Who is Hiro Masima? What is known about his work? How successful was the author’s career? What works of Hiro Masima deserve the attention of a wide audience? We will talk about all this in our publication.
Childhood and youth
The famous manga author Hiro Masima was born on May 3, 1977 in the Japanese city of Nagano. From early childhood, the boy began to show outstanding creative inclinations and demonstrate his intention to become a professional artist. It is easy to guess that the guy was particularly interested in the Japanese variety of comics, known by the definition of manga. Little Hiro's irresistible passion for drawing made our hero’s grandfather in every possible way accompany the development of his grandson’s creative talents.
Initially, the main sources of inspiration for the growing artist were such cult works as Ultimate Muscle and Dragon Ball. The special emotions in the soul of young Hiro Masima were evoked by drawn scenes from comics that depicted battle moments and troubles that happened to the main characters. It was these stories that later became saturated with the work of a novice author.
After graduating from high school, Hiro Masima decided to become a certified artist. For these purposes, the guy began to devote all his free time to visiting the studio, which was engaged in the preparation of the manga authors. Our hero believed that he would open a new world for himself here. However, the reality was different. The most valuable during a visit to the creative site for Hiro Masima was the comprehension of the basics of drawing. However, local teachers did not help the guy develop his own authorial style. Therefore, the novice artist decided to leave the studio, without completing the course, to engage in self-study.
The beginning of the creative path
In the late 90s, Hiro Masima began to develop an individual author's “style”. The artist wrote many pages before achieving the desired result. The first work of the guy, which was submitted to the public, came out under the name "Magician". Manga was published in 1998, after which it began to enjoy considerable success with fans of Japanese comics. The work of a novice master even managed to win the competition among amateurs.
Already in 1999, Masima reached a new qualitative level of skill. It was during this period that the publishers began to promote to the masses the second work of the author, which was called Rave Master. The publication of new stories that were part of a series of comics continued for a long six years. During this time, they managed to adapt the popular manga in the animated creation of Groove Adventure Rave, which was broadcast on television.
Career development
In 2005, Hiro managed to once again declare himself as a talented author thanks to the release of the Fairy Tail manga, which instantly became popular throughout Japan. Then came the light of such works as Plue's Dog Diaries and Monster Soul. These creations also gained considerable fame.
Successful in Masim’s career was 2011, when the author came up with a story that connected the plot of the manga Fairy Tail and Rave Master. Then several spin-offs of the above stories saw the light, giving the artist the status of a cult creator of manga.
Hiro Masima: Anime List
At the moment, the author has work on the following works:
- "Mage."
- Fairy Tail.
- "Soul of the Monster."
- Rave Master.
- Mashima-En.
- "Diary of a dog Plus."
- "Monster Hunter."
- Fairy Tail: The Beginning.
- "West wind and the sun."
- "Star-eater Sacki."
Interesting Facts
Hiro Masima is known as an author who has never worked as an assistant with other manga creators. He immediately began his career as an independent artist.
The author is known by the nickname Superman. There are several reasons for this. The first thing the artist takes in the morning is always to draw manga. When Masima's assistants leave home, he remains in the creative studio, continuing to develop ideas. In addition, the artist is famous for his highest drawing speed, which sets him apart from the rest of the mangak.
The standard requirement that publishers make for the authors of Japanese comics is the creation of 20 pages for the next issue. However, Hiro demonstrates much more fruitful work. Thus, Masima’s record is equal to as many as 65 illustrated pages per week.
The famous artist is interested in video games. Despite the extremely busy work schedule, Masima always finds a few free hours that he enjoys spending on this hobby. Hiro’s high productivity leaves him time for a good sleep, which takes the artist about seven hours a day, which is not available to the most numerous authors of the manga.
The artist’s hand-drawn works are popular not only not only in Japan, but also among domestic comic book lovers. Of particular interest among Russian manga fans was the work of Fairy Tail. Despite the fact that today Masima practically does not release new creations, interest in his work continues to grow.