Gantz/21

Gantz #21

by Hiroya Oku

Esiste qualcosa dopo la morte? I protagonisti di questo manga sono tutti defunti. Ma invece che in una tomba, si ritrovano dentro una stanza chiusa, in compagnia di una grande sfera che pare faccia da tramite tra i due mondi. I personaggi raggruppati in quel luogo non hanno nulla in comune fra loro e vengono inspiegabilmente riportati nel mondo reale per catturare una creatura misteriosa…

Genres: Manga, Seinen, Comics, Horror, Science Fiction, Action, Comics Manga

224 pages, Paperback

First published December 19, 2006

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

[Tawfek · Rating 4 out of 5]

It looks like the other team isn't really invincible.
They are out of their mind for sure and they fight unorthodox but they are also stupid and drugged to the core.
Did the writer forget that he revived nishi i haven't seen him talk much or do much this issue?
I also think that the old team is making a big mistake by not taking part in the fight we all know that if they don't get points they die anyway so it is not about surviving only.

[James DeSantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was kind of fell short of the hype after the last one.

So Kei is out. He dead as fuck. But don't worry, we will bring him back. I hope. The Gantz gang is on a new mission, but this time outside of Tokyo, and this time they meet another group of Gantz people. This group is kind of fucking insane and they rape and murderer aliens because they think it's like a video game. When the aliens starting to chase the little muscle rider kid he must fight back. So begins to the match!

Good: The moments with the kid fighting is fucking epic. Also, there's a moment all the other gantz team gets murdered and it's pretty amazing.

Bad: The story is starting to feel like it's dragging of finding something new to do but unsure but to actually to do. The new gantz team are over the top and disturbing and just weird. Death is becoming so common it's losing it's "oh no" moments.

Overall this is probably one of the most boring parts of the entire series for me. A 2.5 out of 5 for me.

[Whitney (The Cover Collector) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Disgustingly hilarious.

[Hafeez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volume 21: Chapter 238-247
Phase 2: Katastrophe
Arc 9: Nurarihyon Alien Mission

Finally, the arc from the film Gantz:0!

Hikawa and Chiaki forced to joining the mission together with the Gantz team. They were transferred to Osaka, where it is the first time they do a mission outside from Tokyo. There are so many aliens, in the form of yokai, wandering around the city. Without their top 2 strongest members, Kurono and Izumi, they must survive this mission.

Later, they crossed path with the Gantz team from Osaka. The team consist of skillful, ruthless, brutal and disgusting members. They treated the mission like it's a game. Takeshi also got his first kill!

[Dumb popcorn's manga · Rating 3 out of 5]

The gantz secondary male characters are so rotten that they will even rape aliens? Omg bro...

[Jesus Flores · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aquí al grupo de Gantz de Tokyo los mandan a Osaka, en lo que parece es una mega batalla con muchos monstruos( y que se porque vi la película).

Buen inicio, y el hecho que dos de los trajeados también se transportaran seguro le pondrá algo extra

4 stars

[Anna Quilter · Rating 4 out of 5]

the so called next phase begins..
the Gantz crew find themselves in Osaka..and there's another local group hunting aliens!?!?

[Max Freese · Rating 5 out of 5]

After a stretch of just "pretty good" volumes, the story is finally back to making me question whether or not I'm gonna be sent to prison for reading this.

five stars

[bri]

dale pal gao

[Gustavo · Rating 4 out of 5]

El equipo de Gantz es enviado a Osaka (por primera vez fuera de Tokyo) para otra misión, y ahi se topan con el equipo de Gantz local. Me gusto que el grupo nuevo fuera totalmente distinto, y la ausencia de restricciones morales y altruismo en la mayoría de sus miembros, si uno se pone a pensarlo, ¿Acaso no habría gente que disfrutaría del poder y la cacería?

[Koen Claeys · Rating 4 out of 5]

disturbing, dark & violent... as usual. ( <3 )

[Mykhailo Gasyuk · Rating 5 out of 5]

В кімнату до чорної кулі потрапляє двійко вампірів. Хитрим способом, аби повбивати там усіх, але так вже сталося, що їх сраки тепер теж належить Гантзу, а отже доведеться рубатися зі своїми колишніми союзниками. Та вони про це ще не знають, і влаштовують бійку прямо на місці.

Поведінка всіх інших героїв тут дивує. Перед ними вороги, але вони аж занадто кволо від них відбиваються, наче смерть Кея нікого не зачепила. Като опускає руки та просуває свій “пацифізм” на новий рівень. Він не буде мститися, а просто набере 100 балів. От молодець…

З найсильніших бійців у команді зараз Ніші, і оживити його було вибором Кея. Але ще ніхто не знає, що їх чекає попереду.

