In a world where humans and robots coexist, Gesicht, a robotic Europol detective, investigates a series of murders targeting some of the most powerful robots on Earth as well as humans connected to them. Each crime scene bears the same strange signature, suggesting that an enemy capable of challenging the fundamental rules of robotics is at work. As his investigation progresses, Gesicht discovers that the killings are connected to a past war, deeply buried traumas, and a mysterious entity known as Pluto, while the boundary between human emotions and artificial consciousness becomes increasingly difficult to define.
Manga
2003
Drama
Crime
Mystery
War
Post-apocalyptic
Cyberpunk
Philosophy
Seinen
Mecha
Political
Pluto
PLUTO
- Kana Publisher
- Naoki Urasawa Writer
- Naoki Urasawa Artist
- Makoto Tezuka Writer
- Takashi Nagasaki Writer
Details
- Type
- Manga
- Release
- 2003-09-09 — 2009
- Original title
- PLUTO
- Countries
- JP
- Genres
- Drama, Crime, Mystery, War, Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Philosophy, Seinen, Mecha, Political
- Volumes
- 8
- Status
- Completed
Synopsis
Pluto
Volumes
Volumes (8)
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Volume 1
In a futuristic world where robots live like humans, mysterious crimes follow each other. Famous robots and researchers are murdered under very strange circumstances. All the victims are found with a horn-shaped ornament on their heads. Gesicht, a robot inspector, is in charge of the case. He discovers that the victims are veterans of the last conflict in Central Asia, and that the robots targeted are the seven most powerful robots on the planet, of which he himself is a part! Inspector Gesicht then goes to meet the people and robots threatened to try to protect them from danger.
Volume 2
The police forces are in turmoil: a new victim has been found. This time, he is a lawyer who is one of the initiators of the international law on robot rights and everything suggests that before dying he was going to contact Professor Ochanomizu of the Ministry of Science. Meanwhile, Inspector Gesicht who continues his tour of the most powerful robots on the planet, meets a robot with the appearance of a little boy? who, Gesicht guesses him right away, is much more sophisticated than he is himself. He calls himself Astro.
Volume 3
Astro, Mont-blanc, North 2, Brando, Hercule, Epsilon, and finally Gesicht! The most powerful and fantastic robots in the world are gripped by genuine terror! In a society where robots and humans coexist, murders and destructions follow one after another but who is the criminal? And what is their objective?! With the appearance of the king of hell, this science fiction suspense takes on another dimension!!
Volume 4
The world's strongest robots are destroyed one after another. Former members of the Bora Commission are also victims of attacks. The case is shrouded in mystery! Could it be Astro's creator, Professor Tenma, who holds the key to the enigma? A suspenseful S.F. story that is explosive!!
Volume 5
During his investigation into a series of robot murders, Inspector-Robot Gesicht discovers that a feeling of hatred between men and robots seems to be at the origin of the case. As for him, he will soon reveal his appalling memories.
Volume 6
In a futuristic world where robots are associated with humans, a series of mysterious crimes is perpetrated. Famous robots and researchers are murdered in strange circumstances: each victim wears a horn-shaped ornament on his head. Gesicht, a Europol-owned robot inspector is in charge of the investigation! When the already cult Naoki Urasawa attacks a story signed Osamu Tezuka, what a shock of the Titans!
Volume 7
Among the seven strongest robots in the world, six have already been destroyed by Pluto... ! Only Epsilon remains! A non-combatant, generous, and good robot who refused to perform his military service and now takes care of war orphans. And it is he who heads to the battlefield! Capable of manipulating solar energy at will, he turns out to be Pluto's most formidable adversary.
Volume 8
Astro's awakening is still top secret. No one knows if he is still perfectly operational, no one knows why he woke up with a mathematical formula in his mind. The formula for an anti-proton bomb that could destroy the world. Professor Ochanomizu learns that his colleague Tenma inserted Gesicht's memory card into Astro. Only a strong emotion could have awakened him. And the last emotion recorded by Gesicht was hatred... In Tokyo City, the end of the world is near.
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