Friend (ともだち Tomodachi) is the main antagonist of the 20th Century Boys series. He is an enigmatic cult leader and the father of Kanna Endō. His true identity remains hidden for most of the manga, although it is surmised early on that he must be one of …

Katsumata is one of the two main antagonists (alongside Fukubei) of the manga 20th Century Boys, created by Naoki Urasawa. He is Fukubei's partner and the second Friend upon the former's death. As Friend, Katsumata sought to finish Fukubei's work and start spreading tales of aliens invading to keep innocent people terrified.

In 1969, young boys Kenji, Otcho, Yoshitsune and Maruo build, in an empty field, a hideout they call their secret base, in which they and their friends can get together to share manga and stolen porn magazines and listen to a radio. To celebrate the event, Otcho draws a symbol for the base that would represent their friendship.

Dec 27, 2022 · TL;DR: Katsumata is Fukubei. The open ending of the series leaves up a lot of room for interpretations and theories regarding the identity of Friend. The most common interpretation is the first Friend being killed by Yamane and …

Oct 16, 2021 · Friend, the main villain of 20th Century Boys, is he really so farfetched?Today we look at the inspiration behind Friend. The real world context that built a...

Katsumata is one of the two main antagonists (alongside Fukubei) of the manga 20th Century Boys, created by Naoki Urasawa. He is Fukubei's partner and the second Friend upon the former's death. As Friend, Katsumata sought to finish Fukubei's work and start spreading tales of aliens invading to...

Kenji Endo is a normal convenience store manager who's just trying to get by. But when he learns that one of his old friends going by the name "Donkey" has suddenly committed suicide, and that a new cult led by a figure known as "Friend" is becoming more notorious, Kenji starts to feel that something isn't right.

Dec 27, 2022 · TL;DR: Katsumata is Fukubei. The open ending of the series leaves up a lot of room for interpretations and theories regarding the identity of Friend. The most common interpretation is the first Friend being killed by Yamane and …

Friend is an mysterious and charismatic cult leader who seems to possess otherworldly powers such as flight. His followers and Friend himself use an unique symbol that Kenji and his group of friends created as a symbol of a 'true friend,' implying …

May 31, 2022 · (From here on is just my own speculation) The story’s premise is that friend is still stuck acting like a kid and living in the past, but if the real fukube was friend he had no reason to actually be stuck in the past as everyone else had matured and moved on.