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Gray x Juvia Manga Moments

❖ fuck-yeah-gruvia presents a list of all chapters (small description included with each) that center around or include Gruvia; whether it’s Gray and Juvia interacting, their relationship being commented on by other characters, or separately thinking/talking about each other. The list includes special/omake chapters as well. Use the direct links below to view specific content. ▶ ORIGINAL FAIRY TAIL ☆ Gruvia moments by chapter ☆ Chapter Covers | Color Spreads and Color Covers | Color Pages | Volume Covers ▶ FAIRY TAIL 100 YEARS QUEST (OFFICIAL/CANON SEQUEL) ☆ Gruvia moments by chapter ☆ Chapter Covers and Volume Contents/Extras | Color Spreads and Color Covers | Volume Covers

▶ OTHER OFFICIAL ART Official Hiro Mashima Twitter Art | Gray and Juvia’s son | Official Merchandise (includes art by Mashima-sensei as well as other companies) | Other Official Art drawn by Mashima-sensei (for fans, conventions, exhibits, merchandise, etc) | Official Art by FT sequel artist Atsuo Ueda (anything outside the manga, including his twitter) | Official Art tag (for everything!)

Note: Because photobucket changed their policy, unfortunately the albums can no longer be edited/updated. Any new content (such as the sequel, twitter, and other official art) will be updated on google drive. All content from the original Fairy Tail will remain on photobucket, as it’s completed and does not require any updates. Therefore to avoid confusion between the two platforms, please use the direct links above to view the specific sections.

The official/canon sequel, Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest is now ongoing. This list will be updated frequently as new chapters are released.

Chapter 56: Gray and Juvia first meet, the start of their battle, Juvia falls in love with Gray. Chapter 57: Gray and Juvia’s battle continues, Juvia’s past revealed, Gray takes away Juvia’s rain.

Chapter 67: Juvia watches Gray and Natsu argue with an amused and happy face, Gray carries huge blocks of wood on his back and he turns his head because he senses someone, Juvia ducks behind the wall and the wood collapses on top of him. After he composes himself, Juvia runs past him dropping a lunch box in his hands. Chapter 72: Juvia hopes Gray is alright as she watches him and Natsu argue about a pillow fight.

Chapter 75: Juvia watches Gray on the beach and thinks he’s daring, she approaches him at the casino later on, he says he doesn’t mind her joining Fairy Tail. Chapter 76: Gray and Juvia are attacked by Simon, Juvia uses water body to protect Gray and says she won’t let anyone lay a finger on him, Gray and Juvia protect each other when the blackout happens. Chapter 77: Juvia says Gray-sama was inside of Juvia (her water body to protect him and avoid him being discovered by the enemy). Chapter 78: Start of their journey to find Erza, Gray tells Juvia she doesn’t know the first thing about Erza, Juvia apologizes. Chapter 79: Juvia finds a way into the tower’s basement through water with her air bubbles, Gray praises her. Chapter 83: The group meets Simon again, Gray is about to attack him but Juvia stops him, she explains there’s no way he could be a dark mage while her hands rest on Gray’s back. Chapter 85: Juvia wants to go with Gray to find Natsu. Chapter 86: Gray tells the girls to find Natsu while he looks for Erza, Juvia says she could not disrespect his wishes. Chapter 87: Juvia gets taken over by Vidaldus Taka, the voice inside of her states how she has come to love Fairy Tail, she cannot bring herself to harm her nakama, despite Lucy being a “love rival” to which Lucy denies she is. Chapter 101: Erza asks about the elemental four girl, Gray says Juvia’s name and mentions she went to find the master so she could join Fairy Tail.

Chapter 103: When Natsu’s Team return home to Fairy Tail they find that Juvia has joined the guild. Gray smiles the largest and seems most pleased by this news.Juvia denies liking Gajeel in that way when Gray gets angry at finding out he joined the guild, too. Chapter 104: Gray and Juvia are sitting at the same table when Jason arrives to do his report on Fairy Tail. Juvia is dismayed when Gray unconsciously strips off his pants and she can see his underwear. Chapter 105: Gray and Juvia leave to go on a mission alone together and Gray says Master Makarov requested Gray to take care of Juvia for a while. Chapter 107: During the Fantasia Festival Gray asks Juvia if she’s entering the Miss Fairy Tail contest when Juvia declares that she wont lose to Lucy. During the contest Juvia wonders if Gray is watching her. Chapter 128: Gray and Juvia, dressed as a prince and princess, are atop of a parade float together during the Fantasia Festival. They effortlessly combine their powers to create a dazzling ice castle sculpture. Chapter 139.5: “Welcome to the Fairy Fountain”, Juvia is distracted by Gray’s body and her water slide falls apart. Chapter 161.5: “Welcome to Fairy Hills”, Juvia’s room revealed.

Chapter 165: Juvia nearly drowns the guild with her tears upon Gray’s return from the Oracion Seis mission, and Warren insists Gray be the one to stop her. Juvia pours Gray a drink during the party as Bisca and Alzack look on in interest. Juvia asks Gray if he was unfaithful to her while he was away. Chapter 168: Gray tries to teach Juvia how to eat caramade franks while Alzack and Bisca think they are acting lovey-dovey, and wish to be more like them. Chapter 169: In Edolas it’s Gray who is in love with Juvia and wants to go on a mission with her, while she’s not interested. Chapter 170: Edolas Gray looks to Edolas Juvia for approval of his opinion. Edolas Juvia rebuffs him. Chapter 171: Edolas Gray again looks to Edolas Juvia for approval on his statement. Chapter 193: Edolas Juvia is dismayed and flustered by the fact that there are two Grays. Edolas Gray is jealous at Edolas Juvia’s physical contact with the enemies, and earthland Gray is bewildered by his counterpart’s reaction.

