Tag Archives: Hiro Mashima

Vote for the Kodansha Comics 10th Anniversary Mascot! (Created by the one-and-only Hiro Mashima!)

Published: February 21, 2019
Gather round, Kodansha Comics fans! As you’ve heard, 2019 marks the 10th Anniversary of Kodansha Comics, and to celebrate, each month of 2019 we’ll be featuring a different series as we celebrate some of the classic and most iconic Kodansha Comics series with exclusive contents, special deals, sweepstakes, and more. (ICYMI—we’ve already spotlighted AKIRA and Battle Angel Alita!). But special surprises and exclusive new content isn’t all we have in store—we’re also hiring an intern mascot, drawn by the one-and-only Hiro Mas [...]

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Manga to Anime Sale: Fairy Tail! 99-cents Volume 1 + all additional volumes & spinoffs 50% off!

Published: January 15, 2019
Hey! Are you enjoying the newest and final season of Fairy Tail anime courtesy of Funimation? It sure is nice to see Natsu, Lucy, and Happy all powered up and being together after a long break! (Actually, can you believe it's been almost three years since the end of Season 2 for some of us?) As they go on a quest to find the ex-Fairy Tail members to bring back the disbanded guild, they soon realize the mission ain't that easy ...  Not only have some of the ex-members moved on with their lives, there's a black magic cult is causing shady commotions. Meanwhile, the Magic Council is on the move. What is the book of E.N.D. that they're all looking for? And just who really is Zeref? And what's his relation to the first guild master of Fairy Tail, Mavis? All the mysteries of the world o [...]

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Kodansha Comics Gift Guide Part 2: If you liked ___, then check out ___!

Published: November 27, 2018
Kodansha Comics Gift Guide Part 2: If You Liked ___, Try ___! There’s nothing like discovering a manga series that swiftly earns its place on your list of favorites. So when a series like that comes to an end, reading that last volume can be bittersweet and, when it’s all over, can make you think: So what am I supposed to read now?! If you’re like us and shed a tear at that last chapter of Fairy Tail or Princess Jellyfish, or if you’re—or someone you know is— looking to find a new series to add to your list of favorites, this week’s installment of our Read More »

Animal Land Final Volume Celebration! HUGE digital sale + special tribute comics by Hiro Mashima, Hajime Isayama, Yoshitoki Oima

Published: October 23, 2018

From the hilarious hijinks to the heart-wrenching battles, Raiku Makoto's Animal Land has painted a wondrous and fearsome world of humans and animals … along with chimeras and clones! As this story draws to a close in its final Volume 14 on October 30, we'd like to share the special moment with you with the Animal Land Final Volume Celebration! 

The biggest Animal Land Digital Sale EVER! Starting October 23, for the week leading up with the release of the final volume, we are offering the best deal ever yet on Animal Land Read More »

EDENS ZERO Global Pins! Exclusive designs revealed + special message from Hiro Mashima!

Published: September 14, 2018
Hiro Mashima, creator of Fairy Tail and EDENS ZERO, just dropped some exciting news for his fans around the world!  To celebrate the release of EDENS ZERO Volume 1 in Japan—and in the rest of the world—we here at Kodansha are kicking off the EDENS ZERO Global Campaign, where fans from Japan, France, Korea, Thailand, and the United States can get a set of EDENS ZERO pins with unique national designs for each region! For more details on this campaign, check out this website. 

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AX2018 Recap: a summary of all our new licensing announcements and more!

Published: July 7, 2018
Gotta say we had quite a blast at Anime Expo this year! We hosted several major events, made lots of announcements about new manga and projects (see below!), and had a great time with all of you who stopped by our biggest and baddest ever Anime Expo booth! Here's a day-by day recap of what went down at America's premier anime con in 2018: July 5 (Thursday) BECK and Seven Shakespeares digital debut! In which we debuted not one but two new manga by Harold Sakui [...]

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Edens Zero: Chapter 1 of Hiro Mashima’s new manga—read it now

Published: June 26, 2018
Eleven months after the grand finale of Fairy Tail, master mangaka Hiro Mashima is back with a great adventure beyond imagination! All the steadfast friendship, crazy fighting, and blue cats you've come to expect... IN SPACE!

Read it now The worldwide-anticipated release of Chapter 1 of Edens Zero is available the same day as Japan in five languages: Chinese, English, French, Korean, and Thai!

Read it in English streaming on Crunchyroll Manga—or as [...]

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New Hiro Mashima manga Eden’s Zero debuts worldwide June 26!

Published: May 29, 2018

There will only be one first time!

Eleven months after the finale of Fairy Tail, the new work from Hiro Mashima begins at last!

A new chapter, a great adventure beyond imagination ... 

The worldwide-anticipated release starting from Chapter 1 will be available simultaneously in five languages:

Chinese, English, French, Korean, Thai

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Images from Fairy Tail creator Hiro Mashima’s new manga REVEALED!

Published: April 10, 2018

Japan … America … Europe… The world is waiting …

Eleven months have passed since the finale of Fairy Tail. Now a new adventure awaits.

On June 27, 2018 the new series by Hiro Mashima begins!

What will it be about? It’s a secret for a little while longer …!

But to tide you over, check out these preliminary sketches—revealed here for the first time!

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