I Am A Hero, Omnibus 4 and 5 by Kengo Hanazawa

I Am A Hero
Omnibus, Volume 4
by Kengo Hanazawa

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Published: 2017
Publisher: Dark Horse Manga
Genre: Graphic Novel, Zombies, Japan
Paperback: 480
Rating: 5

series:
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 1
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 2
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 3
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 4
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 5
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 6
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 7

My two-bits:

Our heroes end up meeting their first set of survivors who have been living on the rooftop of a mall. Hideo is tested by the group and his shotgun starts to get more action.


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I Am A Hero
Omnibus, Volume 5
by Kengo Hanazawa

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Published: January 2018
Publisher: Dark Horse Manga
Genre: Graphic Novel, Zombies, Japan
Paperback: 432
Rating: 4

My two-bits:

The heroes decide to break away from the mall rates and go on a road trip.

This omnibus includes stories from other survivors one of which is in Taiwan. While it gives a sense of what is going on elsewhere, I prefer sticking with the Hideo and his group with brief inserts of other world happenings.

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* part of World Reads challenge - Japan pt 2 (here)

Lovely Books and Things - 5.26.18

Lovely Books and Things
My Weekly Books and Films Update
Linking up with:
Stacking the Shelves (details)
Sunday Post (details)
Mailbox Monday (details)

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HAPPY THINGS:

1. Millionaire's Bacon at Sweet Maple (here)

2. Movie release of the latest Star Wars story - Solo!

3. Mail from Japan - a friend went to visit Morioka Shoten & Co., Ltd which is a bookstore in Tokyo that I mentioned to her as something to see on my bucket list. She sent a brief note and pictures of her visit. Makes me want to go even more!

I featured this place a couple years ago (here)

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Library:

I Am A Hero
Omnibus, Volume 4
by Kengo Hanazawa
-Graphic Novel, Zombies, Japan
Amazon | Goodreads

I Am A Hero
Omnibus, Volume 5
by Kengo Hanazawa
-Graphic Novel, Zombies, Japan
Amazon | Goodreads
HOOKED, got these two to continue this series.

Dread Nation
by Justina Ireland
-Historical, YA, Zombies
Amazon | Goodreads
KEEPING up with Zombie month awareness.

Sky in the Deep
by Adrienne Young
-Fantasy, Historical, YA
Amazon | Goodreads
WANTED to meet this kick-ass heroine.


Author event:

THE library hosted a local author event with Jasmine Guillory featuring The Wedding Date. It was fun to learn about her "day in the life of a writer" thoughts.

The Wedding Date
by Jasmine Guillory
-Chick-lit
Amazon | Goodreads

AND watched: on Netflix

Santa Clarita Diet
Netflix series, season one
imdb | my rating: 4
Sheila and Joel are married real estate agents in Santa Clarita, California. When Sheila dies, their lives take a dark turn.

HAS the campy suburb humor with a zombie element. How the family copes with a mom turning into a "mombie" as well as the mystery of why/how kept leading me to the end. And of course into season two.


AND watched: on DVD

The Greatest Showman (2017)
Director: Michael Gracey
Screenplay/story: Jenny Bicks
Screenplay: Bill Condon
Stars: Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron
- Biography, Drama, Musical | imdb | my rating: 5
Oscar 2018 nominee
Celebrates the birth of show business, and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

MOSTLY upbeat and uplifting with a good soundtrack.


AND watched: in theatre

Deadpool 2 (2018)
Director: David Leitch
Writers: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Ryan Reynolds
Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin
-Action, Adventure, Comedy | imdb | my rating: 5
Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (AKA. Deadpool), brings together a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy with supernatural abilities from the brutal, time-traveling cyborg, Cable.

MORE of the same style and humor that I enjoyed from the first film is unleashed in this second film.

Life of the Party (2018)
Director/Writer: Ben Falcone
Writer: Melissa McCarthy
Stars: Debby Ryan, Melissa McCarthy, Gillian Jacobs, Luke Benward
-Comedy | imdb | my rating: 3
After her husband abruptly asks for a divorce, a middle-aged mother returns to college in order to complete her degree.

CUTE and fun mom chick flick fantasy.

First Reformed (2018)
Director/Writer: Paul Schrader
Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Ethan Hawke, Cedric the Entertainer
-Drama, Thriller | imdb | my rating: 4
A former military chaplain is wracked by grief over the death of his son. Mary is a member of his church whose husband, a radical environmentalist, commits suicide, setting the plot in motion.

MEANING of life kind of story. Ethan does really well with the struggle and portrayal of his character.

Solo (2018)
A Star Wars Story
Director: Ron Howard
Writer: Jonathan Kasdan, Lawrence Kasdan
Based on characters by: George Lucas
Stars: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke
-Action, Adventure, Fantasy | imdb | my rating: 5
During an adventure into the criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future copilot Chewbacca and encounters Lando Calrissian years before joining the Rebellion.

AGAIN - I must watch this one more time on the big screen. Always love back stories and the how friends/enemies initially meet. Loved it. The opening night fan screening included goodies to celebrate.

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I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 3 by Kengo Hanazawa

I Am A Hero
Omnibus, Volume 3
by Kengo Hanazawa

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Published: 2017
Publisher: Dark Horse Manga
Genre: Graphic Novel, Zombies, Japan
Paperback: 512
Rating: 5

series:
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 1
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 2
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 3
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 4
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 5
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 6
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 7

First sentence(s):
...that was from the ministry of health labor and welfare, and now, if everyone watching could please listen carefully...

