This third installment of the blockbuster Japanese sci-fi series 20th Century Boys 3 unfurls in 2017 A.D. - popularly (and ominously) known as 'Friend Era Year 3' - when a menacing character called World President Friend rules all of humanity. After a lethal virus ravages and wipes out much of Tokyo, city officials administer the construction of a wall around the city and place severe restrictions on the lives of residents. Friend promptly informs everyone that on August 20th, 2017, evil extraterrestrials will wipe out mankind and only those individuals who believe in Friend will be saved. Yet at the same time, a subversive movement to stop Friend forms. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi