20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 2
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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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。
With killer bacteria attacks on San Francisco and London underway， the plot to destroy the world that Kenji imagined as a boy is playing out in real life through the actions of the Friend。 What will happen next？ Only one person knows。 Only one person can save the world， and that person is Kenji。 Firing up his guitar and making up his mind to stand up， Kenji heads to the concert hall where the Friend awaits…
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。
With killer bacteria attacks on San Francisco and London underway， the plot to destroy the world that Kenji imagined as a boy is playing out in real life through the actions of the Friend。 What will happen next？ Only one person knows。 Only one person can save the world， and that person is Kenji。 Firing up his guitar and making up his mind to stand up， Kenji heads to the concert hall where the Friend awaits…
Reviews
Nate
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4。5 ⭐️
Koen Claeys
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Perfect edition of a perfect manga。 Such an addicting read。
Alex
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Volume 2 keeps the momentum and mysteries going！ This volume starts out with Kenji trying to confront the friend。 The manga does an excellent job of always teasing a reveal， and sometimes giving you something to sate your appetite， and sometimes pulling the rug from under you。 I loved that the reveal of the friend shows he's still under a mask。 The second major section of this volume deals with Otcho - introducing his character， giving some background and depth， and having him meet up with Kenji Volume 2 keeps the momentum and mysteries going！ This volume starts out with Kenji trying to confront the friend。 The manga does an excellent job of always teasing a reveal， and sometimes giving you something to sate your appetite， and sometimes pulling the rug from under you。 I loved that the reveal of the friend shows he's still under a mask。 The second major section of this volume deals with Otcho - introducing his character， giving some background and depth， and having him meet up with Kenji。 Otcho is a great character and I loved his side story with the Rainbow Kid drug factory and the small redemptive arc of the Friend Cult member who had burned down Kenji's store。Also this volume jumps between time periods liberally which is an excellent technique that allows the pace to always feel fresh。 By jumping around you can fill in information gaps when needed， or tease out information by cutting away to a different time period。 It's a really excellent technique that keeps the mystery on a razors edge， keeps the momentum and pace up， and also charges the story with epic grandeur。 。。。more
Sarah Aubert
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Still trying to keep my thoughts brief， but I like this SO MUCH。 It's getting harder and harder to stop reading！ Still trying to keep my thoughts brief， but I like this SO MUCH。 It's getting harder and harder to stop reading！ 。。。more
Antho
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L’auteur a vraiment un pouvoir grâce au quel il nous mets l’eau à la bouche et nous fait tourner les pages à vitesse V
Elettra Petricola
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Arrivato ieri e letto oggi tutto d'un fiato， veramente bello non vedo l'ora di leggere il terzo volume。 Arrivato ieri e letto oggi tutto d'un fiato， veramente bello non vedo l'ora di leggere il terzo volume。 。。。more
Damián
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Todo funciona a la perfección acá。 Dudo que siga así hasta el final， pero hasta ahora es una obra maestra absoluta。
hortense
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bien meilleur que le premier tome <3
abfrvw
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 i love this manga so much omg！so many thing to say？？OTCHO IS SO COOL PLSSSS I LOVE HIM！！！kenji is growing up omg character development is so goodddd！！！we start to know more about everything its so cool， im so excited to know who is the friend！i love the fact that the main character isnt always right， like everytime he thinks he know a knew thing we learn that friend already prepared iti want to much to kenji and his friends to beat the ass of this friend because they killed policeman and mei :（（ i love this manga so much omg！so many thing to say？？OTCHO IS SO COOL PLSSSS I LOVE HIM！！！kenji is growing up omg character development is so goodddd！！！we start to know more about everything its so cool， im so excited to know who is the friend！