One of Asano's most undervalued works, mainly because it's barely available anywhere.
Close to what he does in the "Isobeyan" bits of Dead Dead Demons DeDeDeDe Destruction, Heroes starts as a parody of convencional kids manga. A bunch of misfit heroes that defeat a Great Darkness. But this isn't a kids manga, this is Inio Asano, so things start, slowly, becoming more dark as you go through the chapters.
There's a double twist in the story: first, the childish hero story that becomes uncomfortably close to home, with cynical characters and real world issues being handled in that weird Fujio Fujiko-esque style. Then, as you think this ...
Alternative TitlesSynonyms: The Heroes Japanese: 勇者たち InformationType: Manga Volumes: 1 Chapters: 8 Status: Finished Published: Mar 6, 2015 to Oct 17, 2018 Demographic: Seinen Serialization: Ura Sunday Authors: Asano, Inio (Story & Art) StatisticsScore: 6.851 (scored by 2,687 users) 1 indicates a . Ranked: #110062 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #3520 Members: 5,873 Favorites: 20 |
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