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Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 1 (1)

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Who Killed Astro Boy? In an ideal world where man and robots coexist, someone or something is after the seven great robots of the world. Interpol assigns robot detective Gesicht to this most strange and complex case--and he eventually discovers that he is one of the targets! In an ideal world where man and robots coexist, someone or something has destroyed the powerful Swiss robot Mont Blanc. Elsewhere a key figure in a robot rights group is murdered. The two incidents appear to be unrelated...except for one very conspicuous clue - the bodies of both victims have been fashioned into some sort of bizarre collage complete with makeshift horns placed by the victims' heads. Interpol assigns robot detective Gesicht to this most strange and complex case - and he eventually discovers that he too, as one of the seven great robots of the world, is one of the targets. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ VIZ Media LLC (February 17, 2009)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 200 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 80


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.9 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.8 x 8.25 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #129,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #405 in Mystery, Thriller & Crime Manga #925 in Science Fiction Manga (Books) #2,045 in Fantasy Manga (Books)


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    • It'll hook you in.
I love the mood and atmosphere here, the themes explored are great and handled well as of finishing Volume 1. I am going to continue buying this one, and I'd recommend if you like a series with some philosophical aspects exploring some heavy themes.
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2024 by Formal Drifter
    • Stellar Start to a Fantastic Series
I cannot recommend this series enough, it’s a terrific mystery-thriller with a cool futuristic setting, characters that are well-written and complex, and GORGEOUS, highly expressive art. Also the volume itself is of such a nice quality, very sleek and nice to see on a shelf. It’s an adaptation of an Astro Boy story, but you don’t need any knowledge of that series to enjoy this (I still haven’t read/watched Astro Boy and this is one of my favorite series). This is the first of Naoki Urasawa’s series that I’ve read and it definitely won’t be the last. This is his shortest series to my knowledge, and therefore a good starting point if you’re interested in his work. I encourage you to give it a try and see if you like it!!! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2018 by Stephen
    • Lovely artwork
Artwork is incredible. Beautiful.
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2023 by Abai
    • Sci-fi tropes reinvigorated with masterful storytelling and characterization
In Pluto, Naoki Urasawa lays all the groundwork for a thought provoking murder mystery that explores themes of personal identity and human nature. The well-tread ground of the potential "human-ness" of robots is made fresh again by the vivid world that Urasawa re-purposes from Ozamu Tezuka's legendary Astro Boy manga. While much of the first volume is world building and development of Gesicht, a bit part from Astro Boy now upgraded to leading man in Urasawa's interpretation, act 4, 5, and 6 tell the story of North #2. Those three chapters alone are worth the price of admission and set Pluto apart in terms of serialized stories. Truly, acts 4-6 could be anthologized on their own and would deserve mountains of praise. North #2 is a fully realized character paired alongside his foil, a crotchety luddite composer far past his prime. North #2's story makes a declaration: that this is one of the best comic books you'll ever read. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2015 by Suyo
    • Awsome Series
So far I have only read the first two volumes but the volumes I have read were amazing, the art is awesome and the story is great. Higly recommend it and plan on getting the rest. Once I finish this series I plan on reading Astro boy, the original story. This series is about a serial kiler who is killing off all the great robots of the world. One of the great robots is a detective in charge of this case. This robot has to stop the killer before himself and the other great robots are destroyed. This series deals with the great concept of robots with emotions and is a great thriller. I highly recommend this series. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2013 by xavier bojorquez
    • and loved every minute of it
I read this series a while ago, and loved every minute of it. It provokes deep thought. It touches your heart. Then rips it out, stomping it into the ground. Makes you cry, makes you laugh. It's sark, hopeful, suspenseful, exciting.... I was a huge fan of Astro Boy, and although this series isn't solely about him (heck, you don't see him much at first at all), this was not what I expected and far surpassed any expectations I had. Such an amazing series! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2016 by Maria
    • Good use of standard tropes
Pluto Vol. 1 is a good manga, but that's it. Those who swallow all the "groundbreaking" hype might be disappointed. If the only manga you've ever read before is Love Hina then yes, this will rock your world. Otherwise, it's a good start to a story that increasingly fails exactly because it doesn't offer anything that hasn't been done to death already. Nostalgic readers tuning in to see Astroboy again need to wait until volume 2 for his story. Buy that one too, then quit while you're ahead. That's where the series peaks, then it's all downhill from there. The storytelling quickly gets politicized and commandeered by surprisingly trite and omnipresent messages about prejudice (Guess what? It's bad.) and an embarrassingly naive straw-man argument against the Iraq war (Guess what? Starting a war solely to murder innocent women and children is also bad.) -- he's not exactly going out on a limb to take any controversial or enlightening stands here. If that's what passes for deep and groundbreaking for you, then I'm sorry, but the Older Teen rating means you're probably not old enough to read this series anyway. The Pluto universe, with it's inconsistent use of technology and intelligent machines, is inevitably more a facade of convenience than a good sci-fi universe. This is fine at first, but it starts getting silly after a while when the rules keep changing to fit the preaching. Your money is better spent on Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys. It's extremely long-winded but a lot more fun. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2009 by Strobe
    • Reminds me of the books "iRobot" and "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"
This manga heavily reminds me of the books "iRobot" and "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" but in a good way. I love tales where technology has advanced to the point where there is a fine line between between cyborgs and humans in terms of their abilities to feel emotions. This manga has a few interesting small stories in just the first volume and I LOVE manga series that string along a lot of relevant smaller stories to make one grand story. I have no idea if this series will continue at this pace but I'm already hooked, volumes 2 and 3 arrived on my doorstep yesterday and I plan on reading them as soon as I can! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2009 by Amazon Customer

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