Raise Me, Hero!

[MangaDex]

 

[Ikarugashi]

I'm genuinely happy this didn't go the dark route where the mother died

 

[RodrigoSugamori]

This is by far the best I've read this year, the artist's style is beautiful, the composition of the comics is great and the story is excellent! It's a shame there isn't a sequel, I can see this work easily becoming a successful manga and an anime in the future.