20th century boys : the perfect edition / story & art by Naoki Urasawa ; story coproduced with Takashi Nagasaki ; translation & English adaptation/Akemi Wegmüller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Urasawa, Naoki, 1960- author, artist.

Nagasaki, Takashi, author.

Contributor:

Wegmüller, Akemi, translator.

Diaz-Przybyl, Lillian, translator.

Dutro, Steve, letterer.

Series:

Viz signature

VIZ signature edition.

Standardized Title:

20 seiki shōnen. English

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Epidemics.

Robots.

Cults.

Young men.

Friendship.

Friendship--Comic books, strips, etc.

Young men--Comic books, strips, etc.

Good and evil--Comic books, strips, etc.

Good and evil.

Heroes--Comic books, strips, etc.

Heroes.

Cults--Comic books, strips, etc.

Robots--Comic books, strips, etc.

Epidemics--Comic books, strips, etc.

Rock musicians.

Genre:

Graphic novels.

Comics (Graphic works)

Science fiction comics.

Manga.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

volumes : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Other Title:

Twentieth century boys : the perfect edition

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, LLC, [2018]-

Language Note:

Translated from the Japanese.

Summary:

"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"--Publisher.

While an unknown virus spreads and cripples the world with fear, the 2015 World Expo prepares to start, serving as a beacon of hope in a dark world. But how can our heroes remain hopeful when strange rumors start to spread? Between sightings of the recently deceased Friend walking the streets of Japan and rumors of an assassination attempt on the pope, all signs point toward an eventful opening ceremony for the 2015 World Expo.

My father is the Friend?" Kanna asks as she confronts the grim truth. With her heart full of despair, it will take everything for Kanna to continue the fight against the friends. Meanwhile, Koizumi and Sadakiyo manage to escape the pursuit of the dream navigators, but not for long. Can Kanna, caught in an emotional struggle between her fate and the future of the Earth, step forward and head to Koizumi's rescue? As our heroes continue their fight against the friends, long-held secrets are revealed and more of Kenji's friends reunite. The war against the Friends has reached yet another crescendo ...Land. It is there that she sees something that no one was ever meant to see the true identity of the Friend. Who will survive in this world where it is nearly impossible to distinguish friend from foe?

In 2014, Tokyo is under the complete control of the mysterious ruler known as the Friend. Kanna has chosen to step forward and confront the Friend in order to carry out the last wishes of her uncle Kenji, who has been missing since Bloody New Year's Eve. As Kanna gathers a group of outcasts and misfits to face the Friend, her high school classmate Koizumi faces true horror in the brainwashing camp known as Friend Land. It is there that she sees something that no one was ever meant to see the true identity of the Friend. Who will survive in this world where it is nearly impossible to distinguish friend from foe?

Kanna, burdened by the fact that her mother Kiriko developed the bacteriological weapons used by the friends on bloody New Year's Eve, ruminates over the ominous messages she left behind. When the weapons come back to haunt humanity, Kanna isn't the only one searching for traces of Kiriko. Otcho gets closer to finding out the missing doctor's current whereabouts after a search leads him to her former colleague, Dr. Yamane.

Contents:

Volume 1. Friends

Karaoke

The boy who bought a guitar

Snot rag

Night in the science lab

Flag on the moon

Softball

Digging a hole

Message

Yukiji

Amiability

Otcho

Cho-san

Yama-san

Humanity's final hour

Kamisama

Kiriko's desk drawer

Kiriko's boyfriend

The man behind

The prophet

Open your eyes!!

Volume 2. Hero with a guitar

Resolve

Confrontation

Brother

Classmates

Someone else...

Sadakiyo

Airport bomb

Destiny's child

And then...

