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20th Century Boys [20世紀少年] #17
20th Century Boys, Volume 17
This is the story of a group of boys who try to save the world! As boys, Kenji and his friends came up with a bunch of stories about an evil organization bent on world destruction. As adults, someone is now turning their fantasies into reality!
Reads R to L (Japanese Style).
It is the third year of the Friendship Era. Darkness covers the earth, and the world is under the control of evil. The Friend has become President of the World, and he reigns from within the enclosed walls of Tokyo City. Most people believe in the Friend, but hidden below the surface is a small ray of hope. Someone known as the Ice Queen is calling for the people to rise up, and she has deemed August 20 the day to take up arms... But can anyone really stop this nightmare?
Reads R to L (Japanese Style).
It is the third year of the Friendship Era. Darkness covers the earth, and the world is under the control of evil. The Friend has become President of the World, and he reigns from within the enclosed walls of Tokyo City. Most people believe in the Friend, but hidden below the surface is a small ray of hope. Someone known as the Ice Queen is calling for the people to rise up, and she has deemed August 20 the day to take up arms... But can anyone really stop this nightmare?
208 pages, Paperback
First published October 29, 2004
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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 15, 2023
He is back 😁
Honestly i want to leave the review with just that one sentence, but yes our Kenji is back, and we all know why he is finally coming back.
Time for friend's rule to come to an end.
The Volume starts with the silly Earth Defense force, which we learn later that most of their laser weapons, don't even work! and only their leader had a working pistol.
We also get an update on my favorite God, He is still alive and kicking, and waiting The come back of bowling in his old bowling place.
The resistance which is led by my crush Kanna the ice queen, is working from the underground sewers, and that's how they are getting everywhere.
Chouno has been sent to the end of the world, and i had a feeling that was where kenji will come from, maybe from the last time we saw him two volumes ago, because he was on a road much like the one Chouno is protecting.
We see how people started killing each other for the vaccine, its really disturbing how realistic this is, and how humans probably killed more of one another for the sake of the vaccine, than the virus killed.
we also see that the world has gone back to the feudality system now, Friend gives away huge pieces of land to his followers, and they give it to the farmers for a big tax, who refuses to pay, gets killed and his rice taken away from his remaining family.
Its perfect how Naoki Urasawa has created this nightmarish dystopian future, and disturbing how it all can come true, if the circumstances presented themselves.
Honestly i want to leave the review with just that one sentence, but yes our Kenji is back, and we all know why he is finally coming back.
Time for friend's rule to come to an end.
The Volume starts with the silly Earth Defense force, which we learn later that most of their laser weapons, don't even work! and only their leader had a working pistol.
We also get an update on my favorite God, He is still alive and kicking, and waiting The come back of bowling in his old bowling place.
The resistance which is led by my crush Kanna the ice queen, is working from the underground sewers, and that's how they are getting everywhere.
Chouno has been sent to the end of the world, and i had a feeling that was where kenji will come from, maybe from the last time we saw him two volumes ago, because he was on a road much like the one Chouno is protecting.
We see how people started killing each other for the vaccine, its really disturbing how realistic this is, and how humans probably killed more of one another for the sake of the vaccine, than the virus killed.
we also see that the world has gone back to the feudality system now, Friend gives away huge pieces of land to his followers, and they give it to the farmers for a big tax, who refuses to pay, gets killed and his rice taken away from his remaining family.
Its perfect how Naoki Urasawa has created this nightmarish dystopian future, and disturbing how it all can come true, if the circumstances presented themselves.
November 1, 2020
Still giving this series 4 stars, but I'm not gonna lie -- I find this last third of the series (I feel like this story has three major parts and we've just entered the third/last) to be weaker than the first two. This volume is still settling into the shifting of gears that started in the last volume, but I'm not as hooked as I was previously.
June 15, 2018
You somewhat expect -- or, at least, aren't entirely surprised at -- the reveal at the end of this volume. The narrative(s) leading up to that ending, though, are steady and more or less even keel.