Chapter 200: Juvia changed her hairstyle back to her original curled look when she finds out via Happy that in Edolas it was Gray who loved Juvia. Juvia tried to strip and join in a fight which involved Gray and the other guys. Chapter 201: Juvia gets excited when she looks at Gray. Chapter 202: Juvia wants to drop out of the S-Class exam so she can be Gray’s partner and help him win. Gray already has a partner, and thus encourages Juvia to fight him seriously in a heated battle. Juvia blushingly imagines a more intimate type of “battle.” Chapter 203: Juvia states Gray’s naked body is hot. Chapter 207: Gray wonders if Juvia failed the exam while Loke smirks knowingly in the background at him. Gray is disappointed to learn that Juvia didn’t get past Erza. Chapter 208: Juvia is foiled by Erza in her attempt to go cheer Gray on during the S-class test. Chapter 228: Juvia and Erza are attacked by Meredy. Juvia is nearly defeated, but she rises up to protect Erza when she hears that Meredy intends to kill Gray. Erza is frightened by Juvia’s terrifying demeanor. Chapter 229: Juvia vs Meredy Part I. Juvia is furious at Meredy for targeting Gray, Erza realizes Juvia’s surge in power is attributed to her love for Gray. Juvia takes on Meredy on her own and Meredy attempts to use Juvia’s love for Gray against the both of them by enacting her sensory link, which can only work if the people involved have strong feelings for each other. Juvia and Gray connect, and he now feels all the pain she does. Juvia becomes more enraged, Meredy attaches herself to the connection so that no matter who dies, Gray will die too. Chapter 230: Juvia vs Meredy Part II. Juvia breaks her own leg in order to protect Gray and stop Meredy from killing them all. Sh hugs the younger girl and encourages her to live for those she loves, just as Juvia herself does. Overwhelmed by Juvia’s feelings and words, Meredy loses the will to fight. She dispels the sensory link, as Juvia succeeds in saving Gray’s life. Chapter 239: Ultear is about to kill Juvia because she’s close to Gray, Gray saves Juvia’s life, he tells Ultear he wants to live a life with his comrades and Juvia smiles. Chapter 240: Gray sends Juvia after Zeref. Chapter 249: Everyone in the guild celebrates their victory against Grimoire Heart except Gray who is worried about Juvia and asks Freed where she is, he wonders if she is alright and what happened to Zeref. Gray thinks about Juvia again, and then she crawls towards the camp site asking for punishment because she let Zeref get away. Chapter 251: Juvia encourages Gray he will be S-class next time. Chapter 252: Gray ensures Juvia’s safety against Acnologia by carrying her as he runs away.

Chapter 256: Lyon falls in love with Juvia, Gray is annoyed, Juvia comes up with a bizarre relationship chart. Chapter 261: Juvia thinks tanned Gray is so cool, Juvia denies Gray would peek on her and the girls in the hot springs, it’s revealed Gray did peek along with Natsu, Jet, and Droy. Chapter 262: Juvia is jealous that Gray pet Lucy on the head. Chapter 264: Hearing that Jellal and Erza are talking alone, Juvia pulls Gray by the arm saying she wants that too. Chapter 265: Juvia meets with Gray in Crocus before the start of the GMG, she asks him to get lunch with her alone, he agrees and Lyon ruins their alone time and tries to take Juvia away, Gray won’t let him, Lyon introduces the bet of whoever wins the GMG gets to have Juvia in their guild, Gray argues with him, Juvia is suspicious of Gray and Lyon’s relationship. Chapter 267: Lyon reminds Gray of their bet regarding Juvia, Gray says he doesn’t remember agreeing to that but he won’t lose to him. Chapter 268: Gray is shocked to find Juvia on Team B, both Gray and Juvia along with Lyon enter the first event called “Hidden”. Chapter 269: Hidden begins, Juvia says she won’t lose to Gray to which he accepts the challenge, Juvia hugs a Gray clone and costs her team a point. Chapter 270: Hidden continues, Juvia reveals the bet that was made with the master on how the winning Team gets to boss the losing Team around for a day, Fairy Tail comes in last place for this event. Chapter 275: Juvia has a Gray and Lucy delusion of them being intimate to which the two deny that ever happening and confirm it never will. Chapter 281: Carla says Gray got snatched away by Lyon and Juvia. Chapter 282: Erza mentions Juvia’s feelings to Gray and tells him to give her a clear cut response, Gray turns his face blushing. Chapter 290: Juvia tells Gray he was wonderful today and cheers him on while he barrel surfs. Chapter 291: Naval Battle, Juvia shows off her wings of Gray-sama love attack. Chapter 298: Juvia wants Gray to ride the love slide with her, Gray refuses but Lyon snatches Juvia off her feet saying he will ride it with her, Gray gets angry and they all end up at the love slide, Gray and Lyon fall down the slide together. Chapter 303: Gray vs Rufus. Chapter 316: Gray and Lyon find Juvia and Cheila. Gray and Juvia vs Lyon and Chelia begins. Chapter 320: Gray and Juvia vs Lyon and Chelia - They are all exchanging blows except Lyon will not attack Juvia, Gray says they have a chance because Lyon and Chelia’s teamwork isn’t working. Chapter 321: Gray and Juvia vs Lyon and Chelia - Gray and Juvia are beaten and battered, Gray puts his hand on Juvia’s shoulder to which she puts her hand on top of his, Gray reassures Juvia that Lyon and Chelia’s weakness is teamwork and that they (Gray and Juvia) work together better than them. Chapter 322: Gray and Juvia vs Lyon and Chelia - Gray and Juvia perform unison raid. Lyon scolds Gray for being lovey-dovey with Juvia in front of him while Chelia marvels at their strong bond. Gray and Juvia hold hands, smiling at each other. They support each other while walking to the final confrontation with Sting.

Chapter 326: Gray and Juvia casually talk to each other after Fairy Tail’s victory. Chapter 334: Gray sacrifices himself for Juvia. Chapter 335: Juvia is devastated over Gray’s death. Time is rewound 1 minute, and Juvia cries as Gray’s death flashes through her mind. Chapter 338: Juvia confesses her feelings to Gray. Gray denies her. Juvia is unfazed and Lyon gives up on Juvia instead. Chapter 340: Juvia is the only one to notice Gray’s dour mood, and reprimands him. Gray tells her she’s right, smiles and thanks her. Chapter 341: Juvia is holding a Gray plushie in the bath. Chapter 345.5: “Fairies Penalty Game”, Team B wins the bet. Juvia tries to feed a blushing Gray as part of her victory, but accidentally ends up choking him. Gray is annoyed, and Juvia apologizes while saying she was nervous. She then offers him water from her water body, which he refuses. At the end of the day Gray says he can’t look Juvia in the eye any more.

Chapter 356: Juvia wants Gray to eat a Juvia bread that she made. Mira and Cana comment on Gray’s rejection, which seemed to have no impact, and things are the same as always. Gray blushingly eats a bread, which turns out to be a Gray one. Chapter 363: Gray and Juvia have been paired alone together to protect the ex-council members. Chapter 366: Gray and Juvia ride back to the guild. Juvia is worried. Gray squeezes her hand and reassuringly tells her he’s here with her. Chapter 372: Juvia protects Gray by kicking an enemy who was trying to hug Gray from behind. Chapter 374.5: “Welcome Home Frosch”, Gray and Juvia are walking together and come across a lost Frosch. They speak to him and Gray offers to escort him back to Sabertooth. Juvia comments that Gray is sweet. He pets Frosh, having unconsciously stripped, and Juvia is now holding his clothes for safekeeping. Chapter 376.5: “413 Days”, Juvia tries to give Gray a handmade scarf for their 413th day anniversary. But Gray refuses while saying sorry and walking away. Juvia finds out through Lyon that it’s the anniversary of Ur’s death. Juvia is upset and worried that she hurt Gray with her gesture. Gray remembers a fond memory of Ur giving him a scarf. He runs back through the snow and digs Juvia’s gift scarf up. He puts it on, blushes and says it’s warming him up. The next day both Gray and Juvia blushingly apologize to each other. Juvia gives Gray a hug pillow of herself. Chapter 386: Gray protects Juvia from Silver’s magic. Chapter 387: Juvia is furious and insists the Tartarus members tell her where they’ve taken Gray. Chapter 390: Gray and Silver battle, while Juvia battles Keith. Juvia has a bad feeling about Gray. Chapter 391: Keith tells Juvia about Silver. Chapter 392: Gray was about to cast Iced Shell when he thinks of the people most important to him. He imagines Juvia last, picturing her lovingly calling his name, as he closes his eyes and apologizes. Chapter 393: Silver contacts Juvia telepathically and aks her if she’s Gray’s “woman.” He gives Juvia the mission to defeat Keith, but she knows defeating him will kill Silver, too. He tells her to do it for Gray’s sake. Chapter 394: After much taunting from Keith, Juvia manages to defeat him, while saying she believes in the strength of human love. She is devastated, and apologizes to Gray. Silver thanks her, and tells her to take care of Gray. Chapter 395: Juvia collapses and says she wants to see Gray. Lucy promises that she will soon. Chapter 399: Juvia asks if Gray had been there. When she finds out he had, she looks upset and guilty. Chapter 406: As Juvia is being carried by Gajeel, she unconsciously calls him “Gray-sama.” Chapter 416: Juvia follows Gray to his parents grave to confess to being responsible for Silver’s death. Gray is shocked by this news. Juvia tells him that she feels she no longer has the right to love Gray because she killed his father. Gray approaches her, and instead of being angry, he buries his face in her chest, cries, apologizes, and thanks her. They both hold each other, as Juvia says Gray feels warm. Gray vows to defeat E.N.D. while Juvia agrees.

