Shit is hard work, and any artist can relate. So that was nice. What I didn't like: The pacing is all over the place. I'm all for character building but my God the first half is really slow, over the top, weird, and sometimes boring to read. The main character is also a total loser, and that always drives me crazy in cliche world of anime.
The manga can also be confusing to read and sometimes gotta re-read panels to get it all. I just didn't care for many of the characters here. So it's a interesting enough read. I probably will pick up volume 2 down the line but for now I'll just place it to the side. It's good enough to recommend to read but I wouldn't say it's a must buy or anything.
Apr 29, Derek Royal rated it it was amazing. But I find that way of pigeonholing the series not only inaccurate, but also lazy. I understand why Dark Horse would want to publicize it that way, given the popularity of The Walking Dead and other zombie-type horror narratives, but this isn't really the same thing. At least that's the case in the first half of the omnibus.
Where Hanazawa goes in the last half is more like the zombie manga that some have been touting. I have hopes for this title, and I hope it doesn't let me down. Mar 18, Jamie rated it it was ok Shelves: manga-manwha. While this manga is not bad, it is just not one I particularly enjoyed. The pace is quite slow. Maybe because I was expecting more of the zombie aspect.
Honestly, it is more a psychological story. Hideo is a freaked out 35 year old that is afraid of just about anything. He often is found with some boy near him that is either a ghost or a character of his, etc.
I never could quite figure out. He has a bit of an odd relationship with this girl yet feels threatened by another mangaka she reads. Yo While this manga is not bad, it is just not one I particularly enjoyed. You get a couple hints of trouble in the first couple hundred pages, but for any real zombie action, you have to wait until halfway through the book.
And even then it is not much. Hideo doesn't know reality from nightmares half the time. He is paranoid yet takes zombies in stride.
And these zombies are weird, almost still themselves is some ways. And flexible! Seeing a stand on their forearms, feet in the arm, flexed back over their heads, shove in another's mouth.
And lots of awkward sexual references and moments. I often found myself wondering what I was reading and why. The art is pretty good, but not my choice style. Yet the more realistic touches work for the setting. I may or may not continue this series, but it is far from a priority. Yet if you like gritty slice-of-life mangas with a touch of horror and psychology, then you might like this.
Jun 23, Saturnq rated it did not like it. At first I struggled to figure out what was so award-winning about this title. Then I remembered that the manga industry, like most entertainment industries, are run by men. If you are or ever have been a self-entitled misogynistic whining trash, I Am Hero is your Golden Legend.
Within the first chapter we learn the protagonist's thoughts on how attractive women make bad news anchors because their "only thoughts are about getting married or having an affair with a baseball player or producer" an At first I struggled to figure out what was so award-winning about this title.
Within the first chapter we learn the protagonist's thoughts on how attractive women make bad news anchors because their "only thoughts are about getting married or having an affair with a baseball player or producer" and that women cannot be trusted in an emergency as they lack courage and would abandon post at the first sign of danger. Later our protagonist arrives home to his girlfriend's after a night at a singles mixer where his buddies bitterly complain about the women who left early and refused to sleep with them and his martyr-trope girlfriend, aware of his infidelity, makes him dinner.
Basically this entire volume made me want to vomit. Apr 16, Teresa rated it liked it. The first volume, or first half of the omnibus, is rather boring. It has hints to this zombie plague beginning, but I don't really care about the character and his personal life.
The art isn't really my style either. The second half or volume two gets much more interesting with its zombie action, but it's still so generic. There's not really anything special or unique about it that stands out from every other zombie medium thing in the world today.
Jan 05, Rachel rated it did not like it. The main character is basically just an annoying paranoid neckbeard who hallucinates a lot and likes to go on boring rants about manga I don't care? It doesn't even start getting interesting until halfway through. I would like to erase this garbage from my brain but, since I cannot, I will leave this review instead. Apr 23, Toni rated it did not like it Shelves: shit , unhaul , read-in Everyone in this manga is a misogynist.
Jul 03, Guillermo Galvan rated it it was ok. Huge pools of boredom between killer zombie action. The main character couldn't hold my attention. The love interest didn't go anywhere, so why force it in? This reminded me of a watered down Japanese version of Shawn of the Dead.
