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Gigant #3
GIGANT Vol. 3
The newest manga from the blockbuster creator behind Gantz and Inuyashiki! Don't miss this intense science fiction tale of epic proportions.
Rei Yokoyamada, a high schooler whose father works for a film production company, is inspired to create his own short film with his friends. One day, while out to find actors, he spots tabloid-like notices that the adult film star Papico lives in his area. When he takes them down to protect her, he runs into the woman herself. Little does he know that Papico is about to get dragged into a strange, supernatural happening...where she grows to the size of a giant!
Rei Yokoyamada, a high schooler whose father works for a film production company, is inspired to create his own short film with his friends. One day, while out to find actors, he spots tabloid-like notices that the adult film star Papico lives in his area. When he takes them down to protect her, he runs into the woman herself. Little does he know that Papico is about to get dragged into a strange, supernatural happening...where she grows to the size of a giant!
180 pages, Paperback
First published February 28, 2019
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About the author
Hiroya Oku
293 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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November 26, 2021
So exceptionally disturbing. Why do u love it so much? What’s wrong with me!?
May 8, 2024
Even if you weren't aware of the author behind this book, if you've read Gantz, you'd instantly recognize their signature style. The level of off-the-wall craziness remains consistent.
From giant naked females facing off against colossal alien invaders to giant children plucking people from the streets, and hordes of UFOs abducting masses, this book offers all that and more.
From giant naked females facing off against colossal alien invaders to giant children plucking people from the streets, and hordes of UFOs abducting masses, this book offers all that and more.
February 18, 2025
La gigante tetona que salva el día es acusada de arruinar el día.
August 23, 2020
Chiho (Papiko) es maravillosa, no hay más.
Se enfrenta al Dios de la Destrucción a leches para salvar a Rei, y este la defiende ante sus padres en una escena preciosa que la hace llorar. Está claro que la pobre Chiho ha sido repudiada por todo el mundo por su oficio o su cuerpo, pero Rei ve mucho más allá de eso. Ve que es maravillosa y amable, y quiere que todo el mundo lo sepa.
Pero no es así.
Me parece de una hipocresía tremenda el desprecio de Japón hacia Chiho por haber peleado contra el Dios de la Destrucción y haber destrozado un par de edificios en el proceso. Mientras tanto, en América felicitan la actuación de sus héroes pese a los gastos arquitectónicos. No sé si ver aquí Slut Shaming, Mansplaining o simple estupidez humana, pero claro, Chiho es una mujer y actriz porno, así que, pese a su encomiable actuación por salvar a la gente (cosa que muchísimos ven), le echan la culpa de todo.
Pocas veces me he sentido tan frustrada.
¿Es posible que las últimas escenas sean un guiño a Ataque a los Titanes?
Se enfrenta al Dios de la Destrucción a leches para salvar a Rei, y este la defiende ante sus padres en una escena preciosa que la hace llorar. Está claro que la pobre Chiho ha sido repudiada por todo el mundo por su oficio o su cuerpo, pero Rei ve mucho más allá de eso. Ve que es maravillosa y amable, y quiere que todo el mundo lo sepa.
Pero no es así.
Me parece de una hipocresía tremenda el desprecio de Japón hacia Chiho por haber peleado contra el Dios de la Destrucción y haber destrozado un par de edificios en el proceso. Mientras tanto, en América felicitan la actuación de sus héroes pese a los gastos arquitectónicos. No sé si ver aquí Slut Shaming, Mansplaining o simple estupidez humana, pero claro, Chiho es una mujer y actriz porno, así que, pese a su encomiable actuación por salvar a la gente (cosa que muchísimos ven), le echan la culpa de todo.
Pocas veces me he sentido tan frustrada.
¿Es posible que las últimas escenas sean un guiño a Ataque a los Titanes?
January 10, 2020
J'arrête le supplice j'ai pa pu finir, la nausée commencé à me prendre. J'abandonne !! gigant a eu raison de moi, je suis faible je m'avoue vaincu... KO technique au 3eme round
January 20, 2023
4/5 Still the same bizarre shlock. In volume 3 Chiho finishes her battle with the kaiju and then it's time to meet the parents. Who are naturally not happy.
Chiho is promptly identified. Being a porn star means someone's gonna recognize you right? Taken into custody Chiho is out of the picture for most of the volume while more giants start to attack Tokyo. I still don't know what's going on but its great.
If I have any complaint it's that it's such a quick read but it is heavily art focused with far less dialog so I guess that's to be expected.