April 21, 2024
Probably one of the weakest volumes of the series, yes, but still, it needed to be done.
The Friendship Era is all dystopian gloom and doom, as it should be now that the Empire of Evil has won (even if the Friend himself might conceive it as an entirely different kind of empire). But at least we get some glimpses of resistance, and that so long expected ending that points in the direction of the awaited return of Kenji.
Good stuff, nonetheless.
The Friendship Era is all dystopian gloom and doom, as it should be now that the Empire of Evil has won (even if the Friend himself might conceive it as an entirely different kind of empire). But at least we get some glimpses of resistance, and that so long expected ending that points in the direction of the awaited return of Kenji.
Good stuff, nonetheless.
November 6, 2019
Justice never dies. Something big is going to happen.
July 27, 2016
This one was really depressing until the last chapter. The "Friend Era" can be deemed as hell for the common people. All around the world people start killing each other over the vaccine. We get a glimpse of that through Shogun's eye. Also the class difference and discrimination through Detective Chouno's eye. It seems like even Kanna has given up hope and is running toward a suicide mission. But wait, the story isn't over yet. Cause good guys never dies, justice always prevails. And we get a hint at the return of an old hero in the scene.
August 9, 2020
Tho I like the development happening at the end of it, this volume screams "a filler" but an important filler because of the 'world building'; introducing us to the world after the failed attempt of Pope's assassination. The important question, "where is everyone now?" seems to be answered here.
February 24, 2021
Looks like next volume is going to mix things up, which is a relief because this series is starting to reach "The Walking Dead" levels of "wow, can you believe how messed up humanity is during an apocalypse??"
February 24, 2023
KENJI 😭😭😭❤️❤️
February 24, 2018
The story continues in 2019 (I think) aka year 3 of the Friendship Era. The world has been ravaged by the Friend's virus. Tokyo is a walled city where the Friend has recreated the Japan of his childhood and the brainwashed soldiers of the Global Defense Force patrol the streets looking for alien invaders, a category that includes dissidents and people who watch uncensored TV.
We catch up with a few returning characters and through a flashback see the nightmarish days of the plague when neighbors killed each other for the vaccine.
This book could have been gloomy and depressing but Urasawa sprinkles in signs of hope throughout to keep things lively.
After 17 volumes and 1000s of pages of story 20th Century Boys has yet to disappoint! An excellent read from start to finish.
We catch up with a few returning characters and through a flashback see the nightmarish days of the plague when neighbors killed each other for the vaccine.
This book could have been gloomy and depressing but Urasawa sprinkles in signs of hope throughout to keep things lively.
After 17 volumes and 1000s of pages of story 20th Century Boys has yet to disappoint! An excellent read from start to finish.
June 21, 2020
4.5 of 5 stars
June 24, 2020
Since I already got the spoiler from someone, I guess the ending of this volume didn't surprise me that much 😅
But nevertheless, I'm glad it's the way it is.
My favorite chapter from this volume was "The Weight of the Journey". How people were fighting over the vaccines, and killing one another...such harsh reality, to be honest. I sometimes think that the same thing would happen if there was a vaccine for covid-19. At least in my country, that I'm sure of.
"There is no way to fight despair. The only thing you can do...
is to keep walking."
This is going to resonate with me for quite a while.
But nevertheless, I'm glad it's the way it is.
My favorite chapter from this volume was "The Weight of the Journey". How people were fighting over the vaccines, and killing one another...such harsh reality, to be honest. I sometimes think that the same thing would happen if there was a vaccine for covid-19. At least in my country, that I'm sure of.
"There is no way to fight despair. The only thing you can do...
is to keep walking."
This is going to resonate with me for quite a while.
April 15, 2023
a very cruel hit of reality where people kill each other to get the vaccines which could’ve happened back in 2019 when covid-19 hit. we learn so much from otcho’s despair journey, how human nature acts when despair strikes. last panel is a banger. i wasnt surprised, you could say i was hoping for it to happen but still the joy i felt was so real.
