PLUTO (2023) Netflix Anime Series Honest Review

[@UnleashTheGhouls]

What did you think of PLUTO? Was it worth the wait? Did it do the manga justice? Did it confuse you? Let us know! - Connor

[@pahis1248]

yes, except never red the manga. So must watch it again

[@benisbenis848]

I agree with your opinion that the opening scene with North No.2 was the highlight, even though Pluto is phenomenal, reading north no.2's story in the manga almost made me tear up and it was only chapter 6😂

[@ctpnk]

Animation was fantastic, and story/themes were great. However, felt too dragged out, way too many questions left for the last episode, and too many characters making poor decisions for the sake of the plot. Frustrating seeing one all the top robots just sat around and waited for their turn to be taken out 1 by 1. Never explained how the actual final villain was orchestrating everything. They could’ve defeated Pluto much earlier had just 2 of them teamed up, or on 3 occasions when one of them had it defeated but refused to even try and incapacitate it.

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

One of the best anime of the year, perhaps only surpassed, for me personally, by Frieren. But that's just a matter of taste, because I don't even think it makes sense to compare two such vastly different stories. Animation, cinema quality, soundtrack, cinema quality, character development and complexity through the roof, story super interesting, and the final twist ending really took me by surprise and was VERY smart! I have nothing but praise for this anime. I mean, I knew Atomu would not die in the end, but not just Sahad's redemption, but the slow discovery that it was all a plan by Dr. Teddybear Roosevelt was REALLY great!

[@MysteriousD3]

@@alexandresobreiramartins9461 for real it would be anime of the year for me if frieren released a year later

[@AmanOpam]

For me the story of North no.2 was beautiful, it had me in tears. A truly beautiful episode.

[@MCrex1234]

Glad to see I wasn't the only one who cried.

[@toddhampton9212]

That story hooked me onto the show.

[@Daniel-lq5qq]

That was best Episode otherwise underwhelming Anime but great ideas before its time

[@jahkareramkissoon419]

Man i cried in 2017 READING the manga. Seeing so many certain scenes animated fucking BROKE me

[@ds23dec2k15]

Only North no 2 was all the good about this anime

[@Ez.bake_evan]

I like the themes of perfection in this a lot. It’s almost like a perfect human is a robot, and a perfect robot is a human.

[@UnleashTheGhouls]

INCREDIBLE observation Evan!!

[@headfromradio]

a theme i picked up was; to be perfect is to be imperfect. what makes humans, humans, is the sophisticated imbalance of everything we do and we just cannot be humans without mistakes you get what I mean?

[@alainabogle]

yes i agree what really crazy how humans try to put logic for are use of emotions when it just somethin you feel inside like a heart and robot only know logic but cant explain without form of emotions to solve that logic kinda crazy how the little girl use the stroy of pinocchio to compare the robots emotions to logic and the humans logic to emotions do you get me lol @@headfromradio

[@share.theworld]

Wow! nice way to look at it

[@lapisstories]

Poetic! That sums it up

[@ryanarmani3082]

I’m just blown away by how topical this series is despite being written in 2003, it’s such a unique time for this series to be adapted

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

Yeah perfect timing for the anime Since AI is the hype now

[@UnleashTheGhouls]

Scarily appropriate for modern times!

[@foobaryorozuya4397]

Yeah, it's incredible that this series can cover AI and Middle East issues at the right time and in such a nuanced way.

[@hitachicordoba]

I think Urasawa was commenting on the Iraq War at the time, which remains timely because no one in power learns from history

[@jeremiahbennett3004]

@@hitachicordoba i mean it's not even subtle at all, the "United States of Thracia" claimed to find "Robots of Mass destruction" to stage a war in PERSIA.

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

I feel like this anime will be one of those great hidden gem masterpiece Since less people hype about it and know about it's existence

[@UnleashTheGhouls]

I can definitely see that happening!

[@343JustMe]

Everyone's talking about it wym

[@elliottduncan2870]

I'm so lucky I didn't even know about the manga and I was blessed

[@Замок-з3п]

Pluto? Masterpiece?The Urasawa is completely incapable of detective work. The whole mystery was solved by the fact that Gesicht accidentally meets “people” who have the information he needs. First, a person with a video, then a Ali who knows the robot from a photo, how convenient. Gesicht didn’t look for them, they looked for him themselves and gave him information that he didn’t even ask them. Plot conveniences and contrivances seems to be the biggest weakness of Urasawa as a writer unfortunately. He has good ideas but his works always falls short in their execution. The show is still good, but the detective elements is horribly done.

