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Hiro MASHIMA

真島 ヒロ


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Family name (in kanji): 真島 
Given name (in kanji): ヒロ 
Date of birth: 1977-05-03 
Hometown: Nagano, Nagano, Japan 
Blood type: O 
Web Diary / Blog:
真島ヒロ ( @hiro_mashima) | Twitter (Japanese) 
News: Show:
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Anime to Replace Itaru Yamamoto as Mole's Voice (Sep 28, 2024)
Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom, Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Staff; Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima Attend New York Comic-Con (Sep 19, 2024)
Farmagia Game's Extended Trailer Unveils Asian Kung-Fu Generation's Theme Song, Anime Project (Jun 20, 2024)
Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail Manga Gets New 1-Shot on July 3 (Jun 17, 2024)
Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima Launches Dead Rock Manga (Jun 5, 2023)
Marvelous Unveils Project Magia Game With Designs by Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima (May 26, 2023)
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Sequel Gets TV Anime (Sep 11, 2021)
Square Enix, Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima Unveil Gate of Nightmares Smartphone RPG (Apr 22, 2021)
Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima Teases 'Various Surprise Announcements' for 2020 (Jan 1, 2020)
Hiro Mashima's Heros Crossover Manga Mini-Series Ends on December 25 (Dec 11, 2019)
Hiro Mashima Launches Heros Manga Mini-Series in October (Update) (Sep 11, 2019)
Hiro Mashima's Dragon Quest XI 1-Shot Manga Debuts in August (Jul 8, 2019)
Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima Draws Dragon Quest XI 1-Shot Manga (Dec 22, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 28-November 3 (Oct 30, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 17-23 (Sep 26, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 10-16 (Sep 19, 2018)
Hiro Mashima's New Manga Gets Tentative Title, Simultaneous Release in 5 Languages (May 29, 2018)
Fairy Tail Manga's Hiro Mashima Teases 'Secret' Project (May 14, 2018)
Fairy Tail Creator Hiro Mashima to Judge Marvel Manga Award (Apr 12, 2018)
Kodansha Comics Reveals Sketches for Hiro Mashima's New Manga (Apr 10, 2018)
Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima Teases 'Various Announcements' in April (Mar 6, 2018)
Hiro Mashima Teases More Details About Planned New Work (Jan 28, 2018)
Fairy Tail Manga Creator Hiro Mashima Wins Angoulême's Special Award in (Jan 26, 2018)
Fairy Tail Creator Hiro Mashima: 'I'll Work Hard to Launch a New Manga Next Year' (Dec 31, 2017)
Hiro Mashima to be Honored at Harvey Awards at NYCC (Oct 2, 2017)
Hiro Mashima Attends Japan Society Talk Before NYCC (Sep 8, 2017)
Fairy Tail Creator Teases 'Lots of Plans' Even After Manga Ends (May 18, 2017)
Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry Anime Film to Play in U.S., 15 Other Countries in May (Apr 26, 2017)
Fairy Tail Creator Hiro Mashima Designs Monster Hunter XX Game's Sword (Jan 18, 2017)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2016 (Nov 30, 2016)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2016 (Nov 30, 2016)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2016 (First Half) (May 29, 2016)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2016 (First Half) (May 29, 2016)
Fairy Tail's Unaired 'Fairy Penalty Game' Anime Previewed in Video (May 17, 2016)
Fairy Tail Manga Gets New Christmas Original Anime DVD (Mar 2, 2016)
Fairy Tail Zero's English Broadcast Dub Cast Revealed (Feb 12, 2016)
Fairy Tail Stage Play Reveals Kento Ono in Costume as Hibiki (Feb 9, 2016)
Fairy Tail Stage Play Reveals Hirofumi Araki in Costume as Jellal (Feb 3, 2016)
More Titles Announced for AnimeLab Winter Season (Jan 11, 2016)
Fairy Tail: Blue Mistral Shōjo Spinoff Manga Ends (Nov 30, 2015)
Fairy Tail Zero Prequel TV Anime Casts Kana Hanazawa as Zera (Nov 24, 2015)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2015 (First Half) (May 31, 2015)
Fairy Tail Manga Gets 2nd Anime Film (May 15, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 23-29 (Apr 1, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 16-22 (Mar 25, 2015)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 1-7 (Feb 13, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 26-February 1 (Feb 4, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 19-25 (Jan 28, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 12-18 (Jan 21, 2015)
Fairy Tail Manga's Tartaros Arc to End in January (Jan 10, 2015)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2014 (Jan 2, 2015)
