Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki 20th Century Boys, Volume 13: Beginning of the End. San Francisco: Viz Media, 2011. First printing. 9781421535319 220 pages. Softcover volume, with flaps, measures approximately 6" x 8.5", is in fine condition. Pages printed in reverse order. "Humanity, having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century, would not have entered the new millennium if it weren't for them. In 1969, during their youth, they created a symbol. In 1997, as the coming disaster slowly starts to unfold, that symbol returns. This is the story of a group of boys who try to save the world." Naoki Urasawa (b. 1960) is a Japanese manga artist, who has been called one of the artists that changed the history of manga and has won numerous awards, including the Shogakukan Manga Award three times, the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize twice, and the Kodansha Manga Award once.