Pluto

Gesicht, an android police detective of Europol, is tasked with finding the murderer of Montblanc, a retired war hero robot. Although it appears that only a robot could have committed this crime, the murder of a renowned robot rights activist casts doubts on the criminal's identity. Indeed, outside of an isolated and unexplained incident that occurred eight years ago, robots are programmed to be unable to kill human beings. However, the lack of human evidence on the crime scene and the similarity of modus operandi lead Gesicht to suspect that the two murderers might be the same being—be they man or robot.

Shortly after Montblanc's passing, another retired elite war robot is mysteriously eliminated. Gesicht notices a pattern in the choice of murder victim: both dead robots belonged to a group of the seven most powerful war machines ever designed. Determined to stop the murderer from eliminating the five remaining veterans, Gesicht seeks help from Atom, a cutting-edge android who resembles a human boy. The duo must now hunt down the rogue killer before the series of murders is carried on, lest the very fabric of society suffer irremediable damage.

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Gesicht Main

Fuji, Shinshuu Japanese

Atom Main

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Epsilon Supporting

Miyano, Mamoru Japanese

North #2 Supporting

Yamadera, Kouichi Japanese

Brau-1589 Supporting

Tanaka, Hideyuki Japanese

Tenma, Umatarou Supporting

Tsuda, Eizou Japanese

Pluto Supporting

Seki, Toshihiko Japanese

Dr. Ochanomizu Supporting

Furukawa, Toshio Japanese

Ali, Muhammad Supporting

Minami, Wakana Japanese

Uran Supporting

Suzuki, Minori Japanese

Nagasaki, Takashi Producer

Noda, Fuko Producer

Ge, Yangqian Producer

Udagawa, Sumio Producer

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Mar 20, 2025

RomanRonin

Recommended

Watching Pluto, I got a sense of why people often compare it to Monster. It has many of the same mystery elements, and it similarly takes advantage of the medium to control our narrative perception of the plot.

In some areas, it's a better anime. Specifically, in terms of brevity: while Monster often dragged on at points, Pluto does a great job at making each scene feel meaningful, a difficult feat for such a philisophically-deep, dialogue-dependent show. It's also fanastically animated, a perk of it being a modern adaptation. The composition of the anime is great, with dramatic scenes often hitting home with maximum effect. ...

However, the format also hurt it in terms of depth. Like, why are these seven robots in particular the world's most advanced? Helena shows just as much depth with her AI, and yet she's effectively ordinary save for a passing comment by some humans. Who's the teddy bear? Further reading shows its Dr. Roosevelt, but in a show with a conclusive ending, I shouldn't have to Google a character to know who they are.

I also think that while this show has a decently suspenseful mystery element, it feels fairly easy to trace once a few of the pieces are introduced, save for the aspects that you simply couldn't deduce due to a lack of information. It's not a detriment for this to be the case, but if you're looking for a Monster-level mystery above all else, you may be just a bit disappointed.

I still recommend this show because these flaws are minor compared to the composition of the show as a whole, but just be warned if you're the sort who fixates on smaller details.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Apr 10, 2025

Suryan_Sparrow

Mixed Feelings

Slow pacing good Sci-fi, mystery, thriller but not for action;

The plot is unique and It has good animation too but less action than expected.
Mystery is the only thing that will keep you engaged in the anime despite of less action. Anime failed to show the actual strengths of mainstream characters/robots (ex. Atom, Hercules, Gesicht etc..) only 10% of action you will see in the last 2 episodes.
there are many emotional and heart-touching moments with beautiful BGM. I would say a good watch but not for everyone it has slow pacing though but you will enjoy it if you like sci-fi, mystery, ... thriller genres...

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Apr 10, 2025

Questl

Not Recommended

The most remarkable thing about Pluto is how it so arduously sets up its many mysteries, only to answer them in the least spectacular way. No foreshadowing, no possibility for the audience to guess, the collective cast has to spend the entire finale exposition dumping to tie up all the wasted plot threads, and what's worse, introduce more that are "only explained in the manga". Seriously, the two primary antagonists have no ties to the broader mystery whatsoever, and go almost completely unexplained. All this just leaves you wondering, why did you put up with such awful pacing, such caricatures acting out the blandest, most ... predictable tropes? For EIGHT HOURS. Save your time and watch literally anything else.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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