Follow us on Google News
Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed
Hiro Mashima is the author of theFairy Tailmanga series, which began its publication on July 13, 2025, and ended on July 03, 2025. The popular manga series was animated by A-1 Studios, which increased the popularity of the series and made it vastly popular in Western countries.

He made a public appearance at San Diego Comic-Con 2008 and revealed many interesting facts about the story while also answering questions from the fans. Although A-1 Pictures is the studio that animated it, he preferred Pixar for Fairy Tail.
Hira Mashima wanted Pixar to animateFairy Tail
Fairy Tailis among the most legendary series ever created, and although many might not have yet seen the series, it was a startingpoint for many veteran anime watchers. The story’s plot is simple to understand. The characters are well developedandeach of them had the chance to make an impact on the story.
Hira Mashima is the author of the popular series; he is also the author ofMonster Hunter Orage,which is a monthly published manga.Fans adore him due to his charismatic personality andthe funny interactions he haswith his audience.

“He just gets sick”: Hiro Mashima Left Out One Weakness When Creating Natsu Despite Basing the Fairy Tail Character on Himself
Carrying the same joyful vibe, hemade an appearanceat San Diego Comic-Con in 2008. Numerous fans were luckyenoughto meet him in personandhe revealed some interesting facts about the story to the audience.
1 Fairy Tail Character Shares an Extremely Similar Storyline to Chainsaw Man’s Aki Hayakawa
One of Hira Mashima’s surprising revelations at the Comic Con was that his favorite choice for anime Fairy Tail was not A-1 pictures butratherthe globally acclaimed and famous studio Pixar.
Unfortunately, Pixar was not the studio that animated Fairy Tail, asA-1 Pictures took over the anime production, did a fantastic job, and made the series to the best of their abilities. A-1 Studioswas establishedin 2005and2007 was the year in which the studio produced its first series,Ōkiku Furikabutte.

Ever since, A-1 Studios has been behind the making of several blockbuster anime seriessuchasSolo Leveling, Black Butler, Seven Deadly Sins, Kaguya Sama, Love is War, and many others.
Fairy Tail 100-Year Quest scheduled for July 2024
One of the most exciting anime of the year, Fairy Tail 100 Year Quest, is finally about to be released in 2024.The exact date hasn’t been confirmed by the animation studio, however, it will start airing in July 2024andfans can barely wait.
“The struggle is real”: Fans Get Frustrated as Hiro Mashima Still Hasn’t Confirmed the Most Iconic Fairy Tail Couple
Fairy Tail 100 Years Questis a continuation of the original series which revolves around Natsu and his group as they put diligent efforts into completing the challenging mission of sealing the five dragon gods of Giltena. But will they be able to achieve such a difficult task? Only time will tell.
The series started publishing in 2018 andhas since published more than150 chapters filled with great action, comedy, and plot twists that will shake you up.

The manga series written and storyboarded by Hiro Mashima and illustrated by Atsuo Ueda has been successfulandfans continue to show the story support that has led to the series production by J.C. Staff.
Watch the journey of Natsu and his friends onCrunchyroll.

Jiyad Shaikh
Articles Published :290
Greetings! I’m a 19-year-old data science student who’s deeply passionate about anime and manga. When I’m not crunching numbers, you can find me immersed in the world of AMV video editing, where I blend my love for storytelling with creativity. Join me on this exciting journey where data and anime collide!