Editing Hiro Mashima

{{short description|Japanese manga artist}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Hiro Mashima
| image              = Hiro Mashima in 2018.png
| alt                = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->
| caption            = Mashima in 2018
| native_name        = 真島 ヒロ
| native_name_lang   = ja
| birth_name         = <!-- only use if different from name -->
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1977|5|3}}
| birth_place        = [[Nagano (city)|Nagano]], Japan
| death_date         = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) -->
| death_place        = 
| occupation         = [[Mangaka|Manga artist]]
| years_active       = 1998–present
| employer           = [[Kodansha]]
| notable works      = {{ubl|''[[Rave Master]]''|''[[Fairy Tail]]''|''[[Edens Zero]]''}}
| children           = 1<ref name="About interview"/>
| awards             = [[Kodansha Manga Award]] (2009)
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Hiro Mashima'''|真島 ヒロ|Mashima Hiro|born May 3, 1977}} is a Japanese [[mangaka|manga artist]]. He gained success with his first serial ''[[Rave Master]]'', published in [[Kodansha]]'s ''[[Weekly Shōnen Magazine]]'' from 1999 to 2005. His best-selling work, ''[[Fairy Tail]]'', published in the same magazine from 2006 to 2017, became one of the [[best-selling manga series]] with over 72 million copies in print. Mashima began the currently ongoing ''[[Edens Zero]]'' in 2018.

''Fairy Tail'' won the [[Kodansha Manga Award]] for ''[[shōnen manga]]'' in 2009,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-12/33rd-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-announced |title=33rd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced |publisher= [[Anime News Network]] |date= May 12, 2009 |access-date= January 27, 2018}}</ref> and Mashima was given the [[Harvey Award]]s International Spotlight award in 2017 and the Fauve Special Award at the 2018 [[Angoulême International Comics Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-26/fairy-tail-manga-creator-hiro-mashima-wins-angouleme-special-award-in-france/.126964 |title=Fairy Tail Manga Creator Hiro Mashima Wins Angoulême's Special Award in France |publisher= [[Anime News Network]] |date= January 26, 2018 |access-date= January 27, 2018}}</ref>

==Early life==
Mashima stated that he knew he wanted to be a manga artist for as long as he can recall. His father was an artist that aspired to turn professional, but died when Mashima was young.<ref name="Pub Weekly">{{Cite web |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/12434-everyday-hiro-fairy-tail-s-mashima-at-comic-con.html |title=Everyday Hiro: Fairy Tail's Mashima at Comic-Con |work=[[Publishers Weekly]] |date=August 5, 2008 |access-date=March 30, 2014}}</ref> Living in the mountains as a child, his grandfather would bring him discarded manga that he found. After reading them, Mashima would draw from them.<ref name="About interview">{{Cite web |last=Aoki |first=Deb |url=http://manga.about.com/od/mangaartistinterviews/a/HiroMashima.htm |title=Interview: Hiro Mashima |work=[[About.com]] |publisher=The New York Times Company |page=2 |access-date=January 3, 2012 |archive-date=February 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226201021/http://manga.about.com/od/mangaartistinterviews/a/HiroMashima.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> In middle school, he began to rebel and get into trouble, but still drew everyday.<ref name="commentary">{{cite book |title=[[Hiro Mashima's Playground]] |year=2018 |last=Mashima |first=Hiro |publisher=[[Kodansha USA]] |pages=63–68, 263, 264 |isbn=978-1-63236-759-4}}</ref> In high school, he became guitarist in a rock band named Night Meeting, which played a show every two or three months.<ref name="commentary"/> Mashima was eventually indefinitely suspended from school due to his delinquency and, after reflecting during this time away, decided he would try to make it as a professional manga artist.<ref name="commentary"/> Moving to Tokyo after graduating high school, he entered a school specializing in teaching manga artists, but left without completing the studies.<ref name="commentary"/> He stated that while it taught him the basics, he felt it would not help as a professional.<ref name="ANN interview 1">{{Cite web |last=Santos |first=Carlo |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2008-08-17/hiro-mashima |title=Interview: Hiro Mashima |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=August 17, 2008 |access-date=March 30, 2014}}</ref>

