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I Am a Hero Omnibus, Volume 3

I Am a Hero Omnibus, Volume 3

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  • Create Date：2021-10-19 08:53:44
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Kengo Hanazawa
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Summary

Hideo and his new ward， young Hiromi， head out of the desolate forest they've been hiding in， hoping to find refuge at a local shrine。 Once there， however， they soon realize that populated areas are just as dangerous as the haunted woods they've left！ A new ally may help them find a safe place to hole up again--but one quick， deadly bite could threaten all of their lives！ Collecting two of the original Japanese volumes into each Dark Horse edition， this value-priced excursion into the world's weirdest zombie apocalypse is not to be missed！
-I Am a Hero is probably the greatest zombie manga ever。 It has the slow buildup of a psychological horror manga， but when the zombies hit， they hit hard， and the manga accelerates into volumes-long fight-or-flight sequences that seem like they'll never stop。- -Jason Thompson （Manga: The Complete Guide）
-。。。 an amazing story that puts it firmly in my Must Read list of manga。 If you like zombie stories and are curious as to what other countries might have to offer to the genre， trust me when I say， you do not want to skip this one。-
-Kotaku

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Reviews

Fifi ♡ ，

Kinda confusing this volume， but it was still good。 <3

Grg ，

I read the first two volumes of this before the COVID-19 pandemic。 This one was a very different reading experience after the last year and half of seeing humanity's deadly mishandling of the virus。 It hit hard。 I read the first two volumes of this before the COVID-19 pandemic。 This one was a very different reading experience after the last year and half of seeing humanity's deadly mishandling of the virus。 It hit hard。 。。。more

Carol McCarthy ，

The action has picked up pace from the first volume。

Chad ，

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 the 2nd 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。 （view spoiler）[I don't ever want to think about zombies having periods ever again。 （h 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 the 2nd 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。 （view spoiler）[I don't ever want to think about zombies having periods ever again。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Candice Snow ，

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。 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。 。。。more

Yancy Eam ，

Best of the series so far。 Adds a bit more to its world as we see the world dive deeper into an early chaos。 I'm interested definitely to see what comes next。 4。5/5 stars。 Best of the series so far。 Adds a bit more to its world as we see the world dive deeper into an early chaos。 I'm interested definitely to see what comes next。 4。5/5 stars。 。。。more

Rose Camara ，

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 V2。 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 a 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 V2。 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。。。we’ll 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 it’s safe to say that Hideo’s 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 V1， there’s a duality to him。 It’s no longer a question of if he is a hero or not， it’s now a question of now that he’s clearly coming into his own as a hero in the story， what exactly does that entail？On to V4， of course :） 。。。more

Kayla ，

For some reason I really like this story 😆😆 some questionable scenes， including a whole chapter featuring 4Chan-esque panels to show the reactions of the Japanese citizens （kind of cool， I liked it， but 4Chan is not where you get your news on a zombie attack lmao）， and something else that was a bit ehh。 Of course， both of these things do add substance to the story， but they're pretty ehhh。Other than that， I'm really into it。 The chapter that ended the omnibus was really intriguing， so I'm lookin For some reason I really like this story 😆😆 some questionable scenes， including a whole chapter featuring 4Chan-esque panels to show the reactions of the Japanese citizens （kind of cool， I liked it， but 4Chan is not where you get your news on a zombie attack lmao）， and something else that was a bit ehh。 Of course， both of these things do add substance to the story， but they're pretty ehhh。Other than that， I'm really into it。 The chapter that ended the omnibus was really intriguing， so I'm looking forward to purchasing the next one。 Seems like it will get even better 。。。more

Mattie Richards ，

The art in these is so unsettling I love it

Bad_Eda ，

All I am thinking about at this point while reading it: take this bloody gun out dude and soot them all！

Alex Lawless ，

I enjoyed this one， for the most part。 It was interesting to see where they decided to take the Hirumi character。 However， I really did not like the scene where he cleans her genitals for her， it super skeezed me out。 Right now in the series it seems like we’ve finally reached the point where it turns into a regular old zombie series。 I think the only reason to continue is to see what happens to Hirumi。 I know Hideo’s character isn’t supposed to be likeable， but it’s to the point where he’s too I enjoyed this one， for the most part。 It was interesting to see where they decided to take the Hirumi character。 However， I really did not like the scene where he cleans her genitals for her， it super skeezed me out。 Right now in the series it seems like we’ve finally reached the point where it turns into a regular old zombie series。 I think the only reason to continue is to see what happens to Hirumi。 I know Hideo’s character isn’t supposed to be likeable， but it’s to the point where he’s too unlikeable and boring and it does a disservice。 I think I’ll read some spoilers and see if it’s worth it to me to continue。 。。。more

Albsky ，

Loving Hiromi and Hideo as a team。 Startimg to feel for the characters although I think some of the zombie scenes don’t have perfect context， sometimes it feels a bit random because it should be surprising or scary。 But overall really like it， and especially when there is logic to the gorey loveliness。

