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Gantz/2
"Your lives are over. What you do with your new lives is up to me!" This was the warning given to a diverse group of citizens that were teleported to an inescapable condo by an ominous black orb calling itself Gantz. Join best friends Kei and Masaru, the sultry Kishimoto, a stray dog, and the rest of the group as they are unleashed on the streets of Tokyo to face a terrifying onion alien! Will the weapons and strange suits given to them by Gantz prove to be a lifesaver or a death sentence? Now the group has to fight for their lives, even though they are all already dead.
* Gantz has been one of the most popular adult manga in recent years with over 175,000 copies sold!
* Dark Horse makes Gantz available in English for the first time with its U.S. debut.
Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
* Gantz has been one of the most popular adult manga in recent years with over 175,000 copies sold!
* Dark Horse makes Gantz available in English for the first time with its U.S. debut.
Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
224 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2001
About the author
Hiroya Oku
300 books343 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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May 20, 2024
As this is an ongoing saga, to limit on spoilers I will only give the bare minimum, if anything at all about each volume's story. Soooo after the mission is complete, there are so many questions left unanswered both to me as a reader and our seeming first confirmed three primary characters. This is such quality world building with the us readers having to only learn in snippets what's really going on alongside Kei and co. Even neater the genre is yet to be determined with the mix of horror, mystery, sci-fi and speculative fiction! Even the art, sometimes left me unclear what is happening. Such a neatly tilted book with multiple ongoing areas of mystery yet with enough happening at any one time to entertain. Finally a manga that works for me - another 8 out of 12, Four Star read.
2024 read
2024 read
January 13, 2024
it took me about 90 minutes to finish this manga its so addictive.
once you start you can't really let the manga go and you have to finish it and if my eyes weren't fucked up by all the reading i did today i would read more volumes until i made sure my eyes were at their limit.
this is the first manga i read without ever watching the anime even so i think i read somewhere that the anime is not complete and might not get completed, after all how many R-Rated animes are there?
once you start you can't really let the manga go and you have to finish it and if my eyes weren't fucked up by all the reading i did today i would read more volumes until i made sure my eyes were at their limit.
this is the first manga i read without ever watching the anime even so i think i read somewhere that the anime is not complete and might not get completed, after all how many R-Rated animes are there?
January 3, 2026
Gantz Volume 2 is again short, weird and contains explicit images.
Kei and Masaru meet a group of people who HAD died and yet somehow are together in the same room. they are unable to hold or touch the windows. No signal on the phone.
They are able to hold the phone though. Silly, ain't it?
The speculations of it being Heaven are soon wiped off when they discover that they're actually in an apartment somewhere in Tokyo. Amidst them is a black Orb/Blob that hasn't taken any action so far.
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2026 re-read: It's all cryptic. Somehow everybody dead has winded up in a "room" in Tokyo, alive, functioning but unable to exit the room.
What I like about this Manga is, it's extremely fast-paced. Curious what lies ahead
Kei and Masaru meet a group of people who HAD died and yet somehow are together in the same room. they are unable to hold or touch the windows. No signal on the phone.
They are able to hold the phone though. Silly, ain't it?
The speculations of it being Heaven are soon wiped off when they discover that they're actually in an apartment somewhere in Tokyo. Amidst them is a black Orb/Blob that hasn't taken any action so far.
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2026 re-read: It's all cryptic. Somehow everybody dead has winded up in a "room" in Tokyo, alive, functioning but unable to exit the room.
What I like about this Manga is, it's extremely fast-paced. Curious what lies ahead
October 20, 2023
The mystery/madness continues.
The Onion things Father is the major victim here.
Points are given.
Gantz is identified..but it doesn't really help.
Then back home..
My urge to read on is pretty strong ..but who knows if I'll be any the wiser by Volume #37..but it seems it might be fun.
Highlight? The Dog is pissed because it gets O points!!
The Onion things Father is the major victim here.
Points are given.
Gantz is identified..but it doesn't really help.
Then back home..
My urge to read on is pretty strong ..but who knows if I'll be any the wiser by Volume #37..but it seems it might be fun.
