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20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 1

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20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 1 by Naoki Urasawa is a gripping graphic novel that weaves together past and present as it follows a group of childhood friends. As adults, they discover that a shared game from their youth might be tied to a series of real-world calamities. Set against the backdrop of societal collapse, the story unfolds with tension, mystery, and the complex interplay of forgotten memories.
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20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 1 is a deluxe bind-up edition of Naoki Urasawa’s award-winning epic featuring doomsday cults, giant robots, and a group of friends trying to save the world from destruction!

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.

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    20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 1 is a deluxe bind-up edition of Naoki Urasawa’s award-winning epic featuring doomsday cults, giant robots, and a group of friends trying to save the world from destruction! 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,...
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    A deluxe bind-up edition of Naoki Urasawa’s award-winning epic of doomsday cults, giant robots and a group of friends trying to save the world from destruction! 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,...
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    A deluxe bind-up edition of Naoki Urasawa’s award-winning epic of doomsday cults, giant robots and a group of friends trying to save the world from destruction! 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,...
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    A deluxe bind-up edition of Naoki Urasawa’s award-winning epic of doomsday cults, giant robots and a group of friends trying to save the world from destruction! 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,...
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    A deluxe bind-up edition of Naoki Urasawa’s award-winning epic of doomsday cults, giant robots and a group of friends trying to save the world from destruction! 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,...
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    21st Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 1 is a deluxe bind-up edition of Naoki Urasawa’s award-winning epic of doomsday cults, giant robots, and a group of friends trying to save the world from destruction! 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,...
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    20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 4 is a deluxe bind-up edition of Naoki Urasawa’s award-winning epic about doomsday cults, giant robots, and a group of friends striving to save the world from destruction! 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,...
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    A deluxe bind-up edition of Naoki Urasawa’s award-winning epic of doomsday cults, giant robots, and a group of friends trying to save the world from destruction! 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,...
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    20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 6 is a deluxe bind-up edition of Naoki Urasawa’s award-winning epic of doomsday cults, giant robots, and a group of friends trying to save the world from destruction! 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,...
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    A deluxe bind-up edition of Naoki Urasawa’s award-winning epic of doomsday cults, giant robots, and a group of friends trying to save the world from destruction! 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,...
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20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 1 is highly praised as a standout in the manga world, renowned for its adventurous spirit and inspirational themes. Critics commend Naoki Urasawa's storytelling for its ability to transport readers and rekindle their faith in humanity. Reviewers emphasize the immersive quality and philosophical depth of Urasawa's work.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781421599618

Publisher: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 November 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

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  • Created by Naoki Urasawa

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 146.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 578g

Pages: 416

About the Author

Naoki Urasawa’s career as a manga artist spans more than thirty years and has firmly established him as one of the true manga masters of Japan. Born in Tokyo in 1960, Urasawa debuted with BETA!! in 1983 and hasn’t stopped his impressive output since. Well-versed in a variety of genres, Urasawa’s oeuvre encompasses a multitude of different subjects, such as a romantic comedy (Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl), a suspenseful human drama about a former mercenary (Pineapple ARMY; story by Kazuya Kudo), an intriguing detective series taking place around the world (Master Keaton; story by Hokusei Katsushika, Takashi Nagasaki), a captivating psychological suspense story (Monster), a sci-fi adventure manga (20th Century Boys), and a modern reinterpretation of the work of the God of Manga, Osamu Tezuka (Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka; co-authored with Takashi Nagasaki, supervised by Macoto Tezka, and with the cooperation of Tezuka Productions). Many of his books have spawned popular animated and live-action TV programs and sci-fi films, and 2008 saw the theatrical release of the first of three live-action Japanese films based on 20th Century Boys.

No stranger to accolades and awards, Urasawa received the 2011 and 2013 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia, as well as an award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, and is a three-time recipient of the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award, a two-time recipient of the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize, and also received the Kodansha Manga Award. Urasawa has also become involved in the world of academia, and in 2008 accepted a guest teaching post at Nagoya Zokei University, where he teaches courses in, of course, manga.

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