20 Seiki Shounen
Manga
20世紀少年
1999/09/27
Character count814,214
Word count353,567
Unique words15,883
Words (1-occurrence)5
Unique kanji1,968
Kanji (1-occurrence)1
Difficulty beta
Average
Volumes22
External Rating
88 %

Humanity, having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century, would not have entered the new millennium if it weren't for them. In 1969, during their youth, they created a symbol. In 1997, as the coming disaster slowly starts to unfold, that symbol returns. This is the story of a group of boys who try to save the world. For Kenji, a simple convenience store manager who once dreamed of becoming a rock 'n' roll musician, a host of memories from his past come rushing back when one of his childhood friends mysteriously commits suicide. Could this new death be related to the rise of a bizarre new cult that's been implicated in several other murders and disappearances? Determined to dig deeper, Kenji reunites with some of his old buddies in the hope of learning the truth behind it all. (Source: Viz Media)

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Genres
Drama
Mystery
Psychological
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Tags
Coming of Age
Seinen
Non-Chronological
Conspiracy
Cult
Family
Time Skip
Male Protagonist
Detective
Philosophy
Music
Historical
Virtual Reality
Police
Robot Character
Cute Boys Doing Cute Things
Foreign
Homeless
Nudity
Urban
Subdecks
Volume 1
Character count42,095
Word count18,211
Unique words2,548
Words (1-occurrence)1
Unique kanji940
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 2
Character count44,516
Word count19,206
Unique words2,517
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji862
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 3
Character count36,382
Word count15,774
Unique words2,174
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji822
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 4
Character count34,770
Word count15,146
Unique words2,179
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji818
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 5
Character count37,386
Word count15,958
Unique words2,373
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji891
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 6
Character count36,315
Word count15,709
Unique words2,058
Words (1-occurrence)11
Unique kanji805
Kanji (1-occurrence)4
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 7
Character count37,680
Word count16,352
Unique words2,276
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji829
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 8
Character count33,760
Word count14,270
Unique words2,133
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji820
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 9
Character count33,430
Word count14,266
Unique words1,973
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji779
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 10
Character count34,640
Word count14,778
Unique words1,989
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji761
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 11
Character count37,128
Word count15,900
Unique words2,205
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji817
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 12
Character count38,682
Word count16,758
Unique words2,174
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji806
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 13
Character count41,792
Word count18,072
Unique words2,622
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji979
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 14
Character count36,458
Word count15,972
Unique words2,279
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji850
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 15
Character count36,388
Word count16,220
Unique words2,222
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji829
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 16
Character count44,262
Word count19,368
Unique words2,629
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji884
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 17
Character count33,449
Word count14,908
Unique words2,244
Words (1-occurrence)12
Unique kanji922
Kanji (1-occurrence)2
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 18
Character count35,670
Word count15,406
Unique words2,314
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji873
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 19
Character count33,354
Word count14,876
Unique words2,272
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji882
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 20
Character count32,658
Word count14,378
Unique words2,207
Words (1-occurrence)5
Unique kanji872
Kanji (1-occurrence)1
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 21
Character count34,464
Word count15,178
Unique words2,180
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji839
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 22
Character count38,935
Word count16,861
Unique words2,491
Words (1-occurrence)7
Unique kanji908
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Average