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族たちに命令され、星人探しに出かけた玄野は古いアパートで田中星人に遭遇。巨大なボス田中星人を前に逃げ出す玄野だが、捕獲されてしまう。空中での死闘に勝利した玄野だが加藤と岸本の関係に次第に不快感を覚え始める。一方、現実に戻った族はガンツに与えられた拳銃の威力を試したために消されてしまう。そして再び転送が始まりマンションへと集められる玄野たちだが、そこには何と…？
232 pages, Paperback
First published February 19, 2002
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Hiroya Oku
289 books336 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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January 18, 2024
Its stupid how the survivors kei, masaru, and kishimoto have not come up with someway yet, to communicate when they are outside of gantz, i mean there are cell phones, and they didn't even think of taking each other numbers.
They didn't try to experiment with the weapons, and radar, and x-ray gun, and the net gun outside of the world of gantz, which they sorely need since they lack the experience needed to face gantz's sudden, and terribly dangerous, and extremely tricky tests!
They didn't try to experiment with the weapons, and radar, and x-ray gun, and the net gun outside of the world of gantz, which they sorely need since they lack the experience needed to face gantz's sudden, and terribly dangerous, and extremely tricky tests!
June 23, 2017
This is what I'm talking about. Took awhile but things are starting to pick up. Big bird ain't playing and he wants Kei dead. So the boy does what he does best. Get's the fuck out of dodge while still fucking shit up. The final moments of this "boss" battle are great and really lead into the real world fuck ups.
What I liked: Much faster paced, Kei growing a spine (tho he a asshole), we get some great fighting moments, and a build up to a ending that's about to explode. I liked almost all of this quickly paced racey volume of Gantz. This is when the series begins to grow and get more and more exciting.
What I didn't like: Still a lot of unnecessary fan-service but least all the girls are hot?
Gantz is getting to the good stuff and we're about to get better and better. I really love Gantz and what it becomes and we about to get to it. Okay short review, but yeah, this series rocks!
What I liked: Much faster paced, Kei growing a spine (tho he a asshole), we get some great fighting moments, and a build up to a ending that's about to explode. I liked almost all of this quickly paced racey volume of Gantz. This is when the series begins to grow and get more and more exciting.
What I didn't like: Still a lot of unnecessary fan-service but least all the girls are hot?
Gantz is getting to the good stuff and we're about to get better and better. I really love Gantz and what it becomes and we about to get to it. Okay short review, but yeah, this series rocks!
May 30, 2025
Just when I start thinking the story might finally rise above the juvenile nonsense… cue disappointed sigh. This series and I are in a full-blown love/hate relationship. It’s a product of the early 2000s. Back when edgy meant throwing in every problematic trope and calling it bold. If you're looking for violence, a dose of casual homophobia, and some unapologetic misogyny, this one’s got you covered. Oh, and this volume? Basically a silent film. It feels like a cheat when most of the pages are just people panting and weird bird aliens cawing.
October 30, 2023
Kei's hormonal struggles continue amongst more alien confrontations...character deaths...and cat target practice..
The awarding of the points at the end of each hunt is just the cherry on top of this weird ass cake
The awarding of the points at the end of each hunt is just the cherry on top of this weird ass cake
January 3, 2018
Slightly better then the last volume, but my favorite character died. I'm stuck in a spiraling storm of depression about it.
July 12, 2021
Gantz 5
Aquí es la conclusion del Alien Tanaka, muy buena.
Lo que si es de FLOJERA es el Kato llorando por que no pudo salvar a todos.
Sobrevivieron más que en la pasada, ya eso debería verlo como ganancia, aparte de que sin estrategia, pero en fin.
Hay ahí un evento en el intermedio, y pues al final vemos que regresan y hay gente nueva
4 star
Aquí es la conclusion del Alien Tanaka, muy buena.
Lo que si es de FLOJERA es el Kato llorando por que no pudo salvar a todos.
Sobrevivieron más que en la pasada, ya eso debería verlo como ganancia, aparte de que sin estrategia, pero en fin.
Hay ahí un evento en el intermedio, y pues al final vemos que regresan y hay gente nueva
4 star
August 1, 2022
Really fast paced. I love the art and the action. Seeing Kei have to fight on his own was fun. I laugh so hard when Gantz comes up with such rude names for them and includes a snarky comment when he gives them the score. Kei is an immature, horny, and hormonal little shit so hopefully he grows out of it as the story progresses.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 7, 2018
La pelea con el jefe ave (además de extraña) fue bastante buena. De nuevo, la escena con la abuela .. no pensé que acabara de esa forma ;-; Sin embargo, creo que poco a poco Kishimoto me cae un poco menos mal, creo que le daré su debida oportunidad a pesar que me parezca un personaje tipo Sakura (Naruto). Aun así, tengo ciertos presentimientos acerca del hermano de Kato y su familia, no creo que las cosas resulten tan bien con ellos (espero equivocarme por lo menos en la parte de su hermanito). Por último, la chica nueva me gusta muchísimo más que Kishimoto, espero que tenga una personalidad más interesante.
