Hiro Mashima reveals incredible illustration commemorating the start of 2025

The beginning of this year 2025 has brought with it multiple announcements and extremely interesting news regarding the manganime industry, because, in addition to revealing new projects and launches of various well-known franchises, multiple projects have also been announced. news about some of the most recognized works of this industry.
It should be noted, in fact, that one of those popular manganime franchises that has announced news with the new year is none other than One Punch Man, who has released an illustration that, in addition to celebrating the beginning of the year, also anticipates the tenth anniversary of the anime and the premiere of its next season.
Likewise, on the other hand, the creator of Fairy Tail has not been left behind in celebrating the new yearWell, Hiro Mashima, the creator of this work, has shared through his official X account (formerly Twitter) an illustration commemorating the beginning of this year 2025.
Hiro Mashima shares an illustration in celebration of the beginning of the new year
Hiro Mashima shares an amazing illustration to celebrate the arrival of 2025
When the holidays arrive, most mangakas and creators of anime works decide to take a break As for their stories to celebrate the arrival of the new year, as has been the case, for example, with the story of Dragon Ball Daima, which announced some time ago that it would take a break for the arrival of the new year.
In addition, another work that has announced a pause in its manga Recently it has been nothing more and nothing less than Soso no Frieren, which has become one of the most acclaimed manganime works of recent years, although as far as this manga series is concerned, so far no one has been announced. specific date when it will return to serialization again.
However, unlike other manga artists who generally decide to take a break to celebrate the new year or holidays, Fairy Tail creator Hiro Mashima recently shared a special illustration through your X account (formerly Twitter), @hiro_mashimain which it shows two of the characters belonging to his work, Cobra and Kinana.
This illustration presents both characters drawn in chibi form, with Erik (Cobra) smiling widely, while Kinana shown in her snake formfrom when she used to be known as Cubellios behind Erik, this along with the message “Happy New Year” (Happy New Year) and the date “2025.1.1”.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! pic.twitter.com/lUhRRyUuRh
— 真島ヒロ (@hiro_mashima) December 31, 2024
It should be noted that, in addition to presenting one of the most notable and beloved couples in history, the fact that Mashima has decided to use these two characters who are directly related to snakes is an extremely smart movesince, according to the Chinese zodiac, The year 2025 has been declared the year of the snakethe illustration being a direct allusion to this.
On the other hand, in the same way that Hiro Mashima's fans have received and acclaimed his recent illustration very well, they have also shown a positive and even overwhelming reception around your project Fairy Tail 100 Years Questwhose anime series was released in the middle of last year, demonstrating that this mangaka continues to amaze fans who have followed his work for several years.
For now, fans can only wait for this year to pass to discover What other news will emerge around the work of Hiro Mashimaeither in the anime series Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest or in its eponymous manga series, which will continue to present the adventures and challenges faced by some of its most notable characters who are part of this story.