The Manga Villain Nobody Understands.

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  • @AttackonTiago
    @AttackonTiago 20 днів тому +462

    The Masked Man making a video on The Masked Man

  • @wyatt8315
    @wyatt8315 20 днів тому +410

    If Pluto can get an anime adaptation, so should 20th Century Boys

    • @donniethedealer2623
      @donniethedealer2623 19 днів тому +49

      Need a shit load more than 8 episodes to tell the story. Has 3x the amount of volumes as Pluto

    • @12ww37
      @12ww37 19 днів тому +24

      @@donniethedealer2623yeah that’s probably why they adapted Pluto they don’t have to fund like three and a half seasons to tell the story

    • @donniethedealer2623
      @donniethedealer2623 19 днів тому +5

      @@12ww37yeah plutos length is perfect for Netflix’s limited series model

    • @FantasmaNaranja
      @FantasmaNaranja 19 днів тому +9

      i'm waiting for that billy bat anime adaptation
      a girl can dream...

    • @leonnewkirk1713
      @leonnewkirk1713 19 днів тому +1

      Atleast we have the live action trilogy

  • @abrarankon8948
    @abrarankon8948 20 днів тому +366

    starts yapping 0:00
    stops yapping 25:07

    • @SamuelFabre-js4pk
      @SamuelFabre-js4pk 19 днів тому +9

      I mean this is a in-depth analysis of a fictional person that can very well be true so ofc you'd expect a lot of yapping lmao

    • @JMACBKK
      @JMACBKK 19 днів тому +7

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    • @GroovingGamer
      @GroovingGamer 19 днів тому +4

      1 whole second of no yap!!?!?

    • @abrarankon8948
      @abrarankon8948 18 днів тому +2

      @SamuelFabre-js4pk it is a joke

    • @definitelypeacock
      @definitelypeacock 6 днів тому +1

      I bet 20 bucks pyrocynical fan

  • @daemon4778
    @daemon4778 19 днів тому +140

    This manga had me crying from all the timeskips, like it is hard enough to deal with the constant jumping around from Kenji's past to his present, but this madman had 3 freaking timeskips, all shown within the first chapter. Naoki Urasawa is a mad genius, even though I wasn't able to keep up with the 4 time periods.

    • @yodanextdoor
      @yodanextdoor 5 днів тому

      3 timeskips and the story progresses through the perspective of at least 6-7 characters 😭

  • @Ash_Wen-li
    @Ash_Wen-li 20 днів тому +229

    If bad, why is named Friend?

    • @Jordie_42
      @Jordie_42 20 днів тому

      Same reason why ANTIFA and BLM sounds good but are actually the opposite of what they truly represent.

    • @nightmare5004
      @nightmare5004 17 днів тому +6

      Fr

    • @Jinx_Skeel
      @Jinx_Skeel 12 днів тому +3

      because.

    • @IronianKnight
      @IronianKnight 6 днів тому +2

      Your friend can be the worst of all, if chosen badly

  • @hawaiilacrosse44
    @hawaiilacrosse44 20 днів тому +187

    Friend is just a chill guy...........

    • @WrottJackson
      @WrottJackson 20 днів тому +8

      Very chill

    • @Justme-vz4px
      @Justme-vz4px 20 днів тому +16

      Imagine people seeing this comment in a year not knowing that short life of this meme and thinking what the OP/commenter had in mind

