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{{Short description|2023 anime television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{distinguish|Pluto TV}}
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| name         = Pluto
| image        = Pluto (2023).png
| caption      = Key visual
| genre        = {{ubl|[[Mystery fiction|Mystery]]|[[Science fiction]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]]|[[Superhero fiction|Superhero]]}}<!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]). -->
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| type         = ona
| director     = Toshio Kawaguchi
| producer     = {{ubl|Shintarou Maruyama|Yuushi Ikou|Sumio Udagawa|Ge Yangqin}}
| writer       = {{ubl|Heisuke Yamashita|Tatsurou Inamoto}}
| music        = [[Yugo Kanno]]
| studio       = Studio M2
| licensee     = [[Netflix]]
| network      = 
| released     = {{Start date|2023|10|26}}
| runtime      = 56–71 minutes
| episodes     = 8
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'''''Pluto''''' is a Japanese eight-episode [[original net animation]] (ONA) produced by [[Genco]] with animation production services by Studio M2. Written by Heisuke Yamashita and Tatsurou Inamoto, it is based on the ''[[Pluto: Urasawa × Tezuka]]'' manga series by [[Naoki Urasawa]] and [[Takashi Nagasaki]], in turn based on the story arc "The Greatest Robot on Earth" from [[Osamu Tezuka]]'s ''[[Astro Boy]]''. The series was released in full on [[Netflix]] on October 26, 2023.

==Premise==
The series follows the Europol robot detective Gesicht in his attempts to solve the case of a string of robot and human deaths around the world where all the victims have objects shoved into or positioned by their heads, imitating horns. The case becomes more puzzling when evidence suggests a robot is responsible for the murders, which would make it the first time a robot has killed a human in eight years. All seven of the great robots of the world (the most scientifically advanced, which have the potential to become weapons of mass destruction) seem to be the killer's targets, and the murdered humans are connected to preserving the International Robot Laws, which grant robots equal rights.

==Characters==
;{{nihongo|[[List of Astro Boy characters#Gesicht|Gesicht]]|ゲジヒト|Gejihito|German for "face"}}
:{{voiced by|Shinshū Fuji<ref name="Cast">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-14/netflix-confirms-pluto-anime-series-in-2023-with-sneak-peek-video/.194919|title=Netflix Confirms Pluto Anime Series in 2023 With Sneak Peek Video|last=Loo|first=Egan|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 14, 2023|access-date=February 14, 2023|archive-date=February 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214234700/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-14/netflix-confirms-pluto-anime-series-in-2023-with-sneak-peek-video/.194919|url-status=live}}</ref>|Jason Vande Brake<ref name="BTVA-EN">{{cite web|title=Pluto (2023 TV Show) – English Dub Cast|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Pluto/|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=October 27, 2023|archive-date=October 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027140843/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Pluto/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
:A German robot inspector working for Europol. His body is made out of an [[alloy]] called "zeronium", and he is capable of firing a devastating blast using the alloy as shell. He and his wife, Helena, both have a human appearance.
;{{nihongo|[[Astro Boy (character)|Atom]]|アトム|Atomu}}
:{{voiced by|[[Yoko Hikasa]]<ref name="Cast"/>|[[Laura Stahl]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A Japanese boy robot who was formerly the peace ambassador toward the end of the 39th Central Asian War. His artificial intelligence and sensors are more advanced than the other seven great robots of the world.
;{{nihongo|[[List of Astro Boy characters#Photar/Epsilon|Epsilon]]|エプシロン|Epushiron}}
:{{voiced by|[[Mamoru Miyano]]<ref name="Cast2"/>|[[Keith Silverstein]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:An Australian [[Photon energy|photon-powered]] gentle and sensitive robot with a pacifist outlook. He runs an orphanage to take care of war orphans. Epsilon chose not to fight during the 39th Central Asian War.
;{{nihongo|[[List of Astro Boy characters#Hercules|Hercules]]|ヘラクレス|Herakuresu}}
:{{voiced by|[[Rikiya Koyama]]<ref name="Cast2"/>|[[Richard Epcar]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A Greek robot pankration wrestler with a high sense of honor and bravery. He and Brando have been rivals and friends since the 39th Central Asian War.
