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Gantz #11
Gantz /11
Acción, violencia, sangre, marcianos y chicas semidesnudas.
200 pages, Paperback
First published December 13, 2003
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About the author
Hiroya Oku
289 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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January 24, 2024
Why exactly would you kill an amazing villain like Nishi?
Now i know the answer! to come up with a better villain in Izumi! i mean this guy has killed so many people who will probably join him in the world of gantz, he will be the most hated since he killed them all himself.
Now i know the answer! to come up with a better villain in Izumi! i mean this guy has killed so many people who will probably join him in the world of gantz, he will be the most hated since he killed them all himself.
December 21, 2017
Holy fuck this volume was screwed up in so many ways.
So Kei is having trouble recovering after his last fight. He just kind to wants to settle and be away from that damn room till he figures a way out of this game. Simple right? Except WRONG. The crazy stalker fellow from the previous volumes is looking around and he wants to die. Kei refuses to kill him because he's not a psycho but this guy is. So what does he do? Decides to go on a rampage and shoot a bunch of innocent people for no other reason than he could. We begin to find out why previous characters in this series were introduced as this man slaughters a bunch of people we've met before.
Good: Gantz is never boring, I'll give it that. This volume is disturbing to say the least. The psycho dresses himself up and paints his face Black to make sure no one can pin point who he was after he's gone murdering people despite wanting to die. So it's all types of fucked up. The murders are brutal and hard to watch and the chance of hope keeps getting ripped away every step.
Bad: The volume suffers some odd moments of characters stalling and thinking dumb things. I didn't understand some characters thought process or why Kei doesn't just burst out of the train.
Overall this was a exciting, quickly paced, and brutal chapter in the long running series. It's been on a roll so hope it keeps going. A 4 out of 5.
So Kei is having trouble recovering after his last fight. He just kind to wants to settle and be away from that damn room till he figures a way out of this game. Simple right? Except WRONG. The crazy stalker fellow from the previous volumes is looking around and he wants to die. Kei refuses to kill him because he's not a psycho but this guy is. So what does he do? Decides to go on a rampage and shoot a bunch of innocent people for no other reason than he could. We begin to find out why previous characters in this series were introduced as this man slaughters a bunch of people we've met before.
Good: Gantz is never boring, I'll give it that. This volume is disturbing to say the least. The psycho dresses himself up and paints his face Black to make sure no one can pin point who he was after he's gone murdering people despite wanting to die. So it's all types of fucked up. The murders are brutal and hard to watch and the chance of hope keeps getting ripped away every step.
Bad: The volume suffers some odd moments of characters stalling and thinking dumb things. I didn't understand some characters thought process or why Kei doesn't just burst out of the train.
Overall this was a exciting, quickly paced, and brutal chapter in the long running series. It's been on a roll so hope it keeps going. A 4 out of 5.
August 7, 2025
Um… what?! 😳
Also… a killing spree… but first… BLACK FACE. 😳
Again… what?! 😳
Also… a killing spree… but first… BLACK FACE. 😳
Again… what?! 😳
May 13, 2024
What the hell?
I still don’t get it with the end of vol. 10.
Is Kei some kind of a schizo or what?
I still don’t get it with the end of vol. 10.
Is Kei some kind of a schizo or what?
January 9, 2025
La masacre de Shinjuku
SPOILER
Aca una gran revelación y comprendemos el porque la actitud de Izumi, quien estuvo antes en Gantz, por lo que entendemos llego a los 100 pts y salió, sin embargo, quiere volver y para esto deberá realizar una masacre y es donde comienza el tiroteo en Shinjuku, la cantidad de muertos es .... lo peor es que sakata y cherry tambien caen peleando....
SPOILER
Aca una gran revelación y comprendemos el porque la actitud de Izumi, quien estuvo antes en Gantz, por lo que entendemos llego a los 100 pts y salió, sin embargo, quiere volver y para esto deberá realizar una masacre y es donde comienza el tiroteo en Shinjuku, la cantidad de muertos es .... lo peor es que sakata y cherry tambien caen peleando....
September 17, 2024
This volume has one of the best sequences I've ever read on a manga. An absolute beast of a volume.
May 28, 2022
Gantz 11
Vaya que este volumen es un shock, lo que hace Izumi para lograr lo que quiere, terrible.
Y que onda con el Cherry y su maestro, de inicio como es que pueden?? Y aun con eso, que plan tenían, no parece que hagan algo por detenerlo, al menos el que parecía de Street fighter, si tenia un plan.
En fin
Al menos a Tae-chan la pintan bien.
Como que dejando de lado el evento, tiene varias cosas que como que no
2.86 stars
Vaya que este volumen es un shock, lo que hace Izumi para lograr lo que quiere, terrible.