[@norpriest521]

​@@Замок-з3п Give me one good detective series. I'll watch

[@yohanesbobbysanjaya3541]

I remember hating Duncan for unreasonably calling North #2's music as fake music.... 15 years later and I love to talk trash and calling AI Arts and stories as fake.. oh dear i am the old blind man all along

[@GigabyteGhostieGG]

The thing is that, unlike with North #2, there is no actual soul or effort put into AI art or music. You see how North #2, despite being a robot, is an actual being with emotions who experiences the trial and error human beings do. AI "artists" only put a prompt through an algorithm and it churns out something that already relies on the stolen art of countless artists. You can't compare an algorithm to a robot developed to have human sentience. At some point, the line between a soulless tool and an actual sentient being are crossed and they don't resemble each other anymore.

[@falconing101]

AI as it exists now is a bit of a misnomer its just a really advanced sorting algorithm with no real will or intent. using ai to generate art has the same amount of artistic intent as a google search

[@Brickkzz]

​@@GigabyteGhostieGGAll human art is derivative

[@GigabyteGhostieGG]

@@Brickkzz Multiple artists have made their own art with their own styles on multiple subjects and they're _still_ ultimately their own separate works. If two people drew flowers, would you say they're cheating off of each other or the subject in question? AI can't do this because it _can't_ develop its own style, it _can't_ think of its own process as to how to draw its subject. It takes work from multiple artists, puts them in a blender, then pops something out for content's sake. It makes a soulless copy not even in the name of art, but in the name of content creation. I hope I got my point across well. 😥

[@Bamiyanbigasf]

@@falconing101 north No 2 is exactly what you described though and that’s exactly why he was hated at first the only difference is AI in real life hasn’t gained and probably never will be as sentient as any of the robots in this show

[@itsasquid]

This is probably in one of my top 3 or 4 anime next to FMAB, Trigun, and Vinland Saga. I grew up with Mega Man (which was heavily influenced by Astro Boy) and the 2009 Astro Boy film and seeing Astro Boy be effectively turned into a cross between Watchmen and Blade Runner has been incredible! One theme that I really love is how they explored how robots express empathy, especially with Uran. Like, they have that sense of empathy that we do, but they don't fully know how to process that feeling. I don't think I've seen a sci-fi series do that in at least a long time. I need to get the manga. Naoki Urasawa is a fucking genius. If you haven't seen it yet, I recommend watching Monster, which is based on another manga he wrote.

[@AyoJayArr]

FMAB and Trigun are some of my all time classics! But could never get into Vinland saga no matter how hard I tried

[@UnleashTheGhouls]

I would LOVE to watch Monster!

[@itsasquid]

@Jonwake Not sure if this is an issue for others, but the dub isn't on Netflix. They only have the French dub and the sub.

[@Juan_shot]

​@@AyoJayArrwriting in season 2 is on another level

[@DefeatLust]

​@@AyoJayArr Vinland is a whatever anime; overhyped by new anime watchers. FMAB & Trigun are *chefs kiss*

[@RM2011ish]

Watching Episode 1 and it's everything I ever dreamed of. The manga was incredible and I never thought I'd see the day it would be animated. And in spectacular form too.

[@kevinAQ0607]

I definitely did feel an advantage, having read the manga years ago. The anime unlocked some deep memories, so it was easy for me to catch up with the info dumps. This is definitely an incredible adaptation. And it did it’s job by making you want to go back and research more. Just like how years ago, the manga made me go back and rewatch the 2003 Astro Boy series

[@diybassfishing5757]

This anime series reminds me why I love the art form so much. It's so beautiful, powerful, and touching on so many relevant topics and levels. Like for instance how we should never become the thing we are trying to fight against. How everyone should have the same unalienable rights. The one point that hits home the most for me is the way that A.I. robots (even with rights) are depicted as protectors and servants to humanity. They are depicted in the same light as past and present emergency service personnel. The public views them as the heros that they are, but there service providers see them as an unexhostable service resorce and if damaged or malfunctioning are more easily tossed aside and easily forgotten. Few in the public stand with them in support, but they still stand tall as best they can, considering everything and fighting the good fight. But it's so relevant right now with everything that's going on. I am very very impressed with the characters and story line they have evolved and created here. Really brilliant piece of cinema. This deserves recognition and awards 👏.

[@UnleashTheGhouls]

Amazing Honest Review this is! Thank you for sharing it friend!

[@hellblazer8543]

Just like Monster, this Anime is very well made

[@lapisstories]

The chills I got from watching them were so similar.

[@ihsahnakerfeldt9280]

The true genius of Naoki Urasawa, apart from his story writing, is not the flashy battles or animation style (though even that is done quite beautifully) but the way he addresses pretty deep and thought provoking subjects. There's a sort of a value to be had from going through this anime that lasts long after you've actually finished watching it.

[@vgmms]

I wanna know does this anime have anything to do with Astro Boy?

[@ihsahnakerfeldt9280]

@@vgmms Of course. It's based on it.

