Pluto Anime: Blade Runner meets Astro Boy

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Blade Runner is famous for blending film noir with sci-fi, inspiring countless similar works and helping to codify the aesthetics of the Cyberpunk genre. In the most unlikely of pairings, Astro Boy received the Blade Runner treatment with a dark manga retelling called Pluto.
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:11 What is Pluto?
00:01:55 Sponsor: Kings Comics
00:03:05 Blade Runner
00:04:57 Pluto & Blade Runner Comparison
00:06:43 Why Astro Boy?
00:07:40 Pluto's Context
00:09:01 Monster
00:09:44 Pitching Pluto & Naoki Urasawa
00:10:50 Pluto's Plot
00:13:09 Pluto Anime & Masao Murayama
00:15:57 Comparative works & Recommendations
00:17:12 Conclusion
Music sourced from Pixabay.com
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@kellharris2491 8 ай бұрын

It' kinda funny because the book "do androids dream of electric sheep?" was inspired by Astro Boy. The book was turned into blade runner the movie. Now Pluto is the combination of both.

@GatewaytoAnime 8 ай бұрын

Oh really? Yeah the cycle of influence is fascinating

@BHPhillips1 4 ай бұрын

I was looking for this information! Do you have any sources? Something that got my attention is that in both a war fought by robots for different human factions is what makes them question their relationship to us and themselves

@foregroundeclipse8725 7 ай бұрын

I just finished the Anime Pluto yesterday , and I argue that it is a beautiful and thought provoking series that is still relevant with it's themes and messages now in 2023. I think having Pluto come out in this era was really good timing with everything going on in the world right now . I love both Pluto and Blade Runner. Huge fan.

@ishaanprakash4187 10 ай бұрын

This video is extremely high quality it definitely deserves way more views

@GatewaytoAnime 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! Hopefully more people find it!

@jerkwater407 9 ай бұрын

So will the show if Uresawa's vision from the manga turns from page to screen.

@Kelvryn 8 ай бұрын

I just finished watching Pluto. Best anime ever in my opinion.

@DerekFerguson90 9 ай бұрын

The manga was so addictive to read. Finished within a week. Can''t wait for the anime.

@GatewaytoAnime 9 ай бұрын

Such a tight story, curious to see how it translates across the anime episodes

@haterodiadordeplantao.680 8 ай бұрын

im here from the future to say the anime is a banger!

@jacek107ify 9 ай бұрын

For me idea of presenting dark, griddy, existential story in setting of ASTRO BOY works greatly. Partly because of following reason but for me it works more same way why INJUSTICE or DARK KNIGHT return comics worked so well. We all know characters of Batman and Superman, so learning that different situation can change iconic character truly works. Same with ASTRO BOY

@GatewaytoAnime 9 ай бұрын

Yeah it works really well, curious to see if the anime will be as dark as the manga!

@kellharris2491 8 ай бұрын

Well it's funny because the book"do androids dream of electric sheep?" turned into Blade runner the Movie, was inspired my Astro boy.

@justincholos.balisang6884 10 ай бұрын

Can't wait for the anime to come out. Really excited on North 2 getting animated.

@GatewaytoAnime 10 ай бұрын

Yeah true, seeing North 2 in animated will be awesome. Hoping the conversations with Brau-1589 are just as creepy in the anime

@zubiop7991 24 күн бұрын

Hope you are satisfied with north 2 it was the most heart warming scene

@richardyasushiii3848 6 ай бұрын

Great f•king review! Pluto is one of the best adaptations of a legacy story. Your review is one of the best of Pluto. It really was the best adaptation and modernization of a great story. The Bladerunner confluence was perfect. Keep up the great work!

@GatewaytoAnime 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! It really is a great story. Glad more people can experience it with the anime release

@richardyasushiii3848 6 ай бұрын

@@GatewaytoAnime Absolutely. This show is really worth it. It's also a culmination of years of work by Urasawa. Your point about the Blade Runner and Pluto functioning as a Voight Kamph test for our own humanity is bang-on. Thanks for your awesome videos!

@mattsilg 7 ай бұрын

I went in blind with this one. I’ve been desperately trying to find a deeply thought-provoking and more thematically weighted anime to watch since that’s what i was introduced to by my cousin. I’m just starting out my anime journey at this point. I found some animes that just felt dull, but I gave this one a watch since Netflix said it’s based on Astro boy, and I absolutely loved the 2007 movie as a kid. So I thought ok, just one episode. Ended up watching the whole thing in one sitting. I couldn’t get enough of all the emotionally charged stories that were being introduced then developed in the first few episodes. Also, it’s convenient that this anime made the audience question not just every real life issue you mentioned in the video, but also relevantly raised questions about AI, or at least a future possibility of it. This made my day and I’m so excited to let the series marinate then rewatch it when the time is right to pick up on the many things I probably missed. This is definitely the type of content I love watching above all else, and I would love any recommendations from anyone who reads this, especially if you are into this style of story telling and thematic exploration.

@GatewaytoAnime 7 ай бұрын

Love that you enjoyed Pluto as much as we did! You're totally right, it carries new relevance today with AI and a different tech landscape from the time the manga was written. For very quick recommendations, check out 'Monster' from the same author and also Psycho Pass

@jadaba17 9 ай бұрын

I’m so ready for this! You did a great job hyping up and giving history

@GatewaytoAnime 9 ай бұрын

Cheers!

@zam6877 8 ай бұрын

I am glad to stumbled on this channel Real good work

@GatewaytoAnime 8 ай бұрын

Welcome! Glad you enjoyed the video!

@louismasuku2484 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant video

@WrBlPro 9 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Hope you guys get more views. This got me even more excited for the anime. They just put out a new trailer not too long ago. It looks like a ton of passion was put into it. It's gonna be great.

@GatewaytoAnime 9 ай бұрын

Cheers! Yeah that’s trailer got us so hyped for the anime

@DaviECify 9 ай бұрын

Well Said 👏 I love both movies and anime. This was brilliantly written and well presented!! Reminds me of my film professor back in college 🙈

@GatewaytoAnime 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! We hope that didn’t bring back any college trauma lol, glad you enjoyed the video!

@mikebonz8572 8 ай бұрын

Amazing video review! Great work :) Looking forward to this anime

@GatewaytoAnime 8 ай бұрын

Cheers! The anime comes out this week so we’re really excited too!

@malclmhexed5978 10 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@johncedricksantos2401 9 ай бұрын

Just on time to excite myself on another Urusawa adaptation

@rus.t 9 ай бұрын

Can’t wait for the anime, I hope it’s successful enough to encourage an anime adaptation of 20th century boys or Billy Bat. Also, I’m glad to have this channel recommended to me.

@GatewaytoAnime 9 ай бұрын

Welcome! Yeah 20th Century Boys and Billy Bat would both be great to see as anime