Pluto

[mow]

By the same mastermind mangaka that brought us the marvels

20th Century Boys
Monster
Happy!
Master Keaton

The one and only, Naoki Urasawa.

This manga is a collab with the legendary Osamu Tezuka for his manga "astro Boy". I know it might sound strange at first, for the simple fact that the god of manga and anime passed away more than ten years ago. However, Urasawa is offering a remake for the story, from the eyes of the villian, PLUTO.

A breif synposis:-

Inspector Gesicht d' Europol inquires into a series of murder made on robots and personalities well-known for their participation in the installation of the laws of equality and freedom of the robots. But the robots disappeared are not any, in fact the robots seven more powerful was ever built and all had become benefactors of humanity by putting a term at a conflict in the Central Asia. Its way will carry out it until Atom (Astro) the little boy robot who also made him party of these seven famous robots.

It's being scanlated by my fav group, mangascreener (www.mangascreener.com) , you can get it via their IRC channel, located at
#mangascreener on irc.highwah.net

I cant use IRC, since the computers in univeristy do not allow me to install any programs, so for those with IRC, if you can provide us with the scanlated chapters, it would be greatly apperciated ^.^

[onlyelliot]

This sounds really interesting, someone really needs to get on teh ball with their IRC skills and help us out... I mean please... or someone could teach me how..

[mow]

Aye, please IRC users, help a brotha out!

[pakku]

I've read it, and with time I'm sure it'll be up there with Monster and 20th Century Boys (not to say it isn't great already). I've got all 17 chapters, but, uhh... where should I upload 'em? yousendit.com is a pain, and that's the closest thing I can think of. I guess I'm not much help without a site to host it...

[mow]

www.youshareit.com ^.^

you dont have to uplaod them all at one go, just a few chapters would be grand. (and I beg thee, use winzip!)

thanks alot, I really appreciate this :amuse

[pakku]

I'll just edit this post as I upload more. I'm watching episodes of HnG while it uploads, so there may be a bit of a wait.

Pluto- Chapter 01 (http://s1.youshareit.com/files/6ea0d0a84f9af0b40a4ff3f92e067327.html)

Edit: Bad timing I guess, looks like the site is down at the moment :P

[pek]

Vol.1 Chapter 1: http://s17.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3DH5FLDGNPWFI1J15H7CTBA8FB
Vol.1 Chapter 2: http://s17.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1G5P8C1V40VRS0IO4I0TMPGI2U
Vol.1 Chapter 3: http://s17.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=16AH4XPOYXEZ0181643HVKUOPG
Vol.1 Chapter 4: http://s17.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=16PIO6IFUYIJM0523N0CXZ7SY5
Vol.1 Chapter 5: http://s17.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2P3QORM0ZQCMN3RG4ADNG3QUEQ
Vol.1 Chapter 6: http://s17.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2VSTNCDOX0PYC3KHNF77AMHTHT
Vol.1 Chapter 7: http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3IMPWJHY5LNLV1NK3QT2OHIYL8
Vol.1 Chapter 8: http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2UXYP7051973E3BCS7WQFN6K3B
Vol.1 Chapter 9: http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=393C9PU9B2O1X0CLCO32THMQZY
Vol.1 Chapter 10: http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3QG2QH1TOPTB80IVMTWKJ0T9YZ
Vol.1 Chapter 11: http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0K57LG7UKH2HG0T9KUN6BK9NX1
Vol.1 Chapter 12: http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3D45H7GMTO2B
Vol.2 Chapter 13: [url]http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=29QZHULH0P8FD2Y288WD0355OL
Vol.2 Chapter 14: http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1LK3H1D48WLFA0PT9CTMZD2WAH
Vol.2 Chapter 15: http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2BNBPZFPP3OXY2D3F5RCXBL7Y7
Vol.2 Chapter 16: http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2CIRDGQXNJH451WIQZPIIWOT63
Vol.2 Chapter 17: http://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0REQ9A62BEXY70I1751EN81Y1X

[mow]

pek = God :I

[pek]

moe: Im glad to help out ^^

Vol.1 Chapter 7: http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3IMPWJHY5LNLV1NK3QT2OHIYL8
Vol.1 Chapter 8: http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2UXYP7051973E3BCS7WQFN6K3B
Vol.1 Chapter 9: http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=393C9PU9B2O1X0CLCO32THMQZY
Vol.1 Chapter 10: http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3QG2QH1TOPTB80IVMTWKJ0T9YZ
Vol.1 Chapter 11: http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0K57LG7UKH2HG0T9KUN6BK9NX1
Vol.1 Chapter 12: http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3D45H7GMTO2B0235I7ISK74HXI

[mow]

Mate, you are making my day here. I'm still looking around for Samurai Deeper Kyo. If I find something I'll be sure to pm you :thumbs

[pek]

Vol.2 Chapter 13: http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=29QZHULH0P8FD2Y288WD0355OL
Vol.2 Chapter 14: http://s20.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1LK3H1D48WLFA0PT9CTMZD2WAH
Vol.2 Chapter 15: http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2BNBPZFPP3OXY2D3F5RCXBL7Y7

[mow]

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

he met atom!!!!!!! this is so freaking coollllllllllll!!!!!

this is incredible! So darn darn good!

[pek]

*trying to resist clicking the spoiler button*
Im trying to wait til the manga gets to vol 5 - 6 before starting reading, cause ive just started on 4 mangas :I

Vol.2 Chapter 16: http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2CIRDGQXNJH451WIQZPIIWOT63
Vol.2 Chapter 17: http://s7.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0REQ9A62BEXY70I1751EN81Y1X

This is what have been released so far i think, cant find more. Download them NOW, cause these links dont last long. :I

[suPMah]

yeah pluto is awesome and mr spoiler's sister is also in it! and a lot of characters that were in tezukas earlier works..

i just would love for mangascreener to fasten their pace, i mean.. ..i have already read vol 19 of H2 man how i want the rest of them! ( i dunno nuthin' 'bout baseball though, its just an awesome manga!)

[mow]

Anything by mangascreener.com is brilliant, but my god!!!! spoiler's sister is in it too? This is incredible! You have no idea how ridiclously joyful I am right now! Urasawa is a genius, you cannot argue that fact. Who else would've been able to create such a thing: creating his own unique plotline yet sticking to the origins if the masterpiece. God I love that man.

EDIT;
chapter 12, I feel teary now, the figth between
Pluto and Brando[/spoiler was so moving, when Brando was sendign the memories of his family...he was sad that wont see them again :( he couldnt think clearly, the very last moment of the existance of his robotic mind was his family, his robotic family

Im depressed now.

[pnoypridz]

god this mangaka is a freakin genius

[mow]

TELL ME ABOUT IT!!!

A KKK clan against robots? and Gesicht kiled the man's brother? This is probabily the reason why the police chief tampered with his memories three years ago. This leads to the theory that ALL 7 robots who were involved in the training and the war have killed before. The greatest scientific creations going against the no.1 rule in robotics... this is so damn good! and its only the first 2 volumes! I bow to Urasawa. All other mangakas are garbage compared to him

[pnoypridz]

this manga got so many sad parts

when the #2 dies... and the blind guy was telling him to come back....got a little imotional thier :P

[mow]

I know. He manages to convey such powerful emotions in his work. I never feel this way when I read other mangas beside his.

[pnoypridz]

ya i know he makes characters so good/feel real so the readers gets attached to them and so when something happens to them its more dramatic

[mow]

I'm not joking here, when Brandon & #2 died, I almost wept. It was so vivid, I felt I was there witnessing him singing that song to the old man as he fought and when Brandon was sending his final memories of his family.

[pnoypridz]

they should make a beck style anime with #2 and the old guy

[mow]

Hell yeah :laugh

and what the.. your avy! a Talib Kweli fan? awesomeness mate! :thumbs

[pnoypridz]

hell ya Talib Kweli is my favorite rapper

Hi-Tek Reflection = best album i ever listened too

sry offtopic

[mow]

Dude you are talking to the music mod :P going offtopic and ranting about music is my trademark XD.

