20th Century Boys and 21th Century Boys manga by Naoki Urasawa
Requirements: CBR Reader, 1,2 GB. – C –
Overview: 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.
- For Kenji, a simple convenience store manager who once dreamed of becoming a rock ‘n’ roll musician, a host of memories from his past come rushing back when one of his childhood friends mysteriously commits suicide. Could this new death be related to the rise of a bizarre new cult that’s been implicated in several other murders and disappearances? Determined to dig deeper, Kenji reunites with some of his old buddies in the hope of learning the truth behind it all.
- 20th Century Boys won the 2001 Kodansha Manga Award in the General category,
An Excellence Prize at the 2002 Japan Media Arts Festival,
The 2003 Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category.
Genre: Comics, Manga, Action, Conspiracy, Drama, Mature, Mystery, Psychological, Sci-fi, Supernatural, Thriller.
20th Century Boys and 21th Century Boys
- Naoki Urasawa arts, pencils, story, write
Published by Shogakukan, Viz Media. 1999-2007.
- 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?
- Plot:
- "In 1969, young boys Kenji, Otcho, Yoshitsune and Maruo build, in an empty field, a hideout they call their secret base, in which they and their friends can get together to share manga and stolen porn magazines and listen to a radio. To celebrate the event, Otcho draws a symbol for the base that would represent their friendship. After their friends Yukiji and Donkey join the gang, they imagine a future scenario where villains would try to destroy the world, and in which the boys would stand up and fight; this scenario is transcribed and labeled Book of Prophecy (Yogen no sho.).
The series itself opens in the late 1990s, where Kenji is a convenience store owner, finding solace in his childhood adventures as he takes care of his baby niece Kanna and his mother. After Donkey is reported to have committed suicide, Kenji stumbles upon a large cult led by a man known only as "Friend". The cult has a plan to destroy the world on New Year’s Eve of 2000, (referred to in the latter half of the story as the Bloody New Year’s Eve), and the events that are currently unfolding are suspiciously close to the plan documented in the Book of Prophecy. Kenji begins to recruit some of his older friends, including Otcho and Yoshitsune, in an attempt to stop Friend.
The series spans several decades, from 1969 to 2017, which in the chronology of the series, becomes 3FE (3rd Year of the Friend Era). The series makes two distinct timeline cuts during the story; one from 2000 to 2014, and one from 2014 to 3FE. Several parts of the series are also told in flashbacks to previous events as the characters attempt to unravel the mystery of who Friend is and how to stop his plans of world destruction; most of the children’s backstories through the 70s and 80s are told in this fashion.
Overall, the plot follows the friends as they initially try to piece together what the Book of Prophecy contained, and eventually attempt to predict the next attack, which begins with biological attacks on San Francisco and London, followed by a series of bombings at a major Japanese airport. The attack on the eve of 2000 involves a "robot", which is revealed to be a giant balloon with robotic appendages. Kenji manages to get inside the robot to plant a bomb in it, and is presumed killed when the bomb explodes. From this event, in which Friend uses a monument to destroy the robot, Friend and the Friendship Democratic Party, his titular political group, gain widespread political and even religious power, as Friend is slowly beginning to be viewed as a religious icon. Friend then reveals a new plan, a continuation of the Book of Prophecy, in which he plans to kill every human being on Earth except for 3 million of his friends, but he is then assassinated by his chief scientist. Following this, Friend’s funeral becomes a worldwide spectacle, held in a stadium with the Pope giving the address. Partway through the service, Friend appears to rise from the dead and is shot in the shoulder by his own assassin. Friend made it appear like he saved the Pope, leading him to worldwide acclaim and power.
The final portion of the story takes place in a newly remodeled Japan, under the Era of Friend, who has instituted numerous bizarre changes, including the establishment of an Earth Defense Force, reputedly to protect Earth from an imminent alien invasion. During this time frame, Kanna, who is revealed to be Friend’s daughter, leads an insurgency against Friend’s government, enlisting the aid of numerous groups, including the survivors of rival gangs and mafia organizations. During this, Kenji, apparently also risen from the dead and carrying his trademark guitar, reappears.