JoJo's, Yu-Gi-Oh, Attack on Titan, Pokemon More Offered on Free Comic Book Day (Dec 18, 2014)
Attack on Titan: No Regrets #2 Takes 2nd Place on U.S. Monthly BookScan November List (Dec 15, 2014)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2014 (Nov 30, 2014)
Hiro Mashima to Run 400th Fairy Tail Chapter, 1-Shot Manga (Sep 8, 2014)
One Piece and Fairy Tail Films, Familiar of Zero Released Monday (Jul 27, 2014)
Fairy Tail Gets 2 New Manga Spinoffs, Including a Shōjo One (Jun 28, 2014)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2014 (First Half) (Jun 3, 2014)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2014 (First Half) (Jun 3, 2014)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 23-29 (Apr 7, 2014)
Monthly Fairy Tail Magazine to Launch With Fairy Tail Zero Manga (Mar 30, 2014)
Suzuko Mimori Voices New Fairy Tail Anime's Princess Hisui (Mar 29, 2014)
New Fairy Tail TV Anime's Promo Video Previews BoA Song (Mar 16, 2014)
Monster Hunter 4 Adds Weapons From One Piece's Luffy & Zoro (Mar 12, 2014)
Crunchyroll Releases 4 New Fairy Tail One-Shot Manga (Mar 8, 2014)
Hawaii's Kawaii Kon Announces Japanese Guest Line-Up (Mar 3, 2014)
Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima to Start New Manga Series (Jan 19, 2014)
Fairy Tail Launches 'Shocking' Project Next Spring (Nov 29, 2013)
Fairy Tail Movie's Clip Previews English Dub (Nov 26, 2013)
One Piece's Chopper s Monster Hunter 4 3DS Game (Oct 29, 2013)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 29-October 5 (Oct 12, 2013)
Fairy Tail the Movie Trailer Previews English Dub (Sep 14, 2013)
Monster Hunter 4 to Add Super Mario & Zelda DLC (Sep 8, 2013)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 30 - July 6 (Jul 12, 2013)
Fairy Tail TV Anime Project Relaunched (Jul 11, 2013)
Fairy Tail Poolside Anime DVD's Promo Streamed (Apr 24, 2013)
Fairy Tail x Rave Master Crossover Manga Gets Anime DVD (Apr 15, 2013)
Fairy Tail Creator Mashima: Anime Is Not Over Yet (Mar 6, 2013)
Fairy Tail Anime's TV Run to End on March 30 (Updated) (Mar 2, 2013)
Fairy Tail Manga to Bundle 5th DVD With Poolside Anime (Feb 13, 2013)
Fairy Tail Beach/Hot Spring Anime DVD's Promo Streamed (Nov 9, 2012)
Fairy Tail Film's 3-Minute Special Promo Streamed (Aug 30, 2012)
Fairy Tail Manga #35 to Bundle 4th DVD With Beach Anime (Aug 13, 2012)
Fairy Tail: Hōō no Miko Film's Full Trailer Streamed (Jul 6, 2012)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2012 (First Half) (Jun 1, 2012)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2012 (First Half) (Jun 1, 2012)
Fairy Tail Manga Creator Hiro Mashima s Twitter (May 29, 2012)
Fairy Tail: Hōō no Miko Film's Story Revealed in 2nd Teaser (Apr 10, 2012)
Fairy Tail Debuts on Monday (Mar 4, 2012)
Newest Fairy Tail OAD's Promo Video Streamed (Feb 23, 2012)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 29-February 4 (Feb 10, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 2-8 (Jan 11, 2012)
Manga Plans Fairy Tail for March, May, July, September (Jan 6, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 26-January 1 (Jan 5, 2012)
Manga Confirms Release Dates for Tekken: Blood Vengeance, Fairy Tail, Mardock Scramble (Jan 4, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 19-25 (Dec 28, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 12-18 (Dec 21, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2011 (Nov 30, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2011 (Nov 30, 2011)
Fairy Tail Film's Staff Listed (Nov 17, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 31-November 6 (Nov 9, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 24-30 (Nov 2, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 17-23 (Oct 26, 2011)
Kodansha USA Adds Attack on Titan, Miles Edgeworth Manga (Oct 14, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 2-8 (Oct 14, 2011)
NY Anime Fest to Host U.S. Premieres of Guilty Crown, Fate/Zero (Sep 20, 2011)
Fairy Tail Manga Volume 31 to Bundle 3rd New Anime DVD (Sep 14, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 29-September 4 (Sep 7, 2011)
Manga Releases Fairy Tail in March 2012 (Sep 6, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 15-21 (Aug 24, 2011)
Top 50 Manga Creators by Sales Since 2010 (Aug 5, 2011)
Fairy Tail TV Anime's 3rd Year Confirmed (Aug 2, 2011)
NY Anime Fest to Host Fairy Tail Creator Hiro Mashima (Jul 28, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 20-26 (Jun 29, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 22-28 (Jun 3, 2011)
