History Manga / Babel2014

* BigBad: The mastermind of the missile attack is revealed to be [[spoiler:Isobe, the Prime Minister of Japan]].

** The employers of the cabin attendant who was seduced by Ozaki had her murdered for stumbling onto something as a "courier". [[spoiler:She originally died by Naomi strangling her in an elevator before it was undone by Yang's time rewind, and Kota saves her from both Ozaki (who was taking Naomi's place in a later timeline) and the Concierge (who was trying to finish the job). Despite Kota's efforts, she's ultimately killed in Narita Airport by another assassin sent by Isobe.]]
** It's later revealed that [[spoiler:Tony and his bodyguard John were originally murdered for discovering Isobe's newest business venture: '''terrorism''']].

The sequel, ''Goldenboy: Babel the 2nd'' (stylized ''GOLDENBOY: BABEL THE 2ND''), is set five years later and stars high school student Riku on a mission to amass all the money in the world to buy world peace. It ran in Shogakukan's ''Hero's Comics'' magazine from September 1, 2017 to September 1, 2018, and was collected in two volumes.

* DistantFinale: The final pages of the sequel are eighteen months later, showing [[spoiler:the main cast's lives in Riku's Kabukicho. Kota and Ozaki's absence implies that [[DeadlyDistantFinale they died offscreen]]]].

** The sequel's first chapter was released in 2017, and the story is set in 2020.

** In the sequel, [[spoiler:Riku looks like a high schooler but is actually five years old, and Kota has significantly aged in the five-year interim]].

** Kota can use Yang's antique pocket watch to control his powers by focusing on the watch's hands, and picturing time turning back. [[spoiler:In the sequel, Kota no longer needs the watch when he rewinds time; considering even Yang relied on the watch in his old age, it's implied that Kota's mastered his powers.]]

* TrustPassword: Kota indirectly develops one with Ozaki: "A man's fist is his resume." [[spoiler:He talks Ozaki down after stopping him from assassinating the cabin attendant who was killed by Naomi in a previous timeline, and he indirectly tells Ozaki that there's a trap in Babel's lobby by saying he's "unable to make a fist".]]

''BABEL'' is a manga written by Hanta Kinoshita and illustrated by Noriyoshi Inoue. It ran in Shogakukan's ''Monthly Hero's'' magazine from December 27, 2014 to August 1, 2017, and was collected in eight volumes.

The sequel, ''GOLDENBOY: BABEL THE 2ND'', is set five years later and stars high school student Riku. It ran in Shogakukan's ''Hero's'' magazine from September 1, 2017 to September 1, 2018, and was collected in two volumes.

''Babel'' is a manga written by Hanta Kinoshita and illustrated by Noriyoshi Inoue. It ran in Shogakukan's ''Monthly Hero's'' magazine from December 27, 2014 to August 1, 2017, and was collected in eight volumes.

The sequel, ''Babel the 2nd: GOLDEN BOY'', is set five years later and stars high school student Riku. It ran in Shogakukan's ''Hero's'' magazine from September 1, 2017 to September 1, 2018, and was collected in two volumes.

* TrustPassword: Kota indirectly develops one with Ozaki: "A man's fist is his resume." [[spoiler:He talks Ozaki down after stopping him from assassinating the cabin attendant who was killed by Naomi in a previous timeline, and he indirectly tells Ozaki that there's a trap in Babel's lobby by saying he's "unable to make a fist".]]
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: [[spoiler:The final pages of the sequel show the main cast's lives in Riku's Kabukicho 18 months later. Kota and Ozaki's absence implies that they died offscreen.]]

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: [[spoiler:The final pages of the sequel are set 18 months later, showing the sequel's cast 18 months later. Kota and Ozaki's absence implies that they died offscreen.]]

* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:In the sequel, Kota and Ozaki are not shown in the epilogue 18 months later, implying both have passed away offscreen.]]

* TrustPassword: Kota indirectly develops one with Ozaki: "A man's fist is his resume." [[spoiler:He talks Ozaki down after stopping him from assassinating the cabin attendant who was killed by Naomi in a previous timeline, and he indirectly tells Ozaki that there's a trap in Babel's lobby by saying he's "unable to make a fist".]]

