This one slows down a lot and tus making it the weakest chapter so far (but still pretty damn good)

So we get a little time with Atom's sister "Uran" and she's honestly the most boring of the bunch. I really did enjoy Atom's introduction and then our Detective is still great, but Uran comes across kind of boring. We'll see if that changes. Also we get the KR group which is basically the KKK group of Robot Haters. They want them completely gone, and this "smart" group is skillful at building up their brand, and crushing the robots. This all leads up to a reveal of what could be the main villain of the series.

Good: I love how the KR group is actually smart and not just rabid crazy "fuck robot" groups. They are slowly thinking of ways to turn the public against robots similar to how the KKK has evolved in the last few years. I also enjoyed Atom's level of fear growing and making him more human like. His moments were great and the mystery growing is getting scarier.

Bad: I didn't love the stuff with Uran, found it pretty dull. I also thought the big reveal of the enemy wasn't all that surprising but it can also be a red hearing. So guess we will see.

Overall this is still really solid, a 3.5 out of 5, but not as good as volume 1-2. But I feel this is the bridge before the big major events occur.

This volume, while still very intriguing, was definitely slower than previous volumes (hence why I can’t give it the same number of stars). Some of the transitions in the first chapter or two felt very jarring; it made sense in the end, but the scene/time transitions there really threw me off.

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Three books into this acclaimed manga series, and the central mystery continues to deepen. Aside from the string of murders we’ve had thus far, we now have a KKK-esque organisation that’s rallying support against the robot population. We now also have hints of robots potentially having souls of their own, and how the titular Pluto is one such individual. Even though this chapter has considerably less action, Urasawa does fill the pages with lengthy discussions about robots, the nature of humanity, as well as the socio-political impact of having sentient robots.

One potentially worrying thing for me is, with the world opening up, if Urasawa can tie them all together by the end. We still have several books to go (if I can even find the last three books online), but the series continues to introduce more characters and plot threads. The concern is if there are simply too many balls to juggle in the air.

Nonetheless, at least for now, the series continues to be as competent as the author is confident. He seems to have a clear idea of where everything is headed, so perhaps my worries come from a jaded reader who’s seen this pattern far too many times in other series.

On to the next one!

Okay. This story IS interesting (to a geek like me anyway) the only reason I read this slower is I like to read Manga while I'm exercising since they're easier to follow than novels (due to the print size). If I get my steps in before I'm at home, or if it's nice enough to go out, the manga sits.

That being said, I really enjoyed this, and I'm glad that Uran has her own abilities unique to "Atom". (In the original story Uran was describe as Astro Boy but with half of the power/strength. . . in both versions she is quite precocious).