Highlight? The Dog is pissed because it gets O points!!
May 5, 2026
This was supposed to be a palate cleanser before I sleep because I don’t want to think about how badly I want to read the last book of the series that I just literally finished. Thought I need a quick digestible and remembered this. Should have read a standalone though, because this makes me want to devour the whole series tonight which was totally not my original plan.
When I say I want gore—this is what I’m asking for. Blood, broken limbs, and GUTS. I could literally hear the flies buzzing in my ear! This is a weird spin on the classic battle royale—imagine dead people transported to a room and being let loose to hunt a particular target but in a survival of the fittest kind. But there’s more, the game is still unraveling and they can actually go home alive after the mission/s—only, they have to get a score of a hundred. The more you kill, the more you score.
Gantz is so hypnotizing. Despite its explicit nature, you wouldn’t want to take your eyes off the fluid action sequence. Told myself I would literally drop the series if Kato did die! Glad sensei listened to me, coz I’m so intrigued that I want to read more.
When I say I want gore—this is what I’m asking for. Blood, broken limbs, and GUTS. I could literally hear the flies buzzing in my ear! This is a weird spin on the classic battle royale—imagine dead people transported to a room and being let loose to hunt a particular target but in a survival of the fittest kind. But there’s more, the game is still unraveling and they can actually go home alive after the mission/s—only, they have to get a score of a hundred. The more you kill, the more you score.
Gantz is so hypnotizing. Despite its explicit nature, you wouldn’t want to take your eyes off the fluid action sequence. Told myself I would literally drop the series if Kato did die! Glad sensei listened to me, coz I’m so intrigued that I want to read more.
October 30, 2023
Tres estrellas y media.
Me fascina cómo trata la violencia y también el descaro del sexo visto desde una perspectiva adolescente masculina y hetero.
Me fascina cómo trata la violencia y también el descaro del sexo visto desde una perspectiva adolescente masculina y hetero.
September 10, 2020
3.5/5
Kato se rehúsa a matar al ‘cebollín’, aunque dicho alíen terminó con la vida de los demás y está a punto de agregarlo a la lista de víctimas.
Momentos más tarde, Kurono (quién fue el único del grupo que se colocó el traje que Gantz les dio) y la chica se topan con el cebollín y huyen de él pues es seguro que no podrán hacerle frente. Sin embargo, mientras corre para salvar su vida, Kurono recuerda quién es en realidad y gracias a un arranque de valentía, logra detener uno de los golpes letales; para su sorpresa, somete a la criatura, al menos de momento.
Kato se une a la batalla, pese a que no tiene oportunidad de ganar y es herido gravemente. A causa de ello, Kurono está a punto de desquitarse, pero… no puede hacerlo. Entonces aparece Nishi, un chico que se escondió todo el tiempo, y le quita su victoria.
Una vez que la misión termina, Kurono, Katou y la chica regresan a la habitación donde está Gantz. Nishi les explica a grandes rasgos lo que se trata este siniestro juego y eventualmente regresan a sus hogares. Aunque, ¿en serio son ellos o es una vil copia pues sus cuerpos reales están muertos?
Lo que me está atrayendo de esta historia es el detalle en las escenas de acción y la violencia. He de admitir que me encanta cuando los mangas no tienen censura (aunque eso signifique ignorar el montón de chicas desnudas sin razón aparente). El conflicto emocional de los personajes es algo muy real y ver cómo reaccionan cuando su vida depende de ello es algo que siempre me ha gustado del género de horror.
¡No puedo esperar a continuar con esta historia!
Este volumen contiene los capítulos 11 al 22.
REVIEWS ANTERIORES:
Volumen 1
Kato se rehúsa a matar al ‘cebollín’, aunque dicho alíen terminó con la vida de los demás y está a punto de agregarlo a la lista de víctimas.