* TheChosenOne: [[spoiler:Yang had been watching over Kota ever since he learned about Kota in the notebook of his deceased master.]]

On New Year's Eve 2014, a countdown party is in full swing at the luxury hotel Babel in Tokyo, Japan. Kota, a new hotelkeeper of Babel, is dissatisfied with his lot in life but resolves to confess to his fellow employee Yukiko when he can muster the courage. His encounter with two mysterious guests, Ozaki and Naomi, only makes him feel more pathetic, especially in front of the Concierge who hired him.

* TheChosenMany: [[spoiler:The notebook of Yang's deceased master is implied to list the names of ''every'' Guardian of Time (past, present, and future), including Naomi's son Riku.]]

** The employers of the cabin attendant who was seduced by Ozaki had her murdered for stumbling onto something as a "courier". [[spoiler:She originally died by Naomi strangling her in an elevator before it was undone by Yang's time rewind, and Kota saves her from both Ozaki (who was taking Naomi's place in a later timeline) and the Concierge (who was trying to finish the job). Despite Kota's effots, she's ultimately killed in Narita Airport by another assassin.]]

** Kota can use Yang's antique pocket watch to control his powers by focusing on the watch's hands, and picturing time turning back. [[spoiler:In the sequel, Kota no longer uses the watch when he rewinds time, implying he's mastered his powers.]]

After giving Kota a short demonstration of his own abilities (by sending Kota back twelve hours, when he was at the countdown party), Yang entrusts him with the future of the world, and gives him his mission: locate and eliminate the international terrorist hacker behind the missile attack by New Year's Eve. Sent back to Christmas Eve to contact Akiyoshi, Yang's informant with extensive intel on every single guest of Babel, Kota now has seven days to protect Yukiko and the world. With Babel as the stage and a complex web of human relations to navigate, Kota's mission begins!

On New Year's Eve 2014, a countdown party is in full swing at the luxury hotel Babel in Tokyo, Japan. Kota, a new hotelkeeper of Babel, is dissatisfied with his lot in life but resolves to confess to his fellow employee Yukiko when he can muster the courage. His encounter with two mysterious guests, Ozaki and Naomi, only makes him feel more pathetic.

The next morning, he sees Ozaki with Yukiko and thinks they spent the night together after Ozaki comments on the taste of Yukiko's lips. Before he can punch Ozaki in the face and quit on the spot, a barrage of missiles descends on Tokyo, and the blasted top of the nearby Tokyo Tower crashes into Babel and onto Yukiko. He barely has time to comprehend what just happened when time suddenly freezes around him and he's contacted by Yang, the Guardian of Time residing in the Royal Suite on the top floor of Babel.

After giving Kota a short demonstration of his own abilities (by sending Kota back twelve hours, when he was at the countdown party), Yang entrusts him with the future of the world, and gives him his mission: locate and eliminate the international terrorist hacker behind the missile attack by New Year's Eve. Sent back to Christmas Eve to contact Akiyoshi, who has extensive intel on every single guest of Babel, Kota now has seven days to protect Yukiko and the world. With Babel as the stage and a complex web of human relations to navigate, Kota's mission begins!

* MentorOccupationalHazard:
** [[spoiler:Yang passes away on Christmas Day under a streetlight after Kota brings him near the house of the woman he loved.]]
** In the sequel, [[spoiler:Kota and Ozaki are not shown in the epilogue 18 months later, implying both have passed away offscreen]].

** ''Golden Boy's'' first chapter was released in 2017, and the story is set in 2020.

** Kota can use Yang's antique pocket watch to control his powers by focusing on the watch's hands, and picturing time turning back. [[spoiler:In the sequel, Kota seems to have mastered his powers since he no longer uses the watch when he rewinds time.]]

** Kota can use Yang's antique pocket watch to control his powers by focusing on the watch's hands, and picturing time turning back. [[spoiler:In ''Golden Boy'', Kota seems to have mastered his powers since he no longer uses the watch when he rewinds time.]]

** Aging is the price Kota pays to control time. Yang looks eighty but is actually forty.

** Like his memories, any injury Kota receives will carry over. [[spoiler:He learns this lesson firsthand when he's shot through the shoulder in one timeline.]]

