This series holds a special place in my heart as my first exposure to Noaki Urasawa, who remains today my favorite mangaka. Strictly speaking, his manga is top notch. All of it. While my personal favorite is Pluto, which is getting an anime adaptation soon, 20th Century Boys comes in at a close second. The only issues I have with this series is the fact that time skips are used too frequently and for not good enough reasons.
Love this manga! So addictive, Well-plotted, and fine art.Although the first few chapters are a bit boring and the end is somehow not clear, I still recommend you guys out there read it at least once in your life!
I am a big fan of seinen, science fiction, and psychological manga. Urasawa Naoki is, without a doubt, one of the best mangakas to have ever existed in these genres.
Growing older is pretty rough and Kenji is finding out just how hard it can be as life starts wearing down on him. On top of trying to make ends meet running a convenience store, he has to care for the niece that his missing sister left in his care. Memories of youth make it easier, until those memories come back to haunt you. Kenji and his old friends are slowly being drawn into a mysterious conspiracy that could threaten the world. Who is the mysterious "friend", and how does he tie into Kenji's youth? Why are there disappearances and deaths tied into Ochanomizu University? The friend's memories hold the keys to the puzzle, but years between cloud the clues. The strange occurances and the reach of the "friend" conspiracy grow by the day. It will all culminate on New Year's Eve 2000. Will Kenji and the rest of the group be able to put together the puzzle and save the world?