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21st Century Boys #2
21st Century Boys, Tome 2
Au coeur du simulateur, Kenji tente de découvrir le secret d'Ami pendant que Maruo, Otcho et Kanna mènent aussi leur enquête ! Il faut faire vite : les disciples d'Ami sont encore actifs et certains d'entre eux sont toujours prêts à détruire le monde !
200 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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About the author
Naoki Urasawa
356 books2,832 followersUrasawa Naoki (浦沢直樹) is a Japanese mangaka. He is perhaps best known for Monster (which drew praise from Junot Díaz, the 2008 Pulitzer Prize winner) and 20th Century Boys.
Urasawa's work often concentrates on intricate plotting, interweaving narratives, a deep focus on character development and psychological complexity. Urasawa has won the Shogakukan Manga Award, the Japan Media Arts Festival excellence award, the Kodansha Manga Award and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. In 2008 Urasawa accepted a guest teaching post at Nagoya Zokei University.
Series list (not including short stories collections):
- Pineapple ARMY (パイナップルARMY) 1985-1988, written by Kazuya Kudo;
- YAWARA! 1986-1993;
- Master Keaton (MASTERキートン) 1988-1994, written by Hokusei Katsushika;
- Happy! 1993-1999
- MONSTER 1994-2001
- 20th Century Boys (20世紀少年) 1999-2006
- 21st Century Boys (21世紀少年) 2007
- PLUTO 2003-2009, based on Tezuka Osamu's Tetsuwan Atom
- BILLY BAT 2008-2016
- Master Keaton Remaster (MASTERキートン Reマスター) 2012-2014
- Mujirushi (夢印-MUJIRUSHI-) 2017-2018, collaboration with Musée du Louvre
- Asadora! (連続漫画小説 あさドラ!) 2018-ongoing
Urasawa's work often concentrates on intricate plotting, interweaving narratives, a deep focus on character development and psychological complexity. Urasawa has won the Shogakukan Manga Award, the Japan Media Arts Festival excellence award, the Kodansha Manga Award and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. In 2008 Urasawa accepted a guest teaching post at Nagoya Zokei University.
Series list (not including short stories collections):
- Pineapple ARMY (パイナップルARMY) 1985-1988, written by Kazuya Kudo;
- YAWARA! 1986-1993;
- Master Keaton (MASTERキートン) 1988-1994, written by Hokusei Katsushika;
- Happy! 1993-1999
- MONSTER 1994-2001
- 20th Century Boys (20世紀少年) 1999-2006
- 21st Century Boys (21世紀少年) 2007
- PLUTO 2003-2009, based on Tezuka Osamu's Tetsuwan Atom
- BILLY BAT 2008-2016
- Master Keaton Remaster (MASTERキートン Reマスター) 2012-2014
- Mujirushi (夢印-MUJIRUSHI-) 2017-2018, collaboration with Musée du Louvre
- Asadora! (連続漫画小説 あさドラ!) 2018-ongoing
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July 6, 2025
This volume gave me Barefoot Gen vibes.
The virus outbreak = the illnesses that plagued those who survived the nuclear bombs.
The anti-proton bomb to end all things = the nuclear bomb.
The UN soldiers sweeping in like they are saving the day giving kids chocolates = the US army taking over Japan after the unconditional surrender giving kids gum and chocolate...
Friend was he a metaphor for the emperor or for Hitler or for both since we had two friends?
Man, this is one of the scars in human history, it will plague our collective subconscious forever, when we get a hint of it in a literature work, specially after we read just how awful it was.
I think this needs a reread in the future, with a different perspective, because i only felt this vibe because i actually read most of Barefoot Gen this year.
This also shows how important classics are, they just resonate through out literature works forever, and you will never feel them if you didn't read them, thing is though, they elevate the literature work to new heights, and just makes the experience better and more profound emitting richer energy for our souls and our minds.
Of course as usual this could all be a wrong assumption, most great writers always have two tales running at the same time, a closer easier to understand tale, and one tale running if you grasp the metaphors or the big concepts the writer is trying to convey with his work.
And the superficial tale here is just so great and so captivating, that I really wasn't trying to grasp a meaning behind it all.
