20th century boys
| 20th Century Boys | |
Cover of the first tankōbon volume
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20世紀少年 (Nijūseiki Shōnen) |
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| Genre | Mystery, Science fiction |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Naoki Urasawa |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Big Comic Spirits |
| Original run | 1999 – 2006 |
| Volumes | 22 |
| Manga | |
| 21st Century Boys | |
| Written by | Naoki Urasawa |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Big Comic Spirits |
| Original run | January 19, 2007 – July 2007 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Live-action film | |
| 20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End | |
| Directed by | Yukihiko Tsutsumi |
| Written by | Yasushi Fukuda, Takashi Nagasaki, Naoki Urasawa, Yûsuke Watanabe |
| Music by | Ryoumei Shirai |
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| Released | August 30, 2008 |
| Runtime | 142 min |
| Live-action film | |
| 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope | |
| Directed by | Yukihiko Tsutsumi |
| Written by | Yasushi Fukuda, Takashi Nagasaki, Yûsuke Watanabe |
| Music by | Ryomei Shirai |
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| Released | January 31, 2009 |
| Runtime | 139 min |
| Live-action film | |
| 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption | |
| Directed by | Yukihiko Tsutsumi |
| Written by | Yasushi Fukuda |
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| Released | August 29, 2009 |
| Runtime | 155 minutes |
20th Century Boys (20世紀少年 Nijūseiki Shōnen?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa. It was originally serialized in Big Comic Spirits from 1999 to 2006, with the 249 chapters published into 22 tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan. In January 2007, a sixteen chapter continuation titled 21st Century Boys (21世紀少年 Nijūisseiki Shōnen?) ran until July, and was gathered into two tankōbon. It tells the story of Kenji Endō and his friends, who notice a cult-leader known only as "Friend" is out to destroy the world, and it has something to do with their childhood memories. The series makes many references to a number of manga and anime from the 1960s-1970s, as well as to classic rock music, its title being taken from T.Rex's song "20th Century Boy".
A trilogy of live-action film adaptations, directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, were released in 2008 and 2009. The manga was licensed and released in English by Viz Media from 2009 to 2012, and distributed in Australasia by Madman Entertainment. The films were also licensed by Viz in North America and by 4Digital Media in the United Kingdom. 20th Century Boys has received critical acclaim and has 36 million copies in circulation.
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