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Gantz #10-12
Gantz Omnibus, Volume 4
Although teenager Kei Kurono's work as a conscripted Gantz alien fighter is a hellish nightmare, his life as a high-school student is looking up, with a new ladylove opening his heart. But when his beloved is threatened by a Gantz-obsessed schoolmate on a shooting rampage, Kei must face the murderous student without his Gantz suit for protection!
Hiroya Oku's Gantz is an adult science-fiction manga sensation, selling over fifteen million copies in Japan and generating an anime TV series and three feature films. Visually spectacular, shockingly violent, and singularly horrifying, Gantz is a relentless fever dream of consummate skill and fiendish imagination. This value-priced omnibus collection features 680 pages of tumult and terror!
Hiroya Oku's Gantz is an adult science-fiction manga sensation, selling over fifteen million copies in Japan and generating an anime TV series and three feature films. Visually spectacular, shockingly violent, and singularly horrifying, Gantz is a relentless fever dream of consummate skill and fiendish imagination. This value-priced omnibus collection features 680 pages of tumult and terror!
680 pages, Paperback
Published December 24, 2019
About the author
Hiroya Oku
300 books342 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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June 2, 2024
This series just keeps on giving the first volume (10) in this omnibus sees new characters and lots of away-from-Gantz storytelling that sets up the next volume (11). The beauty I find of this series is how so little is actually revealed about Gants and the 'game', as readers our forced to live the reality with the same limited knowledge as the participants. I should stress the sole downside of the series which is that each volume starts with a nude or semi-nude female 'pin-up' which just doesn't really feel connected to the story at all, and was at the time a 'bonus' for the intended reading audience? Asides from that, this easily the best manage I've read. Another smooth 8 out of 12, Four Star read.
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September 25, 2021
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March 31, 2024
I read the first dozen or so volumes of Gantz well over a decade ago, but had to stop buying manga and comic books for financial reasons, so I never got to see how it ended. I was very happy to see that my local library has stocked up on the omnibus compilations of the entire series, and now I have a shelf here at home full of the big darn bricks. I figured I would skip the opening volumes, and just jump back in, but having read this one, I've decided to backtrack and get fully immersed in the story again.
Gantz is a pretty messed up sci-fi action thriller with all sorts of problematic issues. In addition to the nude female cheesecake portraits that serve as chapter breaks, this volume goes all in on suicide, blackface, and active shooter mass murder. Not for the faint of heart, but a pretty wild ride for those ready to saddle up for, say, some all-out dinosaur battles and buckets of gore from exploding heads.
Gantz is a pretty messed up sci-fi action thriller with all sorts of problematic issues. In addition to the nude female cheesecake portraits that serve as chapter breaks, this volume goes all in on suicide, blackface, and active shooter mass murder. Not for the faint of heart, but a pretty wild ride for those ready to saddle up for, say, some all-out dinosaur battles and buckets of gore from exploding heads.
December 14, 2022
What BULLSHIT! DO NOT READ THIS CRAP!
Black-face, homophobia, racism, etc. During the time this manga was created I can understand why these things were attributed into it. The very circumstances of using socially inappropriate and acceptable language is very common in manga especially if it’s emphasizing that it’s inappropriate and wrong. This, on the contrary, is blatantly disrespectful and disgusting.
I’ve been struggling back and forth with Gantz up until this volume and now I’m dropping the entire series bc of it. MAKE IT MAKE SENSE??????!!!!!!!!! There was absolutely no need and yes this is fictional but it’s uncomfortable. A big no no in my book.
What a weird and offensive way to continue a plot that has absolutely nothing to do with the main purpose of the story.
Black-face, homophobia, racism, etc. During the time this manga was created I can understand why these things were attributed into it. The very circumstances of using socially inappropriate and acceptable language is very common in manga especially if it’s emphasizing that it’s inappropriate and wrong. This, on the contrary, is blatantly disrespectful and disgusting.
I’ve been struggling back and forth with Gantz up until this volume and now I’m dropping the entire series bc of it. MAKE IT MAKE SENSE??????!!!!!!!!! There was absolutely no need and yes this is fictional but it’s uncomfortable. A big no no in my book.
What a weird and offensive way to continue a plot that has absolutely nothing to do with the main purpose of the story.
March 25, 2024
This volume followed a very different narrative line than the previous volume.
We had a lot more things going on in the real world, instead of the world beyond "the room".
Still loving this series.
We had a lot more things going on in the real world, instead of the world beyond "the room".
