Hiro Mashima's Playground

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Hiro Mashima's Playground
ましまえん
(Mashima-en)
Manga
Written byHiro Mashima
Published byKodansha
English publisher
DemographicShōnen
PublishedDecember 16, 2003
Volumes
  • 2 (Original)
  • 1 (English release)
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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
1 December 16, 2003[1]978-4-06-334821-7October 30, 2018[4]978-1-63-236759-4
  • Magician (マジシャン, Majishan)
  • Fairy Tale (フェアリー・テール, Fearī Tēru)
  • Cocona (ココナ, Kokona)
  • The Adventures of Plue Part 2 (プルーの冒険日記II, Purū Bōken Nikki II)
2 December 16, 2003[2]978-4-06-334822-4October 30, 2018978-1-63-236759-4
  • Bad Boys Song (バット ボーイズ ソング, Baddo Bōizu Songu)
  • Magic Party (マジックパーティー, Majikku Pātī)
  • Xmas Hearts (クリスマス ハーツ, Kurisumasu Hātsu)
  • Fighting Force Mixture (混合戦隊ミクスチャー, Kongō Sentai Mikusuchā)

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[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Hiro Mashima's Playground". Kodansha USA. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  5. ^ Wolf, Ian (November 29, 2018). "Hiro Mashima's Playground Review". Anime UK News. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Takato (June 3, 2010). "Mashima-en Vol.1". Manga News (in French). Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  8. ^ Demay, Nicholas (March 22, 2010). "Mashima-en T1". Planete BD (in French). Retrieved July 29, 2021.

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