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raxorrr's review against another edition
3.0
4.25 stars
okay, wow. I'm glad it finished things off better than the 22nd volume. I'm now happier with the ending. Kiriko and Kanna reunion was :") but then again, we didn't see them interact much, nor did we see a Kenji and Kiriko reunion but it's alright I guess.
okay, wow. I'm glad it finished things off better than the 22nd volume. I'm now happier with the ending. Kiriko and Kanna reunion was :") but then again, we didn't see them interact much, nor did we see a Kenji and Kiriko reunion but it's alright I guess.
tawfek's review against another edition
5.0
This volume gave me Barefoot Gen vibes, the virus outbreak = the illnesses that plagued those who survived the nuclear bombs, the anti-proton bomb to end all things = the nuclear bomb, the UN soldiers sweeping in like they are saving the days giving kids chocolates = the us army taking over japan after the unconditional surrender giving kids gum and chocolate...
Friend was he a metaphor for the emperor or for Hitler or for both since we had two friends?
Man this is one of the scars in human history, it will plague our collective subconscious forever, when we get a hint of it in a literature work, specially after we read just how awful it was.
I think this needs a reread in the future, with a different perspective, because i only felt this vibe because i actually read most of Barefoot Gen this year.
This also shows how important classics are, they just resonate through out literature works forever, and you will never feel them if you didn't read them, thing is though, they elevate the literature work to new heights, and just makes the experience better and more profound emitting richer energy for our souls and our minds.
Of course as usual this could all be a wrong assumption, most great writers always have two tales running at the same time, a closer easier to understand tale, and one tale running if you grasp the metaphors or the big concepts the writer is trying to convey with his work.
And the superficial tale here is just so great and so captivating, that i really wasn't trying to grasp a meaning behind it all.
Kenji stole the badge, and Katsumata got beaten up and bullied badly because they thought he was the thief, Katsumata had no friends he wanted to be friends with Kenji but it never happened.
Now i look at my friendless ass and think, i hope i don't make a plan to destroy the world too
Friend was he a metaphor for the emperor or for Hitler or for both since we had two friends?
Man this is one of the scars in human history, it will plague our collective subconscious forever, when we get a hint of it in a literature work, specially after we read just how awful it was.
I think this needs a reread in the future, with a different perspective, because i only felt this vibe because i actually read most of Barefoot Gen this year.
This also shows how important classics are, they just resonate through out literature works forever, and you will never feel them if you didn't read them, thing is though, they elevate the literature work to new heights, and just makes the experience better and more profound emitting richer energy for our souls and our minds.
Of course as usual this could all be a wrong assumption, most great writers always have two tales running at the same time, a closer easier to understand tale, and one tale running if you grasp the metaphors or the big concepts the writer is trying to convey with his work.
And the superficial tale here is just so great and so captivating, that i really wasn't trying to grasp a meaning behind it all.
-Can you be friends with me?
- I guess it's okay... But you know you don't become friends by asking.
Kenji stole the badge, and Katsumata got beaten up and bullied badly because they thought he was the thief, Katsumata had no friends he wanted to be friends with Kenji but it never happened.
Now i look at my friendless ass and think, i hope i don't make a plan to destroy the world too
zare_i's review
4.0
Friends ultimate doom engine gets stopped at the last minute. The way it is stopped (and the very nature of the doom engine) is so .. childish :) but again that was the true nature of the entire plot, right. Nothing from the Book of Prophecies (old and new) would make much sense to an adult.
All the characters get their closure and finally Friend's identity is revealed. To say that reason for such hatred towards Kenji is ..... childish and unreal, is understatement. For me this level of hatred is pure evil, no other way to call it. The way Kenji handles situation in VR is also funny in a way, but again it is the only way kid can go and straighten things out.
All in all good ending but I still think this could have been part of the main series.
Art as always is pure joy for eyes.
Highly recommended.
All the characters get their closure and finally Friend's identity is revealed. To say that reason for such hatred towards Kenji is ..... childish and unreal, is understatement. For me this level of hatred is pure evil, no other way to call it. The way Kenji handles situation in VR is also funny in a way, but again it is the only way kid can go and straighten things out.
All in all good ending but I still think this could have been part of the main series.
Art as always is pure joy for eyes.
Highly recommended.
katleana's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
5.0
meiko's review
5.0
This ended up with a satisfactory ending, to my surprise.
There were times when it seemed like the stories were disjointed, and although I have read it before (I'm pretty sure I have, anyway), and I knew it would probably make sense in a way later on, it still felt a bit 'that's it?!' at times, which resulted in three star ratings a fair bit.
Also the fact that 21st century boys was a direct continuation of 20th century boys, instead of a 'sequel' was something I have completely forgotten.
There were times when it seemed like the stories were disjointed, and although I have read it before (I'm pretty sure I have, anyway), and I knew it would probably make sense in a way later on, it still felt a bit 'that's it?!' at times, which resulted in three star ratings a fair bit.
Also the fact that 21st century boys was a direct continuation of 20th century boys, instead of a 'sequel' was something I have completely forgotten.
roshonline12's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.5
mschlat's review against another edition
3.0
Lots of emotion at the end, but it didn't satisfy the curiosity I had built up about the central mystery of the series.