20th Century Boys Vol. 02

20th Century Boys Vol. 02, Naoki Urasawa’s award-winning epic of doomsday cults, giant robots, and a group of friends trying to save the world from destruction!

This is the story of a group of boys who try to save the world! As boys, Kenji and his friends came up with a bunch of stories about an evil organization bent on world destruction. As adults, someone is now turning their fantasies into reality!

Humanity, having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century, would not have entered the new millennium if it weren’t for them. In 1969, during their youth, they created a symbol. In 1997, as the coming disaster slowly starts to unfold, that symbol returns. This is the story of a group of boys who try to save the world.

The Friend, an enigmatic cult leader who plans to destroy the world, declares, “The cosmos has begun choosing those who are true friends.” Meanwhile, horrifying incidents are taking place: the emergence of a mysterious virus, the revelations of a man on the run… Kenji tries to find out who this Friend is, but the answer is still far ahead. The footsteps of doom slowly creep closer and a shadow falls over the city…

Yukiji remembers who came up with their group’s enigmatic symbol: Otcho. She also discovers that, nine years earlier, Otcho had been working in Thailand but mysteriously vanished. Could Otcho be the mysterious Friend? Also, a legendary detective is hot on the trail of the Shikishima kidnappers, but the clues he uncovers lead him dangerously close to the Friends cult. Is his life now in danger as well?

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“…[a] juggernaut of the manga world…”

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It’ll get you where you need to go.”

“Urasawa’s works possess such a singular ability to transport readers halfway across the world almost effortlessly…” -Polgyon / Manga legend Naoki Urasawa: ‘A victory through violence is not a victory’

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