==Career==
In 1998, Mashima created the [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]] manga ''[[Hiro Mashima's Playground|Magician]]'' while working part-time at an [[Amusement arcade|arcade]], and entered it into a competition held by [[Kodansha]]'s ''[[Weekly Shōnen Magazine]]''.<ref name="commentary"/> While waiting for the results, his one-shot ''[[Hiro Mashima's Playground|Bad Boys Song]]'' was published in August 1998.<ref name="commentary"/> When ''Magician'' was published in 1998's 51st issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', it won the Rookie Prize and earned Mashima around $7,000.<ref name="commentary"/> He made his official serialization debut the following year with ''[[Rave Master]]'' in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''. It ran until 2005 and was adapted into an [[anime]] titled ''Groove Adventure Rave'' from 2001 to 2002. In 2003, he collected some of his one-shot titles into the two volume ''[[Hiro Mashima's Playground]]'', which was licensed for a North American release in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-07/kodansha-usa-adds-the-seven-deadly-sins-seven-days-love-in-focus-witch-hat-atelier-manga/.133940|title= Kodansha USA Adds The Seven Deadly Sins: Seven Days, Love in Focus, Witch Hat Atelier Manga|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 7, 2018|access-date=July 7, 2018}}</ref> After completing ''Rave Master'', Mashima serialized ''[[Monster Soul]]'' in the monthly magazine ''[[Comic BomBom]]'' from 2005 to 2007.

Mashima began ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' in 2006 and it went on to become one of the [[best-selling manga series]] in history with over 72 million copies in print.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/17873827/|script-title=ja:【インタビュー】迷ったら読者を取れ――漫画家・真島ヒロを「仕事の鬼」に変えたクリエイティブの原点|website=[[Livedoor]]|language=ja|date=February 28, 2020|access-date=April 19, 2020}}</ref> It spawned a large franchise, including numerous spin-offs and adaptations, before ending in 2017. In 2011, Mashima created a [[Crossover (fiction)|crossover]] manga between ''Rave Master'' and ''Fairy Tail'' published in the May issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-20/fairy-tail-x-rave-crossover-manga-1-shot-published |title=Fairy Tail x Rave Crossover Manga 1-Shot Published |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=April 20, 2011 |access-date=March 30, 2014}}</ref> It was adapted into an [[original video animation]] released in August 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-15/fairy-tail-x-rave-master-crossover-manga-gets-anime-dvd |title=Fairy Tail x Rave Master Crossover Manga Gets Anime DVD |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=April 15, 2013 |access-date=March 30, 2014}}</ref> A special 2013 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' featured a small crossover between ''Fairy Tail'' and [[Nakaba Suzuki]]'s ''[[The Seven Deadly Sins (manga)|The Seven Deadly Sins]]'', where each artist drew a ''[[yonkoma]]'' (four-panel comic) of the other's series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/comic/news/101712|title=鈴木央が「FAIRY TAIL」、真島ヒロが「七つの大罪」を執筆|language=ja|publisher=Natalie |date=October 19, 2013|access-date=November 11, 2013}}</ref> An actual crossover chapter between these two ran in December 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-06/fairy-tail-the-seven-deadly-sins-get-crossover-1-shot-manga|title=Fairy Tail, The Seven Deadly Sins Get Crossover 1-Shot Manga|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 6, 2013|access-date=March 30, 2014}}</ref> From July 17, 2014, to July 17, 2015, ''Fairy Tail'' had its own monthly magazine titled ''Monthly Fairy Tail Magazine'', which included a prequel manga by Mashima himself titled ''[[Fairy Tail Zero]]''.<ref name="fairy tail zero">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-30/monthly-fairy-tail-magazine-to-launch-with-fairy-tail-zero-manga|title=Monthly Fairy Tail Magazine to Launch With Fairy Tail Zero Manga|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 30, 2014|access-date=March 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-06-18/fairy-tail-zero-fairy-tail-ice-trail-spinoff-manga-to-end-in-july/.89330|title=Fairy Tail Zero, Fairy Tail: Ice Trail Spinoff Manga to End in July|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=June 18, 2015|access-date=August 2, 2015}}</ref>

