GIGANT Vol. 6

Gigant #6

by Hiroya Oku

By vanquishing the three "Gods of Destruction" that assaulted Tokyo, Chiho secured her place as Japan's national hero, a figure of admiration worldwide. But that casts an uncomfortable shadow on her relationship with Rei, a high schooler several years her junior. Though the two of them try to enjoy a romantic vacation, the crisis facing the Earth is far from over.

Genres: Manga, Comics, Science Fiction, Romance

202 pages, Paperback

First published August 19, 2020

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

[Urbon Adamsson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Papico and Rei continue to enjoy a wonderful relationship, but the envy of others is a powerful force they must confront together.

This is something I'm beginning to notice in Hiroya Oku's works. He often depicts the worst behaviors of humanity, and envy is certainly one of them. People would rather cast venomous looks and speak harmful words to destroy something than put in the effort to fix or create something themselves. It's astonishing yet very real.

Meanwhile, the USA is being ravaged by another God of Destruction, with no apparent way to stop it.

A group of strangers remains an enigma; we don't know who they are, where they come from, or what their goal is.

[Azori Blomkvist · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nuestros protagonistas aprovechan la paz momentánea para irse de vacaciones unos días y tenemos muchas imágenes candentes 👀 pero son descubiertos por los paparazzi y se arma un revuelo... Por otro lado, nuestro nuevos amigos de tanga andan por ahí comiendo ramen xD


Ya no se para donde va la historia jaja está decayendo la poca trama que tenía

[Michael Sorbello · Rating 4 out of 5]

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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[47Time · Rating 3 out of 5]

Remember the weird guy in underpants and backpack? He gave Chiho the device that enables her to change size. That guy died or got turned into a doll somehow, but there are 5 more. They can fly and, most importantly, think that instant soup is the best invention ever. Really futuristic stuff. Then again, one of them does use the power of her mind to make a guy explode. They can also grow large like Chiho. There are probably more powers hidden there, but so far their purpose in life is only to eat ramen. So it's comic relief.

The US West coast is being ravaged by another giant. Where are they all coming from anyway? Even a nuke is used, but otherwise Japan doesn't care at all about the US. They just go about their business, being gaga over Chiho.

Big-boobed Chiho and understanding boyfriend Rei get some vacation time together. And, what do you know, the condom breaks. But it's fine. That is, until their relationship is made public. Chiho is 24, but Rei is 16 and still in high-school, so they got themselves an issue there. Chiho career is feeling the pain, while Rei is getting bullied. Rei demonstrates a surprising amount of maturity when he says he and Chiho need to break up. He hopes she will wait for two more years until he is legally an adult and, hopefully even a director. She agrees. The decision is painful for both of them. Those crocodile tears and streams of snot are not flattering in greyscale.

[BlerdyMama · Rating 5 out of 5]

So I really enjoyed this volume! Things finally started to get real for Chiho and Rei. They had to have known that they would get caught eventually, why they weren’t being careful, who knows? Perhaps they got too comfortable.

The beginning of the volume was my favorite, it was nice to see some more of the mysterious people from the future. I’ve been trying to figure out if they’re friendly or not, and after that first scene, I’m starting to think they should not be taken lightly.

The volume ends with Chiho emotionally damaged, and America practically in shambles struggling to fight off the god that’s been plaguing them. I’m wondering if Chiho will head to America where she can start fresh and save the day? Especially since she’ll be waiting 2 years for Rei, so they can finally be together again when he’s older.

[Greg · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5 Rei and Chiho take a much needed vacation. Meanwhile the other strange heroes appear to be touring Japan and eating ramen.

So there’s like 15 pages of sex in this volume and I guess that was too many because somehow the public has found out that Chiho is sleeping with a minor.

A national scandal ensues as the public turns on the illicit couple.

Meanwhile another giant runs rampant in America.

Chiho giving us an Evangelion parody on the cover of volume 6.

Read 1/20/2023

[Diogo Muller · Rating 2 out of 5]

So, at least, this series does suffer the consequences of dating a minor. No idea on how that'll go, but hey, it's more than what I expected this series to do!

Outside of that, this volume focuses mostly on Papico and Rei's relationship, and since that's by far my least favorite part of the series... eh.

The future people Ramen plot was fun, at least.

[Carlos Arias · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ser una figura pública debe ser una mierda, paso lo que debía pasar y siendo Oku como es Rei la saco fácil, solo un ojo reventado, bien pudieron haberlo acosado y asesinado según ese universo la gente tan enferma que hay. Este capitulo ha sido un slice of life en toda la regla, con su H de costumbre.

5/10

[Fan of fanservice · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the beginning part but the ending was so sad!!! But will they really have to wait two years?? I’m sorta more sad than I thought finishing this. Hope the next volume is just as awesome like the rest before it, but honestly I trust Hiroya Oku.

[Heber Guerra-Recinos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Things slow down a bit, but they definitely follow the lives of the characters. In a good way. Not great. Good.

[Oscar Rasmussen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ya sabía que pasaría esto pero igual me dolió la parte final del tomo 😭

[Fabio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ehm, non so se ho capito bene la logica della parte finale di questo volume. Meh. Vedremo.

[Majmozzie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can’t tell you what happened

[Tres Trece · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pues... Qué esperabas mamacita?

Me está dando flojera casi para finalizar. Quedan 4 tomos.

[Marianna Rainolter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gli strani combattenti in mutande invece di cercare Chiho e sconfiggere mostri hanno scoperto le delizie del ramen e girano diversi ristoranti attirando l'attenzione di molti... E anche Chiho in vacanza con Rei non passa inosservata. Visto il suo passato da porno attrice e il ragazzo che è minorenne, l'opinione pubblica si scaglia contro di loro e le conseguenze saranno dure da affrontare. Io speravo che i combattenti in mutande dessero qualche spiegazione e agissero ma a quanto pare no... bene.... Cioè boh, mezzo mondo sta per essere distrutto, ma loro mangiano ramen... E Chiho fa l'amore in tutti i modi e tutti i laghi con Rei che ci sta però... Questo è tutto quello che succede nel volume e non so... Vorrei che ci fosse più azione nei successivi anche perché credo che sia giunta l'ora di arrivare al dunque visti i tanti elementi sono stati posti e anche Rei e Chiho sono arrivati ad un punto di svolta. Spero nel loro lieto fine però basta, spiegateci la cosa del bottone, i combattenti in mutande e tutto il resto... E' tempo di dare un senso a tutta la stranezza della serie, un minimo almeno... Ho paura ma voglio vedere il successivo volume prima di prendere una decisione.

[Noe · Rating 4 out of 5]

The teenage wish-fulfillment continues!

Chiho is a national heroine, turned actress, presenter and all-around artist. However, she has worked herself out and books a vacation with Rei, which soon backfires as paparazzi uncover the fact that Chiho is dating a teenager.

Will Chiho and Rei's relationship survive the scrutiny and scorn of the public eye? Is their romance doomed to end? And what of the strange characters popping up all over, with a certain penchant for instant ramen? :D Find out in the next volume of Gigant!

[georgiaotaku · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don’t appreciate tearing up at 12 am for a fictional romance.