20 Seiki Shounen
Manga
20世紀少年
1999/09/27
Character count812,621
Word count348,959
Unique words15,549
Words (1-occurrence)7
Unique kanji1,966
Kanji (1-occurrence)1
Difficulty 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 count42,062
Word count17,866
Unique words2,529
Words (1-occurrence)1
Unique kanji940
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty Average
Volume 2
Character count44,406
Word count18,854
Unique words2,480
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji862
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty Average
Volume 3
Character count36,332
Word count15,488
Unique words2,152
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji822
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty Average
Volume 4
Character count34,640
Word count14,926
Unique words2,190
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji818
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty Average
Volume 5
Character count37,238
Word count15,838
Unique words2,405
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji891
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty Average
Volume 6
Character count36,230
Word count15,418
Unique words2,077
Words (1-occurrence)11
Unique kanji805
Kanji (1-occurrence)4
Difficulty Average
Volume 7
Character count37,608
Word count16,238
Unique words2,283
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji829
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty Average
Volume 8
Character count33,726
Word count14,008
Unique words2,110
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji820
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty Average
Volume 9
Character count33,356
Word count14,134
Unique words1,977
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji779
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty Average
Volume 10
Character count34,596
Word count14,592
Unique words1,979
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji761
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty Average
Volume 11
Character count37,046
Word count15,830
Unique words2,209
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji817
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty Average
Volume 12
Character count38,660
Word count16,690
Unique words2,177
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji806
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty Average
Volume 13
Character count41,716
Word count17,832
Unique words2,627
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji979
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty Average
Volume 14
Character count36,398
Word count15,718
Unique words2,246
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji850
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty Average
Volume 15
Character count36,276
Word count15,984
Unique words2,219
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji829
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty Average
Volume 16
Character count44,130
Word count19,102
Unique words2,606
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji884
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty Average
Volume 17
Character count33,354
Word count14,623
Unique words2,248
Words (1-occurrence)15
Unique kanji922
Kanji (1-occurrence)2
Difficulty Average
Volume 18
Character count35,670
Word count15,312
Unique words2,295
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji873
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty Average
Volume 19
Character count33,320
Word count14,706
Unique words2,258
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji882
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty Average
Volume 20
Character count32,592
Word count14,211
Unique words2,217
Words (1-occurrence)5
Unique kanji872
Kanji (1-occurrence)1
Difficulty Average
Volume 21
Character count34,372
Word count14,942
Unique words2,175
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji839
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty Average
Volume 22
Character count38,893
Word count16,647
Unique words2,465
Words (1-occurrence)7
Unique kanji908
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty Average