Comic industry blog The Beat reported last Friday that the Harvey Awards will present the first Harvey Awards International Spotlight award to manga artist Hiro Mashima during its reception at the New York Comic Con event on Saturday, October 7.
The Harvey Awards will have a reception this year instead of an awarding ceremony due to the transition from its Baltimore Comic-Con event to New York Comic Con after partnering with ReedPOP.
Mashima will also be in attendance at New York Comic Con, which will be held from October 5-8 at the Javits Center.
The manga has inspired two television anime, two anime films, several original video anime projects, and spinoff manga.