20th Century Boys (1999)

20 Seiki Shounen / 20世紀少年

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  • Manga: 20th Century Boys
    © 2000 Naoki Urasawa, Shougakukan Inc.
    • Japanese 20 Seiki Shounen
      20 Seiki Shōnen
      20世紀少年
      Type: Manga
      Status: Completed
      Published: 27.09.1999 ‑ 24.04.2006
      Volumes / Chapters: 22 / 249
      Publisher: Shougakukan Inc.
      Mangaka: Author & Illustrator
      Adapted From: Original Work
    • English 20th Century Boys
      Status: Completed
      Published: 17.02.2009 ‑ 18.09.2012
      Volumes / Chapters: 22 / 249
      Publisher: VIZ Media, LLC
    • German 20th Century Boys
      Status: Completed
      Published: 02.2002 ‑ 17.07.2009
      Volumes / Chapters: 22 / 249

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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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Am Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts steht die Menschheit vor dem Abgrund, doch nur eine Handvoll Erwachsener sieht die Vorzeichen der nahenden Katastrophe rechtzeitig … Diese Erwachsenen verbindet ihre gemeinsame Kindheit, in der sie zusammenhielten wie Pech und Schwefel, und zum Zeichen ihrer Freundschaft sogar ein Symbol kreierten. Und als Kenji, einer der Freunde von damals, der heute Betreiber eines Convenience Stores ist, fast 30 Jahre später auf eben genau jenes Symbol aus längst vergangenen Tagen in äußerst mysteriösem Zusammenhang stößt, ahnt er noch nicht, dass er der ultimativen Bedrohung auf die Spur gekommen ist …
Texto de presentación:
Kenji, cuya hermana acaba de desaparecer, se ve ligado a un asunto de misteriosas muertes, aparentemente orquestadas por una secta dirigida por un tal «Amigo» y que busca el dominio del mundo. Lo más curioso es que el símbolo de la secta lo crearon Kenji y sus amigos cuando eran niños …
Testo della bandella:
È la fatica più recente di Naoki Urasawa, uno degli autori più famosi del panorama nipponico. Protagonista principale della storia è Kenji Endo, che amministra un piccolo spaccio aperto 24 ore. La sua è una vita da single è scombussolata alla notizia della morte di un compagno d’infanzia, Donkey, che sembra essersi suicidato gettandosi dal tetto della scuola dove insegnava. Una morte sospetta, che spinge Kenji a cercarne i motivi, iniziando un viaggio temporale che conduce a una misteriosa setta guidata dall’«Amico», il cui fine è la distruzione del genere umano, da attuare entro il dicembre del 2000. Una storia affascinate e complessa, in cui Urasawa analizza gli ultimi anni di un millennio fitto di eventi.
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  • Kanna ENDOU

    All the people I loved are dead!! I don’t feel anything anymore.

  • Kanna ENDOU

    If the Genji party still existed … Yoshitsune Jisan’s party harbored political criminals and helped people unfairly imprisoned escape one by one, but … it’s like finding a grain of rice in the desert. Everytime I got them back, it was like a tearfilled family reunion drama. I don’t have the time to cry uncontrollably like i did then. I can’t cry anymore.

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