Based on an acclaimed 24-volume manga, this big-budget star-studded ambitious trilogy tells the fantastical tale of a bunch of middle-aged friends who reunite because of a friend's death. But they soon find themselves drawn into a mysterious conspiracy thanks to a mysterious character named "Friend".

To their horror, childish stories they made up 30 years ago about the destruction of the earth chillingly start to come true, as huge cities as hit with plague and Japan's monuments are destroyed by a giant robot...

With an impressive A-list cast led by Toshiaki Karasawa, 20th Century Boys is filled with visually stunning images and does live up to its hype. But that said, this is a manga adaptation after all, so older viewers may find some of the proceedings a little too childish to enjoy.