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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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I completely do not understand why Pluto has such a high rating.
I get that it's a niche watch, but acclaimed critics scored this a "masterpiece", along with other titles like "the best netlifx original". Firstly I'd like to say that the animation is overrated - I could see the individual frames in most scenarios and even the "fights", which lasted 3 seconds lacked substance.
It essentially follows a detective who is trying to uncover some plot or whatever, but it just lacks any depth on the combat side of things, and I just generally think there were some plot holes.
Completely unrealistic and overly ambitious with a decent story that is stretched too far.
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It's bad, really bad. The world was intriguing at first, society where robots blended in but not fully, and that creates some conflict
But they thrash it completely: robots can't lie, but actually they can, robots can't kill, but actually they can, robots don't have emotions, but actually they have.
Robots here basically humans, sometimes with abilities, like x-mens. or tosters. And I expected to be sad because kid toster is "destroyed", but there was zero attempt to build any interest to said toster, so I don't care.
Episodes are long and all over the place, they could change the pacing in the middle of episode and move it to completely unrelated direction. And honestly, they simply boring most of the time, IMO only detective story is interesting somewhat.
Episodes mostly has no logi…
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Pluto may easily be the most overrated series here. Let me explain why I think so.
The animation and music are not horrible. The characters are often well-developed and some of them genuinely memorable. The storytelling is quite good and very professional. The anime is heavily emotional and it promises to tackle some deep topical problems. That does not sound too bad, does it? So where does it fail?
First of all, the lore is horrible. Unlike in Casshern Sins, to give an example of a somewhat similar series, the world described to us is flat, boring and unimaginative. A future where there are robots and humans living together: that’s it.
Second, the robots seem to have nothing in common with the real-life technological advances. None of the questions connected to them remotely resemble r…
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Pluto is an extremely disappointing series that seems to fail in all aspects, with poorly composed visuals, a boring narrative, and a structure that lacks mystery and suspense. The anime’s visuals are poorly executed, with digital effects and backgrounds feeling cheap and disjointed from the character designs. Along with the amateurish use of computer generation, especially evident in scenes involving vehicles, the series looks as if it were released in the early 2000s rather than two decades later. The narrative lacks depth, failing to deliver a compelling conclusion, and the lack of centrality on a singular character makes emotional connections more difficult. Mystery elements are either resolved off-screen or presented with insufficient detail, leaving viewers unable to form their own c…
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Everything in this ONA is wrong, just everything.
The characters are robots, that have "develop" human emotions and what not.
At some point in the show we see that Robot can re attach their own heads from the body, and place them in a mecha suit.
So why is it, that when their HEAD is FINE, they can't be fixed? why is it when a robot body is broken in two parts, and his head is just fine, we cant just place the damn head in a mecha suit, and he would be just fine?
This ONA would have made sense if they were normal humans or perhaps Bio-engineered Humans, yet for some reason the characters are robots.
Everything in the story fits much better if the Robot theme was entirely removed, and as i said replaced by a Bio-engineered humans for instance or a race of ORC i don't care. Why?
1. Bio-H…
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So, I took several days to cool down and now I'm ready to talk about Pluto calmly. I'll preface it with my thoughts on Urasawa. I've read 20th and 21st Century Boys and watched Monster. I had problems with all of it. Generally speaking, I don't like how unfocused his story can get, how some characters get enough development to become proper characters but not enough to do anything worthwhile with them. Most of his stories could be significantly trimmed down to focus on what matters. The degrees to which these problems manifest themselves in his works vary a lot as well. There is also a question of realism and plot holes. Urasawa writes stories that want to be taken seriously but all of them have elements that rip you out of the story, be it military personel not shooting a terrorist becaus…
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When I saw a trailer for Pluto scrolling through Netflix, I liked the kind of old-school look the art had so I gave it a shot. I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I decided to start watching. Here's my review after watching all 8 episodes:
Story: Honestly, cool story. Cool idea. There's a mysterious number of robot killings across the globe and a robo-cop tries to find out who that killer is. Plus it gets into some deeper existential stuff which honestly, should have had waaaaay more shine in this story, but if you're looking for a fast-paced, twist-and-turn kind of story, look somewhere else. Holy cow is this slow.... Yes, I get it, world building but man... I know what to put on if I want to fall asleep. I've never struggled so much to keep my eyes open watching an anime.…
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An unexpected takeaway I had from this is that hour long episodes are too long for an anime. This show's pacing dragged multiple times during the 8 hour run.
