I translate (French -> English), I typeset, I QC, and I scan. I occasionally edit. We were created for the purpose of scanlating the Gantz Manual. As time goes on,. Gantz is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. 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.
Cover of the first, which was released in Japan by on December 11, 2000 The chapters of the Japanese are written and illustrated by, and have been published in the Japanese manga anthology since its issue 32 published in 2000. The plot follows a teenager named and his friend who die in a train accident and become part of a semi-posthumous game in which they, and several other recently deceased people, are forced to hunt down and kill aliens.
Gantz is divided into three main referred to as 'phases'. After the completion of Phase 1, the author put the series on hiatus for a short time to work on Phase 2, which is also known as 'Catastrophe'. Phase 1 consists of the first 237 chapters. On November 22, 2006, the first chapter of Phase 2, chapter 238, was released. As of chapter 303, the series was put in hiatus once again in order to let Oku prepare in the making of the final arc of the series. The series continued serialization in October from 2009.
The individual chapters are collected by in format; the first volume was released on December 11, 2000. 37 volumes have been released by Shueisha. An adaptation, produced by and directed by Ichiro Itano, aired in Japan on. Publishing company acquired the licensing rights for the release of English translations of Gantz on July 1, 2007 during the. The first English volume was released on June 25, 2008. While the first three were being published quarterly, the following volumes are being released on a bimonthly basis.
As of July 2015, 36 volumes have been released by Dark Horse Comics. The series is published by in Spain, by in Mexico, by Tonkam in France and by Planet Manga in Germany, Italy, and by in. 'No Survivors' ( 全員死亡, Zen'in Shibō). 'Hypnotism and Hallucination' ( 催眠と覚醒, Saimin to Kakusei). 'Eye' ( 眼, Me).
'Fearless' ( 怖いもの知らず, Kowaimono Shirazu). 'Jump or Die' ( 跳躍か死か, Chōyaku ka Shi ka). 'Metamorphosis of the Flesh' ( 肉体の変貌, Nikutai no Henbō).
'Fire' ( 発弾, Hatsudan). 'Conditions of Survival' ( 生還の条件, Seikan no Jōken). 'Gantz' ( ガンツ, Gantsu).
'Scoring' ( 採点, Saiten). 'Clone' ( コピー人間, Copī Ningen).
'Duplication' ( 重複, Chōfuku) The tall alien attacks Kato, making him fall from a bridge and finds Kurono and Kishimoto. Both of them try to escape but as the alien focuses on Kurono, he ends up alone.
Before the alien attacks, Kato appears and tries to protect Kurono but is mortally wounded. Kurono is enraged and the black suit he was given by Gantz gives him enough strength to immobilize the alien. After that another teenager named, who was among the other people from the building, kills the alien. After the alien's death, the survivors return to the building.
The ones who return are Kurono, Kishimoto, Nishi and Kato, whose injures are healed. The ones who returned are given points by Gantz based on the aliens they killed. Kurono asks Nishi for answers and he responds that these missions will happen several times and that many people have already died. 3 June 19, 2001 January 21, 2009. 'Resonance' ( 共鳴, Kyōmei). 'Boss' ( 親玉, Oyadama).
'Clever Strategy' ( 奇策, Kisaku). 'Collapse' ( 崩落, Hōraku). 'Capture' ( 捕獲, Hokaku). 'Weakness' ( 弱点, Jakuten). 'False Calm' ( 偽りの平穏, Itsuwari no Heion).
'Distrust, Discomfort' ( 不信不快, Fushin Fukai). 'The Emperor's New Clothes' ( 裸の王様, Hadaka no Ō-sama). 'New Participants' ( 新参者, Shinzanmono). 'Preacher' ( 説法者, Seppōsha). 'Despair' ( 絶望, Zetsubō) Kurono confronts Mr. Tanaka's boss, a giant violet bird that attempts to kill him when Kurono accidentally steps on one of the little birds.
Kurono fires his X-gun to the ground continuously to make the entire building collapse. Kurono manages to escape, but the boss survives. The giant bird boss attacks Kurono, who uses his X-gun to kill it. The survivors return to the Tokyo building and learn that, depending on how many aliens they kill, they will accumulate more points. In the following days, the surviving gangster attempts to kill other gangsters, but his head explodes as he reveals the gun from Gantz. Kurono and Kishimoto have an argument, as Kurono notes Kishimoto is in love with Kato and not him, and she leaves his apartment. Kato, who was living with his younger brother in a house with their cruel adoptive mother, purchases a new apartment.