Kenji stole the badge, and Katsumata got beaten up and bullied badly because they thought he was the thief, Katsumata had no friends he wanted to be friends with Kenji but it never happened.
Now i look at my friendless ass and think, i hope i don't make a plan to destroy the world too 😨 but don't panic i am too busy reading.
Kanna really had it bad these two. Volumes, she was always sad, and worried, having taken a way bigger burden than she can handle or deserves in the first place.
We are not here in this world to change it single handedly, we are not here to save it, all that we can do is just refine ourselves to be better and to not hurt others, i feel that's the most we can wish to achieve, just don't harm another human being for whatever reason.
It's actually way harder in practice, than typing it in words, because there is always those we feel deserve our scorn.
Done with 20th century boys? Naoki Urasawa has a plethora of great manga, if you have the time and craving more, read them!
The virus outbreak = the illnesses that plagued those who survived the nuclear bombs.
The anti-proton bomb to end all things = the nuclear bomb.
The UN soldiers sweeping in like they are saving the day giving kids chocolates = the US army taking over Japan after the unconditional surrender giving kids gum and chocolate...
Friend was he a metaphor for the emperor or for Hitler or for both since we had two friends?
Man, this is one of the scars in human history, it will plague our collective subconscious forever, when we get a hint of it in a literature work, specially after we read just how awful it was.
I think this needs a reread in the future, with a different perspective, because i only felt this vibe because i actually read most of Barefoot Gen this year.
This also shows how important classics are, they just resonate through out literature works forever, and you will never feel them if you didn't read them, thing is though, they elevate the literature work to new heights, and just makes the experience better and more profound emitting richer energy for our souls and our minds.
Of course as usual this could all be a wrong assumption, most great writers always have two tales running at the same time, a closer easier to understand tale, and one tale running if you grasp the metaphors or the big concepts the writer is trying to convey with his work.
And the superficial tale here is just so great and so captivating, that I really wasn't trying to grasp a meaning behind it all.
-Can you be friends with me?
- I guess it's okay... But you know you don't become friends by asking.
Kenji stole the badge, and Katsumata got beaten up and bullied badly because they thought he was the thief, Katsumata had no friends he wanted to be friends with Kenji but it never happened.
Now i look at my friendless ass and think, i hope i don't make a plan to destroy the world too 😨 but don't panic i am too busy reading.
- aren't you friend's demon daughter?
Kanna really had it bad these two. Volumes, she was always sad, and worried, having taken a way bigger burden than she can handle or deserves in the first place.
We are not here in this world to change it single handedly, we are not here to save it, all that we can do is just refine ourselves to be better and to not hurt others, i feel that's the most we can wish to achieve, just don't harm another human being for whatever reason.
It's actually way harder in practice, than typing it in words, because there is always those we feel deserve our scorn.
Done with 20th century boys? Naoki Urasawa has a plethora of great manga, if you have the time and craving more, read them!
November 15, 2019
All Hail Naoki Urasawa.
I took me almost 33 days to go through his 8 years of hard work (Time period during which this manga series ran) it is truly worth it.
I was disappointed at the end of 20th century boys for an incomplete ending but almost all my complaints come to an end after going through this volume. He gave a good farewell to all the characters of this story.
Although I think few things remain unanswered or it is best left to the readesr to make possible connection else the ending is satisfactory. Some villains simply want to see the world in chaos and that is what "FRIEND" truly is.
The greatest strength or talent Naoki Urasawa has is he give even the smallest noticeable character in the story a role which makes a remarkable dent. He gives so much depth to his characters which is truly masterclass.
I feel lucky that I got to read this brilliant epic of a story.
I dream that one day I would get a chance to meet Naoki Urasawa Sir and thank him personally for his works.
My Heartiest Respect and Love to all the characters of this story.
I took me almost 33 days to go through his 8 years of hard work (Time period during which this manga series ran) it is truly worth it.
I was disappointed at the end of 20th century boys for an incomplete ending but almost all my complaints come to an end after going through this volume. He gave a good farewell to all the characters of this story.
Although I think few things remain unanswered or it is best left to the readesr to make possible connection else the ending is satisfactory. Some villains simply want to see the world in chaos and that is what "FRIEND" truly is.
