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Pluto

Urasawa X Tezuka. 002
Nov 16, 2015Nakkid rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This series is AMAZING, it's SO good! The author does such a fantastic job of character development and building up to intense climatic moments. The artwork is really great, very nice pencil work at times to convey fear and intense moments, while subtle and simple at other times to show more heartfelt or sympathetic emotions. The author also does a great job of paralleling events in the series to those in real life (ex: racism and discrimination, the war in Iraq, the US' control over the world's nuclear weapon development, etc). And finally, I love the way the author develops the murderous and mysterious "Pluto" character. It's almost like a "Jaws" formula: you see horrific murders committed by Pluto, you see the way the characters cringe at his name, you hear about how dangerous and indestructible he is, but you have yet to get a clear image of him. I love it!! It totally helps build up suspense and keep the mystery going. If you're a fan of crime and mystery, I HIGHLY recommend this series! (Also, Atom/Astro is adorable!!)