This is the story of a group of boys who try to save the world!; As boys, Kenji and his friends came up with a bunch of stories about an evil organization bent on world destruction. As adults, someone is now turning their fantasies into reality!
R to L (Japanese Style). This is the story of a group of boys who try to save
the world!; As boys, Kenji and his friends came up with a bunch of stories about
an evil organization bent on world destruction. As adults, someone is now
turning their fantasies into reality! What really happened on Bloody New
Year's Eve? Kenji, Otcho and Maruo have just driven their dynamite-loaded truck
under the robot…where they see what a poor relation to the giant robot they
dreamed up in their childhoods it actually is: just two legs with caterpillar
treads, held together by an enormous hot air balloon, with cloth hanging down to
disguise the underside.
Meanwhile, at the meeting of the government's crisis control committee, Manjome
Inshu unveils the Friend's benevolent plan to distribute worldwide a vaccine
against the virus being spread by the robot. The Friends, he says, have been
developing such a vaccine since the terrorist germ attacks of 1997. At the same
time, the Friends will contribute a monument they were building for their
headquarters to serve as a blockade against the robot. The Friends are saving
the day! Or are they?
Author Biography
Born in Tokyo in 1960, Naoki Urasawa's career as a manga artist spans three
decades and has firmly established him as one of the true manga masters of his
generation. AÂ graduate of Meisei University, Urasawa debuted with Return! in
1981Â and hasn't stopped his impressive output since. Well-versed in a variety
of genres, Urasawa's oeuvre encompasses a multitude of different subjects, such
as romantic comedies (Yawara! AÂ Fashionable Judo Girl), gritty urban dramas
(Pineapple ARMY), swashbuckling detective stories (Master Keaton), captivating
psychological thrillers (Monster and 20th Century Boys) and modern
reinterpretations of the work of the God of Manga, Osamu Tezuka (Pluto: Urasawa
x Tezuka). Many of his books have spawned equally popular animated series, and
2008Â saw the theatrical release of the first of three live-action Japanese
films based on 20th Century Boys.No stranger to accolades and awards, Urasawa
has received the Kodansha Manga Award, and is a three-time recipient of the
prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award and a two-time recipient of the Osamu Tezuka
Cultural Prize.Similarly, Monster has been nominated twice for the Eisner Award
in America. Urasawa has also become involved in the world of academia, and in
2008Â accepted a guest teaching post at Nagoya Zokei University, where he
teaches courses in, of course, manga. Combining a breathtaking cinematic visual
style with stories known for their penetrating psychological depth and maturity,
Naoki Urasawa remains one of the most exciting creators working in the medium of
comics today.