The greatest strength or talent Naoki Urasawa has is he give even the smallest noticeable character in the story a role which makes a remarkable dent. He gives so much depth to his characters which is truly masterclass.
I feel lucky that I got to read this brilliant epic of a story.
I dream that one day I would get a chance to meet Naoki Urasawa Sir and thank him personally for his works.
My Heartiest Respect and Love to all the characters of this story.
February 21, 2015
This is a very satisfying conclusion to Urasawa's masterpiece. Almost every character gets a moment to shine. There is admittedly a lack of credulity in who and how the Friend came to be, but this saga is not meant to be too realistic. There are several themes running through the series that need a certain amount of contrivance to succeed. You have the theme of memory and its elusiveness and fallibility. You have the theme of friendship and how simple kindness, or lack thereof, can have major repercussions. You have the theme of doing the right thing in the face of adversity (note how many times Kenji told everyone to run away if they were in danger, but no one ever did). You have the theme of redemption and forgiveness. And giant robots! What's not to love!
I am amazed that Urasawa was able to maintain writing and drawing consistency over the eight years it took to produce. I read the 24 volumes in a month and didn't detect any major inconsistencies or continuity goofs. This is especially remarkable considering the numerous time jumps, both forward and backward, as well as the large cast of characters.
I am amazed that Urasawa was able to maintain writing and drawing consistency over the eight years it took to produce. I read the 24 volumes in a month and didn't detect any major inconsistencies or continuity goofs. This is especially remarkable considering the numerous time jumps, both forward and backward, as well as the large cast of characters.
February 14, 2016
(Whole series, spoiler-free.) Strongest in the middle, where it's a gripping, what-will-they-do-next, cheer-for-the-underdog story. It took a couple of volumes to get going (which in some sense is exciting, because I knew nothing going in), and by the end it fizzled (not sure why the title change, as it's one continuous story with no resolution at the name change.) The jumping around in time mostly works, but the sheer load of red herrings and slippery character identifications gets exhausting by the end, undermining what's otherwise a pretty satisfying resolution.
July 27, 2023
Even better on a re-read where you can see the shape of the whole story more clearly - 20th Century Boys isn’t quite as coherent as Monster but it’s as suspenseful and thrilling, and finishes as perhaps Urasawa’s most optimistic work.
It’s also more of an artistic tour de force, Urasawa’s gift for drawing characters at different ages magnificently realised as we flip between the “Boys” as 10 year olds, 40 year olds and finally men in their mid-late 50s. I’d love somebody to do a chronological edit, even if the carousel of flashbacks and foreshadowings is what makes the manga so compelling.
As one character says, growing up - the theme of 20CB - is the process of understanding that stories (and lives, jobs and passions) have an ending. We put away childish things so we can make room for something else. Which parts of a childhood matter is one of the central questions of the manga - is your past fuel for future growth or amber that traps you inside it? Kenji’s group is ultimately stronger than their enemies because they are able to use their pasts as foundations to make and become something new, rather than pointlessly revisiting and recreating them.
The result is a manga which is steeped in nostalgia - Urasawa’s love for his own boyhood tat and touchstones - while also sharply critiquing it when it slips its bonds and becomes a driving force. Even more than in 2008, that theme feels relevant in a pop culture drowning in the detritus of 20th century childhood.
It’s also more of an artistic tour de force, Urasawa’s gift for drawing characters at different ages magnificently realised as we flip between the “Boys” as 10 year olds, 40 year olds and finally men in their mid-late 50s. I’d love somebody to do a chronological edit, even if the carousel of flashbacks and foreshadowings is what makes the manga so compelling.
As one character says, growing up - the theme of 20CB - is the process of understanding that stories (and lives, jobs and passions) have an ending. We put away childish things so we can make room for something else. Which parts of a childhood matter is one of the central questions of the manga - is your past fuel for future growth or amber that traps you inside it? Kenji’s group is ultimately stronger than their enemies because they are able to use their pasts as foundations to make and become something new, rather than pointlessly revisiting and recreating them.
The result is a manga which is steeped in nostalgia - Urasawa’s love for his own boyhood tat and touchstones - while also sharply critiquing it when it slips its bonds and becomes a driving force. Even more than in 2008, that theme feels relevant in a pop culture drowning in the detritus of 20th century childhood.
