Gantz /02

Gantz #2

by Hiroya Oku (Story and Illustrations), Marcelo Vicente (Translator)

Edición argentina de Gantz #2: Contiene los capítulos 0011 al 0022. En este segundo tomo concluye la primera misión asignada por Gantz: matar al cebollín, y no se sabe quién saldrá con vida.

Genres: Manga, Comics, Horror, Science Fiction, Seinen, Graphic Novels, Fiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2001

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

[Baba · Rating 4 out of 5]

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

[Tawfek · Rating 4 out of 5]

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?

[Anna Quilter · Rating 4 out of 5]

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!!

[Carlex · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tres estrellas y media.

Me fascina cómo trata la violencia y también el descaro del sexo visto desde una perspectiva adolescente masculina y hetero.

[Makrand · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Ray Flores · Rating 3 out of 5]

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

[James DeSantis · Rating 4 out of 5]

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!

[Jesus Flores · Rating 4 out of 5]

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

[Katherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5

[Priscila · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5

[Michele · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Baal Of · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Angel Torres · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great one.

[Javier Galíndez · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Hafeez · Rating 3 out of 5]

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!

[Jaroslav Z · Rating 3 out of 5]

Šíleně ujeté!

[Tatiana · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Bookworm Erica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poor onion

[Dumb popcorn's manga · Rating 4 out of 5]

Uuuuuhhh it's starting to get interesting. Also this is such a quick read, really action-packed and exciting.

[Carm · Rating 3 out of 5]

Things are certainly getting more interesting…

[antonyo · Rating 4 out of 5]

çok seviyorum bu seriyi

[Oscar Leal · Rating 4 out of 5]

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 .

[Fugo Feedback · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Vendea · Rating 2 out of 5]

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*

[Andreas · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Lily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kato me recuerda a Bustamente en la primera edición de Operación Triunfo. No hace nada más que llorar y llorar y llorar

[Paulina ෂ · Rating 2 out of 5]

No me acaba de convencer... espero mejore.

[Lucas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Better than volume 1, still pretty dumb, but there's some intriguing world building and still good gore and violence.

[L. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Děj nulový. -_-

[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.