Hiro Mashima

Comic Book Artist

Birthday May 3, 1977

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Nagano, Japan

Age 47 years old

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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.