Momentos más tarde, Kurono (quién fue el único del grupo que se colocó el traje que Gantz les dio) y la chica se topan con el cebollín y huyen de él pues es seguro que no podrán hacerle frente. Sin embargo, mientras corre para salvar su vida, Kurono recuerda quién es en realidad y gracias a un arranque de valentía, logra detener uno de los golpes letales; para su sorpresa, somete a la criatura, al menos de momento.
Kato se une a la batalla, pese a que no tiene oportunidad de ganar y es herido gravemente. A causa de ello, Kurono está a punto de desquitarse, pero… no puede hacerlo. Entonces aparece Nishi, un chico que se escondió todo el tiempo, y le quita su victoria.
Una vez que la misión termina, Kurono, Katou y la chica regresan a la habitación donde está Gantz. Nishi les explica a grandes rasgos lo que se trata este siniestro juego y eventualmente regresan a sus hogares. Aunque, ¿en serio son ellos o es una vil copia pues sus cuerpos reales están muertos?
Lo que me está atrayendo de esta historia es el detalle en las escenas de acción y la violencia. He de admitir que me encanta cuando los mangas no tienen censura (aunque eso signifique ignorar el montón de chicas desnudas sin razón aparente). El conflicto emocional de los personajes es algo muy real y ver cómo reaccionan cuando su vida depende de ello es algo que siempre me ha gustado del género de horror.
¡No puedo esperar a continuar con esta historia!
Este volumen contiene los capítulos 11 al 22.
REVIEWS ANTERIORES:
Volumen 1
May 30, 2017
This volume finishes up the first major mission for Gantz and the crew. After they mercilessly murdered a child alien the father of that alien is here and he's ready to wreck havoc. He goes on a rampage and these group of Gantz warriors begins to get murdered. The end result answers a few questions of what happens at the end of the game but not all of it, the questions still linger, yet this is very very exciting issue with intense moments.
What I liked: Loved the fights in this. Kei using his suit for the first time is a blast. Watching the weirdo middle grade kid fight too is both scary and fun since he knows so much more. You also get a wonderful moment where you see the father Alien speak and it's almost heartbreaking because they make these aliens sympathetic instead of just killing machines without any emotions. Also you get a lot more tits. Oh and Gantz is funny as fuck when he speaks.
What I didn't like: The tits and ass is wonderful but it seems excessive. Maybe cause older now and can see it's more fanflare than anything and I don't even mind it when they're running away or whatever but to have a cover with sweat dripping off chins and tits just hanging out of the suit, it's little too "fan service" for me.
Overall though Gantz keeps ramping up and questions keep building and it keeps it highly entertaining with a lot of different characters. I think it gets even better as it goes on from what I remember, let's find out!
What I liked: Loved the fights in this. Kei using his suit for the first time is a blast. Watching the weirdo middle grade kid fight too is both scary and fun since he knows so much more. You also get a wonderful moment where you see the father Alien speak and it's almost heartbreaking because they make these aliens sympathetic instead of just killing machines without any emotions. Also you get a lot more tits. Oh and Gantz is funny as fuck when he speaks.
What I didn't like: The tits and ass is wonderful but it seems excessive. Maybe cause older now and can see it's more fanflare than anything and I don't even mind it when they're running away or whatever but to have a cover with sweat dripping off chins and tits just hanging out of the suit, it's little too "fan service" for me.
Overall though Gantz keeps ramping up and questions keep building and it keeps it highly entertaining with a lot of different characters. I think it gets even better as it goes on from what I remember, let's find out!
July 8, 2021
Gantz 2
Aquí termina lo del cebollenze, vemos algunas cosas y recibimos pequeñas explicaciones, digo yo se que pasa por que vi el anime, pero de haberlo leído sin saber, creo que si estaría de “¿que pasa aquí??”
3.5 star
Aquí termina lo del cebollenze, vemos algunas cosas y recibimos pequeñas explicaciones, digo yo se que pasa por que vi el anime, pero de haberlo leído sin saber, creo que si estaría de “¿que pasa aquí??”
3.5 star
September 1, 2017
As I mentioned in my review of Gantz 1, I had picked up the first two volumes. More details were revealed in this volume and it starts to sink in for the characters that they are not in a dream - they are not going to wake up and be back in their own lives. The Battle Royale vibe I got in reading the first volume was very similar to the reveal of in this book. Moral dilemmas are sure to follow in subsequent volumes, especially since new characters should be rotating in and out.