    • @kristopherwillis8075
      @kristopherwillis8075 19 днів тому +5

      ​@Justme-vz4pxI was thinking the same thing 😂

    • @Justme-vz4px
      @Justme-vz4px 19 днів тому +3

      @@kristopherwillis8075 glad we've got the same idea ^^

  • @kaminari1927
    @kaminari1927 19 днів тому +27

    As I read through 20th Century Boys, I felt that Friend was a perfect example of an antagonist who didn’t necessarily need a whole backstory to become effective. His actions throughout the story made him enough of a menace to society that stopping him was the only thing that really mattered.
    Granted, this is undermined by the whole childhood prophecy connection which, for the most part of the story, really did feel like the one thing that would give insight into who Friend was. However, at the same time, the story also made investigating the childhood prophecy seem like the one thing that could help the main cast defeat Friend, so the drive to find out who he was and stop him kind of came packaged together, even if these two things are separate. Defeating Friend and finding out who he may have been intertwined for most of the story, and yet, at the end of the day, the one thing that actually matters is that Friend is stopped, not that the main cast necessarily identifies him.
    I’m not necessarily saying that finding out who Friend is isn’t an important part of the story; it is, and it’s far and away the most intriguing part of the story that drives the reader to keep reading, but I’m of the opinion that Friend’s identity isn’t necessarily a critical part of bringing him down, which was the goal of the story for which finding out his identity is a fascinating component.

  • @leboski4019
    @leboski4019 19 днів тому +11

    really good video, read this manga about 3 years ago but it didn't exactly land well for me but I can always appreciate the amount of detail and straight up insanity that was put into the making of this series

  • @nono9543
    @nono9543 19 днів тому +52

    I said this before but I really like the revelation that Friend was always Katsumata. Fukubei did have an identity issue but he was somebody. Somebody with dreams and aspirations. Katsumata, from what little we know of him seems extremely codependent and stunted. Despite his achievements, he still fixates on childhood resentment. It's the fact that he props up childhood wonder and weaponizes it makes him extremely warped.
    I genuinely believe if he had never been "friends" with Fukubei that he would turned out extremely different. Katsumata is the imitation of the imitation. Those are who inherit the world.

    • @stopitdawg
      @stopitdawg 9 днів тому

      Him being Katsumata the whole time is what takes him from B+/A to A+/S for me

  • @chriscyborg2187
    @chriscyborg2187 19 днів тому +10

    Love when Masked man uploads

  • @Deepwatt
    @Deepwatt 20 днів тому +13

    I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

  • @coldsteel7115
    @coldsteel7115 19 днів тому +65

    I mean it’s stated in 21st Century Boys that Fukubei indeed died in the science classroom and that Katsumata took his personality since then. Of course this creates problems with regards to Friend’s initial death by gunshot in the science room, maybe he had a body double?
    I feel like Urasawa created a story too large with too short time constraints that these kind of plot holes were inevitable.

    • @Cosmic8099
      @Cosmic8099 15 днів тому +2

      It’s only stated in the perfect edition in the original it was intended that their are two friends I rather pick the original one tbh

    • @TheOnlyOne719
      @TheOnlyOne719 14 днів тому +5

      For every death of Katsumata besides the last one, I would bet my money on the fact that it is staged, bending expectations and manipulating beliefs.

    • @coldsteel7115
      @coldsteel7115 14 днів тому +1

      @TheOnlyOne719 yeah I would say the same thing but Urasawa created a major plot hole when Manjoume caught on that the resurrected friend was acting differently. I guess this could be chalked up to Katsumata switching personas.

    • @TheOnlyOne719
      @TheOnlyOne719 14 днів тому +1

      @@coldsteel7115 Considering in real life how severe some cases of Identity illnesses can be, straight up memory blocking personality from another personality. It can seems it very easy for a person with such illness to act different even tho its the same person that we talk about.

    • @Mohammad-km9kw
      @Mohammad-km9kw 7 днів тому

      I don’t think it’s unbelievable to believe he survived the gunshot and faked his death.
      I mean on the bloody New Year’s Eve he literally faked his death by falling off a tall building and still moments later was standing on that expo robot infront of Kenji. So faking his death a second time isn’t out of the ordinary for Katasumata, especially since he’s firmly established as trickster throughout the whole series

  • @taurusstudios5497
    @taurusstudios5497 20 днів тому +53

    Honestly, the mystery surrounding him frustrated me. Especially since we have no definite answer as to what he is.

  • @CloudsL0
    @CloudsL0 20 днів тому +8

    Amazing video!
    Doing an analysis on Katsumata theory friend currently. This is def some good motivation and info, thank you!

