Pluto was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original from September 2003 to April 2009, with its chapters collected into eight tank?bon volumes. The series is based on Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy, specifically "The Greatest Robot on Earth" The series was licensed and released in English in North America by Viz Media. An original net anime series, produced by Genco and Tezuk Productions, is set to premiere on Netflix in 2023.