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Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys, Vol. 1: Friends by Naoki Urasawa

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aaria's review

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adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

hannahhbic's review

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5.0

I adore Urasawa. [b:Monster: Perfect Edition, Vol. 1|18775119|Monster Perfect Edition, Vol. 1|Naoki Urasawa|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1398188825s/18775119.jpg|13882777] is one of my favorites of all time, so this later work by the same author was not a disappointment. Can't wait to read more.

fudgecake10's review

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mysterious medium-paced

4.0

tawfek's review against another edition

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5.0

(2020 review)
20 days without reading i am not even sure if i am back yet!
Bad luck for my manga read this year...
Lets talk about 20th century boys it came to me highly recommended, and i think it might be the best written manga i have ever read so far, surpassing berserk!
We have many timelines narrated, all about the same group of kids in different ages.
The characters are amazing and unique each in his own right.
The drawing is full of details, maybe not as detailed as berserk came to be later in a lot of volumes, but still too early to judge anyway.
I think the group of kids probably got their memories removed by "Friend", making each one of them remember small details but not the whole scenes from their childhood, and probably erasing "Friend" himself from their memories.
More characters will be introduced, and more will die in their quest to unravel the secret society that uses their friendship symbol as its own.
Can't say i am pumped up even though i should be, curse reading slumps.
But i am looking forward to finishing this someday ❤