  • @donniethedealer2623
    @donniethedealer2623 19 днів тому +34

    Great character with a deeply unsatisfying reveal, but at the same time It didn’t bother me cause I cared more about what he represented than who he was

  • @Ekoretto
    @Ekoretto 19 днів тому +1

    Even after a year since I’ve read it, it still has mysteries I can’t understand. Good job for making “Friend” easier to understand, now I need to get back into the manga myself

  • @keitht.maxwell5336
    @keitht.maxwell5336 19 днів тому +1

    Great timing! I just completed this manga a few days ago. This was my first manga and it was an amazing experience

  • @painkration
    @painkration 20 днів тому +2

    Love seeing your new vids in my feed

  • @calebk8278
    @calebk8278 19 днів тому +5

    I think the point of Friend's identity is that the mystery ultimately can't end in a way that would be satisfying to a traditional mystery story. If it was someone the group knew, then the second they find out who it isn't, you'd know who it is before any satisfying reveal. So Friend has to be someone unknown, forgotten like Collins. But, if Kenji had pulled off the mask and it was some stranger, or he remebers and we get a flashback it would be also be unsatisfying. I don't have a big ultimate wrap up and wouldn't dare to pretend I can create a better ending to the mystery. Just that I think the twist was good, but might have been more satisfying if we learned this before skipping to 2014. At least I would've enjoyed it more

  • @mray4784
    @mray4784 19 днів тому +3

    He's the friend we made along.

  • @SamTheGumMan117
    @SamTheGumMan117 19 днів тому +2

    Friend is a friend you don't usually hang out with as a friend but still would consider as a friend. Also that BBC news break was so great holy hell lmao 🤣

  • @curryman8883
    @curryman8883 14 днів тому +4

    20:20 very unexpected but important moment

  • @Poyoth13
    @Poyoth13 20 днів тому +6

    FUCK YEAH I LOVE 20TH CENTURY BOYS
    IM SO HAPPY HES COMING IN YOUR VIDS

  • @CrawlingTurtle71
    @CrawlingTurtle71 13 днів тому +2

    the way i shouted "yes!!" when i saw this vid and my mom on the couch replied with "what"?!! goes to show how incredible i find 20cb and Friend.

  • @thepolloni
    @thepolloni 19 днів тому +22

    This manga is amazing and super frustrating at the same time. No real delivery at the end and too many volumes.

  • @cherechesalexdaniel811
    @cherechesalexdaniel811 19 днів тому +2

    Friend really seems like an interesting antagonist and reminds me of one of my favorites. Seonghyun Moon from the webtoon series Dr Frost. The character is basically a fusion of Johan and Friend.

  • @dablaccseaproductions5279
    @dablaccseaproductions5279 19 днів тому +2

    Most confusing antagonist in seinen - Friend
    Most confusing antagonist in shonen - The Millennium Earl

  • @TangerineBwerg-f2d
    @TangerineBwerg-f2d 17 днів тому +2

    I swear the kids in 20th cb are just straight up completely wild

  • @Essodus1
    @Essodus1 10 днів тому +2

    Could you start adding track lists to the descriptions of your videos? I can’t find the song that starts at 23:06. cheers

  • @DumpNumbTheDestroyer
    @DumpNumbTheDestroyer 18 днів тому +3

    Last year, i dont even remenber how, i found a manga called Banbino! by Tetsuji Sekiya its a cooking manga, the main character is Bambi that just finished cooking school. I never read something so fast and enthusiastically in my life.
    Its so underrated, most people would not read a cooking manga but this is really epic and stressing in the best way possible, feels like a sports manga, I started reading bambino! at the same time i started working in the kitchen just like the main caracter and you can really see how much the autor as studied cooking and how a kitchen works. The art is really imersive and you really feel that the "moviment" is something. (Almost looks like action manga)
    Its about cooking but its also about art and how it changes you and the world.
    I really feel that this is not a byas pick this is a amazing manga that needs to be known more. Please bring Bambino! to the world.
    *Sorry if my English is not great

    • @zed-up
      @zed-up 14 днів тому +1

      Thanks for recommending. I'll check it out

    • @DumpNumbTheDestroyer
      @DumpNumbTheDestroyer 2 години тому

      Thanks for checking it out i hope you enjoy it as much as me

  • @TaigaXsenpai
    @TaigaXsenpai 20 днів тому +4

    Fun fact in LOST JUDGEMENT one side story is a parody of 20th century boys. Instead of Friend we have got Giant Impact

  • @FantasmaNaranja
    @FantasmaNaranja 19 днів тому +3

    hurrah more Urasawa content!

