My Home Hero

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This is my first review. I just feel like voicing my feelings about this series, as it is the longest manga I've read through and kept my interest throughout the whole runtime. Every week I was checking for a new chapter, as the suspense for where the strory would go kept me on edge. Today as I saw that the final chapter was out, I was filled with a mix of excitement and sadness, looking forward to it's conclusion, yet finishing something I had spend so much time and thought on. And now that it's done, I must say it has been worth it.

I'm not ... going to get into the story, as I think it is best read going into it completely blind. But I'll say it's an emotional rollercoaster that is also very thought provoking, suspenseful and has a good bit of action, so it'll keep you on the edge of your seat. It's very dialogue heavy at points, but if you pay attention and don't mind actually reading, it'll be worth it. In general this series is not lighthearted or something to read just to pass time. It is a story to get invested in and focus on without being distracted.

So if you're looking for a somewhat long series to lose yourself in which provokes thoughts and feelings with a focus on family, morality forgiveness, then this one is definitely worth a shot.

It might be early to make this review, seeing as there are only 17 chapters out at the moment. But, man this shit is good. The story manages to follow both the stream of consciousness of a character and the actions that take place wonderfully. I find that the writer has a great sense of showing the audience certain things and then doing a full 360. I would say the only critique I have is that you barely see the psychological effects of the actions the character have on themselves, I mean, there is a scene with a dream but that's about it. I highly ... recommend this read! Oh! And the wife, she's the best wife.

Starts out as a great thriller/mystery, with realistic characters and great pacing. Comparable to a 'Death Note'/'Cat and Mouse' type of vibe between multiple characters.

But somewhere along the road (literally speaking as well), it falls off significantly as the author keeps introducing more characters and subplots. The story continues to 'escalate' (higher stakes technically - but less interesting and more generic), but pacing slows significantly and the rapid fire 'panic moments' at the beginning are replaced with longer, drawn out interactions and events.

As it progresses, the actions of the characters/subplots start to make less sense and the things that happen seem more 'random'. The sense ... of urgency and danger at the beginning fades as the story progreses. It becomes a different story entirely, and slightly loses the thrilling charm it had at the beginning which captivated me. When it was just a friendly, unconfident salaryman into mystery novels willing to do anything to save his daughter and there weren't a million things going on at the same time.