I have to agree though, its one hell of an album, I heard it twice only. I intend to purchase it asap.

but back to Pluto. How many volumes do you think it will be? Things are happenign at such a rapid pace. But knowing Urasawa it cant be less than 5 volumes (his shortest work was a 1 volume one-shot, it's name evades my memory atm)

Also, what other titles have you read by Urasawa?

[pnoypridz]

i think its gona be like 6 volumes or so

im reading 20th century boys right now and im about to start reading monsters

lol theirs an evil teddy bear

[mow]

lol theirs an evil teddy bear

That's how badass Urasawa. is :P. Can you think of anyone else that can make the major villian a teddy and still make it a cool concept?

[Lafiel4]

Just discovered this manga recently, it's so good!

[mow]

yes! more Pluto fans! you must read urasawa's other works. Superb titles :amuse.

[Drizzt]

I wondering.. if the series are suppose to be from the POV of Pluto, then why hasn't it started with Pluto? I understand that these chapters were suppose to be a re-introduction to the world of Atom and that it's setting up the points that will be revelant later in the series. But couldn't it have done the same with the POV of pluto as well?

Or is that we'll find out that Pluto is actually the inspector.

hmmm.

[mow]

Well thatis my fault actually. What I meant was the series will focus mostly on Pluto, not pluto's POV. But you never know, Urasawa is unconventinal, he might do that ;]

[Code]

Well just started the manga... already up to chapter 17. Guess I'll have to wait for a while till the next chapter.

Quite an interesting manga. I like that the main character is a robot instead of a human. Not much of a spoiler...probably revealed in the 3rd page or something. The memory thing is interesting...though those KR clan members reminds me of a certain...'group'...kind of funny...

[Drizzt]

Well.. chapter 18 is getting really interesting..

And it's getting better and better..

btw: chapter 18 script is out

[pnoypridz]

heres chapter 19

awesome chapter

http://s42.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=02A32LV1CV3WM1TAEU241GCLTU

[mow]

thanks mate!

[pnoypridz]

epsilon looks like a kick ass character

[spinstate]

Pluto Direct DLs available here http://www.tidwah.net/index.php?type=release

[pek]

Latest chapters : http://manga-fiends.com/?page_id=9

Topic: I just read the 3 first chapters and i'd say that i LOVE how the whole story develops, through these 3 chapters. Amazing. . .!

[spinstate]

Chapters 20 & 21 by Mangascreener are out,
get them here --> http://souhaku.free.fr/index.php?go=series&id_manga=43

EDIT: Very nice couple of chapters, but again cliffhanger-ish ending.....

[Limitles Shadow]

Anyone know how often Pluto is out?

I love this series

[Kucheeky Badkuya]

Anyone know how often Pluto is out?

I love this series


Pluto is released here and there its pretty slow.

You can check here also for scans:
http://souhaku.free.fr/index.php?go=series&id_manga=43

I am up to Chapter 5, if I wasn't to busy with other Urasawa works, I could be up to par with Pluto.

[Limitles Shadow]

That's the same site I use, thanks.

It's been a few weeks since 21 has been out so I thought there were chapters I hadn't read =(

[spinstate]

Chapter 22 & 23 are out.

Get them here : http://souhaku.free.fr/?go=series&id_manga=43

[pek]

http://www.strangyeard.co.uk/urasawa/index.php?dirpath=./Mangascreener&order=0
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mimakyur/downloads/
Direct downloads

[Gamakireta]

Yeah...souhaku already make it to 22 and 23 ... ;D i really loves all Urasawa's works...very cool

[Yagami Raito]

Ya, um. It's been a really long time since this thread was last active (just because there hasn't been a single release of Pluto since then.) but now... MangaScreener released Pluto chapters 24 and 25! Hurray for MangaScreener!

http://www.blubbblubb.net/manga/ (direct download spot for the two chapters.)

And the group:
http://www.mangascreener.com/ props to them.

[penguins]

how does this compare to 20th century boys? 20CB is such pure quality that all other mangas get compared to it now.

[Darts]

i personally like pluto better, but anyways if you liked 20cb then you definitely wont be disappointed by this

[olaf]

OMG 24&25 are awesome!

That part with this dying robo-dog, really moved me.
And then this bug guy. I mean it looks like he destroyed that dog and left it in park so this professor could find it. OMG waht a bastard. To kill a living being (in Pluto robots are somehow treated like other living beings) just to have a reason to see that profesor.

And I hope that Uran won't die. Or at least she won't die with a meaningles deat. (She comes there where this Pluto robot is; BOOM and she's dead)

[Hikaruno_me02]

Wow its been soo long since the last chapter came out. Is this manga still being scanlated? I hope so cause its one of my favorite!

I found chapter 26 on http://www.strangyeard.co.uk/urasawa...reener&order=0

Atom can't be dead right? *sniffle

[pakku]

Wow its been soo long since the last chapter came out. Is this manga still being scanlated? I hope so cause its one of my favorite!

I found chapter 26 on http://www.strangyeard.co.uk/urasawa...reener&order=0

Actually, up to chapter 29 has been released. We got a couple new chapters a week or two ago.

[jin9]

can someone upload ch27 on yousendit please...

[Soul Fang]

Can someone please post links for ACT 17 and onwards. Souhaku Scans seemed to have removed the download links and all the other links are dead. Greatly appreciate it. I want to read more, but only have up to Act 16.

[jin9]

Can someone please post links for ACT 17 and onwards. Souhaku Scans seemed to have removed the download links and all the other links are dead. Greatly appreciate it. I want to read more, but only have up to Act 16.

that was the old souhaku site, heres the new link:

http://souhaku.ufpag.com/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=28

i cant find chapter 27, can someone help please...

[Soul Fang]

If chapter 27 has been released, someone please uploadit.

[pakku]

Pluto chapter 30 (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=1E5229C95FC5944F) is out, and Mangascreener also finished with their high quality version (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=E38442715B723054) of the first chapter.

The HQ chapter probably doesn't seem too thrilling, but it's actually pretty sexy. Nice to see the MS is putting the extra effort into Pluto... Urasawa is kinda their flagship, after all. Certainly worth a look for the diehard fans like me :thumbs

[Dark Schneider]

^ Awesome, thanks Pakku :). I just wish this manga would be released on a more frequent bases.

<----Another huge Urasawa fan :nod

[ETA]

Come now, can't believe that this thread is dying (well, not really). Just posting to let everyone know that chapter thirty-one and the high-quality tankouban version of chapter two was released by MangaScreener over two weeks ago. As I'm a ignorant bastard of IRC, if anyone has these and could upload them, I would greatly appreciate it.

[pakku]

Chapter 31 (http://rapidshare.de/files/25059208/Pluto_c31_MS_.zip.html)

HQ Chapter 2 (http://rapidshare.de/files/25059458/Pluto_c02_HQ_MS_.zip.html)

Hopefully I got the right files for chapter 2 in there, I had it grouped together with the hq chapter 1 in a "Pluto Vol 1 HQ" zip.

I'll keep this thread updated for you and the others, I'm usually on top of Mangascreener releases within a couple hours after they're made (I have this... sixth sense for them). Is Rapidshare cool with you?

[ETA]

Chapter 31 (http://rapidshare.de/files/25059208/Pluto_c31_MS_.zip.html)

HQ Chapter 2 (http://rapidshare.de/files/25059458/Pluto_c02_HQ_MS_.zip.html)

Hopefully I got the right files for chapter 2 in there, I had it grouped together with the hq chapter 1 in a "Pluto Vol 1 HQ" zip.

Yeah, you got the right file for chapter two. Thanks.

