20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 11
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- Author：Naoki Urasawa
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Summary
A deluxe bind-up edition of Naoki Urasawa’s award-winning epic of doomsday cults， giant robots and a group of friends trying to save the world from destruction！
Humanity， having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century， would not have entered the new millennium if it weren’t for them。 In 1969， during their youth， they created a symbol。 In 1997， as the coming disaster slowly starts to unfold， that symbol returns。 This is the story of a group of boys who try to save the world。
There once was a kid who imagined the end of the world。 It was all a child's game—but not anymore！ The Friend is carrying out his plan to exterminate humanity—just as predicted。 And the man who survived Bloody New Year's Eve is on his way back to Tokyo。 The boys are coming back together one by one as they race toward the final battle。
Humanity， having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century， would not have entered the new millennium if it weren’t for them。 In 1969， during their youth， they created a symbol。 In 1997， as the coming disaster slowly starts to unfold， that symbol returns。 This is the story of a group of boys who try to save the world。
There once was a kid who imagined the end of the world。 It was all a child's game—but not anymore！ The Friend is carrying out his plan to exterminate humanity—just as predicted。 And the man who survived Bloody New Year's Eve is on his way back to Tokyo。 The boys are coming back together one by one as they race toward the final battle。
Reviews
Maca
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<3
Leslie
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I thought this was the end of the story， but apparently not？ That's a little frustrating， but the final page introduced something potentially brand new to the story， so I'll continue forward。This last volume is very fast paced and covers a lot of ground in a way that the previous couple of volumes didn't。 There was one particular moment when I turned the page and nearly screamed because those little alien robot masks are super creepy。 By the end， I was crying a bit because I've spent so much tim I thought this was the end of the story， but apparently not？ That's a little frustrating， but the final page introduced something potentially brand new to the story， so I'll continue forward。This last volume is very fast paced and covers a lot of ground in a way that the previous couple of volumes didn't。 There was one particular moment when I turned the page and nearly screamed because those little alien robot masks are super creepy。 By the end， I was crying a bit because I've spent so much time with these heroes and things might actually be okay。 There are some deaths， and some reveals that aren't quite spelled out， but I'm pretty sure I understood them。I'm glad I finished this series。 It was a fun ride， if not completely ridiculous。 。。。more
Luke
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Sudarara， gutarara！ It’s been an emotional journey reading this series， and I have a lot to say about it。 Here goes:Despite the title， 20th Century Boys primarily takes place in the 21st century， and a majority of the protagonists are 20-somethings who were born in the 1990s。 There’s a lot of focus throughout the series about how， even though the titular ‘boys’ are still central to saving the world， they’re more than happy to let the young guns take the reigns。 There’s this （probably unintention Sudarara， gutarara！ It’s been an emotional journey reading this series， and I have a lot to say about it。 Here goes:Despite the title， 20th Century Boys primarily takes place in the 21st century， and a majority of the protagonists are 20-somethings who were born in the 1990s。 There’s a lot of focus throughout the series about how， even though the titular ‘boys’ are still central to saving the world， they’re more than happy to let the young guns take the reigns。 There’s this （probably unintentional） thematic undercurrent of a small cabal of Boomer-aged individuals （though is that a generational marker that the Japanese even have？） actively trying to control and destroy the world， and it’s up to a bunch of disaffected millennials to save it。Really。 Most of the major players throughout the series include a trio of young manga artists whose politically charged material lands them in prison; two high school girls who must run for their lives by daring to question historical record; two drag queens who are forced to fight for the sake of their friends; a police officer who goes rogue after learning of the deep & deadly corruption of the force; and an entire city’s-worth of mafiosi who unite for the sake of overthrowing a corrupt government。 