There are plenty of dark fantasy manga trying to put a new spin on familiar isekai ideas, but The Hero’s Bereaved Family (Yūsha Izoku) has quickly become one of those series that keeps making me wonder just how much worse things can get for its characters. Created by Maki Kanemaki, the manga takes the usual…
I honestly thought Chapter 28 of The Hero’s Bereaved Family was going to be a relatively simple setup chapter. Yeah. About that. Instead, Maki Kanemaki turned a dwarven drinking ritual into one of the funniest scenes in the manga and then used the final pages to drop a genuinely nasty betrayal. That is exactly why…
If Chapter 27 of The Hero’s Bereaved Family was supposed to be a simple transition into the next part of the story, Maki Kanemaki clearly had other plans. Chapter 27, “Forge,” managed to mix political maneuvering, comedy, family drama, and a pretty huge mystery surrounding Dylan’s sword. As a fan, this is exactly the kind…
There are plenty of fantasy manga that lose momentum after introducing a great premise. The Hero’s Bereaved Family (Yusha Izoku) has done the exact opposite. Every new chapter makes the inheritance war even messier, and honestly, that’s what keeps me coming back every week. Chapter 23 didn’t rely on flashy battles or shocking deaths to…