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Fairy Tailhas proven to be a worldwide sensation, captivating even the Western anime fan community and cementing it as a modern classic. Several key factors can be attributed to its high-level success. Recently, fans attended the 2024 New York Comic Con for an amazing Spotlight panel set up to pay homage to this exemplary work of Hiro Mashima.
However, the Q&A session turned out to be quite surprising, where the author got really lively, and made one confession that had the fans bamboozled! Mashima confessed that he never planned to do a sequel ofFairy Tail, especially not the100 Years Questseries! It has sent shock waves throughout the fandom and drawn curiosity toward its origin and development regarding this much-beloved series.
Mashima Never Planned to Make aFairy TailSequel:Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest
In a surprising confession, Mashima-sensei revealedthat he never actually planned this ongoing sequel. Contrary to the general assumption, the sequel was made due to corporate pressure rather than Mashima’s personal desire. In the course of the original series, he never thought of making a sequel, thus, fans are shocked to know this shocking reason that made him change his mind.
No. It was the decision of “corporate”. When I was working on the original series, it never occurred to me to have a sequel.
Despite this unexpected origin story, Mashima has taken ownership of the100 Years Questproject and dedicated himself to its development. He has been greatly involved in storyboards and storyline conception, even surprising his collaborator, Atsuo Ueda, with some plot twists that were not originally planned. Mashima’s pride definitely shows in his work and allows fans to feel reassured that the quality and passion put into the sequel is identical to the original series, despite its rather unplanned beginning.
Mashima Received Similar Pressure When Kishimoto Was Forced to MakeBoruto
A very familiar tale in the manga industry is shared with this particular incident of Mashima, being pressurized into creating aFairy Tailsequel,Fairy Tail:100 Year Quest. Masashi Kishimoto, the creator ofNaruto, faced the same type of pressure afterNarutowas concluded to create the sequel,Boruto, while initially, he was not looking forward to the continuation of the series. This certainly brings a question as to what are the impacts placed on creators by being forced to extend their stories further than they meant to end them.
“I wrote the story cause…”: The Sad Reason Why Hiro Mashima Made Fairy Tail is Exactly Why it Deserves Just as Much Respect as the Big 3
Forced sequels might impair the original work’s integrity, character development, originality, and vision. The struggling mind, under pressure to continue something, usually cannot achieve the same level of passion and direction that defined the OG series. It sometimes makes the suffering of the script too frustrating for the fans.
As100 Years Questcontinues to unravel with uncertain creative circumstances, fans keep on holding on to hope. Indeed, the risk still lingers since even Mashima does not really know where the story will actually go. All that is left is to see how the series unfolds and we should hope that Mashima’s mastery will handle the challenges brought about by this unplanned sequel.
Fairy Tailis available to watch onCrunchyroll.
Diganta Mondal
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Diganta Mondal is an avid Content Writer at Fandomwire, specializing in anime and pop culture-related stuff. With over 600 published articles, he boasts his knowledge on this beloved media and strives to connect with fellow anime enthusiasts all across the globe.Despite having a non-journalism educational background, his love for shows like Vinland Saga, Violet Evergarden, and other Naoki Urasawa works constantly inspires him to share informative news, theories, and recommendations on almost all anime genres, aiming to create a shared platform for nerdy discussions.
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