Y que onda con el Cherry y su maestro, de inicio como es que pueden?? Y aun con eso, que plan tenían, no parece que hagan algo por detenerlo, al menos el que parecía de Street fighter, si tenia un plan.
En fin
Al menos a Tae-chan la pintan bien.
Como que dejando de lado el evento, tiene varias cosas que como que no
2.86 stars
January 22, 2023
The blackface mass shooting in this volume of Gantz is insane on so many levels.
July 9, 2025
Se encendió esta pingueta
July 20, 2017
The 11th edition of Gantz seems more violent than ever. The main character, Kei Kurono is back in high school and trying to prepare for the next episode of Gantz, the event where the deceased attempt to fight aliens in suits that given them extra powers. In this episode there are new characters and old ones with new importance. The cover is blue and there is a different feel to the story.
June 3, 2017
Izumi es un terrible psicópata y en este tomo ejecuta su plan para volver a la habitación de Gantz, con resultados bastante sangrientos. Esto nos da la oportunidad de ver a los nuevos personajes reaccionar ante una crisis y mostrarnos un poco más de su personalidad.
July 26, 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.
June 13, 2018
Este volumen que contiene los mangas 119-130 nos demuestra el grado de maldad que puede reflejar el mundo Gantz.
El acto criminal de Izumi puede ser considerado uno de los más crueles de lo que va del manga, y eso es decir bastante. Sus ganas de volver a la Esfera y el tedio que tiene por la vida que vive, motivan a este joven a realizar un acto que seguramente tendrá fuertes consecuencias en la historia.
Y sin embargo, veremos algunas acciones heroicas, que aunque no serán suficientes para parar el crimen de Izumi, si hacen sospechar que Gantz tendrá en cuenta a estos personajes sacrificados como elementos potenciales para su juego. Pero ya eso será en otro tomo.
El acto criminal de Izumi puede ser considerado uno de los más crueles de lo que va del manga, y eso es decir bastante. Sus ganas de volver a la Esfera y el tedio que tiene por la vida que vive, motivan a este joven a realizar un acto que seguramente tendrá fuertes consecuencias en la historia.
Y sin embargo, veremos algunas acciones heroicas, que aunque no serán suficientes para parar el crimen de Izumi, si hacen sospechar que Gantz tendrá en cuenta a estos personajes sacrificados como elementos potenciales para su juego. Pero ya eso será en otro tomo.
December 16, 2021
Власне, презентація нового антагоніста, який замаскувався під афрояпонця. З кривавою бійнею на вулицях Токіо.
Треба було зібрати нову команду гантзерів? Ось вона, нова команда гантзерів. Дуже примітивний спосіб.
Натовп. Натовп кричить, панікує, окремі люди помирають, у поганця нескінченні патрони, що вигляда аж занадто притягнуто.
Кей на бійню не встигає, зате там опиняються персонажі, яких презентували у попередній частині.
Поки що найслабший том, насильство заради насильства. Японець у чорному гримі мені видається аж занадто недостовірним. Забагато боєзапасу він з собою носить. Занадто інертний натовп та повна відсутність поліції у одному з популярних районів.
Треба було зібрати нову команду гантзерів? Ось вона, нова команда гантзерів. Дуже примітивний спосіб.
Натовп. Натовп кричить, панікує, окремі люди помирають, у поганця нескінченні патрони, що вигляда аж занадто притягнуто.
Кей на бійню не встигає, зате там опиняються персонажі, яких презентували у попередній частині.
Поки що найслабший том, насильство заради насильства. Японець у чорному гримі мені видається аж занадто недостовірним. Забагато боєзапасу він з собою носить. Занадто інертний натовп та повна відсутність поліції у одному з популярних районів.
October 14, 2020
Ok... so I guess Gantz is interesting because it just blows away expectations. From a transfer student to a psychopath, from worrying about girlfriend to worrying about girlfriend getting slaughtered (I feel like the whole incident dragged on for too long though - could have been shorter). I guess this is the recurring theme with this manga - things just come out of nowhere and yet they're entertaining nonetheless. And I was right, those new characters that were showcased, yea, pretty much meant for Gantz - the author is setting up a team.
January 28, 2022
This books starts to change the general feeling of the Gantz series. It's moving away from the stories in the original story line that the anime was based off of and coming more into the real world. Violence reigns in the real world now, and Gantz is no longer kidnapping people into it's room. Izumi has a small black ball and a request from Gantz to get it more people. A shoot up in Shinjuku and the newly introduced characters are quick to die. If you've seen the live action movies, much of the second movie, "Gantz II Perfect Answer" was inspired by this continuing story line.
