Audience reviews
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bob-weebington
The 2nd arc of the 1st episode with the composer was excellent. I cried a lot from that one.
The rest of the show, however, is mostly a crime mystery thriller type of plot. It was watchable and somewhat compelling but I rate the first episode highly above the rest of the show.
The kinds of moral issues discussed about robots was handled as basically, "Hatred is bad! Wah wah wah." and I didn't care much for any of that. Is it wrong to hate evil actions that others take?
The quality of the animation was overall pretty good. It didn't feel like it had qualities of excellent film direction but it was sufficient to advance the story.
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What starts as a interesting detective mystery descends into a dull slog. Characters engage in large expositional dumps and talk at one another explicitly about the themes. Naoki Urasawa is a fussy mangaka who publicly endorsed the adaptation and had some oversight in the adaptation. This contributes to a slavish adaptation that diminishes the strengths of the medium. The director and staff either hold too much reverence for the manga or were not permitted to make necessary choices to streamline and adapt for tv length episodes. Instead episodes are mostly bloated 45min to 1 hour parts that mostly use the manga as a strict storyboard.
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I didn't watch Astroboy, knew nothing about so called "father of manga", wasn't sure if I should watch it at all. But since it was made by author of Monster I was kinda obliged to.
It starts with strong music composition, dark tone, grim mood despite nice and colorful image. In first minutes it became obvious that this anime is about references to Monster through the characters' appearances as much as being a revival of ancient shounen series. But how ended a shounen anime which mutated to seinen?
Nice animation? But the lack of action scenes which happened somewhere in background.
Good music? But always to make emphasis on something what supposed to be important just like in old movies, one problem all these moments were far too weak in comparison with music effect.
Great art style?…
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Pluto — Review
Pros:
Pluto has beautiful artwork and a strong visual atmosphere. The character designs are impressive, and many of the characters are well-built with clear emotional depth. The anime also does a good job creating a serious and mysterious tone from the beginning.
Cons:
The main issue for me is the writing. From the first episode, it feels like the story is trying too hard to create mystery and make the viewer wait for surprising answers or big reveals near the end. However, the final events did not fully satisfy me, and the ending did not have the strong impact I expected.
Summary:
Overall, Pluto is a visually beautiful anime with strong character writing, but the mystery and the ending did not completely work for me. It had great potential, but the final payoff felt unde…
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The first thing that came to mind as I finished the show was just, what a waste. Comparable to the general opinion about Game of Thrones probably.
Right from the first episode there is an undercurrent of deeper feelings and ideas being woven into the narrative. The mysteries and plot twists themselves are peak, but the characters, their emotions, and the overall concept of feelings make it a lot more complete.
The thing that made me think it's a waste was not my time spent on watching the show, but it's ending. It had so much potential, the world, it's characters, the story, every ingredient available to make the perfect delicacy and they just burnt everything by the end.
The first 6 episodes are peak after peak after peak. Story is compelling, the characters are deeply emotional and mak…
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At a time when art is degrading, serials like this continue to come out. This once again proves that Japanese animation is one of the most important and influential genres in art. The true master of Japanese comics, Naoki Urosawa, famous for the anime Monster, returns to the screens again. This time, Netflix is screening one of his works - the manga Pluto. As a result, we got a real masterpiece. An anime that became a classic right after its release. Here we have one of the most comprehensive, deep, diverse, multifaceted statements on the topic of robotics among all films, series, books and comics. The entire range of philosophical and moral questions about war, the soul, artificial intelligence, robotics, and ontologies are skillfully intertwined with an original mysterious detective st…
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Genuinely very great,
this is all from the pov of an outsider mind you, since I haven't consumed or evern thought about astro boy and its entire world since forever, I've heard that it is a classic, but I genuinely never got to dip my feet into the world of astro boy
and let me tell you, If you're like me, or even some experienced astro-boy fan, this ONA will blow your mind, from the first episode itself the show hooks you in with a very interesting premise (which I won't be spoiling) and is extremely, and I can't state this enough, extremely emotionally captivating, from humanity and robots to their growth together in a world, we get to experience all kinds of people from the proponents of this relation to its die hard opposition, all of whom hold their convictions and that too for a rig…
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It’s disappointing to see so many negative reviews for Pluto on MAL. This isn’t an anime meant for viewers looking for fast-paced action or constant spectacle. Instead, it takes a thoughtful, intellectual approach, exploring themes like humanity, morality, grief, and the nature of consciousness. Much of its strength lies in its slow, reflective storytelling and emotionally layered characters. Many casual viewers seem to have missed that deeper layer. In a time when audiences often prefer light, escapist entertainment, Pluto stands out for daring to slow down and ask bigger philosophical questions. Personally, I loved the anime—the characters were compelling, and the art style perfectly complemented its somber tone. Overall, it was a memorable and deeply enjoyable watch.
