Heroes

When the quest ends, how many “heroes” really remain?

A band of stalwart heroes has gathered from every corner of the realm to defeat the dread darkness that threatens the kingdom. The perils they must face are great, but their resolve is greater as they give their all for victory!

But can darkness ever really be defeated when it lies in the heart of each and every one of us?

Inio Asano, a bona fide earthling, was born in Ibaraki, Japan, in 1980. In 2001, his short story “Uchu kara Konnichiwa” (Hello from Outer Space) won the first Sunday GX Rookie Prize. Later, GX published his series Subarashii Sekai , available in English from VIZ Media as What a Wonderful World! His other works include Hikari no Machi (City of Light), Nijigahara Holograph , and Umibe no Onna no Ko ( A Girl on the Shore ), as well as solanin and Goodnight Punpun , available from VIZ Media. In 2024, his award-winning series Dead Dead Demon's Dedede Destruction, also available from VIZ Media, was adapted into an animated film.