Kato is later transported to the building along with the previous group of survivors. 6 May 17, 2002 August 26, 2009. 'Sex' ( セックス, Sekkusu). 'Guide' ( 案内人, Annainin). 'Gate' ( 門, Mon). 'Akimbo' ( 仁王立ち, Niōdachi). 'Palm' ( 掌, Tenohira).
'Angle of Attack' ( 突破口, Toppakō). 'Lack of Mercy' ( 慈悲欠落, Jihi Ketsuraku). 'Sensational Battle' ( 扇情の戦場, Senjō no Senjō). 'Slave of Destruction' ( 破壊の僕, Hakai no Shimobe). 'Descent into Heresy' ( 外道降臨, Gedō Kōrin). 'Cornered Rats' ( 窮鼠, Kyūso).
'Identifying with the Elite' ( 選民意識, Senmin Ishiki) Back in the Gantz room, Kato tries to explain to the disbelieving newcomers about what they can expect to happen. A Buddhist priest convinces most of them that they have gone to the afterlife, and to ignore Kato. A new girl named, agrees to have sex with Kurono upon his request. The group is transported to a Buddhist temple, where they are supposed to kill two giant statues. The two statues start attacking the group and kill several people. Kurono fights back against the statues, defeating both.
Just when the group feels safe again, another group of statues appears and confronts them. The new statues are mostly human-sized, with the exception of one giant Buddha statue. 7 September 19, 2002 October 14, 2009. 'Powerless' ( 無力, Muryoku).
'Failed Sneak Attack' ( 奇襲失敗, Kishū Shippai). 'Human Words' ( 人語, Jingo). 'Communication' ( コミュニケーション, Comyunikēshon).
'True Form' ( 本体, Hontai). 'Triumph of the Will' ( 意思の勝利, Ishi no Shōri). 'Brother' ( 弟, Otōto). 'Alone' ( 孤独, Kodoku). 'Pick Up?'
( ナンパ?, Nanpa?). 'New Kids' ( 転校生, Tenkōsei). 'Room of the Black Sphere' ( 黒い球の部屋, Kuroi Tama no Heya). 'Kurono Kei' ( くろのけい, Kurono Kei) Sakuraoka is killed by the alien statue, which also kills all the other surviving members of the group except for Kato and the wounded Kurono. Kato decides to fight against the last alien and discovers that the statue has eaten the brain of one of his partners, which has given him the ability to speak as the dead teammate. Kato destroys its statue form; however, the alien then exits the statue body and takes a larger form. Once again, Kato destroys it, but he is killed at the same moment, leaving Kurono as the only survivor.
Kurono reappears in the Tokyo tower uninjured and is overcome by depression as he realizes that he is alone. In the oncoming days, Kurono meets a new student from his school, who tells him that there is a website that contains information about Gantz. Kurono does not reveal his knowledge of Gantz, afraid that his head will explode. Later, Kurono is transported to the Tokyo building again, but this time he is the only one there. 9 May 19, 2003 March 3, 2010. 'Long Jump' ( 幅跳び, Habatobi). 'Midair Action' ( 空中活劇, Kūchū Katsugeki).
'Pangs' ( 呵責, Kashaku). 'The Punching Bag' ( 嬲り者, Naburimono). 'Derangement' ( 錯乱, Sakuran).
'Time Limit' ( タイムリミット, Taimu Rimitto). 'The Game of Life' ( 人生ゲーム, Jinsei Gēmu). 'Destruction of the Class' ( 学級崩壊, Gakkyū Hōkai). 'Ecstasy Unease' ( 恍惚不安, KōkotsuFuan). 'Justice' ( 正義, Seigi). 'Final Prey' ( 最後の餌食, Saigo no Ejiki).
'Discovery of Existence' ( 存在の発覚, Sonzai no Hakkaku) Kurono is transported to his solo mission upon a rooftop. He discovers his targets, the Shorty Aliens, which are a group of aliens the size of children. With this knowledge, he is able to destroy all but one when they jump after him. The surviving alien communicates with him using telepathic abilities and tells him that he already knows all his moves. The alien destroys Kurono's black suit, but Kurono escapes and hides until his time runs out. Gantz tells him he failed, and reduces his score to zero.
