esta ocasión ha pasado escenas que me han parecido algunas bastantes surreales pero me han hecho reír mucho, Hideo es de los protagonistas con este tema que he visto, me da pena el pobre y me da ganas de abrazarlo,
Un,le doy, This one so far had the best pacing, but there's still something missing for me overall, I found myself struggling to care about where the generic plot is going in the grand scheme of things, and I still don't enjoy Hideo as a main character.
I think I'm going to stop my adventure here and move on to another horror series, The strange internet chatter interlude left me cold but the rest was delightfully unhinged, I went into this series, largely on the word of mouth that it's the best zombie manga ever written, But as of the end of Omnibus, I personally feel that it's got a handful of potentially good story hooks, that are mired in very tired, familiar tropes.
People still follow herd mentalities, even when it's a terrible idea, There are sketchy, militaristic enclaves of survivors, where all is probably not as it seems, A lot of people are terrible under the surface, without the conventions of society to keep them in check, Children are invariably more trouble than they're worth, These are all cliches of the zombie genre by this point, and they're not much more engaging here than they are anywhere else,
Time will tell if the few interesting bits will pan out or not, like the shut inturnedprophet, courtesy of YouTube, or the, . . situation that Hiromi is in, As it stands, those are enough to keep me reading for now, but they'll need to be buttressed with more creative storytelling overall to keep me around for the long haul.
That said, Hiromi is still definitely the most likable and interesting character of the cast, Hideo's continual clinging to social trappings that don't really apply anymore is getting tiresome, though at least other characters are starting to call him out on it, Araki a new character, who was a photographer before the zombie apocalypse starts off as initially likable, but he's showing signs of possibly turning into a scumbag, Really, of the main cast, Hiromi is the only one I can say I genuinely like at this point, Even after what happens to her,
All in all, this far into I Am a Hero, I honestly don't see what all the fuss is about, It's not a bad series, but it's nowhere near the groundbreaking epic a lot of people are making it out to be, At least, not aftersome chapters, Maybe the next omnibus will take things to the next level, but that remains to be seen, The third omnibus volume continues with one focus the society of people today, The realism of people not taking news seriously is true today, What I love is the depiction of how people are more focus on their technology today and not aware of their surroundings makes this a politically correct of thest century people.
But coming back to the series, now the zombies has a name ZQNs, How it came to be is surprising but what is more surprising, the purpose of taking over the world when it comes to the end of the world.
I love the reasoning behind of taking over the world it's a dog eat dog world, The artwork, as always, beautifully cruel, The story as it moves forward has now taken an interesting turn, I can't wait for the next volume! This series keeps getting better with each omnibus, Tbh, a little
bizarre howChan is now a main plot point, and the whole, "she's our last chance to save humanity" cliche was disappointing, still, "I Am A Hero's" ability to be so grounded in reality is still impressive.
I like the idea of the internet having a part in collectivising but I just don't think any normal survivor would start companionsearching onChan lol, Furthermore, it appears that this lawless attitude the survivors have is going to last the rest of the series, and that's SUCH a shame because I always wanted to hear a story about the restoration of humanity after the apocalypse.
Even the warping of reality and unreality in our unstable main character has been watered down, if not, mostly ignored,
All in all, I'm not sure how the series will continue but I still have my hopes! This volume took a hard left turn for the worst but in a dramatic cliff hanger type of way and then took an immediate right for the better.
This volume is a fast paced continuation and it picked up the slack from V, Great pacing, plot twists abound, and it continues to be thought provoking about the realities of the end of “civilization” especially the role that the internet and social media may have if it were ever to come to that.
The internet plays a larger role in this volume its use as a means of communication and connection, a harbor of fanatic ideals and conspiracy theories, and also a dangerous platform that stirs confusion and chaos.
There are a few details in regards to the internet that are subtly mentioned in this volume that may be the seeds for future conflict, . . well see.
Hideo continues to be an uncomfortable character, but his character development has taken on a softer, caring aspect, Despite his awkwardness, there is a clear shift in his personality with the introduction of new responsibilities and affection, In this volume I think its safe to say that Hideos character calls into question what it actually means to be a hero, Is that status achieved with the use of his gun and brute force at every opportunity he gets Or is it achieved through simpler, more restrained acts that focus on getting himself and those he cares about from point A to point B Again, just as in V, theres a duality to him.
Its no longer a question of if he is a hero or not, its now a question of now that hes clearly coming into his own as a hero in the story, what exactly does that entail
On to V, of course : I'm all in on the zombie babies, but the storytelling got real disjointed in the middle.
It was weird to cut away from Hideo's story for multiple chapters to show random attacks while random people talked on message boards, Then in thend half it's like there was a chapter missing out of the book, Circumstances had changed without explanation, There's also a real skeevy moment that doesn't belong in any story, Omg this volume was so good and I was so engaged the whole time, Also what the heck with the zombie babies I literally gasped when I saw that panel, To add on I am very curious how Hiromis character will continue since she is like half a zombie or something and if that will lead to a cure.
I also really like the idea of the little community living above the outlet mall I think this arc will be very good since also Hideo is the only one with a gun which will definitely take a turn I am flying through this series on reread, and really enjoying the journey.
I think Volis the weakest of theI have read so far,
There is a long break where we get perspective on the outbreak across Japan, with discussion on a server as the primary narration, This works well, but the time away from our main cast, particularly just as things were really grabbing me, hurts the flow a bit,
Once we rejoin Hideo it feels like some time has past, there are some interesting developments that take a bit of catching up on to wrap my head around.
We then get introduced to what will clearly be the next beat of the story, finding a group of survivors,
In many ways this volume felt like what it was, a series of chapters concluding our intro arc, and introducing the next one, This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it created just a bit of a fractured reading experience,
Still pumped for the next bit!,