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20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 1

20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 1

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  • Create Date：2021-04-11 09:54:06
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Naoki Urasawa
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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！

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。

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Brenda （Entre letras y páginas） ，

Ustedes pueden creer que me aburrí durante todo el manga？Le tenía muchísimas expectativas por la edición y por ser del mangaka de Monster。。。 pero tuve la sensación de no entender NADA。 Igual。。。 ESE FINAL。 That's not fair。 ¿Qué se supone que haga ahora？ ¿Que no consiga el segundo？ Necesito saber qué pasa。。。 Ustedes pueden creer que me aburrí durante todo el manga？Le tenía muchísimas expectativas por la edición y por ser del mangaka de Monster。。。 pero tuve la sensación de no entender NADA。 Igual。。。 ESE FINAL。 That's not fair。 ¿Qué se supone que haga ahora？ ¿Que no consiga el segundo？ Necesito saber qué pasa。。。 。。。more

Coco’s room ，

Je recommande à 1000000%。 UNE PÉPITE

DetectiveGrapa ，

Una obra que mezcla la vida común， el misterio y la ciencia ficción de una forma divina。 Con una narrativa inteligente y saltos temporales que te deja con un sabor de estar viendo una muy buena película。 Este tomo sienta las bases para que Kenji tome las riendas de su vida y la del mundo。 Pero que buen cliffhanger y que magnífica es la pluma de Urasawa！

Jojosbookshelf ，

Urasawa， you did good。

Emmaneemss ，

Este autor tiene una maestría para crear personajes， escenarios y ambientes que te absorbe completamente。 Es imposible soltar el manga cuando has comenzado a leerlo。 La trama es muy interesante， te mantiene en vilo desde el primer momento y te atrapa con la inclusión de flashbacks， flashforwards y escenas simultáneas en las que consigue caracterizar a los personajes con una gran genialidad

Selena ，

This was a trippy first volume。 It took me a little bit to get into it， but by the midpoint it hit its stride and I was hooked。 Definitely worth a try。

Rhockman ，

Historia contada de forma no lineal en la que vemos como episodios del presente tienen su raíz en el pasado y como repercuten en el futuro。 Cada momento temporal es una etapa de la vida del protagonista， los sentidos de las cosas cambian en su camino a la adultez y hace que miremos de forma reflexiva los cambios de personalidad que ocurren en la personalidad。En simultaneo hay una conspiración religiosa de ciencia ficción。El dibujo es increiblemente expresivo y detallado， el dibujo da sensación d Historia contada de forma no lineal en la que vemos como episodios del presente tienen su raíz en el pasado y como repercuten en el futuro。 Cada momento temporal es una etapa de la vida del protagonista， los sentidos de las cosas cambian en su camino a la adultez y hace que miremos de forma reflexiva los cambios de personalidad que ocurren en la personalidad。En simultaneo hay una conspiración religiosa de ciencia ficción。El dibujo es increiblemente expresivo y detallado， el dibujo da sensación de movimiento y la composición de viñetas genera un buen ritmo narrativo que sostiene el suspenso al momento de terminar cada página。 。。。more

Thomas James West ，

I was originally put off by the dialogue of the first page， but I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly it picked up。 I love the art， and it's a pretty compelling story with a diverse set of characters， I enjoy the unique look they have compared to so many other manga on the shelf。 It has its own personality to it。 Very excellent。 I was originally put off by the dialogue of the first page， but I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly it picked up。 I love the art， and it's a pretty compelling story with a diverse set of characters， I enjoy the unique look they have compared to so many other manga on the shelf。 It has its own personality to it。 Very excellent。 。。。more

Andy ，

What a fascinating mystery that I cannot put down。 I have been tying to get around to reading 20th century boys since Urasawa is a genius。 I have no regrets so far， the characters are interesting， the story is very thrilling， and the art is amazing as expected。 With the main cast introduced I can't wait to see the mystery unfold。 What a fascinating mystery that I cannot put down。 I have been tying to get around to reading 20th century boys since Urasawa is a genius。 I have no regrets so far， the characters are interesting， the story is very thrilling， and the art is amazing as expected。 With the main cast introduced I can't wait to see the mystery unfold。 。。。more