The surviving alien is furious about the death of his partners and swears to kill Kurono. The next time Kurono goes to his school, the alien appears in the body of a student and kills all of Kurono's classmates with the exception of Shion Izumi and a girl named. Kurono decides to fight against him. At the same time, a large number of policemen enter the school to battle the alien. 10 August 19, 2003 March 31, 2010.
'Annihilation' ( 殲滅, Senmetsu). 'The Days After' ( なりゆき, Nariyuki). 'Candidate for Suicide' ( 自殺志願, Jisatsu Shigan). 'Paranormal' ( 超常現象, Chōjō Genshō). 'Master' ( 体得, Taitoku). 'Scene of Torture' ( 虐めの現場, Ijime no Genba).
'Murder' ( 殺人, Satsujin). 'Questioning' ( 訊問, Jinmon). 'Man from Hakata' ( 博多から来た男, Hakata kara Kita Otoko). 'World Championship' ( 世界戦, Sekaisen). 'Shadow Boss' ( 裏番, Uraban). 'Lover' ( 恋人, Koibito) The Shorty Alien attacks a group of policemen, who are unable to stop it with bullets. Kurono sneaks up behind it and uses an X-gun to successfully kill it.
In an attempt to keep the incident a secret, government officials tell Kurono to keep silent. Afterward, Tae Kojima becomes the girlfriend of Kurono, who realizes that he is no longer all alone.
In the following days, a teenager named learns from a man, how to use psychic powers and uses them to kill bullies from his school. A giant man, starts searching the city for a strong person to fight to have a capable opponent.
He fights Kurono, and Daizemon is ultimately defeated by the power of Kurono's suit. 11 December 18, 2003 May 26, 2010. 'Just Missed' ( すれ違い, Surechigai). 'Confrontation' ( 対峙, Taiji). 'High Noon' ( ハイヌーン, Hai Nūn). 'Seat of the Pants' ( ぎりちょん, Girichon).
'New Rule' ( 新ルール, Shin Rūru). 'Jurassic' ( ジュラシック, Jurashikku). 'Survival of the Fittest' ( 弱肉強食, Jakunikukyōshoku). 'Kansai' ( カンサイ, Kansai). 'Sword' ( 剣, Ken). 'Split in Half' ( 両断, Ryōdan). 'Predation' ( 捕食, Hoshoku).
'Superman' ( スーパーマン, Sūpāman) Shion kidnaps Tae in an effort to lure Kurono into battle. Shion dies in the duel and Kurono is mortally wounded. Both are transported to the Gantz room, along with a number of those killed by Izumi that day. Izumi punches Kurono unconscious before he can tell anyone what happened. When Kurono awakens, Izumi and most of the others have already been sent. Kurono is told by Gantz that he must get fifteen points to survive.
He also finds a door that Izumi recently opened, and discovers vehicles, taking one with him on the mission. The mission's official target is the Kappa Alien, a deformed person that wears a large hat. Kurono is joined by an old man named and, a famous and beautiful Japanese idol. Everybody is attacked by several alien dinosaurs, but most of the dinosaurs are killed by the combatants. 13 May 19, 2004 September 29, 2010. 'Brave Papa' ( 父の背中, Chichi no Senaka).
'Howl' ( 咆哮, Hōkō). 'Cannibalism' ( 共食い, Tomogui). 'Lust for Life' ( 生きる力, Ikiru Chikara).
'The Odd Couple' ( 迷コンビ, Mei Konbi). 'Crash' ( 落車, Rakusha). 'Encouragement' ( 鼓舞, Kobu). 'Leader' ( リーダー, Rīdā). 'Simultaneous Killings' ( 同時多殺, Dōji Tasatsu).
'Unavoidable' ( 回避不可能, Kaihi Fukanō). 'Decoy' ( 囮, Otori). 'Feelings' ( 情, Jō) A dinosaur alien that Shion was fighting escapes from the museum and attacks Reika. She manages to survive because of her suit. Kurono and the old man, Yoshikazu, use the Gantz monowheel vehicle to attract the attention of the dinosaur and lead it away from the rest of the group.
However, while they are leading it away Kurono falls from the back of bike where he was acting as gun-man. He is able to fight, and ultimately kill, the dinosaur. After that, all of the others who were sent by Gantz acknowledge Kurono as their leader. The group is surrounded by the Kappa alien and a group of. The team separates and kills them all.