May 19, 2017
The good:
-Kenji's character.
-The relationship between the characters.
-All the tension of this issue was very well built and developed by Urasawa.
The bad:
-The identity of Friend.
-The resolution of the conflict was a Deus Ex Machina.
-Finishing this story gives you some clues to think that the plot was never planned and Urasawa wrote what he was thinking.
-Too many kids clad in the same mask.
-Kenji's character.
-The relationship between the characters.
-All the tension of this issue was very well built and developed by Urasawa.
The bad:
-The identity of Friend.
-The resolution of the conflict was a Deus Ex Machina.
-Finishing this story gives you some clues to think that the plot was never planned and Urasawa wrote what he was thinking.
-Too many kids clad in the same mask.
February 13, 2017
Hands down the best series I have EVER read!
June 23, 2020
4 of 5 stars
June 27, 2018
Without getting into the storyline of what happens or why nor get into debates of why the story concluded the way it did, my feeling is that the year that Urasawa had after suffering two dislocated shoulders, taking the year break and then coming back, there probably was a lot of things in his mind and things that probably were left unresolved.
The final conclusion and everything comes back full circle as we see Kenji trying to save the world, once again.
But also major revelations are revealed that perhaps Kenji probably has some connection to the Friend (or the one who became the Friend #2) in some way.
Naoki Urasawa's "21st Century Boys" was a very good conclusion but I can't help but feel that things were rushed in terms of the story. Unfortunately, when you are in a groove of working on something and then there is a disruption in your work flow, it makes me wonder if the one year of recuperating effected the storyline, especially since he was working on another fantastic series titled "Pluto" (based on Osamu Tezuka's "Astro Boy").
As usual, volume 2 of "21st Century Boys" featured wonderful illustration and even after a year break and working on another series, there is no decrease in quality of his artwork. The series still looks incredible. Naoki Urasawa knows how to grab the attention of the reader. His artwork and how he is able to capture the sense of action and emotion through the pages is magnificent and so far, this series has been engrossing and highly enjoyable thus far.
If you stuck with the entire run of "20th Century Boys" and also began reading volume 1 of "21st Century Boys", the conclusion is worth reading and worth owning. But almost like an exciting roller coaster ride, once you approach the end for your coaster to slow down and get to the exit area, you have a sense that you want that excitement once again, but you know the ride is over and it's time to move on or take on another Urasawa manga series.
Overall, Naoki Urasawa has captivated readers for eight long years. Many characters, many twists and turns but also a lot of heartbreak. But for both "20th Century Boys" and "21st Century Boys", no matter how difficult things got, you have to hold on to hope and it's what made this manga series so fascinating from beginning to end. Seeing so much bad, but eventually hoping for that light at the end of the tunnel and for that, Urasawa did deliver.
Exciting, captivating and brilliant, Naoki Urasawa's long storyline of "20th Century Boys" has now come to a close with volume 2 of "21st Century Boys".
The entire series is highly recommended!
The final conclusion and everything comes back full circle as we see Kenji trying to save the world, once again.
But also major revelations are revealed that perhaps Kenji probably has some connection to the Friend (or the one who became the Friend #2) in some way.
Naoki Urasawa's "21st Century Boys" was a very good conclusion but I can't help but feel that things were rushed in terms of the story. Unfortunately, when you are in a groove of working on something and then there is a disruption in your work flow, it makes me wonder if the one year of recuperating effected the storyline, especially since he was working on another fantastic series titled "Pluto" (based on Osamu Tezuka's "Astro Boy").
As usual, volume 2 of "21st Century Boys" featured wonderful illustration and even after a year break and working on another series, there is no decrease in quality of his artwork. The series still looks incredible. Naoki Urasawa knows how to grab the attention of the reader. His artwork and how he is able to capture the sense of action and emotion through the pages is magnificent and so far, this series has been engrossing and highly enjoyable thus far.
If you stuck with the entire run of "20th Century Boys" and also began reading volume 1 of "21st Century Boys", the conclusion is worth reading and worth owning. But almost like an exciting roller coaster ride, once you approach the end for your coaster to slow down and get to the exit area, you have a sense that you want that excitement once again, but you know the ride is over and it's time to move on or take on another Urasawa manga series.