Rei and his giant girlfriend Chiho on the cover of volume 3.
Read 1/20/2023
Chiho is promptly identified. Being a porn star means someone's gonna recognize you right? Taken into custody Chiho is out of the picture for most of the volume while more giants start to attack Tokyo. I still don't know what's going on but its great.
If I have any complaint it's that it's such a quick read but it is heavily art focused with far less dialog so I guess that's to be expected.
Rei and his giant girlfriend Chiho on the cover of volume 3.
Read 1/20/2023
November 30, 2022
Pues aún hay muchos elementos sin sentido, pero tiene bastante acción, además se agradecen las referencias a Gantz e Inuyashiki.
January 31, 2021
La mia recensione riguarda i volumi 3 e 4
Chiho si trasforma in gigante per sconfiggere il mostro che sta distruggendo la città. Lo fa per Rei, per potarlo al sicuro. Ma questa sua azione la metterà nei guai. Per quando il sito ETE sia coinvolto e sembra non voglia fermarsi e sterminare milioni di persone, Chiho sarà accusata e messa in prigione rischiando la pena di morte. Rei non è il solo a volerla liberare, ma come farlo? Quando dei nuovi mostri arriveranno in città il governo sfrutterà Chiho e i suoi poteri oppure no? Parlo insieme di questi due volumi anche perché la storia è alquanto collegata e prosegue più dei precedenti. Non ho ben capito se il prossimo volume è il conclusivo, ma devo dire che la storia è interessante nei mostrare la banalità e la cattiveria delle persone che non si fanno scrupoli ad ammazzare altre persone sconosciute. Dall'altra l'amore all'apparenza frivolo dei due protagonisti è molto più forte e sincero di quanto può sembrare. Le scene di azione sono molto presenti e ben fatte, mi sono molto piaciute e trovo che la storia abbia acquistato un po' più di senso anche se ci sono ancora delle cose non chiare e non so se sul finale avremmo una conclusione definitiva.
Chiho si trasforma in gigante per sconfiggere il mostro che sta distruggendo la città. Lo fa per Rei, per potarlo al sicuro. Ma questa sua azione la metterà nei guai. Per quando il sito ETE sia coinvolto e sembra non voglia fermarsi e sterminare milioni di persone, Chiho sarà accusata e messa in prigione rischiando la pena di morte. Rei non è il solo a volerla liberare, ma come farlo? Quando dei nuovi mostri arriveranno in città il governo sfrutterà Chiho e i suoi poteri oppure no? Parlo insieme di questi due volumi anche perché la storia è alquanto collegata e prosegue più dei precedenti. Non ho ben capito se il prossimo volume è il conclusivo, ma devo dire che la storia è interessante nei mostrare la banalità e la cattiveria delle persone che non si fanno scrupoli ad ammazzare altre persone sconosciute. Dall'altra l'amore all'apparenza frivolo dei due protagonisti è molto più forte e sincero di quanto può sembrare. Le scene di azione sono molto presenti e ben fatte, mi sono molto piaciute e trovo che la storia abbia acquistato un po' più di senso anche se ci sono ancora delle cose non chiare e non so se sul finale avremmo una conclusione definitiva.
May 27, 2022
Hiroya Oku is back at it again with another absurd manga in the same vein as Gantz and Inuyashiki. And he’s even weirder than ever. Not quite as dark, gory or emotional as his other two major series, but it definitely has the same genre-bending creativity, insane plot and bizarre characters that defy all expected literary tropes.
Gigant is a science-fiction romance featuring a size-shifting pornstar as the hero, her dorky hypersensitive boyfriend that wants to be a professional film director and a whole slew of whacky hijinks from aliens invasions, evil internet entities and Godzilla-style Kaiju battles that end in countless deaths. Trust me, it gets even weirder than it sounds. It’s straight up stupid at many points, but always highly entertaining and fascinatingly weird. Bizzaro fiction enthusiasts will find a lot to love here.
Overall, I just really liked Papico as a protagonist. Hiroya Oku is great at making unconventional protagonists extremely likable and interesting. Inuyashiki features an old dying grandpa that turns into a cyborg superhero. Gantz features a dead teenage boy forced to fight aliens in the afterlife while wearing a dark skinsuit that gives him superhuman abilities.