The middle-agers that the reader initially followed take the roles of mentors or protectors for the generation whose world has been ruined by their elders。 This isn’t remotely relevant in any way to real life， of course。 Pure fantasy。 Oh， and there’s also a global pandemic or two that threatens the entire population of the planet， exacerbated by those in charge who refuse to do enough to combat it。 Yeah， so unrealistic！In this grand finale volume， the good guys win by peacefully protesting against a swarm of armed guards， while a music festival acts as a lure to protect the citizens in a safe haven。 Earlier in the series， one of the characters reflects back on the opening moment of the entire saga， when he’s a child and ties up the secretary of his elementary school so he can hijack the intercom system to play T。 Rex’s “20th Century Boy” for the whole school。 “This is the future！” he declares in his revelry。 Decades later， he tells his friend that he viewed himself as this huge badass， rebelling against the amorphous ‘man，’ but in reality no one even cared。 His friend confirms that he had no memory of it even happening， despite the fact he was at school that day。 And that’s one of the most potent moments of the whole series: it was a pointless act of chaos that went unnoticed—but in the end， that same kid became a man who literally saved the world with his music。 He learned， somewhere along the way， that music can have that power he imagined it did as a kid， but only when its fighting for something tangible。 The last moments of the series， when he plays music in front of a massive crowd and denies the audience of the song that saved the world， he yells to a teenaged punk band for THEM to play that song。 He hands the baton to the 21st century boys， because rebellious music is a young man’s game， and they can save the world now。 He’s spent 40 years saving it and he just wants to go home and catch up with his niece。 。。。more
Viet Phuong
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Such an emotional read and a return to force for "20th Century Boys" after several tedious and rather longer-than-necessary books。 Such an emotional read and a return to force for "20th Century Boys" after several tedious and rather longer-than-necessary books。 。。。more
Nick
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Holy s***。。。。。。。。。There’s not much more to say。 The entire series has been flawless and relevant。 The artwork and storytelling is beautiful and dreamlike， and it outshines almost any manga I’ve ever read on a dramatic sense。 I have never been more dying to read the final chapter。
Etienne
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So it seems to be the end。。。 I had no idea going into this volume that it was the last one， and even after reading it， we the open ending， I still hope there might be a continuity， it did say to be continued， but at the same time looking on the Internet， it clearly seems to be done。It was a great series。 Very enjoyable and this volume did a great job closing it all。 There is some loose ends and holes if you start to deeply think about it， but nothing that was problematic enough to downgrade my r So it seems to be the end。。。 I had no idea going into this volume that it was the last one， and even after reading it， we the open ending， I still hope there might be a continuity， it did say to be continued， but at the same time looking on the Internet， it clearly seems to be done。It was a great series。 Very enjoyable and this volume did a great job closing it all。 There is some loose ends and holes if you start to deeply think about it， but nothing that was problematic enough to downgrade my rating。 I like it a lot， maybe not a top series， but definitely an above average one that I wouldn't be worried to recommend！ I'm a bit sad its done to be honest。 Is it really？ If there is some manga geeks out there that can confirm that or not in the comment that would be appreciated！！ 。。。more
Pipo
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Urasawa is a master of the manga medium and this is an amazing series that mixes a sweet coming of age tale with the horrors of biowarfare， political conspiracies， robots， and space aliens。 （Really？） I have been going at the volumes of this “perfect edition” which have been released one volume at a time， in three month long intervals。 Once I read all the volumes that had come out by the time I started， my “hanging over the edge of a cliff for three months at a time” agony started。 And repeated。 Urasawa is a master of the manga medium and this is an amazing series that mixes a sweet coming of age tale with the horrors of biowarfare， political conspiracies， robots， and space aliens。 （Really？） I have been going at the volumes of this “perfect edition” which have been released one volume at a time， in three month long intervals。 Once I read all the volumes that had come out by the time I started， my “hanging over the edge of a cliff for three months at a time” agony started。 And repeated。 And repeated。 And repeated。 What kept me going was the knowledge that by volume 11， sweet closure was sure to arrive。 Well， it didn’t。 Where this series ends， the next one begins and， you guessed it: a new volume every three months。 How many volumes of the perfect edition there will be is not a factoid I know。 So， now， I’m holding on to 21st Century Boys in hopes of sweet closure。 Sometime soon。 。。。more
