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20th Century Boys 1
by Naoki Urasawa
Hey, you, reading this right now. You like mystery? You like "real" characters? You like twist and turns? Well shit, I think we found the book for you. This is if you took IT, mixed it with secret government hidings, little bit of Lost on top, you get 20th century boys!
The main character of this story is Kenji. He's running his store, taking care of a baby his sister left, and dealing with the death of a friend. We get various flashbacks in here of when he's a child with his buddies all playing, building secret forts, and being kids. Fun times! Except we get flashes of the future and something is not right. Something bad. Yet Kenji and his group of friends saved the world? What the fuck!?
What makes this story work so well is really getting to know each character. Each person feels like they have purpose, and none of it feels rushed (Which is slight negative, can drag a bit at points) but it really gives us a natural human feel to each character. I love getting to know each one and the big mystery keeps me intrigued throughout.
Will continue to read without a doubt!
The main character of this story is Kenji. He's running his store, taking care of a baby his sister left, and dealing with the death of a friend. We get various flashbacks in here of when he's a child with his buddies all playing, building secret forts, and being kids. Fun times! Except we get flashes of the future and something is not right. Something bad. Yet Kenji and his group of friends saved the world? What the fuck!?
What makes this story work so well is really getting to know each character. Each person feels like they have purpose, and none of it feels rushed (Which is slight negative, can drag a bit at points) but it really gives us a natural human feel to each character. I love getting to know each one and the big mystery keeps me intrigued throughout.
Will continue to read without a doubt!