Першим з кімнати телепортують малого плаксу, і він опиняється не в Токіо, а в Осаці. Частину сюжету цього тому займе біганина Мускул Райдера в пошуках малюка, який буде верещати та відбиватися від монстрів. І малий ось цими своїми істериками починає трохи діставати.

Новачки, опинившись в локації, одразу ж йдуть на вихід, щоб позбутися своїх тупих баняків. Працює щоразу. Вампіри спочатку йдуть за ними, але побачивши те, як рясно вибухають голови, приймають рішення зостатися та подивитися, що буде.

Перехожі знову можуть бачити гантзерів.

З річки починають вилазити потвори, почвари, чудовиська та локальні божки. Їх багато. Дуже багато.

Відбувається знайомство з командою гантзерів з Осаки. Так, тепер це ще й спільна місія. Гантзери з Осаки більш наглі, тому токійські косплеєри погоджуються просто постояти в стороні, поки дорослі дяді все тут порішають. Тобто ніхто ніяких висновків не робить. Бійці з Осаки більш довготривалі (читай “досвідчені”), мають кращу зброю та ні у що не ставлять життя звичайних людей, які можуть потрапити під роздачу. Це у нас основа морального конфлікту (просто уявіть, як підгоріло у Масару).

Масару вирішує, що людям таки треба допомогти. Тим часом у його команді відбувається зміна пріоритетів, і частина бійців відмовляється воювати за те, щоб повертати Кея Куроно. Бо повернеться його надцята копія, а не він сам, а нафіг таке треба, давайте краще виживати.

Монстри. Намальовані з неабиякою фантазією, з урахуванням японської міфології. Поводять себе наче згідно з власними міфами. Деякі просто розважаться, деякі люблять поласувати людьми чи робити з ними чпеньк-чпеньк. Власне, один з гантзерів з Осаки на такому спеціалізується, чим додає в історію трохи комедії.

Перша частина арки про бій в Осаці виглядає багатообіцяючою. Є місце для внутрішніх конфліктів, невідомо як доведеться чинити з вампірами, і є передчуття чогось більшого, як завжди. Там, де треба завалити одного монстра, традиційно завалять ще сотню його родичів.

[Michael Sorbello · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[David · Rating 2 out of 5]

So Kurono died just as Gantz decided to send them on a mission. Convenient as hell. Obviously, the whole point of this is just to have Katou swear to revive Kei! I think the story would not have suffered at all had Kurono chose not to free himself. I still don't see the point of the vampires (and they're actually along for the ride too! First time for everything I guess, apparently, you can ride along a transfer). I guess... the author needed two more badass katana-wielding humanoids.

So anyway, the big reveal here is that the Gantz team... is not alone - apparently, there's another team in Osaka, so this is like a joint operation of some sorts. The Osaka team... is a bunch of perverts, bat-shit crazy sadists, rapists, and murderers - in a not-so-subtle contrast with the goody-two-shoes Tokyo bunch. Is there... some sort of cultural commentary here? Anyway, just the usual over-the-top manner that new elements get brought in.

Things escalate to bloody levels extremely quickly - but I think most readers, like me, are kind of numbed by this point. The number of deaths and amount of gore the author throws out feels like par for the course now. Takeshi is actually contributing here, which is awesome to see actually, and Kaze has a moment of personality here beyond "I'm strong!". Oh, and we finally get some response from the government.

[Soso · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was terrible. I really can’t stand Kato and didn’t realize how much I enjoyed his character being dead. His goody two-shoes personality is incredibly grating and doesn't fit well at all with the current group, which could lead to some interesting conflicts but we've been with Sakurai, Sakata, Reika etc. for so long that it just feels like a disruption to the current team. What’s worse and what I hated most about this volume was the two vampires who killed Kei travel with them to Gantz and after a tiny fight they're completely ignored and of course Kato suggests they will need to work with them now, um....... WHAT?

Sorry but that is the dumbest shit I’ve seen in a long time and pretty insulting to readers who have stuck with it for this long. What a joke.
I'm going to reserve my judgement on Kei's fate until we find out if he can be revived or not, if he can then this would undoubtedly be the "jump the shark moment" of the series. Bringing him back would make absolutely no sense to the story and rules Oku has set and I'd be convinced that he has been making up the story as he goes from chapter to chapter.

