20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 3
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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 giant robot has been built， awaiting its great awakening， but the Friend’s identity has yet to be revealed。 Time passes day by day， counting down to December 31， 2000…the day that Earth is destined to see its end。 The only ones who can save the world are the nine friends who wrote The Book of Prophecy in their childhood days。 Will humanity enter the new world， the new century， safe and sound？
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 giant robot has been built， awaiting its great awakening， but the Friend’s identity has yet to be revealed。 Time passes day by day， counting down to December 31， 2000…the day that Earth is destined to see its end。 The only ones who can save the world are the nine friends who wrote The Book of Prophecy in their childhood days。 Will humanity enter the new world， the new century， safe and sound？
Reviews
Camilo Guerra
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Kenji y su frupo se reune， es a todo o nada y。。。parece que va a ser mas nada que otra cosa。LO BUENO: TODO，ABSOLUTAMENTE TODO ！！！， te toma de la priemra pagina y te destruye， tanto en guión como en arte， el tomo explota y te pide tou corazón y alma a expensas de que disfrutes de esta historia。Pregunta: ¿ Es Urasawa el CREADOR de comic mas importante del MUNDO del 9 arte en los ultimos 20 años？， no recuerdo en Europa o America que alguien diera tantas obras de este nivel。。。pero divago， este tomo t Kenji y su frupo se reune， es a todo o nada y。。。parece que va a ser mas nada que otra cosa。LO BUENO: TODO，ABSOLUTAMENTE TODO ！！！， te toma de la priemra pagina y te destruye， tanto en guión como en arte， el tomo explota y te pide tou corazón y alma a expensas de que disfrutes de esta historia。Pregunta: ¿ Es Urasawa el CREADOR de comic mas importante del MUNDO del 9 arte en los ultimos 20 años？， no recuerdo en Europa o America que alguien diera tantas obras de este nivel。。。pero divago， este tomo tiene de thriller， de fantasia， acción， lo tiene todo， acompañado por una historia que te embraga y te deja con ganas de mas。Ah， y Kanna es el personaje mas entrañable del mundo。LO MALO: Que se termine。 。。。more
Paul
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Continues to be one of the most impressive storytelling in the medium I’ve read。
Hoch Hech
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¡Kanna te quiero！
Yone
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Estos mangas son una MA RA VI LLA。Nunca había leído nada igual， cuando piensas que nada puede sorprenderte más。。。 coge y PUM。 Necesito leerme ya el siguiente， estoy en shock。
Monkey Feyerabend
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7/10
Luke
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The #ACAB vibes are strong in this one， can’t wait to start volume 4！
Jojosbookshelf
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At first， I thought the climax hit too early。 But that big time jump grew more and more satisfying。
Sluggable Joe
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Schlipple *shrugs* schalapple
Chrissy Garwood
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I found this book both harder to get into than the two earlier volumes， and easier to embrace the newer characters。 There are still some unanswered questions from Book 2 that I am waiting to learn， so I will definitely be asking to borrow the next book。 Highly recommended for anyone interested in a cross-cultural reading experience。 The story is fast-paced， the illustrations and the story work well together， and there are lots of little details to look for。
spirited。pages
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JUst- Kanna！
Andy
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We raced towards the big climax but a new mystery is introduced。 I did not expect the story to change directions how it did， but now my interest has peeked even more。
Chris Pinner
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 God the time jump is so good here。 let's the world move forward， but also left me missing Kenji， echoing the feelings of his niece， Kanna。Also just some great "fuck cops" content。There is some awkward handling of a trans character that is very early 00s， but the author is trying。 It's not great though， so be warned about that。 Not like Persona Team level bad， but still。 God the time jump is so good here。 let's the world move forward， but also left me missing Kenji， echoing the feelings of his niece， Kanna。Also just some great "fuck cops" content。There is some awkward handling of a trans character that is very early 00s， but the author is trying。 It's not great though， so be warned about that。 Not like Persona Team level bad， but still。 。。。more
Greg Peterson
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The characters only get better and the mystery more compelling。
Gunni
