20th Century Boys

Twentieth Century Boys

20th Century Boys
20 Seiki Shounen • 20 Seiki Shōnen • 20世紀少年 • 20세기 소년 • Abad ke-20 Anak Laki-laki • Chłopaki z dwudziestego wieku • Garçons du 20ème siècle • I ragazzi del XX secolo • Jungen des 20. Jahrhunderts • Những Chàng Trai Thế Kỉ 20 • فتيان القرن العشرين • 20. Yüzyıl Çocukları • Anak Laki-Laki Abad 20 • 20th Século Meninos • Amigo símbolo chicos del siglo XX • Мальчишки двадцатого века
SuggestiveViolence or Gore
Origination: Manga
Demographic: Seinen
Published: 1999
Status: 📗 Completed
Translation: 📗 Completed
Final Chapter: Volume 22, Chapter 249
Ranked: #576
Followed by 26,749 users
(1,243 ratings)

From Viz:
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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Jib

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Recommended
8/10
Reviewed through Ch. 249 · 100%

Thrilling

Often overshadowed by Monster, Urasawa's 20th century boys is an incredible work and my personal favourite. I would describe 20CB as a mystery thriller set in several time periods of post war Japan. It touches on themes such as weapons of mass destruction and secret societies - at the heart of it all is a man called Kenji who's childhood friends seem interconnected in the events happening in Tokyo. In 2022 I left a comment on the final chapter here saying that "I’ve re read this series over the years, and every ti...

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Knowntobeserious

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Community Review
Reviewed through Ch. 249 · 100%

Great suspense manga

Another great work by Urasawa sensei. The story is very fun. The characters are great. The story telling and everything is great, very thoughtful. You should 100% give this a try.

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