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Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys, Volume 22 (2012)

by Naoki Urasawa(Favorite Author)

4.29 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1421542773 (ISBN13: 9781421542775)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

VIZ Media

series

20th Century Boys

review 1: Here it is. The final volume of the "20th Century Boys" saga. Looking at my rating history for this 22 volume series it's clear that I have loved it immensely. Only five out of 22 volumes have gotten four stars from me, the rest an easy full five. It might seem kind of alarming that one of those five less-completely-perfect volumes happens to be the last one."The Beginning of Justice" does indeed fail in attaining the level of depth and uniqueness that has been the standard throughout this epoch, but it doesn't really disappoint either. The scope of the whole story has been so vast that many things are still left unanswered, but the open ending model often works in these cases. The volume might have been just a bit better if it had given us not only an open, but a more sur... morereal ending. With a talented deconstruction of the narrative plane a lot of open plot lines can be forgiven.What's important with "The Beginning of Justice" is that it works on the emotional level. It isn't as touching as Urasawa's best scenes have been, but we feel closure, and we see the journey the characters have made. It's nice to see everyone again and it's wonderful to breath a little bit easier after the high-adrenaline roller coaster ride of remarkably intense storytelling.One thing that I have to mention is the two volume sequel "21st Century Boys," which I will tackle next. The ending here left me eager to see what will be told in this story. There are more possibilities than there is room for in only two books, so I'm eager to see what the focus will be. Perhaps we will get more of that closure or surrealism I hoped for.
review 2: waks..urasawa naoki hebat bgt bikin ceritanya..ampe ga kepikiran cerita yg gitu sederhana bisa bikin penasaran & pengen tau k'lanjutannya >_manga nya m'ceritakan ttg kenji, yg sewaktu kecil dgn tmn2nya bikin cerita dunia bakal hancur dgn imajinasi anak2..spt bakal ada robot, senjata kimia yg m'hancurkan dunia,dll...stelah m'reka dewasa, tnyata hal2 yg dikarang waktu kecil betul2 tjadi..& sama persis urutannya...nah, krn cm kenji & tmn2 waktu kecil yg tau cerita itu, pasti ada "sahabat" waktu kecil yg betul2 m'jadikan cerita waktu kecil m'jadi kenyataan >_ less

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