The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious, Vol. 1 (manga)

Name: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious, Vol. 1 (manga)
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781975332860
Price: 24.99 NZD
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By Matthew Rutsohn and Koyuki Koyuki and Rochelle Gancio and Saori Toyota and Light Tuchihi

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Summary

In The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious, Vol. 1, the inexperienced goddess Ristarte is assigned to save the perilous S-ranked world of Gaeabrande. To aid her quest, she summons Seiya Ryuuguuin, a Japanese teenager with unparalleled heroic abilities. However, Seiya's extreme caution and meticulous preparation become unexpected hurdles, challenging the mission's success.
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Description

Can a neurotically overprepared hero and an underachieving goddess save a parallel world together?!

When the inexperienced goddess Ristarte is tasked with the daunting mission of saving the S-ranked world Gaeabrande, she thinks that summoning Seiya Ryuuguuin, a Japanese teenager who has utterly broken stats as a Hero, will finally turn her luck around. Seiya's abilities (and good looks) are all she has ever dreamed of, but she soon wishes she had read the fine print about his overly cautious personality...

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781975332860

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 February 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Yen Press

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 188.0mm

Weight: 160g

Pages: 166

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Fiction Graphic Novels Koyuki Koyuki Light Tuchihi Manga Matthew Rutsohn Rochelle Gancio Saori Toyota Yen Press

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