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I Am a Hero

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アイアムアヒーロー
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Description

A mentally unhinged manga artist witnesses the beginning of a zombie outbreak in Tokyo, and he’s certain of only two things: he’s destined to be the city’s hero, and he possesses something quite rare in Japan—an actual firearm!

(Source: Dark Horse)

Notes:
Nominated for the 3rd and 4th Manga Taisho Award (2010).
Includes a new epilogue chapter that was released 4 years after the official end of the manga.

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Character Archetype
Otaku Hero › Anti-Hero
Character Types
Male Lead Hikikomori Male Lead › Strong
Female Lead
Background Female Lead › Young Female Lead
Protagonists
Older Protagonist Hunted Protagonist Middle-Aged Protagonist Unique Infected Protagonist
Occupations
Creative Arts › Comic Artist Education › School Girl Media › Journalist
Species & Creatures
Undead Monsters › Zombies
Themes
Guns Disability Hallucinations Mental Illness Epidemic/Pandemic Pregnancy Romantic Subplot Violence Emotions › Dead Lover Horror › Body Illness › Infectious Virus Religion › Cult Violence › Gore
Mental Illness
Psychotic Disorders › Delusions
Relationship
Age Gap Imaginary Friend Age Gap › Older Male Younger Female
Sexual Content
Nudity Intensity › Mature
Time Period > Period Piece
Late Modern & Contemporary › 21st century
Settings
Post-Apocalyptic Apocalypse Urban Dark Ambience
Audience Demographics
Male Oriented › Seinen
Character Traits
Personality Traits › Psychopaths
Outfit
Accessories › Glasses-Wearing Male Lead
Locations
Asia › Japan
Narrative Tropes
Survival Banding Together Backstory › Dead Family Member Death Tropes › Sudden Death Love Tropes › Love Triangle Storytelling Techniques › POV
Character Change
Human Becomes Nonhuman Weak to Strong
Work Info > Art Style
Realistic Elaborate

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