The eagerly awaited Anime Expo 2023 presentation unveiled important details about PLUTO Anime, a Netflix Original Net Animation.
PLUTO is Naoki Urasawa’s seinen manga that reconsiders Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy shonen series in a futuristic world where robots coexist alongside humans.
Gesicht, a German robot with a human appearance that works as an inspector for Europol, attempts to investigate a mysterious string of robot and human fatalities worldwide in the storyline.
Urasawa used the same backdrop to create a darker and more sophisticated plot, which will now be animated by Studio M2, with production handled by GENCO and Makoto Tezuka, Osamu Tezuka’s son, managing the project. From October 26, 2023, the PLUTO Anime will be accessible on Netflix.
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PLUTO Anime Release Date Revealed At Anime Expo 2023 With Brand New Trailer!
The official teaser trailer for Netflix’s PLUTO Anime, which runs less than two minutes, gives fans an idea of how Urasawa’s fantastic seinen manga will be translated.
The graphics are undoubtedly impressive, as the trailer opens with an Inspector Gesicht being notified of two murders. The killings occurred in several countries, with the first victim being a Swiss robot and the second being a German man called Bernard Lanke.
As “horns” were found on both bodies, Gesicht began to suspect that the same person perpetrated the two murders.
The Europol agent is perplexed about how a human could demolish the robust body of Mont Blanc, the robot that became the first victim of the flow of homicides.
However, he believes no robot could ever be held responsible because humans did not build robots to do that function.
The trailer reveals other significant characters from the franchise, such as North No. 2, Atom, and Uran. It is hinted that the distinction between people and robots is becoming increasingly blurred, to the point that either can be confused with the other. In the middle of this, Gesicht wonders how far evolution may go.
In a shocking revelation, the investigator realizes that the killer of the serial killings may be a robot. Soon after, the PLUTO Anime series logo emerges, followed by multiple fast-paced action sequences.
In the teaser’s closing scene, a stunned Gesicht acknowledges that he can’t tell the difference between a person and a robot.
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The Japanese cast members of PLUTO are:
Shinshū Fuji as Gesicht
Hidenobu Kiuchi as Brando
Rikiya Koyama as Hercules
Mamoru Miyano as Epsilon
Toshihiko Seki as Pluto
Yōko Hikasa as Atom
Minori Suzuki as Uran
Hiroki Yasumoto as Mont blanc
Kōichi Yamadera as North No.2
The series sends a message against war, emphasizing that achieving peace is the best way to end misery among all parties involved.
Urasawa expects that the PLUTO Anime will win people’s hearts and allow Osamu Tezuka’s peace message to reach the entire world.
