Ratman

A few weeks ago I started reading a manga called, Ratman by Inui Sekihiko.

So far the chapters that I have read are about six chapters of the series.
 It is about a High School student, Shuto Katsuragi, who wants to be a superhero, but because of his height believes that he is too short to be a hero. Because of that reason he drinks a lot of milk to grow taller.  He wants to be a superhero like Shiningman who saved his life when he was younger. It doesn't really say what the incident, but that it happen seven years ago. Also he two younger sisters who are twins, that make fun of  him because of his Shiningman's chant that he does every morning before going to school.

To become a superhero is pretty much easy because of products that are sold make it possible. Another thing is that they have to pass a test to obtain a Hero's License.  He does become a villain and not because he wanted to, he was trick into signing up to Jackal and evil organization.

The character that are introduced in the chapters that I have read.

Shuto Katsuragi : Who wants to be a hero like Shiningman. He was given an Append Gear by a fake hero and made to sign a contract with Jackal. He thought he was a hero as he saved Mirea from the villain. Later he found out that it was a trick and that he was now an antihero. He is the test subject and became Ratman, the gear makes him taller and also makes eat a lot more than before.

Ana and Yuna Katsuragi: Twins that make fun of their brother's Shiningman chant. Not much is known about them.

Nozomi Katsuragi: Shuto's mom

Kanta Matsui: Shuto's friend that likes heros

Shiningman: A hero that saves Shuto when he was younger

Mirea Mizushima: Shuto's classmate that nobody talks to except Shuto. She overhears him saying that it isn't possible to become a hero(because Rio saved him). She calls her older sister, Crea Mizushima to make an arrangement to get Shuto to become Ratman.

Rio Kizaki: Daughter of the president of the Hero's Association. She shares the same dream as Shuto and upper classman. She saves Shuto from some delinquents who Shuto accidentally kick his shoes and it landed on one of the delinquents' head.

Crea Mizushima: Older sister of Mirea and caretaker since their parents have died. She is the leader of Jackal and the creator of Ratman. She considers Shuto a test subject. She trick Shuto into joining Jackal by using her younger sister as bait(Shuto didn't know at that time that they were sisters.)to make him become Ratman to "save Mirea".

Gengo Mizushima: Mirea's and Crea's grandfather who took care of them when their parents died.

Jackies: Henchmen of Jackal that wear skeletal costumes and the ones who kidnap Shuto.

Ankaiser: A hero that only does it for fame and consider it a job.  He was the first hero that Ratman encounters.

Overall Ratman is pretty interesting and has to do with an "evil" organization that wants to get back at he Hero's Association. I'm going to continue reading and see how it turns out.

The reason I pick the manga was because I just saw the name while I was reading Beelzebub latest chapter and recommended it. Also because I was curious what Ratman was about.