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20 Seiki Shounen   
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Manga

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Associated Names
20 Seiki Shōnen
20. Yüzyıl Çocukları
20th Century Boys
20th Século Meninos
20thCB
20世紀少年
20세기 소년
Abad ke-20 Anak Laki-laki
amigo símbolo chicos del siglo XX
Anak Laki-Laki Abad 20
Chłopaki z dwudziestego wieku
Garçons du 20ème siècle
I ragazzi del XX secolo
Jungen des 20. Jahrhunderts
Những Chàng Trai Thế Kỉ 20
Nijuu Seiki Shounen
Twentieth Century Boys
Мальчишки двадцатого века
فتيان القرن العشرين

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Latest Release(s)
v.22 c.9-13 (end) by Manga-Heaven over 16 years ago
v.22 c.8 by Manga-Heaven over 16 years ago
v.22 c.7 by Manga-Heaven over 16 years ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
22 Vols (2000 - Complete)
11 Kanzenban (2016 - Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A

User Reviews
20th Century Boys by cryptic
20th Century Boys by Master_M2K

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User Rating
Average: 8.8 / 10.0 (1756 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.76 / 10.0
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Last Updated
November 24th 2023, 5:52pm


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Year
1999

Original Publisher

Serialized In (magazine)
Big Comic Spirits (Shogakukan)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Viz (22 Vols - Complete; print | 11 Perfect Eds - Completed; print)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #578 increased(+99)
Monthly Pos #1001 increased(+351)
3 Month Pos #1597 increased(+256)
6 Month Pos #1972 decreased(-59)
Year Pos #2117 increased(+156)

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On 1035 reading lists
On 1742 wish lists
On 3503 completed lists
On 127 unfinished lists
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The greatest to the end  
by takashidraylus
February 8th, 2023, 11:45pm
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
This is manga. I’ve heard a lot of great things about Urasawa Naoki’s writing. He lived up to his reputation. I got the chills so many times toward the end of this manga. It completely blew my mind. It managed to surpass my high expectations and be nothing at all like I expected. Everything was perfect. There is no ass pull because everything has been planned by Urasawa Naoki from the beginning. Very satisfying with that person as Friend all along. Urasawa Naoki should be appreciated for not trying to extend the story. Better than Monster. This is a masterpiece.

... Last updated on February 11th, 2023, 10:15pm
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It was so good till it neared the end  
by MLGSwag
September 6th, 2022, 12:44pm
Rating: 3.4  / 10.0
The ending felt so out of place when I read it, even though there is a sequel book after the end, that still did not satisfy me in regards on how they resolved the conflict.
In my opinion, this manga is good for those who just want to participate in a journey. As the ending was not worth it
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It was ok.  
by pier4r
June 21st, 2021, 9:32am
Rating: 7.0  / 10.0
It is a pleasant read but the "goalpost" moves every 10 chapters or so, then the end is more or less left to the fantasy of the reader, there isn't much of an end really.
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So-so  
by jomellyfish
February 10th, 2021, 10:41pm
Rating: 5.0  / 10.0
I don't know, but I completely agree with wait 321. I picked this up hoping that the manga lived up to its reputation and could stand on the same level with Urusawa's Monster, which was more to my taste. But boy did it give me disillusion and the impression that Monster is sacrosanct. Everything felt contrived just to prolong the story. There was too much flashback, plot twists, and characters that has actually little to no significance to the story, or better yet characters with flat background and identity. It's a masterpice maybe, but probably not for everyone and especially not for me because 20th Century Boys' non-linear plot stressed the fuck out of me. I especially hate how Urusawa incorporated pop in this manga which got me confused as to what he actually wants to show us. Overall, this manga was a decent read and I'd recommend it to conspiracy and mystery buffs just for the first part of the story which managed to grip my attention.

... Last updated on February 10th, 2021, 10:55pm
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naoki's besto manga  
by Q C4r4j0
October 9th, 2020, 3:17pm
Rating: N/A
In ma opinion WOWowow WHAT A WELL use of resources in the narrative.

... Last updated on October 9th, 2020, 3:20pm
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Mind bending goodness  
by Cryvern
July 5th, 2020, 4:44pm
Rating: 9.5  / 10.0
Love Urasawa's style, constant page-turn-inducing barrage of confusion and revelations.
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Not bad  
by Sburator
July 30th, 2019, 8:26am
Rating: 5.0  / 10.0
Not good either.
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is it a classic? i think so. (nothing much else to add)  
by the_Cloudborne
April 26th, 2019, 8:55pm
Rating: 8.9  / 10.0
i wouldn't tier it among my favorite manga and maybe it's not quite old enough but it just ~f e e l s~ like a classic, like it's something that will endure.
other reviewers have felt that it dragged on too long but i respectfully disagree. my personal gripe would be that a lot of the characters felt a bit...flat. maybe it was due to the nature of the story/plot (timeskips) but it felt like much of the character growth/development was offscreen (unseen),
Spoiler (mouse over to view)
yoshitsune
being a great exception.

... Last updated on April 26th, 2019, 8:58pm
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Great start, drags on later  
by NazarethSTG
April 20th, 2016, 4:34am
Rating: 6.0  / 10.0
This series starts brilliantly, with a great premise, great characters and an engaging story. Sadly, what the author starts unveiling is not as interesting as the mistery that precedes it. It starts to drag on and to keep the reader's interest Urasawa starts to machinegun his trademark forced, ridiculous plot twists, a cheap way to tell a story. Maybe the story was too ambitious for Urasawa to handle, or maybe it's just that he's better at building mistery than explaining those mysteries, something that seems to be common in his work.

... Last updated on April 20th, 2016, 4:37am
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Good  
by kiriee
November 11th, 2015, 9:34am
Rating: 9.0  / 10.0
For the first half, Everything laid out perfectly but the last half not so great with so many new character being introduced and how the author trying to make it like they are supposed to be there or maybe a twist to me it was just after thought to make the series last longer than it should.

A lot of manga suffer a from this kind of thing, I guess this is kind of thing that you have to deal with popular manga, kinda a shame to see perfectly great manga turn into an good manga near the end. Well still worth reading.

... Last updated on November 11th, 2015, 9:35am
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