I'll keep this thread updated for you and the others, I'm usually on top of Mangascreener releases within a couple hours after they're made (I have this... sixth sense for them). Is Rapidshare cool with you?

While I obviously can't speak for others, rapidshare is fine with me.

Related note: The raw of Pluto chapter thirty-two should be coming out soon.

[pakku]

More high quality rereleases from Mangascreener.

Chapter 3 (http://rapidshare.de/files/25329230/Pluto_v01c03_HQ__MS_.zip.html)

Chapter 4 (http://rapidshare.de/files/25329477/Pluto_v01c04_HQ__MS_.zip.html)

Chapter 5 (http://rapidshare.de/files/25329927/Pluto_v01c05_HQ__MS_.zip.html)

Enjoy, ladies.

[Dark Schneider]

Why thank you, kind sir :P

[ETA]

More high quality rereleases from Mangascreener.

Chapter 3 (http://rapidshare.de/files/25329230/Pluto_v01c03_HQ__MS_.zip.html)

Chapter 4 (http://rapidshare.de/files/25329477/Pluto_v01c04_HQ__MS_.zip.html)

Chapter 5 (http://rapidshare.de/files/25329927/Pluto_v01c05_HQ__MS_.zip.html)

Enjoy, ladies.

You don't deserve to reproduce, unless your offspring serve mine. Regardless, thanks for the chapters as usual, pakku.

Just to let everyone know, the raw for the thirty-second chapter of Pluto is out. Grab it at Ritual Scan's site. (http://rsf.mangas-fr.com/Ritual.htm)

While I don't understand anything that is said...

... Gesicht seems to have made an important revelation of sorts.

[pakku]

While I don't understand anything that is said...

I'm a few days late, but if you're still interested the translator of Mangascreener has posted up his script chapter 32 (http://www.mangascreener.com/stephen/pluto/pluto32.txt), for those of us that are too impatient to waitfor them to release the final product.

[Chiyo-chan]

@ Pakku & Hellkorn

Thanx for the Chappies:wink

And question @ all:

Who´s your favourite Pluto-Chara?

I like Epsilon ( kinda mysterious that guy ) but Gesicht is cool too:P

[ETA]

That sure as hell helps. Thanks, man.

So, what I got out of this was... that Gesicht killed Adolf's brother due to the man's horrid acts against robot-kind? Still wondering how Gesicht was able to do so by overcoming that infamous law... unless he himself is of the "Perfect Robot" variety that Dr. Tenma was alluding to in the last chapter.

@ Pakku & Hellkorn

Thanx for the Chappies:wink

Since I only asked the question and pakku was the one who responded... I see little reason for me to be thanked.

(Then again, some people might not've caught up on the chapters otherwise, so...)

And question @ all:

Who´s your favourite Pluto-Chara?

I like Epsilon ( kinda mysterious that guy ) but Gesicht is cool too:P

Kind of a hard to choose because Pluto is a manga that doesn't really present any light moments from characters, but I'll just take the easy way out and say Gesicht.

[vanh]

Hellkorn, last time you gave me link to get up to chapter 31 . However, I could only get 28 chapters :sweatdrop But I have to say this is a masterpiece . This manga brings about mixed emotions .

[ETA]

Hellkorn, last time you gave me link to get up to chapter 31 . However, I could only get 28 chapters :sweatdrop But I have to say this is a masterpiece . This manga brings about mixed emotions .

So you need chapters twenty-nine and up, right? I'll get around to uploading it. Glad that you like Pluto, though.

Edit: Check out th3$3, vahn:

Pluto Chapter 029 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/tzyfx8)

Pluto Chapter 030 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/eg6tzm)

Pluto Chapter 031 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/1qruyf)

Pluto Chapter 032 [RAW] (http://www.sendspace.com/file/likhmw)

Hope that helps you on experiencing more of Urasawa's genius.

[Soul Fang]

Hey could anyone please upload act 27 and up to the currect chapter? All the links are dead and souhaku scans only have links for up to act 26. I really want to continue with the manga and would really appreciate if someone uploads act27 to the current released chapter. thanks in advance.

[pakku]

You got it. (http://rapidshare.de/files/28845515/Pluto_c27-31_MS_.zip.html)

[Soul Fang]

Pakku thanks. Appreciate it. rep for you.

[ifira]

hi all! just wondering whether anyone have started on this manga.

let's just briefly introduce everyone to this manga, Pluto! =) by the works of Naoki Urasawa and Osamu Tezuka

Pluto is actually based on Osamu Tezuka's Tetsuwan Atom. Its characters are taken from The Strongest/ Biggest Robot on Earth; one of Tetsuwan Atom story arcs.

As usual, Urasawa created Pluto as a dark and mysterious story. For all Astroboy fans, please be careful. This manga is totally different from the original Astroboy ( it may not suitable for children ).

Urasawa uses many complicated issues here, like : politic, human rights ( well, robot rights precisely ), and also emancipation.

There's a conflict called The 39th Central Asia Conflict here. Interestingly enough, ( I don't know it's a coincidence or not ) this conflict has similarities with 2003 Iraq War. Did Urasawa ( once again ) find an idea from the real event; just like 20th Century Boys had similarities with sarin gas attack in Tokyo subway station by Aum Shinri kyo?

~*~*~*

Introduction
European Police Investigater Gesicht is trying to get to the bottom of a series of both robot and human deaths. There hasn't been a case of a robot commiting murder in over 8 years, but as Gesicht furthers his investigation, more and more of the fact begin to point to that sort of conclusion.

~*~*~*

here is the website for the manga which i have find, in japanese of coz http://www.bigoriginal.shogakukan.co.jp/pluto/

and here is the website for downloading the brilliant manga http://www.mangacult.com/series.php?series=pluto&do=download

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k123/velveti/Pluto.png

READ IT, it's fantastic.

[ETA]

I just want to know if we can be looking forward to any new releases past chapters thirty-one from Manga Screener anytime soon, really (unless some have been put out, make me a very bad critic).

But I fully agree with the above: Pluto is a truly brilliant manga that I hope is licensed so it can belong on myself along with Monster and 20th Century Boys (when Viz eventually puts that out after Monster), both of which are also done by Naoki Urasawa.

[pakku]

Stephen, Mangascreener's translator for Pluto, hasn't been able to do any translations due to some sort of computer trouble. From what I hear, after a long wait for it to be repaired, when he finally had his computer returned to him the problems continued (or maybe entirely new ones, I dunno) so he had to send it a second time... so he's been computerless for quite a while. Apparently he hasn't even gotten to read any of the raws for over a month, let alone translate them. All that business should be sorted out soon, though.

What I'm wondering is why this seems to stop the editor from releasing some more HQ Pluto chapters, or even chapter 32 which Stephen has translated a long time ago. They like to release in bulk, so maybe they're all done that and are just waiting for more stuff before making their chapters go public.

Pluto is awesome by the way. It's like a badass Astro Boy fanfic.

[ifira]

sad to hear that we have to wait for quite some time for it's release.

at first i tot Gesicht was human. =)

[mow]

Urasawa is one of the most brilliant mangakas of our age and time, and easily the greatest mangaka of all time. The depth of every single seires he creates is truelly mind boggling, and this is a perfect example of how he manages to take what was an childish concept into a very turbilant and sophisiticated concept. Pluto is fantastic <3

[ifira]

aaa, those were days where "happy" was out.

not very sure if u guys have read "happy" by Urasawa too =) *tries to find*

[ETA]

Stephen, Mangascreener's translator for Pluto, hasn't been able to do any translations due to some sort of computer trouble. From what I hear, after a long wait for it to be repaired, when he finally had his computer returned to him the problems continued (or maybe entirely new ones, I dunno) so he had to send it a second time... so he's been computerless for quite a while. Apparently he hasn't even gotten to read any of the raws for over a month, let alone translate them. All that business should be sorted out soon, though.