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September 11, 2021The unthinkable has happened… the world as they knew it has been destroyed. Three years later, Friend is the President of the World, ruling from inside the walled fortress that is Tokyo. The Global Defense Force ever keeps watch for the alien invaders that are predicted to be coming. But of course they are watching for humans as well, those deemed unworthy to be a part of society. What will they do to them?
Kamisama sits in a deserted bowling alley, waiting for bowling to become a thing again. The same bowling alley he built years ago that ruined the secret hideout of Kenji and his friends. With him are Otcho and the two young people who secretly helped him when he was injured, siblings Sanae and Katsuo. Kamisama recommends Otcho go to the Catholic Church for help with the Friend. He shows them a secret way to get there, but the passage is too small for Otcho, so they send the kids instead, as the passage is well marked, and he will meet them there. However, Katsuo becomes distracted by an old subway car, as he’s never seen one in his lifetime, and this small detour leads them to a member of the Genji faction. They try to help him but he begs them to take a message to the Ice Queen to warn her against going through with her plans, as there is a spy among them. The brother and sister have to split up. Sanae goes to deliver the message to the Ice Queen and Katsuo heads to the church.
Everyone who went to see the Expo was sent a vial of the vaccine. Those who didn’t go died of the virus. So vaccine is at a premium, and people are willing to take desperate measures to obtain it. Sanae finds the Ice Queen in a small ramen shop, and is surprised at how young she is. Turns out, she already had her suspicions concerning a spy in their midst and confronts him about it. Of course, it was all about the vaccine.
During Year 1 of the Friendship Era, Otcho is traveling with a group of men through the countryside, when a rider on a motorbike stops to deliver a package to one of the men. Turns out to be a vial of the vaccine, and what a can of worms that opens! Wounded in the scuffle, Otcho is helped by a man who lives in a nearby village. But things take a turn for the worst, and they aren’t what they seem. He remembers something Kenji told them when they were kids: “Justice never dies!” He also said, “…I’m saving this world from evil, no matter what happens!”
Back to Year 3. Kanna’s former associate, Officer Chono, is assigned to guard duty at a remote outpost where nothing ever happens, watching for aliens that may never come. He sees injustice all around him and he is incensed by it. By accident, he stumbles on a group of people who are illegally assembled in the quiet of the night, listening to a radio that should not exist… and he hears a song from long ago…
Gosh dang, this is so good. Every volume leaves me in great suspense to know what will happen next. I have my suspicions about the music, because it goes along with what I’ve been saying all along. Hopefully I will be able to crow about it in the next review. The identity of the Ice Queen is no real surprise. I like the new kids, very brave and very strong characters. There is a brief mention of the Holy Mother, but no appearance. Also no Friend sighting in this volume, which works for me. He is beyond creepy, and the more I learn about him, the creepier I find him to be. I can’t help but wonder what’s with the Friend and aliens? A diversionary tactic or something more?
Great volume, can’t wait to read the next one!
Kamisama sits in a deserted bowling alley, waiting for bowling to become a thing again. The same bowling alley he built years ago that ruined the secret hideout of Kenji and his friends. With him are Otcho and the two young people who secretly helped him when he was injured, siblings Sanae and Katsuo. Kamisama recommends Otcho go to the Catholic Church for help with the Friend. He shows them a secret way to get there, but the passage is too small for Otcho, so they send the kids instead, as the passage is well marked, and he will meet them there. However, Katsuo becomes distracted by an old subway car, as he’s never seen one in his lifetime, and this small detour leads them to a member of the Genji faction. They try to help him but he begs them to take a message to the Ice Queen to warn her against going through with her plans, as there is a spy among them. The brother and sister have to split up. Sanae goes to deliver the message to the Ice Queen and Katsuo heads to the church.