Chapter 423: There are rumors of a rainfall village. Juvia appears looking depressed. Chapter 424: Natsu’s group find Juvia alone in the rain. Juvia collapses. Inside her house Juvia tells them she and Gray had been living together for 6 months, while doing everything together: eating, training, and working. They were happy, until strange marks appeared on Gray’s body, and he left one day and never came back. Juvia has faith that Gray will return back to their home that they shared. Gray had joined Avatar. Chapter 425: Juvia is sick and has been left in Wendy’s care. Chapter 425.5: “Fairy Tail of the Dead MEEEEEEN”, Juvia is happy Gray is listed in the hottest male wizard rankings, the town is crawling with Ichiyas, Gray rushes to Juvia and Wendy asking if they’re alright, Juvia runs into his arms saying she’s scared, Gray tells her not to worry and returns her hug, he turns into Ichiya. Chapter 428: Natsu chastises Gray, telling him Juvia has been waiting for him to return. Gray remains silent. Chapter 430: Natsu admonishes Gray some more about not telling Juvia of his plans, as Gray continues to remain silent. It’s revealed that Erza told Gray not to reveal anything to Juvia in order to protect her. Chapter 432: Juvia attacks a Briar clone for being a love rival. Gray is shocked to see Juvia, who promptly hugs him. He holds her shoulders, and quickly apologizes to her while looking guilty. He promises to explain things later. They strip in unison and proceed to fight the enemies together. Chapter 435: Gray gives a general apology for causing people trouble with his actions. Juvia says as long as Gray is alright, she’s happy. Gray uncharacteristically hugs Frosch for being cute, and Juvia declares the exceed another love rival. Chapter 437: Juvia thinks Gray and herself living together was a secret, as Gray denies that’s what he was talking about. Gray and Juvia go back to their home to collect their things, before heading back to Magnolia.

Chapter 438: Gray and Juvia work together to rebuild the guild, exaggerated rumors spread about them living together, Gray clarifies they were just living the the same place together while sweating. Chapter 440: Juvia asks where Gray went, has another delusion of him being with Lucy, Team B reforms to find Laxus. Chapter 441: While searching for Laxus, Juvia wonders why she is with this team, Mirajane says it can’t be helped because Gray left before them. Chapter 443: Team B is in the hot springs. At the mention of Gray, Juvia “accidentally” drops her towel. Chapter 447: After rescuing Makarov, Juvia rushes to Gray happy he’s okay. Chapter 451: Juvia hears the tragic story of Zeref and Mavis, she cries about how Mavis has to fight the one she loves, Gray reacts to Juvia crying. Chapter 453: Gray offers Juvia his candy bar, Juvia is shocked and blushing, Gray tells her he is grateful to have her, that she’s always by his side, and after the battle is over he will give her his answer. Gray asks for now to let him focus and Juvia smiles knowingly. Chapter 458: Juvia cries out for Gray when the sandstorm hits. Chapter 459: Juvia attacks Wahl only to be knocked down by steam that causes her side to burn, Gray yells out her name and curses trying to attack with ice make but is stopped by fire. Chapter 460: Gray and Juvia switch opponents, and strip together again. Lisanna asks them both where their clothes are. Chapter 462: Gray and Juvia are in a team that will be sent out to aid Lamia Scale, Gray mentions Lyon’s ugly mug, Juvia is not excited to see him. Chapter 462.5: “Fairies Christmas”, Christmas party at Lucy’s that ends up in madness, the girls are drunk, Juvia is crying about the snow falling everywhere so Gray asks why she’s worked up, she says it’s so sad while giving him a bone crushing hug, Erza considers Gray and Juvia a couple. Chapter 471: Juvia prepares a heart shaped sleeping bag for her and Gray to share, Gray says it’s too hot, Juvia ends up sharing with Erza. The next day, Gray and Juvia appear in front of Lyon rushing through the front lines to take out the enemies. Lyon still thinks Juvia is cute. Chapter 474: Gray, Juvia, and Lyon continue to fight Alvarez troops. Two enemies appear catching Juvia off guard. Gray turns around to her, screams her name and to look behind her. Juvia is saved by Meredy. Chapter 483: Lyon speaks of invaluable experiences. Gray recalls all the moments that gave him a push further into his path of overcoming the traumas of the past and growing into the person he is today. His moment with Juvia at the end of the Tartaros Arc where he sobs into her chest is one of those important moments he remembers. Chapter 484: After taking back the south, Gray and Juvia are sitting on a bed together in their underwear. Chapter 489.5: “Fairy Tail Stone Age”, alternate universe that takes place in the stone age where the male and female tribes battle. Gray wields an ice spear, but Juvia breaks a dam open and the flood washes Gray and several other men away. In the end, Juvia sits on Gray’s face as she defeated him. Chapter 490: Gray, Juvia, and unconscious Erza are seperated from Wendy/Charle due to Universe One. Chapter 491: Gray and Juvia meet up with Natsu and Lucy. Chapter 495: Prepared to take back the guild and Mavis, Gray, Juvia, and the rest prepare to battle Alvarez once again. Chapter 498: Gray vs Invel. Gray and Juvia are chained by Ice Lock and are forced to fight each other to the death. Chapter 499: “Gray and Juvia”, they fight each other until both of them decide to kill themselves after not wanting to hurt the other. Gray’s feelings for Juvia are confirmed, as she is more than a friend to him. Juvia gives Gray a blood transfusion in order to save his life. After realizing what she did, Gray holds her and cries. He screams in agony, thinking back to his interactions with her throughout the series. Juvia’s beautiful image appears and she says to not be sad because she will live on within him, and her life will always belong to him. Gray holds her head and puts his forehead against hers as he cries, telling her that he will be more serious about her and to wake up. Thanks to Juvia’s parting gift Gray stands once more against Invel, this time seething in rage the likes he’s never experienced before. Chapter 500: Gray annihilates Invel, saying Juvia’s future was taken away as he cries for her again. Gray still believes Juvia is dead/never coming back, but Wendy heals Juvia unbeknownst to Gray. Juvia also sensed that Gray may have kissed her while she was unconscious. Chapter 504: Gray says he’s suffered because of the demons from the book of Zeref, and mentions Juvia (reminder of her “death”). He says he will kill Natsu and the two start to fight. Meanwhile, Juvia says she must find Gray because if this keeps going he will break. Chapter 507: Upon seeing Juvia alive, Gray passes out and Juvia catches him, cradling him in her arms. She then also passes out on top of him. Chapter 538: When talking about plans after the war is over, Gray says he must apologize to Juvia properly, followed by flashbacks of chapter 499. Chapter 541: Gray and Juvia are teleported to Hargeon via Mest. Chapter 542: Gray protects Juvia from Acnologia’s attack. Chapter 543: Gray and Lyon make an ice boat, Juvia praises them and uses her water to push the boat into Acnologia. Chapter 544: Acnologia is defeated, Gray and Juvia smiling at each other.

