The Enigma of Friend: Unpacking the Villainy of 20th Century Boys

The Masks and the Thriller: Early Impressions of Pal The flickering neon lights of Tokyo forged lengthy, distorted shadows, not not like the lengthy shadow forged by Pal throughout the lives of Kenji Endo and his childhood companions. Think about a smiling face, benign but unsettling, etched onto a logo of energy, wielded by a … Read more

Friend: The Enigmatic Puppet Master of Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys

Who is Friend? The Veil of Secrecy From the shadowed corners of our imagination, a figure emerges, draped in an aura of chilling mystery. He is “Friend,” the central enigma of Naoki Urasawa’s masterful series, *20th Century Boys*. A mask, a symbol of power, hides his face, and with that mask, he commands a following, … Read more

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