Monkey Feyerabend ，

7。5/10Conspiracies。 Cinematic cuts and flashbacks。 Decent G-pen inking。 （Clear and heavy influence of Otomo in that department。）

frau。meln ，

Der Zeichenstil erinnert teilweise an Karikaturen。 Als klassisch schön würde ich ihn nicht beschreiben， aber er ist speziell und spart nicht an Details was mir gut gefällt！Aber vor allem der Inhalt hat mich richtig mitgerissen。 Wobei gesagt sein muss， dass man hier doch auch etwas konzentriert bei der Sache bleiben muss， denn es gibt ein paar Zeitsprünge und Feinheiten bei den Zusammenhängen。Aber glaub mir das lohnt sich。 Und zudem ist es spannend weil man immer genug Häppchen bekommt um ja weit Der Zeichenstil erinnert teilweise an Karikaturen。 Als klassisch schön würde ich ihn nicht beschreiben， aber er ist speziell und spart nicht an Details was mir gut gefällt！Aber vor allem der Inhalt hat mich richtig mitgerissen。 Wobei gesagt sein muss， dass man hier doch auch etwas konzentriert bei der Sache bleiben muss， denn es gibt ein paar Zeitsprünge und Feinheiten bei den Zusammenhängen。Aber glaub mir das lohnt sich。 Und zudem ist es spannend weil man immer genug Häppchen bekommt um ja weiterlesen zu wollen， doch man spürt auch， dass da etwas großes dahintersteckt。Da es einige Charaktere gibt， bin ich noch nicht ganz sicher， wer abgesehen von unserem scheinbaren Normalo Kenji von Bedeutung ist。 Aber das finde ich sicherlich noch heraus。Wer Bock auf ne spannende Story mit vielen Verstrickungen hat， ist hier genau richtig！ Von meiner Seite gibt’s ne fette Empfehlung 。。。more

Dony Grayman ，

21 capítulos abriendo y reacomodando la mandíbula。

Stefano Gallo ，

Underrated and underappreciated masterpiece in suspense， mystery， and thrills。 Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys is one of the greatest stories ever told。 Underrated and underappreciated masterpiece in suspense， mystery， and thrills。 Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys is one of the greatest stories ever told。 。。。more

João Grilo ，

I’m hooked， started slow but by the end you’re just eating pages。

Jenny ，

This was so good！ The beginning was a little slow， but once I hit the middle point the pace of the story really started to pick up and become interesting。 I love how the story alternates between perspectives and time periods。 It definitely helps build character and if make some of Kenji’s revelations a lot more exciting。 Kenji is such a fun lead， but I wish there was a little more action for him in the beginning。 It was hard to feel invested in his life until I was nearing the end。 That being sa This was so good！ The beginning was a little slow， but once I hit the middle point the pace of the story really started to pick up and become interesting。 I love how the story alternates between perspectives and time periods。 It definitely helps build character and if make some of Kenji’s revelations a lot more exciting。 Kenji is such a fun lead， but I wish there was a little more action for him in the beginning。 It was hard to feel invested in his life until I was nearing the end。 That being said， this is a series， so I can forgive some of the prolonged exposition。 My favorite part of the book is Kenji’s relationship with his sister， and his realization at how much she actually did for him。 I’m excited to read the next volume！！！ 。。。more

