He based Natsu Dragneel on his early years as a junior high school student. Mashima based the titular guild on a local bar he was visiting at the time. Tolkien and Yudetamago as influences in his works. When Hiro Mashima was creating Fairy Tail, he cited Akira Toriyama, J. The characters have been well-received overall.

He also used people as references in designing other characters. Tolkien and Yudetamago and based the guild on a local bar. When creating the series, Mashima was influenced by Akira Toriyama, J.R.R. They also encounter various antagonists from illegal 'dark' guilds, and Zeref, an ancient wizard who is sought out by several of the series' villains. Over the course of the series, Lucy and Natsu interact with and befriend other wizards in the guild as well as in other cities and guilds in Fiore, and even some characters from other worlds. During the early part of the series, they form a team with Happy, a flying cat and friend of Natsu Gray Fullbuster, an ice wizard Erza Scarlet, an S-Class wizard who specializes in using various weapons and armors Wendy Marvell, a young air sorceress and Carla, Wendy's flying cat partner. The main characters of the series are Lucy Heartfilia, a celestial wizard who joins the Fairy Tail guild, and Natsu Dragneel, a fire wizard known as a Dragon Slayer who is searching for his adoptive dragon father Igneel.

The series' storyline follows a group of wizards from the rambunctious titular guild. Those who practice magic as a profession, referred to as wizards ( 魔導士, madōshi ?), join guilds where they share information and perform paid jobs for clients. The series takes place in a fictional universe called Earthland, primarily in the Fiore Kingdom, where several of its residents are able to perform various forms of magic.

The Fairy Tail manga and anime series features an extensive cast of characters created by Hiro Mashima. Clockwise from top left: Makarov Dreyar, Lucy Heartfilia, Plue, Happy, Natsu Dragneel, Cana Alberona, Loke, Gray Fullbuster, Elfman Strauss and Mirajane Strauss. Most of the protagonists of the Fairy Tail series.

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