In a distant future where sentient humanoid robots pass for human, someone or some thing is out to destroy the seven great robots of the world. Europol's top detective Gesicht is assigned to investigate these mysterious robot serial murders--the only catch is that he himself is one of the seven targets.
Urasawa's thriller "Monster" was such a strong hit in both Japan and North America, with its combination of action, adventure, ethical dilemmas, and truly evil characters, that I figured any new book from Urasawa would be worth checking out. Now that I've read the first volume of "Pluto" I'm changing "worth checking out" to "absolutely must be read." Viz is about to also start releasing Urasawa's "20th Century Boys" manga in English, and now I know what I'll need to buy, pronto. If "Pluto" doesn't rack up award nominations next year, I will be genuinely perplexed. Remember my prediction this time next year, because "Pluto" is just that good. Read Full Review
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