A Guide to Manga's Greatest Master
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- Опубліковано 7 лип 2024
- From Yawara! to Asadora! and everything between, come take a journey with me through the bibliography of one of the greatest creators in the manga industry - Naoki Urasawa.
00:00 Theme
00:20 Intro
01:28 Early Carreer
02:40 Pineapple Army
03:45 Yawara!
05:03 Master Keaton
06:29 Happy!
07:32 Monster
08:46 20th Century Boys
10:48 Pluto
12:25 Billy Bat
13:58 Master Keaton Remaster
14:24 Mujirushi: The Sign of Dreams
15:24 Asadora!
15:54 Sneeze: Naoki Urasawa Story Collection/NASA
16:57 Reflections on a Genius
18:54 Outro
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20th century boys is an absolute masterpiece
every urasawa's every big work is masterpiece
@@jumapel3413 True
Monster, 20th century boys, Billy bat, Pluto: MASTERPIECES
Its soooo 👌🗿👌
In my opinion monster is his best manga
After reading both 20th Century Boys and Monster and trying to find similarities and differences between the two, I wondered which of these Urasawa wrote first. To think he wrote BOTH at the same time is mind-boggling.
This blew my mind too. They also feel very thematically related with themes of lingering trauma, friendship, and redemption. Such deep works.
Not exactly. Both those manga overlapped at one point but it was only at the last years of monster that 20thCB started.
My favourite is Monster, by far. I absolutely loved the nuanced and sophisticated manner of which Urasawa explored themes such as personal identity, nature VS nurture, and the inherent darkness VS goodness of humanity. I was simply blown away by just how much character development is given to extremely minor characters, making every one of them feel like an actual person - regardless of whether we see them for a single arc, or even a single chapter. Johan was also a very captivating and unique villain, an enigma that ties the whole story together. Monster is undoubtedly a masterpiece, and I don't think it'll ever be dethroned as my favourite anime AND manga series of all time.
As for Urasawa's other series, I'd put Billy Bat second, followed by Pluto, and then 20CB. That's probably due to a lack of personal interest in sci-fi robots though, rather than a judgment of the stories themselves.
I also enjoyed Master Keaton and Mujirushi, but I wouldn't rank them anywhere near the same level of storytelling as the four series above.
Finally, with regards to Asadora, it kinda reminds me of a Ghibli film - we have a brave young woman as the protagonist, her quirky but kind-hearted family & friends, and of course, airplanes. I'm quite curious to see where this series goes, since it seems to be a mix of Urasawa's earlier works (sporty women SoLs) and his most acclaimed series (mystery/suspense thrillers).
Thanks for making this video! It's always great to see more discussion on Urasawa series.
Each and every work of Urasawa was perfection. And also Dr.Tenma's character really proved that you don't really need a fleshed out backstory to be a perfect written protagonist.
Fair enough. I actually put Billy Bat below 20CB and Monster, since it start to go even more mythical. In fact for me, 20CB speaks more to me, namely as an adult. You watch them grow up and mature, and what childhood dream and moral they decide to keep vs what they decide to let go is what makes it attractive.
@@vinz8081-2 should i watch monster anime or read manga ???
@@kaneki5142 anime is nice
I just recieved 20th Century Boys Perfect Edition Vol. 1 Today 5.18.23
It is my very 1st Manga. I stumbled upon it after watching MONSTER ANIME which I'm on episode 62 of 75 now .
Monster is a absolut masterpiece, 20th. Century boys is also so damn good and Pluto too! I can’t choose!
What about Billy Bat dawg
@@petethecat4356 these people cant understand the greatness of billy bat
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@@billygreiner6096 It's not just as popular. OP probably hasn't read it, lest they would include it.
20th Century Boys has always been one of my favorite manga of all time for the sheer amount of passion and eccentricity going into every facet of it. The way music, manga, professional wrestling, theme parks, giant robots, esp, and so much other insane stuff blend together to create this insane yet heartfelt and grounded story centered around theme of regret and age is just incredible. If any of Urasawa's works were to get the translation treatment I'd love for it to be Yawara
Music?...
