I've been reading manga for more than 15 years now and never write reviews, even for absolutely terrible or fantastic manga. I'm making an exception here due to how long this manga is, and how great it is throughout 90% of it, but also how the ending impacted the story and overall quality.
This is less of a review and more of a warning to any would-be reader. The ending is objectively bad--it's not bad in a 'oh it's up in the air how a person interprets it kind of bad'-- it's bad in a man who calls his wife by his ex's name
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 Alternative TitlesJapanese: アイアムアヒーロー More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 22
Chapters: 264
Status: Finished
Published: Apr 20, 2009 to Feb 27, 2017
Demographic:
Seinen
Serialization:
Big Comic Spirits Authors:
Hanazawa, Kengo (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #18992 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #131
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Apr 10, 2018
It was a really nice ride, one of those where you can't stop reading and wish it went on and on, but the ending was probably one of the worst endings I've ever read.
Great portrayal of how everyday people would react to such a disaster as a zombie outbreak took place and the realism in how it would be handled was a 10/10 for me. Great plot points and creative thinking that had you on edge while swallowing chapters, that unfortunately, were not explained or developed further. The characters were really nice and you grew to like them and sympathize with them. Overall a great manga with ... 
Mar 20, 2016
I have given up on I Am a Hero.
I have given it three tries with this latest attempt having me forced myself through 50 chapters – 10x more than I typically give to any manga. There are a number of reasons why, but it boils down to an inability to connect with the characters and an incoherent story. In regards to characters: The MC – Suzuki Hideo – is an aspiring mangaka, but his behavior and manner of speech make him seem more like an oversized manchild. He spends his time talking to a series of hallucinations he conjures in his mind which appears whenever he ... 
Jun 20, 2020
I Am a Hero started of fairly strong with great artwork and yet managed to blow it all up with its terrible ending. The plot stopped making sense at some point and by the end left too many questions unanswered; as if the author simply gave up and duct-taped something on.
Main character aside there really isn't many meaningful development (as far as I can tell) with certain events turning having minimal impact, if at all, to the plot. The random side stories that crop up doesn't alleviate this either although a bit of world building wouldn't hurt I suppose. TL;DR: Great start, terrible end. 
Feb 14, 2017
I've started reading this series because photorealism mixed with surrealistic themes was intriguing and it all started at the pinnacle of zombie apocalypse love which was around 2009.
So the core story is pretty basic, an unlikely hero survives first days of zombie apocalypse outbreak in Tokyo and travels around deciding what to do next. On his path Hideo Suzuki uses his shotgun to kill some walking dead and while fighting his inner demons, pushes onwards as the survival instinct kicks in. Been reading it since day one. Since the beginning it seemed interesting but along the, sometimes, tediously slow pacing, odd action shifting from one city ...
May 14, 2021
I don't really read nor watch this type of manga as zombie-based stories are outside my area of interest and it feels like every one is just similar to each other. And I bought this one on a whim.
But it's been an enjoyable experience and it was truly captivating. It starts a little bit slow as the author takes his time introducing and building the main character; the awkward, insecure, delusional, and indecisive MC. the author repeatedly emphasize those traits of his character to a point of almost solidifying them. But towards the end it seems like he discarded all that with a sudden change with ... 
Apr 21, 2021
TL;DR: The first three quarters of the manga are overall very good with some exception with the last quarter setting up something that never pays off, leaving the manga feeling unfinished and hollow. Simultaneously I Am a Hero has character quirks that left me feeling off and a serious problem at developing relationships.
Story: 3 I'm not going to sugar coat it, the plot of this manga seems unfinished, there are several chapters dedicated to setting up a seemingly overarching purpose for the zombies but by the end it's simply thrown away and nothing is explained. I'm not going to spoil anything but just know you're in ... 
Jun 9, 2019
No spoiler
It's a real JOY ride to read it. But it is also kinda lacking. It self centered theme in it, is really good, and it is much a continuation of it self over and over. The biggest disappointment for ME, was that the whole setup was not developed further on. But for what it is, it is good, parts of it is 10/10, self centered theme is perfect, but then there are part that seems like the author wanted to do something else, and it just a bit of a mess, you can easily skip 100 chap. and make it feel better. If you ... |