Andy
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The main story took a turn halfway through the final volume that made it more personal between Friend and Kenji and left me quite impressed。 However， the ultimate conclusion felt rushed and incomplete。 I am not satisfied with the ending。 To be fair the side plots did resolve neatly with most of all the characters accomplishing their arcs。 I just wish the motives of "Friend" would have been more interesting or better executed。 Overall a great series， but the ending did not leave me impressed。 The main story took a turn halfway through the final volume that made it more personal between Friend and Kenji and left me quite impressed。 However， the ultimate conclusion felt rushed and incomplete。 I am not satisfied with the ending。 To be fair the side plots did resolve neatly with most of all the characters accomplishing their arcs。 I just wish the motives of "Friend" would have been more interesting or better executed。 Overall a great series， but the ending did not leave me impressed。 。。。more
Ben
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Uncle Kenji is back officially！ There are definitely some loose ends which， had I not known about the epilogue manga （21st Century Boys， Perfect Edition coming this summer）， might be a little dissatisfying。 Overall， while the manga is strong， has a cool vibe and nice message， though I do feel like the latter half was weaker as the former always kept me on the edge of my seat。 This volume gets an extra star for introducing me to The Spiders （formed in Tokyo '61）。Gutarara Sudarara 🎶 Uncle Kenji is back officially！ There are definitely some loose ends which， had I not known about the epilogue manga （21st Century Boys， Perfect Edition coming this summer）， might be a little dissatisfying。 Overall， while the manga is strong， has a cool vibe and nice message， though I do feel like the latter half was weaker as the former always kept me on the edge of my seat。 This volume gets an extra star for introducing me to The Spiders （formed in Tokyo '61）。Gutarara Sudarara 🎶 。。。more
Fullnoom
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Had to read the final edition in the original volumes 21 and 22。 What a hell of a series。 My first manga and loved the journey。 Sad it’s over。
Fernando Yataco
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El final siempre sorprende。 Y este manga no me decepcionó nunca。 En este último volumen se resuelven todos los misterios concernientes a la trama principal。 Vemos como se alza el protector de la justicia para salvar al mundo y entendemos todo lo que hasta ahora a sucedido。El lector puede tener la impresión de que este volumen va muy rápido pero el desarrollo de las acciones es el mismo que en los volúmenes anteriores。 Los personajes se acercan poco a poco a ese gran final y el lector llega， de l El final siempre sorprende。 Y este manga no me decepcionó nunca。 En este último volumen se resuelven todos los misterios concernientes a la trama principal。 Vemos como se alza el protector de la justicia para salvar al mundo y entendemos todo lo que hasta ahora a sucedido。El lector puede tener la impresión de que este volumen va muy rápido pero el desarrollo de las acciones es el mismo que en los volúmenes anteriores。 Los personajes se acercan poco a poco a ese gran final y el lector llega， de la mano de ellos， a esos sentimientos encontrados que vienen ya que sabe que la historia esta llegando a su fin。En el estilo de narración ya no hay saltos temporales （no hay necesidad）， y se puede decir que todos los misterios se resuelven ;） Al igual que los otros volúmenes， la lectura es bastante fluida。 Este volumen es el mas sencillo， por así decirlo de los 11， pero los pequeños giros en la trama y las revelaciones finales mantienen al lector pendiente de lo que pasará después y de cual será el final。Finalmente， aunque a algunos les pueda parecer soso el final o incluso malo， para mi fue un final digno de la calidad de la historia que todos los lectores empezamos desde del volumen 1。 Fue una gran aventura leer esta historia y， por dios， que extrañaré a " La pandilla de la Base Secreta"。 。。。more
Michael Sorbello
