Comments on: Danielle Leigh’s Reading Diary — Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka vol 1-3

By: Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:21:32 +0000

However, when Atom, the robot who looks and appears like any other little boy, is told about the one robot who has known to have defied the robot laws and killed a human being, he wonders if it is not actually human to kill, as well. Whether or not Urasawa ever attempts to answer Atom’s chilling question, he certainly isn’t afraid to raise it and build an entire comic around all the moral ambiguity it implies about the human condition.

This is extremely well said. What a great review! I am glad I can read it now.

By: Danielle Leigh

Danielle Leigh — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:34:10 +0000

Seriously, you can’t go wrong with either 20th Century Boys or Monster. Monster is completely out now (at 18 volumes) while the first two volumes of 20th Century Boys have been released. Have at them!

By: J.M.

J.M. — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:08:02 +0000

I’m trying my damnedest to savor this series, but every new book that comes out gets devoured…instantly. Of Urasawa’s other series, which one should I start next?

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By: JimYung

JimYung — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:56:10 +0000

Based on your advice, I decided to pull out volume 3 of the DH collection and reread it. That was a pretty good story. I didn’t think I’d have any sympathy for Pluto but by the end, Tezuka made me a convert. I had to laugh when reading it though when I thought of Urasawa having Astro’s sister putting stickers on the current Pluto!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:38:56 +0000

Yay, I’m so glad you like it. I think that reading the Astro Boy story first helps because you can really appreciate how Urasawa has improved/updated the original story and characters, and it doesn’t really spoil things, since Urasawa, while, perhaps, keeping the same fundamental structure, has added many humanizing elements to the story.

By: JimYung

JimYung — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:30:33 +0000

I love this series! I hope it gets enough support so that Viz will publish it on a timely schedule. Monster was so fantastic that I’m sold on anything Urasawa does. 20th Century Boys is very well structured too and easy to read considering how it jumps back and forth in time.

I know Pluto is based on an old Astro Boy story so I’ve been tempted to go back and find that story to read but I don’t want to spoil this series!

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:01:37 +0000

Total agreement here. Pluto and 20th Century Boy single-handedly brought me back into manga.

By: Andrew Collins

Andrew Collins — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:38:01 +0000

Nice review. And I’m in total agreement. This is an AMAZING manga. I can’t wait for volume 3 to come out next week. I’ve been critical of VIZ at times in the past, but I appreciate the full treatment they’re giving both Pluto and 20th Century Boys, not to mention the super nice bi-monthly schedules…