Naoki Urasawa
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Naoki Urasawa is a Japanese manga artist and musician. He has been drawing manga since he was four years old, and for most of his professional career has created two series simultaneously. The stories
Urasawa at the 2012 Japan Expo
Urasawa and Masao Maruyama at Japan Expo 2012
An illustration by Urasawa depicting many characters from his oeuvre. Critics have praised his characters for their facial expressions and for being independently recognizable.
Urasawa performing live at the 2012 Japan Expo
20th Century Boys
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20th Century Boys is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa. It was originally serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1999 to 2006, with the
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…1993–1999). The thriller Monster (1994–2001) was his first to receive international acclaim and success, which continued with the science fiction mystery 20th Century Boys (1999–2006). Following the acclaimed Pluto (2003–2009), which is a re-imagining of Astro Boy by Osamu Tezuka, one of Urasawa's biggest influences, he…
Cover of the first tankōbon volume
A mannequin dressed as Friend
Billboards in Shibuya advertising the first film, featuring the symbol of the character Friend