Chapter 545 (final chapter): Gray is annoyed at Juvia stripping as he does not want people looking at her, they talk about their respective scars, Gray says that Juvia (and her body) is his. Gruvia is canon!

FAIRY TAIL: 100 YEARS QUEST (SEQUEL)

Story board (rough drafts, character lines, story/plot) by Hiro Mashima. Art by Atsuo Ueda. ☆ Note: This is the official sequel to the main and original manga. The storyboard is by Hiro Mashima, and the art is by Atsuo Ueda. Because the spinoff is written by Hiro Mashima and promoted/endorsed by him, it’s considered CANON. It is a direct continuation of where chapter 545 left off.

Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest album (chapters, chapter covers, color spreads)

Chapter 1: Juvia is muttering that Gray left. Chapter 2: Juvia wants to go on a mission to protect Gray’s life, also argues with new member Touka who asked if Juvia could just wait for the one she loves to return. Chapter 3: Juvia, Gajeel, Levy, and Lily go on a mission to investigate Touka, who mentioned Briar of Avatar. Chapter 4: Touka insults Gray, says Juvia is chasing after a slovenly man. Juvia gets angry. Chapter 9: Gajeel and Juvia continue their investigation on Touka. They end up tailing her to Lucy’s house, where Touka apparently lives. Gajeel falls on top of Juvia after loosing balance from the window they were looking through. Levy sees them and Juvia says she’s not a love rival because she only thinks of Gray-sama. Touka is known as the white mage who stole the water dragon god’s power. Chapter 25: Team Natsu goes into “Fairy Nail”, a guild where alternate versions of themselves are celebrities. Gray (Glen) is a pole dancer and Juvia (Juvina) is a topless dancer. Real Gray scolds Natsu for imagining Juvia topless. When they get back on the train, Gray says he saw Juvia for the first time in awhile and wonders if she’s doing alright. He then says “romantic love huh…”, with a soft smile and blushes, thinking of Juvia calling his name. Confirming that once again, Gray loves Juvia.

Chapter 26: Gray goes on a date with Juvina (who is Juvia’s counter part) from Fairy Nail, and she teases him about his love for Juvia, that includes saying Gray didn’t deny he loves her. Juvina told Gray that her and Glen aren’t a couple in order to get information out of him by giving him Juvia’s perspective, but in reality Glen and Juvina are together which Gray finds out later. Gray said Juvina and Juvia might look alike but they are different and that Juvia has a scar because of him. Juvia is special to Gray but he thinks he is not good enough for her right now. So he will become a man who can protect her, and then go get her no matter what. After the date, Gray is thinking about Juvia on the train. Juvia then appears! Gray accidentally calls her Juvia-sama. But is it the real Juvia? Gray blushes for Juvia (and Juvina) constantly throughout the chapter. Chapter 27: Juvia hangs out with Team Natsu, but they can’t tell her about their quest due to the contract. Juvia asks if Gray will really come home and he says of course he will eventually. She also says she is planning on leaving tomorrow and had no intention of interfering with the job. Gray says he is happy to see her for the first time after a long time. He notices she is acting strange and asks her about it because she hesitated when asked about the guild. Juvia can’t remember everything, but says there is a new member she’s suspicious of, warns Gray about the white mage, and passes out in his arms. The ground starts shaking and they end up on Aldron the wood god dragon’s right hand. Volume 3 Omake: Juvia is practicing kissing (since she heard in a magazine that men are smitten with women who are good kissers) in a mirror for her forthcoming day with Gray, and Gray tells her it’s stupid to practice in front of the actual person (meaning him), that she should do these things in secret. Chapter 28: Juvia is resting in bed, Gray tells the team about what Juvia said regarding the white mage and said she was acting strange. He volunteers to look after her while Natsu, Lucy, and Erza gather information on Aldron. When Juvia wakes up, she tells Gray and Wendy that everyone in the guild is being controlled by the white mage. She says they must save everyone quickly. Chapter 30: Battle of Fairy Tail in Draseel commences. Gray and Juvia are together, but Juvia can’t use magic. So she asks Gray to protect her, and he tells her not to leave his side. Controlled Bixlow then pops out of no where and says they are being lovey dovey as usual, and he’s jealous. Gray tells Juvia to hide while Gray takes on the raijinshuu. Chapter 32: Juvia is hiding, while Gray fights the raijinshuu. She comically declares Evergreen a love rival but cannot move from her spot because she cannot use magic. Juvia cheers Gray on from afar. Chapter 41: Gray and Juvia meet up with Lucy and Cana. Juvia asks Gray if he would like to take advantage of the confusion to touch her breasts. He freaks out. Chapter 49: Juvia praises Gray after he defeats Mirajane and Elfman. She holds onto his arm when the ground starts shaking from Aldron’s orb being destroyed.