Everyone who went to see the Expo was sent a vial of the vaccine. Those who didn’t go died of the virus. So vaccine is at a premium, and people are willing to take desperate measures to obtain it. Sanae finds the Ice Queen in a small ramen shop, and is surprised at how young she is. Turns out, she already had her suspicions concerning a spy in their midst and confronts him about it. Of course, it was all about the vaccine.
During Year 1 of the Friendship Era, Otcho is traveling with a group of men through the countryside, when a rider on a motorbike stops to deliver a package to one of the men. Turns out to be a vial of the vaccine, and what a can of worms that opens! Wounded in the scuffle, Otcho is helped by a man who lives in a nearby village. But things take a turn for the worst, and they aren’t what they seem. He remembers something Kenji told them when they were kids: “Justice never dies!” He also said, “…I’m saving this world from evil, no matter what happens!”
Back to Year 3. Kanna’s former associate, Officer Chono, is assigned to guard duty at a remote outpost where nothing ever happens, watching for aliens that may never come. He sees injustice all around him and he is incensed by it. By accident, he stumbles on a group of people who are illegally assembled in the quiet of the night, listening to a radio that should not exist… and he hears a song from long ago…
Gosh dang, this is so good. Every volume leaves me in great suspense to know what will happen next. I have my suspicions about the music, because it goes along with what I’ve been saying all along. Hopefully I will be able to crow about it in the next review. The identity of the Ice Queen is no real surprise. I like the new kids, very brave and very strong characters. There is a brief mention of the Holy Mother, but no appearance. Also no Friend sighting in this volume, which works for me. He is beyond creepy, and the more I learn about him, the creepier I find him to be. I can’t help but wonder what’s with the Friend and aliens? A diversionary tactic or something more?
Great volume, can’t wait to read the next one!
May 9, 2017
A veces me pierdo entre tanto salto temporal -no obstante- luego del último (20th Century Boys, Libro 16: Al otro lado del espejo) ya nos posicionamos nuevamente sobre algunos cambios en este infernal futuro.
Particularmente en este tomo Urasawa se detiene en tres puntos sumamente destacables:
El efecto virus/vacuna: La población mundial fue diezmada por el virus, así como los restantes sobrevivientes se vieron obligados a jugar a una especie de 'juegos de hambre' para obtener las pocas vacunas en circulación. Desde los ojos de Otcho vemos lo peor de la humanidad y como este ambiente post-apocalíptico desvirtuó cualquier resabio de 'filantropía'. Gente que mata niños, amigos o que pierde a su familia con tal de obtener la cura, es tal vez el punto más duro -y fuerte- del tomo.
La rebelión de Kanna: Este personaje ha cambiado nuevamente. El salto temporal la ha vuelto más fría y la ha obligado a tomar decisiones difíciles al ser la líder de la resistencia contra Tomodachi. Sumemosle una misión destinada al fracaso que -en este caso- es la hebra de la que podemos tirar.
La canción: El uso que hace Urasawa de las canciones, ya no como subtexto si no como una ejemplificación grotesca, en manos de los campesinos que parecen haber vuelto a la esclavitud, y como el cantar (que alude a los esclavos trabajadores de campos de algodón e incluso ocupa la figura de Robert Johnson en algunas paginas) parece ser la chispa que devorará todo este imperio de la sin razón que ha creado Tomodachi.
Cruces de caminos y una canción que está siendo propagada por el diablo. El futuro de 20th Century Boys luce, por fin, prometedor.
Particularmente en este tomo Urasawa se detiene en tres puntos sumamente destacables:
El efecto virus/vacuna: La población mundial fue diezmada por el virus, así como los restantes sobrevivientes se vieron obligados a jugar a una especie de 'juegos de hambre' para obtener las pocas vacunas en circulación. Desde los ojos de Otcho vemos lo peor de la humanidad y como este ambiente post-apocalíptico desvirtuó cualquier resabio de 'filantropía'. Gente que mata niños, amigos o que pierde a su familia con tal de obtener la cura, es tal vez el punto más duro -y fuerte- del tomo.