Blade, Fairy Tail, Ro-Kyu-Bu! Promo Videos Streamed (Jun 1, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2011 (First Half) (May 31, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2011 (First Half) (May 31, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 15-21 (May 27, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 2-8 (May 11, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 25-May 1 (May 4, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 18-24 (Apr 27, 2011)
Funimation Adds Fairy Tail, Live-Action Treasure Hunter (Apr 22, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 11-17 (Apr 20, 2011)
Fairy Tail x Rave Crossover Manga 1-Shot Published (Apr 20, 2011)
Manga Artists Unite in Dōjinshi Book for Quake Charity (Mar 15, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 28-March 6 (Mar 14, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 21-27 (Mar 2, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 14-20 (Feb 23, 2011)
Manga UK Adds Fairy Tail, Shikabane Hime Aka (Jan 18, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 3-9 (Jan 13, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 27-January 2 (Jan 12, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 20-26 (Dec 29, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 13-19 (Dec 22, 2010)
Kodansha USA Adds Phoenix Wright, Monster Hunter, Deltora Quest (Dec 11, 2010)
Fairy Tail Manga's 26th Volume to Bundle Anime DVD (Dec 7, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2010 (Part 2) (Dec 1, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2010 (Nov 30, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 1-7 (Nov 10, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 25-31 (Nov 3, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 18-24 (Oct 27, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 11-17 (Oct 20, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 26-October 2 (Oct 8, 2010)
Fairy Tail Anime's 2nd Year Confirmed (Sep 11, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 30-September 5 (Sep 8, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 23-29 (Sep 1, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 16-22 (Aug 25, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 20-26 (Jul 2, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 31-June 6 (Jun 9, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 1st Half of 2010 (Jun 3, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2010 (Jun 2, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 24-30 (Jun 2, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 17-23 (May 26, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 28-April 3 (Apr 9, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 22-28 (Apr 7, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 21-27 (Apr 2, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 15-21 (Mar 24, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 18-24 (Jan 27, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 11-17 (Jan 20, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 30-December 6 (Dec 9, 2009)
2009's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, by Series (Dec 4, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 23-29 (Dec 2, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 16-22 (Nov 25, 2009)
Fairy Tail Anime's Special Footage Streamed (Oct 9, 2009)
Crunchyroll Gets Fairy Tail, Sasameki Koto Anime (Oct 5, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 21-27 (Sep 30, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 14-20 (Sep 23, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 10-16 (Aug 19, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 3-9 (Aug 12, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 27-August 2 (Aug 5, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 20-26 (Jul 29, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 13-July 19 (Jul 22, 2009)
SPJA Industry Award Winners Announced at Anime Expo (Jul 3, 2009)
Fairy Tail Manga Gets TV Anime Green-Lit for Fall (Jun 26, 2009)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2009 (Jun 15, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 25-31 (Jun 3, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 11-17 (May 20, 2009)
33rd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced (May 12, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 7-13 (Apr 15, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 31-April 6 (Apr 8, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 24-30 (Apr 1, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 17-23 (Mar 25, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 23-January 5 (Jan 7, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 16-22 (Dec 24, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 3-9 (Dec 12, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 21-27 (Oct 29, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 14-20 (Oct 25, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 14-20 (Oct 22, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 12–18 (Aug 20, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 5–11 (Aug 13, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 27–June 2 (Jun 4, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 20–26 (May 29, 2008)
Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima to Attend Comic-Con (May 27, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 13–19 (May 22, 2008)
Viz Dominates American Graphic Novel Sales in April (May 1, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 18–24 (Mar 26, 2008)
1-Shot Initial D Manga to Appear in Shonen Rival Mag (Mar 18, 2008)
Shonen Magazine Marks 50th with New, Returning Manga (Mar 12, 2008)
Morikawa to Draw Hajime no Ippo Spinoff One-Shot Manga (Mar 4, 2008)
Rave Master's Mashima Draws Monster Hunter Orage Manga (Feb 8, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 22–28 (Jan 30, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 15–21 (Jan 24, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 20–26 (Nov 27, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 13–19 (Nov 21, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 13–19 (Nov 21, 2007)
Media Blasters, Del Rey Announce New Manga Licenses (Oct 8, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 22–28 (May 31, 2007)
Tokyopop Announces New Manga Titles (Oct 24, 2002)
Convention reports:
Hiro Mashima Confesses That Fairy Tail Was Born Out of His 'Loneliness' (Oct 21, 2024)
New York Comic-Con 2017: Q&A with Fairy Tail Creator Hiro Mashima (Oct 8, 2017)
Interest: Show:
Happy Valentine's Day from the Anime World! Part IV (Feb 14, 2024)
Happy New Year From the Anime World: Enter the Dragon Part VIII (Jan 2, 2024)
Happy New Year From the Anime World: Enter the Dragon Part VII (Jan 2, 2024)
Fairy Tail Creator Hiro Mashima Tries His Hand at Developing a Game (Dec 3, 2023)
Over 130 Volumes of Hiro Mashima Manga Available Digitally From Humble Bundle (Jun 2, 2023)
Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima Streams Himself Playing Gartic Phone with Other Big-Name Manga Artists (Sep 18, 2022)
Manga Artists Hiro Mashima, Boichi, Chūya Koyama Draw Doctor Strange (May 4, 2022)
Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima Reveals His Top Games of 2020 (Jan 1, 2021)
Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima to Draw Scene From NisiOisin Magical Girl Risuka Novel (Dec 1, 2020)
Watch Fairy Tail Creator Hiro Mashima Draw Kirin Brewery's Beast Symbol (May 24, 2019)
Fairy Tail Creator Lands in , Accepts Award, & Still Beats Monster Hunter World (Feb 6, 2018)
Relive Fairy Tail Creator's Live-Sketch at NYCC (Jan 25, 2018)
Fairy Tail Creator Hiro Mashima Goes to for Angoulême Festival (Jan 3, 2018)
Fairy Tail Creator Hiro Mashima Appears on Shinya Arino's Variety Show (Sep 29, 2017)
Fairy Tail Creator Hiro Mashima Celebrates Manga's End (Jul 27, 2017)
Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima Already Beat FFXV (Nov 30, 2016)
Daily Video: Manga Art Evolution (Oct 8, 2010)
Interviews:
Hiro Mashima Praises Fairy Tail 2 Video Game in New Interview (Feb 3, 2025)
Interview: Hiro Mashima (Oct 25, 2017)
Interview: Hiro Mashima (Nov 8, 2011)
Press Releases:
Monster-farming, Action Game Farmagia Now Available for Digital, Physical Pre-order Ahead of November 1st Launch (Oct 1, 2024)
Kodansha USA Publishing Reveals Summer & Fall 2020 Debuting Print Titles (Mar 19, 2020)
Kodansha Comics Announces Hiro Mashima's Schedule of Events as New York Comic Con's Guest of Honor (Sep 21, 2017)
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The Fall 2019 Manga Guide - Fairy Tail Box Set (Nov 25, 2019)
The Fall 2018 Manga Guide - Hiro Mashima's Playground (Nov 27, 2018)
Manga Preview: Hiro Mashima's Neo Parasyte m Story (Nov 22, 2017)
The Spring 2015 Anime Preview Guide - Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches (Apr 12, 2015)
Shelf Life - Vanilla ICE (Feb 13, 2012)
Shelf Life - Making the Band (Dec 5, 2011)
The Fall 2009 Anime Preview Guide - Zac Bertschy (Oct 3, 2009)
The Fall 2009 Anime Preview Guide - Carlo Santos (Oct 2, 2009)
The Fall 2009 Anime Preview Guide - Summer Mullins (Oct 1, 2009)
Astro Toy with Rob Bricken: Lum and Naru Narusegawa (Oct 19, 2008)
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Short and Bittersweet (Aug 19, 2004)
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails (Jun 3, 2004)
Tankobon Tower - Groundhog Day Goodness (Feb 5, 2004)
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