20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 9
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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。
Darkness covers the world as the forces of evil take control。 The Friend has become the President of the World and rules with absolute power from behind the giant wall of the city of Tokyo。 Most of the world believes that the Friend is their savior， but below the surface， a resistance group led by "The Ice Queen" begins to make its move。 The only one capable of ending this nightmare， she plans an armed revolt—but then a ray of hope shines from an unexpected corner。。。
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。
Darkness covers the world as the forces of evil take control。 The Friend has become the President of the World and rules with absolute power from behind the giant wall of the city of Tokyo。 Most of the world believes that the Friend is their savior， but below the surface， a resistance group led by "The Ice Queen" begins to make its move。 The only one capable of ending this nightmare， she plans an armed revolt—but then a ray of hope shines from an unexpected corner。。。
Reviews
Alex
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I enjoyed this volume more as I felt it dealt with some more of the character growth and emotional depth I enjoyed in the earlier part of the manga。 It's still a wild unbelievable ride， but this volume had some fun twistsFinally Kenji is back and now is like a rock-and-roll prophet - I love itThey are exploring more of Manjome and Fukube's history together which is interesting - and finally settled on the fact that there IS no secret powers？ Well that's fine but that doesn't explain Kanna at all I enjoyed this volume more as I felt it dealt with some more of the character growth and emotional depth I enjoyed in the earlier part of the manga。 It's still a wild unbelievable ride， but this volume had some fun twistsFinally Kenji is back and now is like a rock-and-roll prophet - I love itThey are exploring more of Manjome and Fukube's history together which is interesting - and finally settled on the fact that there IS no secret powers？ Well that's fine but that doesn't explain Kanna at all - I guess it will literally just be that she's unnaturally lucky。And the hint that Fukube actually is dead is fun。I'm excited to see the ending。 。。。more
Koen Claeys
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Naoki Urasawa delivers one mindfuck after another…。 So impressed by this series。
Xroldx
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Finally the leader of the gang returns while The Ice Queen plans to overthrow The Friend and Chono guards the border。 This all sounds ridicilous but the further I get the more convinced I become that 20th Century Boys is a masterpiece of storytelling。
Esther
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เข้าสู้โค้งสุดท้ายแล้วใช่มั้ยยยยย เป็นการต่อสู้ที่เป็นมวยรองแล้วลากยาวมาก ๆ ถือว่าตัวเอกค่อนข้างดวงดีที่อยู่มาถึงขนาดนี้ได้
Gergő Esze
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Ezt a rohadék Manjome-t is képes az emberrel megszeretettni Urasawa。
Jojosbookshelf
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The series is （forgivably） long enough now that early details get forgotten but cliffhanger-plot twists are memorable
Luke
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Lol I sat down to read this yesterday only to look up three hours later not realizing that three whole hours had passed and I had almost finished the book。
Adam
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Another very good and weirdly timely installment。 Mostly pretty low-key narratively -- though still compelling -- but makes up for that with a fantastic ending。 Can't wait for the last three volumes。 Another very good and weirdly timely installment。 Mostly pretty low-key narratively -- though still compelling -- but makes up for that with a fantastic ending。 Can't wait for the last three volumes。 。。。more
Rasydan Fitri
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I feel like the story is dragged way too much。 I mean Urasawa always does that but maybe the story just isn't growing on me。 Maybe the genre is something that I don't prefer。 🤷♂️ I feel like the story is dragged way too much。 I mean Urasawa always does that but maybe the story just isn't growing on me。 Maybe the genre is something that I don't prefer。 🤷♂️ 。。。more
Andy
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With another time jump we get a new set of mysteries with some answers for the previous ones。 I would normally find this repetitive， but Urasawa makes it so intriguing that I can't grow bored。 An old face appears again and makes me questions this characters whereabouts this whole time， but I'm sure we will get an explanation eventually。 With another time jump we get a new set of mysteries with some answers for the previous ones。 I would normally find this repetitive， but Urasawa makes it so intriguing that I can't grow bored。 An old face appears again and makes me questions this characters whereabouts this whole time， but I'm sure we will get an explanation eventually。 。。。more
Sarah Schanze
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Another major volume， and especially nice to see the long-awaited return of a major character。
Ricky Whitman
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Love this series。 Looking forward to see how it will end。
Ricardo R。
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Excelente tomo， no lo pude soltar hasta terminarlo。
Liam || Books 'n Beards
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Still in territory I don’t really remember but the twists keep coming
Rory Wilding