June 6, 2022
Volume 5: Chapter 47-58
Phase 1: Missions
Arc 2: Tanaka Alien Mission
Arc 3: Buddhist Temple Alien Mission
And that's some character development for Kurono! Damn, he shot the bird boss in mid-air was so badass. The most important thing is he defeated the aliens without a suit. He got 38 points in a single mission. In Gantz, you must get 100 points to be free again.
Now, it's time for a new mission!
Phase 1: Missions
Arc 2: Tanaka Alien Mission
Arc 3: Buddhist Temple Alien Mission
And that's some character development for Kurono! Damn, he shot the bird boss in mid-air was so badass. The most important thing is he defeated the aliens without a suit. He got 38 points in a single mission. In Gantz, you must get 100 points to be free again.
Now, it's time for a new mission!
March 26, 2020
La cosa se pone tensa.
May 2, 2021
Another one from Amazon with crap formatting, man....
June 8, 2022
Big bird poof
June 21, 2022
Another good one. Even though I must admit that the rhythm is taking a weird turn on this one.
April 7, 2016
Why the hell do the aliens spend so much time standing around doing nothing. If they actually made a concerted effort to actually use their abilities, the death count for the game participants would be much higher. It doesn't make sense for Kei to have survived the events in this volume, except that he has been defined as the main character, and therefore he survives. If the bird aliens had just used their sonic attacks when there were six of them surrounding him, he would have been dead. His ridiculous escape by blasting through the floor would have been a no-starter. And then if the boss monster had just ripped off his head, just like it did with the red-shirt, he would have been dead. But for some inexplicable reason, these aliens under clear threat of death, spend large amounts of time doing nothing, or standing around in a vaguely menacing manner. Maybe there will be an explanation of this bizarre behavior later in the series. I guess I'll find out. This volume still has the kind of fan service that upsets the people who don't want it to be there, and I still feel guilty about liking it. It seems that the religious guilt that was installed in me as a child, carries over into liberal guilt as an adult, but perhaps with better reason. I'm still mentally struggling with all that shit. Speaking of which, the new lust interest for Kei is not surprisingly just as built as the Kishimoto, except she's tall. I guess that can happen in a fantasy world full of fantasies.
Despite all these problems, the story is still interesting, and I want to know what the fuck Gantz is playing at, and what Gantz actually is. If the author would just focus on the game, this could be a better series. Two and half stars.
Despite all these problems, the story is still interesting, and I want to know what the fuck Gantz is playing at, and what Gantz actually is. If the author would just focus on the game, this could be a better series. Two and half stars.
May 19, 2017
Emocionante. Esta nueva entrega de Hiroya Oku que contiene los mangas del 47-58 está llena de mucha acción.
La misión tiene que cumplirse para que la esfera misteriosa (Gantz) pueda liberarlos. Y mientras unos creen y otros no, lo cierto es que de nuevo han sido convocados los supervivientes de la pasada expedición junto con otros nuevos.
Si bien es cierto que no hay mayor ahondamiento del por qué Gantz existe, si se dan poco a poco pistas de como funciona, lo que en última instancia hace que los que sobrevivan vayan teniendo más experiencias.
La misión tiene que cumplirse para que la esfera misteriosa (Gantz) pueda liberarlos. Y mientras unos creen y otros no, lo cierto es que de nuevo han sido convocados los supervivientes de la pasada expedición junto con otros nuevos.
Si bien es cierto que no hay mayor ahondamiento del por qué Gantz existe, si se dan poco a poco pistas de como funciona, lo que en última instancia hace que los que sobrevivan vayan teniendo más experiencias.
May 5, 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.
December 12, 2021
Босс-баттл, що закінчується частковою амнезією у Кея. Масару бі��ьше нічого не робив, і це добре. Мілкоту добили інші гантзери та будинок.
Побутова частина. Кей-хлопець виганяє Кей-дівчину, впадає в депресію та хоче назад в халепу з прибульцями. Масару планує звалити від родичів, показує мілкому брату ту кімнату, де хоче жити, сподівається ніколи більше не повернутися до чорної кулі.
Але Гантз знову телепортує “ветеранів” в таємничу квартиру, де на них чекають новачки та дууууууже непроста місія.
