Astro Boy’s Perfect Reboot

Pluto is a masterful manga reboot that retells the story of Astro Boy through the mind of Naoki Urasawa.
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[@NitsuaVids]

If you want to read Pluto then I highly suggest reading the chapter of Astro Boy "The Greatest Robot On Earth". It's only like 170 pages, and makes Pluto so much more interesting when you compare the two.

[@rahulphenix9749]

like only this chapter or the entire series?

[@Goomyx1492]

@@rahulphenix9749 Pretty sure they mean just the chapter. Astro Boy is really long, and while it's great, it isn't all necessary for reading Pluto. But that chapter is directly about Pluto.

[@rahulphenix9749]

@@Goomyx1492 thanks bruh

[@mr.sister1272]

Actually, as someone who hasn’t read that chapter but has read a summary of it and has also read Pluto, I don’t recommend this. It will spoil some of the huge twists of Pluto if you read it beforehand. If you read it afterwards though, that’s fine!

[@skylerdoesstuffiguess1254]

Where do i read the manga online?

[@steveschenker1380]

Just watched Pluto this week on Netflix. I was WHOLLY ENGROSSED with the world. I didn't even know it was Astro Boy.

[@pennerbear]

Same here, when Atom first showed up a couple episodes in I was shook

[@Alexis-yg2xi]

When I saw Atom, I felt like I saw him somewhere. Some robots designs also felt like they were straight out of 60s or 70s. Turns out it wasn’t just a feeling, and I was swept aside after learning that Pluto is essentially a reboot. And man, what a reboot it is.

[@achuuuooooosuu]

@@Alexis-yg2xiJapanese people should see the similarities already however. Astro Boy's name in Japan is Atom. That alone should make it obvious for them.

[@Catto_Ninja]

I didn't read Pluto, I watched it, and I cried so much at North Number 2's death, I couldn't stop myself from crying, this story is so beautiful and meaningful, literally in less than an episode I already felt deeply connected with a character that wasn't even that important to the grand scheme of things at all (he could've died off-screen just like Mont Blanc or that scientist that died at his house and the story would advance the same)

[@ilmarziano]

I'm so sad about Brando and Epsilon's deaths, they had families, children that were waiting for them, that needed them and they were brutally killed, they were such beautiful, loving souls, and Gesicht's death was so tragic too

[@shinjiikari7133]

​@@ilmarzianoEsp Epsilon, the Bora kid speaks for the first time so he doesnt die, Epsilon literally spares Sahad just for him to get his head bitten off

[@mariyannuism]

that part actually hurt me more than the ending and the subsequent deaths

[@jamesryder8305]

Spoilers, bro. C'mon.

[@zayhendrix2617]

f u and your spoilers

[@KegOfMeat]

I hope since Naoki Urasawa is a acclaimed mangaka it means people will watch Pluto and hopefully we’ll get a new Astro Boy anime and people will FINALLY give Astro Boy the props it deserves. Astro Boy is so incredibly influential on the anime and manga industry yet so few people have ever actually watched one of the series and only know it by name and by Astro himself. If it wasn’t for Astro Boy, the anime and manga industries would be very, very different.

[@longstrike7795]

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[@longstrike7795]

They did it

[@KegOfMeat]

@@longstrike7795 did what

[@GarredHATES]

@@KegOfMeatat SawCon

[@romxxii]

This is how I ended up bingeing it. Opening credits, and my first thought was, "wait, the guy who did Monster has a new murder-mystery thriller series?!? Sold!" It didn't hit me until they showed Atom that I realized I was actually watching a loose adaptation of an Astroboy 2-parter, one that I definitely watched as a kid. Rewatching the original, so many of the changes are for the better. Gesicht being the lead character because it's a murder mystery, each bot getting development time through the 8 episodes, and even the villains being quite sympathetic. Oh, and setting it all with a backdrop of a fictionalized Iraq invasion really added so much meat to this story. Not a super fan of making most of the robots look human -- I think giving more than Montblanc and North #2 eerie robot qualities would've been more to my liking -- but overall the miniseries is so much better than the original.