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

All characters are Astroboy characters and so is the world it takes place in. This is just a different and far deeper and more elaborate version of the Astroboy storyline "The Greatest Robot on Earth". @@vgmms

[@agarrikr2996]

I’m sure you already watched Monster

[@ElegantPaws01]

Cutting to the chase bloody brilliant. Will be rewatching. Fantastic.

[@JefRoberts]

Atom was part of my introduction to anime back in the sixties when I was kid. And we get that amazing melding of Tezuka and Urasawa’s style. I finished it yesterday and can’t wait to start it again. I thought the last few episodes were all exceptional, as well as the first one. The way the story approached the nature of humanity was powerful and thought provoking. A powerful, thoughtful series, one which I will return to again hand again and again). Thanks for the review. It is a series that benefits from deep discussion and I think your review was a worthy discussion of a special series.

[@russellpierce3987]

i knew nothing about astro boy going into this and wasn't sure what i expected aside from "cool robots?". i did not expect an emotional rollercoaster of a detective story, nor did I expect an anime adaptation of a manga from 20 years ago to sort of encapsulate the current mood of automation right now so well. i'm studying as a robotics engineer and am very wary of how people talk about robots, in terms of what sorts of things people accept or dislike about them in our lives, and this show captured a lot of what i see, though obviously not entirely analogous in their anime world. I think my basis of my understanding for the show comes from the line Dr Tenma repeats about the perfect artificial intelligence; My take on the story, just from what I understand, is that it's a story about what it means to be human, based on what it takes for robots to become human (spoilers ahead). The ability to feel hatred, sorrow, etc. are things we as humans have, and regardless of if any good necessarily comes from them, they are things we feel and overcome. The robots we see in the show are able to start feeling these things, but it isn't until near the end, when Atom is able to overcome his hatred, that we see he's finally able to fully cross the line. Brau, when he touches Atom, understands what a complete human heart is, as Atom is the first robot to be able to not only feel those powerful emotions, but overcome them in the moment. I think unfortunately people that watch this video , and people that have read the manga or already seen Pluto's design, will not necessarily get to experience how the show builds up that reveal, which is one of the things which kept me going throughout the story. I thought the first episode was probably the most impactful single episode, but the themes built upon and the mystery that unfolds around bora/pluto kept me just as engaged through the rest of the series. I would say that the scenes with thracia and the anti robot cult could probably have been changed to either be more a larger part of the story, explained a bit better, or just not included personally.

[@eduardoreal1056]

I finished watching it and it is an amazing anime. The story and anime wow. I need to read the manga which is based on. It uses characters from the original creator Osamu Tezuka. Just like it how the Astro boy character is given the original Japanese name Atom.

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

Well, it IS an anime. Nobody in Japan knows who Astroboy is. They know Atomu.

[@Ryomahino135]

I thought we needed more Mont Blanc

[@Swimmingbases]

Tbh he was mentioned in every episode and had the biggest impact imo bc he set the threat into the global spotlight for all to see and aid in the solving of. I truly believe that Mont Blanc may have been 1 of the first robots in the series to understand the beauty of nature.

[@Ryomahino135]

@@Swimmingbases I see where you are coming from

[@AkahigeNoAmo]

Pluto is a series I got the physical copies as a xmas present around 2015ish. While I enjoyed the read back then, being in my mid 20's then and a rushing reader, I didn't take the time to really appreciate what the series does. Meanwhile, I just finished watching episode 1, and I was bawling the last couple of minutes with North Nr2 and Sir Duncan ... just thinking about it I get teary eyed again. Will pace myself with 1 episode a day but man do I want to kick my past self for not ligering more on the pages.

[@KegOfMeat]

Pluto is fucking incredible. It’s an absolute masterpiece. It’s one of the best animes I have ever seen. I dare say it’s the same level of quality as Attack on Titan and JoJos Bizarre Adventure, and I hold both series in very high regard.

[@navirbox4913]

It definitely is.

[@Wireseason3-4myfavficton]

Dare I say way better than any battle shounen in terms of writing and characters. It still is not at level of monster

[@LiamFarleyMA]

​@@Wireseason3-4myfavficton yeah aot is a good shonen but the character writing is so boring in the first few seasons, nobody is really that fleshed out or interesting and it's carried entirely by the plot twists. AOT is a 10/10 shonen but it's just nowhere near the work or art Pluto and Monster are imo.

[@Daniel-lq5qq]

Watch ergo Proxy than its OK but No Masterpiece too many Plot holes

[@toddhampton9212]

Can we just talk about Keith David being the voice of Professor Temma?

[@mewiththeface6717]

It never showed Pluto killing humans in the anime and manga......SPOILER....... . . . . . . . IT WAS ABDULLAH, he was the perfect AI that didn't even know he was an AI. He killed the humans.

[@thegamerz285]

With his bare hands?

[@share.theworld]

the way I agree with you on everything. we haven't seen a lot of North #2 but his story is just my favorite! I like that piano piece so much.

