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# I am a Hero Omnibus Volume 1

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Review: Volume one is a little slow but pretty enjoyable. - I decided to pick this up on a whim. I'm not the biggest manga reader I only read Junji Ito and sometimes Bezerk. I do love zombies though and I have to say I'm glad I picked this up. The manga is about Hideo Suzuki. He's a manga artist who years ago had a serialized manga in a magazine that was decently popular and then after that nothing. He works in a office as a assistant artist with 4 others adding shadows, adding details, censoring nudity, basically fine tuning other more popular mangas. He's 35, awkward, sick of being in debt, has phobias, talks to himself, and wants more out of life. He wants to make a manga that will be read for hundreds of years. Then suddenly a zombie outbreak happens and he needs to survive. In volume 1 of the series it's mostly about Hideo's life pre outbreak. You follow him to his job, see his paranoid delusions, you see how his Co workers get annoyed/creeped out by him talking to himself, his relationship with his girlfriend and etc etc. I enjoyed it but I know a lot of people didn't. For almost half the book there really isn't a lot happening in terms of zombies. There are some things happening in the background, news reports hint at the zombie outbreak and stuff like that but for the first half it's just about Hideo and his life. When the zombies do appear it's a pretty fun adventure that unfortunately gets cuts a little too short since it's a little past the halfway point of the of the volume. I know people have issues with this volume I read people stopped reading it because they were bored but I really enjoyed it. I liked Hideo and his odd ways. I found him a little fascinating but once again I know I am in the minority. I will say the zombies are creepy and aren't the traditional zombies. They run and seem to be able to speak. They mutter about their previous lives. Like for example a mailman would maybe say "delivery is here" over and over again while eating a person or wandering around. The way the zombies attack and move is creepy as well. They seem to use all 4 limbs to crawl, attack, defend themselves and etc. They also seem to attack each other as well. It's a interesting take on zombies. Also I have to say the art is pretty amazing. I read that the artist takes pictures and draws the pictures into the comic and the attention to detail in some panels is amazing. You really get the sense of scale in some scenes. Overall yes this particular volume is slow but I found it pretty enjoyable. I bought volumes 2-4 when I was almost halfway through it because I was enjoying it and it's a good semi different take on the zombies. I never saw zombies so werid and I never saw a protagonist so just not in charge.
Review: Deliciously Dark - This was a fantastic read that I'm looking forward to the next installment. I am a Hero explores the life of a failing manga artist named Hideo in his mid-30's as the zombie apocalypse slowly unfolds around him. Plagued by feelings of inadequacies both socially and in his career, trapped in a complicated yet abusive mixed relationship under his overbearing girlfriend, and conflicted with deep set fears and hallucinations that leave Hideo questioning the reality revealing itself around him during the initial zombie apocalypse makes this series a dark page turner. Is it real? Is he hallucinating? Sometimes it's hard to tell and some readers may find the initial first half slow at first as you explore his mundane life before the action starts to gather full force but the second half explodes in chaos as the infection rises. The story unfolds slowly much like Fear the Walking Dead where the main threat, the zombies, don't appear until much later in this volume but it's the gradual reveal of Hideo's disillusionment and frustrations feeling like the side character in his own life story that flesh out the quiet desperation of the main character to find some sort of meaning or semblance of being a hero, albeit a reluctant one in the zombie apocalypse, that freshens this graphic novel. The art itself is dark, gritty, and often times painful in its details. This isn't High School of the Dead so there isn't gratuitous fan service or overtly cute girls with large breasts and daddy issues. The realism in this initial installment with Hideo as the greatest loser in his own story makes for a different journey than most manga. There is no harem of magical girls, chibi levels of extreme emotional expression, or adorable mascots. It's dark, it's sad, and it's completely and wholly depressing.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #355,132 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #719 in Dark Horse Comics & Graphic Novels #731 in Horror Manga (Books) |
| Book 1 of 11  | I am a Hero Omnibus |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (674) |
| Dimensions  | 5.07 x 1.44 x 7.1 inches |
| Edition  | First Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 1616559209 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1616559205 |
| Item Weight  | 13.6 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 464 pages |
| Publication date  | April 26, 2016 |
| Publisher  | Dark Horse Manga |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Volume one is a little slow but pretty enjoyable.
*by P***6 on May 14, 2018*