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!

PeekAbook:

My two-bits:

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.

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* part of May zombie month (here)

* part of World Reads challenge - Japan pt 2 (here)

World Reads: Japan part 2

World Reads
hosted by Stephanie Jane
details | my world posts
World Reads blog series challenge is to encourage and promote the reading of global literature. On the 5th of each month Stephanie Jane highlights five books. Everyone is welcome to join in by reading one or more books from a different country each month, write a post about them and include the World Reads banner.

My reading list:

Going for a dark side of Japan with these...

Dark Water
by Koji Suzuki
-Horror, Short Stories, Japan
Amazon | Goodreads | my review | my rating: 5

Grotesque
by Natsuo Kirino
-Mystery, Horror, Japan
Amazon | Goodreads | my review | my rating: 5

I Am A Hero
Omnibus, volume 2
by Kengo Hanazawa
-Graphic Novel, Zombies, Japan
Amazon | Goodreads | my review | my rating: 4

I Am A Hero
Omnibus, volume 3
by Kengo Hanazawa
-Graphic Novel, Zombies, Japan
Amazon | Goodreads | my review | my rating: 5

I Am A Hero
Omnibus, Volume 4
by Kengo Hanazawa
-Graphic Novel, Zombies, Japan
Amazon | Goodreads | my review | my rating: 5

I Am A Hero
Omnibus, Volume 5
by Kengo Hanazawa
-Graphic Novel, Zombies, Japan
Amazon | Goodreads | my review | my rating: 4

A Quiet Place
by Seicho Matsumoto
translated by Louise Heal Kawai
-Mystery, Crime, Thriller, Japan
Amazon | Goodreads | my review | my rating: 5
These are not so dark...

Just So Happens
by Fumio Obata
-Graphic Novel, Contemporary, Japan
Amazon | Goodreads | my review | my rating: 5

I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 2 by Kengo Hanazawa

I Am A Hero
Omnibus, Volume 2
by Kengo Hanazawa

Find out more about this book and author:
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Published: 2016
Publisher: Dark Horse Manga
Genre: Graphic Novel, Zombies, Japan
Paperback: 512
Rating: 4

series:
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 1
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 2
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 3
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 4
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 5
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 6
I Am A Hero, Omnibus, Volume 7

First sentence(s):
Is that guy in the suit bleeding?

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! Having escaped being eaten by his zombie girlfriend and torn apart by his infected co-workers, Hideo Suzuki continues to head away from civilization and the bloodthirsty hordes taking over Japan. In a "suicide forest" that winds up being just as dangerous as the city, Hideo finds a young girl who needs help and who could also help him more than he realizes! The zombie apocalypse has never been more surreal! Collects the original Japanese I Am a Hero Japanese volumes 3 and 4.

PeekAbook:

My two-bits:

This collection continues the slow becoming of a hero of this hero with travel on a train (and zombies) that ends up at the suicide forest aka Sea of Trees near Mt. Fuji.

A young female character is introduced who becomes a sidekick on this zombie adventure.

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* part of World Reads challenge - Japan pt 2 (here)

May is Zombie Month

MAY is Zombie Awareness Month as dubbed by the (Zombie Research Society).

Throwing in some zombies into my mix this May.


Books featured:

Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End (Apocalypse Z #1)
by Manel Loureiro
translated by Pamela Carmell
Amazon | Goodreads | my review | my rating: 4

I Am A Hero
Omnibus, Volume 2
by Kengo Hanazawa
Amazon | Goodreads | my review | my rating: 4

I Am A Hero
Omnibus, Volume 3
by Kengo Hanazawa
Amazon | Goodreads | my review | my rating: 5

Film featured:

Santa Clarita Diet
Netflix series, season one
imdb | my review | rating: 4

Waiting to watch:

The Walking Dead
tv series, season 8
imdb

Crafts:

Used from spring themed paper cuts.

Attempted to create a house of zombie cards, but the card shape and weight was not accommodating.


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I Am A Hero by Kengo Hanazawa

I Am A Hero
Omnibus, Volume 1
by Kengo Hanazawa

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BookExcerpt

Published: April 26, 2016
Publisher: Dark Horse Manga
Genre: Graphic Novel, Japan, Zombies
Paperback: 464 pages
Rating: 4

I Am A Hero series:
Omnibus, Volume 1
Omnibus, Volume 2

The zombie apocalypse has never been more surreal! 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 very rare in Japan--an actual firearm!

Kengo Hanazawa's award-winning series comes to Dark Horse, and this realistically-drawn international bestseller takes us from initial small battles for survival to a huge, body-horror epidemic that threatens all of humanity! These special omnibus volumes will collect two of the original Japanese books into each Dark Horse edition and include all of the color pages.

My two-bits:

This book was mostly filled with the life and details of a manga artist trying to make it big in Japan.

Gradual zombie action moves through this book until the last quarter of the book. It took awhile for the hero to realize what the heck was going on.

So now I must get the second book to see how the hero holds his own.

Sex and sexual references intermingled as well.

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* movie version was released in 2015 (imdb)

* part of September Zombies (schedule)