Overall, Naoki Urasawa has captivated readers for eight long years. Many characters, many twists and turns but also a lot of heartbreak. But for both "20th Century Boys" and "21st Century Boys", no matter how difficult things got, you have to hold on to hope and it's what made this manga series so fascinating from beginning to end. Seeing so much bad, but eventually hoping for that light at the end of the tunnel and for that, Urasawa did deliver.
Exciting, captivating and brilliant, Naoki Urasawa's long storyline of "20th Century Boys" has now come to a close with volume 2 of "21st Century Boys".
The entire series is highly recommended!
February 9, 2014
Weird, how the end to the first series, 20th Century Boys, really wasn't a proper ending at all, but that it took two epilogue volumes to get closure. But closure we got with this, the second volume of 21st Century Boys, thank god, 24 convoluted volumes later. As a stand-alone volume, I don't think I would have given this five stars, but as a very satisfying ending to this long storyline it is definitely worth it.
Not sure if I really understood it all, and I'm probably not going to re-read all volumes again anytime soon to make sure, but I really liked the way Urasawa played with realities, memories and time in this series. An intelligent script that had me hanging on for so long, and left me feeling very satisfied afterwards.
Next, I'll move on to Urasawa's Pluto, to see if that is as interesting.
Not sure if I really understood it all, and I'm probably not going to re-read all volumes again anytime soon to make sure, but I really liked the way Urasawa played with realities, memories and time in this series. An intelligent script that had me hanging on for so long, and left me feeling very satisfied afterwards.
Next, I'll move on to Urasawa's Pluto, to see if that is as interesting.
August 10, 2013
I just finished the entire series of 20th/21st Century Boys and I have to say it might be the most astonishing pice of literature I've ever read, perhaps only rivaled by Monster.
This intricate story with a huge cast of characters, a highly complex time structure and cyclical story-telling style, rotating and revolving aroudn, each cycle churning up more and more... can not be described neatly in a few words in a review online.
Suffice it to say, if you liked Monster, you'll LOVE 20th/21st century boys.
It's a mystery, a thriller, sci fi, all wrapped up into one intelligent, well drawn, well written package. My god I can't write a review which praises it highly enough.
This intricate story with a huge cast of characters, a highly complex time structure and cyclical story-telling style, rotating and revolving aroudn, each cycle churning up more and more... can not be described neatly in a few words in a review online.
Suffice it to say, if you liked Monster, you'll LOVE 20th/21st century boys.
It's a mystery, a thriller, sci fi, all wrapped up into one intelligent, well drawn, well written package. My god I can't write a review which praises it highly enough.
August 15, 2019
weak conclusion to such an interesting series
May 30, 2016
Overall 5/5 stars.
Empecé este manga por recomendación de una amiga que lo tenía como una masterpiece entre todos los mangas que había leído (incluso tiene una figura del antagonista de esta obra). Solo leyendo la sinopsis ya me parecía que podía tener una trama bastante interesante y sobretodo viniendo del mangaka Naoki Urasawa que publicó también el conocido y aclamado manga de Monster
Le di una oportunidad ya que llevaba mucho tiempo buscando una historia que me enganchara y me mantuviera en tensión. ¡Wow! y tanto que me mantuvo en tensión. El misterio que rodea esta obra es fascinante, los personajes y la historia que ha conseguido crear Urasawa es realmente admirable. Hasta día de hoy no había leído un manga que me haya llenado tanto como este lo ha hecho. Son 22 tomos más 2 tomos que concluyen la obra y ninguno de ellos me ha parecido peor que el otro, incluso sentía que iban en ascenso.
La historia estaba muy bien hilada y en general no ha dejado ningún cabo suelto. Los personajes no te dejan indiferente, cada uno de ellos (a pesar de que eran muchísimos) te enseña algo y se nota que el mangaka los ha tratado con cierto aprecio. No son para nada planos y más de uno se ha quedado marcado entre mis personajes favoritos del manga.
La verdad es que el dibujo del manga tampoco me ha decepcionado. Mucha gente opina que el autor tiene un dibujo muy antiguo pero yo no veo un gran problema puesto que este manga fue publicado en 1999. Lo más seguro es que este verano investigue algo más y me adentre a leer algo más de Naoki Urasawa (como el manga mencionado anteriormente de Monster y otros que me han interesado también).
