Reviews

21st Century Boys, Tome 2 by Naoki Urasawa

raxor'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.

criticalreader's review

2.0

weak conclusion to such an interesting series

slasherjjk's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

ainiali's review against another edition

4.0

It ends here. A bit of underwhelm but nicely wrapped.

Spoiler

There was a scene with the three mangaka where they voice out a concern of how to end the story they're writing, which for me, like Urasawa himself has doubt about how he should end this 20th Century Boys saga.

All in all, a very well crafted story, plot & character wise. Highly recommend!

philipf's review against another edition

4.0

Recently reread the entire 20th/21st Century Boys series. Doing so in a couple of weeks certainly makes it hold up better than over a 4 year span as when the books were first released in English.
A few too many twists. “Here’s yet another classmate who might be the Friend who wasn’t mentioned until we established that the last one isn’t the Friend.”
But overall, this comes to a satisfying ending, which is remarkable for a series as long and complex as this one.

booknerdwithlipstick's review

3.0

I just wish paranormal didn't play such a big role in giving the answers. It seems a bit out of synch with the rest of the series that paranormal elements plays such a big role in both the 21st Century Boys books.

shirohige's review against another edition

3.0

Tal vez no el final que queríamos, pero si el que necesitábamos.

De todas formas, y aun con los peros que tengo, 20th Century Boys es una gran serie, un thriller de aquellos y un gran punto cardinal cuando les soliciten recomendar un manga.

wordnerdy's review

4.0

OK, this is REALLY the last volume of the series and a really nice ending (though still kind of confusing if you're reading month to month and get all the little masked kids confused). I loved this series, though maybe not quite as much as Pluto.

itsmehiyacinth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense

4.75

paka's review against another edition

4.0

Ahora sí, el final.

Para no extenderme mucho, me encantó la historia. Especialmente la majestuosa manera de Urasawa de menejar el misterio, meter un sinfín de plot twist y construir personajes tan entrañables que la historia te atrapa y emociona en cada viñeta. * chef kiss *

Sin embargo, he de decir que en el tomo final hubo ciertas cosas que no me agradaron. Por ejemplo, considero que el hecho de que no se aclararan los límites del poder de Kana, a diferencia del de Dios, llevó a que hubieran conveniencias argumentales. Además, eso de que ella se pudiera comunicar con el juego virtual... No lo sé, como en ningún momento se aclaró su poder, lo sentí muuuyy conveniente y muy power up, esos que detesto. Por otro lado, pienso que estuvo un poco apresurado algunas partes en el final y me hubiese encantado ver a Kenji en esos más de 10 años que estuvo por ahí, saber qué hizo, etc.

[Apartado para decir que Yoshitsune best personaje