  • @Invincible_Falls
    @Invincible_Falls 17 днів тому +1

    Naoki Urasawa loves using silhouette shots of his villains

  • @JustBeingAlive
    @JustBeingAlive 15 днів тому +2

    Read the manga. It was… I dont know what to feel. It was… ok? More confusing than good 😅

  • @thuskranger3735
    @thuskranger3735 19 днів тому +2

    I wonder if someone will make a manga called " 21st Schizoid Man"

  • @Mohammad-km9kw
    @Mohammad-km9kw 7 днів тому

    I know there’s a discourse over the whole ‘Katsumata was friend all along, Fukube died as a child’ thing that was spelt out in the Perfect editions.
    But a tiny detail that I found really interesting that proves to me that that was always the intention is, after the reunion when Kenji takes ‘Fukube’ to his apartment with his fake kids, Kenji notices a CD on the table of the song ‘20th century boy’
    The only other person that song is significant to besides Kenji is Katsumata, the very song that he heard on the roof. It’s a very tiny detail, but to me it really makes the difference

  • @yeetusnoodle
    @yeetusnoodle 19 днів тому +3

    4:59 Alright pack it up avocado

  • @Atticus-Catnipp
    @Atticus-Catnipp 19 днів тому +2

    How funny that a friend centered flashback occurring in Bleach

  • @friend6002
    @friend6002 10 днів тому

    finally a video on friend :D

  • @ZzigZaG00NIN
    @ZzigZaG00NIN 8 днів тому

    As soon as I saw it I knew it was Naoki Urasawa from reading Monster
    I hear about this series but I didn't know he made it
    Such a great storyteller

  • @leonardarnold9530
    @leonardarnold9530 18 днів тому

    Nice video !!! finished this manga a few weeks ago and it slapped (kinda too long though).

  • @theratmaid
    @theratmaid 11 днів тому

    I think that each friend after the original died was just someone who had the memories of the original downloaded into them from the virtual world

  • @mrcoolguy32
    @mrcoolguy32 20 днів тому +14

    1:24 megadeth symphony of destruction:

    • @TheMaskedMan
      @TheMaskedMan  19 днів тому +8

      you dont understand how happy I am that you got the reference.

    • @Fellow_struggler
      @Fellow_struggler 19 днів тому +3

      You try to take his ballllssss

    • @donniethedealer2623
      @donniethedealer2623 19 днів тому +4

      “WaTCh HiiMm BeCoMe a GoOooD”

    • @CobaltAkuma
      @CobaltAkuma 19 днів тому +1

      ​@@TheMaskedMan You're based for putting a Megadeth reference in this video.

    • @SamTheGumMan117
      @SamTheGumMan117 19 днів тому

      Hell yeah Dave is the man along with the whole band

  • @Jkanimations_
    @Jkanimations_ 19 днів тому +3

    3:22 WHAT IS GENERAL WOLF DOING HERE?? 😂

  • @priyamkumar7417
    @priyamkumar7417 19 днів тому +2

    In some way everyone who has read the story and loves the story knows that it can never get an anime adaptation, its so fucking sad, not that it needs an anime to validate its existence, but man you know if it gets adapted then the first two seasons will not have anything happen and people who don't know about it will drop it

  • @nevergonnagiveupuntilibeco5690
    @nevergonnagiveupuntilibeco5690 19 днів тому +2

    Maybe The Real Friend are the Friends we made along the way

  • @goldduque
    @goldduque 16 днів тому

    Great Video! Great Manga! Great Channel!!!