;{{nihongo|Brando|ブランド|Burando}}
:{{voiced by|[[Hidenobu Kiuchi]]<ref name="Cast2"/>|[[Adrian Pasdar]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A Turkish robot [[pankration]] wrestler with a great devotion to his robot wife and his five human children. He fought alongside Mont Blanc and Hercules in the 39th Central Asian War.
;{{nihongo|[[List of Astro Boy characters#North #2/Monar (dub)|North No. 2]]|ノース2号|Nōsu Ni-gō}}
:{{voiced by|[[Koichi Yamadera]]<ref name="Cast2"/>|[[Patrick Seitz]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A Scottish robot with six mechanical armed arms, formerly one of the most powerful fighting robots during the 39th Central Asian War. He prefers not to fight, choosing instead to work as the butler of Paul Duncan, a blind renowned composer.
;{{nihongo|[[List of Astro Boy characters#Montblanc|Mont Blanc]]|モンブラン|Mon Buran}}
:{{voiced by|[[Hiroki Yasumoto]]<ref name="Cast2"/>|[[Keythe Farley]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A Swiss mountain guide robot that is killed at the beginning of the story. He fought in the 39th Central Asian War. Loved by humans, many mourned for him.
;{{nihongo|[[List of Astro Boy characters#Uran|Uran]]|ウラン}}
:{{voiced by|[[Minori Suzuki]]<ref name="Cast"/>|Lisa Reimold<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:Ochanomizu's masterpiece and Atom's robot younger sister who can sense human, animal, and robot emotions.
;{{nihongo|Brau 1589|ブラウ1589|Burau 1589}}
:{{voiced by|[[Hideyuki Tanaka]]<ref name="ANN-FT">{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Pluto Anime Posts 'Final' Trailer, New Visual|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-10-02/pluto-anime-posts-final-trailer-new-visual/.203080|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 3, 2023|date=October 3, 2023|archive-date=October 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003070145/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-10-02/pluto-anime-posts-final-trailer-new-visual/.203080|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[SungWon Cho]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:The robot that killed a human eight years prior to the story. He is imprisoned in an artificial intelligence correctional facility, where Gesicht visits him to get an idea of the killer he is trying to track down.
;{{nihongo|Helena|ヘレナ|Herena}}
:{{voiced by|[[Romi Park]]<ref name="ANN-FT"/>|Mara Junot<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:Gesicht's wife; like him, she is also a human-presenting robot.
;{{nihongo|[[List of Astro Boy characters#Dr. Tenma|Professor Tenma]]|天馬博士|Tenma-hakase}}
:{{voiced by|Eizou Tsuda<ref name="ANN-FT"/>|[[Keith David]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A genius robotics scientist and former head of Japan's Ministry of Science. He created Atom and is the authority on artificial intelligence.
;{{nihongo|[[List of Astro Boy characters#Dr. Ochanomizu|Professor Ozhanomizu]]|お茶の水博士|Ochanomizu-hakase}}
:{{voiced by|[[Toshio Furukawa]]<ref name="ANN-FT"/>|[[Mike Pollock (voice actor)|Mike Pollock]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A Japanese robotics scientist and current head of Japan's Ministry of Science. He is the creator of Uran and also looks after Atom. He was a member of the Bora Survey Group, a UN-dispatched group of inspectors sent to Persia to look for robots of mass destruction.
;{{nihongo|Paul Duncan|ポール・ダンカン}}
:{{voiced by|[[Michio Hazama]]<ref name="ANN-FT"/>|Ron Bottitta<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:The blind musician who North No. 2 serves as his butler.
;{{nihongo|Professor Hoffman|ホフマン博士|Hofuman-hakase}}
:{{voiced by|[[Hiroshi Yanaka]]<ref name="BTVA-JP">{{cite web|title=Pluto (2023 TV Show) – Japanese Cast|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Pluto/japanese-cast/|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=October 27, 2023|archive-date=October 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027140803/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Pluto/japanese-cast/|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[Michael Sinterniklaas]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:The creator of zeronium and Gesicht.
