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lyrafay12's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
5.0
ladyk2387's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
themtj's review against another edition
4.0
Another near-perfect volume in a story that just keeps getting better. Questioning memory and the nature of humanity while still pressing on with a great detective story!
thisotherbookaccount's review against another edition
4.0
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The second volume in Naoki Urasawa’s acclaimed Pluto series continues to be a breath of fresh air in a genre that’s saturated with tiresome, juvenile tropes.
In this volume, Urasawa introduces the possibility of robotic evolution — that is, robots becoming so similar to their human counterparts that they begin to develop very human emotions, such as excitement, empathy and guilt — even hate. As mentioned in the previous review, Pluto has several very obvious homages to Isaac Asimov’s monumental Robots series. While similar themes have already been explored in his books (I have read a few, as you can see above), Asimov’s books also tend to be more idea driven, which means that they sometimes fall short in the plot and story departments — but not here. By transposing the same themes to the comic book medium, Urasawa continues to showcase his storytelling capabilities. The art, too, feels cinematic, as if they were storyboards for an animated TV show or film.
I am particularly excited about where the story is headed as well. The central murder mystery now hints at a larger global conspiracy, and we discover that the memories of our robot protagonist are not as infallible after all (hinted at in the first volume).
The second volume in Naoki Urasawa’s acclaimed Pluto series continues to be a breath of fresh air in a genre that’s saturated with tiresome, juvenile tropes.
In this volume, Urasawa introduces the possibility of robotic evolution — that is, robots becoming so similar to their human counterparts that they begin to develop very human emotions, such as excitement, empathy and guilt — even hate. As mentioned in the previous review, Pluto has several very obvious homages to Isaac Asimov’s monumental Robots series. While similar themes have already been explored in his books (I have read a few, as you can see above), Asimov’s books also tend to be more idea driven, which means that they sometimes fall short in the plot and story departments — but not here. By transposing the same themes to the comic book medium, Urasawa continues to showcase his storytelling capabilities. The art, too, feels cinematic, as if they were storyboards for an animated TV show or film.
I am particularly excited about where the story is headed as well. The central murder mystery now hints at a larger global conspiracy, and we discover that the memories of our robot protagonist are not as infallible after all (hinted at in the first volume).
kier_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.5
deepfreezebatman's review against another edition
5.0
This series continues to kick ass. Read this now! Rock demands it!!
pine_wulf's review against another edition
4.0
The story definitely picks up some steam in this volume. I'm getting pretty into it.
pustulio's review against another edition
5.0
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