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Gantz #31
Gantz/31
蹂躙し尽された人類。焦土と化した東京で、生き残ったガンツメンバーはそれぞれの戦いを開始する。ガンツ部屋に戻り、打開のヒントを得ようとするもう一人の玄野たち。一方、敵巨大戦艦に囚われた多恵を追う玄野は内部の人間たちを救うためにただ一人孤独な戦いを開始する。絶望的な戦いの先に光明はあるのか。被虐と加虐が曖昧になる反逆の章、ついに開始！？
218 pages, Paperback
First published April 19, 2011
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About the author
Hiroya Oku
289 books337 followersHiroya Oku (奥浩哉 Oku Hiroya, born September 16, 1967 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka) is a mangaka who is the creator of Gantz, Zero-One and HEN, all of which have been serialized in Young Jump. He has finished working on his most renowned manga, Gantz, which began in July 2000. His manga often contain explicit violence and gore, as well as sexual situations.
He won the second prize of the Youth Manga Awards in 1988, under the penname Yahiro Kuon.
He designed a character for Namco Bandai's Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 fighting game, Soulcalibur IV named Shura.
He won the second prize of the Youth Manga Awards in 1988, under the penname Yahiro Kuon.
He designed a character for Namco Bandai's Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 fighting game, Soulcalibur IV named Shura.
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February 11, 2024
The question is can i finish two more before the end of the year 2017! and since its so cold and i spend most of my time in bed i would say yes after all if i am excited i would be able to finish 3 volumes in a row.
The problem is not so much excitement for a few volumes now, but overall i like the development of the story.
So the aliens were really aliens after all!
Now new aliens occupy the earth indefinitely, the gantz teams from all over the world trying to fight back.
They will probably succeed but at what cost? that is what i would like to know!
The problem is not so much excitement for a few volumes now, but overall i like the development of the story.
So the aliens were really aliens after all!
Now new aliens occupy the earth indefinitely, the gantz teams from all over the world trying to fight back.
They will probably succeed but at what cost? that is what i would like to know!
March 4, 2025
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June 10, 2017
La historia se puso interesante de vuelta, me gusto que aparecieran más los personajes secundarios y sobre todo como viene avanzando la historia de Cherry, me dio pena y a la vez me impresionó su evolución.
June 14, 2014
"I ended up saving the world just to save you." Oh, Kei-chan!
This manga just keeps getting better and better! Too much emotions in just one volume.
This manga just keeps getting better and better! Too much emotions in just one volume.
July 26, 2020
This is a review of the entire series.
Synopsis: Gantz tells the story of a teenager named Kei Kurono, among others, who die but find themselves brought back in perfectly healthy bodies and forced to participate in a "game" where they must hunt down and kill aliens.
Review: I almost gave up on Gantz several times, but now that I've read it all the way to the end, I'm glad I stuck with it. The beginning is dragged down by repulsive and unlikable characters, a messily paced story, unnecessary sexualization and gratuitous violence without much substance. As it progresses, however, the character development becomes pretty incredible and the growing threat of the enemies feels truly well done. Once the real enemies are revealed, it's mind-blowing how the series had been secretly foreshadowing their arrival from the very beginning.
Although it takes a while, some really good characters are introduced later on in the series and they're the ones that made me want to read to the end. Some characters that were absolutely unbearable in the beginning became polar opposites of their original selves and even made me sympathize with them quite a bit. The protagonist Kei for example, I hated him with all my heart for the first third of the series, he became progressively more likable in the second third of the story and then he evolved into one of the most memorable, unlikely heroes I've ever seen in this storytelling medium throughout the final third. The last third of the series is unbelievably terrifying with some of the most gruesome and disgusting battle/survival scenes in the history of fiction. It's much more bearable and intense in the final third because this time the violence and horror is happening to people we actually care about instead of a bunch of unlikable nobodies.