[@TopsideCrisis346]

It's a pity Urasawa doesn't get more recognition. Dude is a living legend, a master storyteller. I hope the anime adaptation of Pluto brings more attention to his work.

[@harsyakiarraathallah2222]

If Naoki Urasawa can Reboot Astro Boy into Pluto like so Perfect, than i really wish he can Reboot Pokemon

[@sangamchauhan3564]

Pokemon anime season 01 ship wrek arc, if they pulled it in right way it could be an awesome survival horror story

[@HerMi.T]

@@sangamchauhan3564 survival horror story? did you really think that's the path pokemon anime tries to go?

[@ikagura]

Pokémon should not be as dark and serious as Pluto. But something more epic like Origin why not?

[@longstrike7795]

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[@leylabaghirova9466]

Naoki urasawa only does serious content making Pokémon would just be dark and serious seinin like he always does so no it would not be good

[@thenewguyinred]

who's here after watching the Pluto anime?

[@skullknightsfanboy8991]

Naoki Urasawa is such a wonderful mangaka making some of the greatest manga's in manga history. Def my favorite mangaka

[@longstrike7795]

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[@nafeeahnaf6296]

PLUTO definitely my favourite Urasaw work alongside MONSTER, masterful storytelling

[@HerMi.T]

i would say in terms of mystery, 2Oth Century Boy is the strongest urasawa's work.

[@troygaspard6732]

When I discovered Monster, I never followed a Manga artist so fervently. Pluto was such a joy since I watched Astroboy as a boy in the late 60s.

[@fredesch3158]

My man killed with the pronunciation of "epsilon" lol, otherwise really good video

[@HerMi.T]

i wouldn't say urasawa work boring. i mean every chapter i read in those series bring something new in table. it doesn't change story or completely go into another pace but every chapter is intersting in his work.

[@longstrike7795]

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[@sir_john_hammond]

I didn't watch much of the video. Did they really call his work boring?

[@retribusion]

while watching this i though "woah wouldn't it be awesome if an anime of this existed?" and then one of the next videos recommended to me was about the pluto anime on netflix, now I'm not even mad that you left us so intrigued and eager to learn more about this beautiful story, great video!

[@phantomflower6749]

North 2 story always brought me to tears 😭

[@KyubiMaster100]

The overlap between Atom and Rockman is amazing

[@mawinstallation6626]

Naoki Urasawa just putting banger after banger like it's nothing. Monster, 20TH Century Boys, Pluto, Happy!, Billy Bat...simply masterful

[@WardofSquid]

This video aged like the finest wine, the new Pluto anime is amazing. ❤ Thank you for reintroducing Pluto to a new generation.

[@GuacJohnson]

Pluto is a great manga and one I personally consider underrated, great video

[@longstrike7795]

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[@zam6877]

Urasawa lived through the war More, knew about what horrors the Japanese soldiers did This really manifests in those robots in his stories that struggle with what they did in a war...

[@jetblackangelX]

You mean Tezuka. Urasawa was born in the 60s

[@tfurxrdftrxrdrdtf]

This video is so funny. Astro boy is amazing and Pluto manga is such a great adaptation

[@WorthlessWinner]

That intro is very 20th century boys. Fitting, given Pluto's writer

[@warrenbradford2597]

The Ducktales reboot that came out in 2017 was great when had lasted. It could also count as good example of how to do a reboot. The fan-base had is big and dedicated. I should know, because I am a big and dedicated fan of that show. 😉

[@mikeyschwarzenegger2430]

another good reboot is astroboy 2003, the japanese sub, it a great reboot that i wish you could review and talk about more, because it a reboot that suppose to be the anniversary of astro birthday, also the animacion and character design is amazing, and there develop some stuff better, more of tenma, astroboy past being a mistery and it take alot of the manga. but it do something different. the anime does have some problem, like the pacing and sometime the anime do take a budget even it close to a big budget anime with 50 ep, but even with the problem, what does right, make me appreciate the anime, so much i think if osamu tesuka was alive, he would said this would be the best adaptation and even sometimes better. just want more people to khow this anime, it such a hidden gem.

