PLUTO: A Mecha Noir Mystery (feat. Astro Boy)
About this episode
The episode explores the complex narrative of PLUTO, intertwining themes of robot rights and moral dilemmas within a crime thriller framework.
A beloved robot is blown into pieces, a public figure tied to robot rights is murdered, and one eerie detail shows up at both scenes: makeshift horns placed like a calling card. That’s the moment Pluto stops feeling like a simple mecha story and starts reading like a global crime thriller with real moral weight. We walk through the core mystery and the key players, starting with Gesicht, a German robot inspector built with Zeronium alloy who’s powerful enough to be feared and human eno...
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