{"product_id":"naoki-urasawas-20th-century-boys-naoki-urasawa-9781421523439","title":"Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys, Vol. 8","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis is the story of a group of boys who try to save the world! As boys, Kenji and his friends came up with a bunch of stories about an evil organization bent on world destruction. As adults, someone is now turning their fantasies into reality!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHumanity, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat really happened on Bloody New Year's Eve? Kenji, Otcho and Maruo have just driven their dynamite-loaded truck under the robot...where they see what a poor relation to the giant robot they dreamed up in their childhoods it actually is: just two legs with caterpillar treads, held together by an enormous hot air balloon, with cloth hanging down to disguise the underside! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, at the meeting of the government's crisis control committee, Manjome Inshu unveils the Friend's benevolent plan to distribute worldwide a vaccine against the virus being spread by the robot. At the same time, the Friends will contribute a monument they were building for their headquarters to serve as a blockade against the robot. The Friends are saving the day! Or are they?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Naoki Urasawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421523434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421523439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viz Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.90w x 0.76d","brand":"Naoki Urasawa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044314411263,"sku":"9781421523439","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7319590-8d12-470c-b744-6969a55ef20d.jpg?v=1684972130","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/naoki-urasawas-20th-century-boys-naoki-urasawa-9781421523439","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}