Chapter 50: Juvia still holding onto Gray. She also wished she had her magic to protect Gray’s ears from the loud noise. She gets her magic back and a water bubble appears around Gray’s head. Chapter 55: Start of Gray and Juvia vs. Metro (God Seed of Aldoron) Chapter 57: “Power To Live”. Gray and Juvia continue to battle Metro, they reach for reach other but Juvia gets absorbed by the tree. Metro asks Gray what this girl (Juvia) means to him and if she is power. Gray states that’s right, she is his power to live. Juvia starts blushing, boiling, and steaming due to what Gray says and even repeats it to herself. *Chapter cover matches with Chapter 58′s cover. See note below.* Chapter 58: “Ice and Water”. Juvia is still boiling, but Gray comes up with an idea to use Juvia’s body as ice to set her free. He comes up with a series of attacks called Juvia Freeze, Juvia Geyser, and Juvia hammer. Juvia herself is enjoying this. Once she is set free, her and Gray do a unison raid called Ice Wave to defeat Metro. Gray asks Juvia if her body is okay, and she replies saying she never imagined she would be frozen in a block of ice. She continues to be her silly self while pointing to her lips saying it hurts there and to have Gray give her CPR. That shows Gray she is fine after all, and Juvia continues to tease him asking him what she was to him again (aka his power to live), and keeps pushing for him to say it. Gray blushes and hides his eyes until he finally looks at her and tells her to cut it out because their friends are in trouble. Juvia becomes disappointed, but then Gray puts his hand on her head and yanks her towards him, hugging her. Gray tells Juvia he’s glad she’s safe, and they both blush. They then go off to find the others. Juvia follows after Gray, picking up his clothes. Meanwhile, their guild mates realize Metro has been defeated by the pair. Elfman states Gray and Juvia together aren’t too shabby, while Wakaba and Macao state that is the power of love. *Chapter cover matches with Chapter 57′s cover. See note below.* NOTE ABOUT THE CHAPTER COVERS: The chapter covers of Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest 57 and 58 match on purpose. Chapter 57, titled “Power To Live” (referencing Gruvia; as Gray states she is his power to live in the chapter), depicts beautiful Juvia in a dress with petals around her. Chapter 58, titled “Ice and Water” (also referencing Gruvia), shows bashful Gray holding his hand out, implying he is asking Juvia to dance, as other couples are dancing in the background. The same petals from chapter 57’s cover are also present. The matching covers are also confirmed by Atsuo Ueda, the artist helping Hiro Mashima with the 100 Years Quest sequel. He states on twitter while posting both covers: “By the way, I made the perspective of this cover opposite from the other one.” (Opposite perspectives, as in they are facing each other) Chapter 63: Juvia calls Gray’s name, Gray instantly whips around asking if she called him (while naked). Juvia hugs him and says she’s glad he’s safe, Gray hugs her back while blushing/smiling saying “you too”, being super affectionate so everyone in the guild is shocked.

Chapter 64: Brandish shrinks the girls. Tiny Juvia is looking for her to change them back to normal size but finds “giant” Gray instead. She jumps at him while losing her towel, so Gray “eats” her to hide her from Elfman.

Chapter 65: Team Natsu gets sent to Edolas after 9 years. Edo Gruvia is married and has a son named Greige (who looks like the son Mashima-sensei drew for Gray and Juvia in the past). Chapter 66: Greige asks Gray why he doesn’t wear clothes, Wendy wonders if Gray and Juvia had a child if the child would be like him, and Gray is blushing covering his mouth saying Greige is too cute. Greige blushes shyly at Nasha, Natsu scolds him, and Gray yells at Natsu grabbing his shirt to not be loud so he won’t scare Greige. Chapter 67: Natsu makes a comment about taking Nasha back to earthland, and Gray says they will only take Greige back. Chapter 71: Natsu and Gray encounter Hakune in Elentir who makes dolls out of the women sleeping in the depths of men’s/their hearts. Juvia appears for Gray, and he wonders what she’s doing there while blushing. Juvia is hugging on him and saying it’s because Juvia is Gray-sama’s. Hakune says the women in their hearts soak up their lives. Eventually Natsu and Gray destroy the dolls because they aren’t real. With a smile, Gray mentions the real Juvia is crazier anyway. Chapter 74: Gray thinks of Juvia, saying her name out loud to himself. Wendy, who has transformed into a monster cat, appears in front of him. She teases Gray about being concerned for Juvia. Chapter 81.5 (Volume 9 omake): This bonus chapter takes place right before Gray/Team Natsu gets transported to Edolas/Elentir arc. Juvia and Gray are alone in a room sitting on a bed together as Juvia wraps her water body around him to soak up his “nutrients” since she can’t see him during the 100 Years Quest. Gray apologizes for putting her in danger during the fight with Aldoron, while Juvia responds with teasing him about him saying she’s his power to live. Gray is blushing furiously. Juvia starts thinking to herself how Gray might not come back alive, but knowing she can’t think that way, she comments to herself she fell in love with Gray-sama who fights. But also notes Gray-sama who lounges around all day is fine too, showing her delusion of him asking her for food on the couch while drinking, and she holds the clothes. Juvia says if that happens she will be the provider, and Gray is confused at what she is saying. With a determined look and blush, Gray then says “I promise. I will definitely come back. When I come back….” Then he disappears before he can finish his sentence, and Juvia is left crying comically due to the horrible timing. Chapter 84: Gray vs Hakune rematch, Hakune makes Gray fantasize the blissful life he wants/envisions, which includes being with Juvia and their son, Greige. In this dream, Greige pulls Gray by the hand and says everyone is here, meaning Ur, Ultear, and his dad Silver. They are all together to celebrate Gray’s birthday. Gray keeps saying it’s a dream. He says he wants to stay there forever, but can’t because it’s wrong. It’s a dream. He breaks out of the fantasy and says he doesn’t want to be happy, he wants to make JUVIA happy. Chapter 90: Gray and Juvia reunite and happy to see each other. Watching them, Warren and Max note that Gray’s personality has changed (since he’s more open with Juvia now). Chapter 91: Team Natsu parts from the guild once again to continue on the 100 Years Quest. Juvia clings to Gray’s arm crying not to go, he says he has an important job to do.

Chapter 113: Gray fights Sai of the Gold Owl Alchemist guild, the alchemy “LOVE BOND” was used, resulting in Gray taking on the appearance of the woman he’s in love with. Likewise, Juvia at the guild took on the appearance of Gray, shocking everyone. Juvia comically thinks it’s from loving Gray too much. However, it’s revealed Sai did this thinking he could crush a woman, believing women are weak. Gray tells him not to look down on Juvia. Sai is shocked that Juvia is a mage, and Gray asked if he considered the possibility the woman he swapped with would be stronger than him. Of course Sai did not consider that, so Gray called him an idiot. Gray then states he will use Juvia’s powers, and show Sai how strong she really is. Chapter 114: Gray (in Juvia’s body) uses her magic to beat up Sai, he also pictures different versions of Juvia calling his name (mostly fangirl/comical, but one of her loving smile) trying to remember how she uses magic. Sai changes Gray back to the person Gray thinks is weakest, which is himself. Gray then wins the battle using cold slicer. Chapter 123: Team Natsu returns to the guild, Juvia hugs Gray and mentions her form transformed into his, he remembers the love bond and blushes, trying to explain himself but mumbles. Chapter 124: Gray and Rogue challenge each other on who can step on their opponent’s shadow first, to which Juvia reminds Gray that Rogue is a shadow user.

This list will be updated frequently as new chapters are released. Last update: 1/10/23 ❆ Please let us know if anything is missing!

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Gray’s love for Juvia developed gradually throughout the entire Fairy Tail series

Aka, it wasn’t out of no where.

*Note: I plan to update this post gradually as new moments are released, including the images. So please keep checking back here. :) Last update: July 30th 2022.

