Hiro Mashima's Playground
Hiro Mashima's Playground | |
ましまえん (Mashima-en) | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Hiro Mashima |
Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Published | December 16, 2003 |
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Hiro Mashima's Playground (Japanese: ましまえん, Hepburn: Mashima-en) is a Japanese anthology manga written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It features eight one-shots written by Mashima, and was originally published in two volumes in December 2003.
Publication[]
The anthology contains eight one-shots published by Hiro Mashima. The fist volume contains Magician, Fairy Tale, Cocona, and The Adventures of Plue Part 2; the second contains Bad Boys Song, Magic Party, Xmas Hearts, and Fighting Force Mixture.[1][2] Both tankōbon volumes were released on December 16, 2003.[1][2]
At Anime Expo 2018, Kodansha USA announced they licensed the anthology for English publication. They released both the Japanese volumes in one volume.[3]
Volume list[]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
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1 | December 16, 2003[1] | 978-4-06-334821-7 | October 30, 2018[4] | 978-1-63-236759-4 | |
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2 | December 16, 2003[2] | 978-4-06-334822-4 | October 30, 2018 | 978-1-63-236759-4 | |
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Reception[]
Ian Wolf from Anime UK News praised Mashima's artwork, though also stated that reading all the stories in the anthology at once can make them feel predictable.[5] As part of Anime News Network's fall 2018 manga guide, Amy McNulty, Faye Hopper, Rebecca Silverman, and Teresa Navarro reviewed the anthology for the website. McNulty and Silverman praised the artwork and plot of the stories, while Hopper and Navarro were more critical of Mashima's stories.[6] Takato from Manga News concurred with Wolf, McNulty, and Silverman, praising both the plot and artwork of the various one-shots.[7] Nicholas Demay from Planete BD concurred with previous critics, calling the plot of the various stories "very entertaining".[8]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "ましまえん 真島ヒロ短編集(1)" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "ましまえん 真島ヒロ短編集(2)" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer; Antonio Pineda, Rafael (July 7, 2018). "Kodansha USA Adds The Seven Deadly Sins: Seven Days, Love in Focus, Witch Hat Atelier Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Hiro Mashima's Playground". Kodansha USA. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ Wolf, Ian (November 29, 2018). "Hiro Mashima's Playground Review". Anime UK News. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ McNulty, Amy; Hopper, Faye; Silverman, Rebecca; Navarro, Teresa (November 27, 2018). "The Fall 2018 Manga Guide: Hiro Mashima's Playground". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ Takato (June 3, 2010). "Mashima-en Vol.1". Manga News (in French). Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ Demay, Nicholas (March 22, 2010). "Mashima-en T1". Planete BD (in French). Retrieved July 29, 2021.
External links[]
- Hiro Mashima's Playground (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Manga series
- Hiro Mashima
- Kodansha manga
- Manga anthologies
- Shōnen manga