In 2014, three spin-offs were started: ''[[List of Fairy Tail volumes#Fairy Tail: Ice Trail|Fairy Tail: Ice Trail]]'' by Yūsuke Shirato; ''[[List of Fairy Tail volumes#Fairy Tail Blue Mistral|Fairy Tail Blue Mistral]]'' by Rui Watanabe; and ''[[List of Fairy Tail volumes#Fairy Girls|Fairy Girls]]'' by Boku. Another spin-off manga titled ''[[List of Fairy Tail volumes#Fairy Tail Side Stories|Fairy Tail Side Stories]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-02|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=List of Fairy Tail volumes#Fairy Tail Side Stories|reason= The anchor (Fairy Tail Side Stories) [[Special:Diff/947852164|has been deleted]].}}'' and created by Kyōta Shibano launched on July 30, 2015, in Kodansha's free ''Magazine Pocket'' [[mobile app]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-02/kodansha-launches-magazine-pocket-manga-app-with-new-fairy-tail-ace-of-diamond-spinoffs/.91190|title=Kodansha Launches 'Magazine Pocket' Manga App With New Fairy Tail, Ace of Diamond Spinoffs|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=August 2, 2015|access-date=August 2, 2015}}</ref> On July 25, 2018, ''[[Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest]]'' began on ''Magazine Pocket'' as the official sequel to ''Fairy Tail''. Mashima provides the original storyboards for the manga that is illustrated by Atsuo Ueda.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Sequel Gets TV Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-11/fairy-tail-100-years-quest-sequel-gets-tv-anime/.177275|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=2021-09-11|access-date=2022-02-06}}</ref> At the end of 2021, Mashima approached Kodansha Game Creators Lab to hold a contest looking for video game proposals based on ''Fairy Tail'' with the winning work receiving $132,300, $88,200 of which came from Mashima himself. The games should be created for platforms such as [[Steam (service)|Steam]], [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]], and Kodansha will distribute the winner to be decided in April 2022, with the profits shared between Kodansha and the developers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/11/07/hiro-mashima-puts-up-10-million-yen-for-fairy-tail-indie-game-contest |title=Hiro Mashima Puts Up 10 Million Yen for Fairy Tail Indie Game Contest |work=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=2021-11-07 |access-date=2022-02-06}}</ref>

While creating ''Fairy Tail'', Mashima serialized ''[[Monster Hunter Orage]]'', an adaptation of the ''[[Monster Hunter]]'' video games, in ''[[Monthly Shōnen Rival]]'' from 2008 to 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-08/rave-masters-mashima-draws-monster-hunter-orage-manga |title=Rave Master's Mashima Draws Monster Hunter Orage Manga |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=February 8, 2008 |access-date=March 30, 2014}}</ref> Also in 2008, he drew a remake of Atsushi Kase's gag manga ''[[Chameleon (manga)|Chameleon]]'' for the 50th anniversary of ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-12/shonen-magazine-marks-50th-with-new-returning-manga |title=Shonen Magazine Marks 50th with New, Returning Manga |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=March 12, 2008 |access-date=March 30, 2014}}</ref> Mashima's Japanese-style [[epic fantasy]] one-shot ''Hoshigami no Satsuki'' was published in the September 17, 2014 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-08/hiro-mashima-to-run-400th-fairy-tail-chapter-1-shot-manga/.78540 |title=Hiro Mashima to Run 400th Fairy Tail Chapter, 1-Shot Manga |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=2014-09-08 |access-date=2022-02-06}}</ref>

Mashima began the series ''[[Edens Zero]]'' in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' on June 27, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-05/hiro-mashima-launches-new-manga-on-june-27-also-plans-fairy-tail-sequel-and-spinoff-manga/.129988|title=Hiro Mashima Launches New Manga on June 27, Also Plans Fairy Tail Sequel & Spinoff Manga|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=April 5, 2018|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:真島ヒロ最新作「EDENS ZERO」が週マガで始動、6カ国語で世界同時配信|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/288518|website=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=March 12, 2021|language=ja|date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> From October to December 2019, he created the mini-series ''[[Mashima Hero's]]'' in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' for its 60th anniversary. It is a crossover between his three series ''Rave Master'', ''Fairy Tail'' and ''Edens Zero''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-11/hiro-mashima-heros-crossover-manga-mini-series-ends-on-december-25/.154211 |title=Hiro Mashima's Heros Crossover Manga Mini-Series Ends on December 25 |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=2019-12-11 |access-date=2022-02-06}}</ref> Mashima drew a one-shot manga adaptation of the video game ''[[Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age]]'' for the October issue of [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[V Jump]]'' magazine, which was released on August 21, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-08/hiro-mashima-dragon-quest-xi-1-shot-manga-debuts-in-august/.148772 |title=Hiro Mashima's Dragon Quest XI 1-Shot Manga Debuts in August |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=2019-07-08 |access-date=2022-02-06}}</ref> On December 17, 2021, Mashima announced that he was developing an ''Edens Zero'' video game by himself using [[RPG Maker]]. Describing it as a "hobby project" that he worked on in his free time, he released ''Rebecca to Kikai no Yōkan'' for free on [[Personal computer|PC]] on March 16, 2022.<ref name="EdenGame">{{Cite web|title=Edens Zero Manga Creator Hiro Mashima Reveals Rebecca & Happy RPG|url=https://www.dualshockers.com/edens-zero-manga-creator-hiro-mashima-reveals-rebecca-happy-rpg/|access-date=2022-01-07|website=DualShockers|date=December 21, 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="EdenGame2">{{Cite web|title=Free Edens Zero Game Created by Hiro Mashima Himself Released|url=https://twinfinite.net/2022/03/edens-zero-free-game-hiro-mashima/|access-date=2022-04-16|website=twinfinite.net|date=March 16, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==Style and influences==
[[File:FIBD2018HiroMashima1.jpg|thumb|right|Mashima accepting the Fauve Special Award at the [[Angoulême International Comics Festival]], 2018]]
Mashima listed [[Akira Toriyama]]'s ''[[Dragon Ball (manga)|Dragon Ball]]'' as his favorite manga growing up, the video game series ''[[Dragon Quest]]'', and [[Yudetamago]]'s ''[[Kinnikuman]]'' as inspiring him to become an artist.<ref name="About interview"/><ref name="ANN interview 1"/> He also read/watched several works by [[Hayao Miyazaki]] as a child.<ref name="Hodgkins 2011">{{Cite web |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2011-11-08/interview-hiro-mashima |title=Interview: Hiro Mashima |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=November 8, 2011 |access-date=January 3, 2012}}</ref> In 2008, when asked if there were any current things that inspired him, he gave ''[[Code Geass]]'' as a response.<ref name="ANN interview 1"/> In 2011, ''[[Berserk (manga)|Berserk]]'' was stated to be his favorite manga.<ref name="2011 NY Comic Con">{{Cite web |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2011/new-york-comic-con/9 |title=Kodansha Comics Panel with Hiro Mashima |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=October 14, 2011 |access-date=March 30, 2014}}</ref> Mashima speculated his desire to include strange and surreal mascot characters in his works, such as [[Happy (manga character)|Happy]], was influenced by ''[[Utsurun Desu.]]'' author Sensha Yoshida. He also said he finds the visual contrast that such characters bring "beautiful".<ref name="names">{{cite web|script-title=ja:迷ったら読者を取れ――漫画家・真島ヒロを「仕事の鬼」に変えたクリエイティブの原点|url=https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/17873827/|website=[[Livedoor]]|access-date=March 18, 2021|language=Japanese|date=February 28, 2020}}</ref> Following Toriyama's passing in March 2024. Mashima was among the many people to give his condolences to the late author, as it was Toriyama's work which helped him become a manga author.<ref>[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2024-03-11/the-anime-manga-world-offers-condolences-after-dragon-ball-creator-akira-toriyama-death-ii/.208546 The Anime/Manga World Offers Condolences After Dragon Ball Creator Akira Toriyama's Death II]</ref>