The zombie scenes themselves, though, are gory enough for real zombie fans to appreciate. But as I said, the long waits centered on a lame main character were just too much for me. Sep 11, RG rated it it was ok. The first half was the setup but most of the time it just felt wacky without any structure. I also at times became bored. Once the zombies appeared it spiked my interest a bit, however I couldn't forget the first half.
But they take at least two-hundred pages to disjointedly crawl into the story. If you had just opened the first book without any info, you would literally not know it was undead-related or possibly even know it was horror until the last two chapters. The first book and the later books are almost different species. Hideo is a failing manga artist who is likeable and relateable enough but hardly genre-savvy, and kind of a dope.
For example, asking a very obviously zombified person, complete with maggots and blue skin, if she has the flu and that's why she's trying to bite him? Before the outbreak, he has a bland job as an assistant, adding tone and blurring out nudity in comics. He is surrounded by people who are annoying and his own books are all largely obscure and ignored. Art is very expressive - beautiful urban backdrops, quirky wide-eyed characters.
Story-wise it is uneven, improving tenfold after the infected undead appear. The characterization leaves some to be desired. Minor characters tend to be largely irritating on purpose? Surreal, dark-humored and grotesque. Art - 4.
Feb 13, Anna rated it it was ok Shelves: manga. WTF did I just read Chapter 1 can be a one-shot manga all in itself!
Especially since our first look is presented in color! For a couple pages!! This poor book's spine won't survive for long Apr 29, Sarah rated it really liked it Shelves: read-in Gross and fascinating at the same time. You don't see too many stories written AS a zombie apocalypse is taking place. Usually you pick thing up shortly after it has happened. That make this interesting.
Jun 09, Carol McCarthy rated it it was amazing. I think it is good and I am looking forward to the next volume.
Sep 11, Jake rated it really liked it. With I am a Hero finished, I decided to give it another try. I think it holds up, I found the art style and main character compelling. The pacing is very slow, but that works. The story starts off making it clear this will not be a stereotypical zombie story.
The main character has some serious issues, but with anxiety, self confidence, and with some deeper psychological problems. He owns a gun, but doesn't use it during this entire volume. This was an extremely powerful examination of some of the darker aspects of the onset of an undead plague, while also hitting some lighter moments that keep the reader invested. I really enjoyed the absurdity that Hideo follows laws and rules with, all the while society collapses around him.
Well worth a read for someone looking for a horror or zombie story that doesn't follow all the normal tropes. Sep 19, Phil rated it it was ok Shelves: comics , ircbreading-challenge , dark-horse , read-in I could not get into this book. It is supposedly about a zombie apocalypse, but it takes 10 chapters or so before they ever really appear.
That is almost half of this volume. Now, I did like the hints that were dropped throughout the chapters leading up to that appearance. They are things that a normal person would notice and react to, but Hideo and his colleagues are all pretty much oblivious to them.
Hideo is a weird dude too. This isn't necessarily a bad thing for the book, but it makes it a l I could not get into this book. This isn't necessarily a bad thing for the book, but it makes it a lot harder to get into it. I did like the zombie creatures once they finally appear. They retain some element of themselves in spite of the transformation. The zombies look super creepy too. But it was hard to tell what exactly was supposed to be happening in a lot of the art.
I liked this book more towards the end, but not enough to pick up the second volume. Jul 22, Matt rated it really liked it. This is a weird, weird book.
Let's get one thing out of the way: the art is pretty much perfect. Wonderfully lush and lived-in. So it's a zombie book, right? And it's all a very strange experiment that at least has me curious about volume 2, even if I'm not anxious for it.
Mar 18, Tom Ewing rated it it was amazing. Hideo Suzuki is anxious to the point of hallucination, plagued by jealousy and low self-esteem, and trapped in a thankless, low paid job as a manga assistant. Just the type to discover his inner strength when the zombie apocalypse hits his dreary Tokyo suburb, then? Not really - Hideo wanders through his own story in a state of numbed shock and survives mostly by luck.
