Pluto Ending Explained: Naoki Urasawa, whom you might know as the creator of Monster, reimagined an arc from Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy and created Pluto. The arc that Urasawa used is called “The Greatest Robot on Earth”, and the name “Pluto” comes from the chief villain of it.
The manga ran from September 2003 to April 2009, serialized by the Seinen magazine Big Comic Original. The anime version of Pluto is produced by Genco and Tezuka Productions and animated by Studio M2.
The director of this series (プルートウ) is Kawaguchi Toshio, who also previously worked on Neon Genesis Evangelion, Akira, Mononoke Hime, etc. The series has 8 episodes, with each spanning for almost 60 minutes. You can watch Pluto on Netflix.
Pluto Ending Explained: Recap Of Last Episode
Pluto Plot
The plot of Pluto centres around a futuristic world where robots and humans live like equals. Here, the first episode opens with the death of a robot who is called Mont Blanc, a famous Swiss mountain guide. Mont Blanc is loved by all as he is a hero who fought in the 39th Central Asian War.
But that was not all, as another death occurs when a human who fought for the robot’s rights gets killed. Now, this string of murder cases falls to the Europol detective Gesicht, who also turns out to be a robot.
The more we watch the series, the more we realise how complicated the entire case is, as evidence suggests a robot is responsible for this entire predicament. But how is that possible when robots are not allowed to kill humans?
What did Gesicht see in his memories?
From the very first episode, we see Gesicht having visions about something that disturbs him even in his sleep. The more the anime progresses, the clearer his memories become about an old man holding out his hand and asking for some money in exchange for something Gesicht wants.
In the last episode, we get to know that Gesicht found a small robot while on duty amongst a pile of broken machines. The man tasked to clear the machine parts is the one whom Gesicht sees in his memories.
He’s the one who asks for money when Gesicht shows interest in taking that small robot with him. Soon, Gesicht and his wife start to treat the robot as their child and even name it Robita. But their happiness does not last as Robita gets killed by Adolf Hass’s brother.
Blinded by rage, Gesicht kills the murderer of his child, something that the Europol vehemently tries to cover up.
Who was Professor Abullah?
The past of the current Professor Abullah is the most shocking part of the series. The professor that we see in the anime is not actually Abullah, but a perfect copy of him. Abullah was the Persian minister of science who wanted to transform the desolate lands of Persia into beautiful fields.
But that did not take place, as the 39th Central Asian War completely transformed his country into a wasteland and killed his family. Sadly, he died during one of those bombings and left a part of his memory and hatred for his enemies in a chip. Dr Tenma, the creator of Atom, inserted that chip into an AI that he and Abullah created as the perfect AI.
In the beginning, it was not supposed to function as it contained the personalities of 6 billion people. But, with the counter qualities of hatred and despair from Abullah’s memories, it became both a second version of Abullah and created another personality called Goji.
Who was Sahad?
Professor Abullah created Sahad with the main purpose of transforming the desert lands of Persia into land of vegetation. Sadly, the AI of Sahad, who was originally peace-loving, was forced into the robot Pluto, with the sole purpose of enacting vengeance for his master.
Also Read: Pluto Review: An Eyeopening Portrayal Of The Everlasting Conflict Between Humans And Robots
Was Pluto the real villain?
No, Pluto was not the real villain, as it was Dr. Roosevelt who created the whole mess in his quest for power. Roosevelt is an intelligent AI that controls and manipulates President Alexander of The United States of Thracia.
He is the reason behind the 39th Central Asian War and all the bad things happening in the present time. Roosevelt believed that he could create a utopia for robots where only less than 10% of humans would stay alive. Watch this anime on Netflix.