Hiro Mashima
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About
Famous for his popular Fairy Tail and Rave manga, this Japanese artist also created the Monster Hunter Orage and Monster Soul manga series. He was the 2009 recipient of the Kodansha Manga Award.
Before Fame
He created his first manga, Magician, in 1998. His popular Rave series debuted the following year in the Weekly Shōnen Magazine.
Trivia
He named several of his main manga characters, including Haru (spring) and Natsu (summer), after seasons.
Family Life
He was born in Nagano, Japan, as the son of an amateur artist father. His father died young and he was raised primarily by his grandfather. He has a daughter.
Associated With
As a child, he admired and was influenced by artist Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga.