20th Century Boys

Associated Names: Nijuu Seiki Shounen, Nijuusseiki Shounen, 20thCB
Status: COMPLETED
Direction: Right(→) to Left(←)
Author: Urasawa Naoki
Artist: Urasawa Naoki
Release: 1999
Synopsis

Growing older is pretty rough and Kenji is finding out just how hard it can be as life starts wearing down on him. On top of trying to make ends meet running a convenience store, he has to care for the niece that his missing sister left in his care. Memories of youth make it easier, until those memories come back to haunt you. Kenji and his old friends are slowly being drawn into a mysterious conspiracy that could threaten the world. Who is the mysterious "friend", and how does he tie into Kenji's youth? Why are there disappearances and deaths tied into Ochanomizu University? The friend's memories hold the keys to the puzzle, but years between cloud the clues. The strange occurances and the reach of the "friend" conspiracy grow by the day. It will all culminate on New Year's Eve 2000. Will Kenji and the rest of the group be able to put together the puzzle and save the world?

Title Timeline
Chapter 1 - Friend 2009/07/06
Chapter 2 - Karaoke 2009/07/06
Chapter 3 - The Boy Who Bought a Guitar 2009/07/06
Chapter 4 - Snot Towel 2009/07/06
Chapter 5 - Night of the Science Room 2009/07/06
Chapter 6 - Flag on the Moon 2009/07/06
Chapter 7 - Softball 2009/07/06
Chapter 8 - Dig a Hole 2009/07/06
Chapter 9 - A Message 2009/07/06
Chapter 10 - Yukiji 2009/07/06
Chapter 11 - Friendship 2009/07/06
Chapter 12 - Otcho 2009/07/06
Chapter 13 - Chou-san 2009/07/06
Chapter 14 - Yama-san 2009/07/06
Chapter 15 - Time for Human Extinction 2009/07/06
Chapter 16 - God 2009/07/06
Chapter 17 - Sister's Drawer 2009/07/06
Chapter 18 - Sister's Lover 2009/07/06
Chapter 19 - The Man Behind 2009/07/06
Chapter 20 - Prophet 2009/07/06
Chapter 21 - Open Your Eyes 2009/07/06
Chapter 22 - Hero With a Guitar 2009/07/06
Chapter 23 - Determination 2009/07/06
Chapter 24 - Showdown 2009/07/06
Chapter 25 - Brother 2009/07/06
Chapter 26 - Classmate 2009/07/06
Chapter 27 - One More Time 2009/07/06
Chapter 28 - Sadakiyo 2009/07/06
Chapter 29 - Airport Explosion 2009/07/06
Chapter 30 - The Fated Child 2009/07/06
Chapter 31 - Since Then 2009/07/06
Chapter 32 - Man in Bangkok 2009/07/06
Chapter 33 - Friendship Party 2009/07/06
Chapter 34 - Escape 2009/07/06
Chapter 35 - Connections 2009/07/06
Chapter 36 - Love and Peace 2009/07/06
Chapter 37 - Rainbow Kid 2009/07/06
Chapter 38 - Light 2009/07/06
Chapter 39 - Explosion 2009/07/06
Chapter 40 - Secret Base 2009/07/06
Chapter 41 - Robot Meeting 2009/07/06
Chapter 42 - Underground Emperor 2009/07/06
Chapter 43 - In the Darkness 2009/07/06
Chapter 44 - Invitation 2009/07/06
Chapter 45 - Not Alone 2009/07/06
Chapter 46 - Uncle Kenji 2009/07/06
Chapter 47 - Signal 2009/07/06
Chapter 48 - December 31st 2009/07/06
Chapter 49 - The Last Chapter 2009/07/06
Chapter 50 - Reunion 2009/07/06
Chapter 51 - Monument 2009/07/06
Chapter 52 - Detective Chouno 2009/07/06
Chapter 53 - Butterfly 2009/07/06
Chapter 54 - Two Aspirations 2009/07/06
Chapter 55 - Witness 2009/07/06
Chapter 56 - The Real Killer 2009/07/06
Chapter 57 - Umihotaru 2009/07/06
Chapter 58 - Monster 2009/07/06
Chapter 59 - Tunnel 2009/07/06
Chapter 60 - Being Chased 2009/07/06
Chapter 61 - A Powerful Ally 2009/07/06
Chapter 62 - Good Luck Charm 2009/07/06
Chapter 63 - The Last Hope 2009/07/06
Chapter 64 - The Great Escape 2009/07/06
Chapter 65 - A Test of Courage 2009/07/06
Chapter 66 - Escape 2009/07/06
Chapter 67 - Air 2009/07/06
Chapter 68 - Landing 2009/07/06
Chapter 69 - The Fair of Dreams 2009/07/06