I thought it was just a manga.
@Al Mark there's a heavy emphasis in the manga on songs throughout the series. They are important and meaningful to the story.
@@almark6548 Proves that Monster fans havent read 20cb and dickride Monster to evangelion.
20th century is not just mystery and paychology. Its a lot more heartfelt story, with both goofy and sad elements
I'm halfway through 20th Century Boys for the first time atm, I think it might have entered my top 3 manga!
Urasawa is absolutely one of my favorite Mangaka of all time and Monster is the first I ever read of his works and is still my favorite there's so many endless classics from him it's wild
An Australian company has the exclusive dvd rights with a FULL pro english dub in boxset format for about 145 Australian$ plus delivery. I bought mine on their Ebay store for 145 plus about 50 usd delivery with tracking back in 2017,no real on disc extras really,but a real chipboard artbox and 15 dvd's and all 74 half hour ep's included,its my fave series besides Ergo Proxy and my 9 dvd Master Keaton Geneon boxset.
I am on Vol 14 of Billy Bat and the creativity and consistency of that manga alone, is unmatched. He could literally write novels if he wanted to just based on the quality of his writing and weaving of plot-lines. He will always be my favorite.
For me, Urasawa is a literary giant on par with Dostoyevsky. His ability to deeply convey philosophical and psychological themes is unmatched
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I’m wondering who’s here after the pluto anime released on Netflix? 🧐
Me
Meee
Pluto got a masterpiece adaption
I adore Monster, but Pluto is my favourite. The only real critisizm ive ever had of Urasawa is that sometimes his stories can get a little long winded, but Pluto is so fantasticly well written and concise. It is truely amazing what Urasawa does with 8 volumes.
Complete facts
What is Pluto about?
@@MANNYCUH its sort of a thriller, murder mystery centered around robot heroes being murdered.
This makes me so happy, I hope more people discover and read Naoki Urasawas classic Manga series. They are all must reads!!
Pretty good video, I wish you talked about Manben, his series of documentaries about other mangaka. I know you wanted to focus on his works, but it is nice watching the daily life of other mangakas and their struggles with creativity. It was also a good way of learning about other manga I havent read before. They were also a great way to motivate me with my webcomic. But thanks to your video I will read Pinapple Army and Mujirushi, so thank you
Ikr it's amazing I love watching manben episodes
i want to watch the current manben...now in the newest Manben (March 2022) he's made a interview with Yowamushi Pedal's creator but unfortunately there is no episode in eng sub😭😭😭😭😭😭
My favorite Urasawa series as of now would be 20th Century Boys. As for the unlocalized titles, I'm hoping for Yawara and Happy to get an English localization.
PLUTO anime is finally coming the trailer looks amazing
I’m watching the anime adaptation of Pluto now that it’s released on Netflix and as someone who’s only ever been vaguely interested in Urasawa’s works and someone who isn’t really into anime like I used to be, this anime really hits all the right chords with me, with all its twists and unexpected turns and the sheer thematic depth of the story. I can’t wait to finish it so I can start Monster and read 20thC Boys which I’ve been meaning to for years. I am now FIRMLY a fan of Naoki Urasawa thanks to Pluto
I really hope Yawara gets picked up for an english release. As much as I love his more popular works like Monster or 20th Century Boys, I thought it was interesting to see a more lighthearted series from him that didn't involve a murder mystery. I absolutely loved the anime series for Yawara and it's a shame that it was only partially released in english back in the 2000s.
I watched Monster anime years ago as a college student and I can easily say it is one of the best psychological thrillers I've ever watched. I recently started buying the 20th century boys Perfect edition volumes (got the first two, waiting for 3 and 4 and I plan to buy the rest till the end of the year). I am halfway through volume 2 and yes... so far I can easily say it is a masterpiece! If I didn't know who Urasawa was I would wait till the last volume to see how I feel about the story. But I know his work, I've seen what he is capable of and I can tell that I am in for a blast reading this amazing manga!
pluto is probably my new favoritr anime
the anime adaptation has been announced since 2017? wow glad Netflix supporting this adaptation
Today I bought the first volume of Asadora. Knew nothing about it, it looked interesting and I bought it. This video is super helpful to know more about Urasawa's works, thanks!
