Monster. Poster of the 2004 TV series and cover of the 1994 comic book
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Monster
Naoki Urasawa, 1994
TV series vs comic book
Masayuki Kojima, 2004-2005

Dr. Tenma faces a moral dilemma. He has to make a critical choice between saving the life of a young boy named Johan Liebert or the mayor of the city. Tenma decides to prioritize the life of the boy, only to witness a series of mysterious and horrifying events that follow. Johan, the boy he saved, grows up to become a sociopathic and charismatic young man.


Pluto. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 2003 comic book, Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka
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Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka
Naoki Urasawa, 2003
TV series vs comic book
Osamu Tezuka, Naoki Urasawa, 2023

As the world’s seven most advanced robots and their human allies face a series of murders, Inspector Gesicht quickly realizes that he, too, is in peril.


Master Keaton. Poster of the 1998 TV series and cover of the 1988 comic book
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Master Keaton
Naoki Urasawa, Hokusei Katsushika, 1988
TV series vs comic book
Masayuki Kojima, 1998-2000

Taichi Keaton, a half-British, half-Japanese archaeologist and SAS veteran of the Falklands War, applies his skills to solve mysteries and probe insurance fraud for Lloyd’s across the globe.


20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 1999 comic book, 20th Century Boys
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20th Century Boys
Naoki Urasawa, 1999
movie vs comic book
Yukihiko Tsutsumi, 2008

Decades after a schoolboy pens a book of prophecies, a shadowy super-villain employs it as the blueprint for his grand scheme of global destruction.


20th Century Boys 3: Redemption. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1999 comic book, 20th Century Boys
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20th Century Boys
Naoki Urasawa, 1999
movie vs comic book
Yukihiko Tsutsumi, 2009

In the year 2017, a resurrected Tomodachi reigns over the world, and all the prophecies from The New Book have manifested into reality.


20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1999 comic book, 20th Century Boys
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20th Century Boys
Naoki Urasawa, 1999
movie vs comic book
Yukihiko Tsutsumi, 2009

In the year 2015, Friend governs a disconcerting new world. Kenji has been absent since the harrowing New Year’s Eve of 2000, and his niece Kanna, under the care of Yukuji, is now a high school student. Her history textbook presents a concocted narrative depicting Kenji and his friends as the terrorists responsible for the tragic events of 2000.