Gantz/4

Gantz #4

by Hiroya Oku

田中星人捕獲のための指令を受け玄野たちはガンツによって転送される。転送早々田中星人に遭遇する玄野。変わったその姿、不気味な小動物を連れ歩き、さらには「裕三くん？」と謎の呼びかけをする星人にとまどう玄野たち。ところがそれまで姿を消していた西が田中星人に攻撃を加え始める。壮絶な叫び声をあげ反撃を開始する田中星人。そして多くの謎を知っているはずの西はついに……！

Genres: Manga, Comics, Science Fiction, Horror, Seinen, Graphic Novels, Action

226 pages, Paperback

First published October 19, 2001

About the author

Hiroya 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.

Reviews

[Tawfek · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one is more dangerous then any other so far.
I think Kishimoto will be cold from displaying all her assets in all chapter opening pages, but who am i to complain right?

[Carm · Rating 3 out of 5]

“Gantz” is becoming a fun way to pass time. There’s nothing of value going on here, but it’s probing around in my lizard brain in all the right ways. If I were 13 years old, I would think this was the coolest thing ever. We’re still relying heavily on “boobs & blood” and the concept is still very much like an old school video game platformer. You survived that level? Cool. Now do it again, only with more difficult enemies. This volume even concludes with one of our protagonists coming across the “level boss”. Again... this isn’t revolutionary, it’s brain candy.

[Anna Quilter · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second hunt continues and what's more than one pesky alien?
A whole flock of Pesky aliens!
Plus : Poor Grandma🫣

The illustrations for chapters are basically now Kishimoto in various states of undress...

[Carlex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tres estrellas y media.

[James DeSantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another solid fun volume though the villain is the least interesting of them all. As I said earlier I love gantz. I read up to volume 12 when younger and watched the anime a few times. This hunt in particular is one of my least favorites though there are good moments. This time the villains turn out to be BIRDS! Yes. Birds who can tear your insides out by screaming in your ears. Kei still doesn't have a suit so it's time for Kato to step up.

What I liked: Loved the death of a certain character. They tried to humanize him some, and it worked, but I was kind of glad he got what he deserved after all that big fucking talk. Also the fight between that person and the bird man was sweeeet. The part with the gangsters getting their heads popped off was great too. Also, boobs!

What I didn't like: The death of two other people was kind of overkilled. Also no reason for that one person to be naked. Felt weird. But naked people in this series is a normal thing so I should have known. Also the bird villains aren't scary or any humanity to them like Onion man so they just kind of bleh.

Overall it's a fun volume just not great. THat's okay, not everyone volume will be amazing and I can live with a decent volume here or there!

[Gustavo · Rating 4 out of 5]

El alien de este tomo es de las cosas más extrañas que vi en mi vida. Se presentan más personajes idiotas, mala gente y medio inútiles. La escena de la viejita y el nene es de las que más me han gustado hasta ahora, es un detalle interesante que cualquier persona pueda caer en el "juego", da un montón de espacio para todo tipo de dinámicas de grupo.

He leído varios comentarios sobre la forma en la que el autor escribe a las protagonistas femeninas, y que más allá de mostrarlas como objetos en las carátulas de los capítulos que ya se pone bastante repetitivo y cansador, creo que Hiroya Oku hace un buen trabajo en mostrar lo despreciables que son algunos personajes en relación a como tratan a sus compañeros, y sobre todo a las mujeres.

[Jesus Flores · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gantz 4
Pues la nueva misión con gente nueva, Kato quiere salvar a los más posible, aunque pues obvio muchos no le creen, y tienen el problema de que su amigo no tiene traje.
Esta interesante, buen cliffhanger
4 star
SPOILERS


De impacto la muerte del estudiante que ya llevaba los 90 puntos.
Este alien es curioso, el robotito con los pajarracos. Aunque era más divertido en el anime.

[Dani Wladdimiro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este volumen tiene una misión clara: Mostrarnos los límites del autor. La muerte de Kishi, como protege la abuela a su nieto, los pandilleros que hacen lo que deseen, todo eso lo hace el autor para dejar fijado los límites de lo que es capaz la obra, no le va a temblar el pulso en matar a alguien o hacer algo inmoral. Eso justamente hace la obra tan icónica, porque gusta no por el hecho que uno quiera hacer Kurono, para nada, sino por mostrarnos en acciones lo que el ser humano es capaz. Pero así también, lo que estos aliens son capaz: cazar o ser cazado. Es una lección que rápidamente deben aprender, porque este pájaro es el primero de varios de los obstáculos que se verán enfrentados.

[Ray Flores · Rating 3 out of 5]

El juego continua, y en esta ocasión, el enemigo se trata de extraña criatura que tiene forma de ave y que emite un sonido aparentemente ultrasónico. Kurono se salva de ser lastimado, pero Kishi, el jugador con más experiencia, resulta gravemente herido y eventualmente muere.

Al mismo tiempo, descubren varias reglas del juego, por ejemplo, que no deben de alejarse demasiado o un sensor les hará explotar la cabeza. También que deben eliminar a todos los enemigos dentro del tiempo establecido por Gantz.

