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20th Centrury Boys v.01

English · Paperback / Softback

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Informationen zum Autor Naoki Urasawa's career as a manga artist spans more than twenty years and has firmly established him as one of the true manga masters of Japan. Born in Tokyo in 1960! Urasawa debuted with BETA! in 1983 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 a romantic comedy ( Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl )! a suspenseful human drama about a former mercenary Pineapple ARMY ; story by Kazuya Kudo)! a captivating psychological suspense story ( Monster )! a sci-fi adventure manga ( 20th Century Boys )! and a modern reinterpretation of the work of th e God of Manga ! Osamu Tezuka ( Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka ; co-authored with Takashi Nagasaki! supervised by Macoto Tezka! and with the cooperation of Tezuka Productions). Many of his books have spawned popular animated and live-action TV programs and films! and 2008 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 is a three-time recipient of the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award! a two-time recipient of the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize! and has received the Kodansha Manga Award. Similarly! Monster has been nominated three times for the Eisner Award in America. Urasawa has also become involved in the world of academia! and in 2008 accepted a guest teaching post at Nagoya Zokei University! where he teaches courses in! of course! manga. Klappentext After the suicide of one of his childhood friends, Kenji wonders if it is 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. Zusammenfassung Creator: Naoki Urasawa Failed rock musician Kenji's memories of 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...

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Authors Naoki Urasawa, Naoki Urasawa, Naoki (ILT) Urasawa
Assisted by Naoki Urasawa (Illustration)
Publisher Viz Media Uk
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 15.12.2009
 
EAN 9781591169222
ISBN 978-1-59116-922-2
No. of pages 192
Dimensions 145 mm x 212 mm x 18 mm
Series 20th Century Boys
20th Century Boys
Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century B
Subject Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire > Comic

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