La rebelión de Kanna: Este personaje ha cambiado nuevamente. El salto temporal la ha vuelto más fría y la ha obligado a tomar decisiones difíciles al ser la líder de la resistencia contra Tomodachi. Sumemosle una misión destinada al fracaso que -en este caso- es la hebra de la que podemos tirar.
La canción: El uso que hace Urasawa de las canciones, ya no como subtexto si no como una ejemplificación grotesca, en manos de los campesinos que parecen haber vuelto a la esclavitud, y como el cantar (que alude a los esclavos trabajadores de campos de algodón e incluso ocupa la figura de Robert Johnson en algunas paginas) parece ser la chispa que devorará todo este imperio de la sin razón que ha creado Tomodachi.
Cruces de caminos y una canción que está siendo propagada por el diablo. El futuro de 20th Century Boys luce, por fin, prometedor.
April 11, 2022
As one of the reviewers noted it is exquisite how author managed to capture the despair of people separated from their families by wall and sent out to concentration camps from which they manage to escape with great losses.
And then they are given limited set of vaccines by masked persons - what happens is truly devastating and heart breaking. These scenes and village episode are truly something that made this book very emotional for me.
Kenji is back and I gotta say book seems to take the path of rock opera. I hope this will not be the case because.... I do not know...... but again it would be fitting ending to something that started as child game...... so who knows .........
Art as always is beautiful.
Highly recommended.
And then they are given limited set of vaccines by masked persons - what happens is truly devastating and heart breaking. These scenes and village episode are truly something that made this book very emotional for me.
Kenji is back and I gotta say book seems to take the path of rock opera. I hope this will not be the case because.... I do not know...... but again it would be fitting ending to something that started as child game...... so who knows .........
Art as always is beautiful.
Highly recommended.
February 2, 2020
The story continues--I don't know that there was a single flashback moment now, and the momentum seems to be building to a final conflict. Two competing groups exist now in the "present" of the story the "Genji Faction" and the Ice Queen and her followers, that are actively fighting back against the Friend, who is president of the World and is--big-picture--ruling unchecked. Some new characters are introduced, more young people, apparently younger than Kana, that join the standbys who'd survived into the "present." Oh, and a character that appears to be a huge deal shows up toward the end calling himself "Yabuki Joe."
July 4, 2021
For my money, there is no better character artist than Naoki Urasawa. At this point, this series has covered 40 years of these characters' lives. The story bounces around in time, and yet every character is recognizable in every era.
Sanae and Katsuo get separated from Otcho and Kamisama. Sanae meets the gang leader called the Ice Queen, which is not a surprising reveal. We find that in year one of the Friendship era, the Friend sent vaccines to the people who attended the expo. People fought over those vaccines and a lot more people were killed than were saved. Officer Chono now works at a border wall and the guy on the motorcycle with the guitar shows up there.
Sanae and Katsuo get separated from Otcho and Kamisama. Sanae meets the gang leader called the Ice Queen, which is not a surprising reveal. We find that in year one of the Friendship era, the Friend sent vaccines to the people who attended the expo. People fought over those vaccines and a lot more people were killed than were saved. Officer Chono now works at a border wall and the guy on the motorcycle with the guitar shows up there.
November 25, 2025
THE RETURN OF THE KING!
Another solid volume that had a lot to like. The Otcho mini story in the middle was really really good the dude is basically the main character of this series it was nice to get even more insight of his mental during the Friend reign. Kanna is a leader to a rebellion group and you can tell she’s just tired of everything it’s so sad. And…. KENJI IS HERE !!!! I was kinda spoiled ngl cause they had ads of the movie at the end of these volumes but like it was kinda obvious but still sick to see. It’s insane that the main character of this series had not been around for fucking 10 or more volumes. Can’t wait to finally see him in action again he looks sick.