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Three years have passed since the Friend has become President of the World， ruling from within the walled fortress that is Tokyo。 Meanwhile， “The Boys” are divided as some are still in unknown whereabouts， whilst the rest are established in this volume， adjusting the continuously dystopian world which has plagued half its population by the virus secretly unleashed by the Friend Organisation。Starting with Kenji’s best friend， Otcho， trying to survive on his own， only to be accompanied by two youn Three years have passed since the Friend has become President of the World， ruling from within the walled fortress that is Tokyo。 Meanwhile， “The Boys” are divided as some are still in unknown whereabouts， whilst the rest are established in this volume， adjusting the continuously dystopian world which has plagued half its population by the virus secretly unleashed by the Friend Organisation。Starting with Kenji’s best friend， Otcho， trying to survive on his own， only to be accompanied by two young runaway siblings， who learn about the harsh reality of the dystopia they’re living in。 When Sanae and Katsuo encounter an injured man who is the target of the Friend’s Global Defence Force， he gives them information to pass on to both the Genji Faction and the Ice Queen’s organisation – both rebellions against the Friend – as they both have a spy within their groups。 As this man surrenders himself so that the two children can escape， the GDF have no remorse and kill him in cold blood， much to the horror of the children who witnessed。Naoki Urasawa has always explored the darkness within humanity throughout his work and in the case of 20th Century Boys， Otcho gets to experience how people can react in the most visceral way。 Flashing back to the initial three-year period of the Friend’s presidency， we see Otcho interacting with people who start off as being friendly， until a mailman gives one person a vial of vaccine to the ongoing virus， suddenly everyone fighting each other for the gift of life， much to Otcho’s horror。Very much the protagonist of this volume， Otcho goes through quite the character arc from still coping with his son’s death from years ago， to finally be reunited with Kanna Endo， who turns out to be the Ice Queen and is planning on a full-scale assault against the Friend that could result in the deaths of her men。 Both Otcho and Kanna have been through hell as they grieve in their own way and trying to respond to a world that is ruled by evil。 Considering the lack of radio transmissions as ordered by the Friend， music has occasionally played through the radio， specifically songs that are familiar to Otcho and Kanna as both suggest that someone significant from their past has returned。Meanwhile， Chono， the ambitious detective that allied with Kanna and her friends， is now an officer guarding the northern checkpoint gate leading to Tokyo， in case of “alien invaders” coming to attack。 As comedic as it sounds， not least that the Global Defence Force carry laser guns that are basically children’s toys， it is also disturbing how a society can believe in such false accusation due to the forces that rules everyone。 One day， someone does arrive at the gate as Chono and his alien-believing co-worker confront this mysterious figure， who is not an alien at all， but an ordinary man riding on a motorcycle with a guitar strapped to his back。 This guy sure seems familiar。As this mysterious man sings his way to his destination influencing the oppressed to fight back， Otcho and Kanna get apprehended by the Leader of the Friendship and Democracy Party， Inshu Manjome， who proposes a power-play against the Friend， who remains a mystery。 。。。more
Fernando Yataco
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A-L-U-C-I-N-A-N-T-E。 Este volumen a diferencia de los otros no me impresionó con los misterios y secretos que se van descubriendo。 Este volumen tiene un tinte más sentimental。 Muchas escenas me llegaron al corazón profundamente。 En este volumen nos encontramos con el mundo apocalíptico que ha creado amigo y vemos como nuestros queridos personajes continúan su lucha por salvar lo que queda del mundo en el que vivieron。Sin proponérselo， todos se han vuelto héroes que luchan por la justicia。La narr A-L-U-C-I-N-A-N-T-E。 Este volumen a diferencia de los otros no me impresionó con los misterios y secretos que se van descubriendo。 Este volumen tiene un tinte más sentimental。 Muchas escenas me llegaron al corazón profundamente。 En este volumen nos encontramos con el mundo apocalíptico que ha creado amigo y vemos como nuestros queridos personajes continúan su lucha por salvar lo que queda del mundo en el que vivieron。Sin proponérselo， todos se han vuelto héroes que luchan por la justicia。La narración sigue fluida en cuanto al desarrollo de la historia。 En este volumen no me he topado con momentos o tiempos muertos。 Cada vez que debía detener la lectura， esperaba ansioso el momento para continuarla y saber lo que pasaba a continuación。 En fin， una gran lectura que te convence de llegar al final （que ya esta cerca） y conocer el desenlace de esta historia。 。。。more
Jennifer Shepard
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Best of the series， so far， with a great plot twist and cliffhanger ending。 Can’t wait for the next installment。
Etienne
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Always good and fun。 Always going a bit deeper in some of the characters。 I'm very curious to see when and how it will ends。 Meanwhile， I enjoy them！ Always good and fun。 Always going a bit deeper in some of the characters。 I'm very curious to see when and how it will ends。 Meanwhile， I enjoy them！ 。。。more
Michael Sorbello
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