20th Century Boys

20th Century Boys

20世紀少年 / 20 Seiki Shounen, Nijuu Seiki Shounen, Nijuusseiki Shounen, 20thCB
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Seinen(M),Mystery,Drama,Historical,Psychological
🇬🇧EnglishTr From🇯🇵Japanese
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As the 20th century approaches its end, people all over the world are anxious that the world is changing. And probably not for the better.
Kenji Endo is a normal convenience store manager who's just trying to get by. But when he learns that one of his old friends going by the name "Donkey" has suddenly committed suicide, and that a new cult led by a figure known as "Friend" is becoming more notorious, Kenji starts to feel that something isn't right. With a few key clues left behind by his deceased friend, Kenji realizes that this cult is much more than he ever thought it would be—not only is this mysterious organization directly targeting him and his childhood friends, but the whole world also faces a grave danger that only the friends have the key to stop.
Kenji's simple life of barely making ends meet is flipped upside down when he reunites with his childhood friends, and together they must figure out the truth of how their past is connected to the cult, as the turn of the century could mean the possible end of the world.
Extra info
20th Century Boys won the Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2001, an Excellence Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2002, and the Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category in 2003. The series' combined storyline won the Grand Prize at the 37th Japan Cartoonist Awards on May 9, 2008.
VIZ Media published the series in English under the VIZ Signature imprint from February 17, 2009 to September 18, 2012. VIZ Media licensed the series in 2005; however, at Urasawa's request, it was rescheduled for release after Monster finished its English publication due to a change in art style over time. The series has also been published in Brazilian Portuguese by Panini Comics/Planet Manga since September 2012.
The series was adapted into a trilogy of live-action films which released in Japan between August 30, 2008 and August 29, 2009.
Publishers:
  • Big Comic Spirits (magazine)
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Start Reading: Vol.01 Ch.001
Chapters(249)
Vol.22 Ch.249: Resolution
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Vol.22 Ch.248: The End of the Game
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Vol.22 Ch.247: Protector of Justice
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Vol.22 Ch.246: The Beginning of Justice
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Vol.22 Ch.245: Don't Do Anything
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Vol.22 Ch.244: The Next Legendary Detective
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Vol.22 Ch.243: Give Not to the Enemy
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Ch.242: The Masked King
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Ch.241: You Will Live
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Ch.240: Your Battle
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Ch.239: People of Tokyo
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Ch.238: The Last Song
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Ch.237: After the Confession
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Ch.236: Confession of a Mask
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Ch.235: Raise That Flag
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Ch.234: Below This Flag
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Ch.233: Only That Remains
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Ch.232: The Sequel to the Book of Prophecy
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Ch.231: The Friend There and Now
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Ch.230: The Aliens Arrive
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Ch.229: Let's Playyy
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Ch.228: The Pope's Messenger
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Ch.227: Hide and Seek
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Ch.226: Who Are You
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Ch.225: 24 Hours of Mankind
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Ch.224: The Scenario with No Scenario
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Ch.223: Which One
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Ch.222: Especially Me
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Ch.221: Great Power
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Ch.220: Who is Friend
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Ch.219: Contest for Mankind
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Ch.218: The Lowest Man
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Ch.217: When the Frog Calls
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Ch.216: The Time of the Holy Mother
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Ch.215: The Important Point
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Ch.214: The Man Who Came Home
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Ch.213: The Worst Man
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Ch.212: Behind the Scenes
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Ch.211: Fooooound You!
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Ch.210: The Magnificent Seven Samurai
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Ch.209: The Great Escape
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Ch.208: The People Who Break Through
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Ch.207: The Melancholy of Cartoonist Ujiki Tsuneo
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Ch.206: Ichi the Spade
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Ch.205: Doing the Impossible
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Ch.204: The Last Trophy
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Ch.203: Things That Must Not Be Known
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Ch.202: Things That Must Not Be Heard
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Ch.201: Things That Must Not Be Seen
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Ch.200: World Change Begins
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Ch.199: Encore, Encore!!
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Ch.198: Stand! Because I'm Standing, Joe!
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Ch.197: Everyone, Gather
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Ch.196: Everyone's Song
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Ch.195: Daughter
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Ch.194: The-Two Still Alive
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Ch.193: Guta Lala, Suda Lala
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Ch.192: Metting at the Crossroad - Cross-counter
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Ch.191: Summer Homework
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Ch.190: Song at the End of the Earth
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Ch.189: Officer at the End of the Earth
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Ch.188: The Weight of the Journey
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Ch.187: On a Journey
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Ch.186: Where Despair Began
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Ch.185: The Ice Queen
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Ch.184: Much Despair
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Ch.183: Fight, Katsuo!
