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

lynna_love's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This manga is so interesting, so mysterious with a story so well crafted! I like it very much! I’ll definitly continue.

boojiboy7's review

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5.0

Lots of well done anxiety about being a fuck up, and the past inside the present.

persephonia's review against another edition

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5.0

4,5 ✨

Jak czytałam to w nocy, to mnie ciarki przechodziły, bo myślałam, że „przyjaciel” gdzieś za mną stoi

bookworm247's review

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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eatingfiction's review

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5.0

I read this entire series a few years back and loved it. Rereading it now is only confirming that I was not wrong, this is a brilliant story, and still my favourite manga.

Its suspenseful, spooky, intriguing and weird in the best way. The first volume does start off a little rocky with its story jumping around too much -- but as the threads come together, the book is impossible to put down.

The Perfect Edition is a gorgeous redesign for the series, and I'm excited to collect, and read, them all.

daybreak's review

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4.0

Excellent.

I was hesitating in continuing reading after the first volume but glad I stuck with it through volume 2!

While volume 1 is mostly set up that whets your interest, volume 2 is when the story’s gears really start turning. The whole characterisation of Kenji’s sister is particularly what sold me on this story ; the ability and talent of the author really shines through as he paints a layered and very human character in the form of Kiriko, giving readers a general yet very strong sense of her personality in very few chapters, all while crafting, in parallel, a complex relationship between brother and sister and developing the character of Kenji. Truly impressed by what was achieved in so few pages.

The plot itself is, of course, another very strong point : beguiling, mysterious and intriguing, it hooks you and reels you in.

Looking forward to more!

okichan's review

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4.0

Mi aproximación a este manga solo fue a través de los primeros tomos de Monster (allá lejos cuando Larp lo comenzó a publicar en Argentina), pero por alguna cosa y la otra nunca lo terminé. Aun así, me gustó mucho el estilo de Urasawa y su tipo de historias y 20th century boys era el otro título que más me daba curiosidad de sus obras. Por suerte, Ivrea decidió publicarlo en una hermosa edición kanzeban y decidí hacerme con él.⁣

Debo confesar que me costó engancharme, las primeras páginas nos presentan una serie de sucesos durante distintos años y no pude evitar intentar ir y volver para ubicarme mentalmente que sucedía antes y después. A pesar de esto, llega un momento en que la historia central se asienta en determinado tiempo y a partir de ahí me dejé llevar por los sucesos.⁣

Más allá de todo lo que sucede en este tomo, el protagonista, Kenji Endo, es quién nos va guiando ante las revelaciones y es gracias a sus recuerdos de la infancia como a su curiosidad actual que podemos conocer e ir conectando los hechos que se nos presentan. Como protagonista me resulto agradable, se nota que se esfuerza y tiene sus ideales, aunque también sus problemas como todos, pero tiene la fuerza y la motivación para tomar manos en el asunto.

Retomando la historia en sí, este tomo tuvo varias cosas que me parecieron interesantes y ya tengo curiosidad por conocer cómo pueden llegar a unirse todas las piezas. Ya desde el principio da la sensación de que será una de esas historias dónde al momento de terminarla querrás releerla nuevamente desde el principio para notar todo aquello que antes pasó desapercibido. ⁣

Y paro acá porque es interesante realizar esta lectura sin tener tanto conocimiento previo.⁣

En lo personal, esta primera lectura me confirmó que seguiré leyendo este manga, aunque estoy pensando en dejar que se me acumulen un poco los tomos para leerla de manera más continuada. Pero seguramente dependa de que no me agarre la locura por querer saber ya que sucederá~

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lashette's review

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I was not expecting to love this. Almost from the first page I was hooked. This story is super compelling, the characters relatable and the art on point. I flew through this in a day. Which may not sound like much for a Manga but I did do a full day of work as well. This was during meal times only. I just need to know how this turns out. Best recommendation in a long time. 

nny's review

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

emmaopaline's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25


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