Pluto is a story about the dangers of making AI too human except the story is mostly told from different robots' point of view. I am sorry, but I don't care about the life and death of these robots especially when the show makes it clear who is going to die with bright red death flags. They waste a lot of time trying to make you have empathy for these machines too which makes the show a chore to watch after a certain point. The lack of important human characters was a huge problem, and especially so with how rarely Dr. Tenma is in the series. This whole thing is really his fault anyway, and he does not really seem to process that or…
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Based off of Astro Boy, Pluto is a story about a killer AI/ robot that turns on it's own kind. I think the show is very over rated based on other reviews and it's rating. I find it hilarious people are comparing this to the great works of Monster and Death Note. Plutos plot is very predictable at every step, the animation and music are average. The art is basic but the frame rate is good. The action scenes were quite bad, most of which take places hidden in smoke/clouds and you actually see nothing. Throughout the series there was not a single good fight. The "feels" missed me at every attempt. I'm sorry but I just can't vibe with feels scenes centered around robots/AI. They aren't real, they don't have souls and their feelings are programmed.... So should you feel something when one is de…
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Beautifully animated utter nonsense.
Make no mistake, I absolutely enjoy many of the themes "Pluto" spends much of its runtime on. The "humanity" of robots, the meaning of "family", the vicious cycle of hatred - the show (and likely the original manga) has a lot of interesting things to say about them, and if you can turn off your brain (not unlike how the robots in the show can take out their "artificial intelligence" units from their bodies), you can definitely enjoy what it has to offer. The gorgeous visuals certainly help as well.
Unfortunately, the show requires way more willing suspension of disbelief than I can give it, to the point that I feel that its writing is an insult towards the viewers' intelligence. The plot doesn't really advance - instead, "things happen", then some other…
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Darn this would have been an easy 10 if it was traditionally animated. They went so hard on the stills, the static background art of the city scape, and character art style, but then just gave up everywhere else... Pluto is plagued by soulless CGI cars, CGI hallways, CGI buildings, utterly horrendous CGI fire/weather/special effects, and strange weightless uncanny movement when characters are doing simple things like walking. Seriously, there is a scene in the first episode of Gesicht walking and it looks like some slapstick 1930s character sliding along on a glass floor making whacky wailing flailing movements. Also the lighting is inconsistent to the point of distracting at times. Music was just okay, standard anime stuff really. Yet the story of Pluto is outstanding, it's what will hook…
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Succeeding at realizing and utilizing their parent's story's potential, Pluto aims even higher than any height Astro Boy could ever fly into. But can they also be humbled down at the same low Astro Boy had fallen to be so relatable for all of us? I don't think so..
This is easily one of the matureest anime i've ever seen. The concept itself shouted loudly to let everybody know that we should take them seriously. But this seriousness could be very deceiving, because it makes some people overlook the conveniences that they took, and then easily throw 10/10 just because it's different.
There are some glaring issues regarding the amount of suspension on disbelief that we would need to compromise in order to agree with the premises. There are too many robotic variables, like: for some reason,…
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Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto – A Post-Mortem
I know most people who watched this show probably don’t care about this detail, but it’s one that I’m going to use a lot in this review, so I’ll get it as a starting point: Pluto isn’t just based on the manga of the same name by Monster’s author Naoki Urasawa, it’s also a remake of the “Greatest Robot in the World” arc from the Astro Boy manga by “God of Manga” Osamu Tezuka. Because of this, I’m going to compare Pluto to its original material a lot, as while I believe there’s aspects it improved from the classic story arc, it mostly doesn’t reach its level.
