6/1/2023 0 Comments Naoki urasawa pluto manga![]() ![]() ![]() Robots are built to not harm humans, but there have been instances where they have broken the code and killed. ![]() The story, at least in the first volume, follows Gesicht as he investigates the murder of Mont Blanc as well as a human activist, following clues and trying to decide if it was a human or a robot that was behind it. ![]() It’s reminiscent of Blade Runner, and also feels like it must have been an ispiration on Detroit: Become Human. It’s moments like this where Pluto really shines, when there’s a darkness in the story. When a robot policeman is destroyed on the job, the force throw his body away in a dumpster, leaving Gesicht to fish out his remains to present something to the robot’s grieving wife. People don’t quite see that the robots are just as real as any human. Gesicht is also a robot, with a human like appearance, and is struggling with his own thoughts on life and value. After Mont Blanc, one of the most renowned robots in the world, is murdered and torn apart, inspector Gesicht is tasked with finding out who would be capable of destroying such a powerful robot. Instead of the story being a playful action story, it’s instead told as a mystery thriller. Urasawa and Nagasaki took the relatively short story, and turned it into a cyberpunk noir that deals with the themes of what it means to be human, artificial intelligence, and murder. Pluto by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki is based on the ‘The Greatest Robot on Earth’ story arc of the legendary and highly influential Astro Boy. ![]()
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