Pluto (manga)
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| Pluto | |||
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| プルートウ (Purūtō) |
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| Genre | Detective, Science fiction | ||
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| Author | Naoki Urasawa Osamu Tezuka (Original creator) |
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| Publisher |  Shogakukan |
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| English publisher |  Viz Media |
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| Demographic | Seinen | ||
| Magazine | Big Comic Original | ||
| Original run | September 9, 2003 – April 5, 2009 | ||
| Volumes | 8 | ||
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Pluto (プルートウ Purūtō) is a manga series by Naoki Urasawa published in Shogakukan's Big Comic Original since 2003. It has been licensed for release in English by Viz Media, under the name Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka.[1][2] Takashi Nagasaki is credited as the series' co-author.
The series is based on Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy, specifically "The Greatest Robot on Earth" (地上最大のロボット Chijou saidai no robotto) story arc, and named after the arc's chief villain. Urasawa reinterprets the story as a suspenseful murder mystery starring Gesicht, a Europol robot detective trying to solve the case of a string of robot and human deaths.
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[edit] Plot
Pluto follows the Europol robot detective Gesicht (German for face) in his attempts to solve the case of a string of robot and human deaths. The case becomes more puzzling when evidence suggest a robot is responsible for the murders, the first one in eight years. The series recently ended after its 65th chapter.
Numerous references to other characters in Osamu Tezuka's Star System appear, such as Black Jack, Robita, as well as several Astro Boy characters who appear in chief supporting roles.
[edit] Awards
Pluto received an Excellence Prize for manga at the 2005 Japan Media Arts Festival. The series also received the 2005 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Grand Prize, which Urasawa also won for his work on Monster.
[edit] References
- ^ "Viz Adds 20th Century Boys, Pluto Manga". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-25/viz-adds-20th-century-boys-pluto-manga. Retrieved on 2008-07-26.
- ^ "Viz Media Previews Dramatic New Manga Titles Set for Release in 2009". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2008-08-04/viz-media-previews-dramatic-new-manga-titles-set-for-release-in-2009. Retrieved on 2008-08-07.
[edit] External links
- Shogakukan's Official Pluto Website (Japanese)
- Pluto in the Tezuka in English database
- Pluto (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Interview with Andy Nakatani, Editor of VIZ Media's Pluto, Fictional Frontiers
