What goes into making a good mature, adult reboot of a kid's series...

Actually having a good grasp on the basic concepts the original tries to handle and work with that.

Pluto works because Astro Boy was an already dark series to begin with, just with a cartoonish aesthetic. It merely gets rid of that aesthetic and fleshed out characters, but nothing Pluto does is really anything out of the ordinary for the series it was based on. Same with Dororo. The anime is great, but it isn't doing much different from the original outside of fleshing out the concepts already present.

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take premise. add consequences. deconstruct.

The excesses of the 90s came from the fact that 1) writers and artists (outside of the Undergrounds -- just talking USA) had been repressed for decades, thanks to the hysteria of the 50s, to ridiculous levels.

2) Recent (at the time) developments in the 80s and early 90s from more-skilled writers and artists, telling shocking, challenging, complex, and thought-provoking stories (that included sex, blood, bad language, death, and socially-transgressive actions) were aped by lesser lights who literally did not get it. Blood, entrails, shit, dismembered torsos, and vomit, among other things, splattered across the panels of The Big Two.

However, I really don't trust anyone's instincts but my own on what is "edgy" or gratuitous, and "shock value" has a useful and proper place in story-telling, so when Internet Rando #502,379, throws out a line like in the OP, my hackles go up, and I start filing my teeth into sharp points.

Also, easily more than half (I'm feeling generous) of anything posted anywhere is shitposting/bait/raw idiocy.

And and and I cucked your father, poisoned your dog, and told your crush that you called them an inadequate cunt behind their back.

>death = mature
fuck you.

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I never said that was the case though? I just said that Pluto works because it's actually a faithful adaptation to its source material.

So what makes something "mature" then?

This, really. Strongest Robot in the World arc was a solid enough premise that Urusawa was able to expand on the story and flesh it out in his style without heavily compromising the original beats of the story. I'm just wondering why there hasn't been an anime adaptation of it by Madhouse.

Basically every superhero comic has done that. Especially DC after COIE.

Well according to the end of volume 2 interview, Macoto Tezka wasn't into Urasawa's proposal at the beginning but only agreed to the latter's persistence. At this point Urasawa had both Monster and 20th century boys under his belt and both series were this psychological dramas or something. Basically Tezka have his blessing but encouraged Urasawa to thoroughly make it his own and not just spit out a homage.

So the answer to your question is be a storied, experienced comic artist pump out a critically lauded fabric lol

When most children media don't even dare to mention the word death, kinda.

Ozuma works were often pretty dark. I cannot believe people think he did childrens stuff.

I remember too a funny case with one of Yuasa's anime series: Kaiba. Good dark sci fi story, but with childish aesthetics. People saw it and though it was for children. It Was Not.

Calarts cartoons

Fuck, I meant Tezuka.

>I'm just wondering why there hasn't been an anime adaptation of it by Madhouse.
Well there is one apparently being developed by MAPPA planned for next year.

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Illumination of all studios was planning on adapting the manga as well.
deadline.com/2010/10/illumination-entertainment-and-universal-eye-japanese-manga-pluto-for-new-pic-project-77194/

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