[@SpacedogD]

Struggling to keep up with Pluto is a Urasawa manga thing, not really many other manga or anime has such crazy interconnected web of stories. His stories are a work of art. Please check out Monster and his other mangas.

[@robertonome2448]

was really pleasantly surprised. Felt a lot to me like those old school anime/series whereas you're pretty much on the edge of your seat all the time, just waiting to uncover all of the world's mysteries, one right after the other. Characters were also very well developed and layer, even thought most of them being robots; and dialogue was great except for maybe 1% being a little bit of awkward scenes/exchanges. A solid 8.5/10 for me, with most of the issues I had with it being the direction and overall cinematography. Both the art-style (very old-school similar to Monster, which is great to me) and animation where veeery competent, and honestly a lot more than I was expecting, altho they're often marred by the simply uninteresting camera work, shots (especially during ordinary dialogue scenes), and weird choice of where to put the highest animation budget on, I guess: for example, I constantly saw extremely (technically) impressive and fully animated crowd scenes, just so right after I had to endure a 5min long slide show of 2 characters talking to each other (and a lot of the times about pretty important subjects). Action scenes were always pretty good tho, but the in-between moments def could have used a lot more of overall creativity... Maybe I'm spoiled by modern anime, but I can't help but to notice how bland lots of the scenes felt like - be it due to editing, camera work, transitions, and more.

[@RedDeivid]

Wasn’t an astroy boy fan, but Atom fan and this is ridiculous fantastic.

[@anmolt3840051]

When I saw the trailer, I immediately realized it was a Naoki Urasawa series because no other mangaka draws noses quite like he does

[@aboodzak5783]

What an amazing anime with full emotional scene i have cried multiple times ..

[@matthewconway8617]

i loved the story and themes of Pluto and will definitely need to give it a rewatch as i was left confused by a few things but maybe someone here can give me answers. like, did they ever reveal what the policebot saw jump from the building or did i just miss it? and why did Ali kill Gesicht? if he was controlled by Abullah/ Pluto then why didn't they give him horns after killing him? Also what was with the teddy bear?? I don't remember them ever giving it a proper introduction, it just kinda showed up.

[@flannerymonaghan-morris4825]

This series is really haunting, and sticks with you for a long time after you’ve finished it. Still thought provoking for something published nearly 20 years ago. My favorite character is Atom, and honestly his backstory and arc is really heartbreaking if you think about it. Poor kid had to go through so much, first being abandoned by his dad after he didn’t meet his expectations of being a “perfect” son like Tobio was. Then, he has to go through hell finding out about how bleak the world is around him, finding out he’s a robot, and then finding out that he is supposed to save the world…geez, no kid should ever have to go through that, robot or not. Thing is, I wish that they had actually when they did the dub (excellent though it is) did actual regional accents for the characters, or had people of the actual nationalities depicted voicing them. Their backgrounds are supposed to be part of the arc. I always wanted for Epsilon to have an Australian accent, Gesicht having a German accent, North No. 2 having a Scottish accent, Mont Blanc having a Swiss accent, Atom and Uran having (subtle but still noticeable) Japanese accents, Brando having a Turkish accent, Hercules being Greek, et cetera.

[@kantaria1138]

I was ecstatic when I learned Pluto was getting an anime adaptation. Pluto is my favorite Naoki Urasawa work. I loved its characters and the humanity they showed good and bad. I hope more of his works can adapted as an anime cause he has so many beautiful works that should be shown, I would kill for a Billy bat anime.

[@killerqueendopamine]

Totally agree about North No. 2 and Sir Paul Duncan being the highlight of the show

[@leapofaithproduction]

This show was a masterpiece

[@sophiaisabelle01]

We appreciate your reviews. Keep working hard.

[@UnleashTheGhouls]

We always appreciate your kind words, Sophia!

[@TallicaMan1986]

I think Gesichts revelation is my highlight and the whole thing around the laws of robotics. There is something so primal and beautiful about his reaction to the events.

[@cloudwolf6770]

For me, the last 3 ep., are spectacular! Everything were falling into pieces. Just Wonderful!

[@UnleashTheGhouls]

Really glad you enjoyed it!

[@sweetilleyad]

I went into this show totally blind. I was so delighted with it. Very dascinating show.

[@lapisstories]

Definitely a contender for the anime of the year!

[@fabiofuoco]

Im glad you talked about the peak that is ep 1, it totally lured me in like you said and the rest was, well, great, but not on THAT level. It had me in stitches and I sort of got digimon vibes from it, like the robot had the proportions of Angemon and he was gentle and kind, and then at the end turned into a war machine, man I still get the chills.

[@killerkirby366]

Keith David was the perfect casting for tenma

[@romajellibean2599]

When I first watched this series I was confused how Pluto became mentally and emotionally stable after fighting and talking with Astro Boy. He decided to became a hero and save humanity, but I was not able to understand what caused the change. Maybe if I watch this again I would be able to understand.