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This is a review of the entire series。 Humanity， having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century， would not have entered the new millennium if it weren't for them。 In 1969， during their youth， they created a symbol。 In 1997， as the coming disaster slowly starts to unfold， that symbol returns。 This is the story of a gang of boys who try to save the world。 Failed rock musician Kenji's memories of his past come rushing back when one of his childhood friends mysteriously commits suicide。 Coul This is a review of the entire series。 Humanity， having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century， would not have entered the new millennium if it weren't for them。 In 1969， during their youth， they created a symbol。 In 1997， as the coming disaster slowly starts to unfold， that symbol returns。 This is the story of a gang of boys who try to save the world。 Failed rock musician Kenji's memories of his past come rushing back when one of his childhood friends mysteriously commits suicide。 Could this new death be related to the rise of a bizarre new cult that's been implicated in several other murders and disappearances？ Determined to dig deeper， Kenji reunites with some of his old buddies in the hope of learning the truth behind it all。This is basically the manga equivalent of a Stephen King novel， channeling themes and plot devices from the likes of It， Dreamcatcher， The Running Man and quite a few others。 A young group of friends that make an innocent promise which ends up creating the most dangerous cult in the world， a 'friend' turned into the world's greatest evil， a strange suicide that reunites a group of adults to solve a mystery from their childhood which ended up leading to an apocalyptic police state， clever use of cultural references， rock songs and historical allegories to tell the full story， extremely small actions resulting in extremely massive consequences， an eerie threat lurking in the shadows that may or may not be of supernatural origins， kids overthrowing a totalitarian regime and rebelling against society while fighting against a sinister threat that no one else knows about; sound King enough for ya？ Though I don't think it's quite as good as Monster by the same author， it's definitely very close。 It's a masterpiece of intricate plotting， interweaving narratives， deep character development and psychological complexity。 The villain's presence is suffocating from the very beginning while remaining mysterious and terrifying until the final chapter。 It's intense， it's relatable， it's horrifying and it's an emotional rollercoaster。 Be careful who you call your friend and be careful of the promises you make。 You might just end up causing the end of the world。 。。。more
Oliver
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Pese al final decepcionante no quiero ser mezquino。 Se merece cinco estrellas。
Rotren
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El guión de este thriller es cosa de extraterrestres， Sadakiyo estaría orgulloso。 Los viajes entre pasado y presente desde tantos puntos de vista， todo entrelazado maravillosamente， es algo que nunca olvidaré。 De la misma forma， sus personajes。 Oh， sus personajes。。。 ellos pueden protagonizar series de mangas ellos solos sin problema alguno， complejidad y variedad sin igual。 En cambio， tengo la sensación de que se le ha dado demasiadas vueltas， para mi gusto， a la identidad de Amigo。 Debido a est El guión de este thriller es cosa de extraterrestres， Sadakiyo estaría orgulloso。 Los viajes entre pasado y presente desde tantos puntos de vista， todo entrelazado maravillosamente， es algo que nunca olvidaré。 De la misma forma， sus personajes。 Oh， sus personajes。。。 ellos pueden protagonizar series de mangas ellos solos sin problema alguno， complejidad y variedad sin igual。 En cambio， tengo la sensación de que se le ha dado demasiadas vueltas， para mi gusto， a la identidad de Amigo。 Debido a esto， el lector se ve testigo de numerosos quebraderos de cabeza provocados por los distintos testimonios， mezclados entre sí y en concflicto constante con ellos mismos。Tampoco soy defensor del ritmo que coge el manga en su apogeo final。 Entiendo y apoyo el frenétismo del final pero los cambios de lugar que suceden en tan pocas páginas por consecuencia del guión。。。 me descolocan ligeramente。 Me encantan también los finales que protagonizan los distintos personajes， en concreto Kenji， siendo en todo momento muy fieles a los mismos y que demuestran， una vez más， la maravillosidad de estos personajes。 En cambio， no me convence que para entender mímimamente el final dependa de otros tomos a parte （21st century boys） porque。。。 vaya final。 Es comprensible y entendible que termines el último manga y tu primera reacción sea practicar una intensa sesión de budú， con sacrificios y acordándote de la familia de Urasawa。Concluyo con que 20th Century Boys me parece una auténtica obra maestra y con mucha diferencia se convierte en mi manga favorito ♡ 。。。more
Javier Muñoz
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Buff， que bajón， un no final bastante decepcionante， aunque el tomo en si está bien。 Me reservo la opinión final hasta que lea 21st century boys。
Carlos Eguren
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