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A review by lilmatt050
Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 7 by Osamu Tezuka, Takashi Nagasaki, Naoki Urasawa
5.0
WHAAAAAAAAT? All the super robots dies? How do I unpack that for the final volume? It is incredible that Naoki Urasawa does take risks and I hope it pays off in the end! I do have to make a disclaimer that one robot gets resurrected, odds are you may easily connect the dots as to who but just know it is no longer the same robot. These robot deaths has such a melancholy overtone that Urasawa has truly hone the craft and causing the reader to feel empathy for these robots and raises the question about A.I. technology and the future that lies ahead in our world.
I do have to admit that I kept confusing Epsilon as a woman when in fact it is supposed to be designed as a Male. It definitely brought up queer readings for me especially the role that he plays as a nurturer to homeless children and seeks peace instead of war. It is for that sole reason that the interactions Epsilon has with Pluto enables the readers to get insight into the monster and a window of opportunity for our ultimate hero to penetrate the chaos that this monster is creating.
If I have not mentioned it before then I will now that the illustrations is marvelous and astounding. It is one of the reasons that if this compelling narrative story turns into garbage, the illustrations is one of the reasons why it saves it and the fact that they tease us with color in the beginning of each manga is a reason why I wish mangas could be colorized. I have no issues with black and white but color changes the impact of the story and the connection between the reader and creator. I cannot believe I am reaching the conclusion of this epic manga series and I have no clue how this is going to end!!
I do have to admit that I kept confusing Epsilon as a woman when in fact it is supposed to be designed as a Male. It definitely brought up queer readings for me especially the role that he plays as a nurturer to homeless children and seeks peace instead of war. It is for that sole reason that the interactions Epsilon has with Pluto enables the readers to get insight into the monster and a window of opportunity for our ultimate hero to penetrate the chaos that this monster is creating.
If I have not mentioned it before then I will now that the illustrations is marvelous and astounding. It is one of the reasons that if this compelling narrative story turns into garbage, the illustrations is one of the reasons why it saves it and the fact that they tease us with color in the beginning of each manga is a reason why I wish mangas could be colorized. I have no issues with black and white but color changes the impact of the story and the connection between the reader and creator. I cannot believe I am reaching the conclusion of this epic manga series and I have no clue how this is going to end!!