The arrival of a new character - Nishi - was useful in dispelling some of the mystery of the orb and allowed readers to find their footing, just as Kei, Kato, and the young woman were doing. The scoring is nuts - to think what the characters are going through and only get a few points has to be demoralizing. I well imagine that Kato will have to compromise his ethical position if he is going to survive.
One element that bothered me in the first volume and I was disappointed to see it perpetuated in this volume and that is the two-dimensional young female character is developing into so far. She started out as a sexual object and during the scoring, instead of being referred by her given name, she was referred to as "Tits" -- putting her on par with the dog, who was referred to as "Dog". She has no clothes and no underwear according to the orb -- a real damsel in distress. She is in real need of development in the coming volumes.
The arrival of a new character - Nishi - was useful in dispelling some of the mystery of the orb and allowed readers to find their footing, just as Kei, Kato, and the young woman were doing. The scoring is nuts - to think what the characters are going through and only get a few points has to be demoralizing. I well imagine that Kato will have to compromise his ethical position if he is going to survive.
One element that bothered me in the first volume and I was disappointed to see it perpetuated in this volume and that is the two-dimensional young female character is developing into so far. She started out as a sexual object and during the scoring, instead of being referred by her given name, she was referred to as "Tits" -- putting her on par with the dog, who was referred to as "Dog". She has no clothes and no underwear according to the orb -- a real damsel in distress. She is in real need of development in the coming volumes.
April 4, 2016
The gore in this volume is fantastic, with the opening chapter being particularly spectacular. I was happy to see the yakuza get blown to pieces with his guts falling out, and then to top it off, the alien crushes his head. The author does a good job of building tension as Kei stumbles through the scenario, accidentally discovering things he can do. His character is starting to develop. This is not high brow stuff, it is full of mayhem and sometimes that's enough.
December 17, 2021
Another great one.
February 12, 2019
La misión es realizada con muchas bajas, mientras algunos ideales prevalecen ante el deber.
La computadora o como le llaman, GANTZ, dependiendo de la labor de cada quien en la misión le otorga puntos. Si la destreza fue buena obtendrá puntos. Si no lo fue se puede ir olvidando de algún día volver a casa. Y es que tienen que tener un total de puntos, aún desconocido, para poder ser liberado.
El misterio sigue latente: ¿Están o no están vivos?
La historia avanza y hay intervalos cómicos que suavizan lo cruda que puede llegar a ser la historia. Los personajes tienen sus flasback que te dan un vislumbre de cómo son o fueron, ayudándote a saber o pretender saber qué esperarte de cada uno de los personajes.
La computadora o como le llaman, GANTZ, dependiendo de la labor de cada quien en la misión le otorga puntos. Si la destreza fue buena obtendrá puntos. Si no lo fue se puede ir olvidando de algún día volver a casa. Y es que tienen que tener un total de puntos, aún desconocido, para poder ser liberado.
El misterio sigue latente: ¿Están o no están vivos?
La historia avanza y hay intervalos cómicos que suavizan lo cruda que puede llegar a ser la historia. Los personajes tienen sus flasback que te dan un vislumbre de cómo son o fueron, ayudándote a saber o pretender saber qué esperarte de cada uno de los personajes.
June 5, 2022
Volume 2: Chapter 11-22
Phase 1: Missions
Arc 1: Onion Alien Mission
Kurono and Kato were forced to fight and kill the Onion Alien. Nishi appears to finish the mission. Four of them, Kurono, Kato, Nishi and Kei completed the mission and being teleported back to the room.
In this volume, the ability of the suit worn by Kurono has been shown. We also got to know a piece of information about Gantz. The people who were sent to the room act just like a document using a fax.
It's getting interesting!
Phase 1: Missions
Arc 1: Onion Alien Mission
Kurono and Kato were forced to fight and kill the Onion Alien. Nishi appears to finish the mission. Four of them, Kurono, Kato, Nishi and Kei completed the mission and being teleported back to the room.
