Pluto

Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto reimagines a classic arc from Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy as a philosophical sci-fi mystery, published in Brazil by Editora Abril across 12 issues from 2006 to 2007. The series follows a robot detective investigating a string of murders targeting the world’s most advanced robots—and their human allies—unraveling a conspiracy that questions the line between artificial and human emotion. Urasawa’s meticulous, cinematic storytelling and deep character work elevate this into a haunting meditation on war, prejudice, and what it means to have a soul. It stands as a landmark fusion of Tezuka’s legacy with modern manga sophistication.