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~ Drawing ~🔲 Like a pre-schooler🔲 Generally unrefined🔲 Functional☑️ Good🔲 Stylized & beautiful🔲 OH THE BEAUTY！~ Characters & Character Development ~🔲 Appalling🔲 Generally uninteresting🔲 Solid main protagonists， generic side characters🔲 A few interesting characters here and there☑️ Overall very good🔲 Mesmerizing characters from beginning to end~ Plot ~🔲 Was written on a table napkin🔲 Underdeveloped🔲 Mediocre🔲 Good☑️ Deep and well constructed🔲 Will definitely cause severe sleep deprivation~ Unique ~ Drawing ~🔲 Like a pre-schooler🔲 Generally unrefined🔲 Functional☑️ Good🔲 Stylized & beautiful🔲 OH THE BEAUTY！~ Characters & Character Development ~🔲 Appalling🔲 Generally uninteresting🔲 Solid main protagonists， generic side characters🔲 A few interesting characters here and there☑️ Overall very good🔲 Mesmerizing characters from beginning to end~ Plot ~🔲 Was written on a table napkin🔲 Underdeveloped🔲 Mediocre🔲 Good☑️ Deep and well constructed🔲 Will definitely cause severe sleep deprivation~ Uniqueness ~🔲 Like a grain of sand in the desert🔲 Derivative🔲 A few good own ideas☑️ Overall very refreshing🔲 Unicorn~ Fun ~🔲 You'd rather watch paint dry🔲 Hard to enjoy🔲 Repetitive☑️ Actually pretty entertaining🔲 Ride of your life~ Re-Readability ~🔲 It's a one-time experience☑️ If you wait a few months/years🔲 Definitely🔲 The only manga/comic you will ever need on a lonely island~ WORTH BUYING ~🔲 No🔲 Wait for sale☑️ Yes~ Conclusion ~My positive impression on this series is strengthened chapter by chapter。Once again， Urasawa surprises with another interesting timeline and some solid plot twists that kept me turning one page after another。I suppose that there is a risk that Urasawa‘s insistence to add layer after layer will lead to a very complex and hard-to-nail resolution in the end， but for now I am a believer and eagerly look forward to delving deeper into the rabbit hole of this unique world with its interesting set of characters。8。5/10 。。。more
poesielos
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Ich war schon überrascht， dass die Zeit so schnell voranschreitet - aber das war ein cooler Kniff！ Ich freue mich schon riesig auf den nächsten Band ♥
Fernando Yataco
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Continuamos la historia principal。 Sólo que el salto de 17 años en la historia nos lleva a un futuro donde Amigo se ha hecho más fuerte。 La protagonista está vez es Kanna。 Vemos su desarrollo y como ha influido en ella los eventos de la Noche Vieja Sangrienta。 Este volumen en general es de transición ya que el lector se encuentra en una nueva época。 Los héroes ya no está。 Pero su lucha no ha terminado。 Esperemos， en el siguiente volumen， descubrir que fue del grupo de Kenji。
Doc
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Good Golly Miss Kanna。。。the future is on your shoulder。Curious who the girl on the cover is？ I know I was curious but now its the adorable little lady Kanna who the Friend wanted to take in at a young age now all grown up and independent。 I also know this story， which has been a little confusing at times， gives us a view of the world after the Friends"saved" humanity。 Free speech has been banned， corrupt police continue to make examples of those that do not conform， innocent souls are made crimi Good Golly Miss Kanna。。。the future is on your shoulder。Curious who the girl on the cover is？ I know I was curious but now its the adorable little lady Kanna who the Friend wanted to take in at a young age now all grown up and independent。 I also know this story， which has been a little confusing at times， gives us a view of the world after the Friends"saved" humanity。 Free speech has been banned， corrupt police continue to make examples of those that do not conform， innocent souls are made criminals and their identities are being taken after getting mock trials， and we get to see the fate of at least one of the brave souls rushing off to face a monstrous menace right at the beginning of the book。 Hang on tight folks because hope has not been extinguished though the world has become a rather dark place。 。。。more
Gary
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Although i’m not sure how I feel about the time jump halfway through。 It was actually pretty interesting to read through this volume。 There was a lot of compelling drama。 But I kinda miss the characters before the time jump so I hope they go back。
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
Nicole Magolan
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I love the way this series seems to building to a particular moment， and then completely goes in the opposite direction。 It's more suspenseful， more character-focused， more steeped in mystery。 I love it。This series is real weird and I highly recommend it。 I love the way this series seems to building to a particular moment， and then completely goes in the opposite direction。 It's more suspenseful， more character-focused， more steeped in mystery。 I love it。This series is real weird and I highly recommend it。 。。。more
Etienne