  • @chymja
    @chymja 20 днів тому +3

    right on time, i finished 20th century boys like two weeks ago

  • @GrimAngel01100
    @GrimAngel01100 17 днів тому

    The Hand painting to the sky representing friendship makes me think that this manga is an inspiration to the hand sign in Fairy tail

  • @kirablackstar6130
    @kirablackstar6130 18 днів тому +1

    I wish 20CB would get an anime. Its one of the greatest manga of all time

  • @therealnav214
    @therealnav214 11 годин тому

    Read Ao Ashi please. As a fan of sports mangas and soccer in general, I’d really like to hear what you have to say about it as it’s very realistic and sport focused.

  • @goblin8830
    @goblin8830 19 днів тому +5

    that syndrome line 😭 😭

  • @Sammy.Bunting
    @Sammy.Bunting 5 днів тому

    Day 166 of asking for an updated top 100 anime/manga list and HAPPY NEW YEARS (it’s 12:00 where I’m from rn)

  • @user-bz9of6tn6l
    @user-bz9of6tn6l 20 днів тому +2

    So...Fukubei is Homelander (obsessed with fame and fine with being a fraud as long as he isn't exposed to be one) with Johan's charisma.

  • @RealMarvinGaye
    @RealMarvinGaye 10 днів тому

    I stg I saw this video in my recomended last year. But it's 9 days ago? 😵‍💫

  • @dmar.gar5689
    @dmar.gar5689 19 днів тому +1

    Cool video!

  • @argnator
    @argnator 15 днів тому

    At a certain point, after so many twists, and so much intrigue and betrayal and amazing character developments,
    in the end, when it all was laid out and the final curtain was drawn
    part of me would have been very happy
    if Friend were
    a fucking Alien the entire time who just did not understand that human children could be different from adults. It would even fit part of the theme of how much people change, for better and for worse at the same time, as they grow up. We don't always get better or worse when we get older, but we always change, and an Unchanging Entity who doesn't understand that being behind everything including the inception of psychic powers in humans would have made perfect sense.
    At least I have Billy Bat.

  • @drenally
    @drenally День тому

    bro, you need to read fata morgana requiem for innocence! Its the best of fata.

  • @tadita8925
    @tadita8925 14 днів тому

    What is the song used at 23:54?????
    I perked up a bit when i heard it.

  • @viski659
    @viski659 14 днів тому

    I swear I read the manga in 2021, but godamm I don't remember shii, like, I know some things, but if you asked me anything I couldn't tell you.
    Thx for the vid

  • @mlgswagmaster8913
    @mlgswagmaster8913 19 днів тому +3

    The author in my opinion knwos how to star manga beautifully. However whenever he tries to end the manga, its usually a miss for me most of the time

    • @keiviroque5666
      @keiviroque5666 19 днів тому +4

      Apparently, Urasawa has a tendency to start a new story at the tail end of his previous one. That could explain the rough endings.

    • @CursiveA
      @CursiveA 19 днів тому +1

      Naoki makes the best endings, people say monster's ending was anticlimactic and similar things about his other works but it couldn't be further from the truth he makes the best conclusions by far i am talking for all of his works every single one, if one thinks otherwise i would urge you to think or look online and maybe even reread the series and you'll know why he makes the greatest ends.

    • @TheAfricanNightDemon
      @TheAfricanNightDemon 18 днів тому

      The ending for Monster was very good so I disagree, also 21st Century Boys ending was solid too. Only the OG 20th CB ending was disappointing.

  • @joshuapizarro3231
    @joshuapizarro3231 19 днів тому +5

    I’ve never read friend. But tbh he seems like a parallel to the anti-Christ.

    • @SkeetWeet4368
      @SkeetWeet4368 19 днів тому +4

      i agree with your take but it ain't noteworthy imo , most villains in media have anti-christ symbolism so unless a character has very heavy christian symbolism , i don't think it's noteworthy

    • @joshuapizarro3231
      @joshuapizarro3231 19 днів тому +2

      @ agreed. I’m just a Christian so it stuck out like a sore thumb. lol. But you’re 💯 percent right. It’s actually a pretty common trope.