One can only hope. In the meantime, I'm willing to get into other MS projects, but it's the problem that I'm IRC-retarded, and certain projects aren't being seeded (Believers and National Quiz, to be specific).

What I'm wondering is why this seems to stop the editor from releasing some more HQ Pluto chapters, or even chapter 32 which Stephen has translated a long time ago. They like to release in bulk, so maybe they're all done that and are just waiting for more stuff before making their chapters go public.

Well, at the rate things are going, they might decide to do a bulk of chapters thirty-two to thirty-five/thirty-six (depends on when Stephen's problem is fixed).

Pluto is awesome by the way. It's like a badass Astro Boy fanfic.

Should I invest time into reading Astro Boy(a.k.a. Tetsuwan Atom), or possibly even collect what Dark Horse has put out? I wasn't that impressed by Tezuka's Lost World, Metropolis, and NextWorld, but his material with Adolf, Buddha, and Phoenix (well, specific volumes in that case) are on the other end of the spectrum. So in my case, is Astro Boy a Lost World or a Buddha?

not very sure if u guys have read "happy" by Urasawa too =) *tries to find*

Eh, I've read it, and I'm somewhat indifferent to it. It has a lot of positives going for it, but the biggest problem is Urasawa's need to constantly torment our heroine. I mean, we get it, she is unlucky and people are out to get here, but some of the acts against her are too much of a stretch.

[pakku]

First of all, Stephen's back and with a vengeance. I expect Pluto translations will soon follow.

Couldn't tell you how Astro Boy is as my experience with it is limited to vague memories of catching an episode or two of the cartoon at a very young age. I've been kind of interested in it since reading Pluto, though.

I'm not really a Happy! fan either, yet I still find myself reading it whenever more is released. Go figure.

As usually I find myself writing my posts in ugly point form. :/

[pakku]

All right, we've got translations now, so I've uploaded the raws zipped with the scripts to YouSendIt. Yeah, I went with YSI, Rapidshare is down for now.

Pluto 33 (http://www.yousendit.com/download/t6HetzC7kY8%3D)

Pluto 34 (http://www.yousendit.com/download/t6Het842bWw%3D)

Pluto 35 (http://www.yousendit.com/download/t6HetyNMoxM%3D)

These'll only last a week, but I expect they'll be released in scanlation form this halloween (Mangascreener has a huge batch of releases for the 31st in the works)

[vanh]

pakku, can we get Pluto from a certain site, even bittorent site, but releasing chapters regularly ? Unfortunately, they don't really have interest in this manga . But it's definitely one of the best mangas ever.

@off topic : And do you know where to get H2 vol25-34 :ninja not from #lurk please

[pakku]

Hmm... I'm looking around but I'm not really seeing any sites like that, which is strange for a fairly popular series. Hmm... well, maybe someday somebody'll make a pimping thread for it, it would be a pretty easy job since there's only a few volumes :P

As for H2... well I can direct you to the scripts of the translations and I can upload the raws for you... but as you may already know, they haven't done the editing stuff that combines the translation and the raw manga into a nice scanlation form for those volumes. But if you're interesed in reading the raws with scripts, gimme a PM.

[vanh]

Hmm... I'm looking around but I'm not really seeing any sites like that, which is strange for a fairly popular series. Hmm... well, maybe someday somebody'll make a pimping thread for it, it would be a pretty easy job since there's only a few volumes :P

I wonder who's that somebody :P

I re-read Pluto last night, up to chap 15. I almost cried when reading the part about Norse#2's death . The old man's lines saying "time to practice your piano" was emotional .

As for H2... well I can direct you to the scripts of the translations and I can upload the raws for you... but as you may already know, they haven't done the editing stuff that combines the translation and the raw manga into a nice scanlation form for those volumes. But if you're interesed in reading the raws with scripts, gimme a PM.It would be nice, please =) time to put my terrible Japanese into practice :ninja I tried reading some Doraemon in Japanese, and it gave me headache. Guess I'm still a noob.

edit : pakku, seriously, after re-reading pluto, I think we*yep, we* should make a Pluto pimping project :bees any interest in this one ?

[pakku]

Sure, I'll join you in pimping Pluto. How can I turn down a fan of Pluto, H2, Mushishi and Nana (well, you were using a Nana avatar)... http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/images/smiles/icon_heartbeat.gif

And the H2 is on its way, I should be able to upload it all tomorrow.

[vanh]

Sure, I'll join you in pimping Pluto. How can I turn down a fan of Pluto, H2, Mushishi and Nana (well, you were using a Nana avatar)... http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/images/smiles/icon_heartbeat.gif

ah yes, I was :laugh I only have up to chapter 23 in my PC, so how about making packs containing 3 chapters each. So I will upload the first 6 packs , which is up to chapter 18, and you upload the rest ? then I will be pimped the next chapters too

[pek]

I can help out with the Pluto pimping, how can I turn down a Pluto and Adachi fan D:

vol 26 & 27 H2 have been released <3

[vanh]

Nice to have you here pek :knk On my way uploading 3 first packs on sendspace. I will pm you guys the link right when it's finished.

[pek]

Is that Sendoh I see?!!?!!! :omg

[vanh]

Is that Sendoh I see?!!?!!! :omg

I was supposed that yasha would be the first to ask . You're another Sendoh lover :omg ?

vol 26 & 27 H2 have been released <3

Liar :yell link please <3 :ninja

[pek]

I'm a huge Slam dunk! fan D:

It's on #lurk, they actually released another volume too but they are all lq. I haven't had the opportunity to read them yet though.

[mow]

Im just re reading Pluto again (thank you pekep <3) and fuck:

when gesichi meets robby's wife is so hard hitting ._. and sums up why Urasawa = god of manga

EDIT: i suck at spoiler tags XD

[vanh]

when gesichi meets robby's wife is so hard hitting ._.





especially when she said "Please don't erase my memories of him", I just felt like she was about to cry

[pakku]

So it's occurred to me that most of you guys are missing out on the pages that are added to the tankobons because the scans we're pimping are all from the magazine serialization. So here's the scans of the covers and stuff:

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/5161/plutov01coverdeluxe1we7.th.jpg (http://img527.imageshack.us/my.php?image=plutov01coverdeluxe1we7.jpg)
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/3654/plutov01coverdeluxe2vm0.th.jpg (http://img508.imageshack.us/my.php?image=plutov01coverdeluxe2vm0.jpg)
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/2793/plutov01coverdeluxe3fu2.th.jpg (http://img115.imageshack.us/my.php?image=plutov01coverdeluxe3fu2.jpg)
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/2626/plutov01coverregularuc2.th.jpg (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=plutov01coverregularuc2.jpg)
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/1093/plutov01p001awr5.th.jpg (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=plutov01p001awr5.jpg)

You might have noticed that there seems to be two different covers for volume 1. Well, since Pluto is a big deal in Japan, they're releasing a more expensive, "deluxe" version of each volume of Pluto alongside the standard versions. For the extra yen spent, buyers of the deluxe versions get all color pages left intact, the size of the pages is considerably bigger for your viewing pleasure, higher quality paper (I think?) and bonus material like the overall sexier design of the book. Here's a picture illustrating the size difference:

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/8582/1plutosizecomparisonoo0.th.jpg (http://img501.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1plutosizecomparisonoo0.jpg)

[pakku]

(continuing from my above post)

Here's the afterword, which talks a little about Tezuka, Urasawa, and the bright future of manga. I threw the table of contents in there, too.

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/1927/plutov01p002tz1.th.jpg (http://img115.imageshack.us/my.php?image=plutov01p002tz1.jpg)
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/7510/plutov01p196wk0.th.jpg (http://img501.imageshack.us/my.php?image=plutov01p196wk0.jpg)
http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/6885/plutov01p197sv7.th.jpg (http://img290.imageshack.us/my.php?image=plutov01p197sv7.jpg)


Anyway, re-read the North #2 story a couple days ago as evidenced by my avatar... uooo :cry

[The Drunken Monkey]

Damn, those deluxe volumes look real neat and unique. If only they came to the US. xD
I want to see this "high quality" paper even if it does sound corny as hell.