;{{nihongo|Professor Abullah|アブラー博士|Aburā-hakase}}
:{{voiced by|[[Kazuhiro Yamaji]]<ref name="ANN-FT"/>|Kamran Nikhad<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}} 
:The head of the Persian Ministry of Science, who lost most of his body and his family in the 39th Central Asian War, with most of his body now being robotic replacements.
;{{nihongo|Dr. Roosevelt|Dr. ルーズベルト|Dokutā Rūzuberuto}}
:{{voiced by|[[Marina Inoue]]<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|[[Melissa Hutchison]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A powerful sentient supercomputer, belonging to the United States of Thracia, whose only avatar to the outside world is a teddy bear.
;{{nihongo|Adolf Haas|アドルフ・ハース|Adorufu Hāsu}}
:{{voiced by|[[Masafumi Kimura]]<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|[[Nolan North]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A German [[International trade|trader]] who is a member of the anti-robot group, KR, and suspects that Gesicht killed his brother.
;{{nihongo|President Alexander|アレクサンダー大統領|Arekusandā-daitōryō}}
:{{voiced by|[[Kenyu Horiuchi]]<ref name="ANN-FT"/>|[[Kiff VandenHeuvel]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:The president of the United States of Thracia.
;{{nihongo|[[List of Astro Boy characters#Pluto|Pluto]]|プルートウ|Purūto}}
:{{voiced by|[[Toshihiko Seki]]<ref name="Cast2"/>|[[Fred Tatasciore]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:An extremely powerful robot created to destroy the seven robots classified as weapons of mass destruction.
;{{nihongo|[[List of Astro Boy characters#Inspector Tawashi|Inspector Tawashi]]|田鷲警部|Tawashi-keibu}}
:{{voiced by|Takaya Hashi<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|[[Michael Sorich]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A bald Japanese inspector who works with Atom.
;{{nihongo|[[List of Astro Boy characters#Inspector Nakamura|Inspector Nakamura]]|中村警部|Nakamura-keibu}}
:{{voiced by|[[Yutaka Aoyama]]<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|[[Bill Chott]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A Japanese inspector who works with Atom.
;{{nihongo|Schelling|シュリング|Sheringu}}
:{{voiced by|[[Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi]]<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|[[Kirk Thornton]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:Hoffman's boss and by proxy, Gesicht's.
;{{nihongo|Wassily|ワシリー|Washirī}}
:{{voiced by|[[Chiyuki Miura]]<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|[[Cherami Leigh]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A child orphaned by the 39th Central Asian War, who is taken in by Epsilon.
;{{nihongo|Mine|ミネ}}
:{{voiced by|[[Rie Takahashi]]<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|[[Marissa Lenti]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Becker|ベッカー|Bekkā}}
:{{voiced by|[[Tsuguo Mogami]]<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|Keythe Farley<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A German police captain and Gesicht's supervisor on the field.
;{{nihongo|Ilsa Haas|イルサ・ハス|Irusa Hāsu}}
:{{voiced by|Chika Fujimura<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|[[Erica Schroeder]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:Adolf's wife who despised her brother in-law for being serial killer of robot children.
;{{nihongo|Hans Haas|ハンス・ハス|Hansu Hāsu}}
:{{voiced by|Arisa Sekine<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|Greg Vinciguerra<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:Adolf's son who is fascinated with robots.
;{{nihongo|[[List of Astro Boy characters#Higeoyaji|Principal Ban]]|伴校長先生|Ban–kōchō sensei}}
:{{voiced by|[[Wataru Takagi]]<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|[[Paul St. Peter]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:The principal at Uran's school and confidant to her.
;{{nihongo|Arnold|アーノルド|Ānorudo}}
:{{voiced by|Yuuki Hoshi<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|[[Eric Bauza]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A robot working as a meteorologist and an acquaintance to Epsilon.