I decided to pick this up on a whim. I'm not the biggest manga reader I only read Junji Ito and sometimes Bezerk. I do love zombies though and I have to say I'm glad I picked this up. The manga is about Hideo Suzuki. He's a manga artist who years ago had a serialized manga in a magazine that was decently popular and then after that nothing. He works in a office as a assistant artist with 4 others adding shadows, adding details, censoring nudity, basically fine tuning other more popular mangas. He's 35, awkward, sick of being in debt, has phobias, talks to himself, and wants more out of life. He wants to make a manga that will be read for hundreds of years. Then suddenly a zombie outbreak happens and he needs to survive. In volume 1 of the series it's mostly about Hideo's life pre outbreak. You follow him to his job, see his paranoid delusions, you see how his Co workers get annoyed/creeped out by him talking to himself, his relationship with his girlfriend and etc etc. I enjoyed it but I know a lot of people didn't. For almost half the book there really isn't a lot happening in terms of zombies. There are some things happening in the background, news reports hint at the zombie outbreak and stuff like that but for the first half it's just about Hideo and his life. When the zombies do appear it's a pretty fun adventure that unfortunately gets cuts a little too short since it's a little past the halfway point of the of the volume. I know people have issues with this volume I read people stopped reading it because they were bored but I really enjoyed it. I liked Hideo and his odd ways. I found him a little fascinating but once again I know I am in the minority. I will say the zombies are creepy and aren't the traditional zombies. They run and seem to be able to speak. They mutter about their previous lives. Like for example a mailman would maybe say "delivery is here" over and over again while eating a person or wandering around. The way the zombies attack and move is creepy as well. They seem to use all 4 limbs to crawl, attack, defend themselves and etc. They also seem to attack each other as well. It's a interesting take on zombies. Also I have to say the art is pretty amazing. I read that the artist takes pictures and draws the pictures into the comic and the attention to detail in some panels is amazing. You really get the sense of scale in some scenes. Overall yes this particular volume is slow but I found it pretty enjoyable. I bought volumes 2-4 when I was almost halfway through it because I was enjoying it and it's a good semi different take on the zombies. I never saw zombies so werid and I never saw a protagonist so just not in charge.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Deliciously Dark
*by J***R on April 27, 2016*

This was a fantastic read that I'm looking forward to the next installment. I am a Hero explores the life of a failing manga artist named Hideo in his mid-30's as the zombie apocalypse slowly unfolds around him. Plagued by feelings of inadequacies both socially and in his career, trapped in a complicated yet abusive mixed relationship under his overbearing girlfriend, and conflicted with deep set fears and hallucinations that leave Hideo questioning the reality revealing itself around him during the initial zombie apocalypse makes this series a dark page turner. Is it real? Is he hallucinating? Sometimes it's hard to tell and some readers may find the initial first half slow at first as you explore his mundane life before the action starts to gather full force but the second half explodes in chaos as the infection rises. The story unfolds slowly much like Fear the Walking Dead where the main threat, the zombies, don't appear until much later in this volume but it's the gradual reveal of Hideo's disillusionment and frustrations feeling like the side character in his own life story that flesh out the quiet desperation of the main character to find some sort of meaning or semblance of being a hero, albeit a reluctant one in the zombie apocalypse, that freshens this graphic novel. The art itself is dark, gritty, and often times painful in its details. This isn't High School of the Dead so there isn't gratuitous fan service or overtly cute girls with large breasts and daddy issues. The realism in this initial installment with Hideo as the greatest loser in his own story makes for a different journey than most manga. There is no harem of magical girls, chibi levels of extreme emotional expression, or adorable mascots. It's dark, it's sad, and it's completely and wholly depressing.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mature Audience intended.
*by L***N on August 9, 2016*

I like it, and here's why. It doesn't rush it starts off very slowly in the life of an Manga artist who is a nobody who really wants to be someone in life, I caneed identify with that and want to be successful etc. I haven't read the whole volume only made it to chapter 2 and I can just tell I'm going to really love this book and the series. I love the little touches of the back ground I even spotted a manga book called Gantz, that was awesome. All in all will buy more volumes as it continues to come out in america. So for me this is a 5/5 manga zombie book that does it right that doesn't rush, it reminds me of the walking dead Tv show as far as slowly building up. I can tell it's about to be a horrible turn of events, I can just feel it lol and truth be told I'm not even sure this main character will even survive like most do in other series,(IMHO ). I'm happy this was released, I usually read manga online but as of now I'm going to stop that so I can A build my own manga collection and B support the author and publication. All in all if you like the zombie genre and don't mind not being spoon fed with fan service then you will LOVE IT!!!

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