Pluto: Naoki Urasawa's Dark Reimagining of Astro Boy

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Pluto is one of Naoki Urasawa's lesser known works, but arguably one of his most notable at the same time. Based on Tezuka Osamu's Astro Boy, Urasawa's dark take on one of the world's most beloved childhood heroes is both interesting and thought-provoking. Join me as I try to understand Pluto, which has joined the ranks of Monster and 20th Century Boys for me as one of my favorite manga ever.
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@nafeeahnaf6296 Жыл бұрын

I AM SOO HAPPY PLUTO IS FINALLY GETTING AN ANIMEEE

@rajyavardhansingh4491 8 ай бұрын

The anime was amazing

@memendezlorenzo2605 8 ай бұрын

@@rajyavardhansingh4491 it was truly amazing

@djstanley1300 8 ай бұрын

Literally peak

@munchiehan5237 7 ай бұрын

Very peak

@joefixitwilliams2397 6 ай бұрын

Just watched and can confirm it was beautiful.

@justincholos.balisang6884 11 ай бұрын

I love how world building was used in Pluto. One part of it that's really interesting for me is that the Central Asian War was depicted similar to how the War on Terror started.

@joadarium9605 Жыл бұрын

As if Astro Boy wasn’t dark enough with his whole origin being a robot based off a scientist’s tragically deceased son 😭 but as an Astro Boy fan since childhood, I’ll check it out!

@thedayofnewage 8 ай бұрын

Atom's backstory is also same

@freakytostadacartoon 7 ай бұрын

@@thedayofnewagethey are the same character.

@DrCoeloCephalo 8 ай бұрын

I read the original Astro Boy manga arc as a teen and to this day I love the story. I just watched the Pluto Netflix anime and I was blown away and cried so many times. Urusawa especially deserves credit for worldbuilding, storytelling and character depth by making Gesicht so amazingly tragic and relatable considering the original manga only had him alive for like 6 manga pages lol.

@cherie..cherry 2 ай бұрын

Wait really 😂?? I was so shook at his death in episode 6, having already spent nearly 5 hours with his character in the show. Can’t wait to read the manga

@muic4880 Жыл бұрын

One scene I like from the manga was one of seven greatest robots telling the other about seeing a robot washing its hands continuously after a battle in the war as if trying to wash away the blood which there were none as the enemy was also robot.

@kevo300 8 ай бұрын

That scene was amazing in the manga and anime

@painxYGO Жыл бұрын

In terms of writing Urasawa is my favourite mangaka. Next in line for you to read and review is Billy Bat

@AnimeCultureCorner Жыл бұрын

will do good sir

@darthaust20 Жыл бұрын

Where can I read that?

@TheANSONATOR Жыл бұрын

The world building, tension of the mystery and unravelling of story threads he does in his series makes me fall in love everytime.

@painxYGO Жыл бұрын

@@TheANSONATOR Urasawa is just incredible

@painxYGO Жыл бұрын

@@darthaust20 Any manga site in the net

@romarioibarra4063 Жыл бұрын

If you read Metropolis from Osamu Tezuka, you can see how many themes addressed by Urasawa are actually expanded ideas from Tezuka.

@georgeliquor1236 Жыл бұрын

This is coming from someone who read Astro Boy BEFORE Pluto, but Pluto is genuinely one of the best mangas out there. I was always on the edge on my seat to see how Urasawa remixes and retells the events of The Greatest Robot on Earth. It always lead me guessing what's gonna happen next, I love when stories do that. It's ironic too since I already know what's gonna happen in Pluto but I still was wondering how it was gonna turn out in the end. Great video and analysis, this and Astro Boy needs more love in the states.

@turbonicflaws Жыл бұрын

I LOVE when I see people covering stories such as Pluto. Im a massive Astro Boy fan and by extension Pluto has become one of my all time favourite mangas for it’s darker twist and deeper themes regarding Tezuka’s original work. You’ve done such an amazing job on this video and I LOVE seeing how much thought and effort you’ve put into this. Great work !! Thank you for the lovely vid

@AnimeCultureCorner Жыл бұрын

much loveee

@dingdongchingchong2957 Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry but Pluto doesnt have a deeper theme or even darker than its original work. All the theme and meaning that Pluto conveys are already in Astro Boy! Naoki himself said that Astro Boy is in fact a more darker version despite the majority of readers think the opposite

@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947 11 ай бұрын

@@dingdongchingchong2957They look at Tezuka's art and underestimate him, if they took the best panels of his manga, they would see that at that time he was already dethroned.

