20th Century Boys
Your childhood secrets were never supposed to trigger the end of the world. Kenji Endo traded his rock and roll dreams for the fluorescent lights of a convenience store years ago, but the sudden suicide of an old friend pulls him back into a past he barely remembers. A shadow is falling over Japan in the form of a bizarre cult led by a masked figure known only as Friend, and they are using the exact symbols and doomsday prophecies Kenji and his pack of misfits dreamt up in a secret hideout back in 1969. This isnt just a conspiracy; it is a childhood game turned into a lethal reality that threatens to wipe out humanity by the turn of the millennium. To stop the virus and the rising chaos, Kenji has to reunite his estranged childhood friends and face the terrifying truth that the monster destroying the future is someone they once shared their deepest secrets with. It is a heart-pounding journey through nostalgia and terror that asks if a group of ordinary people can actually stand against a destiny they helped create.
Naoki Urasawa, Psychological Thriller, Mystery Manga, Cult Conspiracy, Seinen, Post Apocalyptic, Friend, Suspense, Urban Legend, Kenji Endo