[@oolong2]

I really enjoyed the first few episodes, but then it started to get really repetitive and suffered a lot of pacing issues. I feel like it would have been much better if it was cut down to 5 or 6 episodes.

[@russbatman3]

Loved this series...never thought I'd like an ASTRO boy anime....this there more stories in this timeline?

[@drakenfist]

It's more a "Re-imagining" rather than a "Astro Boy" anime. It as that "Naoki Urasawa" flare to it. I highly recommend all his other works, including "MONSTER" which is amazing, both the manga it's based on and the 74 episode anime.

[@weusedtobeangels]

I highly recommend other works from Naoki Urasawa and Osamu Tezuka, especially Monster and Dororo

[@servine1212]

Wow this review basically took the words right out of mu mouth. The only downside to this anime is trying to keep up with the plat, but man, it is a masterpiece. I couldnt stop watching. The North No. 2 story was my favorite part aswell. His death actually hit me.

[@RedRanchu]

It feels inferior to Monster for a couple of reasons: 1. I dont get why you need "hatred" to wake up the worlds most advanced AI. Can someone clarify this? Why cant it be like something like extreme happiness so a super advanced good robot can be created? It feels like they chose hatred for no apparent reason at all than to advance the plot. How did Tenma come to the conclusion that it had to be hatred and then entirely contradicting himself by creating Atom? 2. The instigator of everything was the teddy bear but why was its origins never explained? That wouldve been better use of screen time. 3. The anime fails to establish a main theme and instead confusingly dips itself into many themes like politics, religion, cycle of hatred, AI & etc. resulting in an incohesive experience. Maybe my wording isnt exactly correct but you get the gist If monster was a 10 this was sadly a 6. Its a 10 animation wise tho.

[@thebleachbartender1312]

On the hatred part it gets a bit more philosophical and theoretical, and maybe it would work. It's just that pain is more efficient. Think of it like this. When you're in a long dream or think you're in a dream, what do you do when you want to wake up or check if you're awake? You pinch yourself. The AI is basically in a labyrinth of dreams and thoughts trying to sort itself out and choose its personality. The "negative" is needed to basically cut the process short and stop it mid dream. And it's not like its hate exclusive, any primal emotion would've worked, its just that Tenma had something with hatred on it. The main theme has always the negativity humans feel and how people live with it and what happens because of it. Look at the two poster boys of the show, Atom and Pluto. These two characters were born out of an intense emotion from their creators. Atom was made from grief of losing a son and Pluto from the hate of losing a family to war. Almost every character has some sort of sadness or pain they feel and do different things to cope with it. North wanted to learn music, so he couldn't be on the battlefield anymore. Mont Blanc wanted to protect nature after seeing the destruction he fought for. Griecht killed out of hatred for basically a child murder, which causes Adolf to try to take revenge for what he did, getting him roped into a plot that indirectly caused him to die. When Helena and that robot wife in the first episode are asked if they want to delete the memories of their loved ones when they died, they respond no so they can grieve. I thought it was pretty understandable.

[@RedRanchu]

@@thebleachbartender1312 I get that he created Atom because he was grieving but its an entirely different thing to say "negative primeval emotions" is the secret ingredient to the best AI. In fact you can even say Pluto was just an inferior version of geischt. Im even more shocked that the characters seem to not mind that Tenma made the most sh*thead move in the entire show by inserting Abullahs brain chip into the AI. Frankly if i was Atom id lock him up. I dunno, the show just isnt his best work in my opinion

[@thebleachbartender1312]

@@RedRanchu idk, I think you're thinking with too much hindsight in mind. Maybe other emotions could've worked, but the story never really presented an alternative, so at that point, it gets a bit muddy with fighting the world building itself. And no one knew Tenma made Abullah not even Abullah himself. By the time anybody might've known, the world was literally about to end, so I doubt there was time.

[@coop3468]

these were my exact qualms and rating, also how pluto killed epsilon despite him showing mercy but didn’t kill atom, stuff like the anti robot group wasn’t explored either the ending was just plain anticlimactic sadly, it fell off after the first 4 ish episodes but the gesicht story with his son carried the anime

[@coop3468]

@@thebleachbartender1312why did gesicht die??? it did not even explain why, i’m guessing it was controlled by abullah maybe? it doesn’t say and it also doesn’t say how they are controlled just says waves which didn’t make much sense tbh

[@Beeruspvm]

I loved this anime. I loved how each episode was 60 minutes long like live action shows. Is there more to the story after this? Like a season 2?

[@drakenfist]

Nah it's a one to one adaptation of the manga it's based on. Which was also 8 volumes. It adapts one volume per episode.

[@andrevenus3908]

is there a lot of content that was skipped from the manga?@@drakenfist

[@jeremiahbennett3004]

@@andrevenus3908 Not really, it was about as complete as an adaptation you can get.

