20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 4 (4)

This is one of those stories (like “Lost”) which could get frustrating because of how many more mysteries it keeps adding to the plot without fully revealing answers to the previous ones. However, each new twist and turn is incredibly delightful, and keeps you telling yourself “okay, just one more chapter before I go to sleep.” I find myself enjoying the ride so much that I don’t even get annoyed at how little information gets chipped away from the larger mystery in each installment. There are times I am tempted to switch to the previous editions of the series so I can find out what happens next, but so far I’ve been able to use self-restraint because these perfect editions are so beautiful and well worth the wait. I particularly liked the disturbing “Friend Land” subplot in this volume.

You can compare this to the TV show Lost because of all the time jumps, but 20th Century Boys came out before Lost so you have to compare Lost to 20th Century Boys.

I flipped through the pages and did not notice anything upside down like prior reviews have stated. If I find it eventually while reading I will amend the review.

Great story. This volume contains one of the best parts of all the series. *Spoilers* The battle against the Friends in Bloody New Years Eve *Spoilers*Some pages came torn (exactly 2). But it's minimal.If you've been following this series so far you should definitely get this one4.5 StarsRecommended series! (Ages +16)Contains Bloody Violence, mild language and Partial Nudity

I am hoping this was just an error for my book alone but pages 329 to around 378 are flipped upside down, forcing me to flip to the "back" of the book and turn it upside down to continue reading.Other than this defect, the story is great as always. No complaints there...just Viz's quality control.

50 pages are flipped and out of order. In the same place as other reviewers.

I also received a copy of this volume with around 50 pages bounded upside down. I am in the process of returning it for a replacement.

Towards the end there are several pages turned upside down. It's not unreadable but it's terrible flaw. I'll not be buying anymore until they fix this. Shame on Viz Media.

Ainda não terminei mas sigo na batalha para completar esta obra intrigante de Naoki Urasawa nesta versão importada. Gasta-se mais mas vale a pena. Atenção para cliffhanger no final deste volume. Recomendo já ter o volume 5 em mãos para saciar a curiosidade hahaha.

The thrilling story continues..... Great story and characters.

A masterpiece, one of the best seinen manga ever written. An extraordinarily intrnguing story of conspiracy and social critique. It is a must-buy for every manga/comic reader!

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Bought book 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 from AmazonSG. All arrived in good condition, with minor dents and a small cut on book 5 of the perfect edition. Other than that, happy with my purchase and can’t wait to start reading Naoki Urasawa’s work.