Naoki Urasawa''s 20th Century Boys, Vol. 4

Name: Naoki Urasawa''s 20th Century Boys, Vol. 4
Brand: Viz Media Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
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By (author): Naoki Urasawa

Illustrated by: Naoki Urasawa

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.Kenji wrote The Book of Prophecy in his boyhood. Now this childish fantasy has become the scenario for the Friend's fiendish plot to destroy mankind. Kenji goes underground and waits for a chance to fight back. Meanwhile, the evil organization is closing in on a man called Shogun in the ganglands of Bangkok. The mystery grows deeper, the fear more intense, as we near the final battle at the turn of the century... Is there really any way to save the world from annihilation? See more

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Weight: 295g
Dimensions: 146 x 210mm
Publication Date: 04 Feb 2010
Publisher: Viz Media Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781421519234

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.nNo stranger to accolades and awards Urasawa received the 2011 and 2013 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International MaterialAsia and is a three-time recipient of the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award a two-time recipient of the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize and also received the Kodansha Manga Award. 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.