[@venture1701]

naoki urasawa has other works aswell you can watch/read them

[@LiamFarleyMA]

Monster isn't sci Fi but is a similar writing style and amazing

[@blumpous]

never had an anime make me tear up each episode such a great watch 10/10

[@sinnombre973]

I understand that the fact that there are many protagonists, important secondary characters and jumps from country to country can be a bit annoying or complex to follow, but it is not the "fault" of the anime, it is the style of the creator, Naoki Urasawa. If you read other of his works like Monster or 20th Century Boys, there are always several protagonists, many important characters, sudden changes of locations and time jumps as well.

[@itsAuffy]

this anime was amazing..it helped me with my existential issues and "life" thoughts i've had in the shower in ways that i didn't fully understand. It was great

[@mrsmeef537]

The anime is so good. I watched it with friends and I cried a few times. I do agree thag the beginning was really good. North No2 was such a good character and cried when he was singing in the sky. He never wanted to return to the battlefield. Gesicht is such a fantastic character and I would argue he was the most human out of the seven. He felt loved, sadness, happiness, wonder, anger, hatred, and learned how to move on from hatred. He was a wonderfully written character

[@tainted_bread]

This show had a lot of parts I liked. But holy hell there was so much about it that just pissed me off while watching, and overall I very much disliked it.

[@meowmeow2759]

For me the anime felt so strong, my partner and I just watched it in a couple of sittings and to us we didn't like the last episode all too much but the themes the show presented were done so well and very well written. The story of North no. 2 was one of the strongest stories in the series IMO and made me really feel for the characters.

[@sheeplord6341]

You know what was crazy to me and I didn't get till the end? Gesicht is actually not one of Temna's "perfect" robots with imbued emotions, he just delevoped the emotion hate all by himself just by seeing his "daugther" dead. It's the same thing for the first robot that killed a human, nothing is wrong with his AI because he developed REAL feelings himself, essentially meaning a robot doesn't need an especially developed AI with imbued feelings, like Temna thought. They have feelings, just by existing and they will develope strong emotions just like humans even if we don't want them to. If there is a real Artifical Intelligence it will have feelings.

[@1stAricopolus]

I'm sorry, the Netflix trailers were misleading. I was expecting something so different. Kind of wish I would've watched this KZbin clip first.

[@HazriHaili]

hands down best Anime series I have ever seen. 🎉

[@prophetedubaroque5136]

I do agree that north number two is a very good introduction but to say it is the best part of the anime? I don't it feels a bit too predictable and say slightly too much at times for me. (Just to say for people that fear that the anime peaks early is a pretty subjective take.)

[@UnleashTheGhouls]

Oh absolutely! The Honest Review series is always our subjective takes but always offer people to discuss their thoughts with us!

[@isidorodaviddoro1920]

​@@UnleashTheGhoulsi actually that the anime peaked way too early, everything else was inferior in comparison to the first episode. Author killed many robots but i just could not care

[@hana10391]

haven’t watched the anime adaptation, but I’ve read the manga. Does the anime ever show why Gesicht killed Adolf’s brother?

[@bclaus0]

Yep, it's insinuated he killed Gesichts son.

[@BlackwolfCinema429]

I've never watched anything like this in my entire life it had me sitting on the edge of my seat every episode the art style is phenomenal and I still haven't completed the entire series yet I just came here to put a comment in I will watch it full video but I don't want to see any spoilers😅

[@hackingFool]

Perfection!!! Mystery sci fi thriller, what you name it, so many emotional roller coster. just loved the show

[@mongezibuthelezi1032]

I fucking love this anime

[@ghostmarx12]

This is how I think the future will be for robots, watching PLUTO. Because after seeing this anime robots in the future will have rights and emotions.

[@corey2232]

This series was absolutely fantastic! I've never cared about Astroboy, so there was no attachment or anticipation for this release. But after giving episode 1 a watch out of curiosity, I was hooked. One day of binge watching later, and I was absolutely thrilled with the result! Easily one of the best anime series I've watched this year, and will be an easy recommendation to people going forward.

[@wrestlevibeswithrivenblade3522]

The dialogue in the final episode was as subtle as a hammer. "Hatred only gives birth to more hatred. Hatred is bad. Do not hate. Can we ever end hatred?" I'd be curious to see a word count stat on the number of times the words "hate" or "hatred" are used in that episode. I still REALLY liked the series. But the final episode was the weakest one of the 8 for me. ****SPOILER TALK BELOW***** ***** ***** I also still want to know what happened to the anti-Robot hate group. That felt like an important story, and I was invested in seeing how it would wrap up, but it was suddenly dropped after Gesicht saved Adolf. I really wanted to see that story end with some justice.

