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Johnny Hiro, a hardworking busboy, lives in Brooklyn with his flighty but lovable girlfriend Mayumi. Every day, he struggles to make ends meet while fighting giant monsters, running over rooftops from crazed waiters, fending off businessmen-turned-samurai, or having the occasional conversation with Judge Judy, Coolio, or Alton Brown.Tags
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An adorable tale of romance, fitting in in NYC, and giant monsters. It walks the line between touching immigrant slice of life stories and superhero stories which sounds like it shouldn't work, but it does. Very fun!
I like the utter randomness that happens here. Trouble seems to follow Johnny Hiro everywhere. His girlfriend Mayumi is pretty cardboard as a character, but she’s supportive and nice. Didn’t care for the cameos, but they add a dream-like quality to the story. The New York setting and the working just to survive gives me such post-college, hipster in a coffee shop vibes.
I liked this slice of life story with a scifi twist. Johnny and Mayumi are adorable and the wacky adventures Johnny gets himself into are funny.
I liked this slice of life story with a scifi twist. Johnny and Mayumi are adorable and the wacky adventures Johnny gets himself into are funny.
I liked this slice of life story with a scifi twist. Johnny and Mayumi are adorable and the wacky adventures Johnny gets himself into are funny.
I love Johnny Hiro so hard! It's like Scott Pilgrim with more romance. And monsters.
I liked this slice of life story with a scifi twist. Johnny and Mayumi are adorable and the wacky adventures Johnny gets himself into are funny.
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ThingScore 88
The art is wonderful, thin linework with shading for depth and detail for verisimilitude. It’s active and has a great sense of motion, plus a strong sense of place, capturing the craziness of New York City.
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Chao works in black & white, producing clean lines with a wonderful narrative flow between panels and from page to page. He's equally as adept at exaggerated cartoon facial expressions and outlandish chase scenes as he is with realistically detailed cityscapes, apartment interiors, and the glimpses we get of the restaurant where Hiro works as a busboy.
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Awards and Honors
Awards
Series
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Johnny Hiro: Half Asian, All Hero
- Original publication date
- 2009-06
- Dedication
- For Dylan, whose grace and clumsy has inspired so much within these pages
- Blurbers
- Mack, David
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Statistics
- Members
- 109
- Popularity
- 298,519
- Reviews
- 8
- Rating
- (3.93)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 3
- ASINs
- 3
