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ilariasroom's review against another edition
5.0
cried. urasawa and children are a heart wrenching mix i knew this was going to happen. epsilon and his kids you will always be so so so so so dear to me.
ladyk2387's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
thisotherbookaccount's review against another edition
2.0
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[I’ve decided to post the reviews of the final three books at the same time]
Instead of telling you what happened in this volume of Urasawa’s ‘acclaimed’ manga series, I want to tell you about an experiment I did recently.
For the longest time, I was on a hunt for a good manga or anime. I grew up with them, but discovered, in my adult years, that most of them weren’t actually all that good. Every manga/anime series that I have ever read were based on tired, overused tropes, with endings that dive head first into a dumpster fire. Still, the allure was there, so the hunt never ceased.
Recently, Fullmetal Alchemist — both versions — became available on Netflix. It’s often been called the greatest anime of all time. So, with time on my hands, I watched all 64 episodes of this supposedly ‘greatest anime of all time’ over the course of a few weeks.
The verdict? Not great. It’s better than most, but it’s painfully average at best. Characters follow the same note from beginning to end, the oft praised ‘magic system’ is actually nonsensical if you spend just five seconds thinking about it and the writing/plotting is just lazy. Greatest anime of all time? This ain’t it, chief.
Pluto by Naoki Urasawa is like that.
Volume 7 is full of nonsensical, technobabble you know the author pulled out of his ass. A robot that can SENSE a grieving person halfway across the city? Sure. A catatonic robot programmed with billons of human personalities that can only be woken up by introducing ‘anger’ and ‘hate’ — sure, whatever. Each of the seven books thus far introduces a character, barely builds him up as one, only to kill him off at the very end in a flashy fight in the sky. Rinse and repeat. Meanwhile, we are none the wiser with regard to the central mystery.
Who is Pluto? Who is Bora? Who is Abdullah? What does he want?
Who cares.
[I’ve decided to post the reviews of the final three books at the same time]
Instead of telling you what happened in this volume of Urasawa’s ‘acclaimed’ manga series, I want to tell you about an experiment I did recently.
For the longest time, I was on a hunt for a good manga or anime. I grew up with them, but discovered, in my adult years, that most of them weren’t actually all that good. Every manga/anime series that I have ever read were based on tired, overused tropes, with endings that dive head first into a dumpster fire. Still, the allure was there, so the hunt never ceased.
Recently, Fullmetal Alchemist — both versions — became available on Netflix. It’s often been called the greatest anime of all time. So, with time on my hands, I watched all 64 episodes of this supposedly ‘greatest anime of all time’ over the course of a few weeks.
The verdict? Not great. It’s better than most, but it’s painfully average at best. Characters follow the same note from beginning to end, the oft praised ‘magic system’ is actually nonsensical if you spend just five seconds thinking about it and the writing/plotting is just lazy. Greatest anime of all time? This ain’t it, chief.
Pluto by Naoki Urasawa is like that.
Volume 7 is full of nonsensical, technobabble you know the author pulled out of his ass. A robot that can SENSE a grieving person halfway across the city? Sure. A catatonic robot programmed with billons of human personalities that can only be woken up by introducing ‘anger’ and ‘hate’ — sure, whatever. Each of the seven books thus far introduces a character, barely builds him up as one, only to kill him off at the very end in a flashy fight in the sky. Rinse and repeat. Meanwhile, we are none the wiser with regard to the central mystery.
Who is Pluto? Who is Bora? Who is Abdullah? What does he want?
Who cares.
deepfreezebatman's review against another edition
5.0
only one volume left! Loving every page so far... I'll be sad when it's over :(
Also, I know I'm not a hardcore Astro Boy fan.. but am I the only one who was surprised to find out Epsilon wasn't a chick?
Also, I know I'm not a hardcore Astro Boy fan.. but am I the only one who was surprised to find out Epsilon wasn't a chick?
bombastic_sideeye's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
angelsbutchery's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
noahkoala's review against another edition
4.25
"The giant poured a river of fire and mountains of ice came out from the ground...the giant made lots of rain fall and created massive floods...the giant ate the fire...the giant ate the ice...the giant drank the water...and then he ate the earth whole."