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Gantz #13
Gantz/13
Dinosaurs. Seriously, can the frantic world of Gantz get any more scary? How about a giant doughboy with crazy fangs and a strange outie bellybutton? Yeah, it's not just scary; it's a very strange world for Kei!. At least this time the Gantz crew have a new weapon! It's an awesome state-of-the-art uni-motorcycle thing! And one of the characters uses a massive space samurai sword. It's Gantz!
Each volume of Gantz comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
Each volume of Gantz comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
232 pages, Paperback
First published May 19, 2004
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About the author
Hiroya Oku
289 books336 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
Tyrannosaurus Rex it is always a treat to see him anywhere really either its a movie or a manga or a comic.
looks like kei is finally changing into the caring person that he is deep down, you could feel it that his hating everyone was just a facade.
the weird machine is a futuristic motorcycle and i think it is a storage as well since it have all these weird boxes.
now lets read and see how kei and izumi and the old man beat the humongous dinosaur..
looks like kei is finally changing into the caring person that he is deep down, you could feel it that his hating everyone was just a facade.
the weird machine is a futuristic motorcycle and i think it is a storage as well since it have all these weird boxes.
now lets read and see how kei and izumi and the old man beat the humongous dinosaur..
January 1, 2018
This was slightly better than last volume but still Dinos are not my thing in this series.
So it's cool to do the whole cliche "if you put your mind to it you can do anything" mindset but really the way Kei was able to face off against a T-rex without any powers was a little insane. Anyway Kei is the center of attention here as he shows the group how to face off against these monsters. This time Kei decides to work as a group and soon he learns teamwork may be the key in winning in Gantz afterall.
Good: The action is crazy insane in this. It moves at a neckbreaking pace that has characters dying and fighting all the time. There's less bullshit naked fanservice and a lot more focus on plot and fighting which is a nice change of pace. Also the ending is exciting.
Bad: The story plot is pretty much all fighting so if looking for dialog it's not to be found here. Also the Dinos are mindless and not all that interesting. I want actual creatures that scare me.
Overall still the weakest arc in the series but least the fights were cool here. A 3 out of 5.
So it's cool to do the whole cliche "if you put your mind to it you can do anything" mindset but really the way Kei was able to face off against a T-rex without any powers was a little insane. Anyway Kei is the center of attention here as he shows the group how to face off against these monsters. This time Kei decides to work as a group and soon he learns teamwork may be the key in winning in Gantz afterall.
Good: The action is crazy insane in this. It moves at a neckbreaking pace that has characters dying and fighting all the time. There's less bullshit naked fanservice and a lot more focus on plot and fighting which is a nice change of pace. Also the ending is exciting.
Bad: The story plot is pretty much all fighting so if looking for dialog it's not to be found here. Also the Dinos are mindless and not all that interesting. I want actual creatures that scare me.
Overall still the weakest arc in the series but least the fights were cool here. A 3 out of 5.
November 23, 2024
If you've ever fantasized about being attacked by Dinosaurs in a more graphic way than Jurassic Park...this is the volume for you!
August 24, 2025
Truly and sincerely awful? Yes. Another quick and mindless rung up the ladder toward my reading goal? Also yes. Okay-ish enough that I’ll continue on? Exasperated yes. 😒
August 15, 2025
using karate to fight dinosaurs
five stars
five stars
August 22, 2024
An absolute delight with a weird mission, great characters and a lot of progress.
May 30, 2022
Gantz 13
Pues aquí siguen, si hay un par de escenas, si muy a la Jurassic Park, esta entretenido ver a Kurono y al viejito enfrentarse a los dinosaurios, y al menos hay unos que a pesar de ir sin nada, se ve que serán buenos miembros de equipo en el futuro, si es que.