Chapter 70 - Koizumi 2009/07/06
Chapter 71 - God's Autograph 2009/07/06
Chapter 72 - Truth 2009/07/06
Chapter 73 - Control Room 2009/07/06
Chapter 74 - Showdown 2009/07/06
Chapter 75 - Fukubei 2009/07/06
Chapter 76 - Entry 2009/07/06
Chapter 77 - Decision 2009/07/06
Chapter 78 - Robot 2009/07/06
Chapter 79 - Kenji's Song 2009/07/06
Chapter 80 - Your Ride 2009/07/06
Chapter 81 - Tomodachi Land 2009/07/07
Chapter 82 - Escape 2009/07/07
Chapter 83 - A Request 2009/07/07
Chapter 84 - Grades 2009/07/07
Chapter 85 - The Plan 2009/07/07
Chapter 86 - The Hanging Hill 2009/07/07
Chapter 87 - Voices Speaking 2009/07/07
Chapter 88 - Don't Look 2009/07/07
Chapter 89 - Nightmare 2009/07/07
Chapter 90 - Real Fight 2009/07/07
Chapter 91 - Rabbit Nabokov 2009/07/07
Chapter 92 - ESP 2009/07/07
Chapter 93 - Confessions 2009/07/07
Chapter 94 - The New Book of Prophecy 2009/07/07
Chapter 95 - On the Pulpit 2009/07/07
Chapter 96 - Savior 2009/07/07
Chapter 97 - The Assassination 2009/07/07
Chapter 98 - The Assassin's Bullet 2009/07/07
Chapter 99 - Ceasefire 2009/07/07
Chapter 100 - Crossroads 2009/07/07
Chapter 101 - Surveillance 2009/07/07
Chapter 102 - A New Teacher 2009/07/07
Chapter 103 - Terrifying Answer 2009/07/07
Chapter 104 - Collector 2009/07/07
Chapter 105 - Soliloquy 2009/07/07
Chapter 106 - Room of a Friend 2009/07/07
Chapter 107 - Boy without a Face 2009/07/07
Chapter 108 - Boy with a Face 2009/07/07
Chapter 109 - Thunder 2009/07/07
Chapter 110 - An Abyss of Despair 2009/07/07
Chapter 111 - List of Ingredients 2009/07/07
Chapter 112 - The Lie of 1970 2009/07/07
Chapter 113 - Old Friendship 2009/07/07
Chapter 114 - Complete Devotion 2009/07/07
Chapter 115 - Aliens 2009/07/07
Chapter 116 - Sadakiyo's Decision 2009/07/07
Chapter 117 - Ruins 2009/07/07
Chapter 118 - Godzilla 2009/07/07
Chapter 119 - Mother's Words 2009/07/07
Chapter 120 - Yamane-kun 2009/07/07
Chapter 121 - Memories of the Science Room 2009/07/07
Chapter 122 - Different New Year's Eve 2009/07/07
Chapter 123 - Pilgrimage 2009/07/07
Chapter 124 - Self-Destruction 2009/07/07
Chapter 125 - A Secret Connection 2009/07/07
Chapter 126 - Library 2009/07/07
Chapter 127 - Science Room 2009/07/07
Chapter 128 - Under the Alcohol Lamp 2009/07/07
Chapter 129 - Him 2009/07/07
Chapter 130 - Gunshot 1 2009/07/07
Chapter 131 - Gunshot 2 2009/07/07
Chapter 132 - The Real Gunshot 2009/07/07
Chapter 133 - The Face of a Friend 2009/07/07
Chapter 134 - An Unremembered Man 2009/07/07
Chapter 135 - Friend's Death 2009/07/07
Chapter 136 - Round Table Meeting 2009/07/07
Chapter 137 - A Time of Reunions 2009/07/07
Chapter 138 - Confessions in 2003 2009/07/07
Chapter 139 - A Real Man 2009/07/07
Chapter 140 - The Beginning of the End 2009/07/07
Chapter 141 - The Frog Empire Strikes Back 1 2009/07/07
Chapter 142 - The Frog Empire Strikes Back 2 2009/07/07
Chapter 143 - A Quiet Town in Germany 2009/07/07
Chapter 144 - A Stealthily Approaching Terror 2009/07/07
Chapter 145 - New Orders 2009/07/07
Chapter 146 - Memorial 2009/07/07
Chapter 147 - The True 1971 2009/07/07
Chapter 148 - Evil Emperor 2009/07/07
Chapter 149 - Intruder 2009/07/07
Chapter 150 - The Day He Saw Something 2009/07/07
Chapter 151 - The Spoon-bender 2009/07/07
Chapter 152 - Science Room, 1971 2009/07/07
Chapter 153 - Encounter with the Past 2009/07/07
Chapter 154 - Identity 2009/07/07
Chapter 155 - Warped Memories 2009/07/07
Chapter 156 - My Summer Vacation 2009/07/07
Chapter 157 - Youth and Dreams 2009/07/07
Chapter 158 - Trite Prophecies 2009/07/07
Chapter 159 - A Trite Japanese 2009/07/07
Chapter 160 - The Tattooed Man 2009/07/07
Chapter 161 - The Writhing Truth 2009/07/07