Still loving this series.
July 8, 2025
this one gets 5 stars bc reika is in it
March 26, 2023
A lot of new character and kind of a reboot on the Gantz situation, not sure where this will lead. It have a lot of violence like always and overall it was an entertaining read even if the intrigue and story seem a bit tinner then in the previous volumes.
January 14, 2025
This volume is off the rails a bit from the others, which is saying a lot. Homophobic language and blackface are added into the mix of massive gore, sexualization and violence. The volume in general is solid but it does feel like a “how much can I get away with” from the author at the time, which I think was 2003-2004.
Readers be warned that if you are offended by this it’s worth your time to stay away and I’d assume drop the series.
Readers be warned that if you are offended by this it’s worth your time to stay away and I’d assume drop the series.
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July 6, 2021I think part of the appeal of Gantz is the sheer audacity of its author and seeing what his editors let him put in his books. “Problematic” doesn’t even begin to describe it, and this omnibus takes that to a whole new level with an extended storyline involving a mass shooting where the shooter has on blackface for some reason. It’s a lot, and I don’t even know what in gods name was going on in Okus head when he wrote it. This is in addition to the excessive, random nudity and sex that makes this series what it is: an Uber trashy guilty pleasure, indefensible on any moral level yet difficult to look away from.
And by the way, in the same manga where all this seriously dark and perverted shit is happening, there are also dinosaur aliens. Because why not
And by the way, in the same manga where all this seriously dark and perverted shit is happening, there are also dinosaur aliens. Because why not
July 13, 2021
I gave all of the other volumes 5 stars so far, but this edition in specific felt very socially unaware. It’s important to understand that the subject matter is more socially unacceptable to its audiences in the United States since shootings and stuff are actually plausible - unlike in Japan, where it is generally more outlandish. However, the blackface and slight homophobia is still very socially unaware.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 6, 2025
You know, people can say a lot of valid things about the edgelord-y-ness of Gantz and what's viewed as racism and homophobia and the pretty rampant sexualization of ladies in this book (which, I gotta be honest, if you've gone this far looking at jugs after jugs, and the guy disguising himself as a Black man is what pushed you over the line...).
And I think I'm about to defend all that stuff as it appears in this book. Not in the world, but in the book.
Basically: It's a book. It's a comic. It's not real life.
I don't think anyone is looking at a genuine villain in Gantz disguising himself as a Black man and saying, "This is an endorsement of the practice of blackface." I also don't think it would be right to say that Blackface was the chosen disguise because Gantz is making a statement about Black people and gun violence.
I think it's important to remember that the person who puts on blackface in this volume is the villain, the bad person, the one we least want to be like. He commits a mass shooting. He's not cool.
But here's the bigger thing I want to say:
As someone who really dislikes book bans and book ban-ners: It's totally fine to not want to read something, to put something down because you don't like it, to express your opinion in a review, to do all of these things, but I think I draw a line when it comes to reader-on-reader argument.
For some people, the stuff in Gantz isn't something they can look past, and that's okay.
For others, the negatives of Gantz are far outweighed by the positives. I'd put myself in that category.
We ALL have our different math on this stuff, things we're willing to overlook in certain genres or from certain authors, but not willing or able to see beyond when it comes to other genres, authors, or particular works.
It's sex for some people. Race for some people. For some, it's the behaviors of the author. For others, it's the main character not being likable.
But I think the kind of thing I dislike is the arguments like, "How can you read THAT?" or "I can't believe you'd give that 4 stars, it's so horrible!"
I just don't feel that's right.
Maybe part of this is that I believe it's pretty hard to find anything that gives you joy in life. The older I get, the fewer times I'm really wowed by a book, really transported or whatever, taken by a story, surprised, shocked.
If someone "likes" something, it's probably because it gave them some kind of feeling. And that being hard to find, I don't ever want to take that away from someone.
If we're talking about a work of non-fiction, journalism, something like that, and if that thing is expressing genuinely dangerous or damning calls to action, I'm more open to a discussion about that work's place in the world, and I think it's reasonable to discuss it, but when it comes to fiction, especially fiction like Gantz that I think would be very hard to summarize in terms of what its viewpoints are, I don't think it's productive or useful to debate the merits of it with someone who feels that it's just not something they want to hang with.
Really, what I'm saying here is that we as readers should consider no longer coming at other readers and asking them to defend their choices. I just don't think that leads to any kind of resolution that anyone is happy with.
