20^th Century Boys Manga

The Manga's written and drawn by one of the finest Japanese Maga artists, Naoki Urasawa. It began serialization in the weekly magazine Big Comic Spirits in 1999, and there are 17 volumes to date. The story evolves around high school student Kanna, who follows after "friend" to fulfill the desire of her late Uncle Kenji. The story is set in the near future in 2014, in Neo-Tokyo. Even though many characters appear and have complicated relationships the reader is not confused, because the storyteller Gowan pulls us into the story very skillfully and we are captivated by the skills of the Urasawa world.

The manga is widely successful in many countries as it's been translated to various languages. Stephen at stephen.swoo.net has done an excellent job translating the Manga to English language. Simply click volume you wish to read below to go direcly to specific volume.

Released Volumes:
 

Volume 1		Volume 2		Volume 3		Volume 4		Volume 5
Volume 6		Volume 7		Volume 8		Volume 9		Volume 10
Volume 11		Volume 12		Volume 13		Volume 14		Volume 15
Volume 16		Volume 17

About Naoki Urasawa
 
Naoki Urasawa Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1960. Awarded Shogakkan Comics Award, Grand Prize, in 1982. In 1985, "Pineapple Army" began to appear serially. In 1986, seriazlized "Yawara!" (35^th Shogakkan Manga Award) and in 1988, serialized "Master Keaton". Thereafter, serialized "Happy!", "Monster" (The First Media Arts Award of Excellence, 3^rd Teduka Osamu Cultural Manga Award, 46^th Shogakkan Manga Award). In 1999, the serialized "20^th Century Boys" won the 25^th Kodansha Manga Award.
 

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