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8 Episodes
S1 E1 - Episode 1
S1 E2 - Episode 2
S1 E3 - Episode 3
S1 E4 - Episode 4
S1 E5 - Episode 5
S1 E6 - Episode 6
S1 E7 - Episode 7
S1 E8 - Episode 8
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Synopsis
A top robot detective is assigned to investigate the targeting of the seven most highly advanced robots
In a world in which robots and humans live peacefully side by side, robot detective Gesicht begins investigating a series of murders that appear to be interconnected. As he goes deeper, Gesicht discovers that the deaths point to the targeting of the seven most highly developed robots, who are capable of both great good and great evil.
What to know
The Father of Manga’s original story is adapted into a Netflix anime series
Pluto Season 1 is the first season in the anime series produced by Genco and animated by M2Studio for Netflix. The series is based on Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki’s award-winning manga series of the same title. The manga is itself based on the ‘Father of Manga’ Tezuka’s Astro Boy story arc, ‘The Greatest Robot on Earth’.
The voice cast for the Pluto anime series includes Shinshu Fuji as Gesicht, the top Europol robot detective investigating the murders. Yoko Hikasa joins as a highly intelligent robot boy called Atom, and Minori Suzuki plays Atom’s sister, Uran.
Production News
- June 14, 2017
- The Genco production company reveal at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival that they are working on a Pluto anime series based on Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki’s manga. (Source: Anime News Network)
- May 29, 2022
- The founder of M2Studio, Masao Maruyama, replies to a question on Twitter about Pluto’s development status, confirming that production is underway. (Source: Crunchyroll)
- February 14, 2023
- The Japanese media publisher Shogakukan publish a list that includes Pluto as an anime series set to appear on Netflix in 2023. (Source: Anime News Network)
- October 3, 2023
- A trailer for the Pluto Season 1 is released, setting the scene for rising tensions reaching boiling point between robots and humans. (Source: Collider)
- October 26, 2023
- Pluto Season 1 premieres on Netflix.