Gantz is a hard book to love in a lot of ways, and that's part of what I love about it. I find it challenging. It's compelling. It really does showcase some awful people doing awful things, and it's kind of morally ambiguous: there is almost no one in the story, very few moments, where there's genuine heroism or someone doing something selfless with no personal gain or motive.
It's absolutely devoid of any neediness, any tacit request for love from the author. Which, to me, makes it feel like a pure expression, something inside the author's head that they brought out of their head for no reason other than to do it.
These sorts of books don't always work, but when they do, I often find them unique, interesting, and they usually have something to say.
I like Gantz. And it's fine with me if you don't.
And I think I'm about to defend all that stuff as it appears in this book. Not in the world, but in the book.
Basically: It's a book. It's a comic. It's not real life.
I don't think anyone is looking at a genuine villain in Gantz disguising himself as a Black man and saying, "This is an endorsement of the practice of blackface." I also don't think it would be right to say that Blackface was the chosen disguise because Gantz is making a statement about Black people and gun violence.
I think it's important to remember that the person who puts on blackface in this volume is the villain, the bad person, the one we least want to be like. He commits a mass shooting. He's not cool.
But here's the bigger thing I want to say:
As someone who really dislikes book bans and book ban-ners: It's totally fine to not want to read something, to put something down because you don't like it, to express your opinion in a review, to do all of these things, but I think I draw a line when it comes to reader-on-reader argument.
For some people, the stuff in Gantz isn't something they can look past, and that's okay.
For others, the negatives of Gantz are far outweighed by the positives. I'd put myself in that category.
We ALL have our different math on this stuff, things we're willing to overlook in certain genres or from certain authors, but not willing or able to see beyond when it comes to other genres, authors, or particular works.
It's sex for some people. Race for some people. For some, it's the behaviors of the author. For others, it's the main character not being likable.
But I think the kind of thing I dislike is the arguments like, "How can you read THAT?" or "I can't believe you'd give that 4 stars, it's so horrible!"
I just don't feel that's right.
Maybe part of this is that I believe it's pretty hard to find anything that gives you joy in life. The older I get, the fewer times I'm really wowed by a book, really transported or whatever, taken by a story, surprised, shocked.
If someone "likes" something, it's probably because it gave them some kind of feeling. And that being hard to find, I don't ever want to take that away from someone.
If we're talking about a work of non-fiction, journalism, something like that, and if that thing is expressing genuinely dangerous or damning calls to action, I'm more open to a discussion about that work's place in the world, and I think it's reasonable to discuss it, but when it comes to fiction, especially fiction like Gantz that I think would be very hard to summarize in terms of what its viewpoints are, I don't think it's productive or useful to debate the merits of it with someone who feels that it's just not something they want to hang with.
Really, what I'm saying here is that we as readers should consider no longer coming at other readers and asking them to defend their choices. I just don't think that leads to any kind of resolution that anyone is happy with.
Gantz is a hard book to love in a lot of ways, and that's part of what I love about it. I find it challenging. It's compelling. It really does showcase some awful people doing awful things, and it's kind of morally ambiguous: there is almost no one in the story, very few moments, where there's genuine heroism or someone doing something selfless with no personal gain or motive.
It's absolutely devoid of any neediness, any tacit request for love from the author. Which, to me, makes it feel like a pure expression, something inside the author's head that they brought out of their head for no reason other than to do it.
These sorts of books don't always work, but when they do, I often find them unique, interesting, and they usually have something to say.
I like Gantz. And it's fine with me if you don't.
September 27, 2021
Three new characters who will be involved with Gantz are introduced, including a huge aggressive man and two men who can kill with their minds (and a girlfriend for Kei).
This volume is beyond weird, offensive, and violent. There are pages and pages of a mass shooting by one of the continuing characters just so he can get back to Gantz. This lets you speed through the ominibus but I think about half of this 600+ page book could have been cut. More Gantz, less time outside Gantz, please.
The author/artist still does a great job of dragging you along so you have to know what comes next - alien dinosaurs? Sure, why not - so I'll be reading more in the series.
This volume is beyond weird, offensive, and violent. There are pages and pages of a mass shooting by one of the continuing characters just so he can get back to Gantz. This lets you speed through the ominibus but I think about half of this 600+ page book could have been cut. More Gantz, less time outside Gantz, please.
The author/artist still does a great job of dragging you along so you have to know what comes next - alien dinosaurs? Sure, why not - so I'll be reading more in the series.
