20 Seiki Shounen
Manga
20世紀少年
1999/09/27
Character count817,778
Word count348,445
Unique words14,281
Words (1-occurrence)5
Unique kanji1,939
Kanji (1-occurrence)1
Difficulty beta
Moderate
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 count42,264
Word count17,855
Unique words2,402
Words (1-occurrence)1
Unique kanji939
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 2
Character count44,653
Word count18,854
Unique words2,376
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji862
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 3
Character count36,583
Word count15,458
Unique words2,057
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji822
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 4
Character count34,876
Word count14,924
Unique words2,043
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji818
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 5
Character count37,476
Word count15,936
Unique words2,270
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji891
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 6
Character count36,516
Word count15,664
Unique words2,003
Words (1-occurrence)8
Unique kanji805
Kanji (1-occurrence)4
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 7
Character count37,770
Word count16,058
Unique words2,129
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji829
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 8
Character count33,919
Word count14,156
Unique words2,017
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji820
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 9
Character count33,543
Word count14,276
Unique words1,919
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji779
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 10
Character count34,844
Word count14,708
Unique words1,891
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji761
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 11
Character count37,286
Word count16,028
Unique words2,122
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji817
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 12
Character count38,790
Word count16,606
Unique words2,059
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji806
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 13
Character count41,917
Word count17,818
Unique words2,481
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji979
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 14
Character count36,631
Word count15,446
Unique words2,114
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji850
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 15
Character count36,545
Word count16,000
Unique words2,102
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji829
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 16
Character count44,521
Word count18,962
Unique words2,385
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji884
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 17
Character count33,665
Word count14,631
Unique words2,105
Words (1-occurrence)12
Unique kanji922
Kanji (1-occurrence)2
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 18
Character count35,842
Word count15,076
Unique words2,145
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji872
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 19
Character count33,529
Word count14,436
Unique words2,105
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji882
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 20
Character count32,764
Word count14,122
Unique words2,116
Words (1-occurrence)5
Unique kanji872
Kanji (1-occurrence)1
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 21
Character count34,676
Word count14,892
Unique words2,062
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji839
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 22
Character count39,168
Word count16,539
Unique words2,271
Words (1-occurrence)6
Unique kanji908
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary