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Good Japanese Comic- 20th Century Boys!!

The Book...

"20th Century Boys is a science fiction mystery manga created by Naoki Urasawa, It won the 2001 Kodansha Manga Award in the General category, an Excellence Prize at the 2002 Japan Media Arts Festival, and the 2003 Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category. The last two volumes of the story were serialized under the name 21st Century Boys. The series makes many references to rock music as well as a number of 1960's-70's anime; its title is based on T.Rex's famous song, "20th Century Boy". "

The Story...
In 1969, young boys Kenji, Otcho, Yoshitsune and Maruo build, in an empty field, a hideout they call their secret base, in which they and their friends can get together to share manga and stolen porn magazines and listen to a radio. To celebrate the event, Otcho draws a symbol for the base that would represent their friendship. After their friends Yukiji and Donkey join the gang, they imagine a future scenario where villains would try to destroy the world, and in which the boys would stand up and fight; this scenario is transcribed and labeled Book of Prophecy......

The Song of Hope...
The male lead of the story-Kenji, who once a rocker, leader and dreamer, trapped under the track of reality, forgetting when was the last time holding a guitar however, his journey changed with the presence of his compose song- Bob Lennon, which later on changed the world...

Bob Lennon　20th century Boys