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20th Century Boys

Posted by bobbyalbrecht on September 20, 2008

So in my spare time I am a prettay hardcore manga enthusiast.  Earlier this morning, I finally finished the manga 20th Century Boys, written by none other than Naoki Urasawa.  This man is a GENIUS!!! I absolutely loved every second reading it.  The story follows a group of Japanese men who must fight to save the world.  It sounds corny but it is extremely deep.  It jumps around in time all the way back from 1970 to 2015 as it unravels the deep and mysterious life of the powerful, corrupt leader, “Friend.  I don’t want to give away any more as to ruin the story.

 I believe they just released a movie adaptation of it in Japan and I really want to see it.  So if anyone has a link or knows where I could get my hands on this film please let me know.

 

You can read this FANTASTIC manga and many others at www.onemanga.com

 

I 100% recommend this and it is by far the best manga I have yet to read.  Now I’m reading Monster, also by Naoki Urasawa and I have high hopes :) .

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