"About:
- 20th Century Boys is a science fiction-mystery manga created by Naoki Urasawa. It won the 2001 Kodansha Manga Award in the General category, an Excellence Prize at the 2002 Japan Media Arts Festival, and the 2003 Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category. The last two volumes of the story were serialized under the name 21st Century Boys. The series makes many references to rock music as well as a number of 1960s-1970s anime; its title is based on T.Rex’s famous song, "20th Century Boy".
Urasawa wrote 20th Century Boys along with another popular title, Monster, for two years (Monster ended in 2001). It was licensed by VIZ Media in 2005; however, at Urasawa’s request, it has been rescheduled for release after Monster finishes its English serialization due to a change in art style over time.
A live action movie adaptation, directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, was released in Japan on August 30, 2008, as the first part of a trilogy of films. The second film was released on January 30, 2009, with the final part being released August 2009 (Both the USA and Japan shared the same premiere date of the final film, with the U.S. premiere exclusively being at the VIZ Cinema in San Francisco).
NOTE: Stories by Naoki Urusawa:
Download Instructions:
http://ceesty.com/wKLUDm — 20th Century Boys 01
http://ceesty.com/wKLUDO — 20th Century Boys 02
http://ceesty.com/wKLUDS — 20th Century Boys 03
http://ceesty.com/wKLUDG — 20th Century Boys 04
http://ceesty.com/wKLUDK — 20th Century Boys 05
http://ceesty.com/wKLUDX — 20th Century Boys 06
http://ceesty.com/wKLUD1 — 20th Century Boys 07
http://ceesty.com/wKLUF0 — 20th Century Boys 08
http://ceesty.com/wKLUFy — 20th Century Boys 09
http://ceesty.com/wKLUFo — 20th Century Boys 10
http://ceesty.com/wKLUFs — 20th Century Boys 11
http://ceesty.com/wKLUFg — 20th Century Boys 12
http://ceesty.com/wKLUFb — 20th Century Boys 13
http://ceesty.com/wKLUFR — 20th Century Boys 14
http://ceesty.com/wKLUFU — 20th Century Boys 15
http://ceesty.com/wKLUFD — 20th Century Boys 16
http://ceesty.com/wKLUFL — 20th Century Boys 17
http://ceesty.com/wKLUFN — 20th Century Boys 18
http://ceesty.com/wKLUF2 — 20th Century Boys 19
http://ceesty.com/wKLUGq — 20th Century Boys 20
http://ceesty.com/wKLUGu — 20th Century Boys 21
http://ceesty.com/wKLUGp — 20th Century Boys 22
http://ceesty.com/wKLUGd — 21st Century Boys 01
http://ceesty.com/wKLUGl — 21st Century Boys 02
- Spin-off: http://ceesty.com/wKLUGc — Mangari Michi (2009)
http://ceesty.com/wKLUGT — 20th Century Boys: Sudalala-Sutalala Song
- Mirror:
- http://novafile.com/rqj7sx3ys2tq — 20th Century Boys 01
http://ceesty.com/wKLUGI — 20th Century Boys 02
http://ceesty.com/wKLUGA — 20th Century Boys 03
http://ceesty.com/wKLUGJ — 20th Century Boys 04
http://ceesty.com/wKLUGZ — 20th Century Boys 05
http://ceesty.com/wKLUGM — 20th Century Boys 06
http://ceesty.com/wKLUG3 — 20th Century Boys 07
http://ceesty.com/wKLUG9 — 20th Century Boys 08
http://ceesty.com/wKLUHt — 20th Century Boys 09
http://ceesty.com/wKLUHi — 20th Century Boys 10
http://ceesty.com/wKLUHf — 20th Century Boys 11
http://ceesty.com/wKLUHj — 20th Century Boys 12
http://ceesty.com/wKLUHz — 20th Century Boys 13