Creo que la gente debería de darle una oportunidad a esta obra, sobretodo si sois nuevos en esto de leer manga (como yo) y queréis introduciros de alguna forma en el mundo.
¡Recomendadísimo!
Empecé este manga por recomendación de una amiga que lo tenía como una masterpiece entre todos los mangas que había leído (incluso tiene una figura del antagonista de esta obra). Solo leyendo la sinopsis ya me parecía que podía tener una trama bastante interesante y sobretodo viniendo del mangaka Naoki Urasawa que publicó también el conocido y aclamado manga de Monster
Le di una oportunidad ya que llevaba mucho tiempo buscando una historia que me enganchara y me mantuviera en tensión. ¡Wow! y tanto que me mantuvo en tensión. El misterio que rodea esta obra es fascinante, los personajes y la historia que ha conseguido crear Urasawa es realmente admirable. Hasta día de hoy no había leído un manga que me haya llenado tanto como este lo ha hecho. Son 22 tomos más 2 tomos que concluyen la obra y ninguno de ellos me ha parecido peor que el otro, incluso sentía que iban en ascenso.
La historia estaba muy bien hilada y en general no ha dejado ningún cabo suelto. Los personajes no te dejan indiferente, cada uno de ellos (a pesar de que eran muchísimos) te enseña algo y se nota que el mangaka los ha tratado con cierto aprecio. No son para nada planos y más de uno se ha quedado marcado entre mis personajes favoritos del manga.
La verdad es que el dibujo del manga tampoco me ha decepcionado. Mucha gente opina que el autor tiene un dibujo muy antiguo pero yo no veo un gran problema puesto que este manga fue publicado en 1999. Lo más seguro es que este verano investigue algo más y me adentre a leer algo más de Naoki Urasawa (como el manga mencionado anteriormente de Monster y otros que me han interesado también).
Creo que la gente debería de darle una oportunidad a esta obra, sobretodo si sois nuevos en esto de leer manga (como yo) y queréis introduciros de alguna forma en el mundo.
¡Recomendadísimo!
October 17, 2018
Okay, Urasawa conclude definitivamente l'opera precedentemente iniziata con questi due volumi.
Come si poteva intuire i due protagonisti sono Kenji e L'Amico, specialmente su quest'ultimo si concentra la narrazione raccontando alcuni retroscena, tristissimi e toccanti.
Se la prima opera iniziava con la frase "Chissà se i bambini che fummo, potendo guardarci ora, si metterebbero a ridere...", in questo sono gli adulti che guardano i bambini che erano in passato, con malinconia e tristezza per cercare in qualche modo di rimediare ai propri errori e chiedere scusa a coloro che sono stati ignorati o dimenticati.
Molto bella la splash page finale, dopo la chiusura, in cui Urasawa con brevi parole dedica l'intera opera ai suoi amici d'infanzia.
Come si poteva intuire i due protagonisti sono Kenji e L'Amico, specialmente su quest'ultimo si concentra la narrazione raccontando alcuni retroscena, tristissimi e toccanti.
Se la prima opera iniziava con la frase "Chissà se i bambini che fummo, potendo guardarci ora, si metterebbero a ridere...", in questo sono gli adulti che guardano i bambini che erano in passato, con malinconia e tristezza per cercare in qualche modo di rimediare ai propri errori e chiedere scusa a coloro che sono stati ignorati o dimenticati.
Molto bella la splash page finale, dopo la chiusura, in cui Urasawa con brevi parole dedica l'intera opera ai suoi amici d'infanzia.
September 5, 2021
20th/21st Century Boys is such a clever and intelligent manga. When I think of February 2021 I'll just think of this great art. I am sure I'll re-read this again and again. That is also what I thought about Monster when I read it. I don't want to say that Urasawa is the best comic creator since I haven't read enough to judge on that ... But for what I've seen and read now it's gotta be him.
July 30, 2017
I laughed out loud and shed many tears while reading this manga. It's brilliant; it deserves to be my No.1 manga series. The only thing I missed at the end was Maruo and Yoshitsune reuniting with their family..I think Urasawa forgot about them :(
November 13, 2016
Me sigue pareciendo que estos dos últimos volúmenes sobraban, pero hay que reconocer que su última parte le da un final entrañable a los amigos.
