20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 4
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A deluxe bind-up edition of Naoki Urasawa’s award-winning epic of doomsday cults, giant robots and a group of friends trying to save the world from destruction! 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. In the middle of the Tokyo Bay, a man known as Shogun has escaped from Umihotaru Prison, a place feared by criminals and convicts as an inescapable iron fort, in order to save the world. He heads off to Tokyo, the city where the girl known as “the Last Hope” lives. But the streets of Tokyo are in turmoil after a murder in Chinatown triggers a chain reaction of terror. The time has come for the false peace created by the Friend to be exposed. What is the truth behind the historic disaster on the last day of 20th century? Review: The plot continues to go deeper - Great print quality, great story, great art. All around great. Review: Bought for teen son - Bought for my son. He loved it
| Best Sellers Rank | #32,757 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #48 in Children's Media Tie-In Comics #54 in Mystery, Thriller & Crime Manga #74 in Seinen Manga |
| Customer Reviews | 4.9 out of 5 stars 593 Reviews |
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The plot continues to go deeper
Great print quality, great story, great art. All around great.
A**E
Bought for teen son
Bought for my son. He loved it
O**R
there is no cover to protect the book
No damage there is no cover to protect the book
S**N
Additional mysteries
This is one of those stories (like “Lost”) which could get frustrating because of how many more mysteries it keeps adding to the plot without fully revealing answers to the previous ones. However, each new twist and turn is incredibly delightful, and keeps you telling yourself “okay, just one more chapter before I go to sleep.” I find myself enjoying the ride so much that I don’t even get annoyed at how little information gets chipped away from the larger mystery in each installment. There are times I am tempted to switch to the previous editions of the series so I can find out what happens next, but so far I’ve been able to use self-restraint because these perfect editions are so beautiful and well worth the wait. I particularly liked the disturbing “Friend Land” subplot in this volume.
E**N
Keeps getting better
You can compare this to the TV show Lost because of all the time jumps, but 20th Century Boys came out before Lost so you have to compare Lost to 20th Century Boys.
M**7
First Flip-thru
I flipped through the pages and did not notice anything upside down like prior reviews have stated. If I find it eventually while reading I will amend the review.
B**O
The story keeps growing, in an amazing volume. 4.5 Stars
Great story. This volume contains one of the best parts of all the series. *Spoilers* The battle against the Friends in Bloody New Years Eve *Spoilers* Some pages came torn (exactly 2). But it's minimal. If you've been following this series so far you should definitely get this one 4.5 Stars Recommended series! (Ages +16) Contains Bloody Violence, mild language and Partial Nudity
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50 pages flipped upside down
I am hoping this was just an error for my book alone but pages 329 to around 378 are flipped upside down, forcing me to flip to the "back" of the book and turn it upside down to continue reading. Other than this defect, the story is great as always. No complaints there...just Viz's quality control.
R**T
Band 4
Super Band, wie anderen davor auch!
V**V
20CB
Bought book 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 from AmazonSG. All arrived in good condition, with minor dents and a small cut on book 5 of the perfect edition. Other than that, happy with my purchase and can’t wait to start reading Naoki Urasawa’s work.
L**T
Birthday gift
Awesome book for my nephew's birthday he says it's great
I**O
Um dos meus mangás favoritos por enquanto.
Ainda não terminei mas sigo na batalha para completar esta obra intrigante de Naoki Urasawa nesta versão importada. Gasta-se mais mas vale a pena. Atenção para cliffhanger no final deste volume. Recomendo já ter o volume 5 em mãos para saciar a curiosidade hahaha.
C**A
One of the best manga ever written
A masterpiece, one of the best seinen manga ever written. An extraordinarily intrnguing story of conspiracy and social critique. It is a must-buy for every manga/comic reader!
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