20th Century Boys Chapter 249 Discussion

Well, that was not what I expected for the end. Although I liked, I think the ending was a bit rushed. I hope they explain the end better in the sequel.

Wah- ....? Time for 21st I guess... but that was just a bit too rushed for an ending for the first part (?).



9/10

I think the important thing is not to consider 21st Century Boys as a sequel so much as the TRUE final chapters of 20th Century Boys. I have no idea why Urasawa renamed the series for these last books, because it does kinda make the last chapters of 20CB seem a bit vague.



But yeah, so long as you move straight onto 21CB it's fine.



Saying that though, even after reading the end of 21CB, there's still a few things that didn't get completely cleared up that I would've liked, but nevermind, this is still one of the best Manga I've read in my life. XD

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                Well I got to say.

That was a pretty amazing manga.



I've started it a few days ago and it just hooked me right away. I can honestly say it is one of the best seinen manga I've read. Though the ending was a bit blunt, I guess it will make sense in the sequel.

9/10

Soo Friend died or something and kenji sang in the concert.. Well for the manga as a whole it had to many time jumps even though it explained the story it just seems chaotic..Well anyways time for the sequel..

Yeah I can't say that I absolutely hated the ending, but it felt rushed as heck and definitely wasn't a "good" ending.



Anyways enjoyed the series, was definitely a good read, although I would say that I preferred Monster over this.

The ending seemed to wrap up things too fast, but again as mentioned, I guess it makes a lot more sense in 21st Century Boys - which I can't wait to read! Overall, one of the best mangas I have ever read. Loved it to death! Really looking forward to checking out Urasawa's other work once I've finished this series in it's entirety.

sir_mihael said:
I think the important thing is not to consider 21st Century Boys as a sequel so much as the TRUE final chapters of 20th Century Boys. I have no idea why Urasawa renamed the series for these last books, because it does kinda make the last chapters of 20CB seem a bit vague.



But yeah, so long as you move straight onto 21CB it's fine.



Saying that though, even after reading the end of 21CB, there's still a few things that didn't get completely cleared up that I would've liked, but nevermind, this is still one of the best Manga I've read in my life. XD



My thinking is that Urasawa renamed the series 21st Century Boys in order to reflect what has happened in the story. 20th Century Boys, ended with their own Woodstock, which sort of marked the end of an era. In other words, it's time to move on than stay stuck in the past, thus the transition to the next century.



It's also important to remember that most of the events in the story took place in the 21st century and not the 20th. Friend's rise to power put an end to modern history and as we saw, a stop to progress. Thus, everyone was stuck in the past, the 20th century, and could not see the future that they had dreamed of in the 21st century. Friend's downfall, allows mankind to transition into the future, and thus the 21st century.



All in all, I felt it was a clever way to incorporate the title of the story into the overall theme of the manga.

Second time I've read 20th CB in 1-2 days; still as magic as the first time.

"Don't cry, Kanna." made it an amazing ending IMO; that's what most people wanted to see: the reunion of Kenji and Kanna: and as an extra bonus, there's a shitload of other people who each managed to survive like magic (but who cares, it's manga).



I might consider reading 21st CB this time, but I guess the only things making me hesitate are the facts that:

-I do not mind endings that don't 'end' or explain everything; this is a normal thing for this mangaka, you'd agree if you've seen/read Monster.

-If the ending of 21st CB isn't as satisfying as this one, I'll rage.



I'll decide tomorrow with a coin: head meaning I continue.

Well, onto 21st century then! And I agree, this last arc wasn't as good.

Great manga overall. I would've definitely given it a 10/10 during the most part. But I wasn't too satisified with the series after the whole second friend came. We didn't even get to find out his identity. Well atleast there is a sequel. I'm hoping all my unanswered questions will be answered in it.



As of now I'm giving this series a 9/10. Might raise it depending how the sequel is done.

the ending felt a bit rushed and i didnt quite get who friend really is. Fukubei is/was friend no doubt but who the current one, still blank for me... even though it is implied that he's also one of them but well... great manga overall...



now reading 21st century. hope it explains it ^-^