    • @user-hu8tw2ot3t
      @user-hu8tw2ot3t 9 днів тому

      @@SkeetWeet4368 How is it not noteworthy? The entire basis of this concept is from the Christian faith.

  • @MoriohAnime
    @MoriohAnime 20 днів тому +5

    Love Majoras Mask OST

  • @s3studios597
    @s3studios597 19 днів тому

    They're all acknowledging the Tribal Chief, Solo Sikoa.

  • @styled322
    @styled322 19 днів тому

    i remember reading this manga up to somewhere past the halfway point and dropping it- was too drawn out for me personally but i did enjoy it until then

  • @Temie-ll3qh
    @Temie-ll3qh 4 дні тому

    24:12 why can you see the jojo's logo there

  • @infernoconan1
    @infernoconan1 19 днів тому +5

    As a die hard fan of Monster, 20th Century Boys never struck me as a piece deserving to be put on the same pedestal as Monster. It felt like an over the top, pulp story cashing in on appeal of mystery and suspense. Twists and turns are all there (something Urasawa is skilled at writing, of course) but that's pretty much all what it offers. Too many unnecessary elements introduced, tries to be many things at once yet leaves more loose ends than it's possible to keep track of.

    • @TheAfricanNightDemon
      @TheAfricanNightDemon 18 днів тому +1

      Yeah I don’t think it holds up to Monster at all, it’s a very good Manga but it goes on a bit too long and gets a bit convoluted at times, it could’ve just been a regular but wider scale mystery without adding too much and it would’ve been good.

    • @matjaz5684
      @matjaz5684 16 днів тому

      If only monster was actually good

  • @preposteroussvideos
    @preposteroussvideos 20 днів тому

    Ive never read it but ive heard so many good things over the years

  • @finn6770
    @finn6770 20 днів тому +2

    The reveal of (SPOILER ALERT) the first friend being Fubukei Hattori made sense to me. But I was disappointed with the 2nd Friend (Katsumata), because his motivation felt trivial.

    • @moideenfayaz6265
      @moideenfayaz6265 20 днів тому +3

      Friend was katsumata always

    • @frilsonboogers
      @frilsonboogers 18 днів тому

      They are the same person, fukubei died in middle school or elementary and katsumata lived as fukubei/ friend through a split personality, when he was killed by yatsune in the classroom he never died but it was the metaphorical death of the fukubei personality

    • @moideenfayaz6265
      @moideenfayaz6265 18 днів тому

      @@frilsonboogers it proves my point katsumata is friend

  • @Sammy.Bunting
    @Sammy.Bunting 4 дні тому

    Day 168 of asking for an updated top 100 anime/manga list

  • @Sammy.Bunting
    @Sammy.Bunting День тому

    Day 171 of asking for an updated top 100 anime/manga list

  • @ishanuchiha2005
    @ishanuchiha2005 17 днів тому +1

    Who is Friend? One way to look at him is by removing the 'r'.

  • @Sammy.Bunting
    @Sammy.Bunting 2 дні тому

    Day 169 of asking for an updated top 100 anime/manga list

  • @Wyrdoh
    @Wyrdoh 13 днів тому

    Was this the same maker as Monster and Pluto?

  • @topcat59
    @topcat59 20 днів тому

    He really is a confusing villain but also an interesting one as well.🐱

  • @ZenosLegacy
    @ZenosLegacy 18 днів тому

    Read this in HS, definitely had me page flipping

  • @sunniedunbar6889
    @sunniedunbar6889 2 дні тому

    I wanna watch, but I haven’t finished the series.

  • @Sammy.Bunting
    @Sammy.Bunting 17 днів тому

    Day 153 of asking for an updated top 100 anime/manga list

  • @sloth8238
    @sloth8238 20 днів тому +1

    30 seconds ago is wild

  • @saicharan.durusetti
    @saicharan.durusetti 19 днів тому

    naoki reveals reality while making masterpieces.

