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A review by loveleighreading
Heroes Reborn by Patricia Lyfoung, Alice Picard, Patrick Sobral, Philippe Ogaki, Colorist Valeriane Duvivier, Jenny, Colorist Magali Paillat
4.0
**Thank you to Papercutz and NetGalley for providing this E-ARC to me for review.**
This is a unique hero story, that introduces ancient gods and mythology to the present day. There are 3 different heroes we meet in this first volume: Yuko, Amir and Abigail. Each is from a different country and receives powers related to those of their ancestors, as well as ancient villains relevant to their country of origin.
I liked the amount of culture and mythology shown with the heroes and the villains. As an anime fan, I really appreciated the chibi spirit guides each hero had to teach them how to use their powers, and found that each pair had a different a humorous dynamic. I thought the transformations and costumes to be tastefully done for the female characters, and that Amir was absolutely adorable. I also loved the Evil minions in the first 2 stories, I feel with children being the target audience they will enjoy them.
I want to mention some issues that I found with the book that are not related to the story. In Part 1 - Yuko, I did notice quite a few errors in grammar, and the story seemed very stiff. I understand that this is supposed to be a Japanese family and they are very formal in their actions and speaking, however, their dialogue did not read like native speakers. To me it seemed like they were speaking a second language, not their native tongue. With this being an ARC that was translated from French to English about a Japanese family, this matter does not effect my star rating of the title. I am hoping that by the time that this graphic novel is released some of these items have already been resolved..
On to the parts of the story that I did not enjoy, firstly I did not see why both female characters had to be shown in the bath or shower. I found it unnecessary, as there are plenty of other places to find a mirror that do not involve the character being naked. Next, the info dump was strong in all 3 parts, which is probably due to this being for kids, but I didn't care for how it was executed throughout. Lastly, this is probably nit-picky on my part but I did not quite understand the revelation about Amir's family, it seemed like they just wanted to add some unneeded tension to the story.
Overall, I did enjoy the story and would love to read the next volume to meet the new characters.
This is a unique hero story, that introduces ancient gods and mythology to the present day. There are 3 different heroes we meet in this first volume: Yuko, Amir and Abigail. Each is from a different country and receives powers related to those of their ancestors, as well as ancient villains relevant to their country of origin.
I liked the amount of culture and mythology shown with the heroes and the villains. As an anime fan, I really appreciated the chibi spirit guides each hero had to teach them how to use their powers, and found that each pair had a different a humorous dynamic. I thought the transformations and costumes to be tastefully done for the female characters, and that Amir was absolutely adorable. I also loved the Evil minions in the first 2 stories, I feel with children being the target audience they will enjoy them.
I want to mention some issues that I found with the book that are not related to the story. In Part 1 - Yuko, I did notice quite a few errors in grammar, and the story seemed very stiff. I understand that this is supposed to be a Japanese family and they are very formal in their actions and speaking, however, their dialogue did not read like native speakers. To me it seemed like they were speaking a second language, not their native tongue. With this being an ARC that was translated from French to English about a Japanese family, this matter does not effect my star rating of the title. I am hoping that by the time that this graphic novel is released some of these items have already been resolved..
On to the parts of the story that I did not enjoy, firstly I did not see why both female characters had to be shown in the bath or shower. I found it unnecessary, as there are plenty of other places to find a mirror that do not involve the character being naked. Next, the info dump was strong in all 3 parts, which is probably due to this being for kids, but I didn't care for how it was executed throughout. Lastly, this is probably nit-picky on my part but I did not quite understand the revelation about Amir's family, it seemed like they just wanted to add some unneeded tension to the story.
Overall, I did enjoy the story and would love to read the next volume to meet the new characters.