July 9, 2025
Great and just gets better and better!!!
By far, TO ME, the most SINISTER AND ESPECIALLY ONE PART OUT RIGHT EVIL THATS PORTRAYED IS HARD TO READ AND NOT FOR THE SQUIMISH. Definitely love where the story is going and now can't wait to see how the situation they are in at the end of this volume I can't wait to see how they navigate this situation. I love the oddball things GANTZ sends them after, this guy seems like a WAAAAAAY MORE DANGEROUS VERSION OF THE ONION GUY COMBINED WITH THE WALKING ROBOT BIRDS, LOL. But I like how they introduced these new characters, not the ones that GANTZ gets but the ones they introduce through the school. Great and can't wait to keep reading.
By far, TO ME, the most SINISTER AND ESPECIALLY ONE PART OUT RIGHT EVIL THATS PORTRAYED IS HARD TO READ AND NOT FOR THE SQUIMISH. Definitely love where the story is going and now can't wait to see how the situation they are in at the end of this volume I can't wait to see how they navigate this situation. I love the oddball things GANTZ sends them after, this guy seems like a WAAAAAAY MORE DANGEROUS VERSION OF THE ONION GUY COMBINED WITH THE WALKING ROBOT BIRDS, LOL. But I like how they introduced these new characters, not the ones that GANTZ gets but the ones they introduce through the school. Great and can't wait to keep reading.
May 7, 2022
I can’t really explain why I like Gantz so much. I guess you don’t really know what Is going to happen next which is always a good thing. I watched the Anime before reading the Manga but that only covers a little of the story really and nothing is explained properly. Would definitely recommend reading this Manga. I actually didn’t realise there were so many more volumes. Looking forward to reading the rest.
November 3, 2024
Gantz bleeds a little more into the real world in this one, which is the highlight of this volume. After that, it starts to introduce new characters. In manga form, some of it comes across a little cheesey (like the martial artist going school to school in Tokyo trying to find a good opponent) but otherwise a fun read if you buy into suspension of disbelief for the awesome horror concept.
Something like this as a long form novel where you could dive deeper would be very interesting.
Something like this as a long form novel where you could dive deeper would be very interesting.
January 2, 2023
Well, this book is always bringing up twists to keep up with. The black orb "Gantz" has sent the character to fight aliens that want to conquer the world. But this time, the aliens are Dinosaurs! The final big boss is a T-Rex. How are these tiny humans going to get rid of these aliens... On to omnibus #5 and the story continues.
September 13, 2025
Removed a star ⭐️ from the usual 4 stars for other volumes. The villain who puts on blackface and goes on a shooting spree is not amusing, absorbing, or creative, it’s just offensive and stupid. The dinosaurs 🦕 are pretty silly too. This simply isn’t the same quality of the first 3 volumes.
September 28, 2025
This was the best of the series so far. It also felt the edgiest, but in a good way. It was a brutal affair, with a whole massacre and quite possibly the biggest grip within Gantz. I’m curious to see where things go from here.
October 23, 2025
uh the blackface is in this one. then the shooting which is really well done. very tasteful. love the telepathy brothers. now we got dinosaur aliens who can live without their heads and Izumi chopped a triceratops in fucking half so yeah
March 1, 2020
The series was fantastic until this book. It wasn't like the others' nor was the story as addicting. By the time the dinosaurs were added I was just done with this series and the authors themselves'
September 5, 2021
1-4 I’d call this one the slowest and least developed.
October 23, 2023
I had read this volume had blackface but I surely was not prepared for the whole thing. I have no idea how this even saw publication.
January 2, 2024
My least favorite of what I’ve read so far. Dinosaurs don’t do it for me.
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July 11, 2024
*review pending*
November 2, 2025
finally getting back onto gantz, i forgot about all the random nudity😭
November 5, 2025
A little bit boring at first, but then things went hard.
December 25, 2025
Man does some martial arts on a Alien dinosaur...Cool
December 31, 2025
This just keeps getting crazier and crazier....probably why I am enjoying it!
February 4, 2026
Chapters 107 to 142
With new characters and fresh challenges, what I really liked about this volume is how it explores the loneliness of the Japanese society.
With new characters and fresh challenges, what I really liked about this volume is how it explores the loneliness of the Japanese society.
June 6, 2024
i just do not care for the new characters like they’re somewhat interesting but like why tf kill off arguably the most interesting character who you spent the first 9 volumes building up lmao his dynamic with kei was perfect just for that like gahhh
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