Aun no acaba, al final queda el alien target (que se parece al mono de one piece) y un dinosario grandote contra Kurono
3.5 stars
Pues aquí siguen, si hay un par de escenas, si muy a la Jurassic Park, esta entretenido ver a Kurono y al viejito enfrentarse a los dinosaurios, y al menos hay unos que a pesar de ir sin nada, se ve que serán buenos miembros de equipo en el futuro, si es que.
Aun no acaba, al final queda el alien target (que se parece al mono de one piece) y un dinosario grandote contra Kurono
3.5 stars
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.
October 2, 2018
-¡Siento en ti esa fuerza para vivir! ¡Y parece ser muy fuerte! Sin importar los obstáculos ¡Los afrontas con todo tu ser! ¡Por eso creo que a tu lado sobreviviremos!
-¡No perderé ¡De ninguna manera perderé! ¡Porque soy inmortal!
Cuando uno cree que Gantz no puede estar mas desquiciado ¡Oh, sorpresa! Nos encontramos con el parque jurásico recargado.
Este tomo, que contiene los mangas del 143 al 154 nos presente el nudo de un grupo que ve con horror que el mundo de Gantz es real. El valor y la cobardía serán revelados cuando se está en el extremo entre la vida y la muerte, reflejados en caras de un padre quien protege a su hijo, o un pretendiente que no está dispuesto a morir por quién pretende.
La estética, como siempre, veloz, vertiginosa y emocionante. Sencillamente quieres saber que pasa en la próxima página, y por siguiente, que pasa en el próximo volumen.
-¡No perderé ¡De ninguna manera perderé! ¡Porque soy inmortal!
Cuando uno cree que Gantz no puede estar mas desquiciado ¡Oh, sorpresa! Nos encontramos con el parque jurásico recargado.
Este tomo, que contiene los mangas del 143 al 154 nos presente el nudo de un grupo que ve con horror que el mundo de Gantz es real. El valor y la cobardía serán revelados cuando se está en el extremo entre la vida y la muerte, reflejados en caras de un padre quien protege a su hijo, o un pretendiente que no está dispuesto a morir por quién pretende.
La estética, como siempre, veloz, vertiginosa y emocionante. Sencillamente quieres saber que pasa en la próxima página, y por siguiente, que pasa en el próximo volumen.
December 18, 2021
Десь так я уявляю діалог в голові сценариста:
- Скільки драконотиранозаврів нам потрібно?
- Так.
Перенасичений діями том, і вперше Кей робить зворотній хід - бере приклад з Масару Като. Нагадаю, що сам Масару брав приклад з ідеалізованого образу Куроно. В результаті вдається зберегти більшість гантзерів.
Драконотиранозаври. Сценарист і далі перетворює попкультуру у засіб. Цього разу інструментом стали подоби динозаврів. Чому подобі? Тому що окрім динозаврячого зовнішнього вигляду мали ще додаткові властивості.
Якщо коротко, то цей том сюжетно про бійню (цього разу страждають прибульці) та становлення Кея як лідера. Плюс покатушки на моноциклі, що додало видовищності.
А у фіналі агресивний “бронтозавр”, якого навіть поганець з мечем не зміг зупинити, полює на Кея.
Розважає і інтригує.
- Скільки драконотиранозаврів нам потрібно?
- Так.
Перенасичений діями том, і вперше Кей робить зворотній хід - бере приклад з Масару Като. Нагадаю, що сам Масару брав приклад з ідеалізованого образу Куроно. В результаті вдається зберегти більшість гантзерів.
Драконотиранозаври. Сценарист і далі перетворює попкультуру у засіб. Цього разу інструментом стали подоби динозаврів. Чому подобі? Тому що окрім динозаврячого зовнішнього вигляду мали ще додаткові властивості.
Якщо коротко, то цей том сюжетно про бійню (цього разу страждають прибульці) та становлення Кея як лідера. Плюс покатушки на моноциклі, що додало видовищності.
А у фіналі агресивний “бронтозавр”, якого навіть поганець з мечем не зміг зупинити, полює на Кея.
Розважає і інтригує.
