Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys, Vol. 1
By: story & art by Naoki Urosawa ; with the cooperation of Takashi Nagasaki ; [English adaptation, Akemi Wegmüller]
Edition: Viz signature ed.
Publisher: Viz Media
Published: February 17, 2009
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA
Language: eng
Translated from: jpn
Translation of: 20世紀少年
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781591169222
Subjects: Heroes; Translations into English; Friendship; Cults; Comic books, strips
Other titles: Twentieth century boys; Naoki Urosawa's 20th century boys; Naoki Urosawa's twentieth century boys
Description: For Kenji, a simple convenience store manager who once dreamed of becoming a rock 'n' roll musician, a host of memories from his past come rushing back when one of his childhood friends mysteriously commits suicide. Could this new death be related to the rise of a bizarre new cult that's been implicated in several other murders and disappearances? Determined to dig deeper, Kenji reunites with some of his old buddies in the hope of learning the truth behind it all. (Source: [VIZ](https://www.viz.com/manga-books/manga/naoki-urasawas-20th-century-boys-volume-1/product/577))
Notes: Reads from right-to-left.

Rated T+ for older teens.

Winner of the 2001 Kodansha manga award. Winner of the 2003 Shogakukan manga award. Recipient of the excellence prize at the 2002 Japan Media Arts Festival.
Table of contents: title: Vol. 01.; title: Friends.