YOMITAISeinen magazines20th Century Boys
20th Century Boys
20世紀少年
- Volumes
- 📚 22 vols
- Publication
- 📅 1999–2006
- Reading time
- ⏱ about 9–13 hr
Status: Completed / Published in: Big Comic Spirits / Shogakukan
Overview (spoiler-free)
Synopsis
Events begin unfolding just as the prophecy in a book of predictions created by boys who once dreamed of rock comes true. Kenji and his childhood friends confront a plot by the mysterious Friend to destroy humanity.
Spoiler-free editorial summary.
Reading-time estimate
⏱ about 9–13 hr
About 2 weeks at 5 hours per week
Basis: Volumes × 30 minutes per volume. This is an estimate, not an official figure.
Series profile
- Action
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Romance
- Mystery
- Dark
Tag-derived profile (0–100), provided as a quick guide to the series' tone and style.
Series information
- Original title
- 20世紀少年
- Volumes
- 22
- Publication
- 1999–2006
- Creators
- Urasawa Naoki (Story & art)
- Creator metadata
- MangaDex source record
- Publication family
- Seinen magazines
- Magazine / platform
- Big Comic Spirits
- Publisher
- Shogakukan
- English title source
- MangaDex (international)
- Cover metadata
- MangaDex