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Very interesting twist/switch in time and storyline in this one。 I didn't think it will go that fast and I was surprise by it while liking it a lot。 Not sure if we're ever going back a little or not。。。 This switch take a lot of new elements into the story， a lot of thinking about freedom， tons of new characters， even the style of the story telling felt a bit different， it's almost a brand new series， I'm pushing this one a little but really a different vibes to it。 All of that might sound strang Very interesting twist/switch in time and storyline in this one。 I didn't think it will go that fast and I was surprise by it while liking it a lot。 Not sure if we're ever going back a little or not。。。 This switch take a lot of new elements into the story， a lot of thinking about freedom， tons of new characters， even the style of the story telling felt a bit different， it's almost a brand new series， I'm pushing this one a little but really a different vibes to it。 All of that might sound strange of scary to readers， because you like the first two volume and then bang！ it happens。 It could have failed in so many ways， crazy huge risk the author has taken here， but it works terribly well， congrats to him for achieving something like that and I'm just even more into it！ 。。。more
Simo
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Although the story took a hard turn and went ahead 14 years in the future， I am still hooked and I will be reading the next volume。
Nadia Costa
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This volume compiles both #5 and #6。Whilst I was feeling that the pace was slowing down by #4 and the story was somehow stagnating， from #6 onwards the plot is picking up again， offering us many bridges between past and present and also reviving the main mystery behind。 A manga in noir， the best of crime and underworld。
Jennifer Shepard
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frustrated by the 14 year time jump and the distraction of trying to figure out where each of the Boys are hiding。 the cliffhanger ending pulled me back tho。
Djones16
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Damn this is starting to get really really good
Ben
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The story really ramps up with this third volume and we start to dive more into the future of the world we've established in the first two volumes。 After I finished this one， I immediately consumed volumes four and five。 The story really ramps up with this third volume and we start to dive more into the future of the world we've established in the first two volumes。 After I finished this one， I immediately consumed volumes four and five。 。。。more
Pipo
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Deeper character and story arc developments。 I’m hopelessly hooked on this series。
Eastham Erik
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Readers of Manga rejoice！ There is absolutely a go to manga book that isn't trenched in science fiction or heroes， which you can give your friends/family/colleagues who "don't get manga。" 20th Century Boys is truly a perfect story being told through one of the longest， but well deserved， slow burns。Urasawa， a master story teller in 20th Century Boys， compliments his craft is incredible art， showing incredible detail in each panel 。 。 。 a true artist of not only the word， but the visual as well。P Readers of Manga rejoice！ There is absolutely a go to manga book that isn't trenched in science fiction or heroes， which you can give your friends/family/colleagues who "don't get manga。" 20th Century Boys is truly a perfect story being told through one of the longest， but well deserved， slow burns。Urasawa， a master story teller in 20th Century Boys， compliments his craft is incredible art， showing incredible detail in each panel 。 。 。 a true artist of not only the word， but the visual as well。Perfect Edition Volume 3 teases the reader in the beginning by brining the reader right to epic events of December 31， 2000 。 。 。 but then thrusts forward fourteen years with no immediate explanation of what transpired。 Urasawa proves that despite hours of Manga focused on a set of characters， new ones with their own story can be thrust in front of a reader （even when said reader wants to stay focused） and quickly convince that reader that these characters are just as important and interesting to follow。Initial chapters seem to suggest that Kenji has died saving the world and is a hero to all 。 。 。 although as chapters progress， small information suggests this isn't the case at all and all the preparation for December 31， 2000 may have been for naught 。 。 。 maybe we get to find out in Volume 4。 。。。more
Liam || Books 'n Beards
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I do love the sudden jump from December 31， 1999 to 2014。 I remember it frustrating me no end when I was originally reading through them though！ Now to wait for Vol。 4 to arrive :（
Lucyy
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