Pluto Trailer Previews Netflix Anime Adaptation

Netflix has shared the official trailer for anime adaptation Pluto, premiering on the streaming service on October 26, 2023. Pluto is based on the critically-acclaimed manga of the same name.

Pluto is set in a neo-futuristic world where humans and high-performance robots coexist in a fragile harmony.

Pluto Trailer Previews Netflix Anime Adaptation

The original manga by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki is based on Osamu Tezuka’s iconic Astro Boy: The Greatest Robot on Earth arc from 1964, and won hearts and accolades around the world, including the prestigious Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

A stage adaptation, which debuted in 2015 and returned by popular demand in 2018, toured Japan and Europe, further solidifying its cultural significance.

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Marking 60 years since Japan’s first-ever TV animation Astro Boy, Pluto is helmed by Masao Maruyama, a member of the original Astro Boy production team and founder of renowned studio MAPPA.

In the trailer, viewers are also introduced to Gesicht, a detective robot struggling with his identity as a “murderous machine” as well as North #2, a robot moved by the power of music, and Uran, a robot expressing empathy for others. The contrast between intense action sequences and poignant dialogue reflects the emotional depth of Pluto and heightens expectations for this heart-wrenching story.

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The key art reveals the appearance of Pluto, an extremely powerful robot, for the first time, raising questions over his true purpose and how it will unfold in the main storyline.

Expressive images of beloved characters such as Atom, Uran, Dr. Ochanomizu, and Dr. Tenma provide a fresh perspective, offering a glimpse into the intriguing beginnings of a suspenseful story that begin with a murder scene devoid of human traces.

In a world where humans and robots coexist, Europol detective Gesicht is on the case when a string of powerful robots are destroyed, leading him to believe that the culprit is targeting the most advanced robots in the world – including himself.

But things take a shocking turn when key humans involved in robot law start getting killed off one by one, and there’s no clear sign of a perpetrator at the murder scenes. As Gesicht investigates, he meets the highly advanced robot Atom, whose emotions and AI leave him questioning his own identity.

Together, they uncover a dark plot that could spell the end of the world as they know it. But with the clock ticking, can they stop the greatest evil in history before it’s too late?

The producer is Takashi Nagasaki, the creative supervisor is Macoto Tezka, and the executive producers are Masao Maruyama, Taro Maki, and Yuji Yamamoto. The director is Toshio Kawaguchi.

The Japanese voice cast includes Shinshu Fuji as Gesicht, Yoko Hikasa as Atom, Minori Suzuki as Uran, Hiroki Yasumoto and Montblanc, Koichi Yamadera as North #2, Hidenobu Kiuchi as Brando, and Rikiya Koyama as Hercules.

The cast is rounded out by Mamoru Miyano as Epsilon, Toshihiko Seki as Pluto, Toshio Furukawa as Dr. Ochanomizu, Eizou Tsuda as Dr. Tenma, Romi Park as Helena, Michio Hazama as Duncan, and Hideyuki Tanaka as Brau-1589.

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