5. Pluto
Netflix’s Pluto is the kind of adaptation anime fans dream of. The show is an adaptation of Naoki Urasawa’s manga adaptation of fellow creator Osamu Tezuka’s beloved robot series Astro Boy. Pluto follows a detective named Gesicht as he investigates a string of murders. The serial killings are all tied to a mysterious robot named Pluto, who aims to defeat the world’s best robots, including Atom (Astro Boy). Instead of being a run-of-the-mill battle anime, Pluto has a meaty commentary about artificial intelligence’s place in a world filled with hatred. My only hope now is that the show’s message will resonate with tech bros pumping out AI gimmicks for cheap tricks.