Перша частина 5-го тому вся така в екшоні, бійках, польотах. Друга спокійна, розслаблююча, аби підготувати читача до чергового стресу. Характер Кея-хлопця знову проходить через певні зміни, а Масару залишається таким, яким і був - у нього в голові досі живе образ Кея-героя з дитинства, з якого він бере приклад. Чувакам варто було б поговорити між собою.
Дуже не вистача якогось конфлікту між персонажами. Те, що досі видавав сценарист - це просто неприязнь між бидлом та звичайними людьми.
Побутова частина. Кей-хлопець виганяє Кей-дівчину, впадає в депресію та хоче назад в халепу з прибульцями. Масару планує звалити від родичів, показує мілкому брату ту кімнату, де хоче жити, сподівається ніколи більше не повернутися до чорної кулі.
Але Гантз знову телепортує “ветеранів” в таємничу квартиру, де на них чекають новачки та дууууууже непроста місія.
Перша частина 5-го тому вся така в екшоні, бійках, польотах. Друга спокійна, розслаблююча, аби підготувати читача до чергового стресу. Характер Кея-хлопця знову проходить через певні зміни, а Масару залишається таким, яким і був - у нього в голові досі живе образ Кея-героя з дитинства, з якого він бере приклад. Чувакам варто було б поговорити між собою.
Дуже не вистача якогось конфлікту між персонажами. Те, що досі видавав сценарист - це просто неприязнь між бидлом та звичайними людьми.
May 26, 2024
Serinin merkezinde Kei Korono adında, kendi halinde sıradan bir lise öğrencisi bulunuyor. Kei, pek sevilmeyen bir karakterdir ve bu durumu pek umursamaz çünkü kendinden başka kimseye değer vermez. Ancak, Gantz'ın hikayesi, Kei ve diğer karakterlerin ölümden sonra kendilerini bir oyunun içinde bulmalarıyla başlar. Bu oyunda, katılımcılar yüksek teknolojili silahlar ve ekipmanlar kullanarak çeşitli görevleri tamamlamak zorundadır. Görevler genellikle tehlikeli yaratıkları öldürmeyi içerir. Karakterler, bu görevleri tamamladıkça puan kazanır ve yeterli puan topladıklarında özgürlüklerine kavuşma şansı elde ederler. Tabii görevler bir yerden sonra oyunda olanlar için zevkli bir hal almaya başlar.
Gantz, sadece fiziksel şiddetin sınırlarını zorlamakla kalmıyor, aynı zamanda karakterlerin ahlaki ve etik sınırlarını da test ediyor. Seri, baş karakterler dahil olmak üzere tüm aktörlerin defalarca öldüğü ve sonra hikayenin farklı bir noktasında yeniden canlandığı bir döngü içeriyor.
Gantz, sadece fiziksel şiddetin sınırlarını zorlamakla kalmıyor, aynı zamanda karakterlerin ahlaki ve etik sınırlarını da test ediyor. Seri, baş karakterler dahil olmak üzere tüm aktörlerin defalarca öldüğü ve sonra hikayenin farklı bir noktasında yeniden canlandığı bir döngü içeriyor.
October 12, 2020
Ok, things are going downhill. While it's still a page turner (I really don't understand why), the action is going out the window. Turns out there are a lot more aliens and Kei is obviously worried about his safety, considering how he forgot his suit. Yet... he survives this mission despite being in the thick of it. The aliens are... stupid. Despite having an ability to fly and a devastating sound attack, they couldn't kill anyone except people who can't move. Is this on purpose? With their designs and mannerisms, I actually can't decide whether the author was purposefully making it so or that it was simply poorly-done scenes. Well, the plot moves forward I guess, with us getting shown that Kei being a pretty smart, fast-thinking kid. Katou was... a bit pathetic here. Even the pretty boy was more effective.
March 8, 2024
Bro the new girl is really cute and already so much better than Kei. Also I'm kind of afraid of the potencial homophobia that could happen in the following volumes with the model guy, the gay rapist that kato beat up was already really bad, but hopefully this character will be able to redeem that and maybe serve for some interesting commentary on homophobia because of the way Sato is treating him? Idk but the author previously wrote a Yuri manga so I'm gonna be hopeful.
Also the protagonist is still kind of a piece of shit but honestly I'm warming up to him, he's just a little incel little shit teenager, you can't really get that mad at him.
We finally got an interaction between the dog and Kei that wasn't weird! Yey!!
Also the protagonist is still kind of a piece of shit but honestly I'm warming up to him, he's just a little incel little shit teenager, you can't really get that mad at him.
We finally got an interaction between the dog and Kei that wasn't weird! Yey!!
