Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka Vol. 2: Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 2

ISBN
9781421519197
Publisher
VIZ
English release
Pages
208

Gesicht's investigation now includes warning the robots who could become its next victims. VIZ places Atom next on his list, making protection part of the detective's work. This is a continuation purchase for readers already invested in the murder case, not the book to buy as a separate Atom adventure. Keep the first volume ahead of it: recognizing a target means more when the earlier evidence has established the pattern.

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Warning a potential victim is a different kind of police work from interpreting a corpse. VIZ's synopsis puts Gesicht on that preventive task while Brando independently prepares to face a mysterious challenger. The contrast makes this installment's buying appeal specific: it offers competing responses to danger, one based on communication and another on direct confrontation. Neither premise makes physical power a guarantee of safety. Gesicht can identify a threatened group without knowing how to secure it, and Brando's willingness to act does not answer the mystery of motive. Readers seeking another self-contained case should treat this as ongoing business.

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