One of my favorite videos you’ve done. Need all of these immediately.
Perfect timing, just what I needed!
This creator based videos are my favourite, makes it a lot easier to find information on certain series
Thank you so much for making this video! Urasawa has become one of my fav authors and illustrators ever since I read and then watched Monster! Absolute masterpiece
Pluto's anime is tomorroooooooow
Super Amazing video! I fell in love with Urasawa through Monster and it still stands as on of my all time favourites! I would love to see Billy Bat translated since I just finished it but both Happy and Yawara look amazing and I feel like 2 IN 1's for both those series would look amazing in a collection!
Very insightful. Thank you for your research and hard work. We all appreciate it!
This was a great video! I love Monster, but I have been really enjoying Asadora.
Fantastic video! Loved learning more about series we haven't received in the states.
This was an interesting and in depth summary. Well done on this content. More content like this please.
Great video for my favorite manga creator. I just grabbed the Pineapple Army collected volume a few weeks ago and it's easily the rarest thing in my collection. I really want Billy Bat, Happy and Yawara in English but if I had to pick one I'd want Billy Bat.
Ive been binge reading his works recently. Im halfway through Billy Bat right now. He’s definitely my favorite Mangaka
im so glad you made a video about that legend!
Awesome video! I loved Monster so to get some background on the author was super cool. Would love to see a video like this on Inio Asano!
Let's hope that monster comes back in stock soon
Great video as always
Great video! Thanks for taking the time for putting it together. Monster is my favorite, but I haven’t read Pluto yet because of stock issues! Happy Holidays!
Just finished reading Billy Bat and wow that was an amazing, entirely unhinged story that engaged me from beginning to end
What a great video! My personal favorite will always be Monster, because of the way it explores concepts of identity as defined by an individual, and constantly wonder how Urasawa would have approached some of the themes now in 2022. I've also been looking forward to any news about Billy Bat being localized - the announcement in April gave me just enough hope to keep looking for it ^^
I remember really loving Pluto, but it's been a long time since I read it; I want to revisit it and Monster, too. I binged 20th Century Boys this year and was absolutely hooked for the first 2/3rds or so, though I felt it didn't fully pay off everything it set up. I'm almost finished the first volume of Asadora and I can't say it's as immediately gripping, but I'll keep reading. As for series I want to see localized, I'd also love to see Happy, Yawara, and of course Billy Bat in English.
Love these kinds of videos! This should be a series or atleast cover other famous manga authors!
I stumbled on PLUTO at the Phoenix, Arizona main library about 10 years ago and enjoyed it. I need to buy it now that you've brought it back to my attention. Urasawa is now on my radar. Thanks.
Thank you for this video man, brilliant!
I love Yawara and Monster!
Nice video btw.
With Monster still waiting on the shelf to be read, it is 20th century boys for me. Such a crazy trip with all these side notes and eastereggs to different kinds of media... A great piece of manga and it shares my personal favorite title along with Vinland Saga. But for completed series as of now, it is my favorite series by far.
That intro so gives me the How I met ...vibes..Great content there 🔥
The absolute master, Naoki Urasawa.
thank you for doing this, i have 20th century on my tbr long time ago and pluto, i didn't know he's behind billy bat
looking forward to reading urasawa
Really good video, keep these coming
I had read Monster n just finished Pluto recently n I have to say.......How can a man do so much in less than 70 chapters that so many find hard to do in 100?! He's not just a great artist but a genius writer.
Somehow that plot line for "Happy!" sounds even darker than anything Urasawa ever wrote involving serial killers, cult leaders, and ancient conspiracies.
I just wish “Happy!” is going to be adapted into an Animé Series...
Yeah. It just reminds us guys how much better women have it. If it was a guy, they'd steal his organs instead.