Most of the time, those who dislike Gruvia are quick to say Gray was “constantly rejecting” and “constantly annoyed” by Juvia, and now “all of a sudden” he loves her, so it’s OOC. But that’s not true. Gray was not constantly annoyed by Juvia, nor did he constantly reject her. More over, he cannot be “forced” to love her. He isn’t so weak willed, and will say no to things he doesn’t like. He chooses to be with Juvia himself. Juvia is Gray’s main partner; someone who stands proudly by his side, and he wants her there. She is the only girl that he has romantic development with.

How many times will Gray be “OOC” until some certain individuals see that’s not the case, and it’s actually character development? Did some people expect Gray to never grow up? Even their guild mates have noticed the change, and have verbally commented on it. It’s sad if you want him to remain the same forever. Furthermore… Gray holding Juvia’s hand multiple times, hanging out with her casually of his own accord, comforting her, being affectionate with her, dying for her on multiple occasions, wearing the scarf she made for him, crying into her chest, hugging her, thanking her, living with her, promising her an answer, crying over her “dead” body, holding her in his arms, saying she (and her body) is his, wanting to protect her, declaring he will make her his and that she’s his power to live, having concrete romantic feelings for her, wanting a happy life with her and Greige… all of this is OOC? According to those who dislike the ship, Gray has been OOC since the GMG/Tartaros arc! From then on, every romantic gesture he’s made towards her is “OOC”, which is hilarious in itself because that’s the same thing as claiming you know Gray more than Mashima, which is false. How can the majority of his character be OOC?! Hint: It’s not. This is the real GRAY. The Gray that continues to evolve. In chapter 499, while he held her in his arms, desperately begging her to wake up, Gray said he would be/is serious about Juvia now. It certainly shows in the sequel. He is keeping his word.

All art by the author, Hiro Mashima. Gray and Juvia spend time together of their own accord. Furthermore, these people are focusing way too much on the comedic moments, that are meant to be laughed at, and ignoring the ones that really matter. They also fail to remember that Gray falls under the tsundere character trope. He is shy when it comes to romance, like most Japanese people are. Humor is subjective, but what falls under the umbrella of humor is not. You don’t have to think it’s funny, as long as you know it’s a joke. No, Gruvia is not toxic. Mashima likes humor, and that absolutely includes Juvia’s silly antics and Gray’s reactions to them. These things are exaggerated on purpose for dramatic effect. Japanese love this type of humor use in their mangas. This is also a fantasy manga, meaning it does not have to meet real life standards. Most of the characters have quirks that would not be acceptable in real life.

Gruvia is one of, if not the most romantically developed couple in Fairy Tail. All on panel. Gray being more open about his love for Juvia in the sequel, 100 Years Quest, makes complete sense. If the manga itself for some odd reason hasn’t shown you why, this post surely will. After all, I am using the manga to prove my point.

Before I begin showcasing Gray’s development, I’d like to recommend everyone read this post: Juvia isn’t a stalker. The message of Gruvia is not “stalk someone so much until they love you back”. Rather, it’s more along the lines of “love can turn someone’s life around”. Mashima has only ever portrayed Juvia’s love for Gray as a positive thing for both characters. Real cases for stalking often involve the stalker having control over their victim, sometimes employing fear in a desperate attempt to maintain control, which Juvia has NEVER done. Admiring someone from afar is not the same as stalking them, especially when you don’t have the courage to talk to them. A real stalker would not throw their life away for their victim either. By contrast, they would TAKE their victim��s life away. Furthermore, someone comparing Juvia to a stalker, and claiming they “understand” because they have been stalked before (aka self inserting in a fantasy manga), is an insult to those who are real stalking victims. Don’t do it.

As you read through, notice how the scenes I chose (and it was hard, Gruvia has way too many panels) are mainly, if not all, from Gray’s side. The scenes displayed here are almost entirely serious ones, not comedic. Nor are they just panels of the two standing next to each other (in which there are also a lot of in the series, might I add, but I am focusing on moments that are actually meaningful). And looking at the amount of panels, it’s further proof that Gruvia isn’t all humor.

Now, let’s take a look at how Gray’s love for Juvia progressed throughout the series, step by step in the most simple way possible. I say simple, but the truth of the matter is this post is pretty long… ^^’

How Gray Fullbuster fell in love with Juvia Lockser.

I. Enemies

Phantom Lord.

Self explanatory—Gray and Juvia were enemies when they first met. Juvia was shunned her entire life, and was once a character who had forsaken love until she met Gray, who took away her rain and showed her the sunny sky. This is where their love story began.

II. Allies

Tower of Heaven.

When Juvia appears before Gray for the first time since their fight, he already knew who she was, her name, and that Phantom Lord had been disbanded. He personally doesn’t mind Juvia joining Fairy Tail, though he wonders what the master will say. The two now become allies, protecting/defending each other from Simon and when the blackout happens. They work together throughout the entire arc. Erza asks about the “element 4″ girl at the end, and Gray responds, “Oh, Juvia. She went home.” as well as mentioning she wants to join Fairy Tail.

III. Guild mates

Fighting Festival, Edolas.

Gray is happy about Juvia joining Fairy Tail, and the two are now officially guild mates. Makarov even thought it was good for them to go on a mission alone together. Plenty of small interactions between them occur throughout these arcs, but the notable ones are of the two making an ice water castle together, and Gray teaching Juvia how to eat caramade franks. Alzack and Bisca, a canon couple, note that Gray and Juvia are being lovey dovey. At that time, Alzack and Bisca actually wished they could be more forward, like the two they were watching.

IV. Friends

Tenrou Island, Grand Magic Games/Dragon Invasion, Tartaros.

Gray and Juvia undeniably became close throughout these arcs. Gray thought about Juvia multiple times during the S-class exam, especially after she didn’t make it back to camp. He wanted to have a battle with her, therefore he was disappointed she lost to Erza. He was worried about her after sending her off to chase Zeref, and protected her during Acnologia’s attack. And of course, Meredy’s sensory link would not have worked if they weren’t close; she even comments to Ultear that Juvia is close to Gray. Like clockwork, Gray swoops in and saves Juvia from Ultear’s deadly attack. This is likely the moment that showcased Gray could eventually fall for Juvia. The two are no doubt, good friends. The Grand Magic Games was a long arc that showcased Gray and Juvia’s strong bond and teamwork that is unmatched. Gray would have accepted Juvia’s lunch date request if not for Lyon and his ridiculous bet that Gray didn’t even agree to. During the fight with Lyon and Chelia, Gray comforts Juvia by placing his hand on her shoulder, and she returns his touch. They do a unison raid, winning the battle, and both smiling at each other as they hold hands after. And of course, when the dragons attack, Gray sacrifices his life for Juvia without hesitation. Bonus: 413 Days special shows Gray, blushing and accepting the scarf Juvia made for him, commenting that it’s warm with a smile, one of the biggest signs his romantic feelings for her are growing. When Juvia offers Gray her “Gray-bread”, the only reason he didn’t want to eat it was because it had his face on it, hence why Juvia also made “Juvi-bread” too. Watching the interaction, Cana comments that she thought Gray shot Juvia down before, a reminder of his so called “rejection” right after the GMG. She notes that Gray’s actions (eating the bread Juvia made and being affectionate with her) contradict that “rejection”. Mirajane also affirms this, stating it’s back to status quo, confirming the “rejection” was indeed a red herring as nothing negative has changed between Gray and Juvia. Basically, Mashima was telling us to forget that “rejection” even happened. Further evidence that “rejection” meant nothing includes what happened following the bread scene; everything in the Tartaros arc and beyond. Gray holding Juvia’s hand stating “I’m here with you” is very intimate. Juvia having a significant panel/presence in Gray’s mind before attempting iced shell. Gray’s father, Silver, asked if Juvia was Gray’s woman and then said to take care of him. At the end of the arc, Juvia confessed to Gray it was her that killed the necromancer controlling his father, and said she had no right to love him anymore. She was about to walk away from Gray forever, a selfless act that no crazy “stalker” would ever do. But he didn’t let her. He grabbed her, and sobbed in her chest, thanking her for what she did. The two share an intimate hug as the snow falls. While I placed the Tartaros arc under the “friends” section, you could argue it became obvious Gray started to love Juvia romantically by the middle, or end of it. At the very least, it was clear if they were to end up with someone, it would be each other, no one else.

