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1Manga 5. 2Films 6Notes 7References 8External links Toggle the table of contents 20th Century Boys 26 languages العربيةAsturianuБеларускаяБеларуская (тарашкевіца)CatalàDeutschEspañolفارسیFrançaisGalego한국어Bahasa IndonesiaItalianoBahasa Melayu日本語Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекчаPolskiPortuguêsРусскийSuomiSvenskaTagalogไทยУкраїнськаTiếng Việt中文 Edit links ArticleTalk English ReadEditView history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions ReadEditView history General What links hereRelated changesUpload fileSpecial pagesPermanent linkPage informationCite this pageGet shortened URLDownload QR codeWikidata item Print/export Download as PDFPrintable version From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Japanese manga series For the song, see 20th Century Boy. For the song 21st Century Boy by Sigue Sigue Sputnik, see Flaunt It (album). 20th Century BoysCover of the first tankōbon volume20世紀少年
(Nijusseiki Shōnen)GenreMystery[1]Science fiction[1]Thriller[1] MangaWritten byNaoki UrasawaPublished byShogakukanEnglish publisherAUS: Madman EntertainmentNA: Viz MediaMagazineBig Comic SpiritsDemographicSeinenOriginal runOctober 4, 1999 – April 24, 2006Volumes22 (List of volumes) Manga21st Century BoysWritten byNaoki UrasawaPublished byShogakukanEnglish publisherAUS: Madman EntertainmentNA: Viz MediaMagazineBig Comic SpiritsDemographicSeinenOriginal runDecember 25, 2006 – July 14, 2007Volumes2 (List of volumes) Live-action film20th Century Boys: Beginning of the EndDirected byYukihiko TsutsumiWritten byYasushi FukudaTakashi NagasakiNaoki UrasawaYusuke Watanabe[2]Music byRyomei ShiraiLicensed byNA: Viz PicturesUK: 4Digital MediaReleasedAugust 30, 2008 (2008-08-30)Runtime142 minutes Live-action film20th Century Boys 2: The Last HopeDirected byYukihiko TsutsumiWritten byTakashi NagasakiYusuke Watanabe[3]Music byRyomei ShiraiLicensed byNA: Viz PicturesUK: 4Digital MediaReleasedJanuary 31, 2009 (2009-01-31)Runtime139 minutes Live-action film20th Century Boys 3: RedemptionDirected byYukihiko TsutsumiWritten byTakashi NagasakiNaoki Urasawa[4]Music byRyomei ShiraiLicensed byNA: Viz PicturesUK: 4Digital MediaReleasedAugust 29, 2009 (2009-08-29)Runtime155 minutes 20th Century Boys (Japanese: 20世紀少年, Hepburn: Nijusseiki Shōnen) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa. It was originally serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1999 to 2006, with the 249 chapters published into 22 tankōbon volumes. A 16 chapter continuation, titled 21st Century Boys (21世紀少年, Nijūisseiki Shōnen), ran in the same magazine from 2006 to 2007 and was gathered into two tankōbon volumes. It tells the story of Kenji Endo and his friends, who notice that a cult-leader known only as "Friend" is out to destroy the world, and that his cult icon bears a striking resemblance to a symbol developed during their childhoods. The series makes many references to a number of manga and anime from the 1960s–1970s, as well as to classic rock music, its title being taken from T. Rex's song "20th Century Boy". A trilogy of live-action film adaptations, directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, were released in 2008 and 2009. The manga was licensed and released in English by Viz Media, and distributed in Australasia by Madman Entertainment.