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Astro Boywas one of the most popular manga and anime of the last century. The serialization of the manga began in 1952 and finished in 1968. There has been tons of adaptation ofAstro Boy, including different anime and an animated movie. It was one of the very first stories that explored the mecha genre, and as a result, people have always loved it.
Even though people know aboutAstro Boy, there are other alternate takes on the manga that most people do not know about. Netflix recently released an anime calledPluto, which is roughly based onAstro Boy. But much before, there was another anime of a dark nature that was inspired by it. The name of the anime isAtom: The Beginning.
Atom: The BeginningDid Not Live Up To Its Potential
Atom: The Beginningwas loosely based on theAstro Boy. The manga was first released in 2014 and was adapted into an anime in 2017. The anime had only one season with twelve episodes.Atom: The Beginningrevolved around two scientists named Umataro Tenma and Hiroshi Ochanomizu, who love robots and spend most of their time with mechanized parts. After a disaster had happened in Japan, they made a new robot named A106.
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WhileAstro Boywas more childish and acted as a mascot,Atom: The Beginningfocuses on a slightly heavy dose of mystery with hard sci-fi and has a dark nature to theAstro Boyadaptation. After the anime was released, there were a lot of expectations and hype surrounding it, but unfortunately, none of it lasted for long.
People felt thatAtom: The Beginningwas a story too rushed in comparison to the manga. There were several complexities, and the characters did not do justice to the story. Even though it had great potential, the audience was not ready to accept such a dark and dense adaptation of theAstro Boy. At the end of the dark retelling, the iconic manga could not perform well, even though it was not an outright flop.
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Atom: The BeginningIs the Connection betweenAstro BoyandPluto
Astro Boy walked so thatAtom: The BeginningandPlutocould run. Even though both of them were inspirations, the credit goes toAtom: The Beginningbecause it showed that there could be a different perspective to the original story. Later, it was developed by Naoki Urasawa into a much better story throughPluto.
Plutois about a humanoid inspector named Gesicht, who is in charge of investigating the mystery murders of humans at the hands of robots. These murders have created a disarray in the relationship between humans and robots. At the moment,Plutohas received satisfactory reviews from the audience and feels a much better story than its predecessor.
Plutoseason 1 can be streamed on Netflix.
Also Read:After Frieren, Netflix Made Sure Pluto Would Become the Next Contender for Anime of the Year Despite Lack of Promotion
Priyanko Chakraborty
Anime Content Writer
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Priyanko is an aspiring economists who is a secret member of the anime world. Unfortunately, he is a Manchester United fan. He has watched multiple anime only to leave them halfway between. His day goes by playing video games, scrolling through reels, watching anime, and rarely opening his books.
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