@badfoody 7 ай бұрын

thing is, Astroboy was always Dark. Pluto just focused on it

@zrovro Жыл бұрын

This video is incredibly well-made, i was shocked when i saw it only had 900 views. wow, this video is criminally underrated this deserves a couple hundred thousand views at least in my opinion. great vid dude, i absolutely love Pluto and all of Urasawa's works.

@AnimeCultureCorner Жыл бұрын

it’s for peeps like you that i make these videos; thanks for the love! your comment made my day haha

@KegOfMeat Жыл бұрын

It’s at 7927 atm

@zainiikhwan9405 Жыл бұрын

Props to Urasawa for making me bawl my eyes for cartoonish robot...

@AnimeCultureCorner Жыл бұрын

for real

@metalgear0945 Жыл бұрын

Boys, the anime is finally here That aside, I think I can't say anything about Pluto better myself. Even better, I discovered new things about Pluto from your video essay. Amazing work! Subscribed and liked 👍👍👍

@fluffywarhampster Ай бұрын

The second episode with no.2 and the musician was one of the most emotional episodes in anime I've ever scene. It was a perfect tragedy of a character going against their base nature and trying to grow and develope only to have the cruelly of that world snuff it out. The musician crying at the end perfectly drew the viewer into the emotional Rollercoaster that they were witnessing.

@iamkeithheart 7 ай бұрын

I think everyone should look at Pluto, who is a fan of manga and anime. The story of Pluto is more relevant today than it was when it was initially released, and I’m not just speaking about the AI portions of the manga, but also the war aspect of it as well. It felt very VERY close to home.

@yorakirro7628 Жыл бұрын

I've been meaning to read Pluto for so long, it was on the MAL manga suggestion panel ages ago for me and caught my eye, but I just kept pushing off reading it. Maybe this is a sign that I should finally read it lol. Great video!

@AnimeCultureCorner Жыл бұрын

absolutely give it a read! i finished it in less than a day lol

@greenth-mac2550 Жыл бұрын

Having to think robots have emotions in mangas, tv series/movies and video games make me love to see this in real life sometimes. I mean, thinking of the idea that a machine can think and react in their own way, it both amazing and terrifying at the same time.

@alchemistofsteel8099 8 ай бұрын

This manga kinda feels like the manga version of Arkham Asylum a serious place on a serious in the semse that it takes a typically light hearted and cartoonish world and twists it into horror hyper-reality

@Peter-re7tn Жыл бұрын

Very well made video! Just fiished Pluto and really loved it.

@guilhermecosta7938 6 ай бұрын

Watching this after seen Netflix's Pluto. Thanks for this video! Cheers from 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

@MrBronze1445 Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't consider it to be a dark take on Astro Boy because Tezuka's work is already dark. But otherwise good video.

@poisonsnivy6439 8 ай бұрын

Coming back from finally watching the anime. They did such an amazing job at bringing the manga to life, it’s a story I’ll never forget.

@christophermoltasanti227 10 күн бұрын

im glad someone made a vid on this! Great one🎉🎉

@saladbartubing Жыл бұрын

an incredibly well-made video about my all-time favorite manga?! i excitedly await your next upload

@AnimeCultureCorner Жыл бұрын

much lovee

@KegOfMeat Жыл бұрын

The original story is really good so I’m very excited to see the Pluto anime. I am assuming that both the 1980 and 2003 anime’s adapted Tezuka’s idea of mounting tension in the human/robot relationship, which is done decently well in both series but never fully realized. It is a clever way to allude to racial discrimination though. The 1980 series has the tenuous relationship play a part in some of the stories, like Frankenstein, The Death Balloon and most notably, the Atlas episodes, but never has it come to a proper conclusion. The 2003 series does have it come to a conclusion but it is far too short for what has been built up over the course of the series. It sounds as though the Pluto manga at least touches on this subject if not explores it outright.