[vanh]

Well, since Pluto is a big deal in Japan, they're releasing a more expensive, "deluxe" version of each volume of Pluto alongside the standard versions. For the extra yen spent, buyers of the deluxe versions get all color pages left intact, the size of the pages is considerably bigger for your viewing pleasure, higher quality paper (I think?) and bonus material like the overall sexier design of the book.

discrimination :yell When I convert the amount of money I have to pay for normal volume in Japan *about 600Yen* to my country's currency due to the current currency rate , I realise that there's no way in hell I could/would buy a whole manga series , like Berserk, Vagabond, Monster which are all over 15 volumes . Let alone "deluxe version" :scry So I will have to wait until a publisher here buys the copyright to publish the manga =/ So long .



Anyway, re-read the North #2 story a couple days ago as evidenced by my avatar... uooo :cry

:cry

[Leraine]

It was bound to happen, but I kinda miss Atom. :-(

[pakku]

It was bound to happen, but I kinda miss Atom. :-(

I dunno, personally I really wasn't expecting him to kill off Atom. I mean, he's the goddamned Astro Boy. Killing him, even in a manga, should be a crime against humanity.

discrimination :yell When I convert the amount of money I have to pay for normal volume in Japan *about 600Yen* to my country's currency due to the current currency rate , I realise that there's no way in hell I could/would buy a whole manga series , like Berserk, Vagabond, Monster which are all over 15 volumes . Let alone "deluxe version" :scry So I will have to wait until a publisher here buys the copyright to publish the manga =/ So long .

Speaking of that, where are you from?

[vanh]

Speaking of that, where are you from?

Vietnam. Even if I have enough money, I can't buy Berserk or vagabond here. Coz' there's no way such mature mangas can be published .Indeed, a big publisher used to advertise their publishing Vagabond, but then it was called off. Only when I read Vagabond, did I know the reason why. But Monster was completely published . So I have high hope for Pluto and 20th century boys. Let me see, another Naoki Urasawas's manga was also published. It was a manga about a girl who knows Judo . It was also a popular manga . But back then, my mother didn't let me read any kind of mangas, which she called picture books =/

ARG, sendspace doesn't let me download pack 12 :arg

[pakku]

Vietnam. Even if I have enough money, I can't buy Berserk or vagabond here. Coz' there's no way such mature mangas can be published .Indeed, a big publisher used to advertise their publishing Vagabond, but then it was called off. Only when I read Vagabond, did I know the reason why. But Monster was completely published . So I have high hope for Pluto and 20th century boys.

Tsk, manga fans must have it rough there. Luckily you're good at English so you can read all these scanlations. I'm spoiled; not only can I read English but I can read French too. The French market in particular has a simply incredible amount of mature manga that I imagine can't be found anywhere else outside Japan :love

Let me see, another Naoki Urasawas's manga was also published. It was a manga about a girl who knows Judo . It was also a popular manga .

Oh, Yawara, I just finished catching up on that last week. It may not be on the same level as Urasawa's more recent stuff, but it was still a fun read.

ARG, sendspace doesn't let me download pack 12 :arg

That's odd... try this (http://download.yousendit.com/C0495DC56CF86B19).

[vanh]

Tsk, manga fans must have it rough there. Luckily you're good at English so you can read all these scanlations

Not quite. We dont have new mangas published. But old stuffs are published in pirate books. Ya know, the publishers don't buy the copyright, and one volume is cheap (about 35 Yen), although it's shorter, and the series can be cancelled at any time. I read a lot of mangas in pirate books, and I didn't buy even one volume. I rent them. I rent about 5 volumes a day . And i read Slamdunk in 1 day.It's one of the manga which the publisher did buy copyright. It's only 31 volumes originally. But they published it in 37 volumes.
And Adachi Mitsuru for example, is one of the most well-known mangaka . Read Niji Iro Tougarashi , pakku , if you haven't.

But sadly, now not many cool mangas are released. Katsu is being released, 1 volume a week. But I have read the whole series, so I don't buy. It's still cheaper than it is originallt published in japan (about 60 yen/volume)

That's odd... try this (http://download.yousendit.com/C0495DC56CF86B19).

seems like it can connect. I'll try again later T__T

edit : hey it works :dance

The French market in particular has a simply incredible amount of mature manga that I imagine can't be found anywhere else outside Japan :love


I'mma go learn French :angry

[pakku]

It's interesting to hear what the manga situation is like in Viet Nam, I wasn't expecting it to be that much different from the North American/European manga market, but this is the first I've heard of these pirate books before. And they're so cheap! *whistle* Now there's my only problem with buying French stuff... the cost can be brutal when ordering outside of France. When I buy manga I make sure to only buy stuff I can see myself re-reading multiple times so that I get my money's worth out of it.

Actually I'm waiting for the scanlations of Niji Iro Togarashi to finish all eleven volumes before starting to read it. One more volume to go...

[vanh]

Actually I'm waiting for the scanlations of Niji Iro Togarashi to finish all eleven volumes before starting to read it. One more volume to go...

I have 10 volumes, and now also waiting for the last vol :D

Bah, I know it's not the right place to post, but H2 volume 28,29,30,31 found. We don't have to read the translation and raw any more. Composed by Naughty dragon. You can get them here (http://anip.homeunix.com/manga/index.php?path=H2/) .

[Kent]

I've read at least 10 chapters <33 *it's really great* :love

goes to the pimping-street to get more Pluto :wtf

The robot and human relationship is quite a difficult one..I guess..>__<;;

Atom is way cute :thumbs

[Windy]

Just read it all in (almost) one sitting...

YYAARRRGH it's too good.... I want mooore... :cry

I avoided reading it before because I thought you have to know more about Astro boy to understand it, but it seems like that's not the case, and Pluto is an awesome manga by itself. XP

Anyway.... How often do chapters come out and how often are they scanlated? :O
Also, can anyone here tell me just how much is it like the original story in Tetsuwan atom? Is it heavily based on it or lightly? Just curious... XP

[pakku]

Just read it all in (almost) one sitting...

YYAARRRGH it's too good.... I want mooore... :cry

I avoided reading it before because I thought you have to know more about Astro boy to understand it, but it seems like that's not the case, and Pluto is an awesome manga by itself. XP

Anyway.... How often do chapters come out and how often are they scanlated? :O
Also, can anyone here tell me just how much is it like the original story in Tetsuan atom? Is it heavily based on it or lightly? Just curious... XP

Pluto comes out monthly (in every second copy of Big Comic Original, which comes out every two weeks). The group that scanlates them like to release their manga in batches, so you'll usually see two chapters released together at a time. However, if you're interested you can keep an eye on this topic since I usually post the raw and a translation script to it immediately after both become available. I would expect that to happen for the next chapter (36?) within a week or so.

And I don't think anybody here has actually read Tetsuwan Atom (or at least not this particular part), but you can catch bits and pieces it mentions on the Astro Boy wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsuwan_Atom), just ctrl+f "pluto" or "world's greatest robot". I get the impression that Urasawa takes a lot of different turns in Pluto, the most obvious example being:

Urasawa killed off Astro Boy.

[The End]

If it's by the guy who did 20th Century Boys then I should really check this out...

[The Drunken Monkey]

I was wonderif if there were scans of the chapters from the volumes instead of the magazines yet online?

[pakku]

Yeah, we've got the volume 1 scans at the pimping project now. I'll hook you up.

[The Drunken Monkey]

Hah, thanks.
I'll take a lok at it right now.