And now in Gigant, we get a beautiful pornstar with a sad backstory and a surprisingly bright personality that humanizes her rather than treats her like a sexual object. There’s a lot of nudity in almost every chapter, but it never really feels like fanservice. It just feels like a strong woman that’s perfectly comfortable with her body and she’s always fighting on behalf of others. How many other series out there have a kickass pornstar that beats the crap out of giant evil aliens in the nude without a care in the world?
As weird and dumb as this series could be, I had fun reading it and enjoyed experiencing the story of yet another unconventional protagonist by Oku.
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Gigant is a science-fiction romance featuring a size-shifting pornstar as the hero, her dorky hypersensitive boyfriend that wants to be a professional film director and a whole slew of whacky hijinks from aliens invasions, evil internet entities and Godzilla-style Kaiju battles that end in countless deaths. Trust me, it gets even weirder than it sounds. It’s straight up stupid at many points, but always highly entertaining and fascinatingly weird. Bizzaro fiction enthusiasts will find a lot to love here.
Overall, I just really liked Papico as a protagonist. Hiroya Oku is great at making unconventional protagonists extremely likable and interesting. Inuyashiki features an old dying grandpa that turns into a cyborg superhero. Gantz features a dead teenage boy forced to fight aliens in the afterlife while wearing a dark skinsuit that gives him superhuman abilities.
And now in Gigant, we get a beautiful pornstar with a sad backstory and a surprisingly bright personality that humanizes her rather than treats her like a sexual object. There’s a lot of nudity in almost every chapter, but it never really feels like fanservice. It just feels like a strong woman that’s perfectly comfortable with her body and she’s always fighting on behalf of others. How many other series out there have a kickass pornstar that beats the crap out of giant evil aliens in the nude without a care in the world?
As weird and dumb as this series could be, I had fun reading it and enjoyed experiencing the story of yet another unconventional protagonist by Oku.
***
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January 1, 2022
Another fun, completely bonkers volume. Things are going off the rails and we get precious little of our heroine this time, but there are some interesting themes brought up. Some of the character motivations are pretty weird (like why he’d go to bed in the middle of an active giant monster attack) but that sort of also adds to the charm. Interested to keep going with these. [READ IN JAPANESE]
楽しい話。変なけどいつも面白いです。
楽しい話。変なけどいつも面白いです。
January 31, 2022
This one is very interesting. Yes, the whole weird relationship from the last volume is still there, but they will probably deal with it in some way and there could be consequences, so hey, I'm giving that a pass for now. The main couple is the weakest part this volume, by far.
The good is that the good creepy is back, and it's really tense. Good use of different styles to raise the creepiness.
The good is that the good creepy is back, and it's really tense. Good use of different styles to raise the creepiness.
March 7, 2021
Tiene sus problemas pero ver a Papico en acción es excelente, y los datos que vamos aprendiendo sobre la gente del futuro y la página que cumple deseos de a poco van descubriendo lo que realmente pasa. La narrativa y el dibujo de Oku son excelentes, por más que Oku no sepa muy bien como dibujar caras en ciertos ángulos.
November 21, 2020
O melhor dos cinco primeiros.
April 6, 2021
Odio muchísimo ese miedo que le tiene la gente a lo diferente. Fuerza Papiko!!
April 19, 2021
The ETE cannot be stopped and more calamities strike at Tokyo. Now PaPiCo is arrested and Rei mopes around. I forget he's a teenager sometimes. Good volume!
May 3, 2022
I mean, the story Is interesting but the fan service is, at times, a lot.
June 29, 2022
Me gusta como se va dando la trama y Papico es un amor de ser humano :)
February 20, 2023
Weird? 😅 Non ho capito la piega 🤔 Hiroya Oku un pazzo
May 10, 2024
Idk how I'm feeling bout this, way too much tiddy
June 19, 2024
We would not survive an attack of this magnitude
November 17, 2025
this is getting a little mustard back but its still completely wack
January 2, 2024
Ta bien, buena referencia a GANTZ.
4/10
4/10
March 9, 2023
la relacion entre los protagonistas realmente daña esta obra y basicamente se trata de eso asi que umm yeah. una estrella extra por que pasa alguna basura estilo junji ito
April 12, 2021
Edición argentina, tercer tomo de todavía no se sabe cuántos.
November 29, 2020
If you like Gantz
Don't know where this is going and I like it. Nice panoramic shots and linework. Read is a breeze most panels are just drawing.
Don't know where this is going and I like it. Nice panoramic shots and linework. Read is a breeze most panels are just drawing.
March 2, 2022
REALLY hate Rei’s whining but I love the story.
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