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4.39 AVERAGE
4.39 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
“Six more. The world’s most advanced robots, created with mankind’s greatest technologies. The robots that could be used as weapons of mass destruction. . . Including yourself.”
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No cause this grabbed me from the very beginning and refused to let go.........The art style is not only gorgeous and expressive but the STORY.........GD LIKE I WAS FULLY BAWLING OVER NORTH #2 I CRIED HARDER THAN IVE CRIED FOR A LOT OF MEDIA THIS SHIT IS SO WELL EXECUTED IM DEEPLY UNWOUND
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence
An interesting, somewhat touching, a bit too sprawling revamp of Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy.
I'm not a huge follower of manga, but a lot of my students are. This will be a great science fiction book for reluctant readers. It was actually an interesting premise, I may decide to read some more of this series.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A quick, great read. I really enjoy crime dramas and this one is a delicious mix of sci-fi and crime. I love North No. 2 OKAY. I'm anxious to get my hands on the next volumes.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My rating applies to this series a whole.
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Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: A Gritty Reboot That Doesn't Suck.
If I was to compare this to anything, I would compare it to Watchmen, in that it takes a beloved, classic concept (in the case of Watchmen, superheroes, and in the case of Pluto, robots and superheroes) and places it in a more realistic, adult setting. But unlike Watchmen, which ends up deconstructing that concept and ultimately blasting it to pieces, Pluto celebrates it. For all of the horror and tragedy that happens in this story, it stays true to what Astro Boy has always been about: hope in the face of despair, the true nature of humanity, and compassion triumphing over hatred. It may sound corny, but it's just as true and necessary now as it was when Osamu Tezuka first set pen to paper.
And as an added bonus, Pluto is a story that can be read and enjoyed entirely on it's own. You don't need to read and/or watch Astro Boy before reading this.
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Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: A Gritty Reboot That Doesn't Suck.
If I was to compare this to anything, I would compare it to Watchmen, in that it takes a beloved, classic concept (in the case of Watchmen, superheroes, and in the case of Pluto, robots and superheroes) and places it in a more realistic, adult setting. But unlike Watchmen, which ends up deconstructing that concept and ultimately blasting it to pieces, Pluto celebrates it. For all of the horror and tragedy that happens in this story, it stays true to what Astro Boy has always been about: hope in the face of despair, the true nature of humanity, and compassion triumphing over hatred. It may sound corny, but it's just as true and necessary now as it was when Osamu Tezuka first set pen to paper.
And as an added bonus, Pluto is a story that can be read and enjoyed entirely on it's own. You don't need to read and/or watch Astro Boy before reading this.
I enjoyed this very much. Not your typical robot police procedural.
I was wonderfully pleasantly surprised by this. I didn't know much about this but found a series of really touching stories about robotics which gave them real humanity. Really highly recommended.
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes