The Fairy Tail manga has a heartbreaking truth behind its origins, which was revealed by creator Hiro Mashima at New York Comic Con.

Fairy Tail is a story based on the “power of friendship”. We see Lucy, a young girl, joins the Fairy Tail guild, the most popular wizarding guild in Fiore where magicians gather to find jobs.

Lucy meets Natsu, Happy, Gray, and Erza, and before she knows it, she’s off on a mission with this chaotic group of powerful wizards.

Ever since the beginning, we’ve seen the characters emphasize the importance of friendship as they treat the guild members like family. Now, Mashima has revealed the real reason behind the story’s core theme.

A popular account on Twitter/X shared Mashima’s words, which read: “To tell you the truth, I wrote the story because I had no friends. My loneliness is what you see…”

In the same post, the account wrote, “Hiro Mashima talks about the origins of Fairy Tail at New York Comic Con. He also talked about the influence Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball had on his career and paid tribute to the late legend.”

New York Comic Con was held between October 17th and 20th, where the mangaka talked about the origins of Fairy Tail.

Fans have expressed their respect for the mangaka after reading his heartbreaking words. As one wrote“Respect to him for being open about this and I think that explains the whole power of friendship loops. He created his ideal group of friends.”

“I appreciate stories about friendship today much more than I did 20 years ago – I understand why some people scoff at the usual theme, but things like friendship, companionship, good role models and heroism can be more important now than ever before,” shared another.

“No matter how many people bash Fairy Tail, the true fans know the message and the roots it showcases,” added a third.

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