20th Century Boys
It's the late '90s, and everyone's on edge about what the new millennium might bring. The world feels like it's spinning out of control. Kenji Endou is just a regular convenience store manager trying to scrape by. Then his old friend "Donkey" kills himself, and Kenji hears about this increasingly famous cult called "Friend" leading it. Something feels off. Really off. A few cryptic clues Donkey left behind lead Kenji down a rabbit hole—this cult isn't random, and it definitely isn't small-time. They're specifically targeting him and his childhood friends. Worse, they might hold the key to stopping some catastrophic threat that could affect the entire planet. When Kenji tracks down his old crew, his mundane life completely falls apart. Now they have to piece together how their past connects to all of this before the year 2000 arrives and potentially brings about the end of the world.
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20th Century Boys
249ch • 22vol
1999
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It's the late '90s, and everyone's on edge about what the new millennium might bring. The world feels like it's spinning out of control. Kenji Endou is just a regular convenience store manager trying to scrape by. Then his old friend "Donkey" kills himself, and Kenji hears about this increasingly famous cult called "Friend" leading it. Something feels off. Really off. A few cryptic clues Donkey left behind lead Kenji down a rabbit hole—this cult isn't random, and it definitely isn't small-time. They're specifically targeting him and his childhood friends. Worse, they might hold the key to stopping some catastrophic threat that could affect the entire planet. When Kenji tracks down his old crew, his mundane life completely falls apart. Now they have to piece together how their past connects to all of this before the year 2000 arrives and potentially brings about the end of the world.
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20th Century Boys
It's the late '90s, and everyone's on edge about what the new millennium might bring. The world feels like it's spinning out of control. Kenji Endou is just a regular convenience store manager trying to scrape by. Then his old friend "Donkey" kills himself, and Kenji hears about this increasingly famous cult called "Friend" leading it. Something feels off. Really off. A few cryptic clues Donkey left behind lead Kenji down a rabbit hole—this cult isn't random, and it definitely isn't small-time. They're specifically targeting him and his childhood friends. Worse, they might hold the key to stopping some catastrophic threat that could affect the entire planet. When Kenji tracks down his old crew, his mundane life completely falls apart. Now they have to piece together how their past connects to all of this before the year 2000 arrives and potentially brings about the end of the world.
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20th Century Boys
20th Century Boys
20世紀少年
20 Seiki Shounen, Nijuu Seiki Shounen, Nijuusseiki Shounen, 20thCB