@jaehojeong5036 9 күн бұрын

We hope there will be new remake 'Astro Boy' animation by the production of Walt Disney Animation Studio in the far future since the 2030s or 2040s. Astro Boy series truly looks like and might fit to Walt Disney Animation.

@destinymunchkin5301 Жыл бұрын

Omg yes i needed more pluto content im glad to find your channel

@AnimeCultureCorner Жыл бұрын

aye glad you're here!

@RavenV2 8 ай бұрын

one thing that perplexed me in the original story is why pluto repeatedly showed to want a fair and honorable duel only to ambush epsilon at night while he knew his opponent would be weaker. this came after epsilon saved his life too.

@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947 11 ай бұрын

I liked the video, but I think it was already dark, Urasawa just reimagined it with its visuals and a narrative from another perspective.

@inkreydible Жыл бұрын

underrated video, im here after netflix's sneak peak for pluto finally dropped :D

@PuppyLuvU2 Жыл бұрын

Found the anime trailer and had to look up more about it. This seems like a amazing story. I'm looking forward to it coming out.

@vipminouns3043 Жыл бұрын

I actually learned a lot about Astro boy in this video. Also great editing

@AnimeCultureCorner Жыл бұрын

glad you learned a lot!! much love

@Oku_yappin 8 ай бұрын

Just watched it. Amazing stuff

@chaoscolby Жыл бұрын

Your video deserves more views.

@angeloromualdez9957 3 ай бұрын

“Let’s practice the piano, North Number 2” 🥲🥲🥲

@youknowho4378 Жыл бұрын

Great analysis

@AnimeCultureCorner Жыл бұрын

tank u

@LuigiTheMetal64 Жыл бұрын

Any anime that gets the Netflix label will never be available on DVD in the U.S.. That happened to Sailor Moon Eternal. Japanese anime studios somehow failed to understand that anime fans buy and collect hard copies. Fans do not subscribe to Netflix since any content can be censored at any time, and you can never collect digital content to store nor sell.

@shyutokun9364 Жыл бұрын

Urasawa sensei is a legend and one of the greatest Mangaka, I am currently reading 20th Century Boys , 150+ chapters in and it's already in my Top 10 mangas

@user-lp2uy5fz3h Жыл бұрын

I've got more than I expected, After watching your video on how Pluto reflects the mirror on, how we humans will treat robots if they have existed in our world. I really appreciate both osamu tezuka for astro boy, naoki urusawa for Pluto, and you, for this great explanation. This is a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. +(I'm moving forward to read Pluto )

@AnimeCultureCorner Жыл бұрын

much love!!

@nafeeahnaf6296 Жыл бұрын

The new anime trailer is looking incredible I'm very excited

@paperstacksfilms 8 ай бұрын

The anime was amazing. One of the best I've ever seen

@oziaus Жыл бұрын

Another great one~ You'd really like Jin Roh; I know I know, I've said this before. But if you like deep stories such as Pluto, Jin Roh The Wolf Brigade is a MUST watch.

@AnimeCultureCorner Жыл бұрын

yes sir

@alucardvalentine6418 Жыл бұрын

Ese momento dónde ves las últimas memorias de Gesicht "El odio no engendra nada" Hermoso

@Violinrocker12 8 ай бұрын

Just watched it. The show is an absolute banger holy crap what an experience

@lostintheark5728 7 ай бұрын

I just watched the Netflix series, wondering if there was a continuation of it because it was an amazing story, darker than I expected and I still feel there's more to the ASTRO Boy that could be updated and rebooted. I remember watching ASTRO boy as a kid and glad they are giving him some love nowadays. I can't wait for more. Maybe there's more older manga and anime that could use a refresher.

@jeanlucknowles7644 8 ай бұрын

The Anime was incredible!

@docbaker3333 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite manga I recently read the North segment of the story heartbroke me especially with it's ending.

@bezoznaught5261 8 ай бұрын

anime of the year, I've never experienced this kind of storytelling

@MichaelYouTuber 29 күн бұрын

I never got to watch Astro Boy as a child, though I wanted to, and now I'm an adult seeing him in Pluto and recognising him came as a surprise, especially after years of watching anime. I wasn't sure if it was him at first until I watched this video, an outstanding life experience. I've yet to finish the series so no spoilers!