Rosa Rodriguez ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was absolutely fantastic。 I mean I had so many questions and there were all answered by the end of it。 This is so good， I’m so excited to see what happens next。 I really want to know how Kenji is going to save the world， I mean he can’t trust anyone at all。 He can’t go to the police because the people that are part of the “friend” organization have infiltrated the cops。 And honestly if he were to tell anyone about it I feel like they’d think he was just mentally ill。 I mean at the end he fi This was absolutely fantastic。 I mean I had so many questions and there were all answered by the end of it。 This is so good， I’m so excited to see what happens next。 I really want to know how Kenji is going to save the world， I mean he can’t trust anyone at all。 He can’t go to the police because the people that are part of the “friend” organization have infiltrated the cops。 And honestly if he were to tell anyone about it I feel like they’d think he was just mentally ill。 I mean at the end he figures it out when the homeless men told him， so that’s just crazy talk as it is。 The whole symbol is insane。 And it being part of the group cult thing is pretty crazy。 I like that idea a lot， that there’s this cult and this guy is tryna destroy the world slowly but nobody gonna really Belice him until it’s too late。 I mean his followers think what he’s saying is true but like also kind of a hoax。 Usually when people are about to die they lose faith in what they believe in， so I hope that’s what’s gonna happen with the whole cult thing。 But in the beginning of the story it shows that they saved the world （the boys）， I really want to know how that happens。 Cuz the story takes place in 1997 and the world is supposed to end in 2000， so what do they do？ I think that’s the only question I got， besides how is Kenji going to get his friends to believe any of this to help him out。 I feel like I’ve seen this concept before and not that I’m complaining， it’s really good I’m really into it。 But after reading it all and saying “you can’t trust anyone”， I feel like I’ve seen this before。 I have recently， I just finished watching for the first time the Marvel cinematic universe movies。 And that one movie with Captain America has to not trust anyone because there are ears everywhere and the whole thing with the hydra cult。 I think I’m just comparing those two things， a cult and the not trusting anyone。 I like the concept and the storylines， they’re really good but I think that’s all they got in common to me。 This manga though was super good I can’t say that enough。 Oh and I definitely ship Kenji and Yukiji， kind of want them to get together， and I know Kenji is just taking care of his sisters kid until she gets back but like he’s so protective of her so far I want him to stay that way with her。 It’s cute how he takes her everywhere because she’s literally on his back and be anywhere else。 Anyways that’s my review。 。。。more

Tropo Alegro ，

Edición kanzenban de la gran obra de Urasawa que permanecía inédita en Argentina。

Patrick Flannery ，

Really interesting and intriguing。 Definitely not exactly what I was expecting。

Chrissy Garwood ，

This graphic book reads from right to left。 It took my old mind a while to adapt to the reading style， but by a third of the way through， the story had taken over and I raced to the end。 I am pleased that I was warned before I began reading this book， that this was a long series， as there are so many unanswered questions at the end of the volume。 I also understand why the son who lent me this book gave me the first three in the series， and then asked me a couple of days later if I was ready for This graphic book reads from right to left。 It took my old mind a while to adapt to the reading style， but by a third of the way through， the story had taken over and I raced to the end。 I am pleased that I was warned before I began reading this book， that this was a long series， as there are so many unanswered questions at the end of the volume。 I also understand why the son who lent me this book gave me the first three in the series， and then asked me a couple of days later if I was ready for the next ones。An interesting story with engaging twists and turns。 Well worth the few holiday hours that it took to reach the end。 。。。more

James Verreault ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Oh。 My。 God。Le meilleur manga que j’ai lu dans ma courte épopée qui s’est débutée récemment。 Naoki Urasawa a écrit une histoire à la Stephen King remplie de rebondissements， en plus d’avoir des personnages incroyables comme Kenji ou l’antagoniste Ami （Maruo， Croa-Croa， Yoshitsune et Yukiji sont tous aussi attachants）。 Le principe sectaire du manga me fascine， c’est tellement bien écrit。 Je trouve aussi que le fait qu’Ami s’inspire de choses que Kenji a inventé dans sa jeunesse complètement délir Oh。 My。 God。Le meilleur manga que j’ai lu dans ma courte épopée qui s’est débutée récemment。 Naoki Urasawa a écrit une histoire à la Stephen King remplie de rebondissements， en plus d’avoir des personnages incroyables comme Kenji ou l’antagoniste Ami （Maruo， Croa-Croa， Yoshitsune et Yukiji sont tous aussi attachants）。 Le principe sectaire du manga me fascine， c’est tellement bien écrit。 Je trouve aussi que le fait qu’Ami s’inspire de choses que Kenji a inventé dans sa jeunesse complètement délirant et mystérieux。 Tout de ce livre est incroyable， je n’ai pas trouvé ne serait-ce qu’une page mauvaise。 Ami vole déjà le spectacle， j’ai hâte de le voir se développer dans la série。 J’adore aussi le fait que l’histoire soit racontée de façon intemporelle， au même temps pendant la jeunesse du protagoniste et à son âge adulte。 DEVOIR ATTENDRE DEUX MOIS ENTRE CHAQUE VOLUME VA ÊTRE UNE EXPÉRIENCE SOUFFRANTE。 。。。more

