From Viz: 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. --- **Awards Won:** - Winner of the 25th [Kodansha Manga Award]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodansha_Manga_Award) for General Manga in 2001. - Winner of the 48th [Shogakukan Manga Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogakukan_Manga_Award) for General Manga in 2002. - Winner of the 2008 [Seiun Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiun_Award) for Best Comic at the 46th Japan Science Fiction Convention. - Winner of the 2011 [Eisner Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisner_Awards#Past_winners) for Best U.S. Edition of International Material-Asia. --- See [MyAnimeList](https://myanimelist.net/manga/3/20th_Century_Boys) for Manga Details. - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century_Boys)