The final third of the story is what made me feel so glad that I didn't give up on this series. It had me on the edge of my seat more times than I can recall. There are a ton of chapters but they're very short and full of action which makes the series a quick read despite having almost 400 chapters. So even though the first third of the story was kinda bad in my opinion, it doesn't last for long and the payoff that comes after it's over truly impressed me. It's a flawed, thrilling and horrifying action series that takes a while to kick off. When it finally kicks off, however, it kicks off extremely hard.
Synopsis: Gantz tells the story of a teenager named Kei Kurono, among others, who die but find themselves brought back in perfectly healthy bodies and forced to participate in a "game" where they must hunt down and kill aliens.
Review: I almost gave up on Gantz several times, but now that I've read it all the way to the end, I'm glad I stuck with it. The beginning is dragged down by repulsive and unlikable characters, a messily paced story, unnecessary sexualization and gratuitous violence without much substance. As it progresses, however, the character development becomes pretty incredible and the growing threat of the enemies feels truly well done. Once the real enemies are revealed, it's mind-blowing how the series had been secretly foreshadowing their arrival from the very beginning.
Although it takes a while, some really good characters are introduced later on in the series and they're the ones that made me want to read to the end. Some characters that were absolutely unbearable in the beginning became polar opposites of their original selves and even made me sympathize with them quite a bit. The protagonist Kei for example, I hated him with all my heart for the first third of the series, he became progressively more likable in the second third of the story and then he evolved into one of the most memorable, unlikely heroes I've ever seen in this storytelling medium throughout the final third. The last third of the series is unbelievably terrifying with some of the most gruesome and disgusting battle/survival scenes in the history of fiction. It's much more bearable and intense in the final third because this time the violence and horror is happening to people we actually care about instead of a bunch of unlikable nobodies.
The final third of the story is what made me feel so glad that I didn't give up on this series. It had me on the edge of my seat more times than I can recall. There are a ton of chapters but they're very short and full of action which makes the series a quick read despite having almost 400 chapters. So even though the first third of the story was kinda bad in my opinion, it doesn't last for long and the payoff that comes after it's over truly impressed me. It's a flawed, thrilling and horrifying action series that takes a while to kick off. When it finally kicks off, however, it kicks off extremely hard.
July 1, 2022
Volume 31: Chapter 327-335
Phase 3: Invasion
Arc 12: Alien Ship Takeover Mission
Arc 13: United Rescue
Tonkotsu died earlier and made Sakurai going crazy. He runs amok and kill a group of alien soldiers with his awakening psychic power! At the same time, second Kurono, Reika, Kato, Kaze and Takeshi went to the room to find the black ball. They formed a rebel forces from the Gantz team around Japan. Here comes the surprise! The nerdy guy from the Osaka team kept his promise by reviving Anzu. Both of them joining the rebel forces to rescue the human on the spaceship.
On a while, the original Kurono take hostage of an alien woman that will help him rescue the human from the spaceship.
Phase 3: Invasion
Arc 12: Alien Ship Takeover Mission
Arc 13: United Rescue
Tonkotsu died earlier and made Sakurai going crazy. He runs amok and kill a group of alien soldiers with his awakening psychic power! At the same time, second Kurono, Reika, Kato, Kaze and Takeshi went to the room to find the black ball. They formed a rebel forces from the Gantz team around Japan. Here comes the surprise! The nerdy guy from the Osaka team kept his promise by reviving Anzu. Both of them joining the rebel forces to rescue the human on the spaceship.
On a while, the original Kurono take hostage of an alien woman that will help him rescue the human from the spaceship.
March 31, 2023
Sakurai sigue en esa búsqueda de venganza, sin rumbo claro quiere matar a todas y todos. Con este personaje continúa justamente lo que mencionaba anteriormente, el tratar de entender que las personas que él mata, son personas que también tienen familias, por lo que seguir este camino, es solo continuar este círculo de violencia. Así mismo, traen a nuevos personajes para apoyar al equipo de Tokyo, para entrar al corazón de la nave de los invasores, por lo que tenemos nueva formación. Por supuesto hay varias momentos lindos, como el reencuentro entre Kato y Yamasaki, lo cual hace una gran momento en el manga, porque queremos ver momentos felices, dentro de tanta mierda.
