And we're back! Here to welcome in the summer season after a nice 3-day weekend here in the US, Matt and Quinn re-convene for another episode of Urasawa Boys, to discuss the doomed, thrilling, and seemingly climactic reading that was volume 6 of Pluto! This one's got it all! New locales, dense discussions of orientalism and the loaded idea of saying "at least we got Democracy," classic investigatory chapters, a 3 chapter 90s action movie extravaganza, and a fittingly tragic end for our favorite robot detective. Also - we talk about dads! It turns out this adaptation of a work by the father of modern manga has a lot to say about dads! Who would have thought? The thrilling conclusion of Pluto draws closer every week, and who knows how this will all shake out! All I can say for certain is that folks - this is a good one!

Material Covered: Pluto (Chapter 40-47)

Next Time: Pluto (Chapter 48-55)

Urasawa Boys is a podcast hosted by S. Quinn Morris and Matt Fennell covering the collected works of Naoki Urasawa. You can follow the show on BlueSky and support us on Patreon. The theme music for this season is the track "Clues to the Truth" from the official soundtrack to the anime, composed by Yugo Kanno. Thanks for listening!

CONTENT WARNINGS

We're currently reading Pluto, which contains scenes of gore, violence, bodily fluids, racism, terrorism, death, suicide, weapons/guns, war, civilian and child casualties, war related trauma, the Ku Klux Klan, modern US politics, bugs, child abandonment, and parental trauma. Please proceed with caution!

Flashbacks, revelations, symbolism, religion, history, and incredible robot battles - all of these things and more are here, in this month's groundbreaking episode of URASAWA BOYS! (Note from Matt - It's groundbreaking because we've switched to a MUCH more sustainable monthly release schedule!) Join us after 4 weeks of patient anticipation for a lively discussion of all the arcs in this next chunk of Pluto, as we tackle Hercules + Epsilon, Gesicht + Adolf's Horrible Brother, and Ochanomizu + Tenma (ft. Science + Philosophy). Additionally, there are some important notes from the Matt + Quinn arc, including apartment disaster updates and a thorough explanation of regional sodas and barbecue. Folks, it's a good one!

Material Covered: Pluto (Chapter 32-39)

Next Time: Pluto (Chapter 40-47)

Urasawa Boys is a podcast hosted by S. Quinn Morris and Matt Fennell covering the collected works of Naoki Urasawa. You can follow the show on BlueSky and support us on Patreon. The theme music for this season is the track "Clues to the Truth" from the official soundtrack to the anime, composed by Yugo Kanno. Thanks for listening!

CONTENT WARNINGS

We're currently reading Pluto, which contains scenes of gore, violence, bodily fluids, racism, terrorism, death, suicide, weapons/guns, war, civilian and child casualties, war related trauma, the Ku Klux Klan, modern US politics, bugs, child abandonment, sexual assualt, and parental trauma. Please proceed with caution!

Seminars on software to replace paperwork - a massive workplace machine disassembled into Ikea-esque pieces - newspaper interviews of a local heroic pizza parlor employee - a closet somehow collapsing with a deafening BANG! These are the forces that conspired to delay the release of this month's episode of Urasawa Boys: Pluto, which finally brings us across the halfway point, and many many steps closer to solving the mystery of The Greatest Robot on Earth! Join us for a discussion of the nature of man, fatherly robot professors (good and bad), the perils of extended metaphors for racism, huge water-based tornado demons, a tightening neo-noir plot with Jason Bourne-like action sequences, incredible comedic chapters, and a little bit of theorizing from Matt about how this could all shake out! Folks, it's a good one!

A quick note from Matt here - when we started this season on Pluto, we underestimated how much we'd have to say about this story. As a result, the reading, note-taking, and production of each episode has been taking significantly longer than it did for our season on Monster. For the remainder of our time with Pluto (4 more episodes) we'll be switching to a monthly release schedule, with episodes coming out on the last Tuesday of the month. Our hope is that this will better allow us to get everything out on time for you (which is always our goal) while still giving it all the care it deserves! Thank you so much for your patience, thank you for listening, and thank you for being a friend!

Material Covered: Pluto (Chapter 24-31)

Next Time: Pluto (Chapter 32-39)

Urasawa Boys is a podcast hosted by S. Quinn Morris and Matt Fennell covering the collected works of Naoki Urasawa. You can follow the show on BlueSky and support us on Patreon. The theme music for this season is the track "Clues to the Truth" from the official soundtrack to the anime, composed by Yugo Kanno. Thanks for listening!

CONTENT WARNINGS

We're currently reading Pluto, which contains scenes of gore, violence, bodily fluids, racism, terrorism, death, suicide, weapons/guns, war, civilian and child casualties (and other war related trauma), the Ku Klux Klan, modern US politics, and bugs. Please proceed with caution!