The guy in Bangkok

FDP

Flight

Connection

Love and peace

Rainbow kid

Light

Blowup

Secret headquarters

Robot conference

King of the underground

The darkness beyond

Volume 3. Call to arms

Not alone

Uncle Kenji

Signal

December 31

Final round

Reunion

Memorial

Detective Chono

Chocho

The ambitious duo

Witness

The killer

Umihotaru

The monster

Tunnels

On the run

Big shot

Amulets

Final hope

The great escape

Test of courage

Volume 4. Escape

Air

Landing

Expo of dreams

Koizumi

Kamisama's autograph

The truth

Control room

Face-off

Fukube

Charge

Decision

Robot

Kenji's song

The bus

Friend land

Runaway

REquest

Score

Plan

Hanging hill

Voices

Volume 5. Don't look

Nightmare

Playing for real

Rabbit Nabokov

ESP

Confession

The new book of prophecy

Pulpit

Savior

Assassination

Fatal bullet

Truce

Crossroads

Surveillance

New teacher

Horror explained

Collector

Hearing voices

Friend's room

The faceless boy

Faceless no more

Thunder

Volume 6. Depths of despair

List of ingredients

The lie of 1970

Old acquaintance

Heart and soul

Space aliens

Sadakiyo's decision

Ruins

Godzilla

Mother's words

Yamane-kun

Science lab memories

New Year's Eve

Shrine visit

Suicide bomber

Secret message

Library

Science lab

By the light of the alcohol lamp

The man who...

Gunshot: part 1

Gunshot: part 2

Gunshot explained

Friend's face.

Volume 7. Missing from memory

Friend's death

Round table

Revelation of 2003

The real thing

Beginning of the end

Revenge of the Frogdoom: part 1

Revenge of the Frogdoom: part 2

A quiet town in Germany

Creeping fear

New command

The real 1971

King of evil

Intruder

Seeing things

Spoon bender

Science lab, 1971

Brush with the past

True identity

Twisted memory

My summer vacation

A boy and a dream

Volume 8. A peculiar book of prophecies

A peculiar Japanese man

Tattooed man

Writhing truth

Bravery in 2001

Farewell in 2001

What a wonderful new world

The greatest show of all time

Gas-masked salesman

Time limit

Expo hurray

This side of the rainbow

That side of the rainbow

End of the rainbow

A real friend

Beyond the look glass

The truth of hanging hill

A real ghost

Superhuman

Friendship era

Pole vaulter

Modern history

Kids' talk

Toy chest

g Volume 9. Global defense force

Go, Katsuo!

Much despair

Ice queen

Beginning of despair

Mid-journey

Heaviness of travel

Officer at the end of the world

Song at the end of the world

Summer homework

Encounter at the crossroads: cross-counter

Gutarara Sudarara

The two who survived

Oh, daughter...

Everybody's song

Come together

Get up! Stand up, Joel!

Encore! Encore!

Starting to change the world

What should not be seen

What should not be heard

What should not be known

Volume 10. Final prey

Something huge is coming

Ichi the spade

The melancholy of manga artist Ujiki

The one who got through

The seven samurai of the Badlands

Gotcha

Who's behind you?

Ultimate evil

The man who came back

Final lesson

Time of the holy mother

When the frog sings

Lowest of the low

Humanity in the balance

Who is the friend

Great power

I'm him

Which is which?

Unscripted scenario

Twenty-four hours for humanity

Volume 11. Who the hell're you?

Hide-and-seek

Papal envoy

Let's play

Arrival of the space aliens

The friend who's there now

The book of prophecy continued

That alone will remain

At the base of this flag

Raise the flag

Confession of the mask

After the confession

Final song

Hello, people of Tokyo

Gamble of your life

You survive

Mask king

Don't hand it to the enemy

Legendary detective

Do nothing

Beginning of justice

Defender of justice

End of the game

Settling accounts.

Notes:

This book reads from right to left, in traditional manga style.

Original Japanese edition published by Shogakukan.

A deluxe edition of Naoki Urasawa's epic of doomsday cults, giant robots and a group of friends trying to save the world from destruction.

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OCLC:

1121422660

Publisher Number:

99987965146

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