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20th Century Boys
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A conspiracy to
destroy the world based on some nonsensical plans you came up with as a
kid with your friends? An ultimate villain who was one of your clique but
you can't remember who it is? A cult that preaches love for all and seeks
to destroy all who oppose? A bunch of ordinary people saving the world from
the clutches of evil?
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Sounds far-fetched? But really,
this is the situation Kenji finds himself in. He works hard at the franchise
convenience store he owns (converted from the liquor store his father ran
- his mother still cannot forgive him for that) while taking care of his
sister's illegitimate baby daughter. Back in the past he and his friends
came up with out-of-this-world ideas on how they would shape the world -
and now it seems one of the gang has started on a project to turn it into
reality.
20th CB's greatest strength is the excellent storytelling - everything
falls in to place perfectly, and as a reader you are forever one step behind
the truth (as are the protagonists), chasing the shadow but never really
seeing the whole picture. Parts of the past fall in to place as you read,
adding new shades to the characters which are incredibly well developed,
despite being mainly "stereotypical" people.
Mangascreener is scanlating this manga - their site here.
Click here
for a sample page from the manga.
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