Donna ，

Hideo， Hiromi， and a new friend try to find a safe spot from zombies in a shrine， and then a shopping mall。We all know how that second place is going to work out！ Actually， part of what I like about this series is its realism。 Even with the news shouting out that people are dying， and even in crowds where people hear screaming， there are those who just keep going on with their day。 Because nothing bad can really happen， right？Slow-paced with bursts of eye-popping zombie grossness。 I'll definitel Hideo， Hiromi， and a new friend try to find a safe spot from zombies in a shrine， and then a shopping mall。We all know how that second place is going to work out！ Actually， part of what I like about this series is its realism。 Even with the news shouting out that people are dying， and even in crowds where people hear screaming， there are those who just keep going on with their day。 Because nothing bad can really happen， right？Slow-paced with bursts of eye-popping zombie grossness。 I'll definitely be reading the fourth volume。 。。。more

Newly Wardell ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Spoiler alert I was there until he put a tampon in the zqn。 If there ever was a zombie attack I can totally see a certain number of the male survivors dying because they tried penile rehabilitation with the undead。 I seriously hadnt thought about before， but oh yeah it would totally happen。 The illustrations are superb and the story is out there but I don't know why he isn't looking for more guns and ammo。 I kinda love how reluctant he is to dispatch infected zqn but the reason is starting to be Spoiler alert I was there until he put a tampon in the zqn。 If there ever was a zombie attack I can totally see a certain number of the male survivors dying because they tried penile rehabilitation with the undead。 I seriously hadnt thought about before， but oh yeah it would totally happen。 The illustrations are superb and the story is out there but I don't know why he isn't looking for more guns and ammo。 I kinda love how reluctant he is to dispatch infected zqn but the reason is starting to be unrealistic。 He doesn't want to be viewed as a murderer but he is quick to threaten violence with this weapon against humans。 。。。more

Lisa Lynch ，

So， I've read three of Kengo Hanazawa's I Am a Hero omnibuses now， and I've had the same complaint about each; the narrative progression in this series is as slow as a well-rotted zombie。 I'm not sure what it is about these manga， but the pacing is so。。。 damn。。。 slow。。。This sucks because I really like the main character and the artwork is great。 I've been able to find some really stunning， unforgettable moments in these books。 Unfortunately， the slow pacing has a negative impact on all the posit So， I've read three of Kengo Hanazawa's I Am a Hero omnibuses now， and I've had the same complaint about each; the narrative progression in this series is as slow as a well-rotted zombie。 I'm not sure what it is about these manga， but the pacing is so。。。 damn。。。 slow。。。This sucks because I really like the main character and the artwork is great。 I've been able to find some really stunning， unforgettable moments in these books。 Unfortunately， the slow pacing has a negative impact on all the positive things in this series。I have a soft spot for protagonists like Hideo。 He has a lot of issues and insecurities to overcome and I can't quite figure out if it is potential or luck that propels him forward in his own story。 He wants to be a hero， but he is painfully inept most of the time。 As one of the very few people in Japan who owns a gun， Hideo should be the hero of the story。 But despite wanting to be the hero， Hideo is just a bit too crazy， socially awkward， immature， and he barely pulls himself together when he needs to。 But this is exactly why I like him。 Hideo is no swashbuckling protagonist。 When given the chance to take charge and lead everyone like a typical hero， he ends up so frozen by fear and nerves that he just embarrasses himself and moves on unnoticed。 This is kind of Hideo's MO。 And did I mention that he is also very psychotic？Despite how much I like Hideo and how much I'm interested by his character arc， I'm just not finding enough plot outside character development that interests me。 The plot here is your basic， run-of-the-mill zombie tale so far。 I'm predicting right here right now that this will end up following your standard zombie narrative。 Zombies are the biggest threat until all the humans start like monsters。 Somewhere in between there will be a search for a cure。 There is a pattern to these omnibuses。 They all start off slow for the first half， pick up slightly in the last half， and end with one last， compelling tidbit to keep me just interested enough to pick up the next book。 I told myself after finishing the last omnibus that I would read one more and， if the plot didn't pick up， I would quit the series altogether。 I'm not quite ready to commit to quitting， because I do really like Hideo， but I need to take a break from these for a bit。 Like all the others， I rated this one 3 out of 5 stars。 。。。more