;{{nihongo|Sahad|サハド|Sahado}}
:{{voiced by|[[Toshihiko Seki]]<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|Sean Rohani<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A robot created by Professor Abullah and treated as his own son after the death of his whole family.
;{{nihongo|Darius XIV|ダリウス14世|Dariusu 14-sei}}
:{{voiced by|Shōzō Iizuka (episodes 4–5), Yasuhiro Mamiya (episode 8)<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|Zuhair Haddad<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:The last king of Persia who is charged with war crimes in 39th Central Asian war.
;{{nihongo|Inspector Wallace|ワラス警部|Warasu-keibu}}
:{{voiced by|[[Jiro Saito (voice actor)|Jiro Saito]]<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|[[Jamieson Price]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Professor Reinhardt|ラインハルト教授|Rainharuto-hakase}}
:{{voiced by|Ikkyu Juku<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|[[John Snyder (actor)|John Snyder]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:Mont Blanc's kind hearted elderly creator.
;{{nihongo|Dr. Schiller|シラー博士|Shirā-hakase}}
:{{voiced by|[[Yasuhiko Kawazu]]<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|Paul St. Peter<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Fersen|フェルゼン|Feruzen}}
:{{voiced by|Daichi Endo<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|Jason Marnocha<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Goji|ゴジ}}
:{{voiced by|[[Masami Iwasaki]]<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|[[Cam Clarke]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A Persian genius scientist, whose entire existence is questionable.
;{{nihongo|Yujiro|裕次郎}}
:{{voiced by|[[Kenji Hamada]]<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|Isaac Robinson-Smith<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A police officer robot assigned to guard Ochanomizu.
;{{nihongo|Detective Lieman|リーマン刑事|Rīman-deka}}
:{{voiced by|Kengo Tsujii<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|Paul St. Peter<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Takashi|たかし}}
:{{voiced by|Mariko Nagai<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|[[Jessica DiCicco]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:Ochanomizu's grandson who had robot dog named Bobby.
;{{nihongo|Yamagishi|山岸}}
:{{voiced by|Masamichi Kitada<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|[[Elias Toufexis]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Colonel Armstrong|アームストロング大佐|Āmusutorongu-taisa}}
:{{voiced by|Yasuhiro Mamiya<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|[[Christopher Sabat]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Meyer|マイヤー|Maiyā}}
:{{voiced by|Takeshi Hirabayashi<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|[[Marc Thompson (voice actor)|Marc Thompson]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
;{{nihongo|Muhammed Ali|モハメド・アリ|Mohamedo Ari}}
:{{voiced by|Wakana Minami<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|Christina Costello<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A low level robot in Persia who sells flowers and follows Gesicht.
;{{nihongo|Hogan|ホーガン}}
:{{voiced by|Kōsuke Takaguchi<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|Imari Williams<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A robot assigned to be Epsilon's bodyguard.
;{{nihongo|General Scott|スコット将軍|Sukotto shōgun}}
:{{voiced by|[[Kenichirou Matsuda]]<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|Jamieson Price<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:An army general who worked with Epsilon to cleanse the remains of robots felled in the war.
;{{nihongo|Kurt|カート|Kāto}}
:{{voiced by|[[Yuna Ogata]]<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|[[Colleen O'Shaughnessey]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A young child rescued by Gesicht during a case.
;{{nihongo|Simon|サイモン|Saimon}}
:{{voiced by|[[Mitsuru Ogata]]<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|[[Joe Ochman]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A board member at Epsilon's orphanage.
;{{nihongo|Johansen|ヨハンセン|Yohansen}}
:{{voiced by|Zenki Kitajima<ref name="BTVA-JP"/>|[[Robert Clotworthy]]<ref name="BTVA-EN"/>}}
:A man ordered by Professor Abullah to retrieve Wassily from foster care.

