2023-11-03, 18:06 | Link #81 |
Kana Hanazawa ♥
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: France
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I'm sometimes scared at how bad my memory is. Watching the first two episodes, I realized I remember pretty much nothing from the manga... but the good thing is that I get to experience it for the first time all over again!
These episodes were fantastic. It's like Monster set in Astro Boy's universe.
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2023-11-06, 10:12 | Link #83 |
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Join Date: Nov 2012
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Got to episode 5. It feels like a mix between Astroboy and Ghost in the Shell. Urusawa's designs seem like a similar style Tezuka used to pull as there is a bluehaired Johan from Monster with the same voice
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2023-11-06, 19:36 | Link #84 |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kyoto, Japan
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Yes, the studio vibe as such here is very Production I.G. for me. I mean, if I were watching it without knowing that would have been my guess over, say, vintage Madhouse (which would be more expected).
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2023-11-06, 19:50 | Link #85 |
Kana Hanazawa ♥
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: France
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Finished it. It's a masterpiece.
The animation was perhaps not the best, but the pacing, voice acting, and music were perfect. And the writing is of course incredible, even if there are several elements that require suspension of disbelief. Pluto feels like a product of its time with the obvious parallels to the war in Irak, yet at the same time its themes remain timeless. Very curious to know what Fubram thought of the rest of the story. I'd personally rank Epsilon's story above North 2's. And Gesicht's several levels above that. I was confused at first, but then I realized you're talking about the English dub. Funny they got the same person.
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2023-11-07, 10:17 | Link #87 |
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Age: 74
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That Dr. Tenma is the creator of Astro Boy ("Atom") and appears in Tezuka's original work. (I just started watching the colored remake of Tetsuwan Atom from 1980.) I wonder if Urasawa borrowed the name for his character in Monster.
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2024-04-23, 08:52 | Link #93 |
You're Hot, Cupcake
Join Date: Aug 2008
Age: 43
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I finally gave the first ep of Pluto a watch through. I didn't think it was bad - but it didn't gel with me. Something just felt off about it all for me. It didn't invoke the mystique or nuance of other Urusawa titles. In some ways, it almost felt sterile. I felt next to nothing for the hour I watched it.
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2024-04-29, 18:24 | Link #96 | |
is this so?
Join Date: Mar 2007
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I still re-watch episodes of the 2003 version to this day. Still entertaining. 2003 version does have drama in small amounts, but it's the level I can tolerate. overall, it's an experience I enjoyed. Astroboy 2003 is bright and full of hope. ___________ while I could not stomach even one episode of this Netflix Pluto. So boring I could fall asleep. I really dislike anime that try to put so much drama on the table. tried episode 1 of Netflix Pluto out of curiosity. Quickly realized it's not to my taste. Very easy drop on episode 1.
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is this so?
Join Date: Mar 2007
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glad this is cleared up now. So you were talking about the 2003 Pluto manga.
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