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Pluto didn’t really meet my expectations, even though I still think it’s a solid anime. At first I didn’t even have high expectations, because Pluto isn’t talked about as much as Monster or 20th Century Boys, even though it’s from the same creator. But the first episode was very strong, so I raised my expectations a lot and kept watching thinking the story would eventually top that opening.
The problem is that, for me, it never truly did. Episode 6 was probably the highest peak of the story for me, but even that didn’t feel that much higher than what I felt in episode 1. So when I finished the series, my feeling was basically: it was worth watching, but it was just one more anime to add to my list. Not something life-changing, not something that stays in your head for weeks. I wasn’t disa…
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i really believe this show is underrated because not many people talk about it but for me it is a total masterpiece. it has only 8 episodes but each one is like a one hour movie so you get a very long and deep story. the mystery is the best part because you follow a robot detective who is trying to solve a serial murder case about the most powerful robots in the world. every episode you find a new clue and the tension is always high. i was so amazed how they show the emotions of robots and you start to ask yourself "what makes us human?" while watching. it is very emotional and sometimes heart breaking to see their memories and their families. the animation quality is top level and everything looks so realistic and dark which fits the story perfect. it is a serious and mature show that ev…
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This review doesnt contain major spoilers and is mainly subjective.
Pluto is an adaptation of Naoki Urasawas manga of the same name that is based on dark story arc from Osamu Tezukas Astro Boy. Urasawa redefined the original material as a complex murder mystery set in a futuristic world where humans and advanced robots coexist, following robot detective Gesicht investigating murders of the seven most powerful robots and exploring themes of humanity, racism, and war. I am a huge fan of Naoki Urasawa, mainly because of Monster. I went into Pluto without reading or watching Astro Boy nor reading the Pluto manga.
Story & Structure: 10/10
The story is definitely what Pluto does the best. Pluto really feels like Urasawa. His patterns in storytelling, character layering and mystery creating are…
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*No spoilers*
Summary
Pluto is a futuristic story which was developed into an anime based on Naoki Urasawa’s manga, which is an adaptation of an arc from Astro Boy. Plato has excellent characters, an intriguing plot, plenty of action and suspense, and it tackles interesting themes related to technology, life, revenge, and war. I highly recommend this anime if you are interested in these themes and/or the sci-fi genre.
Story: 7/10
Pluto starts off by introducing the viewer to Gesicht, an android police detective, who attempts to solve the murders of certain robots and their creators. This leads to an intense race against the clock as conspiracies unfold. The first four episodes are easier to follow, although the second half of the story appears more rushed. Furthermore, certain characters…
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PLUTO IS FAILURE OF URASAWA
Pluto 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 have objects shoved into or positioned by their heads, imitating horns
Though the premise is great and you have urasawa sounds like a masterpiece but no its so boring you will fall sleep multiple time the mystery done here a so so bad It includes so many irrelevant garbage characters that dont matter in long term there are literally low hyped momments and I knew that because he made it based on astro boy corny robot manga but still I gave it chance but no its not good. Just watch masterpiece like monster or 20 th century boys and drop pluto
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Rapid development of artificial intelligence always comes with difficult questions. Can robots develop a heart and feel emotions like humans? What is the correct way to evaluate the life of a robot? Do robots deserve equality? Will they inevitably lead humanity to extinction? All of these themes and ideas have been tackled by many different authors and presented to us through media. Karel Čapek's Rossum's Universal Robots is a classic example, while Detroit: Become Human is one of my favorite games relevant to this topic. However, one individual that was far ahead of his time in presenting his ideas about artificial intelligence was Osamu Tezuka, the God of Manga.