V. Lovers (romantic/love interest)

Avatar, Alvarez Empire (war), Fairy Tail Final Chapter. Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest (official canon sequel). By this time, it is absolutely clear that Gray and Juvia are meant to be each other’s love interests in the series. A character such as Gray would not just live with a girl (who is in love with him) if she was only his friend. Gray and Juvia shared a house together for 6 months, which again, is deep for this type of series. As we know, Gray leaves her without a word to infiltrate Avatar. I have my own issues with the Avatar arc, but that’s a different story. When the two reunite, we can see that Gray is truly sorry for leaving, as he has trouble looking at her directly when he apologizes. The two fight together, side by side once again. Juvia also picked up Gray’s stripping habit. Before the war, Gray was flirting with Juvia on a balcony, offering her the rest of his candy bar. In this scene, Gray himself trashes all anti-claims about him being annoyed she’s always with him. “I’m grateful to have you. You’re always by my side”. Yes, Gray wants Juvia there with him. Always. He is not repulsed by her, he does not hate her, she does not annoy him. A strong romantic vibe was felt during this moment, as Gray promises her an “answer” (which is presumed to be about his feelings for her) after the battle is over. He would not be saying this if his answer was “no” or if he didn’t have feelings for her. He would not make Juvia wait around for another “rejection”, that makes no sense whatsoever. Anyway, most people agree at this point Gray loves Juvia romantically. During their fight with Invel is when it’s 100% confirmed that Gray loves Juvia, through words AND actions. See the breakdown of the Japanese raw here, including confirmation from a Japanese native. But in sum when Gray said 「仲間を…いや…お前をキズつけたくない…」 “I don’t want to hurt a friend… no… I don’t want to hurt YOU”, “Nakama wo… Iya… Omae wo kizutsuketakunai”, he starts to say “comrade”, but then corrects himself (he actually says “no”), indicating Juvia is more than a comrade. The direct word order would be “A friend… no… it’s YOU I don’t want to hurt”. So now we have the word part down, let’s talk briefly about Gray’s actions. He and Juvia did the same thing (committed suicide) for the SAME reason. They did not want to hurt the person they LOVE. The manga speaks for itself; Gray’s screams of agony and tears upon thinking Juvia died, holding her close, begging her to wake up, beating Invel’s ass in rage mode, blaming Natsu (the book of demons) for taking Juvia away, and his passing out from relief of seeing her alive… that’s love. Period.

As for Gray’s “answer” this was it. I truly believe it was chapter 499. But I also believe because of what happened in this chapter, it caused Gray to hold back telling Juvia how he felt, since we learn later he feels guilty about the scar and that he’s not strong enough to protect Juvia yet. Onto the final chapter of Fairy Tail… I felt it could have been handled better, but I won’t get into detail. The point is, in Mashima’s mind, Gruvia was canon. The west and Japan have very different ideas of what “canon” is. See post: What the word “canon” actually means (Japan vs The West). Japanese fans consider “canon” couples to have clearly defined mutual feelings or are extremely obvious. Meanwhile, the west needs “canon” to be far more explicit, such as dating, marriage, and/or kids. But this is a Japanese manga, written by a Japanese man, and mainly geared towards a Japanese audience. Therefore, as readers, we must consider the Japanese point of view as the intention. Anyway, Gray and Juvia talk about their respective scars, in which Gray feels guilty for her receiving one. Gray said “Your body is mine”, but what he meant was “you’re mine”, all of Juvia belongs to Gray. You do not say this to a friend. Gray is shy, and his mumbling afterwards is irrelevant. Watch this video by a Japanese native to fully understand what Gray meant in the final chapter and why this means he loves Juvia romantically. Juvia herself knew what Gray meant also, hence her excited reaction. Thus, this was meant to be Gruvia’s canon moment, before the sequel arrived that is…

100 Years Quest

While it was confirmed in the original that Gray loves Juvia romantically, it became even more clear in the continuation. Those who say Gray did a complete 180 in the sequel and is now too “lovey” about Juvia must not have paid attention beforehand. Because Gray loving Juvia isn’t out of left field, it makes total sense given the development up til this point. Gray is more open about his feelings now. It’s wonderful character development.

This is the official sequel to Fairy Tail, taking place directly after the original left off. Even though Ueda draws the art, this is STILL Mashima’s story. It is written completely by him. Hiro Mashima writes the story/draws the storyboard, meaning he creates the plot/story, rough drafts, and character’s lines as explained in his youtube video here. Mashima explains what a “name” (aka storyboard) is and how to make them. The 100 Years Quest storyboard he was working on at the time is shown towards beginning of the video. 100 Years Quest Volume 10 includes two of Mashima’s original storyboards for the sequel as well. Since he’s very busy, he doesn’t have time to ink it too, so Atsuo Ueda does the art, which is very similar to Mashima’s anyway. Mashima also promotes/endorses it on twitter and other places such as his youtube quite often. And has confirmed in multiple EDENS ZERO volume afterwards that he still writes the 100YQ. Hiro Mashima is also credited with the story(board) in every chapter. There are flashbacks in the sequel that use panels/art directly from the original Fairy Tail. That is only allowed because he is the author of this (sequel) story. And finally… the anime for 100 Years Quest has been green lit! Anyway, everyone agrees that this sequel is canon. Continuing on…

Yes, Gray is very much centered around Juvia in the 100 Years Quest. That’s because his development outside of her is finished. He’s completed all his goals except in his eyes becoming strong enough to protect her, and being with her properly. I know some people are unhappy that almost all of Gray’s fights in this sequel have been focused on Juvia, but that’s because Mashima is focusing on his emotional development at this stage. His past (Ur, Deliora, Ultear, Silver, etc) should not be dwelled on anymore. He’s had plenty of battles and moments revolving around that in the original series. Juvia is his future, and now it’s her turn to be Gray’s main focus.