October 18, 2020
I really like the implications of the actions of the alien giants here, so I'm not too bothered by Tae this time, since she basically serves as a message to the reader. And I also kind of like the way Kurono went about first saving people and then back to saving Tae. It's a selfless thing to do and that's how far he's come since volume 1. Granted, the part about him having just the right help he needed was a bit too convenient, but meh, he's the main character, duh! And speaking of him, well, the other Kurono is planning a daring raid.
November 11, 2017
Gantz/31 is the 31st edition of this graphic novel. What was thought to be games set up to put recently deceased humans against progressively difficult alien invaders is revealed to be not a game but actual invaders coming to conquer the world as the aliens seek new places to inhabit. That gives away the big picture that is revealed here but none of the details. It's a terrific read.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 7, 2018
Kei original utiliza a un alien para poder escapar mientras que en la Tierra, distintos miembros de Gantz en Japón se reúnen para comenzar a salvar a las personas que han sido secuestradas.
Han pasado varias cosas y ahora se vienen aún más peleas donde al parecer la humanidad ya está condenada.
Han pasado varias cosas y ahora se vienen aún más peleas donde al parecer la humanidad ya está condenada.
September 12, 2017
Good volume.
October 5, 2017
Another good volume.
September 2, 2019
Continúa en la línea del resto de la serie, se plantea una nueva posibilidad y da comienzo el último arco de la serie. Se centra en la acción por encima de todo, pero con un gran vacío argumental.
April 14, 2020
this volume has already answered the question that kept bugging me since the first volume. good
November 28, 2021
⭐️ 4 ⭐️
Cualquier personaje greñudo y con traje es igual a enamoramiento instantáneo para mi 🥴🤙
Cualquier personaje greñudo y con traje es igual a enamoramiento instantáneo para mi 🥴🤙
February 5, 2023
4 1/2
LIL BOI CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT UWU
There really is some heart at the core of this traumatizing batshit story
LIL BOI CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT UWU
There really is some heart at the core of this traumatizing batshit story
March 25, 2024
At first I thouht that that plot development was too crazy but honetly I'm all in
December 2, 2025
Tai escapes her enclosure.
May 16, 2016
As much as I hate the thread involving the telekinetic dude, the best gore in this volume was the scene where he rips apart the alien with his mind. Tae's plight is pretty intense, with some decent interactions with the other captive, including the resolution of a conflict in a more mature way than in earlier volumes in the series. Kei's kidnapping plan of course goes awry, but he still comes through, which is to be expected since he is the main protagonist. Decent volume, if not quite as good as the previous.
February 6, 2022
I didn't enjoy his part too much... Tae is soooo annoying, and Kurono became to be also annoying because of that when he was being quite cool before Tae. Moreover the war was chaotic and too long. And there were too many characters and they couldnt be properly developed. Some of they died in a very little dramatic way. And the ending was simply pathetic. I mean, one more chapter was needed to see the final reactions of the characters who survived!!
March 10, 2024
Reseña retroactiva que supongo que voy a aplicar a varios tomos de la serie: Gran serie en general, con muchos altibajos y cosas que no cierran del todo, pero que algún día se va a ganar una maratón. Eso sí, no creo que sea en esta edición, cuya traducción quedó vieja (y pedorra) muy rápido, sino en la nueva Deluxe, que seguramente está con el estándar de calidad actual que le pasa el trapo a aquellos años grises.
Tomo sin extras pero que en su momento me gustó mucho.
Tomo sin extras pero que en su momento me gustó mucho.
February 6, 2015
"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."
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."
April 25, 2014
And the unrelenting suspense continues with the fate of mankind hangs in the balance.
December 27, 2015
Hirono!
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