From the title down, I Am A Hero is a skilful, convention-twisting take on the overworked zombie genre, distinguished by its blen Hideo Suzuki is anxious to the point of hallucination, plagued by jealousy and low self-esteem, and trapped in a thankless, low paid job as a manga assistant. From the title down, I Am A Hero is a skilful, convention-twisting take on the overworked zombie genre, distinguished by its blend of disquieting imagery and ultra-dark comedy, its steady grasp of its protagonist's psychology, and in particular by Kengo Hanazawa's superb storytelling.
This is a brilliantly paced comic, both on a macro level - the grim patience with which the first volume ratchets up the background horror behind its slice-of-no-life story - and on a technical one. The lines between reality and Hideo's imagination are ambiguous but never confusing, the action scenes are brief and visceral, and Hanazawa has a gift for drawing the ordinary which makes its disruption all the more disturbing. His bizarrely flexible zombies, once they do appear, are impressively ghastly too - there's a stunning sequence of double page spreads at the climax of v1, when we get our first close look at an infected victim: it's an unforgettable bit of storytelling and a moment only the sequential nature of comics and the generous page count of manga could make possible.
Feb 25, Jason rated it really liked it Shelves: horror , manga , dystopian , zombies , japan , meta , apocalyptic. Doesn't start like your typical zombie story. In fact, the zombie part of the story doesn't start until the second volume! The commentary on the manga industry is quite fascinating as well, especially for someone outside of Japanese culture. Jul 06, Brenda rated it liked it Shelves: horror , manga. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
Nice even start to what promises to be a wild, grotesque zombie apocalypse tale. Budding confidence, moments of courageousness. Enough to ward off a zombie apocalypse? If all else fails, he does have Nice even start to what promises to be a wild, grotesque zombie apocalypse tale.
If all else fails, he does have his rifle. His co-workers are overworked and demoralized. The characters reflect the sharp juxtaposition of this story, the horror elements neatly situated against the unintentional? Well-drawn throughout, the zombies are terrifying. Did I mention they sort of talk?
Lending a creepy layer to an already frightening situation. Two-thirds of the way through, the intensity ramps up, the mayhem kicks into high-gear and I felt myself rooting for our hero to survive just one more encounter, as he races blindly through the city, trying to make sense of the impossible cataclysm happening all around.
I look forward to reading on. This series wasn't really on my radar at all because I don't really go in for zombie stuff but I really enjoyed this! Our main character is probably one of the most interesting characters I've read in manga and it gives a unique take on the zombie apocalypse through the eyes of a mentally unstable man. The story starts out a little slowly but drops hints of the catastrophe that's going to happen shortly. We also see a change in panel structure as after the apocalypse hits, we see the structured This series wasn't really on my radar at all because I don't really go in for zombie stuff but I really enjoyed this!
We also see a change in panel structure as after the apocalypse hits, we see the structured and rigid panels in volume one disappear and they open up into amazingly detailed artwork in volume 2 of the omnibus.
I'm a sucker for hyper-detail and there is a ton of it in here. The artwork is really very good in general though! I'd liken it to Junji Ito's work rather than Housui Yamazaki's. The colour pages in here look fantastic too! The only thing I'm worried about is what's going to happen in the next volume. I don't know if that's a good or a bad thing though! I can't see where this series is going to go now so I'm excited and a little nervous about the next omnibus but after this strong start I think I'll be please with whatever comes our way.
I'd highly recommend reading this manga! It's been a real treat! Aug 06, Cindy Mooney rated it really liked it Shelves: manga. This started so slow I almost gave up until about half way through.
To compare, the first half of the book took me 3 hours and I put it down about 80 times. Any words from the author? No word from the author yet. Nobody knows. As for remaining chapters, it was announced last month ago there would be 7 chapters left. Thank you very much, even though I can't give you anything in return, please accpet my sincere thanks for translating and catching up with this wonderful series!
Hanazawa's "Boys on the Run" was translated up to volume 9 and was never finished. I'm sure lots of fans would be glad to be able to read the end of that story. Thanks again for your work on I am a Hero. Home About. Friday, February 3, I am a Hero Chapter Yes, you see it right.
Not one, not two, but seven whole chapters of I Am a Hero goodness! We have caught up, just before the end! I worked hard these past few days to get it all done. Chalk it up to my love for this manga! Have a nice read! Just create an account there or download them directly from here. Sorry for the trouble. Please note that I only upload my releases to Batoto and do not offer support for any other manga reader out there.
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