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If dark humor, ecchi/borderline hentai, twisted story setting is something you can't get over don't bother yourself with reading this manga you are not going to enjoy this. But if you like Prison School or similar shows where your common sense becomes bizzare and what is bizzare to you is a common sense here then get reading because it's a joyous and amazing experience.

(Note: Just relax, chill out, I'm afraid this manga is not exactly a piece for you if you value morals too high and too seriously.)


Story - polarizing, dark brilliant humor skirmishing with seriousness are the main horses pulling this manga ahead (together ... with first-rate art)
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Here it can go from nothing much to ridiculously great it depends on a sort of person you are, it's difficult to judge this as there is generally not much serious happening but also a lot. Humor and grotesque situation switching mood with serious scenes can suddenly appear and disappear from panel to panel, it's wholesome.

I find this humor and setting and how the author creates contrast and depth even at a completely banal occasion such as putting on clothes exhilarating but I fully understand there will be people who won't like this at all and give a low score here that's how different this manga is.


Art - amazing, dynamic
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There's not much to say here just watch and experience pure joy.
The artist is highly skilled, his figure drawing skills are superb, I want to mainly highlight these areas:

1. Dynamic camera work and depth (skill to work with camera is very often the weakest part of manga authors/artists but not in this case, author can work with a camera like a seasoned professional pushing angles that you won't see in majority (if at all) of manga or anime you ever see, great perspective and action.

2. Figures. Author's skill at drawing figures is something extraodinary. It's so entrancing. He can pull a serious casual state as well as very sexy pose perfectly.

3. Facial expressions, here the author excels and goes beyond again. You won't see this in majority of manga out there so if this style compels you and you are a fellow budding artist I highly suggest studying this mangaka and his previous work, it's worth it I can promise you that. Suggesting an artist worth to be studied from hopefully says enough even to you as a reader of mangas about how alluring it is.

4. Form and depth, simplification of forms and structure as you see in anime, manga and other comic styles results in the lack of form, the artists does a great job at pushing out of this trap to deliver lively drawings while keeping true to manga style. The author is not the only one out there with this amazing skill and it certainly takes tremendous amount of work to create a piece like this but it's always a great experience for anyone seeing this.
Again just go and check for yourself to see, if nothing else just for the artwork it's worth it to at least check covers and some panels to see something less generic and expand your brain's visual library.


Characters - hillarious, solid
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There will be more depth to characters than you would expect, there will aso be times when you expect more depth and nothing else comes.

Overall characters are great to follow, I enjoy watching them and can't wait to learn more. There are certainly some very obvious parts from the beginning as the author let's us see it through his art but here comes the catch - a big one - the author is not known for following your usual anime/manga plot lines and character developments and you can bet that it's not going to be any different here so overall nobody but the author can tell what is actually going to happen to the main characters. This is certainly a driving force behind the development throughout the story (I personally find Prison School's ending pretty hillarious as it's the kidn of humor and development I like and find entertaining but there is a huge number of people who don't like it and find it BS so be aware you have been warned).

Situations characters are put at, how they are artistically and humorously portraited and how they react and overcome (or well just get through) them is a satisfying and a great ride.


Enjoyment - top notch
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I'd be repeating myself here, previous points I believe put the pieces together to see how well I enjoy this manga. So just a few maybe negative points for you potential readers.

The manga heavily depends on sexy art form, silly banal scenes with a serious look (difficult to explain but imagine Prison School, Grand Blue, Gintama, ...), dark and sometimes very dry humor (it's amazing but it really has to click with you otherwise you really won't like it), dynamics of development and camera, expressive art (especially emotionally).

My main advice is, do not expect anything, do not get serious, take it easy, relax, turn your brain off and just enjoy the ride.


Overall - definitely worth of recommendation as well as a purchase with a little but
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There is a lot to recommend here for a like minded person. If you want something unusual, something fun, something that will make you see situations from angles you would never expect, something humorous, something with extraordinary art, and something a bit lewd. This is for you.
But be aware that this manga and mangaka don't take itself, you the reader or genre in general too seriously so if you find this BS this work is just not for you, pass it aside and go for your next piece, it's perfectly fine and understandable.

Unfortunately this is also a breaking point and the biggest negative point I can find about this manga and the author, if you are not into this kind of thing you are not going to enjoy it, it's not about average it's either you really like it or you just don't. There is really nothing in the middle, some people like Gintama and some people can't stand it, it either clicks with you or not and it's the same here with Raw Hero, you either clicked with this kind of siliness or not.

I did not mention specifics of story as there is a summary but Raw Hero is certainly a raw hero, unusual, hillarious, beautiful and different.

As a purchase, art is worth studying and the manga itself worth of your collection too, that's why I can highly recommend this even if you want just something beautiful to look at or just relax and laugh at how your usual world of villains and heroes can just be so different yet so fascinating, just dont' be too serious about it.