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This was such a funny, fully self aware, gem of a story. I really wish it was longer!!! The author had the chance to really milk out the story a bit more, but I think they wanted to cut to the chase by the end.

Every single chapter is a meme and the main pair, despite being unserious for the majority of the chapters, are actually really cute together. If you down for a charismatic female lead and an OP pretty boy this is the place to be. But they're not the only reason you should read this manhwa. As usual I had a huge ... case of second lead syndrome with Dahyeob who essentially becomes the main focal point of the story towards the end. I enjoyed his goofy yet straight shooter personality, and I'm a big fan of character development.

The art is good, the story moves quick, and the characters are the highlight.

Surprisingly for a book as explicit and proactive as this it really is a good read. The characters are well developed, the drama is there, and there are plenty of HOT scenes.

But at the same time the author surprisingly does a lot to almost teach the reader about mature and logical ways to think about the sex industry. Although it seems like a cute lil story about male strippers the author does their due diligence into addressing modern attitudes to both male and female sexuality, and the relationships of those both in and around sex workers.

I love the main couple together, at the moment ... only up to season 2 has been released and there are some turbulent waters. But nonetheless I'm hopeful they'll stick it out 🥲 (despite some ominous premonitions)

In terms of story this manga actively tries to subvert common shonen tropes actively leaving readers on edge. When characters start dying you think it starts to go down the death game trope and everyone is going to mindlessly be killed off, but it doesn't. Almost every death has a meaning. On the other hand you think characters will start to defy logic and somehow still be alive suffering mortal wounds, but they don't. At some point you're afraid of it falling prey to power scaling, but the author puts systems in place to prevent that showing how logical and calculated the characters have to ... be to creatively reach their goal. The overall worldbuilding is logical in its setting (the context and culture) yet illogical in nature. At the same time nothing is static and characters, motivation, and the reader's understanding of the world keeps changing. Throughout the story there is a really fine balance, yet it still draws the reader in.

The art is really good in driving the characters and story. Its not the best I've ever seen, but I was really blown away by the character design of the non human creatures and the world itself.

This manga is a solid read with no wasted chapters or fillers. Only reason why I gave it a 9, is because I like comedy and there wasn't a lot of laughs (which is to be expected haha).

Without a doubt Pluto is a very beautifully produced anime with a moving storyline and wonderful character building... But is it the anime for you?

Yes, it's based off of astro boy, yes, it's about humans, robots and what it means to be alive. But at the heart of it, it's a commentary on War (which makes sense considering it's roots).

I really loved the beginning, the world building and characters things were really moving and shaking. But the pacing stalled, and the episodes were long. It became really hyperfixated on the themes it was trying to convey. If you like that sort of thing, moral ... questioning and characterizing human emotion this may be the anime for you. However it's not so much of my cup of tea, hence the lower rating.