[@Birdyboys]

It’s implied that they’ll be dealing with the group, it’s just an ongoing issue that cannot be immediately resolved (the same way hate groups irl aren’t always suppressed for a variety of reasons)

[@dextops702]

I think it’d be lame if it was “oh all the robo racists are gone” because that’s just isn’t how it works, and while I do agree episode 8 is the weakest it’s still an amazing episode (especially the first half of it)

[@Poopinatorism]

strong start but brutal to get through

[@JosueWithContext]

I agree.... I would say the pacing was a bit draining. The story line was great, the themes were awesome , but some of the non important characters were really annoying. idk for me I'm just in the middle about it. I would say I'm glad I watched, but probably will never watch it again, and won't watch a second season if there is one.

[@IWantToStayAtYourHouse]

there wont be a 2nd season, its a complete story@@JosueWithContext

[@isidorodaviddoro1920]

Pretty much this,the best episode of this anime is still the first One because all the other episodes are full of things that go nowhere or that don't develop the characters properly, it's so easy for you to feel Lost while watching this due to the many themes that it has

[@dwhite-mann5399]

I thought the manga was good but the series really hits with the visuals and sounds especially with No2 👍

[@TanstA]

this anime is so dope man.

[@mystikmind2005]

I just watched this series on netflix and loved it. The one thing that did irk me quite allot though was the galactic impotence of authorities in responding whith known targets of assassination by extremely powerful forces are at your disposal to lay traps, but no, are just left to wander about the place getting knocked off one after the other.... where are all the tanks and jets and battleships? Oh no, just one or 2 mall cops is the response.... how insulting to my intelligence that was. These countries invade 'Persia' over a rumor of robots of mass destruction, but when you got a real one going around killing powerful robots, your barely interested??? Not one single tank, not one single jet fighter, It just makes no F-ing sense, sorry.

[@Swimmingbases]

I’m commenting before I watch this because I truly adored this anime and its message.

[@reyming7079]

For anybody who loves this anime: watch Monster. Pluto is like Monster on crack. If you enjoy the slow burn AT ALL Monster is so...hard hitting. I cannot recommend it enough

[@yoshihikoshoji6891]

I'm honest. A robots' sense of value is only within the range of the value of the human who programmed it. Because robots genuinely realize these values, they have more human-like worries than humans, which is heartbreaking. And eight robots try to solve it. There could be a contradiction in the programmed ideals of humanity itself. Atom completes the basic design of a weapon that would lead to the extinction of hummus, but he tries to protect human. Atom loves Temma but Temma thinks Tobio. I believe it vane true ta ar Tobio loved his father, Dr. Temma. I don't know, though.

[@devinpaul9026]

Better question. Say we finally achieve such levels of AI where it truly just IS pretty much sentient life. Say we achieve that... and it IS better at living up to our own creed than we are. Are we-- being us-- prepared to peacefully allow them to?

[@kikemhc2900]

Depends if they try to take over us which I think will happen with at least one AI thinking about it and executing a plan then humans would keep them in check

[@Fabsi87]

If we would achive this the robots and smart humans would know that humans are not needed anymore. We would be a step on a ladder deemed do go extinct.

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

Or will they allow us?

[@kikemhc2900]

@@fajarkurniawan9434 depends on the safety measures bc if there are not safety measures then we’re fucked

[@bananaballs3205]

I was thinking something similar while watching the show but, is sentient ai even possible? Because any attempt we do would just be replicating what humans do, rather than them having a mind and feelings of their own. Maybe they could have a mind of their own but any feelings they have would just be artificial, programmed and given to them by us.

[@robertg305]

I give it a 10/10

[@steven8554]

Great anime, timeless topics with a good twist. I have a question. 1. Why are the fight scenes so subdued? Also, an observation. The tension between the protagonists who keep fighting 1v1 and Pluto felt frustrating with so many other realistic human motifs. Epsilon cares more about not killing Pluto than being with his orphans?

[@Gerolanfalan]

**SPOILERS** Its supposed to be a little more realistic, well, as realistic as grounded super robots can be if you can suspend your disbelief. Epsilon is one of the GOATs, its the same mentality as Superheroes likes Batman and Superman. I think the other robots thinking they can take Pluto on 1 on 1 made me question their intellect, but then again its a narrative driven series and the finale where Atom/Astro Boy reminisces about them or "hears" them, brought tears to my eyes.

[@NetBattler]

As a Megaman fan I would definitely going to watch this show because the main character reminds me of battle network protagonist except hes not excited boy.

[@cowboypenguin]

Daniel Craig as Gesicht in live action when?

[@JAMO4EVER]

It’s crazy it’s getting so much good feedback when I been turning it on to go to sleep to it lol so I need to actually pay attention huh ?

