[MiS]

As a personal recommendation from me, you have to read this.

What is it?

I Am a Hero is an award-winning, action-comedy psychological horror zombie manga written by Hanazawa Kengo. It has been nominated for the 3rd, 4th and 5th Manga Taishō and won the 58th Shogakukan Manga Award in General category. As of this date, there are currently 155 chapters as an ongoing series.

What's it about?

The story follows Hideo Suzuki, a sub-average mangaka assistant, with a knack for guns, with his work, relationship and psychological problems. When not trying to patch things up with his work and personal life, he tries to deal with his terrifying nyctophobia that causes hallucinations and night terrors. Already struggling with his own sanity, the rest of the world itself loses control as an infection turning people into mutant, zombie-like creatures starts to spread across the globe.

Meanwhile, amidst the chaos, an introverted man regularing a certain imageboard is suddenly recruited among a rapidly growing cult centered around the one person. Hailing a figure known as "Kurusu", a very psychologically disturbed man who kills others without mercy, they claim him as their prophetic leader in the new age that will emerge from the disaster.

Where can I read it?

As usual, I always recommend Batoto for online reading.

Why do you recommend it?

Unlike zombie series such as Highschool of the Dead, where badassery and fanservice take over the series, I Am a Hero centers more around the enveloping chaos that takes over the setting, not just the characters. Hideo is more relatable to as a protagonist than most. He's scared, he runs away, and he's even selfish at times. This is not because he's an anti-hero, or even a jerk: it's because he's human. Even toting his reliable shotgun around, it doesn't give him a false sense of courage that he can save the world - he can barely survive on his own.

The art sense in the series is also amazing. The background is drawn almost to perfection, the people aren't drawn in any sexy or badass format, but true to how people look, and the horrors we see actually startled me a bit. We're not given a spiky-haired, leadership-traited shonen protagonist, but a stubbled, slightly above-average weight average guy thrust upon the terrors that lurk in the shadows - real or not. It's a breath of fresh air for a new type of art-style.

In conclusion: read it, and you'll figure out why.

[Oni]

Oh wow. I wondered if manga like this existed.

[MiS]

Oh wow. I wondered if manga like this existed.

I was looking around for a series like this for a long time, so you could imagine how happy I was when I finally came across this.

[Losi]

Fuck yes. Thank you, thank you, thank you MiS. I am about to read the fuck out of this series right now. Love you long time.

[MiS]

Fuck yes. Thank you, thank you, thank you MiS. I am about to read the fuck out of this series right now. Love you long time.

No problem! This seems like one of those really underground gems that no one really knows about, so I'm just more than happy to share it with everyone.

[Oni]

I was looking around for a series like this for a long time, so you could imagine how happy I was when I finally came across this.

Yeah. It seems like something I would have killed to read just a couple of years ago.

[Hoxtilicious]

Thanks for reminding me of this manga. Definitely have to pick it up again, it's a great read, keeps you reading and reading.

[Erza Scarlet]

Thank you sooooo much. Now I got a stock of Mangas to read.

[Customer]

D-Frag and this.

Thank you very much MiS <3

[MiS]

For those of you still following the manga, there was a massive update in the translations - so go read it now!