Hiro Mashima's Playground

The first volume contains Magician, Fairy Tale, Cocona, and Plue's Adventure II; the second contains Bad Boys Song, MP (Magic Party), Xmas Hearts, and Fighting Force Mixture.

[5] Ian Wolf from Anime UK News praised Mashima's artwork, though also stated that reading all the stories in the anthology at once can make them feel predictable.

[7] As part of Anime News Network's fall 2018 manga guide, Amy McNulty, Faye Hopper, Rebecca Silverman, and Teresa Navarro reviewed the anthology for the website.

[8] Takato from Manga News concurred with Wolf, McNulty, and Silverman, praising both the plot and artwork of the various one-shots.

[9] Nicholas Demay from Planete BD concurred with previous critics, calling the plot of the various stories "very entertaining".