When I first heard about Pluto, I wasnt eager to read it. "Its just a retelling of an arc in Astro Boy," I thought to myself, "cant be that good." Eventually I caved and read it. I was blown away. The story is suspenseful and addictive, as expected of Urasawa. The characters are deep and interesting, and the art style is very fitting. Naoki Urasawa is a two time winner of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. The first time was for his masterpiece, Monster. The second time was for Pluto, and now I see why. However, for all the brilliance in this masterpiece, there is a rather large flaw. I never read the original "world's strongest robot" arc of Astro Boy, so this didnt apply to me, but the fact remains that this is a retelling. In other words, to all of those that read the original arc, it is a foregone conclusion. Since one of the pillars of a suspense plot is not knowing what will happen next, this is an unfortunate problem. Thankfully, its so good that even with this flaw, It is nothing short of a masterpiece.