This manga is truly a masterpiece. The most beautiful thing about 20th Century Boys is in its telling of story. The basis of the story is "Saving the World" which is simple enough, however the author manages to make this deeper, much deeper. From the moment you pick up this manga and being reading you will be engrossed . The seamless flashbacks and general mysterious feel about the story will keep you wanting more, you'll wish it didn't have to end.

Aside from the story the art is magnificent. The author manages to capture emotion and set tone and mood not only in the dialogue but also in his drawings. You can see clearly the angst, sorrow, despair, or happiness drawn in, which in my opinion does a great deal to get emotionally involved with the characters.

The Characters themselves are probably the second best best thing about the 20th Century Boys. Urasawa Naoki manages to create 3 Dimensional characters which you can feel for. Each get their enough "screen time" for you to feel for every individual. These characters go through changes and arcs, their highs and lows, the character development in this manga is beautifully done.

I hope you'd enjoy this manga as much as I did. As I stated before, the 20th Century Boys is highly engrossing and somewhat addictive. The pace and constant new information will keep you guessing and will never supply a dull moment.

Overall I would have to say, in my humble opinion, that this is one of the greatest manga yet to be written. Ten out of ten stars. Do yourself a favor a read it.