** The employers of the cabin attendant who was seduced by Ozaki had her murdered for stumbling onto something as a "courier". [[spoiler:She originally died by Naomi strangling her in an elevator before it was undone by Yang's time rewind, and Kota saves her from both Ozaki (who was taking Naomi's place in a later timeline) and the Concierge (who was trying to finish the job). Unfortunately, she's ultimately killed in an airport by another assassin.]]

* TheChosenMany: [[spoiler:The notebook of Yang's deceased master is implied to list the names of ''every'' guardian of time (past, present, and future), including Naomi's son Riku.]]

On New Year's Eve 2014, a countdown party is in full swing at the luxury hotel Babel in Tokyo, Japan. Kota, a new employee of Babel, is dissatisfied with his lot in life but resolves to confess to his fellow employee Yukiko when he can muster the courage. His encounter with two mysterious guests, Ozaki and Naomi, only makes him feel more pathetic.

* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Having survived the missile attack on Tokyo that killed Yukiko and set off World War III, Kota is flung back seven days to stop it from happening.

The sequel, ''Golden Boy: Babel the 2nd'', is set five years later and stars high school student Riku. It ran in Shogakukan's ''Hero's'' magazine from September 1, 2017 to September 1, 2018, and was collected in two volumes.

* NextSundayAD: The manga's first chapter was released on December 27, 2014, and the story spans the week leading up to New Year's Day 2015.

The next morning, he sees Ozaki with Yukiko and thinks they spent the night together after Ozaki comments on the taste of Yukiko's lips. Before he can punch Ozaki in the face and quit on the spot, a barrage of missiles descends on Tokyo, and the blasted top of the nearby Tokyo Tower crashes into Babel and onto Yukiko. He barely has time to comprehend what just happened when time suddenly freezes around him and he's contacted by Yang, the Guardian of Time sitting in the Royal Suite on the top floor of Babel.

The next morning, he sees Ozaki with Yukiko and thinks they spent the night together after Ozaki comments on the taste of Yukiko's lips. Before he can punch Ozaki in the face and quit on the spot, a barrage of missiles descends on Tokyo, and the blasted top of the nearby Tokyo Tower crashes into Babel and onto Yukiko. He barely has time to comprehend what just happened when time suddenly freezes around him and he's contacted by Yang, the guardian of time sitting in the Royal Suite on the top floor of Babel.

The next morning, he sees Ozaki with Yukiko and thinks they spent the night together after Ozaki comments on the taste of Yukiko's lips. Before he can punch Ozaki in the face and quit on the spot, a barrage of missiles descends on Tokyo, leaving Yukiko crushed by the blasted top of Tokyo Tower. He barely has time to comprehend what just happened when time suddenly freezes around him and he's contacted by Yang, the guardian of time sitting in the Royal Suite on the top floor of Babel.

After giving Kota a short demonstration of his own abilities (by flinging Kota's mind back twelve hours, when he was at the countdown party), Yang entrusts him with the future of the world, and gives him his mission: locate and eliminate the international terrorist hacker behind the missile attack by New Year's Eve. Flung back to Christmas Eve to contact Akiyoshi, his guide towards completing that mission, Kota now has seven days to protect Yukiko and the world. With the Babel as the stage and a complex web of human relations to navigate, Kota's mission begins!

* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Kota's mission is to stop the missile attack on Tokyo that would both kill Yukiko and set off World War III.

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After giving Kota a short demonstration of his own abilities (by flinging Kota's mind back twelve hours, when he was at the countdown party), Yang entrusts him with the future of the world, and gives him his mission: locate and eliminate the international terrorist hacker behind the missile attack by New Year's Eve. Flung back to Christmas Eve to contact Akiyoshi, his guide towards completing that mission, Kota now has seven days to protect Yukiko and the world. With the Babel as his stage and a complex web of human relations to navigate, Kouta's mission begins!

After giving Kota a short demonstration of his abilities (by flinging his mind back twelve hours, when he was at the countdown party), Yang entrusts him with the future of the world, and gives him his mission: locate and eliminate the international terrorist hacker behind the missile attack by New Year's Eve. Flung back to Christmas Eve to contact Akiyoshi, his guide towards completing that mission, Kota now has seven days to protect Yukiko and the world. With the Babel as his stage and a complex web of human relations to navigate, Kouta's mission begins!