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Mashima Hero's

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Mashima Hero's
Cover of the volume
GenreAdventure, fantasy[1]
Manga
Written byHiro Mashima
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 16, 2019December 25, 2019
Volumes1 (List of volumes)

Mashima Hero's (stylized as Mashima HERO'S and formerly known as Hero's) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. The series is a crossover between three of Mashima's previous works, Rave Master, Fairy Tail, and Edens Zero.[2]

Synopsis

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The manga begins with Fairy Tail characters Natsu Dragneel, Lucy Heartfilia and the anthropomorphic cat Happy relaxing on True Island. While on the island, Natsu meets Shiki Granbell and Rebecca Bluegarden, the protagonists of Edens Zero. Shiki and Rebecca reveal that they came to the island in search of something called "Oasis". Meanwhile, Haru Glory has come with his friends Elie and Hamrio Musica from the universe of Rave Master to destroy Oasis.

Publication

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The crossover series is written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It started serialization in Weekly Shōnen Magazine on October 24, 2019.[3][4] The series ended in Weekly Shōnen Magazine on December 25, 2019.[5] The series was published in a single tankōbon volume, which was released on April 17, 2020.[6] In the same month, the series was renamed from Hero's to Mashima Hero's so the series could rank higher in search engine results.[7]

In March 2020, Kodansha USA announced they licensed the series for English publication.[8] They released the volume on December 1, 2020.[1]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 17, 2020[6]978-4-06-518523-0December 1, 2020[1]978-1-64-651178-5
  1. "Hero's"
  2. "Island"
  3. "Rebel"[a]
  4. "Oasis"
  5. "Mix"
  1. "Attack"
  2. "Session"
  3. "Heroine's"
  4. "Illusion"
  5. "Mate"[b]

Reception

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Demelza from Anime UK News praised the series, calling it "entertaining" and suggesting that fans of Mashima's work would enjoy it.[9] Erkael from Manga News also offered it praise as they felt that reading it was a fun experience.[10] Christel Scheja of Splash Comics wrote positively about the series, while also stating it can be hard to understand for someone who hasn't read any of the works featured.[11] Faustine Lillaz from Planete BD had similar feelings about the series, stating that while it is not a masterpiece, it had good artwork and a solid story.[12]

Notes

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  1. ^ The title is written with furikanji reading 反逆者, meaning "traitor".
  2. ^ The title is written with furikanji reading 仲間, meaning "companion".

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mashima HERO'S 1". Kodansha USA. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Peters, Megan (September 18, 2019). "Fairy Tail Creator's New Crossover Series Confirms Release Date". Comicbook. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  3. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (September 11, 2019). "Hiro Mashima Launches Heros Manga Mini-Series in October (Update)". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  4. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (September 16, 2019). "Hiro Mashima's Heros Crossover Manga Mini-Series Debuts on October 16". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  5. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 11, 2019). "Hiro Mashima's Heros Crossover Manga Mini-Series Ends on December 25". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Mashima HERO'S (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  7. ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (February 4, 2020). "Hiro Mashima's Crossover Manga "HERO'S" will Change Its Title to "Mashima HERO'S"". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  8. ^ Mateo, Alex (March 18, 2020). "Kodansha USA Announces Codename: Sailor V Eternal Edition, Ghost in the Shell: The Human Algorithm, Orient, More Manga for Print". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  9. ^ Demelza (December 24, 2020). "Mashima Hero's Review". Anime UK News. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  10. ^ Erkael (September 8, 2020). "Mashima Hero's". Manga News (in French). Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  11. ^ Scheja, Christel (May 29, 2021). "Comic-Besprechung – Mashima Hero's". Splash Comics (in German). Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  12. ^ Lillaz, Faustine (October 31, 2020). "Mashima Hero's". Planete BD (in French). Retrieved July 31, 2021.
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