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Naoki Urasawa''s 20th Century Boys, Vol. 17

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By (author): Naoki Urasawa

Illustrated by: Naoki Urasawa

It is the third year of the Friendship Era. Darkness covers the earth, and the world is under the control of evil. The Friend has become President of the World, and he reigns from within the enclosed walls of Tokyo City. Most people believe in the Friend, but hidden below the surface is a small ray of hope. Someone known as the Ice Queen is calling for the people to rise up, and she has deemed August 20 the day to take up arms... But can anyone really stop this nightmare? See more
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  • Weight: 302g
  • Dimensions: 146 x 210mm
  • Publication Date: 10 Nov 2011
  • Publisher: Viz Media Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781421535357

About Naoki Urasawa

Naoki Urasawa's career as a manga artist spans more than twenty years and has firmly established him as one of the true manga masters of Japan. Born in Tokyo in 1960 Urasawa debuted with BETA! in 1983 and hasn't stopped his impressive output since. Well-versed in a variety of genres Urasawa's oeuvre encompasses a multitude of different subjects such as a romantic comedy (Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl) a suspenseful human drama about a former mercenary (Pineapple ARMY; story by Kazuya Kudo) a captivating psychological suspense story (Monster) a sci-fi adventure manga (20th Century Boys) and a modern reinterpretation of the work of the God of Manga Osamu Tezuka (Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka; co-authored with Takashi Nagasaki supervised by Macoto Tezka and with the cooperation of Tezuka Productions). Many of his books have spawned popular animated and live-action TV programs and films and 2008 saw the theatrical release of the first of three live-action Japanese films based on 20th Century Boys.No stranger to accolades and awards Urasawa is a three-time recipient of the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award a two-time recipient of the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize and has received the Kodansha Manga Award. Similarly Monster has been nominated three times for the Eisner Award in America. Urasawa has also become involved in the world of academia and in 2008 accepted a guest teaching post at Nagoya Zokei University where he teaches courses in of course manga.

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