[pakku]

http://sbookg.s-book.com/sol/sky_gif/tanko_file_photo/181006.gif

The cover for the next volume has appeared, featuring Dr. Tenma. Yeah, I know, small image, but whatever. This book hits Japan sometime this month.

[pakku]

Chapta 36, with promises that more chapters are soon to come!

Link 1 (http://88.191.39.131/Pluto%20Act-36%5BMS%5D.zip)

Link 2 (http://91.121.3.44/Pluto%20Act-36%5BMS%5D.zip)

[pakku]

Chapter 37 is out, you can grab it here (http://www.sendspace.com/file/rh8dqo).

[conceptz]

After reading the latest chapter, I'm still in denial that Atom is dead

[pakku]

After reading the latest chapter, I'm still in denial that Atom is dead

Ditto, this chapter somehow made me even more hopeful.

[Haruka]

I don't get how to use IRC. T___T

[pakku]

I don't get how to use IRC. T___T

If you're looking for direct download links for Pluto from chapters 1-36, the pimping thread is thataway (http://forums.narutofan.com/showthread.php?t=150636)

[pakku]

Chapter 38 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/rr8w67), come get it, you vultures!

[The Drunken Monkey]

Thanks bunches. ^^

I thoguht Pluto was on break or something cause of 21st CB.

[conceptz]

Good chapter. It's a shame this manga isn't getting the attention it deserves.

[pakku]

New chapter's out, folks. Number 39. (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=G4ALRFJZ)

[pakku]

I come bearing a new Pluto chapter (http://www.sendspace.com/file/6uh7px), as usual.

I also came across the original Astro Boy story Pluto is based on, which I imagine may be of interest to Pluto fans, although I must warn you it is in its original Japanese form. Certainly still worth a look if you're a fan of Urasawa's spin-off though. Just take a look at some of the original character designs:

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/6256/geischtgi3.jpg

There's our man Gesicht. He plays a pretty minor role here, actually.

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/336/tenmaer2.jpg

Here we have Atom's creator, Dr. Tenma. Tezuka decided to model him after a rooster, I guess.

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/4748/north2te1.jpg

North #2 and his irritable master. I've got Urasawa's version of the master set as my avatar, so it's easy to see the artistic liberties he took with even the most minor characters.

Anyway, you can grab that over here (http://www.sendspace.com/file/sik6h1).

[Scorpio3.14]

Thanks for the update Pakku. New Pluto chapters never fail to impress me, the story just keeps getting deeper and more interesting :amuse

I might have to go back and do some re-reading though. Its been so long since I've read the early parts of Pluto that I'm beginning to forget stuff when its brought up in the more recent chapters lol

Also thanks for the Astro Boy arc. I was actually just thinking the other day about how I would like to read the Astro Boy arc that Pluto was based on. While it would have been ideal to have it translated in english lol its still nice to flip through the raws. Maybe someone will scanlate it someday, who knows :P

Thanks again *reps*

[pakku]

Two chapters today:

41 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/7zmkhp)

42 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/i6gxwi)

[November 11]

Finally more Pluto.

edit. Just realized i don't have chapter 40, could anyone upload it?

[shadowlords]

north #2 was one of the greatest characters ever invented..

[AgentMarth]

Yes! More Pluto!

But no! I don't have 39 or 40!

*goes off to try and find*

[pakku]

Yeah, ok.

39 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/7q0i6t)

40 (http://www.sendspace.com/file/68uay7)

[November 11]

Thank you.

[AgentMarth]

I second that, thanks alot.

[JB the Jedi]

so among all of Naoki Urasawa's work how would u rate Pluto compared to Monster and 20th CB, I'm currently reading Monster and 20th CB and I'm in love with his work that I want to read all of em.

So would u highly recommend Pluto, or it's not on the same level as Monster & 20th CB?

[Scorpio3.14]

so among all of Naoki Urasawa's work how would u rate Pluto compared to Monster and 20th CB, I'm currently reading Monster and 20th CB and I'm in love with his work that I want to read all of em.

So would u highly recommend Pluto, or it's not on the same level as Monster & 20th CB?

Personally I would put it on par with Monster and above 20th CB. I would defiantly recommend you read Pluto if you liked those other two :nod

[JB the Jedi]

Personally I would put it on par with Monster and above 20th CB. I would defiantly recommend you read Pluto if you liked those other two :nod

Wow, then I'll have to check out the series.

What about his other work besides monster, 20th CB, and Pluto?

[Scorpio3.14]

Wow, then I'll have to check out the series.

What about his other work besides monster, 20th CB, and Pluto?

Well his two other major works (at least that you can find in English other then a few chapters) are Yawara! and Happy!. I've read a bit Yawara! and I have to say I really enjoyed it :amuse Although I havn't read too much of it as I am waiting for the scanlations to get a little bit further as I like reading in large chunks :P As for Happy!, I havn't read any that series yet. To be honest I've kinda been avoiding it as I've heard that, while good, it is a very depressing and pessimistic manga which usually isn't my thing. I will probably read it eventually though since Naoki Urasawa is just so awesome :P

[JB the Jedi]

Well his two other major works (at least that you can find in English other then a few chapters) are Yawara! and Happy!. I've read a bit Yawara! and I have to say I really enjoyed it :amuse Although I havn't read too much of it as I am waiting for the scanlations to get a little bit further as I like reading in large chunks :P As for Happy!, I havn't read any that series yet. To be honest I've kinda been avoiding it as I've heard that, while good, it is a very depressing and pessimistic manga which usually isn't my thing. I will probably read it eventually though since Naoki Urasawa is just so awesome :P

Well do u know where I can read/download Yawara and/or Happy?

I want to read all of Naoki's work.

[~Shin~]

This is actually on the same level with Monster and 20th Century Boys?

And would I understand this manga if I never read Astro Boy?

[pakku]

As for Happy!, I havn't read any that series yet. To be honest I've kinda been avoiding it as I've heard that, while good, it is a very depressing and pessimistic manga which usually isn't my thing.

Nah, not really. The protagonist has plenty of stuff go wrong for her, but I for one never really felt bad or anything, really. It's a pretty light manga, despite everybody being against her, the sexy evil bitch succeeds, good characters being manipulated, etc.

Edit: This is actually on the same level with Monster and 20th Century Boys?

And would I understand this manga if I never read Astro Boy?

Yes and yes.

[Scorpio3.14]

Well do u know where I can read/download Yawara and/or Happy?

I want to read all of Naoki's work.

www.mangatraders.com has most of both of them. Also http://www.tamascans.net/projects/Yawara.html has all the releases of Yawara for direct download.

This is actually on the same level with Monster and 20th Century Boys?

And would I understand this manga if I never read Astro Boy?

IMO it is defiantly on par with both of them and even better then 20th CB. I had never read Astro Boy before reading it and Pluto dosn't even really follow the origional plot of the Astro Boy arc anyways. Its only loosely based on Astro Boy so knowing anything about it before hand isn't really needed.

Nah, not really. The protagonist has plenty of stuff go wrong for her, but I for one never really felt bad or anything, really. It's a pretty light manga, despite everybody being against her, the sexy evil bitch succeeds, good characters being manipulated, etc.

Thats good to hear. Like I said I will probably read it sooner or later, though I might move it up on the my read list now :P

[CorrosiveMeso]

I think that being familiar with Astro Boy helps, even if it's not necessary. It's really cool to see how Urasawa changed the role/appearance of the characters. You'll have to buy the Astro Boy manga, of course, but you only need volume 3, and it's not out of print. I think it's worth the ten dollars (less if it's used).

[vanh]

Just re-read 40 chaps in a row,about 5 of which is first time reads* not sure, 3 maybe. I've been so left behind with mangas these days >.>* .The same feeling was there when I got to the part when North #2 died . Really depressed .

Anyone have the same thought that the manga is getting more confusing with more info piling up ? Yeah, only more confusing, and I'm not saying it's going down , still awesome. Also, do you guys have any idead when the next chapter is released ?