I have never seen Gray blush so much over Juvia as I have than in this sequel. Even in general, Gray has never been so flustered before. He has really come a long way, and gained so much character development. To put it simply, his goal in the sequel is to be with Juvia, for good. When the topic of romance is brought up, Gray blushes with a dorky, but so-in-love smile thinking of Juvia calling his name. This scene confirms once again that Gray loves Juvia, since his comment was “ren’ai ne…/love, huh…” 恋愛 (ren’ai) = specifically romantic love. Following this, we see Gray interact with Juvina, Juvia’s doppelgänger from Fairy Nail. The point of this chapter was to take a look inside Gray’s heart, and for him to gain insight on how Juvia might actually feel waiting around for him. Juvina pointed out some key factors: Gray’s unhappy face thinking about her being a topless dancer because he doesn’t want other men seeing the woman he loves naked, the fact that he did not deny he loves Juvia, that Juvia won’t wait forever, that she feels bad for Juvia, etc. Juvina also told Gray about Glen, and how he acts reminds us of how Gray acts. Although we find out later Juvina and Glen are actually together, it seems like Juvina was simply trying to give Gray some perspective lol. And all those people who still claim Gray hates Juvia, he said “I don’t hate you!” (about Juvia) right in this very chapter. He then proceeds to say Juvia means the world to him, but he doesn’t think he’s good enough for her right now. We see him thinking of the scar she got from their fight with Invel, feeling guilty about it. While Juvina taunts that Juvia won’t wait for him forever, Gray says he knows that and so that’s why he wants more confidence in himself. Juvia’s smiling image comes to his mind again as he vows to become a man who can protect her, and declares he will make her his. What Gray said, “And then I swear I’ll make her mine/And go get Juvia no matter what” is a set phrase in Japanese with a romantic nuance. See the breakdown of the raw here, along with examples from other manga that use this phrase in romantic context. When Juvia appeared randomly on the train, Gray knew something wasn’t right. he even asked her why she was acting so different. Because Gray knows Juvia. Of course, they are always together throughout the white mage/Aldoron arc. The two fought Metro, and completed another unison raid. Gray saying Juvia is his power to live is also romantic because of the way he said it in Japanese. You do not say this to a friend, but we know at this point Gray is in love with her anyway. And because we know that, we know his line is romantic. Juvia knows as well, hence why she was so happy about it, wanted him to say it again, and teased him afterwards. The meaning in Japanese of “she’s my power/strength to live” is “because there is you, I am living”. After they win, Gray pulls Juvia in for a hug, saying he’s glad she’s safe while holding that typical Gray pout and tsundere blush. After the battle with Aldoron is over, Gray affectionally returned Juvia’s embrace in front of his guild mates, much to their surprise.

Edo Gruvia has a son, Greige. His name is actually very meaningful, as it’s a color (combines the colors grey and beige) like Gray and Silver, and a combination of Gray and Juvia’s actual names. For a more in depth explanation behind the meaning, see this post. Gray took a liking to Greige, calling him too cute and wanting to take him back to Earthland. And of course, imagining a blissful life with Juvia and his son during his final battle with Hakune. This said enemy brought out Juvia as the woman sleeping in the depths of Gray’s heart. He also thought about Juvia before battling neko-Wendy, who teased him about being concerned over her.

Gray’s fantasy speaks for itself. It’s a happy life with his loved ones, and he said this is the world of happiness he imagined. That includes being with Juvia and having their son, Greige. Gray states he wants to stay there forever, but he knows he can’t because it’s just a dream. Gray breaks out of that false reality, stating he doesn’t need to be happy. He wants to make JUVIA happy. Gray is saying he doesn’t want fake happiness in a dream. He wants to make Juvia happy instead, for real/in reality. When you love someone, you want to make them happy. Also, context. It matters. The whole point of this line was to show Gray being selfless; he is putting the woman he loves FIRST. Placing Juvia’s feelings above his own. Luckily… they have the same dream, lol. Juvia definitely wants to be married, and have Greige. At this point, no one can deny Gray loves Juvia without looking like… a fool. Gray wouldn’t imagine a happy life with Juvia, and having a son with her if he didn’t love her.

And in this dream, Juvia is completely in character. Even her “love rival” mode. Gray loves Juvia the way she is. She appears in Gray’s head multiple times throughout the story. And through his eyes, she is a gorgeous, loving woman with a bright smile. NOT some crazy stalker or annoyance. The volume 9 omake shows a scene right before Gray and Team Natsu got transported to Edolas. We see Gray apologizing for putting Juvia in danger, and her teasing him about his “power to live” comment. Gray promises he will definitely come back from the quest. He looks very determined, blushing, and was about to confess something about what would happen when he returned… but then he vanished. lol. Of course, Mashima/Ueda can’t be that nice, haha.

Gray was super happy to see Juvia again when Team Natsu returned to Earthland from Elentir. He smiled shouting her name, and held that smile while she hugged him. Of course, he asked her how she’s been too. Seeing the affectionate interaction, even Warren and Max note that Gray’s personality (towards Juvia) has changed, which proves my point. In fact, in the volume version of this scene, it’s even more clear. This does happen quite a bit in manga in general. Many mangakka often revise certain things when the volumes come out, including certain kanji and even drawings or extra pages in certain chapters. A lot of the time it’s due to limits in the magazine versions though. Original app version: なんかグレイの奴雰囲気変わったか? “Has Gray’s personality changed somehow?” Volume 10 version: なんかグレイの奴ジュビアへの対応変わったか？ “Have Gray’s responses to Juvia changed somehow?” Or… “Has there been some kind of change in the way Gray responds to Juvia?”

Here, Mashima/Ueda made it clear that the change is about the way Gray responds to Juvia, and not just the way Gray is in general, like before. Hooray for development!!

(Images to be added later) After Team Natsu left, when Gray fought Sai of the Gold Owl Alchemist guild, the alchemy “LOVE BOND” was used, resulting in Gray taking on the appearance of the woman he’s in love with. Likewise, Juvia at the guild took on the appearance of Gray, shocking everyone. Juvia comically thinks it’s from loving Gray too much. However, it’s revealed Sai did this thinking he could crush a woman, believing women are weak. Gray tells him not to look down on Juvia. Sai is shocked that Juvia is a mage, and Gray asked if he considered the possibility the woman he swapped with would be stronger than him. Of course Sai did not consider that, so Gray called him an idiot. Gray then states he will use Juvia’s powers, and show Sai how strong she really is. So once again, it’s confirmed that Gray is in love with Juvia. But something else amazing about this is how much Gray believes in Juvia, how supportive he is, and how he views her as strong.

I know it was very long, but I hope this meta did it’s job of showcasing Gray’s character development in regards to Juvia, the progression of his feelings for her, and why it makes sense he is now in love with her. I look forward to his confession (of some sort, as it’s set up that way), and the hopefully eventual arrival of Earthland Greige!

As I said in the beginning, I will update this post gradually as new moments are released, including the images. So please keep checking back here. :) Last update: July 30th 2022.

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