Yes but everything is so over the top and absurd it's impossible to be taken serious
Which is why it's a comedy
Urasawa is one of the greatest mangaka of all time. His stories are genius. My only nitpick would be that a majority of his series all have the same art style, specifically the character designs. It isn't exactly a bad thing because I really like the art style. However, it does make it hard to instantly know which characters are from what series, since a lot of them are very similar. It does make his art style very recognisable tho haha
i feel this
Auteur i guess
Which is the same thing for all mangaka
@@panoskaramazov You have a point
Great overview of a legendary and passionate creator.
-- We need some YAWARA! in English, man.
Glad you made this video
VizMedia should publish and or reprint more of Naoki Urasawa just like they are publishing a lot of Junji Ito.
Junji Ito is my new horror
20th century boys is amazing! Saw the film adaptations for such a massive story they condensed it well and each of the films were pretty good. I'd like to read Pluto always heard about but haven't had the chance to read it. Happy and Sneeze I didn't know about but will look into soon
I'm a big Naoki Urasawa. Thank you for this video. Gave me a lot of ideas on what to read next. I really loved 20th Century Boys.
Waiting for this!!!
I have only read Monster, Master Keaton, Sneeze, Mujirushi, and 20th/21st Century Boys, but the latter is most certainly my favorite series. 20th CB was such an engaging read and I can't say I have experienced anything like it.
wow im actually amazed by the fact that Pluto is your favorite from all those great works.
i personally love the manga but the end didnt go so well to me. so for me is a 8/10.
but i fricking love Monster and 20th century boys and there are my favorites! Urasawa is an amazing mangaka and person as it seems from his youtube channel.
also i really want Billy bat to localized and the hope that its going to be translated one day hold me from reading that on the internet :(
oh and great video man i really love to watch your collection videos!
wow. that´s a very good video.
well done, man
I´m curious to know more about Asadora. I´ve heard that this may be quite a long series that will still take some couple of years to finish.
also, about Billy Bat, I do wish to still be able to purchase the physical volumes of this series
Yawara also seems to be a big one.
Monster interests me the most. I'm definitely gonna read it.
OMG LOL the intro to ur show is classic! Like an old 90s sitcom! 😂 Instant sub and like from me. Now I'm gonna continue watching! 😁
I love 20th century, one of the best told stories in fiction. I’ve yet to read Happy! And Yawara needs to be scanned first. But of what I’ve read he’s an elite mangaka with every work in my top 20
Urasawa is a genuis his story telling is so good and my fav is Monster
Thank you. This was very informative. I have yet to read anything by Urasawa. I'll start with Monster and 20th Century Boys.
I'm a huge Urasawa fan and as a french reader I possessed a lot of his work, even his debut compilation of one-shot, the only manga I don't own is Master Keaton. My favorite are Monster and Billy Bat and I think Happy! is very underrated, I enjoyed that manga a lot.
Finished reading Happy! a hour ago, it was good, i thought that it was his worse long running series that a read so far but it's cool
Chouko fucking sucks tho, i can't believe the same guy that wrote Johan Liebert made such a bland and boring antagonist, but as i said, i liked it, Sakurada was the best character by far
@@hendix2200 I disagree about Chouko, she's despicable, but she is far from bland or boring, she truly represent a girl bully and I loved her character. Sayaka from Yawara! is a bad antagonist.
@@clampies3815 to me she was the typical bully rich girl from american movies except even more of a psycho, nothing that compeling about her imo
20th Century Boys was the series that got me to start my manga collection, but I got into 20th Century Boys after watching the Monster anime adaptation. I’m kinda biased towards Monster to be my favorite because of this, but they are both awesome and very important for me. In regards to his material yet to be released in English, I’m really hoping we get Billy Bat although I don’t think that’ll happen anytime soon. I would definitively love to own Yawara and Happy physically, so let’s hope they get printed sometime soon!
Great video my man
Love to see a video like this about Tezuka. Very cool
A lot more difficult to do considering Tezuka has probably 100 or so manga series he's created compared to the less than 10 of most creators.
Wow good video. Thanks for the info. I have more appreciation of him now for sure
Great video!
