Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys
Viz · 2009–2012 · 22 issues
About the series
Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys, published by Viz from 2009 to 2012 across 22 issues, is a masterful, sprawling thriller that follows a group of childhood friends as they confront a sinister cult whose apocalyptic plans are eerily tied to their own youthful fantasies. Written primarily by Akemi Wegmüller and Urasawa, with Urasawa providing the distinctive, nuanced artwork, this series is a landmark of suspenseful, character-driven storytelling that weaves together past and present. It matters as a definitive work of modern manga, demonstrating how a simple childhood game can spiral into a world-spanning conspiracy.
