Comments on: Pluto Volumes 1 & 2 – Naoki Urasawa (2009): Review http://timmaughanbooks.com/2009/10/04/pluto-volumes-1-2-naoki-urasawa-2009-review/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed anime - manga - sci-fi - art Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:01:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: Ryan http://timmaughanbooks.com/2009/10/04/pluto-volumes-1-2-naoki-urasawa-2009-review/#comment-1588 Ryan Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:56:44 +0000 http://timmaughanbooks.com/?p=747#comment-1588 Another smashing review, on what seems to be yet another colossal series from Urasawa. The themes in this helping of robotic goodness, seems, like you say, to be similar to that which has been explored a million times before, but even so, the way you have described Pluto seems to suggest that this is something more invigorating and rewarding than your I, Robot conundrum.. So, that's yet another book, due to one of your reviews, that has been added to the list. Maybe to save time I should just write down the ones I don't want instead.. Another smashing review, on what seems to be yet another colossal series from Urasawa. The themes in this helping of robotic goodness, seems, like you say, to be similar to that which has been explored a million times before, but even so, the way you have described Pluto seems to suggest that this is something more invigorating and rewarding than your I, Robot conundrum..

So, that’s yet another book, due to one of your reviews, that has been added to the list. Maybe to save time I should just write down the ones I don’t want instead..

]]> By: tim http://timmaughanbooks.com/2009/10/04/pluto-volumes-1-2-naoki-urasawa-2009-review/#comment-1471 tim Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:34:58 +0000 http://timmaughanbooks.com/?p=747#comment-1471 Hi Jixiong -glad you are enjoying the site - thanks! I did know that Astro is the English translation for Atom, I should have pointed it out perhaps - but I'm not sure that Atom IS Astro as such, Pluto isn't set in the same universe as far as I understand it, it just chooses to use some of the same characters and themes as the original. Either way, it's a fantastic read :) Hi Jixiong -glad you are enjoying the site – thanks!

I did know that Astro is the English translation for Atom, I should have pointed it out perhaps – but I’m not sure that Atom IS Astro as such, Pluto isn’t set in the same universe as far as I understand it, it just chooses to use some of the same characters and themes as the original. Either way, it’s a fantastic read :)

]]> By: jixiong http://timmaughanbooks.com/2009/10/04/pluto-volumes-1-2-naoki-urasawa-2009-review/#comment-1469 jixiong Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:16:49 +0000 http://timmaughanbooks.com/?p=747#comment-1469 Stumbled upon your blog recently. Great review! Maybe I'm mistaken but the way you describe Atom, sounds like you don't know that Astro Boy is the translated name for English speaking world whereas Atom is the original name. So please note that Atom IS Astro Boy, not "the Japanese child-robot that is based upon Astro Boy himself." Cheers. Stumbled upon your blog recently. Great review! Maybe I’m mistaken but the way you describe Atom, sounds like you don’t know that Astro Boy is the translated name for English speaking world whereas Atom is the original name. So please note that Atom IS Astro Boy, not “the Japanese child-robot that is based upon Astro Boy himself.” Cheers.

]]> By: Ed Sizemore http://timmaughanbooks.com/2009/10/04/pluto-volumes-1-2-naoki-urasawa-2009-review/#comment-1424 Ed Sizemore Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:22:49 +0000 http://timmaughanbooks.com/?p=747#comment-1424 Great review, you hit all the philosophical questions asked and explored in the series. What I find interesting in Japanese sci-fi is that everyone seems to want to be a robot. Even in Pluto you get a sense of robots being the noblier persons, so why be human with all our emotional and psychological baggage. You're in for a real treat when you get to the fourth and fifth volumes artwise. There is a very neat suprise waiting that will blow you away. Avoid reading reviews of these volumes because most ruin the surprise. Great review, you hit all the philosophical questions asked and explored in the series. What I find interesting in Japanese sci-fi is that everyone seems to want to be a robot. Even in Pluto you get a sense of robots being the noblier persons, so why be human with all our emotional and psychological baggage.

You’re in for a real treat when you get to the fourth and fifth volumes artwise. There is a very neat suprise waiting that will blow you away. Avoid reading reviews of these volumes because most ruin the surprise.

]]> By: John Mijac http://timmaughanbooks.com/2009/10/04/pluto-volumes-1-2-naoki-urasawa-2009-review/#comment-1422 John Mijac Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:30:39 +0000 http://timmaughanbooks.com/?p=747#comment-1422 Wonderful review. Thanks for the insights. Wonderful review. Thanks for the insights.

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