Pluto Anime: Blade Runner meets Astro Boy

Blade Runner is famous for blending film noir with sci-fi, inspiring countless similar works and helping to codify the aesthetics of the Cyberpunk genre. In the most unlikely of pairings, Astro Boy received the Blade Runner treatment with a dark manga retelling called Pluto. 👑 Thanks to Kings Comics for sponsoring this video! Use the code "gatewaytoanime" for a 10% discount at their website: https://kingscomics.com/ 👕 Buy a Gateway to Anime shirt and support our channel! https://merch.gatewaytoanime.com/ 👀 For more about Monster & Psycho Pass, check out Sam's Top 3 series:    • Sam's Top 3 Series   Follow us! website: https://www.gatewaytoanime.com/ instagram:   / gatewaytoanime   TikTok:   / gateway_to_anime   Looking for more? Enjoy what we're doing? Support us on Patreon for exclusive content and early releases!   / gatewaytoanime   Listen to more on our podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2kyJ2WV... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast... Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... Available now on most podcast services 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:11 What is Pluto? 00:01:55 Sponsor: Kings Comics 00:03:05 Blade Runner 00:04:57 Pluto & Blade Runner Comparison 00:06:43 Why Astro Boy? 00:07:40 Pluto's Context 00:09:01 Monster 00:09:44 Pitching Pluto & Naoki Urasawa 00:10:50 Pluto's Plot 00:13:09 Pluto Anime & Masao Murayama 00:15:57 Comparative works & Recommendations 00:17:12 Conclusion Music sourced from Pixabay.com #bladerunner #oppenheimer #astroboy #mightyatom #anime #manga #naokiurasawa #urasawa #kings #comics #marvel #collectibles #nuclear #atom #fallout #chernobyl #godzilla #shingodzilla #weeb #otaku #amv #mangaka #mappa #mappastudio #monster #tezuka #osamutezuka #animation #atomic #madhouse