October 18, 2020
Well, it's great that the series now has dinosaurs and I gotta admit that the action is actually pretty fast-paced and exciting. It felt like kind of a waste not to do more with these aliens - just big dumb (and deadly) animals. There was a scene where it seemed like that was in-fighting among them, but that turned out to be pointless. Kurono at this point develops into your shounen manga hero - basically... he can do anything, as long as he gives himself a pep talk first. It makes for great scenes though, and is likely needed to establish Kurono as the de facto "greatest" among the newly assembled team, so read it with some suspension of disbelief.
July 25, 2017
There is a new mission in Gantz/13 by Hiroya Oku. The story is of people who have been killed go to a room where they are assigned missions to kill aliens. Upon killing the aliens, they continue on. In this, our main character Kei Kurono has been told by the black orb that he must kill enough to score a certain point total or he will not return for another mission and will be completely dead. This is the story of the mission. This is a terrific series of graphic novels.
November 11, 2022
This dinosaur arc is incredibly silly and dumb and so many more negative adjectives and I hate it deeply but I am still having fun especially with Kei really stepping it tf up the past few volumes. I would have given this a form two stars if not for that. His character development feels warranted because of the time we spent with him being a shithead weirdo. It’s super rewarding to see him grow. Enough with the dinosaurs, though. I want real horror! Pleek! Give me something scary!
January 18, 2025
There is non-stop action in this volume with our players fighting dinosours.
Our protagonist should get atleast 15 points to stay alive this time. He kills some aliens and he assumes that he got his 15 points.
But in the end, there is this one big dinosour (boss of that game) which should be slayed within time limit. Else, everyone loses the game and eventually all points will be lost. This volume ends at this scenario.
Our protagonist should get atleast 15 points to stay alive this time. He kills some aliens and he assumes that he got his 15 points.
But in the end, there is this one big dinosour (boss of that game) which should be slayed within time limit. Else, everyone loses the game and eventually all points will be lost. This volume ends at this scenario.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 19, 2022
Volume 13: Chapter 143-154
Phase 1: Missions
Arc 5: Dinosaur Alien Mission
The fight goes on. Kurono teamed up with the old man to fight the dinosaur aliens while Izumi teamed up with the panda (😂). Kurono's character development is so good as he shown a quality as a leader. The other remaining members were rooting for him as leader and to save them.
Phase 1: Missions
Arc 5: Dinosaur Alien Mission
The fight goes on. Kurono teamed up with the old man to fight the dinosaur aliens while Izumi teamed up with the panda (😂). Kurono's character development is so good as he shown a quality as a leader. The other remaining members were rooting for him as leader and to save them.
January 17, 2025
Finalmente Kurono es reconocido como el líder del grupo con los celos de izumi. La lucha con los dinosaurios no me gustó tanto, pero se presenta dos personajes q serán importantes como reika y el viejo.
August 25, 2017
Another good volume.
September 29, 2017
Dinosaurs are in this volume!
November 5, 2018
Toda una locura Jurásica
January 17, 2020
Really liking the protagonist's character development. He's slowly changing. Finally.
April 13, 2020
kei's character development is getting good
November 24, 2021
⭐️ 4 ⭐️
Gore, gore y más gore, I loved it! 🥰
Gore, gore y más gore, I loved it! 🥰
May 6, 2022
Ver a Kurono tan decidido por querer regresar para ver a su novia es un paso enorme del primer tomo.
Increíble el dibujo de los dinosaurios y tanta sangre.
Increíble el dibujo de los dinosaurios y tanta sangre.
May 7, 2022
Kurono character development !!
December 19, 2022
this one was rly scary with the dinosaurs 🤧
January 23, 2023
I want a uni-motor-cycle.
March 15, 2024
El meme de YOU AIGHT WHITE BOY no era real...
May 2, 2024
This shit is so fucking good ohmyigod
June 17, 2024
It’s kinda a getting repetitive now. But, I love the action and Kuro no being mad in love!! 😅
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