From the most obvious difference between both stories, Astro Boy focuses on Pluto going to challenge the seven most advanced robots in the world one by one to claim himself the greatest robot in t…
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A potential masterpiece flawed by tonal inconsistency
Pluto has an interesting premise, set in a world where robots and humans coexist after 39th Central Asian War. But the writing was very messy. It never seemed to find its rhythm, jumping erratically between locations, themes and sub plots. I enjoy complex anime but Pluto feels more like a simple story made unnecessarily complex by a poorly written, unfocused story.
Characters - 8
The character design was pretty solid, especially Gesicht and Atom who were my favourites. I liked the way that certain character dynamics were used to influence how viewers interpret the relationship between humans and robots. For Monster fans like myself, there were plenty of identically designed characters which was fun to see (Johan, Dieter, the profes…
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Pluto is a story that really shows its age, is a statement that best describes this experience.
It's the equivalent of playing an old game in todays standards and you're just left thinking that we've just improved so much on the formula. It's a story with a pretty weak premise, weak setting, and weak characters. Flash backs are very poorly inserted that you often don't even realize you're in one until ten minutes later because you're constantly jumping around between characters who are robots with rockets for legs. There is a lot of nonsensical behavior due to over use of unwarranted empathy that goes beyond all logic, which is ironic because they're robots. I haven't read or watched Monster yet so maybe I haven't been sipping on the koolaid that bolstered this type of rating. I was just…
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,,Nothing will be born from hatred."
Another masterpiece from the mangaka Urasawa Naoki.
Pluto is not your basic mystery anime, the story starts of as a weak breeze, and becomes a huge hurricane at the end. The characters are well written, and we can see some HUGE character development during the episodes, which is kinda familiar for those, who already met previously some of the mangaka's work (Monster, 20-21th Century Boys).
The soundtrack just fits perfectly into the picture, and perfectly emphasize the mood of the current frames.
Everyone should give this show a shot, even if they are not a fan of the genre, because it will be a heart melting memory to remember, and every minute of the show is totally worth the investment.
Great Job, Naoki, Great Job, Studio M2
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Netflix figured out a formula for an excellent anime adaptation of a manga. All it took was to make a movie length episode of each graphic novel volume and use the existing storyboards that are the manga panels by Urasawa Naoki.
Pluto is modern retelling (and a love letter to Tezuka, see if you can spot the major Black Jack reference) of a Mighty Atom (Astro Boy) story by Osamu Tezuka. Urasawa turned what was basically a robot beat-em up into detective story about serial killer of robots and humans, and touch into international politics, racial discrimination, and the ethics of artificial intelligence.
The story may be already great, but it needed time and talented animators to bring this to the screen, and fortunately, this production had it.
I really like how the entire series was a r…
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This is the golden standard for what a Netflix original anime should be, the best I have ever seen Netflix put out and story created by none other than the legendary Naoki Urasawa. Amazingly complex story about robots that gives you so much emotions, everyone put so much passion into this project from the animation to the voice actors.
Definitely a must watch for anyone looking for mystery genre. Astro boy is a legendary manga and anime, Naoki urasawa was a huge fan of it and wanted to make his own spin on one specific arc. This anime is loosely based off the Pluto arc in astro boy. while respecting the source material, Naoki does his own thing with Pluto and it’s a worthy successor
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Pluto is a mature adaptation of one of the most iconic arcs of Astro Boy. The manga, by the same name, is widely considered a masterpiece and is a deep passion project for the writer. I want to keep this mostly spoiler-free. I would highly recommend going into this blind, and if you love Seinen anime/manga, you will have an absolute blast here. Pluto comprises some of the most well-written and heartfelt characters whose story reaches a perfect end.
Every single character from the original arc in Astro Boy has been given justice in this remake. Atom (Astro Boy Himself) and Gesicht are the main leads of this show and both of them never fail to keep me engaged. The suspense is all very well done and the conclusion to it all is personally among my favorite endings in fiction. Pluto, isn’t ju…
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