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20th Century Boys, Tome 5 by Naoki Urasawa

shubhankar05's review against another edition

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5.0

Man, I am shaking in my boots.

Such a setting is like an aphrodisiac for a conspiracy theory nut like me.

And the weight of simple scenes

davechua's review against another edition

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3.0

After a four-and-a-half volume buildup to a final confrontation with the cult on the last day of the year 2000, Urasawa pushes the story 14 years ahead. Undoubtedly the events of the day will be revealed, but now a bunch of new characters are introduced/reintroduced, and it all adds to quite a bit of frustration. It also takes away quite a bit of the momentum that the series has been building up.

tcumplido's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

hot_noid's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Damn those twins are so cartoonishly bad to be around. Like you assume that’s just a childhood bully issue but damn. 

chaelv's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

cordilia_'s review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

raxorrr's review against another edition

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3.0

4.5 stars
I did not expect that timeskip so soon but it's still going well!!

martagallegos's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

tawfek's review against another edition

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5.0

Wow so they actually didn't succeed in taking down friend, and now he controls japan or even the world!
Now i understand why would this take 22 volumes lol
I love Kanna she is just so beautiful no matter the age, and looks like the new group to take down friend will be led by her, and am guessing the two mangakas will join that group.
Even though i loved his style, i was confused why the prolonged look at kanna's future, but now its all evident this doesn't end in the year 2000!
I feel kenji is not dead, they are hinting at that possibility actually, so there might be hope for him.
Looking at yukiji it feels like the group lost their spirits its just gone, and what about the celebration of them saving the world, now that we know friend is alive that can't be true right?
I feel like i came out of this volume with more questions than i had last volume! and this is a good thing for a manga this big and me being at the beginning of it.

yellauraya's review against another edition

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4.0

4 of 5 stars