20th century boys who is the second friend

Only the original Friend's closest associates were able to pick up, through subtle behavioural differences, on Katsumata's impersonation.

This would eventually contribute to Katsumata's downfall, as many of these individuals were only truly loyal to Fukubei, and not an impostor. In the final manga chapter, Kenji apologizes to Katsumata for what he did as a child, saying he's regretted it all his life. Katsumata refuses to accept his apology however, as "everything would end" if he did. Shortly after, he is killed by the explosion of a flying saucer when Fukubei's former assassin 'Number 13' crashes his helicopter into it.

In the final scenes of 21st Century Boys , Kenji finally confirms that the second Friend was indeed Katsumata. These scenes presented in Friend's virtual reality world also explicitly connect the very first scenes of the manga to the very last: the reader sees that the young Katsumata was about to committ suicide by throwing himself from the roof of the group's secondary school, only to stop when he became mesmerized by Kenji's playing of 20th Century Boy over the PA system. Wiki Content.

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The Fun Continues! The second film in the 20th Century Boys series is just as exciting, gripping and delightfully entertaining as the first film. I had a ball watching the story unfold as the old prophecies, written by Kenji as a child, are replaced with a book of NEW prophecies written by the mysterious Friend as a child.

Just brilliant. And the best part is we're treated to exactly how the rumor began in the first place. In the flashback to the event that spawned his reason for hating Kenji so much Fukubei told Katsumata he was dead when he was blamed for stealing the Space Exploration Badge.

Such a simple childhood moment spirals completely out of control, and Urasawa's a genius for it. My own personal Fridge Brilliance regarding Katsumata is that both he and Sadakiyo had the same mask, same clothes, and same interests.

Whereas Sadakiyo made something of himself a teacher , Katsumata instead chose to simply become Fukubei, even to the point of getting plastic surgery. Sadakiyo was the good version "I am good" , whereas Katsumata was the bad one.

And one small addition to help pull this all together: if Katsumata was always alive, why did they rumor get treated as fact, even to us readers? And what happened to Sadakiyo after he moved? Katsumata's grudge is much more specific, hailing from the time Kenji allowed Katsumata to publicly take the blame for a petty theft at a local shop, resulting in his being excluded and ignored by the other children.

Further, since Fukubei died unexpectedly and the final parts of the New Prophecy Book were written by Katsumata, it is unclear what Fukubei's ultimate goal would have been had he lived. Wiki Content. Explore Wikis Community Central.