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\"20th<\/a>As this is the penultimate volume in the 22-part series, I suppose I should have savored it … but, egads, patience is just not my virtue! Now I have almost a two-month wait, as volume 22 hits shelves September 18. How am I gonna hold out that long??!!<\/p>\n

So … what happened here? Well, I certainly can’t tell you everything … but I will reveal (only because you’ll find out on the introductory “Profiles” page even before the panels begin) that a certain hero is out walking the streets … and headed straight to Tokyo.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Friend has apparently passed on his genes to a most unmotherly candidate, although who really knows what a paternity suit might reveal. While ordinary citizens think they’ll find salvation on Mars, flying saucers spraying blood-like emissions are making quite the mess of Tokyo. Bowling seems to be coming back into the limelight and a new President of the World is about to take a stand.<\/p>\n

Yup, no doubt: The final showdown is definitely coming … [I think ‘patience’ should have been a four-letter word!]\n

To check out all the previous volumes of\u00a020th Century Boys<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(which you should as the finale looms) \u2013 please click\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tidbit<\/strong>: I stand corrected … the series does\u00a0not<\/em> end with volume 22. It continues with two more, under a slightly different title\u00a0\u2013 21st Century Boys<\/em>! Guess they’re all grown up and ready for a new\u00a0millennium! 21st Century<\/em> #1 hits shelves late November, while #2 debuts mid-January 2013. See illuminating comments from “Anon” below for more information. Thanks indeed!<\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Young Adult, Adult<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2012 (United States)
\n20 SEIKI SHONEN \u00a9 Naoki Urasawa\/Studio Nuts
\nOriginal Japanese edition published by Shogakukan Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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