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The manga industry has been gifted with a lot of talented creators, including Masashi Kishimoto and Hiro Mashima, i.e. the genius minds behindNarutoandFairy Tailrespectively. However, all of these mangakas have different styles and approaches based on their own personal preferences and ways of thinking, and not all of them follow the same process while developing their respective storylines.
That being, mangaka Mashima sensei even proved this claim that not all mangakas use the same approach while curating their masterpieces by revealing how he had no idea how one of his best manga projects would ever end. This goes contradictory to Mangaka Kishimoto sensei, who once revealed that he had known right from the beginning how he wanted to end his iconic saga!
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Usually, artists and comic book creators know the entire course of the saga they decide to conceive, with the details being the only exception that they devise on the spot while drawing. In fact, many creators have even shared howthey knew how their story were to end even before starting it.
But forHiro Mashimasensei, things were a lot different than this when it comes to his super popular manga,Fairy Tail. In fact, if anything, he had no clue while starting the series about how he wanted the story to end or what the last scene of the masterpiece would be like.
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As he frankly shared during an interview withAnime News Networkwhen asked about the same:
“I honestly didn’t have any idea what the last scene of the story was like in my mind when I started the series.”
While that comes as a surprise, it is also understandable, keeping in mind how Mashima sensei must bemore focused on the plotlineand how he wanted to continue it instead of thinking about how he wanted to end it right when he was only beginning to develop it!
Moreover, comparing this with MangakaMasashi Kishimotosensei’s ideal way of producing projects comes as a further surprise in a contradictory manner. This is because theNarutocreator already knew how his saga was to end, even before materializing it completely.
According to what he has shared in multiple interviews, Kishimoto sensei had intended right from the start for Naruto’s iconic story to end with the final big battle between him and Sasuke, who had initially been introduced as his rival (viaScreenRant).
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In fact, he even shared this with the editors even before the series was actually serialized!
That being said, it only further proves that despite all of them being true masterminds,all mangakas don’t think alikeor follow the same process while developing their respective projects.
Hiro Mashima Claims Not Knowing the End was “The best part of working on this series”
Just like how most of the mangaka who follow the same procedure, asKishimoto sensei, have opinions and thought processes of their ownbehind the same, Mashima sensei has a positive part to not knowing what happens next in his series as well.
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As he continued to share during the same interview:
“The fact that I didn’t know what was going to happen next was actually the best part of working on this series.”
Why, you may ask? Well, it is simple: Because that’s when his imagination launched at its peak andallowed him to create all of those intriguing storylinesin the piece of masterworkFairy Tail.
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According to how Mashima sensei happily explained it:
“For example, when there is a cliffhanger where the characters are in a really tight spot, the fans wonder what is going to happen next? Well, that’s actually my question and I really have to think about it.”
Needless to mention, that is some seriously genius way to wrack your brain for the best ideas that could take the entire readers’ community by storm. After all, not all mangakas prefer to approach their stories the same way that Hiro Mashima sensei does!
You can readFairy Tailon Kindle and comiXology, andNarutoon the Viz website/app.
Mahin Sultan
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Mahin Sultan is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, where she brings a fresh perspective to entertainment news. Having been in the field for over 3 years now, she has already written more than 2,000 articles across a variety of niches, from entertainment to health and fashion. This diverse experience has allowed her to quickly build a solid foundation and a deep understanding of the industry.
