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Dec 10, 2009 5:58 PM
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It's been forever since I've seen Astro Boy, it'll be hard to pick up comparisons but I really wnjoyed the first chapter. I love robot human relations. I thought the idea of robot marriage was very 'Tezukaesqe' and I do agree, what's up with drinking tea?!

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Jan 17, 2010 5:24 PM
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This looks interesting. I don't like robot-human relations, but this looks promising...
Feb 12, 2011 1:04 AM
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Whoa, I didn't think the main character was a Robot...

I think I'm going to enjoy this manga, it seems very interesting.
Sep 1, 2011 1:24 PM
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yeah my mind totally expanded knowing how the characters are part robot and human. Robots trying to be like humans interesting indeed..

Behold of my awesomeness~
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But my feels.
Dec 1, 2013 5:28 PM
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i did kind of chuckle at the scene where he tells the robot her husband died

Immahnoob said:
Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

tokiyashiro said:

Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

Oct 24, 2014 3:21 PM
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>I'm a robot
>Possessed by a demon

Not sure yet on exactly the direction of this series but I love the premise so far. Artwork is decent too and the story is thought provoking.
Apr 26, 2015 10:48 AM
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Brilliant. But that is to be expected of Naoki Urasawa.
"Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii

There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov

Mar 22, 2016 10:34 PM
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Didn't expect the MC to actually be a robot.

Last line was intense!
Nov 29, 2016 11:06 PM
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🥊 CHAMPION 🥊

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First episode, first surprise, Geistch is a robot O_o Police robot!!!
Jun 3, 2017 9:05 PM

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I see even robots have spouses in this manga, very interesting.
"At some point, I stopped hoping."
Apr 30, 2018 1:23 PM

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THE HYPE. THE HYPE IS VERY REAL.



So many shocking things in the first chapters itself. It is gonna be tough to go through every next chapter without gushing about it. I never expected that the hero himself was a robot. And when he broke the news to the robot, whoa. There was just so much emotional impact even when the robot appeared to show none.

I haven't read Astro boy, only barely familiar with it, so it was surprising when the author of Monster decide to write an adaptation of it. I have the deepest utmost respect for him. I wish to be able to pull that off like him someday.

Also, looks like he is fond of German too. Nice first chapter, immediately putting us on the stuff.

Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate.


I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was bound to lead me to a slow death.


Nov 22, 2019 3:41 AM

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Great opening chapter. I wonder how much this is similar to Astro Boy. I haven't read it, but I'm familiar with Tezuka's "Phoenix", and the maid robot here looks like a tribute to one of Tezuka's recurring robot characters, Robita.
Nov 15, 2020 11:14 PM

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Was Detroit: Become Human inspired by this? This is pretty much the exact plot
Apr 22, 2021 2:45 PM

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robots marriage and the robot law to not kill humans, interesting so far

the murdered human and robot might have horns to say they are devils eh

while our detective robot says the killer might be possessed by the devil
May 28, 2022 5:30 PM
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Compelling introduction to the mystery and atmosphere of Pluto. The first few colorized pages are fiery. I can almost feel heat emitting from the smoky forest and flaming backgrounds.
After the murder scene of Montblanc, everything feels lifeless and empty. I would assume that this is purposeful. The chapter is mostly from the point of view of Gesicht, who is an android after all. Having recently watched Monster, I am inclined to assume every aesthetic choice, every panel, every facial expression, and every word is intentional.
The scene near the end of the chapter where Gesicht informs the robot wife of her husband's death is poignant... what little expression she has - the faint bubbles that briefly emerge - is extremely evocative of her ability to grieve. Obviously she is an older or simpler model, apparent by her clunky design, yet, there is a blear sadness and love within her circuitry in the way she chooses to keep the memories of her husband rather than accept Gesicht's offer to wipe them.

I'm one chapter in and already Pluto is extremely provocative. It would not surprise me if someone made an hour long analysis of this chapter alone. There is so much nonverbal storytelling and the dialogue has already provided me food for thought. I'm guessing that by the end of the series, I will not only contemplate my own consciousness, but that of the world around me.
Feb 19, 2023 6:39 PM
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I decided to read this manga since there's an anime adaptation coming out in a few months, I'm enjoying it so far! 
Oct 19, 2023 9:51 AM

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I've been planning to read this for a long time, but since the anime is going to be released in a few days I finally decided to start it. The first chapter is already amazing. I love "The Greatest Robot on Earth" chapter from Astro Boy so I'm sure that this will be great as well.
Dec 9, 2023 9:23 AM

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After finishing the anime, now its time to read this!

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