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  • Published: 30 October 2018
  • ISBN: 9781632367594
  • Imprint: Kodansha
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $35.00

Hiro Mashima's Playground



COME ONE, COME ALL!

Hop in for an amazing tour of Hiro Mashima's imagination--with eight exciting rides to choose from! You can read the story that birthed Fairy Tail, go on a fun journey with Plue, and meet all-new friends and foes!

  • MAGICIAN: In order to save the Magician's Club at his school, Aoi, the club president, must put his small-time illusions aside and rescue the principal's dog! But when a mysterious group appears, Aoi taps into his true magical powers!
  • FAIRY TALE: A national treasure's been stolen and the magical world of faeries is in an uproar! The Fire Prince Silva may not get along with the Water girl, El, but they'll have to overcome their differences to confront an evil witch!
  • COCONA: Taking her pet cat along for the journey, Cocona's about to give up being the Princess of Devils for one shot at love...with a human!
  • PLUE'S ADVENTURE II: Plue's beloved candy has gone missing! (To Plue, it's a big deal.) Choose your path to solve this mystery!
  • BAD BOY'S SONG: With high school graduation only three months away, four best friends reflect on their boring school life and vow to leave an awesome legacy behind!
  • MP: Elena is learning magic, and needs one very special book to become a pro. Too bad she's not the only one after it, and her clumsy buddy Bomb isn't much help!
  • XMAS HEARTS: Santa Strat is a Christmas hater, and he plans to skip the holidays and feast on cake yet again. Or he did...until someone stole all the cakes! Now he's looking for payback!
  • COMBO SQUAD: Despite his job as a hero, Mafuyu Mitsurugi is more of a zero. In a last ditch effort, his boss teams him up with a beautiful girl and a surly brute. And they just might save the day!
  • A new collection of short stories by Hiro Mashima, creator of Fairy Tail and Rave Master! Read some of Mashima's never-before-seen debut stories, including the first appearance of the Fairy Tail guild!

    COME ONE, COME ALL!

    Hop in for an amazing tour of Hiro Mashima's imagination--with eight exciting rides to choose from! You can read the story that birthed Fairy Tail, go on a fun journey with Plue, and meet all-new friends and foes!

  • MAGICIAN: In order to save the Magician's Club at his school, Aoi, the club president, must put his small-time illusions aside and rescue the principal's dog! But when a mysterious group appears, Aoi taps into his true magical powers!
  • FAIRY TALE: A national treasure's been stolen and the magical world of faeries is in an uproar! The Fire Prince Silva may not get along with the Water girl, El, but they'll have to overcome their differences to confront an evil witch!
  • COCONA: Taking her pet cat along for the journey, Cocona's about to give up being the Princess of Devils for one shot at love...with a human!
  • PLUE'S ADVENTURE II: Plue's beloved candy has gone missing! (To Plue, it's a big deal.) Choose your path to solve this mystery!
  • BAD BOY'S SONG: With high school graduation only three months away, four best friends reflect on their boring school life and vow to leave an awesome legacy behind!
  • MP: Elena is learning magic, and needs one very special book to become a pro. Too bad she's not the only one after it, and her clumsy buddy Bomb isn't much help!
  • XMAS HEARTS: Santa Strat is a Christmas hater, and he plans to skip the holidays and feast on cake yet again. Or he did...until someone stole all the cakes! Now he's looking for payback!
  • COMBO SQUAD: Despite his job as a hero, Mafuyu Mitsurugi is more of a zero. In a last ditch effort, his boss teams him up with a beautiful girl and a surly brute. And they just might save the day!
    • Published: 30 October 2018
    • ISBN: 9781632367594
    • Imprint: Kodansha
    • Format: Paperback
    • Pages: 432
    • RRP: $35.00

    About the author

    Hiro Mashima

    HIRO MASHIMA was born May 3, 1977, in the Nagano prefecture. His series Rave Master has made him one of the most popular manga artists in America. Fairy Tail, currently being serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine, is his latest creation. The author lives in Tokyo, Japan.

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    Praise for Hiro Mashima's Playground

    Praise for Fairy Tail
    "With dazzling visuals and perfectly-timed fights of ever-greater intensity, this is as good as action-adventure gets." -Anime News Network
    "After a painful period of decline that stretches back to a peak in 2007, manga appears to have turned around in both the comic and bookstore markets. The growth is multifaceted: the return of popular titles like Fairy Tail and Sailor Moon, increasing numbers of omnibi, and new hits such as Kodansha's Attack on Titan." -ICV2.com, fall 2013