[pakku]

I think we can expect chapter 43 to be scanlated next saturday.

I agree that the plot's getting pretty complex; lotsa stuff to keep track of. Pluto's the kind of manga that requires a lot of rereading if you wanna keep on top of things.

[vanh]

Now, chapter 43? You didn't mean chap 41 and 42 were already out ?

[The Drunken Monkey]

All if not most of Urasawa's work needs re-reading due to the intense plot.

[pakku]

Now, chapter 43? You didn't mean chap 41 and 42 were already out ?

Yup.

Right here. (http://forums.narutofan.com/showpost.php?p=8717973&postcount=124)

[vanh]

Aye, so I didn't checked this thread carefully enough >.< Thanks pakku. Hope this Saturday chap 43 will be released,or else I will have to wait a whole month. No internet access .

[pakku]

Way later than expected, I know, but here it is:

Chapter 43 (http://www.mediafire.com/?7crm5yyzzi1)

[AgentMarth]

This series doesn't get enough love. Its to great to pass up, but it seems most people just want the standard shonen no matter how much they bitch about them.

@pakku - Thanks for keeping us updated on the releases, i'm sure all of us who read it appreciate it.

Now to find a link to 44...

[Moridin]

hrm I should catch up on pluto, I reached the end of v3 and then didn't hunt for single chapter stuff. Its such an incredibly touching series though, I felt for the characters so often D:

[vanh]

True. Although I have said this many times, but still, when Norse #2 died, leaving the old man alone, I was sobbing ;_;

[The Drunken Monkey]

I think I'm caught up now. Dr. Hoffman getting kidnapped by his own Security Bot and whatever the heck Geischt had to fight.

[Paik4Life]

Can anyone provide 41 and 42 links? The old ones are dead. If not, it's cool. I'll just have to mIRC them like I used to. I just have to reinstall and re-register.

I've been reading the series from the get go but wanted to let the chapters build up since releases don't come often. I find his works definitely better to read in one lump sum. I love Monster, but 20th is my absolute bible for manga in terms of literary genius. I just never liked Dr. Tenma. I thought he was a very weak protagonist. Now, Kenji, he's such a great character to the point where he becomes a legend.

~Paik

[sewordz]

Hello guys!!!
nice to knows that there is Pluto fans forum...
i've been reading this manga b4, but stop at chapter 17..
just now i continued to download it...
for everybody who want to start read Pluto i reccomend u guys download at this site...
http://souhaku.ufpag.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=5

but, only to chapter 35...

i hope u guys can tell where i can download the continued of this chapter...
thanks for reading this...:)

[AgentMarth]

Well that took to long do find....

But since they haven't all been posted for us who does use IRC, or the links have expired, I figured I'd post them and share.

41 - http://www.zshare.net/download/2120565477b9c4/
42 - http://www.zshare.net/download/21205515d76a02/
43 - http://www.badongo.com/file/4033668
44 - http://www.badongo.com/file/4033710
45 - http://www.divshare.com/download/1924795-3f7

Not sure how long they will last, so download them now why you can.

Now i'm off to read, enjoy.

[jyaaku]

Hello, I only registered to thank to all of you the direct download links :laugh because I can't get the chapters with irc programs :huh

[The Drunken Monkey]

Pluto Ch. 45 is just DAMN AWESOME!

That's why I love Pluto.

[conceptz]

Well that took to long do find....

But since they haven't all been posted for us who does use IRC, or the links have expired, I figured I'd post them and share.

41 - http://www.zshare.net/download/2120565477b9c4/
42 - http://www.zshare.net/download/21205515d76a02/
43 - http://www.badongo.com/file/4033668
44 - http://www.badongo.com/file/4033710
45 - http://www.divshare.com/download/1924795-3f7

Not sure how long they will last, so download them now why you can.

Now i'm off to read, enjoy.

Major thanks! I am so behind on this manga.


Also, can someone upload chapters 39 & 40 please?

[AgentMarth]

Here you go, since the old links expired.

39 - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JG8SXY9N

40 - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QRSPCVZG

Like I said before, this manga needs more love.

[Leraine]

Ahh, damn it! I wish I had even the slightest idea of what is going on.. =[

In which chapter was pluto's "special" flower revealed?

[AgentMarth]

The chapter that had the tulip in the glass jar was chapter 41.

[conceptz]

Here you go, since the old links expired.

39 - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JG8SXY9N

40 - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QRSPCVZG

Like I said before, this manga needs more love.

Thanks!!!! it sure does, actually all of Naoki Urasawa's work need more love. 20th/21stcb does not get enough attention.

[AgentMarth]

Well, 46 and 47 were released my MS on the 31st, and since noone else has posted them, I took it upon myself to brave the scary waters of IRC to get them. Really, i'm mostly worried about typing the wrong thing in the channel and getting banned for it....

46 - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=I11TGB4T
47 - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RB0UXYIE


Now, i'm off to read, enjoy.

[jyaaku]

Thanks, AgentMarth :laugh:laugh:laugh:laugh

[Elijah Snow]

Browsing through this board and noticed not a single thread from this awesome manga.

It's based on the 3rd volume of Tezuka's series Astro Boy, but re-envisioned by the masterful mangaka Naoki Urasawa.

Only 47 Chapters are currently out and this series is being scanlated by MangaScreener.

So who else has been reading this awesome series and what do you think is going to happen next?

[Kilowog]

onemanga.com has the first 20 chapters, I've read maybe 6 of them. Pretty good though I'm making it a goal to at least finish monster first

[pek]

I read it as soon as it was scanlated which was stupid thing to do since the scanlations haven't been moving forward very well and I kinda decided to wait for it to at least reach ch 60 or so before reading it.

It's incredible so far though, it's amazing how Urasawa can bring forth such feeling in a manga.

[Kilowog]

Something I'm wondering, the manga begins with Pluto killing Montblanc which was the first robot he killed in the Astro Boy manga, given this, does that mean that Astro Boy himself appears later?

[Elijah Snow]

Astro does appear. He makes his first appearance in chapter 7.

I love how much feeling and mood is in this manga, it's simply staggering.

[pek]

I hope you've read Urasawa's earlier/on going mangas too; Monster and 20th Century Boys / 21st Century Boys.

Masterpieces.

[Captain Pimp]

I doubt Gesicht actually "died." Well, I hope he didn't because that's like killing Tenma off in Monster :D:

[Kilowog]

Astro does appear. He makes his first appearance in chapter 7.

I love how much feeling and mood is in this manga, it's simply staggering.

cool. I wanna see if they keep the dynamic between Astro's sister and Pluto, seeing Urasawa do his magic on that will be especially good. Also curious, it's said in chapter 3 that there are 6 more that Pluto will go after, in the original Pluto had 7 targets.

EDIT: apparently no one knows that Bora exists

[Elijah Snow]

I hope you've read Urasawa's earlier/on going mangas too; Monster and 20th Century Boys / 21st Century Boys.

Masterpieces.

Of course I have. Those series are required reading.

[Kilowog]

Ok finally read all 20 chapters on onemanga.com. absolutely superb series. I like the way Urasawa is handling it and the updated versions of Astro and co. and of course the current political commentary. I also like Brau-1589, he pulls off this cool Hanibal Lector type vibe. Also the KR substory is pretty good.

I wanna know more of how they'll bring up Bora since Bora was the one who defeated Pluto in the original

[Scorpio3.14]

Browsing through this board and noticed not a single thread from this awesome manga.

Must have missed it: http://forums.narutofan.com/showthread.php?t=28142

Anyways, I've been reading this series for some time now, truely another masterpiece. Not quite up to Monster level yet, but even better then 20th/21st CB IMO. Great stuff.

[pek]

^ Yeah I was kind, "wtf? I'm sure moe created one long ago"

*merging' Thanks scorpio.