@Mo_2077 Ай бұрын

The greatest manga I have ever read

@Deva_Bhardwaj_2001 8 ай бұрын

I am enjoying every ounce of this anime Pluto and i will do it slowly, like a slow pill. Cause i think pluto deserve a slow watch and my complete attention till the very end!

@raharodriguezOBJ 8 ай бұрын

jumped here after watching all 8 episodes of the netflix series. ITS A FUCKIN MASTERPIECE and i want more

@BigB70 5 ай бұрын

A MegamanX story/game with this tone would be so 🔥 Nice vid 💪

@Jay-pu4mf 6 ай бұрын

Im waytching pluto at the moment. What mature verson of astro boy. Very artistic with the storyline and art.

@RKW48 8 ай бұрын

Just watched episode 1 today, as soon as I finish it I’m reading 20th century boys.

@vlFrozen Жыл бұрын

ACC is the best animanga reviewer/essay ytber ong

@AnimeCultureCorner Жыл бұрын

ayee frozen

@zam6877 Жыл бұрын

It is hard to ignore the significant parallels of the Japanese soldiers who fought for Japan Those especially who witness, forced, or actively to participated in atrocities in in Asia Those silent witnesses are like "the 7 heroes"

@raptorskilltor4554 7 ай бұрын

Pluto does more on the genre when addressing the themes of humanity better than Detroit became human ever did

@nathanielyoung7418 7 ай бұрын

Astro Boy was sad af. I just finished Pluto, as bleak as it was the ending was satisfying. I read Astro Boy in middle school and I still can find time or space to read it.

@psychiotic0319 8 ай бұрын

I'm here after after finishing Pluto in Netflix

@KidGreeD14 8 ай бұрын

Same

@jhevonturner2591 Жыл бұрын

And people say that dragon Ball is the father of anime sure maybe of shounen anime but not of anime in general that goes to Astro boy dragon balls gotten so popular that people seem to forget that the first anime was Astro boy and it doesn't get as much credit as Dragonball does I really don't even see many people talking about it anymore but that's just me.

@shabopshebop131 6 ай бұрын

Just finished the anime adaptation absolutely amazing! I'm on my way to read 20th century boys!

@AnimeCultureCorner 2 ай бұрын

well how was 20th century boys?

@Kannadiga2301 Жыл бұрын

Nice 👌 review ACC

@AnimeCultureCorner Жыл бұрын

ayeee much love

@Fishnberg Жыл бұрын

Is this basically Naoki Urasawa trying to warn our future events or something Why do I have a feeling that its kind of a reflection of what we are facing today...

@GoatedJoyBoy Ай бұрын

This show really reminds me of Monster

@ilovewritingessays2017 Жыл бұрын

Dark reimagining? Nah, Astroboy was always pretty dark. The first chapter starts off with a child being killed and that being used as Astro Boy's origin.

@ondreibazant-fabre2164 8 ай бұрын

Great work! I had never read the manga but recently watched the anime adaptation on Netflix and was blown away. Now I must read the manga. Have you watched it and if so, do you think it's a good adaptation? I think it captures all the themes you mentioned.

@AnimeCultureCorner 8 ай бұрын

I haven’t watched yet- I’m excited to!

@stevenwongso66 7 ай бұрын

The Strongest Robot arc in Tetsuwan Atom manga is one of the darkest arc, in my opinion. Even darker than Nuka's death and Naoki Urasawa made my favorite arc even more darker and deep. Btw, for Pluto manga, Naoki Urasawa used a similar technique to Tezuka's Star System. 1. Epsilon is Johann Liebert 2. Uran / Zoran is Yawara from Yawara A Fashionable Judo Girl in her children year 3. Dr Abullah / Bora is Roberto / Adolf Reinhart 4. Gesicht is basically Inspector Lunge 5. Principal Ban is Doctor Reichwein 6. Atom is basically Kenji Endo when he is still a child. Anyone who recognized more, please reply this

@nafeeahnaf6296 Жыл бұрын

Please buy the original manga volumes of Pluto to support the manga even if it’s just one volume of the series