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Ch.182: Earth Defense Force
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Ch.181: Toybox
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Ch.180: The Imagination of Children
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Ch.179: Modern History
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Ch.178: The Pole Vaulter
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Ch.177: Friend Era
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Ch.176: Superhuman
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Ch.175: The Real Ghost
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Ch.174: The Real Hanging Hill
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Ch.173: In the Mirror
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Ch.172: A True Friend
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Ch.171: The-Base of the Rainbow
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Ch.170: Over the Rainbow
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Ch.169: Before the Rainbow
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Ch.168: Long Live the Expo
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Ch.167: Time Limit
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Ch.166: Gas-Mask Wearing Salesman
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Ch.165: The Greatest Show on Earth
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Ch.164: What A Wonderful World
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Ch.163: Farewell in 2001
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Ch.162: Bravery in 2001
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Ch.161: The Writhing Truth
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Ch.160: The Tattooed Man
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Ch.159: A Trite Japanese
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Ch.158: Trite Prophecies
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Ch.157: Youth and Dreams
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Ch.156: My Summer Vacation
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Ch.155: Warped Memories
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Ch.154: Identity
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Ch.153: Encounter with the Past
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Ch.152: Science Room, 1971
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Ch.151: The Spoon-bender
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Ch.150: The Day He Saw Something
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Ch.149: Intruder
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Ch.148: Evil Emperor
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Ch.147: The True 1971
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Ch.146: Memorial
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Ch.145: New Orders
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Ch.144: A Stealthily Approaching Terror
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Ch.143: A Quiet Town in Germany
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Ch.142: The Frog Empire Strikes Back 2
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Ch.141: The Frog Empire Strikes Back 1
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Ch.140: The Beginning of the End
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Ch.139: A Real Man
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Ch.138: Confessions in 2003
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Ch.137: A Time of Reunions
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Ch.136: Round Table Meeting
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Ch.135: Friend's Death
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Ch.134: An Unremembered Man
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Ch.133: The Face of a Friend
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Ch.132: The Real Gunshot
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Ch.131: Gunshot 2
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Ch.130: Gunshot 1
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Ch.129: Him
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Ch.128: Under the Alcohol Lamp
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Ch.127: Science Room
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Ch.126: Library
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Ch.125: A Secret Connection
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Ch.124: Self-Destruction
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Ch.123: Pilgrimage
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Ch.122: Different New Year's Eve
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Ch.121: Memories of the Science Room
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Ch.120: Yamane-kun
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Ch.119: Mother's Words
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Ch.118: Godzilla
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Ch.117: Ruins
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Ch.116: Sadakiyo's Decision
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Ch.115: Aliens
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Ch.114: Complete Devotion
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Ch.113: Old Friendship
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Ch.112: The Lie of 1970
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Ch.111: List of Ingredients
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Ch.110: An Abyss of Despair
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Ch.109: Thunder
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Ch.108: Boy with a Face
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Ch.107: Boy without a Face
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Ch.106: Room of a Friend
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Ch.105: Soliloquy
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Ch.104: Collector
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Ch.103: Terrifying Answer
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Ch.102: A New Teacher
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Ch.101: Surveillance
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Ch.100: Crossroads
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Ch.99: Ceasefire
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Ch.98: The Assassin's Bullet
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Ch.97: The Assassination
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Ch.96: Savior
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Ch.95: On the Pulpit
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Ch.94: The New Book of Prophecy
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Ch.93: Confessions
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Ch.92: ESP
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Ch.91: Rabbit Nabokov
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Ch.90: Real Fight
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Ch.89: Nightmare
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Ch.88: Don't Look
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Ch.87: Voices Speaking
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Ch.86: The Hanging Hill
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Ch.85: The Plan
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Ch.84: Grades
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Ch.83: A Request
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Ch.82: Escape
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Ch.81: Tomodachi Land
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Ch.80: Your Ride
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Ch.79: Kenji's Song
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Ch.78: Robot
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Ch.77: Decision
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Ch.76: Entry
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Ch.75: Fukubei
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Ch.74: Showdown
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Ch.73: Control Room
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Ch.72: Truth
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Ch.71: God's Autograph
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Ch.70: Koizumi
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Ch.69: The Fair of Dreams
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Ch.68: Landing
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Ch.67: Air
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Ch.66: Escape
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Ch.65: A Test of Courage
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Ch.64: The Great Escape
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Ch.63: The Last Hope
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Ch.62: Good Luck Charm
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Ch.61: A Powerful Ally
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Ch.60: Being Chased
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Ch.59: Tunnel
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Ch.58: Monster
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Ch.57: Umihotaru
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Ch.56: The Real Killer
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Ch.55: Witness
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Ch.54: Two Aspirations
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Ch.53: Butterfly
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Ch.52: Detective Chouno
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Ch.51: Monument
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Ch.50: Reunion
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Ch.49: The Last Chapter
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Ch.48: December 31st
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Ch.47: Signal
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Ch.46: Uncle Kenji
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Ch.45: Not Alone
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Ch.44: Invitation
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Ch.43: In the Darkness
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Ch.42: Underground Emperor
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Ch.41: Robot Meeting
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Ch.40: Secret Base
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Ch.39: Explosion
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Ch.38: Light
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Ch.37: Rainbow Kid
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Ch.36: Love and Peace
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Ch.35: Connections
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Ch.34: Escape
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Ch.33: Friendship Party
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Ch.32: Man in Bangkok
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Ch.31: Since Then
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Ch.30: The Fated Child
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Ch.29: Airport Explosion
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Ch.28: Sadakiyo
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Ch.27: One More Time
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Ch.26: Classmate
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Ch.25: Brother
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Ch.24: Showdown
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Ch.23: Determination
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Ch.22: Hero With a Guitar
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Ch.21: Open Your Eyes
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Ch.20: Prophet
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Ch.19: The Man Behind
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Ch.18: Sister's Lover
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Ch.17: Sister's Drawer
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Ch.16: God
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Ch.15: Time for Human Extinction
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Ch.14: Yama-san
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Vol.02 Ch.011: Open Your Eyes!!
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Vol.01 Ch.009: A Message
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Vol.01 Ch.008: Dig A Hole
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Vol.01 Ch.007: Softball
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Vol.01 Ch.006: Flag On The Moon
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Vol.01 Ch.005: Night Of The Science Room
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Vol.01 Ch.004: Snot Towel
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Vol.01 Ch.003: The Boy Who Bought A Guitar
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Vol.01 Ch.002: Karaoke
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