Chapter 162 - Bravery in 2001 2009/07/07
Chapter 163 - Farewell in 2001 2009/07/07
Chapter 164 - What A Wonderful World 2009/07/07
Chapter 165 - The Greatest Show on Earth 2009/07/07
Chapter 166 - Gas-Mask Wearing Salesman 2009/07/07
Chapter 167 - Time Limit 2009/07/07
Chapter 168 - Long Live the Expo 2009/07/07
Chapter 169 - Before the Rainbow 2009/07/07
Chapter 170 - Over the Rainbow 2009/07/07
Chapter 171 - The-Base of the Rainbow 2009/07/07
Chapter 172 - A True Friend 2009/07/07
Chapter 173 - In the Mirror 2009/07/07
Chapter 174 - The Real Hanging Hill 2009/07/07
Chapter 175 - The Real Ghost 2009/07/07
Chapter 176 - Superhuman 2009/07/07
Chapter 177 - Friend Era 2009/07/07
Chapter 178 - The Pole Vaulter 2009/07/07
Chapter 179 - Modern History 2009/07/07
Chapter 180 - The Imagination of Children 2009/07/07
Chapter 181 - Toybox 2009/07/07
Chapter 182 - Earth Defense Force 2009/07/07
Chapter 183 - Fight, Katsuo! 2009/07/07
Chapter 184 - Much Despair 2009/07/07
Chapter 185 - The Ice Queen 2009/07/07
Chapter 186 - Where Despair Began 2009/07/07
Chapter 187 - On a Journey 2009/07/07
Chapter 188 - The Weight of the Journey 2009/07/07
Chapter 189 - Officer at the End of the Earth 2009/07/07
Chapter 190 - Song at the End of the Earth 2009/07/07
Chapter 191 - Summer Homework 2009/07/07
Chapter 192 - Metting at the Crossroad - Cross-counter 2009/07/07
Chapter 193 - Guta Lala, Suda Lala 2009/07/07
Chapter 194 - The-Two Still Alive 2009/07/07
Chapter 195 - Daughter 2009/07/07
Chapter 196 - Everyone's Song 2009/07/07
Chapter 197 - Everyone, Gather 2009/07/07
Chapter 198 - Stand! Because I'm Standing, Joe! 2009/07/07
Chapter 199 - Encore, Encore!! 2009/07/07
Chapter 200 - World Change Begins 2009/07/07
Chapter 201 - Things That Must Not Be Seen 2009/07/07
Chapter 202 - Things That Must Not Be Heard 2009/07/07
Chapter 203 - Things That Must Not Be Known 2009/07/07
Chapter 204 - The Last Trophy 2009/07/07
Chapter 205 - Doing the Impossible 2009/07/07
Chapter 206 - Ichi the Spade 2009/07/07
Chapter 207 - The Melancholy of Cartoonist Ujiki Tsuneo 2009/07/07
Chapter 208 - The People Who Break Through 2009/07/07
Chapter 209 - The Great Escape 2009/07/07
Chapter 210 - The Magnificent Seven Samurai 2009/07/07
Chapter 211 - Fooooound You! 2009/07/07
Chapter 212 - Behind the Scenes 2009/07/07
Chapter 213 - The Worst Man 2009/07/07
Chapter 214 - The Man Who Came Home 2009/07/07
Chapter 215 - The Important Point 2009/07/07
Chapter 216 - The Time of the Holy Mother 2009/07/07
Chapter 217 - When the Frog Calls 2009/07/07
Chapter 218 - The Lowest Man 2009/07/07
Chapter 219 - Contest for Mankind 2009/07/07
Chapter 220 - Who is Friend 2009/07/07
Chapter 221 - Great Power 2009/07/07
Chapter 222 - Especially Me 2009/07/07
Chapter 223 - Which One 2009/07/07
Chapter 224 - The Scenario with No Scenario 2009/07/07
Chapter 225 - 24 Hours of Mankind 2009/07/07
Chapter 226 - Who Are You 2009/07/07
Chapter 227 - Hide and Seek 2009/07/07
Chapter 228 - The Pope's Messenger 2009/07/07
Chapter 229 - Let's Playyy 2009/07/07
Chapter 230 - The Aliens Arrive 2009/07/07
Chapter 231 - The Friend There and Now 2009/07/07
Chapter 232 - The Sequel to the Book of Prophecy 2009/07/07
Chapter 233 - Only That Remains 2009/07/07
Chapter 234 - Below This Flag 2009/07/07
Chapter 235 - Raise That Flag 2009/07/07
Chapter 236 - Confession of a Mask 2009/07/07
Chapter 237 - After the Confession 2009/07/07
Chapter 238 - The Last Song 2009/07/07
Chapter 239 - People of Tokyo 2009/07/07
Chapter 240 - Your Battle 2009/07/07
Chapter 241 - You Will Live 2009/07/07
Chapter 242 - The Masked King 2009/07/07