@Vinsternator40 8 ай бұрын

There’s an Astro Boy chapter where it turns out robots took over the earth and only raised humans to slaughter and kill each other in arenas. I forgot what it’s called because it’s been years, but I remember one of the twists being the kid was responsible for his bestfriend dying as a child, so she was replaced with a robot. When her “mom” was out trying to bury the human body he shot her and it started the whole plot. Edit: Astro Boy Vol.22 Chapter 82 : The End Of Astro Boy

@darianstarfrog 7 ай бұрын

Man, the Netflix show did this well💖

@tokamohlala7225 7 ай бұрын

I wish I had seen this before watching the anime

@emekaamerican863 8 ай бұрын

I was watching episode 2 of the anime and I was thinking he looks like Astro Boy

@rango962 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact. Gesicht is German For face. Im Sure there is some meaning to that.

@AnimeCultureCorner Жыл бұрын

oh there most certainly is i'm sure

@Hunteronix Жыл бұрын

fInAlLy NeW ViDeO, yAyYy!

@AnimeCultureCorner Жыл бұрын

WOOOO

@devinmcintyre3227 Жыл бұрын

Ong

@skylerdoesstuffiguess1254 Жыл бұрын

Where do i read pluto and astro boy online?

@WhiteBocah 8 ай бұрын

I just watch the anime, its Masterpiece, 9.5/10 for me, so complex, yet good, so much thing in story yet its simple.

@kevo300 8 ай бұрын

1 hour long episodes and the pacing was good

@hartantoanggoro 7 ай бұрын

7 strongest robot, 7 earth's guardian, 7 separated souls.

@micg8103 6 ай бұрын

This is like the synths from fallout

@Shiberuno 7 ай бұрын

thasjnks you urasaw fro azumannoaga

@theaterfanchannel-artislife Жыл бұрын

Is this anime going out or not? I really wanna see it, because Astro Boy looks more human here, even if they say it's a dark version of him.

@Lantern2 Жыл бұрын

Yo man the anime is coming! Trailer came

@theaterfanchannel-artislife Жыл бұрын

@@Lantern2 Really?! Oh my Gosh, I'm so excited! What trailer did you found?

@Lantern2 Жыл бұрын

@@theaterfanchannel-artislife just search up Pluto trailer it will come. It's official

@Lantern2 Жыл бұрын

@@theaterfanchannel-artislife I'll paste link

@Lantern2 Жыл бұрын

@@theaterfanchannel-artislife kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gduFm7yA3rDSZ2w.html this is it. I'm not joking

@nafeeahnaf6296 Жыл бұрын

I hope this video receives more views with the new anime trailer

@animejourney-l8090 Жыл бұрын

1st comment

@AnimeCultureCorner Жыл бұрын

yessir

@animejourney-l8090 Жыл бұрын

@@AnimeCultureCorner 🙇🏻

@harutyunyan93 8 ай бұрын

Atom aka Flying Dieter

@High.xofficials Жыл бұрын

I wana talk please reply i have a best story

@mohammedsuliman8072 8 ай бұрын

It’s not a dark re-imagining Astro Boy itself was dark ,you just all haven’t read so you assume that it wasn’t

@devinmcintyre3227 Жыл бұрын

13th comment

@AnimeCultureCorner Жыл бұрын

lol

@RavenV2 8 ай бұрын

i wish all of urasawa's works had a 70 chapter cap. 100 max. dude just can't get out of his own way when it comes to ending his stories

@stoicheincat1090 Жыл бұрын

Ngl a good video but the multiple times saying that the original work didn't have darker themes is misguided and unfounded.

@FIGHTFAN777 4 ай бұрын

Astro boy is way way better

@jamesbrick250 Жыл бұрын

Imagine making a video based manga scans from pirated site while slapping a FAIR USE tag in it. Damn a hypocrite. 🚶

@kaineskeptic6484 8 ай бұрын

I do not understand the love people have for Pluto at all. It was dull as hell, none of the themes or characters were thought provoking and the lack of action made the tedious 10 hours worth of series a real drag. It's hard enough for me to invest in robot characters without making them all bored depressives who mope around for 10 hours. It's a story about a robot smashing other robots, not bloody shawshank redemption.

@DragonD_Dojima 7 ай бұрын

Nice bait

@_Amit_Sunil 6 ай бұрын

Sorry about your trash taste