[The Drunken Monkey]

What do you guys consider better? 20th CB or Monster.

[~Shin~]

I think Monster is better. 20th CB was amazing too but I haven't found many manga or anime that's in the league of Monster. It has the best plot I have seen or read. Period.

[Scorpio3.14]

What do you guys consider better? 20th CB or Monster.

Personally I would say Monster is better by quite a bit. 20th CB was really good, but I kinda felt that it was a bit inconsistant. Parts of it were spectacular, but others felt kinda dragged out. On the other hand, Monster was consistently pure win :amuse

[Kilowog]

how many chapters are scanlated so far?

[Captain Pimp]

how many chapters are scanlated so far?

47 chapters scanlated so far.

Man, Urasawa's taking a while for ch. 48 :/

[Kilowog]

47 chapters scanlated so far.

Man, Urasawa's taking a while for ch. 48 :/

where can I read chapters 21+?

[Elijah Snow]

@ Akainu
You gotta dl those chapters

Is Pluto weekly or monthly?

[Lazlow]

@ Akainu
You gotta dl those chapters

Is Pluto weekly or monthly?

Definitely monthly since it started in 2003 and only has 40+ chapters so far.

[Kilowog]

@ Akainu
You gotta dl those chapters

Is Pluto weekly or monthly?

Ok then where do I download them?

[Elijah Snow]

Ok then where do I download them?

#lurk on IRC or mangatraders.com

[Kilowog]

thanks. I'm now up to chapter 33. good stuff so far. also I would have lold so hard if Urasawa had reused monster Tenma for Dr. Tenma.

[Kilowog]

ok finally got up to 47. Really good, the way 46 ended was quite a shocker.

[mystictrunks]

Any news on the next release?

[Captain Pimp]

The raws are up to ch. 50, but there's no scanlations for ch. 48 yet >_<

[Elijah Snow]

at least it's back on track

[Captain Pimp]

Rejoice! Ch. 48-50 has been scanlated :woo

Torrent-->http://64.62.145.165:6969/torrents/Pluto_c48-50(LQ)%5BMS%5D.torrent
DDL-->http://www.sendspace.com/file/73x8lu

[Elijah Snow]

*gasps*
*runs and downloads*

[Kilowog]

onemanga.com just posted them up for viewing

[Captain Pimp]

I don't think the story can progress much if Epsilon dies :sag I hope we get more info on this "Bora" stuff since Urasawa's been hiding it for so long :D:

[mystictrunks]

Atom coming back?
Epsilon about to do something?


I'm excited.

[jyaaku]

Rejoice! Ch. 48-50 has been scanlated :woo

Torrent-->http://64.62.145.165:6969/torrents/Pluto_c48-50(LQ)%5BMS%5D.torrent
DDL-->http://www.sendspace.com/file/73x8lu

:nuts :rotfl thank you

[Kilowog]

http://www.onemanga.com/Pluto/51

51 and 52 have been scanned.

Based on how Pluto is loosely following Tezuka's original what's coming up next is:

Epsilon's death in front of one of his children

also on a funny note, behold the most original character design by Urasawa

http://img34.onemanga.com/mangas/00000256/000028133/09.jpg

[pek]

Just caught up with Pluto; stopped reading when it was stuck at ch 33 or something; and damn...I love itx]

[Dabura]

OMG that is exactly dr Reichwein from Monster

Chapter 52 ruled ^^ !

[Lord Genome]

Chapter 48 made me very sad. :(

That teddy bear is fucking creepy though

[Elijah Snow]

Just gets better and better, how can Urasawa top himself this time?

[jyaaku]

http://www.onemanga.com/Pluto/51

51 and 52 have been scanned.



:amuse:amuse:amuse:amuse



also on a funny note, behold the most original character design by Urasawa

http://img34.onemanga.com/mangas/00000256/000028133/09.jpg


I've thunk it was Monster Reloaded :P Dr Reichwein, great character

[Gene]

[Mangaddicted] Pluto - Chapter 53 (http://forum.mangaddicted.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=81)

[Captain Pimp]

NOOOOO EPSILON!!! :arg

[Gene]

pg. 23's bottom panel was amazing

also

NOOOOO EPSILON!!! :arg

[Gene]

[Mangaddicted] Pluto - Chapter 55 (http://forum.mangaddicted.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=93)

[Lord Genome]

55 made me sad :(

Epislon :D:

[jyaaku]

Thanks for the last three chapters :) And what chapters! :nuts

[Moridin]

phaw just caught back up, how good is Urasawa <3

just brilliant.

[halfhearted]

Chapter 56 has been released by Arienai!: MF
(http://www.mediafire.com/?yyum2hnzn4t)

[jyaaku]

Thanks!!! :laugh:laugh

[AgentMarth]

Nearly three month without a single post in this thread, for shame people.

Although, its really been so long, you kinda forget where the story left off.....

[Tyrael]

Damn, that was good. Damn brilliant in fact. Damn.

[Eleven]

New chapter yay :dance

[Valky]

Chapter 63 is out!

You can read it at Onemanga.

We able to see Gesicht again, and we found out about the '500 zeus' old man.

:awesome

[pek]

The latest Pluto chapter was incredibly moving and this is why Gesicht is one of my favorite Urasawa creations. He is evolving, the robots are evolving and not with chips inserted in them or them being modified but due to seeing the emotions/love shown by men and trying to understand them. Gesicht is doing so little by little, trying to understand the emotions and trying to imitate them. Seeing Gesicht holding that "robot baby" and saying"I will never let you go, not even if the world ends", I read it last night so this might be a bit wrong but still, is one of the more beautiful scenes I have read in a very long time.

Can't believe that one man can create so many, near perfection, series.

[Valky]

The latest Pluto chapter was incredibly moving and this is why Gesicht is one of my favorite Urasawa creations. He is evolving, the robots are evolving and not with chips inserted in them or them being modified but due to seeing the emotions/love shown by men and trying to understand them. Gesicht is doing so little by little, trying to understand the emotions and trying to imitate them. Seeing Gesicht holding that "robot baby" and saying"I will never let you go, not even if the world ends", I read it last night so this might be a bit wrong but still, is one of the more beautiful scenes I have read in a very long time.

Can't believe that one man can create so many, near perfection, series.

Yea, agree with this one. :sun

[jyaaku]

#64 on mangatraders :nuts

[Gene]

Wait, what? It's over?

[~L~]

it appears so :hmm where else to go from here i wonder.

[Darth]

I just read the first 7 chapters and I'm already hooked.

This looks to be a very promising manga.

[Gene]

I should have started this when it was already completed because I'm pretty lost right now.

[Aburamushi]

I finished reading it all. Urasawa is indeed a master. I't amazing how he turned the shounen-ish story of Astroboy into such an emotionally powerful seinen. :cry
North #2's three chapters were the best. :cry

[Dream Brother]

Oh, Urasawa. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

[Darth]

I'm still on chapter 16. Don't ruin anything for me guys! :wink

[Darth]

I just finished it. A beautiful masterpiece. By far one of the best manga I have ever read.

Brau 15889 is my hero.

[Pain In The Ass]

Saw an update on Billy Bat @ onemanga.com and it reminded me that Pluto must've finished by now and since I wanted to read it in one go, now I guess is the time. Already read 2 chapters and, well what can I tell, it's Urasawa, so I have high hopes and I'm sure I won't be disappointed.

Urasawa must like Germany a lot, I've read 20th CB and Monster so far, now starting Pluto and 2 out of these 3 mangas take place in Germany. Interesting.

edit: after 10 chapters it's not really Germany, but at least it started there. :p

[Mattaru]

:cry :cry

They killed Atom...

:cry :cry


edit: Oh god. This is fucking incredible. This tops Monster and 20th CB, my #1 / #2 favourites. So fucking deep man.

[Adachi]

So can we talk about Billy Bat in this thread?