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21st Century Boys

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: 21stCB, 21 Seiki Shounen
Japanese: 21世紀少年
English: 21st Century Boys
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 2
Chapters: 16
Status: Finished
Published: Dec 25, 2006 to Jul 14, 2007
Genres: Award Winning Award Winning, Drama Drama, Mystery Mystery, Sci-Fi Sci-Fi
Theme: Psychological Psychological
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Big Comic Spirits
Authors: Urasawa, Naoki (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 8.431 (scored by 5171151,711 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #1922
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #147
Members: 99,328
Favorites: 973

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Volumes: /2
Chapters: /16

Synopsis

As the conflict between Kenji Endo, his childhood friends, and cult leader "Friend" comes to an end, two mysteries remain—Friend's true identity and whether the threat of an "anti-photon bomb" before his death was legitimate. Hoping to find an answer, Kenji, alongside the United Nations, decides to use a virtual reality program created from Friend's childhood memories in this conclusion to a long journey that will span decades.

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Background

20th Century Boys and 21st Century Boys' combined storyline won the Grand Prize at the 37th Japan Cartoonist Awards on May 9, 2008.

VIZ Media published the manga in English under the VIZ Signature imprint from January 15, 2013, to March 19, 2013, and later as a 2-in-1 omnibus volume. It was also released in Brazilian Portuguese by Planet Manga; in French by Panini Comics; in German by Planet Manga; and in Spanish by Planeta DeAgostini.

A complete edition of 21st Century Boys was released on December 28, 2016, in Japan by Shogakukan. It features the entire series in colored pages and a new ending unique to the publication. VIZ Media published the version under the title 21st Century Boys: The Perfect Edition on June 15, 2021.

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Reviews

Nov 1, 2024
Gives a more adecuate end to the story started in the previous manga. I feel more comfortable and at easy having this kind of conclusion instead of having nothing at all. You can understand better some interactions and relationships in the story. If you read 20th Century Boys you MUST read this.

If you want to know more about the whole, please read the reviews on 20th Century Boys. Because the major story happens there. All the features like art, dialogues and characters mantain the same vibe as in the first part.

I just wanted to give a small review of this part that includes only the ...
Nov 1, 2024
Mixed Feelings
As the follow-up and conclusion to 20th Century Boys, this manga wraps up the story in a way that feels like a proper send-off. It dives deeper into who "Friend" really is and why he did what he did, which adds some satisfying answers to the long-standing questions. That said, the plot gets pretty wild with the introduction of time machine elements, making things a bit confusing at times. Still, even with all the twists and turns, I think the ending works well enough for such a complex tale. It might not resolve every single detail, but it brings the main threads to a close ...
Jun 19, 2024
Well-writtenWell-written
*Spoiler free - Rapid Review*

*(My 20th century boys review for context)
Perhaps the most over-rated manga ever.

It may be Gigguk's favourite manga, but this manga is *extremely* over-rated. Despite having good characters that are properly characterised and play off each other well, the manga fails to support the plot with a paper-thin mystery that should have only lasted 100 chapters. It's a hodgepodge of many ideas that don't support each other and the resolutions of plot points are really boring. Which, is exactly what this manga is, boring. The art is decent and certain scenes look great, the actual story is so random and bad that ...

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