What a massive disappointment. We’re not even one volume away from the epic Blue books and I’m already worried about the rest of the series.

[Daken Howlett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gantz continua nel suo ciclo Black, il team di Tokyo sembra ancora intenzionato a non intervenire, ad eccezione di Kato, nel caos che si sta diffondendo nelle strade di Osaka, invase da decine e decine di creature aliene con l'aspetto di creature del folklore nipponico, ma il nostro dovrà fare i conti con la squadra di Osaka, un team di veterani esperti del gioco di Gantz che sono diventati troppo sicuri di sé dopo essere riusciti a sopravvivere a diversi giochi, o che hanno completamente perso lucidità a causa del lungo abuso di droghe di cui hanno fatto uso per cercare di sopravvivere alla memoria degli orrori che hanno visto nelle varie missioni..e in più non hanno alcuna intenzione di collaborare tra di loro per non dover condividere i loro punti con il resto della squadra...ma le creature, questa volta, sono nettamente più numerose e forti di ogni altra precedente missione...riusciranno a sopravvivere nonostante la loro incapacità?
Il ciclo Black riesce ad aumentare e rendere ancora più estrema la trama della serie, più alieni, più morti, più personaggi, più complicazioni e più violenza, in poche parole, l'apice dello stile Gantz!

[Robert Hultman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have not read parts 1-20, but this one is just bizarre and interesting enough to make me curious. Reminds me of a B SciFi movie, but with stunning sets and effects: the art is cool, the story is sex, violence, and monsters. This does not appear to be thought-provoking or earth-shattering literature, just some cool manga, which is, I think, why I like it. Filthy, strange, action-packed, and artful!

[Dani Wladdimiro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sinceramente, este arco lo recordaba muchísimo mejor, no es que no me haya gustado, pero todo lo relacionado con Osaka me parecía increíble, en especial por lo demente de los personajes de Gantz - Osaka. Eran drogadictos, ninfómanos, violentos, egoístas, tenían muchos componentes que hacían de esta historia muy interesante, porque es ver gente de mierda en un contexto de mierda haciendo cosas de mierda, pero no me impacto como la primera vez que lo leí. Me parece súper interesante la idea, pero mal ejecutada sinceramente, se podría haber aprovechado muchísimo más, lo cual no quita que en cuanto acción es increíble, pero fuera de eso, no. Aun así, se agradece bastante la pausa de Kurono, para darle mayor profundidad a otros personajes, y nuevos equipos de Gantz, para darle más dinamismo a la historia.

[Sharlotte Galán · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hola hola aprendiz y lector.
Hoy tenemos la reservación del tomo 21 de Gantz G.
Cuenta con 208pag

La historia continua pero nuestro protagonista no está y a los demás les toca tomar decisiones difíciles.
Las cosas cambian cada vez más.

Experiencia:
Me encanta el mundo de Gantz y las peleas, este tomo está lleno de eso y los personajes siguen creciendo.
Me deja con dudas que pasará con Kuruno y el siguiente tomo.

Por todo esto y más le doy:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[mugiwara2410 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Chapter-240: Let's go boy!

Kei is dead. And everyone else are in a new game now which is in Osaka and not in Tokyo. Before they could do anything, they saw another set of players from Osaka doing the killing. The two games have been merged.

Without Kei (our protagonist), this volume felt boring.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I miss when there was a female character whose only personality wasn't liking Kuruno. That said, the only female to ever be like that's personality was having big tits and getting r*ped every volume. Will this manga ever treat female characters like human beings?

[Zuli · Rating 2 out of 5]

Este tomo fue muy deprimente. Todos empiezan a perder las ganas de seguir, y ¿de verdad Kurono murió? Esperaba que todo pasara de otro modo :S

[Adonay · Rating 1 out of 5]

Violar, sea a un alien o no, no te hace el puto amo. Qué asco.

[nidah05 (SleepDreamWrite) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good volume.

[Peter Barr · Rating 4 out of 5]

The group is sent by Gantz to Osaka to encounter new aliens. There's more surprises as they meet new people and try to figure out what to do and how to survive. The story stays interesting.

[Nathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another good volume.

[Andrea Aguas · Rating 4 out of 5]

the osaka team is so different from the tokyo team. i don't understand why gantz would bring the tokyo team there. they aren't allowed by the other team to get points. this is so stupid.

[July de la Cruz · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐️ 3 ⭐️
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[Mustakim · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5/5

[A.M. Molloy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I never even thought there could be other Gantz teams around the world (or in this case the same country). Makes sense and I'm here for it.