This Netflix Sci-Fi Anime With Perfect 100% on RT Is a Must-Watch if You Liked Silo

Anime has given the world countless cult classics in the sci-fi genre. Many believe that the golden age of science fiction anime is behind us. However, the last five years have given us a number of titles that can already be considered modern classics.

If you've already finished the second season of Silo and are looking for another sci-fi project with a well-thought-out world, its own philosophy and a gripping plot, then it's time to turn to anime.

And specifically the series Pluto, which holds an impressive 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

What Is Pluto About?

Pluto tells the story of a future Earth where robots and humans coexist. The bloody 39th Central Asian War has recently ended, after which a deceptive time of peace has arrived.

But someone has begun to eliminate the greatest robots on the planet, disabling them in an identical and senseless way. Robot detective Gesicht takes on the case. He soon comes to the conclusion that the crimes are obviously not being committed by humans.

Pluto Is Connected to the Cult Astro Boy

It all started in the 50's with Osamu Tezuka's classic manga Astro Boy. At the heart of Astro Boy is the story of the android boy Atom, created by scientist Dr. Tenma to replace his dead son.

But the robot is unable to fill the void in the grieving father's soul. Tenma abandons the boy, and Atom travels a long way before rising up to protect humans and robots from evil.

In the early 00s, Naoki Urasawa turned to Tezuka's manga. He created a spin-off of one of the Astro Boy stories, The Greatest Robot on Earth – the Pluto series, in which Atom faded into the background to make way for the main character, the robot detective Gesicht.

Adaptation Fully Conveys the Spirit and Plot of the Original Source

Thanks to the author's participation in the creation of the anime, the project entirely inherits the spirit of the original. Director Toshio Kawaguchi carefully screens page after page.

Despite the modern visuals, the anime retains the original noir tone of the manga. Kawaguchi uses psychoanalytical motifs in the story, filling the plot with paranoia and fear, and gradually pushing the main character into a trap of moral choice.

Pluto's Story Will Remain Relevant for Many Years to Come

Despite being twenty years old, Urasawa's manga has not become morally or ideologically outdated.

Pluto turned out to be an ambitious, but above all touching story, which, behind philosophical and fantastic reflections, hides the eternal idea that hatred is cyclical and any violence is destructive.