Fairy Tail’s Creator FINALLY Reveals His Favorite Characters (ft. Hiro Mashima) | The Anime Effect Episode #52

02/21/25 • 34 min

The creator of Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima, is on The Anime Effect! He’s sharing who his favorite Fairy Tail characters are, how FAIRY TAIL 100 YEARS QUEST came to be, and so much more! Then, hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray and Leah President reveal their favorite magical girl anime of the past decade and their favorite ways an anime love interest has been introduced.

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