Hiroya Oku > Quotes

“I end up saving the world, just to save you”
― Hiroya Oku

“Fear beyond rational limits forces people to cling to normality”
― Hiroya Oku

“He prayed for her, and she prayed for him.
One needs to pray, in a world without a god.”
― Hiroya Oku, Gantz/35

“Despair... It hides away propagates, expands, and finally explodes”
― Hiroya Oku

“There comes a time when we can no longer tell the invaders from the invaded. That is what we call "War.”
― Hiroya Oku

“Before the World
was created,
the Word already existed.
The Word was
the source of life,
and this life brought light
to mankind.
The light shines
in the darkness,
and the darkness
has never put it out.”
― Hiroya Oku, Gantz/1

“The Killer instinct is not perceived by words, but by look.”
― Hiroya Oku

“Only when I save the lives of others do I truly feel as though I am human.Do you only feel that you are human when you take the lives of others?”
― Hiroya Oku, Inuyashiki 7

“Only when I save the lives of others do I truly feel as though I am human. Do you only feel that you are human when you take the lives of others?”
― Hiroya Oku, Inuyashiki 7

“God doesn't exist...
Hm?
Somewhere on this planet... there's a war going on right now... y'know?
Hum?
And tons... and tons... of people are dying just like that...
Yeah.
And not even through war... dying every day. Somewhere they're dying just like that.
Life is important, or the Earth is important... all of it is bulshit... God doesn't exist...
What's gotten into you?
...
I dunno... its just, since god doesn't exist, I was thinking that maybe humans... with their own strength... must take an active stance and protect life as if were something precious from now on... Humans, using their own strength... their own strength... Yeah... no matter what happens... to never give up fighting...
What's the matter? Something... happen? Kurono-chan?
Nah... it's nothing...
You sure?”
― Hiroya Oku, Gantz/26

“In a world falling to darkness, the light made by the hands of people sings and dances.”
― Hiroya Oku, Gantz/26

“this ones who think of others and those who think of themselves, the unmistakable truth that these two cannot coexist!”
― Hiroya Oku, Gantz /15

“The despair of the world makes Kurono shine even brighter.”
― Hiroya Oku, Gantz/26

“I kind of feel like I know the reason that I was born. After 58 years of life, I know why I turned out this way. I know why I treasure life so much. I know why I cannot overlook wickedness. All of these things I experienced weren't for nothing. It was for this moment, right now, that I was born. I became a machine for this moment.”
― Hiroya Oku, Inuyashiki 8

“Before the World
was created,
the Word already existed.
The Word was
the source of life,
and this life brought light
to mankind.
The light shines
in the darkness,
and the darkness
has never put in out.”
― Hiroya Oku

“The urge to kill is shown by glares, not by words.”
― Hiroya Oku, Gantz/29