Pluto Vol. 01

Pluto Vol. 01

Who Killed Astro Boy?

In an ideal world where man and robots coexist, someone or something is after the seven great robots of the world. Interpol assigns robot detective Gesicht to this most strange and complex case–and he eventually discovers that he is one of the targets!

In an ideal world where man and robots coexist, someone or something has destroyed the powerful Swiss robot Mont Blanc. Elsewhere a key figure in a robot rights group is murdered. The two incidents appear to be unrelated…except for one very conspicuous clue – the bodies of both victims have been fashioned into some sort of bizarre collage complete with makeshift horns placed by the victims’ heads. Interpol assigns robot detective Gesicht to this most strange and complex case – and he eventually discovers that he too, as one of the seven great robots of the world, is one of the targets.

Biographical Notes:

Naoki Urasawa is best known for being the author & artist of Pluto, Billy Bat, Monster, 21st Century Boys, and 20th Century Boys. He has received the Shogakukan Manga Award three times, the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize twice, and the Kodansha Manga Award once. In 2008, the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, Junot Diaz praised Monster and added that “Urasawa is a national treasure of Japan.”

Takashi Nagasaki is a manga editor, author, and producer, best known for his collaborations with Naoki Urasawa. He is best known for being the cg director of Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror and The Sky Crawlers.

Quotes / Reviews:

“The manga Pluto is one of the best robot stories ever told.”

“Naoki Urasawa’s work is a masterpiece.”

“Naoki Urasawa has a knack for turning simple ideas into sprawling manga epics.” – Karen Han, Polygon

More details on Naoki Urasawa & Takashi Nagasaki:

Naoki Urasawa’s Twitter page

More works by Naoki Urasawa

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