awesome story arcs particularly in the earlier seasons, and overall it's just a fun journey your mind can escape to that leaves you feeling good.
On a related note I recently binged through volumes 1-5 of RWBY and, well I wasn't sure what to expect - just having seen the odd gif and trailer with awesome fight choreography so decided to give it a shot. Wow, it's impressive. Didn't realise the creator passed away a few years ago, sad to learn that - they really had a good vision for this show and glad to see the team continued with it. I suppose if I had to summarise it in a sentence it would be something like "Little Red Riding Hood, Sarah Connor, Catwoman and Elsa from Frozen are recruited into Hogwarts University by the Wizard of Oz to improve their kung fu and fight against the Wicked Witch/Fairy Godmother and her forces of evil". Ok that's a really random analogy - but it's true there are numerous references to fantasy/fictional characters from other stories (I'd guess most main characters in the show can be referenced to something in another story) - the whole thing is like one big reference remixed into something awesome and unique. I mean they even have the General who fights with the kind of Equilibrium gun kata style!
The animation style was strange at first but the characters, setting, set pieces and fight choreography are so good as to draw you in and leave you wanting more. Great show.
Glad I watched it now seeing as Volume 6 is starting later this month.