July 24, 2018
This final volume effectively wraps up one of the most enjoyable manga series, if not THE most enjoyable, I've ever encountered. At times the plot seems unlikely, even farfetched, but Urasawa always brings his story to a level of believability and narrative appropriateness. This is one of the reasons why Urasawa is one of my favorite contemporary mangaka.
August 24, 2020
It ends here. A bit of underwhelm but nicely wrapped.
All in all, a very well crafted story, plot & character wise. Highly recommend!
January 12, 2020
22/365
21st CENTURY BOYS
Lo considero el auténtico final de 20th century boys. Un cierre enrevesado y predecible en algunos aspectos, pero cierre al fin y al cabo. Como con las obras de Stephen King, me quedo con el viaje más que con el destino. Un manga más que recomendable.
21st CENTURY BOYS
Lo considero el auténtico final de 20th century boys. Un cierre enrevesado y predecible en algunos aspectos, pero cierre al fin y al cabo. Como con las obras de Stephen King, me quedo con el viaje más que con el destino. Un manga más que recomendable.
June 11, 2022
I thought the last volume of 20th Century Boys was amazing, but Urasawa blew it out of the park with 21st Century Boys. It tied up all the loose ends of the story and we finally got to learn what really happened in the past and Friend's origins Such a phenomenal story, but it's to be expected from the man who wrote Monster, Pluto, and Billy Bat.
November 24, 2022
Đánh giá chung cho cả bộ là 5 sao không bàn cãi. Từ Billy Bat đã thấy trầm trồ, qua bộ này mình khẳng định Urasawa sensei là mangaka xuất sắc nhất hiện nay. Cốt truyện phức tạp mà đầy sáng tạo, nhân vật thì đông như quân Nguyên nhưng nhân vật nào cũng được xây dựng chỉn chu và hấp dẫn "không má nào thua má nào", còn kỹ thuật kể chuyện phi tuyến tính phải gọi là ở cái tầm cao nhất rồi, chịu không ai làm lại nổi... Mình đọc đúng nghĩa là ngấu nghiến, đọc lòi cả mắt phải tra thuốc lia lịa, nghĩ đến đôi mắt đã mổ cận mới có thể dừng lại trong bứt rứt chứ không là thâu đêm suốt sáng luôn. Quá nhiều ý nghĩa, quá nhiều references hay ho, quá nhiều xúc cảm, sau này 40 tuổi đọc lại lần nữa.
October 22, 2020
Brilliant ending; got the answers that I was craving for; why & who!
Now I'll just go and listen to Urasawa's Gutalala Sudalala & watch Monster
Now I'll just go and listen to Urasawa's Gutalala Sudalala & watch Monster
January 28, 2022
Definitely in love with 20th Century Boys
Kenji fixes his mistakes in the simulator.... SadaKiyo the true hero 🙏🏻
And I definitely have a big crush on Kanna
Kenji fixes his mistakes in the simulator.... SadaKiyo the true hero 🙏🏻
And I definitely have a big crush on Kanna
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February 25, 2023
Y aquí termina mi viaje 🧡
September 5, 2023
After finishing this series, my conclusion remains the same as with the ending of 20th Century Boys: quite disappointing!
I appreciate Naoki Urasawa for this manga, but I can't help but feel let down by what I perceive as an anticlimactic ending.
Certain events, such as the repeated deaths of 'the friend', left me feeling disappointed.
In summary:
Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ending: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I appreciate Naoki Urasawa for this manga, but I can't help but feel let down by what I perceive as an anticlimactic ending.
Certain events, such as the repeated deaths of 'the friend', left me feeling disappointed.
In summary:
Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ending: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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December 8, 2023This epilogue of sorts is a required read to have some questions and character journeys clearly wrapped up.
June 29, 2024
More answers more plot conveniences and even more emotions. 20th Century Boys will stay with me and I'll think about it a lot.
Guta la la. Suda la la.
Guta la la. Suda la la.
November 9, 2024
What the hell . . . Naoki Urasawa was insane for this. INSANE.
January 19, 2025
grandiose ça fait longtemps que j’ai pas lu un manga aussi bien
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