The creators subtly and seamlessly set up Gesicht's world, while digging deep to reveal the strange dichotomy of life and living among artificial beings. As he slowly unravels the mystery of the death of Mont Blanc-and subsequent, related murders-he uncovers the disturbing news that he will be next. Hardworking Detective Gesicht is one of those robots. Merging current-day life with futuristic projections, Urasawa and longtime editor/producer Nagasaki develop a world where robots live among humans, sometimes living as humans-marrying, having children, taking jobs.

Volume one opens with the death (or murder) of the beloved robot hero, Mont Blanc.

) classic, all-ages Tezuka themes in a mature package. Offers adult graphic novel readers (and fans of Urasawa's Monster Touching on many of the themes in Tezuka's story of a robot boy-the overlap of man and machine, the capacity for artificial intelligence to feel emotion, the true meaning of humanity- Pluto , Urasawa takes Tezuka's Pinocchio-inspired AstroboyĪnd reimagines it as a futuristic thriller. But all readers can rest assured that in this case, the pairing of seinen manga suspense master Urasawa and legendary cartoonist Tezuka is a very, very good thing. I can hardly wait to see how this new generation of anime turns out.Any pairing of two masterminds can elicit murmurs of approval-or of apprehension. Supervisor Macoto Tezka, son of the late Osamu Tezuka adds: “The animated PLUTO is the real deal, and in addition to this being Urasawa’s latest work, this is also a new Tezuka anime. Ĭo-author Takashi Nagasaki adds: “PLUTO inherits the philosophy of Tezuka and does not merely convey a message of anti-war, but reminds us that there is suffering on both sides… but still, the only remaining answer is peace.” I hope that now more than ever, Osamu Tezuka's message reaches the world,” says author Naoki Urasawa. I am excited about the birth of this new series to win over people’s hearts. “I applaud the courage of everyone that has taken on the challenge of making an anime based on PLUTO. The 2015 stage adaptation of PLUTO returned in 2018 by popular demand and toured Japan and Europe. The globally acclaimed manga has won numerous awards, including the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

The suspense drama takes place in a neo-futuristic world where humans and high-functioning robots live in complete harmony. Praised by many as a masterpiece, the manga PLUTO is based on Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy ‘The Greatest Robot on Earth’ arc from 1964 and created by Naoki Urasawa ( 20th Century Boys, Yawara!, Master Keaton) and his long-time co-creator Takashi Nagasaki. Netflix today announced an animated series based on the manga PLUTO, produced by GENCO, with animation production by Studio M2 and set for release later this year.

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