noemi [dogeatsreads] ，

So this is amazing！ Read it！。。 is that enough to convince you？ No？ Okay well how about。。。CultsConspiracies and mysteriesA group of friends Flash backs to childhood - very Stephen King like but in a way I actually enjoy。。。 unlike with King 😒Heroes saving the day And a mix of contemporary vibes and loveable charactersAlso for some reason it reminds me of Watchman。。。 not sure why 🤔In all honesty， I can’t pinpoint exactly why this manga has hooked me in and makes me so happy but given its high ratin So this is amazing！ Read it！。。 is that enough to convince you？ No？ Okay well how about。。。CultsConspiracies and mysteriesA group of friends Flash backs to childhood - very Stephen King like but in a way I actually enjoy。。。 unlike with King 😒Heroes saving the day And a mix of contemporary vibes and loveable charactersAlso for some reason it reminds me of Watchman。。。 not sure why 🤔In all honesty， I can’t pinpoint exactly why this manga has hooked me in and makes me so happy but given its high rating， I’m obviously not the only one who feels that way。 Starting Volume 2 in 3。。。2。。。1。。。。 Now！ 。。。more

Tajo Mahcts ，

Holy shit。

Greg Peterson ，

Fans of Paper Girls or IT this book is very much in the genre of an intriguing mystery that keeps you flipping pages！

Nick Pell ，

How has something like this not gotten an anime adaptation yet？ It's great。 The mystery is intriguing， the characters are all unique and interesting， and I really like the back and forth between past and present。 It kinda reminds me of "IT" to some extent。 I'm excited to see Kenji grow into a hero as he continues to uncover what's really going on。 Can't wait to read volume 2。 How has something like this not gotten an anime adaptation yet？ It's great。 The mystery is intriguing， the characters are all unique and interesting， and I really like the back and forth between past and present。 It kinda reminds me of "IT" to some extent。 I'm excited to see Kenji grow into a hero as he continues to uncover what's really going on。 Can't wait to read volume 2。 。。。more

Alejandro ，

Tremendo Pepino de primer Tomo。 Fin。

Robin Jonsson ，

Okay。。 I was gonna give it a 5/5 but I feel like it’s just gonna keep getting better and better。 Characters feel like actual people and the story doesn’t seem far of reality。 The main thing about this volume is build up， the story feels very much alive in a sense and I just want to keep reading。 I’ve heard a lot of good things about this manga and so far it’s looking like a setup for a story I’ll never forget。（must read）

Giacomo ，

Urasawa sets up a slow-burning conspiracy-thriller that is largely an excuse to tell lovely everyday stories about kids， which should resonate with any man who grew up before the internet。I liked this book so much that I've just ordered the other 7 volumes。 This is a solid seinen manga the likes of which we rarely get in translation。 Urasawa sets up a slow-burning conspiracy-thriller that is largely an excuse to tell lovely everyday stories about kids， which should resonate with any man who grew up before the internet。I liked this book so much that I've just ordered the other 7 volumes。 This is a solid seinen manga the likes of which we rarely get in translation。 。。。more

Mario Alba ，

An incredible read。 Can't wait to start volume 2！ An incredible read。 Can't wait to start volume 2！ 。。。more

Gunni ，

~ 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 ~Let me preface this very short review by admitting that I have not been reading many manga in recent years。 When I do， I tend to focus on works by mangaka that either have no anime adaptation at all or a very mediocre/controversial one at best。 To my knowledge， 20th Century Boys has not been adapted into an anime at all （unlike the well-known Monster adaptation）。Given that this is only the first volume of many， I'd like to avoid drawing any premature conclusions。 What seems clear to me， however， is that Naoki Urasawa's brilliance as a character creator shines through early: From portraying characters across different timeframes， to the subtle character narration as well as the interesting group dynamic between Kenji and his friends， it seems very likely that we are again fortunate enough to follow the adventure of a diverse range of protagonists。His art seems "functional" so far to me and contains a certain minimalistic elegance to it that I grew fond of quite quickly。 It is not "beautiful" per se， mind you， but I feel it has character。 The same goes for the interesting premise of the story， which is essentially a blend between "human drama" and "japanese sci-fi"， but given Urasawa's typically slow pacing， I will have to read some more volumes before I can make any qualified estimate on the quality of this。Speaking of which， this is exactly what I'll do - continue on， seems like a fascinating series！🔴 Score: 8。5/10 。。。more

Julio Alvarez Pimiento ，

The beggining of all。 It leaves you with a empty feeling。 You just want to keep going。

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