[@Mr.Needle-Hamster]

The 2003 anime is actually my favorite version of Astro Boy

[@KegOfMeat]

The 03 version is good but the 80 version is a lot better in terms of storytelling

[@mikeyschwarzenegger2430]

@@KegOfMeat i agreed and dont agreed. because some stuff of 2003 did better, i felt the character development of astro was much more interesting, especially him finding more details if he past. and the ending felt more satisfying. but i do think the 80 one has more freedom to do what there want, there could even show death and more sadder theme, the 2003 lower down the violence badly sometimes, it mosly felt like huge plot armour, no huge death or injury. tobio death was kinda cencore in the Japanese version too. but i think it hard for me to said which is better

[@emiliopuntoadios]

love your videos, i already ordered pluto volume 1, i didn't know about this manga and it looks so interesting, thanks for your work, keep it on and the views will blow sooner or later :))

[@Ataru320]

Watching the Netflix version of this right now and it just is amazing with a lot of your comments apt about why it just works.

[@cloudmaan4035]

I don't think it's fair to say Dr. Tenma was being an 'emotionless robot' during the flashback where he has dinner with Atom. It seemed to me that he was going through grief and was coming to terms with the possibility that he isn't really a great guy. "No doubt Tobio... also.... hated me as well..." I read Atom as still learning back then. He's always learning, but you know what I mean. Tenma was fully engrossed in his humanity in that one moment. Freaking beautiful.

[@ogawasanjuro]

Um... Atom was never a "robot with the soul of a child". Even in the original manga, he was a perfect robot in the form of a child.

[@user-nv4xg3eq2y]

Bro your videos are so good! I cant believe you only have 1k subs, I can tell you are gonna grow a lot, I just subscribed

[@NitsuaVids]

thanks man

[@fabiokamara]

You know a youtuber is good and have good taste when he uses breath of fire ost in his videos

[@ryanblackwell6402]

The Netflix anime brought me here‼️🔥

[@longstrike7795]

It happened. Boys it's on Netflix. On god.

[@jiro6430]

Good video, keep up the hard work

[@NitsuaVids]

Will do

[@ArihaloSparkle]

I watched Pluto like a month ago and it was amazing! I just wasn’t so sure why they portrayed Persia like that >_

[@miempire9198]

HEY HEY I WAS YOUR 100K SUBSCRIBER THE BUTTON EVEN GLOWED AND EVERYTHING!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!! Loved the video so much!

[@maattthhhh]

Just finished watching the anime. Great adaptation of the manga. Also, nice video!

[@S.T.R.A.W.H.A.1]

When I saw atom I was like “what is Astro boy doing here?😭”

[@dominicvolpe9690]

So good! For REAL

[@NitsuaVids]

Real

[@metalrob6713]

Damn, NOW I really need to read this!

[@mayankpal2010]

Just watched the pluto anime. They made a masterful adaptation❤

[@pacotesan]

And tomorrow we get PLUTO anime, complete! DAMN!

[@jaehojeong5036]

We hope there will be new remake 'Astro Boy' animation by the production of Walt Disney Animation in the far future.

[@AbogadoWho]

Amazing video Nitsua! You gained a new fan today! Hi from Colombia!

[@monzteredits]

I'm a huge fan of Monster and 20th Century Boys. But I had no idea Pluto was written by Urasawa to. But when I saw the artsytle, I was sooo happy to realise that another work of Urasawa got an anime adaptation. His work is not just an anime, its ART

[@metalsonic4.1therobothedge24]

Wait, they have robots capable of perfectly mimic humans but they still have crippled peoples ??? That same wierd thing, i guess pianist dont pay enough to buy cybernetics

[@benrainwolf3856]

the pianist just objects to the idea of cybernetics

[@allstargoldeneye]

Anyone here read ATOM: The Beginning? Because they're doing that thing with Astro Boy that's almost leaning into Urasawa's Pluto. Nuisance of robots and humans, but now with AI and other topics. It's extremely good in my opinion.

