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REVIEW: 20th Century Boys GN 19




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vashfanatic



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:44 am Reply with quote
I'd always interpreted that the point of the "reveal" wasn't that we weren't supposed to know it (obviously we were, since the characters in the story do), but that spoiler[Kenji]* finally admits who he is-- and the context in which he admits it is so perfect, where, when, how, and to whom.


*hidden just in case someone decided to read a review of the 19th volume of a series while expecting not to have plot spoiled for them...
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:52 am Reply with quote
vashfanatic wrote:
I'd always interpreted that the point of the "reveal" wasn't that we weren't supposed to know it (obviously we were, since the characters in the story do), but that spoiler[Kenji]* finally admits who he is-- and the context in which he admits it is so perfect, where, when, how, and to whom.


*hidden just in case someone decided to read a review of the 19th volume of a series while expecting not to have plot spoiled for them...


Actually, I'm going to agree with you, that's exactly why. I mean, it's bloody obvious it's the only person it could be, so it must be that he's denying it to himself, rather than the author hiding it from the audience.
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