[@arvindhmani06]

The message in the finale about hatred not solvable with more hatred just broke me, considering the world events going on at the moment. Also I kept switching between audio tracks to match the languages the characters would have spoken (German for the Gesicht scenes, Japanese for the Atom/Uran scenes and English otherwise), and it elevated the immersion that much more. I urge you to give it a try, especially with the German dub which I thought was done very well!

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

If you think Pluto is crowded with themes and characters, watch Evangelion (original TV, please) and Serial Experiments Lain again.

[@bclaus0]

The most overlooked part of the series is that Helena is a robot.

[@Immolator772]

I love crime dramas, but i'm honestly bored of the same cases and killers. I'm glad media like this exist, to bring me back to them. It feels so fresh.

[@salehalzubaidi6169]

The writing is genius that first episode was a packed punch and the rest was really good buy for me I am confused a little bit I felt that the series needed more oomph and it was too subtle on the other hand I think that the series gave tha main characters a proper storyline that was perfect in every way and I think that the story was too futuristic for us to comprehend it fully and that in the present day we can’t grasp the full concept this story presents

[@tristanward9937]

That’s the issue with Netflix releasing everything at once. No time to digest

[@gucciprison7640]

Leaving you a Like bc you watched the show long enough to say Gesicht correctly. 900 Bay B!

[@md.s6412]

I love the manga but still not top like 20th century and monster..but the anime is really goood..now this 3 is the best naoki urasawa manga/anime all of them is the best..

[@yurkdawg]

I'm coming into this pretty blind, without hearing the usual buzz I also didn't have too high expectations. But so far I'm on episode 3 and I don't think I am imagining the depth and nuanced intrigue that seems to exude from this show. I'm a computer engineer myself, and I'm sorry but at least with a standard binary Turing machine I don't think any amount of complexity (or even the ability to pass a "Turing Test") will achieve actual consciousness. But if I suspend that idea and instead just assume that these robots are truly conscious (perhaps they are based on a quantum computing neural net akin to something like microtubules) then I can go on to enjoy this show on its level. Given that they have dreams I think this is by design.

[@francisyang9997]

Its very beautiful to look at however the story was a drag… couldn’t finished it because it goes nowhere

[@timmdawg7595]

10/10 anime gave monster vibes / full metal vibes with war

[@Zero18761]

so is it good ??? do they cook well the characters ????

I loved Pluto. What should I watch next? I'm new to this.

[@UnleashTheGhouls]

Hello Jeronimo! I have just recently reviewed an animated series called Blue Eye Samurai which is my recommendation of the year so far! - Connor

@@UnleashTheGhouls I just finished Blue Eye Samurai. It was awesome. What should I watch next, sensei?

[@LiamFarleyMA]

​@if you liked Pluto monster is a masterpiece by the same author

[@kolelamont8728]

Bro, I’m like six episodes in and this show is unintentionally hilarious af. Dude says he could afford a mansion, instead he has five somehow ridiculously expensive kids. Fucking Monte Blanc, the robo Jesus and his goofy face - he has the power of making people cry. Hobo robo completes masterpiece. It looks like shit. Guy is about to jump off of a bridge because people are beating him up and taking his money every day, so little bitch rolls up and is like, “Here’s a cat, buy him milk.” Like, he just said he had no money bitch, wtf? His suicidal ideation? Instantly gone, man just needed pussy. And the car chase had me crying, swear to god. The fucking pan in on the still frame shot of the mom and autistic son each time. Show is great.

[@johnyohboy]

After watching OpenAI dram of Sam Altman, I'm pretty sure of no matter how robots will become human like, they will never reach the level of true evil nature of humanbeings.

[@k31than]

This series gave me Bladerunner vibe with a dash of Silence of the Lambs. Would I be wrong to even consider it as noir?

[@gohithsrivatsa4746]

It was a good anime but not as engaging as Urasawa's previous works like Monster and 20tg Century Boys. But the last episode of Pluto was Spine chilling and emotional rollercoaster.

[@heartthrobheart6288]

Best anime I watched i a while. Definitely had to watch it 4 times to untangle the story . Maybe manga fans could watch it once ??

[@chasehedges6775]

Your content is awesome

[@UnleashTheGhouls]

Your comments are awesome, Chase!

[@hammiranda]

The Pianist episode was definitely the best one.

[@marcodontplay]

I typically should be turned off by a robot themed anime series but Pluto is so damn good. I was hooked, almost like I was watching a movie. This is gonna be a hidden gem in years to come

[@joninosaka]

This was like a cross between Blade Runner and Watchmen. Unfortunately the ending for Pluto never quite lives up to its predecessors which both had significant revelations. The finale for Pluto feels fairly anti-climactic, generic and pedestrian when you consider how vast and complicated the rest of the series was.

[@Dionaea_floridensis]

That's an amazing accent

[@UnleashTheGhouls]

Why thank you! North East England if you're curious

[@DragonD_Dojima]

2nd best Urasawa work for me behind Monster

[@sonofkami]

I've just finished it it's really good