Kimlinger, his colleague Rebecca Silverman, and A.E. Sparrow of IGN all felt Mashima's artwork had strong similarities to Eiichiro Oda's in One Piece.
Kimlinger beserta koleganya, Rebecca Silverman, dan A.E. Sparrow dari IGN merasa bahwa gambar karya Mashima memiliki kemiripan dengan Eiichiro Oda di One Piece.