Release Date February 25, 2020 Story and Art Akira Hiramoto Publisher Yen Press Letterer Phil Christie Translator Ko Ransom Amazon BookWalker

A young man named Chiaki rides the train on the way to a crucial job interview. His father is deceased, and he is the sole caretaker of his two younger brothers. He desperately needs the job and is determined not to let anything stop him from getting there on time. That is until something happens while on the train. RaW Hero volume 1 by the mangaka Akira Hiramoto of Prison School fame comes to digitally and physically in the West courtesy of Yen Press . But is it worth reading?

When Chiaki witnesses a man grope a woman on the train. He has two choices: ignore the incident and get to his interview, or save the woman and lose his chance at the job he so badly needs. It’s a hard decision for this young man to make and one that will ultimately lead him into a strange new world. So starts Raw Hero.

Characters

Chiaki A young man (early twenties, most likely) who wants to provide for his two younger brothers while they’re in school.

Hyouichirou Tadano A high-ranking member of the Justice Management Team (JMT), a police unit composed entirely of superheroes.

A heroes story?

Chiaki decides to save the woman and stop the pervert. The event costs him time and ultimately, the job interview. But when one door closes, another door opens to more exciting employment.

Chiaki recruited into the Justice Management Team (JMT), a police unit composed of superheroes. He isn’t asked to become a hero yet, however. Instead, he’s told that he will be doing “top-secret missions”, and that he will be well compensated. At first, he resists, but having no other options, he takes the job.

Chiaki’s first mission is to get a job with a mysterious organization known only as “SALF”. To do this, he is given a key to a safe deposit box and told that everything he will need for the interview is in a suitcase contained in the box. Just follow the instructions to the letter, and the company will employ him. His job then will be to report to the JST on SALF’s activities. Chiaki goes to get the box. But what on earth could be inside?