==Production==
An [[anime]] adaptation of the Japanese manga series ''[[Pluto: Urasawa × Tezuka]]'' was announced to be in production by Studio M2 at the 2017 [[Annecy International Animated Film Festival]] in June.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-14/pluto-anime-new-patlabor-ezy-anime-series-projects-revealed/.117465|title=Pluto Anime, New Patlabor EZY Anime Series Projects Revealed|date=June 14, 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 10, 2022|archive-date=June 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617002823/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-14/pluto-anime-new-patlabor-ezy-anime-series-projects-revealed/.117465|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2022, the adaptation was confirmed to still be in production by Studio M2 founder [[Masao Maruyama (film producer)|Masao Maruyama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/05/28-1/anime-producer-masao-maruyama-confirms-status-on-the-pluto-anime|title=Anime Producer Masao Maruyama Confirms Status on the Pluto Anime|last=Harding|first=Daryl|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=May 29, 2022|access-date=October 28, 2022|archive-date=October 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028213203/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/05/28-1/anime-producer-masao-maruyama-confirms-status-on-the-pluto-anime|url-status=live}}</ref> Toshio Kawaguchi is the series' director, with Urasawa as creative advisor, Shigeru Fujita designed the characters and serves as supervising animation director, and [[Yugo Kanno]] composing the music. The series made its premiere exclusively on [[Netflix]] on October 26, 2023, and consisted of eight episodes.<ref name="Cast2">{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-07-01/pluto-anime-new-trailer-reveals-october-26-debut-more-cast-staff/.199721|title=Pluto Anime's New Trailer Reveals October 26 Debut; More Cast, Staff (Updated)|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 1, 2023|access-date=July 7, 2023|archive-date=July 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702001022/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-07-01/pluto-anime-new-trailer-reveals-october-26-debut-more-cast-staff/.199721|url-status=live}}</ref> Each episode was produced with assistance from another studio and adapts one of the manga volumes.

==Episodes==
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| Title               = Episode 1
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| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Hiromichi Matano<br>Masaru Matsuse<br>Fumihiro Yoshimura
| WrittenBy           = Heisuke Yamashita
| Aux2                = [[Masayuki Kojima]]<br>[[Hiroyuki Okiura]]
| Aux3                = [[Tezuka Productions]]
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2023|10|26}}
| ShortSummary        = A beloved Swiss robot is found blown into in pieces. Meanwhile, Europol robot inspector Gesicht investigates another eerily related murder.
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| EpisodeNumber       = 2
| Title               = Episode 2
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| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Takahiro Umehara
| WrittenBy           = Heisuke Yamashita
| Aux2                = Takahiro Umehara
| Aux3                = [[DR Movie]]
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2023|10|26}}
| ShortSummary        = Another horned corpse is found. Gesicht reaches out to Atom, the most advanced of the seven robots, to help analyze the serial murders.
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| EpisodeNumber       = 3
| Title               = Episode 3
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| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Yoshie Takagi
| WrittenBy           = Tatsurou Inamoto
| Aux2                = Masaru Matsuse<br>Nanako Shimazaki
| Aux3                = BILBA
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2023|10|26}}
| ShortSummary        = Abullah gets summoned by police superintendent Tawashi regarding Tazaki's murder. Gesicht starts to suspect that his data may be compromised.
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| EpisodeNumber       = 4
| Title               = Episode 4
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| DirectedBy          = Eom Sang-Yong<br>Nanako Shimazaki
| WrittenBy           = Tatsurou Inamoto
| Aux2                = [[Masayuki Sakoi]]
| Aux3                = DR Movie
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2023|10|26}}
| ShortSummary        = Professor Ochanomizu brings a battered robot dog home and attempts to fix it. Soon after, a mysterious man claiming to be the owner visits his house.
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| EpisodeNumber       = 5
| Title               = Episode 5
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| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy          = Kento Shintani<br>Yasutomo Okamoto
| WrittenBy           = Heisuke Yamashita
| Aux2                = Kou Matsuo<br>Satoshi Nishimura
| Aux3                = [[MAPPA]]
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2023|10|26}}
| ShortSummary        = After delivering Adolf Haas to a safe house, Gesicht looks into his past. Meanwhile, Hercules and Epsilon sense a mysterious threat approaching them.