i love the fact that the main character isnt always right， like everytime he thinks he know a knew thing we learn that friend already prepared iti want to much to kenji and his friends to beat the ass of this friend because they killed policeman and mei :（（i love also that we goes time to time because everything is linked to each other and everything make sense！！the robot look so scary it make me think of evangelion robot ！！anyway i loved this second volume， its still a perfect i think， i love how we are improving into the story but still have so many question even if it seems so close to the end since we are in the 2000 years now ！！little note: the only bad thing about this volume is the front page， i loved the forst volume front page but this one wasnt that good compare to kenji even if otcho is very pretty ！ like i didnt liked the "bubble"effect kind of！ but its just a little side note 。。。more
Red Equis
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Aguante SHOGUN。
Yoshiro
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Pierwszy tom dzieła Urasawy stał się doskonałym wstępem do złożonej historii。 Autor w nietuzinkowy sposób skontrastował tam dziecięce fantazje i marzenia z szarą rzeczywistością dorosłości。 Nikt z tytułowych chłopaków nie tak wyobrażał sobie swoją przyszłość。 Na pewno Kenji nie myślał， że będzie prowadził mały sklep spożywczy i opiekował się córką swojej siostry。 Nie sądził on również， że jego wizja świata niszczonego przez tajemniczą organizację terrorystyczną， nagle zacznie się realizować。 Wsz Pierwszy tom dzieła Urasawy stał się doskonałym wstępem do złożonej historii。 Autor w nietuzinkowy sposób skontrastował tam dziecięce fantazje i marzenia z szarą rzeczywistością dorosłości。 Nikt z tytułowych chłopaków nie tak wyobrażał sobie swoją przyszłość。 Na pewno Kenji nie myślał， że będzie prowadził mały sklep spożywczy i opiekował się córką swojej siostry。 Nie sądził on również， że jego wizja świata niszczonego przez tajemniczą organizację terrorystyczną， nagle zacznie się realizować。 Wszystko to za sprawą tajemniczego „Przyjaciela”， który postanowił urzeczywistnić dziecięce fantazje。 W tomie drugim całkowicie opada kurtyna niedopowiedzeń i czytelnik ma okazję obserwować kolejne wydarzenia， które sukcesywnie prowadzą w stronę zagłady świata。 Biologiczny atak na San Francisco i Londyn to zaledwie początek szaleństwa。 Jedyną nadzieją na ratunek jest Kenji， który nie tylko musi sobie przypomnieć stworzony przez siebie „plan”， ale również stanąć na wysokości zadania i stać się prawdziwym „bohaterem”。Na kolejnych stronach mangi autor odkrywa przed czytelnikiem sporo tajemnic z pierwszej części。 Ciągle jednak pozostawia on wiele sekretów， które będą napędzać fabułę serii。 Najważniejszą z nich jest tożsamość „Przyjaciela”， nad którą będzie się zastanawiał zarówno Kenji， jak i odbiorca komiksu。 Urasawa w mistrzowski sposób bawi się tutaj również tempem przedstawionej akcji。 Początkowo większość miejsca poświęca on na ukazanie przyziemnych szczegółów życia bohatera， aby wraz z kolejnymi stronami serwować coraz to dynamiczniejszą opowieść。 Prowadzi on również scenariusz na kilku płaszczyznach czasowych。 Powraca on do dzieciństwa przedstawionych bohaterów， mocno wiążąc je ze śmiercionośnym kultem „Przyjaciela”。 Nigdy jednak jego narracja nie odbiega zbytnio od teraźniejszego życia Kenjiego， a pokazane retrospekcje służą do stopniowego odsłaniania pewnych fabularnych tajemnic。Wszystko to sprawia， że mamy tutaj do czynienia z wciągającym i doskonale przemyślanym widowiskowym thrillerem， który zachwyca pod każdym względem。 Są masowe zabójstwa， spiski， intrygi na szczytach władz， zamachy bombowe， widowiskowe sceny walk i masa ludzkich dramatów。 Do tego dochodzi ukazanie Kenjego， który stopniowo zaczyna przejmować kontrolę nad własnym życiem i coraz lepiej motywuje się do działania。 To właśnie jego wewnętrzna przemiana jak do tej pory napędza sporą część historii。https://popkulturowykociolek。pl/recen。。。 。。。more
GatoElegante
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Aún quedan muchos misterios abiertos。 Por ahora va bien
DeannaReadsandSleeps
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“I can tell you that nobody ever bowls the ball aiming for the gutter。 If you don’t start out aiming for a strike， you aren’t going to get anywhere。“。Is Naoki Urasawa a real person？？？ How in the heck did he come up with this？？？ And the plot and characters are so…full。I just need to make sure I keep up with the back and forth timelines but…wow。
Matt Bayes
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Nice twist I really didn't see coming。 This series is getting good Nice twist I really didn't see coming。 This series is getting good 。。。more
Lexi
