20th Century Boys
Alt titles: Nijuu Seiki Shounen
Synopsis:
The world is never quite the same once we grow up. Villains and robots that once ran rampant in our imaginations are reduced to drawings in Manga, and our lives are distilled until there is little left but the daily grind; so it has been for Kenji. After a childhood of dreams he now runs his late father's liquor store and is raising his sister's child. The memories and friends from his early years bring him some happiness, but they become tainted as a string of murders find connections to his past. Kenji and his friends must now fight to save the future from their past and unravel the mystery of "Friend."
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Monster
Dr Kenzo Tenma is a genius surgeon working in post-Cold War Germany who has a bright future ahead of him. He is admired by his colleagues, loved by his patients, and due to marry his boss' daughter, the beautiful Eva Heinemann. One day, when two patients in desperate need of emergency surgery are wheeled into his hospital, Tenma faces a terrible choice of saving the orphaned boy who came first or the mayor of Düsseldorf, whose recovery would raise the hospital's profile and boost his own career. Against the demands of his superior, Tenma does what he believes is right and saves the child. However, his decision not only damages his prospects, but unleashes a chain of events so horrific that it might have come from the depths of his worst nightmares. Laden with guilt, Tenma begins a journey across Germany in search of a formidable young man who will challenge his morals, his love for life, and his very sanity.
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add recMystery filled with suspense and cliffhangers?Checked
Secrets of the past playing an important role to fix the present? Checked
Evil Mastermind playing his cards from the shadows?Checked (though Johan> Friend)
Group of people working outside the law, desperately trying to stop the evil plans? Checked
Manga written by Urasawa Naoki? Checked
You could almost think they are the same title if not for the fact that plot and characters are different :P Both are must read (or see in Monster case since it was lucky enough to get anime) for all mystery fans.
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