January 6, 2025
3.5
No pasa mucho, Kei comienza a disfrutar su nueva vida, debido a que es una manera de olvidar lo imbecil que es con las chicas. Mientras tanto kato se muestra maduro y luchando x no morir debido a su hermano menor. Pasabas las muertes de la abuela y el niño, sabemos que la crueldad se viene . Pandilleros asesinadas por jefe pájaro y su líder por ser otro estúpido que quiso matar personas en la vida real o vengarse.
No recordaba que el mal uso de el armamento significaba que morías en la vida.
El manga lo seguí años, capitulo a capítulo cuando se publicaba. Se transformo en el favorito y si bien tiene mucho fan service, se vienen momentos épicos de luchas.
No pasa mucho, Kei comienza a disfrutar su nueva vida, debido a que es una manera de olvidar lo imbecil que es con las chicas. Mientras tanto kato se muestra maduro y luchando x no morir debido a su hermano menor. Pasabas las muertes de la abuela y el niño, sabemos que la crueldad se viene . Pandilleros asesinadas por jefe pájaro y su líder por ser otro estúpido que quiso matar personas en la vida real o vengarse.
No recordaba que el mal uso de el armamento significaba que morías en la vida.
El manga lo seguí años, capitulo a capítulo cuando se publicaba. Se transformo en el favorito y si bien tiene mucho fan service, se vienen momentos épicos de luchas.
March 20, 2023
Kurono es quién se lleva el protagonismo en todo sentido, es quién dirige la batalla, comanda al equipo y quién como adolescente hace avanzar ma trama. Es eso justamente lo que hace apático al protagonista, está en un momento muy complejo, las hormonas hacen cosas muy complejas, entonces es entendible que termine pegando un grito a Kishimoto. Eso hace demasiado adictiva la serie, teniendo todo los clásicos elementos donde se siente un grupo de adolescentes con sus problemas amorosos, sexuales, violencia, y Gantz.
May 17, 2021
The boss bird alien shows up, mayhem ensues, our survivors again make a pit stop at home, and then on to a new alien hunt.
The bird alien fight scenes were a little lame. By the time they get home, Kei is beginning to want to return to the alien start room and Kato never wants to go back - it's interesting to see Kei becoming more of a killer. The new group is a great mix with a priest who thinks he knows what gantz is all about - could it be the place you go before heaven/hell?
The bird alien fight scenes were a little lame. By the time they get home, Kei is beginning to want to return to the alien start room and Kato never wants to go back - it's interesting to see Kei becoming more of a killer. The new group is a great mix with a priest who thinks he knows what gantz is all about - could it be the place you go before heaven/hell?
March 6, 2022
The actual action bits are good. I really like this art style and the violence and gore is done really well. And some of the characters are compelling. But I'm just kind of tired of all the other stuff now. Just aaaah conflicted feelings.
I think I'm going to say I've dropped this now. I might come back one day who knows. But right now I'm stopping without the intention of resuming soon. yup that's it. :)
I think I'm going to say I've dropped this now. I might come back one day who knows. But right now I'm stopping without the intention of resuming soon. yup that's it. :)
June 2, 2017
Este tomo muestra el final de la batalla contra los robots Tanaka. La escena adentro de la casa con los Tanaka y el alien pollo gigante está muy bien lograda, ese pollo se ve realmente amenazadpr. Hiroya continúa desarrollando la desagradable personalidad de Kei Kurono. Más allá de lo desagradable de su protagonista, continúa siendo una historia muy entretenida.
June 29, 2017
In Gantz after their deaths group rotate through a room to scenarios where they battle aliens to the death. The group changes as they come and go. This episode was another such rotation. The reasons are slowly becoming apparent.
September 13, 2019
Kei es estúpidamente insoportable e idiota. Kato no está mal pero tiene que dejar de lado "su bondad ".
La historia o el tema es demasiado interesante. Una lástima que en su mayoría los personajes sean nada gratos, poco soportables. Imagino que solo son demasiado humanos.
La historia o el tema es demasiado interesante. Una lástima que en su mayoría los personajes sean nada gratos, poco soportables. Imagino que solo son demasiado humanos.
January 1, 2025
I feel like every one of my reviews really revolves around how much I hate Kei but it's true. I think that if this series wasn't sexualized so much then the depiction of Kei as an incel given power would truly be one of the most masterful unlikable characters ever written. But alas.
September 28, 2017
Pretty good series.
October 31, 2018
Se ve que ahora después de la última misión se empieza a preparar el terreno para nuevos personajes y un nuevo giro a la historia espero no decaiga pinta bien espero siga así.
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