http://ceesty.com/wKLUHm — 20th Century Boys 14
http://ceesty.com/wKLUHO — 20th Century Boys 15
http://ceesty.com/wKLUHS — 20th Century Boys 16
http://ceesty.com/wKLUHG — 20th Century Boys 17
http://ceesty.com/wKLUHK — 20th Century Boys 18
http://ceesty.com/wKLUHB — 20th Century Boys 19
http://ceesty.com/wKLUH4 — 20th Century Boys 20
http://ceesty.com/wKLUH7 — 20th Century Boys 21
http://ceesty.com/wKLUJ0 — 20th Century Boys 22
http://ceesty.com/wKLUJy — 21st Century Boys 01
http://ceesty.com/wKLUJs — 21st Century Boys 02
- Spin-off: http://ceesty.com/wKLUJx — Mangari Michi (2009)
http://ceesty.com/wKLUJb — 20th Century Boys: Sudalala-Sutalala Song
http://ceesty.com/wKLUJR — 20th Century Boys 01
http://ceesty.com/wKLUJU — 20th Century Boys 02
http://ceesty.com/wKLUJP — 20th Century Boys 03
http://ceesty.com/wKLUJD — 20th Century Boys 04
http://ceesty.com/wKLUJL — 20th Century Boys 05
http://ceesty.com/wKLUJC — 20th Century Boys 06
http://ceesty.com/wKLUJ2 — 20th Century Boys 07
http://ceesty.com/wKLUJ8 — 20th Century Boys 08
http://ceesty.com/wKLUKq — 20th Century Boys 09
http://ceesty.com/wKLUKu — 20th Century Boys 10
http://ceesty.com/wKLUKp — 20th Century Boys 11
http://ceesty.com/wKLUKd — 20th Century Boys 12
http://ceesty.com/wKLUKl — 20th Century Boys 13
http://ceesty.com/wKLUKc — 20th Century Boys 14
http://ceesty.com/wKLUKT — 20th Century Boys 15
http://ceesty.com/wKLUKI — 20th Century Boys 16
http://ceesty.com/wKLUKF — 20th Century Boys 17
http://ceesty.com/wKLUKJ — 20th Century Boys 18
http://ceesty.com/wKLUKZ — 20th Century Boys 19
http://ceesty.com/wKLUKV — 20th Century Boys 20
http://ceesty.com/wKLUK3 — 20th Century Boys 21
http://ceesty.com/wKLUK6 — 20th Century Boys 22
http://ceesty.com/wKLUK9 — 21st Century Boys 01
http://ceesty.com/wKLULt — 21st Century Boys 02
- Spin-off: http://ceesty.com/wKLULi — Mangari Michi (2009)
http://ceesty.com/wKLULa — 20th Century Boys: Sudalala-Sutalala Song
PDF version:
- http://www.gboxes.com/pr1oxl8sbauq — 20th Century Boys Vol 01
http://ceesty.com/wKLULf — 20th Century Boys Vol 02
http://ceesty.com/wKLULz — 20th Century Boys Vol 03
http://ceesty.com/wKLULm — 20th Century Boys Vol 04
http://ceesty.com/wKLULE — 20th Century Boys Vol 05
http://ceesty.com/wKLULO — 20th Century Boys Vol 06
http://ceesty.com/wKLULG — 20th Century Boys Vol 07
http://ceesty.com/wKLULX — 20th Century Boys Vol 08
http://ceesty.com/wKLUL1 — 20th Century Boys Vol 09
http://ceesty.com/wKLUL7 — 20th Century Boys Vol 10
http://ceesty.com/wKLUZe — 20th Century Boys Vol 11
http://ceesty.com/wKLUZy — 20th Century Boys Vol 12
http://ceesty.com/wKLUZs — 20th Century Boys Vol 13
http://ceesty.com/wKLUZk — 20th Century Boys Vol 14
http://ceesty.com/wKLUZb — 20th Century Boys Vol 15
http://ceesty.com/wKLUZR — 20th Century Boys Vol 16
http://ceesty.com/wKLUZP — 20th Century Boys Vol 17
http://ceesty.com/wKLUZD — 20th Century Boys Vol 18
http://ceesty.com/wKLUZH — 20th Century Boys Vol 19
http://ceesty.com/wKLUZC — 20th Century Boys Vol 20
http://ceesty.com/wKLUZ8 — 20th Century Boys Vol 21
http://ceesty.com/wKLUXr — 20th Century Boys Vol 22
http://ceesty.com/wKLUXu — 21st Century Boys Vol 01
http://ceesty.com/wKLUXp — 21st Century Boys Vol 02
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