February 9, 2020
Aaannd...we're back, new color tone on the cover, new angles to the story, this volume is quite a shocker. Not that any of this series is for the the feint of heart with its gratuitous violence and sex, but this one might hit home hard for a lot of people with its news-adjacent events. Hiroya Oku does not shy away from the brutality and that is precisely why this saga is so unforgettable and effective.
July 17, 2021
I'm trying a few manga and the art style of Oku appealed so I picked it at random. Clearly we are halfway through the run and the characters are well established so they seemed a little casually introduced to me, the main guy doing little more than shouting "WHAT?!" as the events unfold. Those events are intriguing and shocking however, enough to make me keen to read more and go back to see what I've missed. Art is very good.
October 30, 2021
Ahora el chico misterioso confiesa que antes el había jugando en Gantz y quiere volver... La forma que utiliza es llevando una gran masacre.
Acepto fue un gran enganche, desde el principio ese chico se mostraba muy interesado en el Gantz, el autor nos trata de desviar por medio de la información en la página web, sin embargo la verdad es mucho mejor, un antiguo jugador que salió victorioso pero no puede olvidar la sensación de asesinar.
Que no mate a la novia de Kurono, por favor.
Acepto fue un gran enganche, desde el principio ese chico se mostraba muy interesado en el Gantz, el autor nos trata de desviar por medio de la información en la página web, sin embargo la verdad es mucho mejor, un antiguo jugador que salió victorioso pero no puede olvidar la sensación de asesinar.
Que no mate a la novia de Kurono, por favor.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 18, 2022
Volume 11: Chapter 119-130
Phase 1: Missions
Arc 5: Dinosaur Alien Mission
Prelude to the new mission.
Izumi knows about the Gantz. He is one of them and set free after completing missions. He has a small black ball that asked him to kill more people.
Izumi disguised as a black man and starting killing people in Shinjuku by doing a mass shooting. Lots of people die. Kurono set off to Shinjuku to save Tae. Izumi confronts Kaze, Sakata and Sakurai and kill them.
Phase 1: Missions
Arc 5: Dinosaur Alien Mission
Prelude to the new mission.
Izumi knows about the Gantz. He is one of them and set free after completing missions. He has a small black ball that asked him to kill more people.
Izumi disguised as a black man and starting killing people in Shinjuku by doing a mass shooting. Lots of people die. Kurono set off to Shinjuku to save Tae. Izumi confronts Kaze, Sakata and Sakurai and kill them.
January 17, 2025
So, now Gantz is providing a message kind of thing which consists of "Bring as many people as you can to Gantz". So previous players who were been to Gantz think of a plan to kill as many people as they can.
We got some cool fight from Sakurai and his master against the gun killer (Izumi). We got stopping bullets with magic, rising the killer into the air, etc.
Sadly at the end, both Sakurai and his master died.
We got some cool fight from Sakurai and his master against the gun killer (Izumi). We got stopping bullets with magic, rising the killer into the air, etc.
Sadly at the end, both Sakurai and his master died.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 7, 2022
I think I have never seen or consumed any media this f*cked up. Gantz has no chill in showing the worst of the worst. This is definitely not something anyone can consume. It really leaves an impression on you. Racism, a mass-shooting... Am I even allowed to "enjoy" this? That word feels so wrong to use for what this volume has shown us. It's a good story, but a very very dark one.
March 28, 2023
Izumi, personaje ya presentando, un poco críptico, pero que ya se sentía que era parte de una vida pasa de Gantz. Por lo que le dice a Kurono que tiene dos opciones: (1) Lo manda a Gantz, (2) Hará una masacre en Japón. Finalmente todo se decanta por la segunda opción, ¿por qué Kurono no lo detiene antes? Siento que trata de justificarlo bastante bien el mangaka, es un chico adolescente, quién no puede actuar tan mente fría como se podría, hace lo posible y ya está. Es así como comienza una gran masacre, donde los personajes anteriormente presentados son asesinados, obviamente, para ir luego a Gantz.
October 3, 2023
jealousy, izumi being a major loser, random u.s. war on iraq question, hollywood level makeup and mags, unrealistic acquirement of guns in japan, and meatshields....what more can you possibly ask for
December 7, 2024
Ooooof blackface. Not cool. Though hella impressive makeup job because he legit looked like he changed his race and not just put on makeup. Though I know Izumi is skilled at a lot of things, this level of makeup doesn't feel like one of them. Still, even with blackface, this was a thrilling read.
August 23, 2017
Another good volume.
September 29, 2017
The story is a little different than it has been.
November 3, 2018
Brutal!!! La trama avanza y toma nuevas y emocionantes formas. Refresca la historia.
December 14, 2018
En serio esto es lo más políticamente incorrecto que he leído en bastante tiempo
January 17, 2020
My god, this volume might be the best one so far.
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