    • @nikhan023
      @nikhan023 18 днів тому

      That is what i expected from this video
      Is there a video like that just to feed my conspiracies

  • @Sammy.Bunting
    @Sammy.Bunting 13 днів тому

    Day 157 of asking for an updated top 100 anime/manga list

  • @Sammy.Bunting
    @Sammy.Bunting 4 дні тому

    Day 167 of asking for an updated top 100 anime/manga list

  • @shindig9000
    @shindig9000 19 днів тому

    What the heck is that ending and what the heck does it mean 😂

  • @confusedwhale
    @confusedwhale 20 днів тому

    Sounds like fight club with the split personalities.

  • @exoticloudent7564
    @exoticloudent7564 17 днів тому

    5:08 why bro look like me🤣😭

  • @WrottJackson
    @WrottJackson 18 днів тому

    Never knew Fall Out Boy made another band.

  • @Estwood9
    @Estwood9 19 днів тому

    I'm sure this is a great video, I gave it a like, but I can't watch this because I'm currently reading the series.

  • @WrottJackson
    @WrottJackson 17 днів тому

    5:08 D-dad..?

  • @1cannotexistwithoutfear
    @1cannotexistwithoutfear 20 днів тому +2

    no views, one minute in is crazyy

  • @yeetusnoodle
    @yeetusnoodle 19 днів тому +4

    I personally think fukube died as a kid and katsumata was even more neglected than him with an identity crisis
    And therefore took up fukubes mantle and identity in adulthood
    And the whole story is just fluctuations between these personalities
    And there was no death from the gunshot
    In the later half the true "Katsumata" is fully realised
    Wish we could call up Urasawa sometimes.

    • @keiviroque5666
      @keiviroque5666 19 днів тому +1

      This seems to be the most likely option. It would also explain Kanna’s psychic abilities as Katsumata is the only Friend to be shown with actual psychic powers. It’s easy to then assume that Kanna is actually Katsumata’s daughter and the “medicine” explanation he gives could’ve been a lie he told inorder to further convince himself that he’s Fukube, since Fukube lied about his abilities. It would also make sense for Katsumata to have stolen Fukube’s identity at the time, since that was right after the rumors of Katsumata’s death started to spread. Plus, it fits thematic motif of Katsumata taking the identity/appearance of the “friends.” He did this with Sadakiyo by wearing his mask, so it’s not unfounded that he would do the same with Fukube.

  • @aloy8119
    @aloy8119 19 днів тому

    I love 20th century boys

  • @Sammy.Bunting
    @Sammy.Bunting 19 днів тому

    Day 151 of asking for an updated top 100 anime/manga list

    • @JamPierreRow
      @JamPierreRow 19 днів тому +2

      he will do that when he hits 500k i believe, pretty sure he updates it every milestone accomplishment

    • @Sammy.Bunting
      @Sammy.Bunting 19 днів тому

      @@JamPierreRow I guess I'm not stopping until he reaches 500k

  • @sumaiaaktar1816
    @sumaiaaktar1816 19 днів тому

    What's the name of this manga?

  • @Wooperbro
    @Wooperbro 20 днів тому

    Idk he seems like a good friend

  • @TessMcneil
    @TessMcneil 16 днів тому

    GUYS THIS STORY’S STRAIGHT UP ABOUT THE ANTICHRIST.

  • @soulsnight-fn9qy
    @soulsnight-fn9qy 20 днів тому

    Or you can read metro from Haruki Murakami witch works on this terrorist attack as first hand journalist.

  • @Ai-Spectre0
    @Ai-Spectre0 19 днів тому +3

    Some might call it a cult, but I call it a friendship circle.
    Lowkey Friend just wanted everyone to be friends.
    Such a kind guy 🙏😊

  • @i-yell-a-lot4906
    @i-yell-a-lot4906 15 днів тому

    NAW, KING CRIMSON IS.

  • @Dexter_1309
    @Dexter_1309 День тому

    welp i'm confused, but it's good.

  • @daniellopespvh2
    @daniellopespvh2 15 днів тому

    There is no anime right?