''Mashima Hero's'' (stylized as ''Mashima HERO'S'' and formerly known as ''Hero's'') is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

Hiro Mashima is a Japanese manga artist. He gained success with his first serial ''Rave Master'', published in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1999 to 2005. His best-selling work, ''Fairy Tail'', published in the same magazine from 2006 to 2017, ...

. The series is a crossover between three of Mashima's previous works, '' Rave Master'', '' Fairy Tail'', and '' Edens Zero''.

Synopsis

The manga begins with ''Fairy Tail'' characters Natsu Dragneel,

Lucy Heartfilia is a fictional character and protagonist of the ''Fairy Tail'' manga series created by Hiro Mashima. Lucy first makes her debut in ''Fairy Tail'' chapter #1, originally published in Japan's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' on August 2, 2006, as a ...

and the anthropomorphic cat

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relaxing on True Island. While on the island, Natsu meets Shiki Granbell and Rebecca Bluegarden, the protagonists of ''Edens Zero''. Shiki and Rebecca reveal that they came to the island in search of something called "Oasis". Meanwhile,

Haru Glory is the main character of the manga ''Rave Master'' by Hiro Mashima. Born on Garage Island, Haru was left in the care of his older sister. In the beginning, Haru accidentally fishes Plue up, and his owner, Shiba meets him with terrorists from the ...

has come with his friends Elie and Hamrio Musica from the universe of ''Rave Master'' to destroy Oasis.

Publication

The crossover series is written and illustrated by

. It started serialization in ''

Weekly Shōnen Magazine is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published on Wednesdays in Japan by Kodansha, first published on March 17, 1959. The magazine is mainly read by an older audience, with a significant portion of its readership falling under the male high ...

'' on October 24, 2019. The series ended in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' on December 25, 2019. The series was published in a single '' tankōbon'' volume, which was released on April 17, 2020. In the same month, the series was renamed from ''Hero's'' to ''Mashima Hero's'' so the series could rank higher in

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results. In March 2020, Kodansha USA announced they licensed the series for English publication. They released the volume on December 1, 2020.

Reception

Demelza from ''Anime UK News'' praised the series, calling it "entertaining" and suggesting that fans of Mashima's work would enjoy it. Erkael from ''Manga News'' also offered it praise as they felt that reading it was a fun experience. Christel Scheja of ''Splash Comics'' wrote positively about the series, while also stating it can be hard to understand for someone who hasn't read any of the works featured. Faustine Lillaz from ''Planete BD'' had similar feelings about the series, stating that while it is not a masterpiece, it had good artwork and a solid story.

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* {{Weekly Shōnen Magazine - 2010–2019 Adventure anime and manga Crossover anime and manga Fantasy anime and manga Hiro Mashima Kodansha manga Shōnen manga