Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys, Volume 1: Friends
by:
Naoki Urasawa (author)
浦沢 直樹 (author)
Could this new death be related to the rise of a bizarre new cult that's been implicated in several other murders and disappearances?R to L (Japanese Style)Failed rock musician Kenji's memories of his past come rushing back when one of his childhood friends mysteriously commits suicide. Could...
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Could this new death be related to the rise of a bizarre new cult that's been implicated in several other murders and disappearances?R to L (Japanese Style)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. 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.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781591169222 (1591169224)
Publish date: February 17th 2009
Publisher: Viz Media
Pages no: 216
Edition language: English
Category:
Science Fiction,
Mystery,
Thriller,
Dystopia,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Manga,
Comics Manga,
Seinen,
Komik
Series: 20th Century Boys (#1)
This is the first manga by Urasawa that I've read before, and I'm enjoying it immensely. It's got a great start, and I'm definitely going to read the rest.
This review refers to the entire series. I really liked it at the beginning, thinking that it was a really interesting commentary on children's stories, the uses of imagination, and (of course) friendship, with deconstructive elements. But as it went along, it lost its deconstructive nature and beca...