[@KingDoppio23]

Been playing Dpp ou using your sample teams for about a month, and had a lot of fun different styles of team and learning how the game works, but feeling scared of team building. I saw this video, and I finally pulled the trigger and built a hail team around my two fav Pokémon, Abomasnow and Frosslass, and it’s one of the most fulfilling experiences I’ve had playing Pokémon seeing a team I built work so well. Thanks for helping with that!

[@ArkabrataDattaRoyChowdhury11]

The characters in this story keep swapping races like those chatgpt stories😂😂

[@RaykinaBreaker]

I've been sent here after watching Pluto Netflix adaptation trailer.🥰 Your video has open my eyes about Pluto.

[@JacksonCNW]

Really great video, keep them coming

[@NitsuaVids]

Will do. Thanks for the support

[@NoypiTexan]

This became the best anime I watched, so much feelings

[@ULTRAtheCYBORG]

That Specific Right That Robots Don't Have.. That Alone Has Gotten Me Interested..

[@MrLeFilipfloppyvelarde]

asmuch as i would love a reboot, this is not a reboot. this is a special remake, its closer to an ova than a reboot. its anadaptation

[@someguy_namedkai4761]

Oh wow ! An amazing video, and being able too see how you’ve come so far really is amazing!

[@mandarinduck]

I wouldn't call these "reboots" since it doesn't supplant the original. They're adaptations, especially in the case of the live-action movies. The fact that the Gintama anime kept going while they were making the movies emphasizes the fact that they weren't reboots.

[@FrankFreezy_]

Great video man. Well said. And I really enjoy your editing.

[@imchillingbro]

i was so sad when gersitch died

[@jesseanon7884]

I think i cried in every episode the anime is phenomenal

[@Casperdroid5]

Amazing quality!

[@paulpaul4602]

idk if it was on purpose, but i love how perfect reboot sounds like perfect robot, wich is a very important theme in the story

[@ChimeraLotietheBunny]

As a Astro boy fan of a veteran simply made me happy!!!!

[@Spider-fan2038-js1iq]

It takes a good writer to think of the concept of a dark reboot, it takes a fantastic writer to make the reboot is both good and still faithful to the original work. - frank miller probably.

[@TheHollandHS]

I hope the old story of astro boy gives us meaning to Artificial intelligence.

[@la.yamiii]

bro i just found out ur channel and im loving it, when i saw this vid is more than one year ago i rushed to see if u are still uploading and thank god you do, im enjoying this

[@paragonjones13]

I can't believe I stumbled across this video like a week before a friend recommended the anime What are the odds?

[@yurkdawg]

Hey there! I just wanted to say- I found your channel a while ago, and this is the 7th or 8th review I have watched; and of the hundreds of channels I am subscribed to, I think yours is one of the very best. Even after watching countless KZbin reviews/analysis I distinctly remember (and resonate with) each of the videos I have seen on your channel. Just now I just finished Pluto. Although I have of course know about the history of the source material I have never read the manga, but I agree this is one of the best pure *stories* I have seen. I definitely want to checkout the manga now. Sorry to ramble on without much specificity, but *thank you* from the bottom of my heart for your inspiration and just for existing. While I subscribe to many channels I almost never turn on the alert bell. I am happily doing that now and I look forward to sharing more from/with you.

[@fufu5068]

I hope after Pluto, they will make 20th CB anime.

[@mikeyschwarzenegger2430]

a good astroboy reboot is the 2003 version.

[@DMH69]

Loved it. Thank you bro.

[@doom8183]

in the adaptation brow-1859 int he last ep mademe tear up so did north2s story lowk most of the episodes made me emotional

[@RedX03]

Screw the engaging story my jaw dropped at seeing the robot ku klux klan

[@spicynoodles2742]

I watched Pluto without knowing exactly what to expect, since the cover looked cool, when we got Atom, I thought he looked like Astroboy, but I didn't know it was because it's a remake XD The story is quite good, I would have loved it to have had the quality of an anime from the 90s, I feel like it fit better with the aesthetics of the anime. If there is a part that hurt me, it is when they kill Gesicht and Epsilon

[@JamesAllredWriter]

I would like other stories of the same kind where Atom would show up.

