Comments from the original creators of the Pluto manga on the Pluto anime adaptation.
Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki are the original co-authors of the Pluto manga, while Macoto Tezka is Osamu Tezuka’s son and supervised the making of the Pluto manga.
The anime adaptation of Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki’s Pluto manga, the re-imagining of “The Greatest Robot on Earth” story arc from Astro Boy by Osamu Tezuka, will stream worldwide on Netflix in 2023.
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Messages from Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki, and Macoto Tezka:
Film Double Bill: Phantom of the Paradise (Brian de Palma, 1974) / Legend of the Stardust Brothers (Macoto Tezka, 1985)
An eccentric pair of cult musicals about manufactured bands. Phantom’s Winslow Leach is a naive singer-songwriter whose work is stolen by a wealthy record producer and given to a much more television-friendly singer, while Stardust Brothers’ Shinga and Kan are singers in rival bands who are offered a deal - they’ll be turned into pop superstars, but only if they agree to be presented as brothers and keep a clean, teen-friendly image.
Stardust Brothers is explicitly influenced by Phantom, offering a special thanks to Winslow Leach in its credits. They share a colourful and creative approach to their visuals, and a dry and chaotic sense of humour.
They also both have songwriting and performances from music industry veterans who have decided to get biting about their decades of experience with producers - with Leach-esque songwriter Paul Williams as Phantom’s satanic record producer and sentimental ballad singer Kiyohiko Ozaki as Stardust Brothers’ sinister talent manager.
The official Pluto anime Twitter account announced that there will be a Pluto event at the AnimeJapan 2023 convention.
It will take place on Saturday, March 25, 2023 from 11:20-11:50 AM Japan Standard Time on the Netflix Anime Special Stage.
Special guests include Pluto manga author Naoki Urasawa, Osamu Tezuka’s son Macoto Tezka, Pluto anime Atom voice actress Youko Hikasa, and Pluto anime Uran voice actress Minori Suzuki.