Tezuka's most recognized work, Astro Boy, can appear one-dimensional at first. A superhero-like robot boy with a funny hairsty…
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PEAK CINEMA; Pluto is a masterpiece. It’s a slow burn, but every moment feels intentional and meaningful.
The beautiful soundtrack and fitting animation amplify the heavy atmosphere, pulling you deeper into the world and its characters. From the very beginning, it sets a dark and heavy tone, and it keeps building on that with every episode.
What stood out the most is how deeply human it feels. Sure, it’s a sci-fi about robots and the future, but the way it explores grief, morality, and what it means to be alive makes it so much more than just another futuristic thriller. The characters feel real, even the ones who aren’t technically human.
It’s also worth mentioning that Pluto is based on the “The Greatest Robot on Earth” arc from Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy. Knowing that, it’s amazing to…
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The anime is a masterpiece if approached with nuance and sensitivity to historical context. The plot wasn't coherent enough at some parts, but it was all clarified in the final episode. What blew my mind was that, almost in every episode, one could easily find real-life historical events. It gave me chills how obviously the war on Persia and the 39th Central Asian war was about the wars Western countries caused in the Middle East (Iraq in particular) and of course in Central Asia. It called out certain countries, showed the ugly side of war not only on civilians but also on veterans by revealing so many robots' PTSD.
Some parts about robots' rights organization reflected the human race's need to feel superior towards other groups such as marginalized minorities and communities, questioni…
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I watched pluto and I the first episodes I was enjoying the misteries the dark vibes and everything that pluto had to offer. But in the end I have to say that pluto is mediocre anime at most, and this is not a hate review, no, it's a warning review. First of all, the Anime opens many mysteries from the start to make crave for more mysteries and how each mystery will be solved.
The problem here tho is that all the mysteries make the series kinda boring.
The story is there only to pass messages about the life, feelings and the question if robor with advanced Ai can live with human as equals. Can a robot feel hate? Despear? Sadness? These and a lot more questions are the messages that pluto is trying to pass to the viewer. The story is a just the way to deliver them. It does what Detroid (the…
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This anime is great and based on real life events which you can quickly realize with few working braincells, and i rate it 10/10 but it has few flaws and i will focus on those.
Virtually no fights scenes(there are many, many fights, those fights are big focus of the story but you do not get to see any of them)
Yes some of those make sense for mystery and suspense, but lets say it made sense 25% of time. Does not excuse the 75%
Also the fights we do get are pretty lame, involving characters we do not care about, and are extremely short too. And even MC has his fight stolen by third party which is anti-climatic, and it is against extremely lame looking boss+does not make sense to me. I guess it was some nano-machine magic or whatever...
Repeats with no payoffs: You can see same scene 3 o…
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This show is set in a retro sci-fi world that feels like it came out of the 1950’s serials. The story plays out like a detective story, but with robots. A robot detective must investigate the deaths of the world’s most intelligent androids. Along the way, lots of philosophical and psychological questions are asked, such as what makes someone human and is it possible for artificial intelligence to gain autonomy, and emotion, which means, can it act illogically, do things in a fit of passion, commit crimes, etc.? Can it go against its own programming? Does a human being have instincts like an animal or programming like a robot? What if animals and robots also had a rational nature? How different would they really be from humans if so? Like many sci-fi stories before it, the main thing it exp…
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This whole was an arc of astroboy with its main villain being the name for this spin off...
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but now for the real thing never was i ever interested in Astro boy as the world never felt what can i say interesting but this anime Pluto makes me want to jump in the astro boy lore....
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this reminded me so much of "Ghost in the shell",Vivy specially with some of its plots, with some of monster and a little of psycho pass Philosophy here and there...
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i love the character development it takes for the characters which in way elevates the world building ..
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the serious life questioning and the argument of feeling with the stories it tells is i feel are just incredible...this was more than the fighting if didn't had fighting at all then also it would be so great as now reminds me so much of many…
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