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21st Century Boys
Series · 3 books · 2007-2016
By Naoki Urasawa

Books in series

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21st Century Boys, Band 1

2007

Der Krieg ist vorbei. Der "Freund" ist tot. Die Menschen müssen nicht mehr fürchten, ausgelöscht zu werden. Endlich kehrt wieder Frieden in Tokio ein ... so scheint es zumindest. Doch das Rätsel bleibt noch ungelöst. Niemand weiß, wer der "Freund" war und woher er kam. Der einzige Hinweis ist tief in den Erinnerungen eines Mannes vergraben: Kenji, unseres Helden. Es ist an der Zeit, Pandoras Büchse zu öffnen. Zeit, herauszufinden, was in ihrem Inneren schlummert.
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21st Century Boys, Vol. 2

2007

Finally, the story is going into the climax!! The human race is facing a crisis. Kenji is busting about trying to save the world, And the people who he loves. Also he has to solve the mystery of the "Friend". What the "Friend" really is!? Why he became evil!? The answer is connected with the memory when Kenji was a Twentieth century boy.
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21st Century Boys

The Perfect Edition

2016

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. The war is over. The Friend is dead. Finally free from the threat of extinction, peace has come to the people of Tokyo once again. But the mystery surrounding the Friend still remains. Nobody knows who the Friend was or where they came from, and the only clue is hidden deep in the Kenji’s memories. The time has come to open Pandora’s box and see what lies inside.

Author

Naoki Urasawa
Naoki Urasawa
Author · 121 books

Urasawa 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

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