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| EpisodeNumber       = 6
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| DirectedBy          = Yasutomo Okamoto<br>[[Kōnosuke Uda]]
| WrittenBy           = Heisuke Yamashita
| Aux2                = Yasutomo Okamoto<br>Takeru Satou
| Aux3                = MAPPA
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2023|10|26}}
| ShortSummary        = Gesicht meets Abullah in Persia to further investigate the case, but detects a lie. He inches closer to the truth when he encounters a robot child.
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| EpisodeNumber       = 7
| Title               = Episode 7
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| DirectedBy          = Hiroshi Aoyama
| WrittenBy           = Tatsurou Inamoto
| Aux2                = Satoshi Nishimura
| Aux3                = [[Studio VOLN]]<br>Colored-Pencil Animation Design
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2023|10|26}}
| ShortSummary        = Dr. Tenma attempts to bring Atom back at all costs. A government official advises a distressed Epsilon to evacuate since he's the next target.
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| EpisodeNumber       = 8
| Title               = Episode 8
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| DirectedBy          = Fumihiro Yoshimura
| WrittenBy           = Tatsurou Inamoto
| Aux2                = Masayuki Kojima
| Aux3                = Tezuka Productions
| OriginalAirDate     = {{Start date|2023|10|26}}
| ShortSummary        = Professor Ochanomizu closely monitors Atom's erratic behavior. Dr. Tenma confronts his past and the truth unravels, triggering a world destroying threat.
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==Reception==
The series received positive reviews from critics. Ali Griffiths of ''Digital Spy'' said, "''Pluto'' sets a new gold standard for Netflix original anime."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Griffiths|first=Ali|date=October 26, 2023|title=Pluto sets a new gold standard for Netflix original anime|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a45640426/pluto-netflix-anime-review/|access-date=October 27, 2023|website=[[Digital Spy]]|archive-date=October 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026083355/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a45640426/pluto-netflix-anime-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Devin Meenan of ''[[/Film|Slashfilm]]'' compared the complexity and characters to the graphic novel ''[[Watchmen]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meenan|first=Devin|date=October 26, 2023|title=Pluto Review: Astro Boy Meets Watchmen In Stunning New Anime|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1430310/pluto-review/|access-date=October 27, 2023|website=[[/Film|Slashfilm]]|archive-date=October 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026234549/https://www.slashfilm.com/1430310/pluto-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Elijah Gonzalez  of ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' magazine applauded the story's fresh takes on themes first introduced in [[Isaac Asimov]]'s [[Three Laws of Robotics|laws of robotics]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gonzalez|first=Elijah|title=In Netflix's Heartrending Pluto, Androids Dream of Much More Than Electric Sheep|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/netflix/pluto-review|access-date=October 27, 2023|website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date=October 26, 2023|archive-date=October 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026175634/https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/netflix/pluto-review|url-status=live}}</ref> Joshua Rivera of ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' called ''Pluto'' "one of the best sci-fi murder mysteries you can watch this year".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rivera|first=Joshua|date=October 27, 2023|title=You need to watch Pluto on Netflix, a small miracle of a show|url=https://www.polygon.com/23933966/pluto-best-anime-netflix-watch-it|access-date=October 27, 2023|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|archive-date=October 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027170806/https://www.polygon.com/23933966/pluto-best-anime-netflix-watch-it|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2024, ''Pluto'' has been nominated for Best Anime Series at the [[4th Astra TV Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Tai|first=Anita|title=Astra TV Awards Launch 'Best Anime Series' Category for 2024 Show|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-09/astra-tv-awards-launch-best-anime-series-category-for-2024-show/.213045|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709210124/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-09/astra-tv-awards-launch-best-anime-series-category-for-2024-show/.213045|archive-date=July 9, 2024|date=July 9, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://pluto-anime.com}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{Netflix title|qid=Q116783101}}
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q116783101|id=tt26737616|title=Pluto}}
* {{Anime News Network|anime|27132}}

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