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20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 10 by Akemi Wegmüller, Takashi Nagasaki, Naoki Urasawa
tedcoop's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
boojiboy7's review
5.0
Approximately 4500 pages into this thing, and I'm going to have to wait like a month to finish it out, but it's already been so worth it. So much stuff to think about here. Generational guilt, learning to get over that you aren't who you dreamed you'd be, watching the kids you knew go all their own ways as adults, watching kids throw off where they came from to be what they want, how our memories fail us and are limited by our perspective at the time. Just so much stuff, but never bogged down in it. Just willing to let it be there on its own.
There's a weird sorta side plot in the last few volumes about a Catholic Church in Kabukicho that seems a little out of place, but in thinking about it now, it's easy to see how the Catholic idea of Confession ties into this, that telling a priest what you've done can get you absolved of your sins. It doesn't work that way for anyone in the book, as they have to deal with their lives by just moving forward and dealing with it, but they are still haunted by their past actions, their childhoods, their family, and so on. There's no confessing their way out of it.
I mean, there's also a resurrection, so. You know.
Argh, it's so good. I don't know how I'm going to deal with waiting.
There's a weird sorta side plot in the last few volumes about a Catholic Church in Kabukicho that seems a little out of place, but in thinking about it now, it's easy to see how the Catholic idea of Confession ties into this, that telling a priest what you've done can get you absolved of your sins. It doesn't work that way for anyone in the book, as they have to deal with their lives by just moving forward and dealing with it, but they are still haunted by their past actions, their childhoods, their family, and so on. There's no confessing their way out of it.
I mean, there's also a resurrection, so. You know.
Argh, it's so good. I don't know how I'm going to deal with waiting.
books17's review
Still blows me away that despite how silly everything in this manga is, it keeps me on the edge of my seat. Incredible.
bluehairedlibrarian's review
4.0
As things start wrapping up, it does feel like the ending is being stretched a bit more than it should, but I'm still enjoying this weird end-of-the-world story despite how ridiculous it is. Some of the impact of character reveals are lost on me because I've been reading this story across such a long time that I don't remember them, but it hasn't caused the story to lose any of its fun.
tuscareads's review
5.0
It was SO. GOOD.
So many plot points were explored in this book and all of the best emotional parts would be spoilers so I’ll refrain. However, this is a MUST read series that is simply out of this world. *eyebrow wiggles*
So many plot points were explored in this book and all of the best emotional parts would be spoilers so I’ll refrain. However, this is a MUST read series that is simply out of this world. *eyebrow wiggles*
etienne02's review
5.0
Very good one. This series had some lower one, but overall after 10 dual-issues volume it's a strong build story, with good characters and background stories. I really enjoy it!
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