In this volume, the ability of the suit worn by Kurono has been shown. We also got to know a piece of information about Gantz. The people who were sent to the room act just like a document using a fax.
It's getting interesting!
January 5, 2020
Šíleně ujeté!
July 5, 2020
Gantz: G is a spin off of the original series, and I really like it. This has got to be one of my fave series I'm reading.
January 31, 2023
Poor onion
March 8, 2024
Uuuuuhhh it's starting to get interesting. Also this is such a quick read, really action-packed and exciting.
May 21, 2025
Things are certainly getting more interesting…
June 17, 2025
çok seviyorum bu seriyi
October 29, 2015
4 ESTRELLAS . En este tomo se cierra el primer arco argumental y debo de decir que me deja bastantes buenas impresiones de lo que he visto hasta ahora . Una historia cruda , hiper violenta , con sentido doble de la moralidad e hipocresía de la humanidad cuando se encuentra en momentos difíciles . Los moustros intercambian de papel a cada momento y no sabemos quien es quien .
Este tomo tiene un poderoso argumento que no hace más que abrir signos de interrogación a los lectores y que sin duda tendremos que leer más tomos para descubrirlo . Gantz es un ser y/o un universo muy complejo y basto como para entender con tan poca información .
Me pareció una historia temeraria , gore , que no se corta ni un pelo , pero que también tiene sus dosis de humor negro y sus momentos de sensibilidad o que causa desasosiego en el lector.
Gantz es una de esas historias raras que causan sentimientos encontrados pero no sabes muy bien por qué . Quiero seguir leyendo aunque me haya quedado en el animé en el tomo 9 . Es sin duda una pasada recordar estos buenos momentos donde todo inició con los cebollences , viene lo mejor . RECOMENDABLE .
Este tomo tiene un poderoso argumento que no hace más que abrir signos de interrogación a los lectores y que sin duda tendremos que leer más tomos para descubrirlo . Gantz es un ser y/o un universo muy complejo y basto como para entender con tan poca información .
Me pareció una historia temeraria , gore , que no se corta ni un pelo , pero que también tiene sus dosis de humor negro y sus momentos de sensibilidad o que causa desasosiego en el lector.
Gantz es una de esas historias raras que causan sentimientos encontrados pero no sabes muy bien por qué . Quiero seguir leyendo aunque me haya quedado en el animé en el tomo 9 . Es sin duda una pasada recordar estos buenos momentos donde todo inició con los cebollences , viene lo mejor . RECOMENDABLE .
March 9, 2010
Me gustó mucho cómo se resuelve la primera misión. Crueldad y miseria humana expuestas sin mucho disimulo y con un despliegue visual hiperviolento y grotesco que se disfruta con algo de culpa. En la edición original se pasaron un par de errores pero estaba bastante bien igual.
February 8, 2020
Nope, tohle bylo vážně o ničem. Doufám, že se ve trojce bude něco dít, protože mě pan autor ženskými akty a naturalistickými ilustracemi vážně nedostane.
Edit únor 2020: Po rereadingu oceňuji aspoň Nishiho. Jedna z mála postav, které v sérii miluju.
2.5/5*
Edit únor 2020: Po rereadingu oceňuji aspoň Nishiho. Jedna z mála postav, které v sérii miluju.
2.5/5*
March 11, 2020
Die erste Mission findet ihren Abschluss und man erhält Hinweise auf das Spiel. Mal sehen was das alles zu bedeuten hat. Der Zeichenstil gefällt mir jedenfalls sehr gut und der Comic ist ein echter Pageturner mit hohem Unterhaltungswert.
January 8, 2015
Kato me recuerda a Bustamente en la primera edición de Operación Triunfo. No hace nada más que llorar y llorar y llorar
March 6, 2018
No me acaba de convencer... espero mejore.
July 16, 2021
Better than volume 1, still pretty dumb, but there's some intriguing world building and still good gore and violence.
March 23, 2015
Děj nulový. -_-
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