20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 1: Volume 1

Manga classic with a complex character driven story. Got to read this while on the train to visit the 2025 Expo in Osaka so was a real experience!

This is a great edition as its BIG. Love the cover design, its well built and good printing. The paper is great quality too. If looking to get into a fun and intriguind epic manga this is definately a must read!! This is needs to be read by anyone who has had a childhood and is now a young or old adult.

One of the best manga I ever read. I had read the whole series back in 2006. 14 years later, it still holds up. The cover and spine looks amazing and great as a bookshelf addition.

One of the best tankobons I've ever read. The main plot is almost an excuse to give us a great story of friendship between boys of the 70s/80s. It reminds a lot of Stephen King's "Stand By Me / The Body" or "IT", in the way it interweaves past and present adventures and "getting the band back together". The atmosphere is obviously Japanese, but I think a lot of Western audiences will also connect with it - my Italian youth of the '80s felt very similar, this book made me incredibly nostalgic. The series as a whole will become a bit uneven and dragged-out in later volumes, but this one is a masterpiece and deserves to be read even if you don't plant to get the rest.

Me and my partner have now read all first 4 books and could not stop reading it! the art is superb and the story is breathtaking. So glad we went to the Urasawa Naoki exhibition in London to discover his artwork.

Started a bit slow but finishing this volume, we have a solid story on. While I was reading it I kept telling myself this is what Stephen King would have written if he was a manga artist. The two time period between adult and childhood reminded me a lot of some of King works, It for example. This manga have good humor, I often have trouble with humor in manga, find it too young, too light or just not my style, but this one has some great moment.

One of my favourite manga series of all time. Full of suspense, funny characters and wonderful artwork. Great to see it in collected volumes. Can't wait for the next one!

I said enough

The book came in great condition but a few pages were wrinkled but overall came in amazing condition

Vinha um pouco danificado no revestimento do livro no topo. Tirando isso nada a apontar e grande livro com mistério e bons personagens.

Arrived damaged

20th century boys is a amazing mystery story that really pulls you in, a 10/10 page turner

Ik ben een grote fan van Monster en Pluto! Nieuwsgierigheid naar meer van Urasawa, heb ik 20th Century Boys gekocht! Helaas kwam dit boek wel met mini scheurtje in een bladzijde, maar voor de rest nog prima en heel! Kan niet wachten om te lezen :))