[@platinumphazer]

Im reading ATOM: The Beginning and its awesome if you love the world of ATOM

[@sidrezig4449]

Awesome video!

[@bashfoal]

Thanks for telling me about this manga, I'll be reading it soon :)

[@yaboitrouble]

Bro played all da jams🤣 Da Goldeneye, Da donkey kong country💯

[@PLAXIS93]

So good !

[@jaebrowne6780]

Is this the same Pluto Netflix just dropped as an anime ? Probably not lol

[@jaebrowne6780]

Oh wait it actually is lmfao I’m about to watch I’ll be back to let myself know if it was a waste of time or not

[@chrisridap]

This video is amazing, as many are saying, felt amazing to watch after finishing Pluto. Also, what’s the song in minute 7:45? 😭 I used to listen to it a lot and now I can’t remember

[@chrisridap]

Nvm I found it, if anyone’s interested is Silent Hill OST - The day of night

[@LegoSonic-p2f]

1:20 ONLY time Astro cried.

[@commander5289]

I mean he’s shown crying in one page of this reboot manga too but yeah

[@spider59er35]

It’s on Netflix!

[@UnifiedEntity]

4:30.......was that MegaMan Legends music I was hearing?

[@NitsuaVids]

Maybe...

[@davebob4973]

NO

[@pushitgrabit7872]

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[@pushitgrabit7872]

Ok

[@pushitgrabit7872]

Ok

[@KeyleeTamirian]

So, am i the only one who wants a new Astro Boy anime with the same Osamu Tezuka art style, just with modern animation? I mean, almost every modern anime has modern art style with modern animation, i want to see how would old style fare with new animation movements. I mean, 2003 Tetsuwan Atom anime keeps the same style, despite it being outdated by those times. I haven't watched much of Tezuka-based anime, but when i want to watch one, i want to watch the one that has Tezuka's art style.

[@ricardoconsort2260]

Thank you for the great video

[@DamoMartin]

i want more astro boy anime

[@johnheath5027]

Song around the 4:00 minute mark: "Premonition of Love?" magaman lengends

[@TheGeekShow]

If you liked the Pluto anime adaptation then you should really check out another adaptation of a Naoki Urasawa manga - Monster. For anyone who hasn't seen or read it that still thinks Yagami Light is a good and smart villain, wait till you get a load of Johan Liebert.

[@jaebrowne6780]

Damn bro I thought you were finna drop some bars 🥺

[@bkcoin]

Episode 1 ending was like the third time thst i cried from an epsidoe or a movie

[@sethleoric2598]

Urasawa should reboot Kamen Rider, it'd be so badass.

[@NetBattler]

Imagine if Capcom do the same for MegaMan....

[@blankenstein001]

Pluto's about to get an anime adaptation! I'm re-reading the manga. So fkin hyped!

[@Boxman-GG]

I’m two episodes in and I’m just so glad the ep are a hour long Netflix is starting to right there anime ship

[@Wallus81]

Anime was PEAK

[@soumyasharma9662]

I have a general idea about Astroboy but never read the orinignal manga, do you think I should read it before starting Pluto?

[@NitsuaVids]

Nah you don’t have to. I do suggest reading the one chapter in the pinned comment because it’s interesting to compare the two

[@soumyasharma9662]

@@NitsuaVids thanks a lot :) you've some great work out here

[@KillerTacos54]

Urasawa really is the goat

[@baez1301]

Great video

[@baonkang5990]

I always called him gadget in my head lol

[@PicklemanYouTube]

We still need news on Thomas Astrucs Reboot

[@Boxman-GG]

I loved monster 20thcb and that one about the micky mouse bat I forgot the title even tho I read the whole manga lol but man he is something else as a story teller oh yea billy bat I think that’s what it called