Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka
A new vision based on Astro Boy - 'The Greatest Robot on Earth'
By Naoki Urasawa and Osamu Tezuka
Co-authored with Takashi Nagasaki
Supervised by Macoto Tezka
With the cooperation of Tezuka Productions
Story
Naoki Urasawa Bio
Preeminent manga artist Naoki Urasawa, together with his long-time plot collaborator Takashi Nagasaki, creates a daring revisionist take on Osamu Tezuka's timeless classic Astro Boy. Conceived under the auspices of Tezuka's son Macoto Tezka, a visual artist in his own right, Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka is more than just an homage - Urasawa takes Tezuka's masterwork and transforms it into a groundbreaking new series of his own. Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka will surely delight loyal Tezuka fans, but it will also capture the imagination of anyone who loves a compelling work of great science fiction.
Osamu Tezuka Bio
The legendary Osamu Tezuka is arguably the most influential person to shape the landscape of the narrative art form known as manga. In 1964, Tezuka created a revolutionary story arc in his Astro Boy series called "The Greatest Robot on Earth." Tezuka's engaging tale struck a chord with the children of that time and became the most popular story line of the series. It would also prove to profoundly influence and inspire a generation of manga artists to come.
PLUTO © Naoki URASAWA/Studio Nuts, Takashi NAGASAKI and Tezuka Productions
Original Japanese edition published by Shogakukan Inc.
Based on "Astro Boy" written by Osamu TEZUKA.
