Urasawa, Naoki

"The seven great robots of the world are being destroyed one after the other, and the former members of the politically charged Bora Survey Group are also being targeted. Could Professor Tenma, the man who created the Japanese boy robot Atom, hold the key to finding the killer and his motive? The latest developments in the investigation send shock waves throughout the world in this masterful work of science fiction and suspense" -- from publisher's web site.

In this daring reinvention of "The Greatest Robot on Earth" story arc from Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy series, the world is a place where humans and robots coexist. The lives of the seven great robots of the world--Atom, Mont Blanc, North No. 2, Brando, Hercules, Epsilon and Gesischt--are turned upside down into a virtual garden of terror filled with carnage and destruction. A killer is after them, but what exactly is his motive? The story intensifies when Pluto, the namesake of the lord of the underworld, makes his appearance in this finely crafted work of science fiction and suspense.

In a distant future where sentient humanoid robots pass for human, Europol's top detective, Gesicht, is assigned to invetigate mysterious robot serial murders, and soon realizes that he himself is one of the targets.

Failed rock musician Kenji reunites with some of his old buddies in the hopes of learning why another old friend mysteriously committed suicide, and, in the process of their investigation, the group uncovers links to a disturbing cult that has been implicated in a series of murders and disappearances.

With the memories of his fallen brothers etched in his heart, Atom is prepared to put everything on the line and head into one last battle to save the world.

Robot detective Gesicht continues his investigation to determine who is responsible for a series of human deaths and robot destructions, and is sought out by a member of a robot hate group who is desperate for protection from his brotherhood.

Gesicht, Europol's top detective, sets out to learn who or what is trying to destroy the seven great robots of the world, knowing that he is one of those targets.