Sean Twist ，

There is a definite shift in this volume--not in quality， but in narrative intent。 As the two previous volumes have shown， I Am A Hero takes the common tropes of the zombie genre and subverts them， from having a hero who is very mentally unstable to having zombies that still retain a degree of individuality。This volume takes that last subversion even deeper， by showing just what the zombies may be thinking。 Which succeeds in making the horror of their existence even moreso。 Why they see things t There is a definite shift in this volume--not in quality， but in narrative intent。 As the two previous volumes have shown， I Am A Hero takes the common tropes of the zombie genre and subverts them， from having a hero who is very mentally unstable to having zombies that still retain a degree of individuality。This volume takes that last subversion even deeper， by showing just what the zombies may be thinking。 Which succeeds in making the horror of their existence even moreso。 Why they see things the way they do is not explained--is this how they survive the trauma？ Or is this part of whatever chemical change is occurring？ We don't know。 We can only feel pity for monsters that in most zombie fiction heroes are wired to just kill。It's not surprising， then， that parts of this volume feel like an exploration of dealing with a terminally ill relative。 The unease of dealing with someone else's personal hygiene， of feeding them， all set against an environment that makes such caring a threat to one's own existence。 It's as well done as it is heartbreaking。By the volume's end， new characters have been introduced， tying themselves to perhaps finding an answer to the zombie infestation destroying the world。 I wasn't thrilled with this turn of narrative， because elements of it reminded me quite a bit of The Last Of Us。 But if reading this series has shown me anything， it's not to think I'm going to get what I expect。A brilliant， heartbreaking horror story。 。。。more

Jessica ，

Ahhhh this is so good。I love the zombies in this。 From someone who is used to the Walking Dead zombies （who completely lose their humanity after turning）， these zombies seem to keep hold of a tiny bit of themselves， which makes the transition more heartbreaking。 And poor Hiromi :（

Keith ，

Fun with zombies

chloe ，

4。25 stars。 The 2chan threads were hilarious and keen to see what goes down with the half-zombie schoolgirl。

Edward Sanchez ，

So far this series has me cracking up！ I love it when the humor with sexual innuendo and Hideo are thrown in and the cracks taken at Japanese culture。

Loremar96 ，

En 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 8，5 le doy。

vvb ，

Got some baby zombies and swimming zombies as the duo travels to the fifth station of Mt。 Fuji。 They gain an addition to their group。Starting to get into types of survivalists。Interesting definitions for "hero" are presented that cause for pause。 Got some baby zombies and swimming zombies as the duo travels to the fifth station of Mt。 Fuji。 They gain an addition to their group。Starting to get into types of survivalists。Interesting definitions for "hero" are presented that cause for pause。 。。。more

Jere ，

I dislike zombie stuff in general， but I just can't stop loving I Am A Hero。Delicious mockery of Japanese society continues。 Uses tropes to its advantage。 Creepy babies！ Stupid people！Small nod to Romero's Dawn of the Dead。 I dislike zombie stuff in general， but I just can't stop loving I Am A Hero。Delicious mockery of Japanese society continues。 Uses tropes to its advantage。 Creepy babies！ Stupid people！Small nod to Romero's Dawn of the Dead。 。。。more

James ，

The strange internet chatter interlude left me cold but the rest was delightfully unhinged。

Xavfro ，

stating to think it's a bit。。。 slow （the series on it's whole） stating to think it's a bit。。。 slow （the series on it's whole） 。。。more

Justin ，

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 3， 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 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 3， 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 in-turned-prophet， 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 after 60-some chapters。 Maybe the next omnibus will take things to the next level， but that remains to be seen。 。。。more

Nick ，

It seems difficult for a zombie apocalypse story to turn darker， but this volume begins to focus more on how things involving people can always get worse。 Hideo and his friends encounter a group of survivors， but the reality of crazy they are takes a while to sink in。The only thing I don't like about this story is that occasionally the events jump forward， skipping things that the reader might want to see happen。 That is the case in this volume， in that a few major things happen off-screen。 Mild It seems difficult for a zombie apocalypse story to turn darker， but this volume begins to focus more on how things involving people can always get worse。 Hideo and his friends encounter a group of survivors， but the reality of crazy they are takes a while to sink in。The only thing I don't like about this story is that occasionally the events jump forward， skipping things that the reader might want to see happen。 That is the case in this volume， in that a few major things happen off-screen。 Mildly frustrating， but not enough to ruin the story。 。。。more

William Hayman ，

A zombie-apocalypse from a very different perspective; one where difficulties stem not only from relationships and the impulse for survival but from within; difficulties that may have been lingering in the mind prior to the apocalypse itself。

Derek Royal ，

Absolutely enjoying this series， which has become much more zombie-centered than the earlier chapters。

Kevin Berrey ，

This zombie manga brings an element to horror that is it typically seen in zombie stories。 It's a sign the pure creativity that a manga can capture and would be so hard to do well in a feature film。 The relationships here are strong and disturbing。 The people are nearly all flawed。 Sometimes the flaws help them， sometimes they signal their downfall。 Very fun， immersive read if you dig this genre。 This zombie manga brings an element to horror that is it typically seen in zombie stories。 It's a sign the pure creativity that a manga can capture and would be so hard to do well in a feature film。 The relationships here are strong and disturbing。 The people are nearly all flawed。 Sometimes the flaws help them， sometimes they signal their downfall。 Very fun， immersive read if you dig this genre。 。。。more

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