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Synonyms: 21stCB, 21 Seiki Shounen
Japanese: 21世紀少年
English: 21st Century Boys
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 2
Chapters: 16
Status: Finished
Published: Dec 25, 2006 to Jul 14, 2007
Genres: Award Winning Award Winning, Drama Drama, Mystery Mystery, Sci-Fi Sci-Fi
Theme: Psychological Psychological
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Big Comic Spirits
Authors: Urasawa, Naoki (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.431 (scored by 4943549,435 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #1932
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #150
Members: 94,978
Favorites: 925

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Synopsis

As the conflict between Kenji Endo, his childhood friends, and cult leader "Friend" comes to an end, two mysteries remain—Friend's true identity and whether the threat of an "anti-photon bomb" before his death was legitimate. Hoping to find an answer, Kenji, alongside the United Nations, decides to use a virtual reality program created from Friend's childhood memories in this conclusion to a long journey that will span dozens of decades.

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20th Century Boys and 21st Century Boys' combined storyline won the Grand Prize at the 37th Japan Cartoonist Awards on May 9, 2008.

VIZ Media published the manga in English under the VIZ Signature imprint from January 15, 2013, to March 19, 2013, and later as a 2-in-1 omnibus volume. It was also released in Brazilian Portuguese by Planet Manga; in Chinese by Tong Li Publishing Co., Ltd.; in French by Panini Comics; in German by Planet Manga; and in Spanish by Planeta DeAgostini.

A complete edition of 21st Century Boys was released on December 28, 2016, in Japan by Shogakukan. It features the entire series in colored pages and a new ending unique to the publication. VIZ Media published the version under the title 21st Century Boys: The Perfect Edition on June 15, 2021.
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Characters

Endou, Kenji
Endou, Kenji
Main
Friend
Friend
Main
Endo, Kanna
Endo, Kanna
Main
Ochiai, Chouji
Ochiai, Chouji
Supporting
Sada, Kiyoshi
Sada, Kiyoshi
Supporting
Koizumi, Kyoko
Koizumi, Kyoko
Supporting
Minamoto, Yoshitsune
Minamoto, Yoshitsune
Supporting
Hattori, Fukubei
Hattori, Fukubei
Supporting
Kaminaga, Kyuutaro
Kaminaga, Kyuutaro
Supporting
Setoguchi, Yukiji
Setoguchi, Yukiji
Supporting

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4 Recommended
2 Mixed Feelings
3 Not Recommended
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Oct 8, 2021
BibsMcF
Recommended
As the short epilogue to 20th Century Boys, most of what I have said about 20th Century Boys applies to 21st Century Boys.

Despite the time gap between the release of the final chapters of 20th Century Boys and the beginning of 21st Century Boys, there is virtually zero dissonance between the two series, and thus you can very easily get right into 21st Century Boys as soon as its predecessor is over.

The narrative this time around is far more heavily focused on one thread rather than multiple converging threads as you might be used to with the bulk of 20th Century Boys, however, ...
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Oct 9, 2021
Starandeath
Mixed Feelings

This is filled with spoilers

This was the manga where Im like. I want a conclusion i want it to end. Ive read 20th century boys and I loved it but I was desperate for more. i want an actual ending to such a great journey. I dont want to prolong the journey any longer, not only that, they put some sort of I can feel you with my heart mechanic therefore I must drive the story forward to this direction. The virtual reality word is evident and “realistic” enough fro me to comprehend. The esp aspects sure is unrealistic but Im still fine with it ...
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Jun 19, 2024
Kirida-San
Not Recommended
*Spoiler free - Rapid Review*

*(My 20th century boys review for context)
Perhaps the most over-rated manga ever.

It may be Gigguk's favourite manga, but this manga is *extremely* over-rated. Despite having good characters that are properly characterised and play off each other well, the manga fails to support the plot with a paper-thin mystery that should have only lasted 100 chapters. It's a hodgepodge of many ideas that don't support each other and the resolutions of plot points are really boring. Which, is exactly what this manga is, boring. The art is decent and certain scenes look great, the actual story is so random and bad that ...
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