Another solid volume that had a lot to like. The Otcho mini story in the middle was really really good the dude is basically the main character of this series it was nice to get even more insight of his mental during the Friend reign. Kanna is a leader to a rebellion group and you can tell she’s just tired of everything it’s so sad. And…. KENJI IS HERE !!!! I was kinda spoiled ngl cause they had ads of the movie at the end of these volumes but like it was kinda obvious but still sick to see. It’s insane that the main character of this series had not been around for fucking 10 or more volumes. Can’t wait to finally see him in action again he looks sick.
October 30, 2023
Este volumen es entretenido, van pasando muchas cosas, y si bien uno siente que todo podría pasar, no me pareció tan sorprendente como debería la llegada de ese mítico músico, quién a simple vista uno sabe que es Kenji. Ahora, ¿cómo sobrevivió? ¿por qué no se presentó anteriormente? Son varias las preguntas, y confío en Naoki para dar una explicación digna, pero por la lectura que he sentido de este manga, no llega al pulido de Pluto o Monster. Veremos cual será la explicación, porque sin duda es algo que me tiene muy intrigado y quisiera saber más del tema.
September 22, 2022
This final third arc is starting a lot stronger than the last one. Personally I found the second arc after the first major time-jump to be slightly underwhelming compared to what came before, I’m interested to see where this new direction goes. The absurdity of the story elements has expanded much further than in the second arc, however, the darker tone and more defined world building gives the series a little extra something that I feel was missing from some previous volumes.
February 20, 2022
La valentía de los hermanos. El topo con la reina del hielo, los planes crueles de amigo, parece que poco a poco mucha gente se está dando cuenta de sus acciones.
Kanna y como siguió con su vida como una líder revolucionara. Ahora parece que amigo realmente tiene un control total del mundo. Apenas hay resistencia.
Lo emocionante es la aparición de un personaje al final del tomo.
Kanna y como siguió con su vida como una líder revolucionara. Ahora parece que amigo realmente tiene un control total del mundo. Apenas hay resistencia.
Lo emocionante es la aparición de un personaje al final del tomo.
July 1, 2022
dunia berakhir di 2015.
memasuki penanda zaman baru saat sahabat menjadi penguasa dunia. tahun ke 3 sahabat, dunia brubah jd lebih mengerikan. demi vaksin org rela saling bunuh. manusia dikelompokkan dipisah dengan tembok tinggi. suatu hari iblis pun datang, memainkan melodi mengerikan dan manusia merasa bebas.
memasuki penanda zaman baru saat sahabat menjadi penguasa dunia. tahun ke 3 sahabat, dunia brubah jd lebih mengerikan. demi vaksin org rela saling bunuh. manusia dikelompokkan dipisah dengan tembok tinggi. suatu hari iblis pun datang, memainkan melodi mengerikan dan manusia merasa bebas.
November 25, 2023
Trying to marathon these books at the beginning of the year was a mistake. The story cycles started to feel repetetive, even though the characters were constantly shifting, and we watched the story fast forward an entire generation at one point.
It'e been months since I read vol 16, and I found myself totally engrossed in the story when I picked this back up.
It'e been months since I read vol 16, and I found myself totally engrossed in the story when I picked this back up.
March 1, 2019
This was such a pleasant read, ironic considering the dystopian nature of this particular story. Fantastic story as always, I like the reveal at the end of a popular character who apparently is now back on the scene.
November 15, 2019
In this episode of the 20th Century Boys, new characters, new locations and new twists come into play. Our old characters evolve and interact with the new characters. The story makes progress and changes in interesting ways. I'm looking forward to Volume 18.
April 7, 2024
The world showcased by the third time jump is showcased to the world. The different members of the cast are having a terrible time to say the least. By the end of it, there seems like there will be at least one ray of hope on the horizon.
January 11, 2026
I had to note this down from the volume because it encapsulates this story so well:
Kids' games never finish. Becoming an adult means forgetting and moving on to the next thing. Yet here I am, still waiting for my bowling boom...
July 6, 2018
I honestly have no idea where things are going from here, and I like that.
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