Hiromu Arakawa
"Hero Tales" is authored by Huang Jin Zhou (a unit composed of Hiromu Arakawa, Genco, and Studio Flag) and illustrated by Arakawa. The manga was serialized in Square Enix's "Gangan Powered" from October 21, 2006 to February 21, 2009. It was then serialized in "Monthly Shōnen Gangan" from May 12, 2009 to August 12, 2010. Square Enix collected its chapters in five "tankōbon" volumes, released from August 11, 2007 to November 22, 2010.