For ''Rave'', Mashima's inspiration was wanting to travel the world, while for ''Fairy Tail'' it was simply sitting in bars and partying with his friends, the community aspect, but is also about young people finding their calling. He stated that while he tries to consider both his own interests and the fans' on what will happen next in ''Fairy Tail'', the fans take precedence.<ref name="ANN interview 1"/>

Mashima has named his main characters after the seasons.<ref name="ANN interview 1"/> In ''Rave'', the main character is named [[Haru Glory|Haru]], which is Japanese for spring. In ''Fairy Tail'', the main character is [[Natsu Dragneel|Natsu]], which is the Japanese word for summer.<ref>''Fairy Tail Volume 2'', Afterword</ref> In ''Monster Soul'', the main character is Aki (Autumn), while both ''Monster Hunter Orage'' and ''Edens Zero'' have a character named Shiki, which is the Japanese word for seasons.<ref name="names"/> He also named a character in ''Fighting Force Mixture'' Fuyu, which is Japanese for winter.<ref name="names"/> Mashima said in an ''About.com'' interview that he did this because Japanese readers may not be familiar with western fantasy names.<ref name="About interview"/> The main characters of both ''Rave'' and ''Fairy Tail'' do not have fathers, partly taken from Mashima's own experience of his father dying when he was young.<ref name="Pub Weekly"/>

Mashima had six assistants in 2008 that worked in an 8,000 sq. feet area with seven desks, as well as a sofa and TV for video games. He revealed his schedule for ''Fairy Tail'' was script and storyboards on Monday, rough sketches the following day, and drawing and inking Wednesday through Friday. The weekend was for ''Monster Hunter''; working on a quarter of the story each weekend and finishing by the end of the month.<ref name="About interview"/> In 2011, he stated that he worked six days a week, for 17 hours a day.<ref name="2011 NY Comic Con"/> Mashima's assistants included [[Miki Yoshikawa]], who has gone on to work on the romantic comedies ''[[Flunk Punk Rumble|Yankee-kun and Megane-chan (Flunk Punk Rumble)]]'' and ''[[Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches]]''. In 2008, together they developed a crossover one-shot story called ''Fairy Megane'' where characters from ''Yankee-kun'' decide to find part-time jobs at the ''Fairy Tail'' guild.<ref name="Fairy Megane">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mangaforever.net/92863/star-comics-presenta-fairy-megane-quando-fairy-tail-incontra-yankee-kun-megane-chan|title=Star Comics presenta Fairy Megane: quando Fairy Tail in contra Yankee-Kun & Megane-Chan (Italian)|work=MangaForever|date=April 2, 2013|access-date=August 3, 2015|archive-date=March 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302231203/http://www.mangaforever.net/92863/star-comics-presenta-fairy-megane-quando-fairy-tail-incontra-yankee-kun-megane-chan|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other assistants who have gone on to work on projects of their own were Shin Mikuni, who published ''Spray King'', and Ueda Yui, who published ''Tsukushi Biyori''.

