It appears that Kanna's ambitious gamble has paid off as the leaders of the local Thai and Chinese mafias agree to both call a truce and offer to back her up. This doesn't sit too well with Yukiji, though, who is furious that Kanna would risk her life in such a brazen way. But one thing seems certain: when it comes to fighting the Friends, there's no limit to how far Kanna will go.Meanwhile, Koizumi Kyoko begins following Kanna in an attempt to tell her about everything she learned while at Friend Land. Her behavior, however, does not go unnoticed by the Friends, and a menacing dream navigator suddenly appears to inform Kyoko that she will need to go to Friend World for further reeducation. Luckily for Kyoko, there are no immediate spaces available, but will she have enough time to get help from Kanna and Yoshitsune before her number is called?
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Reads R to L (Japanese Style). This is the story of a gang of boys who try to save the world! As boys, Kenji and his friends came up with a bunch of stories about an evil organization bent on world destruction. As adults, someone is now turning their fantasies into reality!
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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 × 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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This review is from: Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys, Vol. 10 (Paperback)
20th Century Boys is ultimately a mystery about who is the friend and where does he come from.
Almost from the beginning we've had hints the friend was actually one of Kenji's childhood friends. Well after almost 1000 pages of story we finally come face to face with him and the mask comes off and... It's really well done. That's all I have to say. This series has yet to disappoint and vol 10 is another fantastic work.
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The Face Behind the Mask,
This review is from: Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys, Vol. 10 (Paperback)
OK, this is simple. "20th Century Boys" is pretty much the greatest ongoing series currently getting an English release. Really. It is amazing. And if you aren't reading it, you should be.
Urasawa Naoki (Monster, Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl) is a genius, and everything he touches is pure gold. The more I read of his work, the more shallow and lifeless other manga seems by comparison. Urasawa is one of those rare creators that has a complete and total grasp of the genre of comic books. He knows how to balance out loose, cartoony art with flawless realism. His storyteller skills are simply incredible; he can lead the reader down exactly the paths he wants you to follow, dropping clues you never see until the second or third time reading the book, and surprise you at every turn. If you love manga, or comics at all, or just great storytelling, then you should be reading "20th Century Boys." Plain and simple. Now, onto Volume 10. It is, of course, a masterpiece. Everything about it, every panel, every paragraph, is perfect. Do I gush? Of course I do. And rightfully so. The focus in Volume 10 is on Koizumi Kyoko, freshly back from Friendland although not as re-educated as the Dream Navigators would like. In school she tries to make contact with her classmate Endo Kanna, but Kanna blows her off leaving Kyoko to go slowly mad. Kyoko saw something she wasn't supposed to see at Friendland. She saw the face behind the mask. And that knowledge and the horror it holds is too much for her to handle alone. But her erratic behavior is drawing eyes, and the Dream Navigators see everything. If you have seen the films, Volume 10 coincides with the second of the 20th Century Boys films. This is an emotional chapter, with too many good surprises for me to ruin for you in a review. Just trust me. Read it. It will blow your mind.
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