21st Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 1
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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。
The war is over。 The Friend is dead。 Finally free from the threat of extinction， peace has come to the people of Tokyo once again。 But the mystery surrounding the Friend still remains。 Nobody knows who the Friend was or where they came from， and the only clue is hidden deep in the Kenji’s memories。 The time has come to open Pandora’s box and see what lies inside。
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。
The war is over。 The Friend is dead。 Finally free from the threat of extinction， peace has come to the people of Tokyo once again。 But the mystery surrounding the Friend still remains。 Nobody knows who the Friend was or where they came from， and the only clue is hidden deep in the Kenji’s memories。 The time has come to open Pandora’s box and see what lies inside。
Reviews
Maca
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Kenji a Katsumata:"Nada más terminar la escuela primaria， en las vacaciones de primavera。。。Fukubee murió， no se enteró casi nadie。 Lo cual tú aprovechaste para hacerte pasar por él"Entonces a Fukubee le mata Yamane ya de mayor o muere al terminar la escuela primaria？No veo a nadie hablar de esto: si Fukubee muere de pequeño significa no es amigo。 Estas páginas no están en el manga en inglés， parece que las cortaron después。 Que alguien me explique Kenji a Katsumata:"Nada más terminar la escuela primaria， en las vacaciones de primavera。。。Fukubee murió， no se enteró casi nadie。 Lo cual tú aprovechaste para hacerte pasar por él"Entonces a Fukubee le mata Yamane ya de mayor o muere al terminar la escuela primaria？No veo a nadie hablar de esto: si Fukubee muere de pequeño significa no es amigo。 Estas páginas no están en el manga en inglés， parece que las cortaron después。 Que alguien me explique 。。。more
Online Eccentric Librarian
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More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/21st Century Boys was written to clear up loose ends and bring more clarity to the original long-running 1990s series 20th Century Boys。 If you haven't read the other series， you can still follow this two volume set just fine - but of course， you'll miss a lot of what made the original story fantastic。Story: Kenji is willing to do anything to stop the end of the world。 He'll chase down clues， enter a virtual reality w More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/21st Century Boys was written to clear up loose ends and bring more clarity to the original long-running 1990s series 20th Century Boys。 If you haven't read the other series， you can still follow this two volume set just fine - but of course， you'll miss a lot of what made the original story fantastic。Story: Kenji is willing to do anything to stop the end of the world。 He'll chase down clues， enter a virtual reality world， and even fight a giant robot to do so。 But who is the mysterious Friend and what exactly is going on？ Most importantly， what set in motion the events that lead up to the end of the world？All the of the characters look to be here - from Kanna to Yukiji。 There is an especially poignant moment with Yukiji near the end that pretty much made the volume already worth the cost。Those who want more information， some great closure， and a return to the story/characters will definitely want to get 21st Century Boys。 Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher。 。。。more
GONZA
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I am still very confused。 Trying to understand something。。。。Sono ancora molto confusa e sto cercando di capirci qualcosa。。。I received a complimentary copy from the publisher of this manga in exchange for a honest review。
Emi
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Fin de la historia y llegados a este punto ya casi como que me da igual la identidad de Amigo。 Creo que es el manga más redondo que he leído y lo he disfrutado un montón， tomo tras tomo sin encontrar una parte floja。
Fernando Yataco
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Un gran final， para una gran historia （digan lo que digan）。
Panda Laveur
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Quelle série ！ C'est époustouflant， je suis tellement triste de l'avoir fini。。。 Quelle série ！ C'est époustouflant， je suis tellement triste de l'avoir fini。。。 。。。more
Javier Muñoz
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Aunque sirve como verdadero final de 2oth century boys， no me deja completamente satisfecho， pero si consigue sorprender hasta cierto punto， por mucho que 。 En todo caso esta serie la he ido leyendo a ritmo de publicación， un kanzenban cada dos o tres meses， y con el estilo de narración de Urasawa， tan dado a los giros argumentales y a dar saltos en las distintas líneas temporales， es muy fácil que haya pasado cosas por alto y lo que me parecen omisiones interesadas hayan sido resueltas en un mo Aunque sirve como verdadero final de 2oth century boys， no me deja completamente satisfecho， pero si consigue sorprender hasta cierto punto， por mucho que 。 En todo caso esta serie la he ido leyendo a ritmo de publicación， un kanzenban cada dos o tres meses， y con el estilo de narración de Urasawa， tan dado a los giros argumentales y a dar saltos en las distintas líneas temporales， es muy fácil que haya pasado cosas por alto y lo que me parecen omisiones interesadas hayan sido resueltas en un momento u otro y lo que me parecen soluciones forzadas hayan sido perfiladas anteriormente a lo largo de la serie， me da que seguramente hay un poco de todo。Vamos， que tarde o temprano tocará relectura， lo cual no me parece mal porque la verdad es que la serie me ha gustado。 。。。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
Jadie
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I feel like anything that elicits tears has to get 5 stars， right？In all seriousness， 21st Century Boys did the things that I was hoping for at the end of 20th Century Boys in terms of addressing loose ends in a way that was captivating and at least mostly satisfying （without being cliche or cheesy）。I know some folks have an issue with Katsumata as a plot device， but I actually liked it， and it was way better than the few theories I had going toward the end of 20th Century Boys。 I think what mad I feel like anything that elicits tears has to get 5 stars， right？In all seriousness， 21st Century Boys did the things that I was hoping for at the end of 20th Century Boys in terms of addressing loose ends in a way that was captivating and at least mostly satisfying （without being cliche or cheesy）。I know some folks have an issue with Katsumata as a plot device， but I actually liked it， and it was way better than the few theories I had going toward the end of 20th Century Boys。 I think what made it work so well was the fact that Urasawa already introduced this sort of haze or lack of clarity around what the past entailed， almost from the get-go。 So， readers can never be totally sure if what they thought happened was the true or complete story。 Kanna's character returned to something that actually resonated， as opposed to the character I was watching unfold toward the end of 20th Century Boys， leaving my only real issue with Kenji's 15-year hiatus。Overall， I'm so glad the series got capped with these two volumes， because it was a great way to end it。 The merits totally eclipsed any complaints I may have had coming out of 20th Century Boys。 。。。more
Lolo García
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（See 20th Century Boys）
Karl
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If you're wondering， yes this is required reading to complete '20th Century Boys。' It's not made perfectly clear but this is the epilogue to that series。It is also fantastic。 If you're wondering， yes this is required reading to complete '20th Century Boys。' It's not made perfectly clear but this is the epilogue to that series。It is also fantastic。 。。。more
Babeth
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