==Works==
=== Manga ===
====Serials====
* ''[[Rave Master]]'' (''[[Weekly Shōnen Magazine]]'', 1999–2005, 35 volumes)
** {{nihongo|''Plue's Dog Diaries''|プルーの犬日記||2002–2007}}
* ''[[Monster Soul]]'' (''[[Comic BomBom]]'', 2005–2007, 2 volumes)
* ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' (''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', 2006–2017, 63 volumes)
** ''[[Fairy Tail Zero]]'' (''Monthly Fairy Tail Magazine'', 2014–2015, 1 volume)
** ''[[Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest]]'' (''Magazine Pocket'', 2018–present, 17 volumes) – writer/storyboarder
* ''[[Monster Hunter Orage]]'' (''[[Monthly Shōnen Rival]]'', 2008–2009, 4 volumes)
* ''[[Edens Zero]]'' (''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', 2018–present, 32 volumes)
* ''[[Mashima Hero's]]'' (''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', 2019, 1 volume)
* ''Gate of Nightmares'' (''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', 2022, 2 volumes) – credited as original creator<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/12/01-1/hiro-mashima-square-enixs-gate-of-nightmares-game-inspires-manga |title=Hiro Mashima, Square Enix's Gate of Nightmares Game Inspires Manga |work=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=2021-12-01 |access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref>
* ''[[Dead Rock]]'' (''[[Monthly Shōnen Magazine]]'', 2023–present, 2 volumes)<ref>{{cite web|title=Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima Launches Dead Rock Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-05/fairy-tail-hiro-mashima-launches-dead-rock-manga/.198815|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|date=June 5, 2023|access-date=June 5, 2023}}</ref>

====Other manga====
* {{nihongo|''[[Hiro Mashima's Playground]]''|ましまえん|Mashima-en|2003, 2 volumes}} – collection of one-shots:
** {{nihongo|''Bad Boys Song''|バット ボーイズ ソング|Baddo Bōizu Songu|1998}}
** {{nihongo|''Magician''|マジシャン|Majishan|1998}}
** {{nihongo|''MP (Magic Party)''|MP（マジックパーティー）|Majikku Pātī|2000}}
** {{nihongo|''Plue's Adventure II''|プルーの冒険日記II|Purū Bōken Nikki II|2002}}
** {{nihongo|''Fairy Tale<!--The one-shot version uses "Tale", not "Tail" like the serialized version.-->''|フェアリーテール|Fearī Tēru|2002}}
** {{nihongo|''Xmas Hearts''|クリスマス ハーツ|Kurisumasu Hātsu|2003}}
** {{nihongo|''Cocona''|ココナ|Kokona|2003}}
** {{nihongo|''Fighting Force Mixture''|混合戦隊ミクスチャー|Kongō Sentai Mikusuchā|2003}}
* ''Chameleon'' (''Weekly Shonen Magazine'', 2008) – one-shot remake of Atsushi Kase's [[Chameleon (manga)|title]]
* {{nihongo|''Nishikaze to Taiyō|西風と太陽||2010}}
* {{nihongo3|''Hoshigami no Satsuki''|星咬の皐月||2014}}
* {{nihongo|''Dragon Quest XI S: Tōzoku-tachi no Banka''|ドラゴンクエストXI S 盗賊たちの挽歌||2019}}

=== Other works ===
* ''[[Sangokushi Taisen]]'' – Card illustration
* ''[[Respect Gundam]]'' – Contribution
* ''[[Bakemonogatari]]'' – End card – fifth story
* ''Gate of Nightmares'' –  Character designs<ref>{{Cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|date=October 12, 2021|title=Gate of Nightmares launches October 26 in Japan|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/10/gate-of-nightmares-launches-october-26-in-japan|website=Gematsu|access-date=November 7, 2021}}</ref>
* {{Nihongo|''Rebecca to Kikai no Yōkan''|レベッカと機械ノ洋館}} – Game developer<ref name="EdenGame"/><ref name="EdenGame2"/>
* ''[[Farmagia]]'' –  Character designs<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=May 26, 2023|title=Marvelous Unveils Project Magia Game With Designs by Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-26/marvelous-unveils-project-magia-game-with-designs-by-fairy-tail-hiro-mashima/.198463|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 26, 2023}}</ref>

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[[Category:Harvey Award winners]]
[[Category:Manga artists from Nagano Prefecture]]
[[Category:People from Nagano (city)]]
[[Category:Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōnen)]]