I've only recently finished YAWARA's anime. I wasn't paying attention to the credits so I only found out it was by Urasawa after the fact. You're like one out of the two people I've seen give any recognition to YAWARA even though people talk about the author all the time. The other guy, I'm sure, didn't know who Urasawa was.
Urasawa obviously know where is stories are going but there's a real flow to the way he layers his stories with twists, red earings, wholesome character moments there are a lot of Urasawa tropes it even gets grading when you read two series back to back yet it feels effortless. It works so well but it's kind of always the same kind of scenes, his way of telling his stories is very efficient and always works in the same ways with the particular narratives being strong enough to hold it up together. All of this to say, I'm not so surprised to learn Monster and Twentieth Century Boys were done concurrently, they really are done the same and have a lot of those Urasawa tropes I wouldn't be surprised if some storyboards were used for both series. I have not read his earlier works but since those seems to be his first thriller stories and those tropes being strong in Pluto and Billy Bat it would make sense to me that working on two mistery series at the same time cemented this way of storytelling.
Great vid brother 🙏🏿
Great great video.
So glad this video exists
Currently 20th century boys is my favorite of his works, and I would love an English edition of billy bat!
Thanks for the info. I used to not look it up who made it and just watch it (anime). Now i'm on the manga train and i can appreciate their work now. Currently interested on 20th centuries boys.
Urasawa is hands down of one the greatest mangakas ever, I have almost completed all of his works including the Big 4 but man is the story always so captivating in all of them? Like I read one of his underrated mangas named Asadora and even it was on par if not better than Billy Bat, Monster or Pluto, this man knows his art well and he delivers each and every time.
Amazing video. We need a similar one about Tsutomo Nihei.
He is one I have planned for a future video.
Nice video, I am busy reading Monster, and man this is so so good. Also, I am collecting 20th-century boys, actually, I need everything from this man. So for now Monster is my fav. :)
huge fan of mystery stories and monster is an all time favorite! one of the best in it's genre.
MONSTER IS MY FAV
Hiiiii I love your videos so so much!!!
Naoki Urasawa is the undisputed GOAT of manga
He is my most favourite mangaka or even authors of all time. I adored 20thCB and monster is just something out of this world. Johan is my fav antagonist and character in fiction. Pluto is a great sci-fi mystery story. He does everything right and everything links soo smoothly
Bro just cassually releasing masterpiece
Really loving Asadora so far. I've also finished and enjoyed Monster and started 20th Century Boys. Love everything so far! Curious about Billy Bat and Happy after watching this! I want to collect Monster but last I checked it looked like the series was hard to get ahold of... at least in my area. I don't think the perfect editions are out of print but there does seem to be a hold up unfortunately.
Just also started looking online for perfect editions. Thankfully they're available in my area. Tries scouring physical stores but they're really hard to find.
@@eradict Glad you had some luck. I ended up buying a complete set off ebay :)
Monster the only series of his I’ve stated next up 20th century boys thanks for this video
It is so hard for me to pick my favorite series but I believe that it's Monster. I think it is just perfect from a story and thriller perspective as well as having my favorite antagonist and protagonist of anything I have read.
Can't wait for Pluto anime too come out looks so danm good
Urasawa is literally my favorite Mangaka, his work was probably the final nail in the coffin for me deciding to major Social and Human services
Cool! I read about half of Monster, but never finished it, so I should go back and re-collect / reread it. I've also had my eye on Yawara for a while. Maybe now is the time to hunt it down.
20th century boys just transported the feeling of japanese childhood so unbelievably well
Greatest man to ever do it
I Love Monster! Even though i did not read any other mangas from urasawa yet But i am now interested to try others too :) thank you
20th century boys and monster are 2 of the best mystery/drama stories ive ever read, hands down a top-few mangaka of all time.
Monster and Pluto are my all time favorites.
Monster is definitely my favorite.
Im currently reading 20th Century Boys, interesting stuff. Im curious about Pluto now!
Billy Bat looks interesting, I would love to see an english version of that.