En consecuencia, la mitad del grupo se ve afectado y aunque han logrado vencer a un par de esas extrañas aves, el verdadero reto apenas inicia.

En pocas palabras: un volumen lleno de acción que termina con cliff-hanger.

Este volumen contiene los capítulos 35 – 46.

REVIEWS ANTERIORES:
Volumen 1 | Volumen 2 | Volumen 3

[Baal Of · Rating 4 out of 5]

So the bird aliens are really fucking weird, and they are also kind of pathetic, which makes it difficult to actually root against them. Especially given the new batch of recruits are a pack of assholes. So it was nice to see one of them get his head exploded. The progression of the battle is also weird, proceeding in fits and starts, as the characters bicker, and try to escape the situation without playing the game. It was also nice to see the veteran die, and the scene where his eyes get blown out was great. 3.5 stars, and this series is starting to come together. It's got a lot of flaws, and plenty to criticize, but I'm enjoying the ride.

[David]

Well, the second mission kicks off with a new set of recently-deceased. The Tanaka alien is even weirder than the onion alien. There appears to be some Japanese cultural references here that are obviously lost on me. We actually get more backstory/focus on the two main boys here - again, showcasing their contrasting personalities. I'm rather interested to see them "grow" as they take their drive and rationalisations in different directions. The deaths this time around are a bit more tragic (and one that was somewhat pathetic and a bit deserving).

[Angel Torres · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolutely amazing! I want to keep on reading!

[Alma Guevara · Rating 3 out of 5]

El tipo robot-ave, todo un diseño muy ingenioso, además de la forma en que lo descubren. Por fin el autor, volvió a la acción... Aunque sigue usando a la chica como un objeto.

[Michael Sorbello · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Ali Göktürk Özdoğan · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Paulina ෂ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me pareció mucho mejor. La pelea entre el estudiante y el alien estuvo bastante buena y ahora se presentaron más elementos que podrían servir en un futuro, como lo son la interacción entre los personajes (la escena con la abuela se me hizo bastante interesante).
Aún sigo pensando que la chica es demasiado cliché y hasta ahorita no ha sido tan relevante dentro de las peleas, pero creo (espero) que algún arco ha de tener en un futuro.

[Mykhailo Gasyuk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Герої туплять та помирають. Масару обрав невірну тактику обнімашок, результат такий собі. Стріляти починають лише у крайніх випадках. Девіз четвертого тому: нерішучість, коли навколо відбувається невідома фігня. Кей без костюма влізає в хатинку до прибульців, де його чека перната мамка - ось такий кліфхенгер.

Деяких персонажів спеціально вводять в сюжет, щоб затормозити його.

[Hafeez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Volume 4: Chapter 35-46
Phase 1: Missions
Arc 2: Tanaka Alien Mission

The mission started! Nishi is dead fighting the Tanaka Alien. Kato and Kurono managed to defeat the alien. But, there are tons of the aliens need to be defeated before they completed the mission. Kurono directly bumped into the main boss. Damn! He have no suit to protect him!

[Prisha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Art was phenomenal, the scene with the grandma and her grandson made me cry. But I guess this is better than them living for longer, because they would've either had to fight through a ton of these games or the little kid would have died at some point trying to tell someone back home what was going on. Harrowing to read.

[mugiwara2410 · Rating 4 out of 5]

While battling Tanaka alien, the alien player (called 'Nishi') dies. While dying he mentions something about getting 100 points to be freed from the games.

There are more than one Tanaka alien. They look like birds outside the Tanaka robot. There are so many of them because they come from eggs laid by a bird guy. That was the last panel in this volume.

[Peter Barr · Rating 3 out of 5]

The series seems to be getting better. There is a group that seems caught up in a life and death game chasing aliens in some alternate location. The group begins to try to figure out the rules of the game in this issue.

[Andrea Aguas · Rating 4 out of 5]

why the hell would they rather argue with each other when the target is close to them instead of just shooting the target down

also tits girl gets so annoying it's like she weighs down kei and/or kota she's almost useless

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kei is suitless and there are many Tanka/bird aliens to be killed.

This was a good action volume. Kishimoto finally does something other than stand around half-naked which is appreciated. Poor grandma and kid - not a good story for them.

[Nathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good story.

[Keopsone · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muy bueno como los tomos anteriores.

[omar aguilar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Se queda en suspenso total!!! Buen tono supera al 3. Más conmovedor y mas brutal emocionalmente hablando. Y por supuesto gore y un extraterrestre de los más extraño pero original.

[July de la Cruz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este tomo tiene más acción que los demás, la verdad el 3 no fue de mi agrado y me tomé mucho tiempo para volver a leer Gantz, pero este cuarto tomo ya hizo que le volviera a dar otra oportunidad

[JCUZZ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dope volume, storylines building back up.

[Jao Wonders · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Darren-lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Got it from Amazon like the others but the formatting and every thing was absolute shit! Disappointed to say the least...