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The story gets more intriguing in volume 2。 Now that I have a better idea of where the plot is heading， I'm enjoying the heck out of this series。 A cult called the Friends is taking over the Japanese government and committing terror attacks on the world based on a book of prophecies written by 9-year-olds in 1969。 Kenji must figure out which shadowy figure from his childhood is behind it all。 Plus， new character Otcho is just brilliant。 The story gets more intriguing in volume 2。 Now that I have a better idea of where the plot is heading， I'm enjoying the heck out of this series。 A cult called the Friends is taking over the Japanese government and committing terror attacks on the world based on a book of prophecies written by 9-year-olds in 1969。 Kenji must figure out which shadowy figure from his childhood is behind it all。 Plus， new character Otcho is just brilliant。 。。。more
Emilie
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Wow。
Chrissy Garwood
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I read the first volume in a single day， but it was harder to remain engaged with this story。 I have given it the same star rating because I perceive that this was more to my level of busyness than to the writer's ability to reach me with the story。 The characters are believable and the illustrations and associated text are good at carrying the story across。 I got to the last page， and eagerly reached for the next volume， which is always a good sign that I would recommend a series to other reade I read the first volume in a single day， but it was harder to remain engaged with this story。 I have given it the same star rating because I perceive that this was more to my level of busyness than to the writer's ability to reach me with the story。 The characters are believable and the illustrations and associated text are good at carrying the story across。 I got to the last page， and eagerly reached for the next volume， which is always a good sign that I would recommend a series to other readers ）i（ 。。。more
Yone
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Estoy IN LOVE con el señor que sale en la portada de este manga ♡
Paula
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De verdad que yo ya no sé cómo gestionar esta maravilla de historia。 Se supera。
spirited。pages
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Amazing
Monkey Feyerabend
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7。5/10
Andy
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The plot gets more interesting as we see forces combine and enemies grow stronger。 With the main story revealed I can't see where things are going that make this manga so long。 For now， I am enjoying the mystery。 The plot gets more interesting as we see forces combine and enemies grow stronger。 With the main story revealed I can't see where things are going that make this manga so long。 For now， I am enjoying the mystery。 。。。more
Amy
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It’s a fun mindless read for when I get home after a stressful day at work。 The story is consistent， the characters are interesting for a graphic novel and slowly the story builds to keep you engaged。
Miguel Candelaria
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I need more。
James Verreault
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Après le fantastique 1er volume， je ne pensais pas que la série pouvait s’améliorer encore plus。 L’histoire d’Otcho est incroyable， Ami， qui s’avère être le père de Kanna， va vraiment a un autre niveau en construisant un robot géant。 3 ans passent et Kenji est devenu un réputé « terroriste » sabotant les activités du nouvel ordre politique d’Ami。 Cette série est juste incroyable， je ne m’en peux plus d’attendre le prochain volume。
Tajo
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4。5 stars
Tina
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So far 20th Century Boys doesn't speak to me on a personal level， but the story is told in such a way that I'm impressed with the handiwork of it。 Urasawa knows how to tell a story。 So far 20th Century Boys doesn't speak to me on a personal level， but the story is told in such a way that I'm impressed with the handiwork of it。 Urasawa knows how to tell a story。 。。。more
Greg Peterson
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No let downs in book 2。 This is an amazing story and regardless if you are a fan of visual reading should be read。
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 ~With the second volume， Naoki Urasawa continues to weave a thrilling， multi-layered tale with an interesting set of protagonists and villains。Even concepts that seem somewhat alien at first （e。g。 the introduction of Shogun and the entire Bangkok story-arc） tie in well into the overall narrative。 The simplistic elegance of Urasawa‘s art continues to grow on me as well。For my taste， the plot development is still somewhat slow but at least Urasawa uses this time well for world-building and character development。I keep this at 4 stars for the time being but I feel that this could develop into something truly great down the line。8。5/10 。。。more
Camilo Guerra
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