Hideo Suzuki is a thirty-five year old mangaka assistant struggling to be the hero in his own life by breaking back into the lime light with a new serial all the while juggling his relationship with his girlfriend and his own delusions. However, as hard as Hideo may try, the world seems to have a different set of plans for him; sinister and dark machinations that completely overturn his reality as he knows it.... more>>

Note: Was nominated for the 3rd, 4th and 5th Manga Taishō and won the 58th Shogakukan Manga Award in General category in 2013. <<less

An anthology manga containing 8 short stories based around the theme "ZQN" (From "I Am a Hero")... more>>

1. Even If I Become a ZQN (Mizusawa Etsuko)

2. Ghost of a Smile (Yokoyari Mengo)

3. The Place Where the Zombies are (Ishiguro Masakazu)

4. Adolescence of the Dead (Ojiro Makoto)

5. She is a Slow Walker (Ito Junji)

6. Mister Ogre, Over Here (Torikai Akane)

7. I Am Not a Hero (Nogizaka Taro)

8. I Am a Hero Untold Creation Story (Yoshimoto Kouji) <<less

A collection of short stories:... more>>

• Boketsu

• Taikutsu na Tsuki

• Johnny kara no Dengon

• Round Girl

• Nade-shiko

• Chinpa

• Jinsei Kaya no Soto (Kari) <<less

A story set in the near future, about a middle-aged loser whose only refuge is a virtual bishoujo game.... more>>

Takuro, the main character, is a stereotyped, low self esteem, adult male in a dead end job. Because he feels he has nothing to live for, he let himself go, becoming fat, miserable, and lonely. The only shining thing he lives for is the occasional visit to a brothel where his savings will allow him to at least not be completely sexless. This is when, through a real life friend of his, he is introduced to the virtual reality world of "The Unreal". Where, after spending $6000+ on equipment, you can purchase a virtual girlfriend who only thinks of you. Only the girl, Tsukiko, that Takuro purchases, seems to have come with a few defects. <<less

The story is about how and why a guy goes from a worker at a dead-end job to becoming a boxer.