PLUTO Series Review

Pluto is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa, based on Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy, specifically "The Greatest Robot on Earth" story arc, and named after the arc's chief villain. The series was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original from September 2003 to April 2009, with its chapters collected into eight tankōbon volumes. #Pluto #Anime #Review

(This review is mostly spoiler free)

The story follows the Europol robot detective Gesicht in his attempts to solve the case of a string of robot and human deaths around the world where all the victims are found with their heads twisted off. The series is a suspenseful murder mystery that draws in the seven great robots of the world and the preservation of a set of laws that grant robots equal rights. The manga has been praised for its thoughtfulness and emotional depth, as well as its exploration of the relationship between humans and robots. Pluto is a highly gripping and engrossing story that has been recommended for fans of science fiction and manga.