However, a alien emerges, and appears to be furious about the death of the others. Kurono challenges the new dinosaur and lures it away. 14 July 16, 2004 November 24, 2010.
'Dinosaur Parade' ( 恐竜大行進, Kyōryū Daikōshin). 'Surprise Attack' ( 不意打ち, Fuiuchi). 'One Hundred Eyes' ( 百眼, Hyaku Me). 'Black Clothes' ( 黒服, Kuro Fuku). 'Chance Meeting' ( 邂逅, Kaikō). 'The Only One' ( 唯一人, Tada Hitori). 'Reunion' ( 再会, Saikai).
'Lamp in Broad Daylight' ( 昼行灯, Hiru Andon). 'Seminar' ( セミナー, Seminā). '5:00 in Shibuya' ( 渋谷で5時, Shibuya de Goji). 'Whirlwind' ( 旋風, Senpū). 'Teeth' ( 歯, Ha) With the help of Shion, Kurono destroys the last dinosaur and the mission ends.
While all the people from the mission are being transported, a group of swordsmen dressed in black begin attacking them. Most of participants are killed, but Yoshikazu is able to return. Upon returning to the Gantz room, scoring commences and Kurono's earns 58 points. After Kurono's performance in the last battle, most of the other surviving group members start training daily with Kurono to improve their own abilities. During the following days, Kurono's younger brother, learns that the people that attacked the Gantz group before are known as Vampires, and that he is one of them.
The Vampires want to take revenge for all the deaths of other vampires by the hands of the people from Gantz. Some of them are able to find Shion and try to capture him. 15 December 17, 2004 January 5, 2011. 'Game of Death' ( 死亡遊戯, Shibō Yūgi). 'Telephone Shocker' ( テレフォンショッキング, Terefon Shokkingu). 'Caught in the Middle' ( 狭間, Hazama). 'Breaking Up' ( 別離, Betsuri).
'Afterimage' ( 残像, Zanzō). 'Embrace' ( 抱擁, Hōyō). 'Transparent' ( 透明, Tōmei). 'Target' ( 標的, Hyōteki). 'Reunion' ( 再会, Saikai). 'Flee' ( 逃走, Tōsō).
'True Feelings' ( 真相吐露, Shinsō Toro). 'Schism' ( 分裂, Bunretsu) Despite having the black costume broken, Shion is able to kill the leader of the Vampires he previously fought. In the following days, Kurono has a date with Reika and the event ends up being published in several popular celebrity magazines. Tae finds out about it and breaks up with Kurono. Soon Kurono and all the other members are transported by Gantz to kill aliens dressed as black knights. They manage a swift victory, but are then tasked by Gantz to kill Tae for unknown reasons.
Kurono demands to be transported first and goes to her house so that he can protect her. All of the remaining members except Kenzo, Hiroto, Daizemon, Yoshikazu and Reika are intent on killing her. 16 April 19, 2005 March 16, 2011.
'Trackless' ( 無軌道, Mukidō). 'Personal Attack' ( 対人攻撃, Taijin Kōgeki). 'Area' ( エリア, Eria). 'Murderer' ( 人殺し, Hitogoroshi).
'Argentate Film' ( 銀鉛フィルム, Gin'en Firumu). 'Vanish' ( 消失, Shōshitsu). '100 Point Menu' ( 100点めにゅ, Hyakuten Menyū). 'Present' ( プレゼント, Purezento). 'Investigation' ( 捜査, Sōsa). 'Punishment' ( 成敗, Seibai).
'Muscle Rider' ( きんにくらいだー, Kinniku Raidā). 'Changing Clothes' ( 生着替え, Namakigae) Shion's team finds Tae after injuring all the people who aimed to protect her, and successfully kills her. Kurono attempts to commit suicide but he asks Gantz what will happen if he gets 100 points. He discovers that he can resurrect anybody who has participated in Gantz's missions and resolves to revive the friends he has lost, including Tae.
In the following days, Sakurai, who still regrets killing the people who bullied him, uses his telekinesis to stop criminals. In the next mission, among the newcomers is a child named who died as a result of parental abuse. He thinks that Daizemon is a hero that he used to admire before dying, and that he was meant to save him. 17 July 19, 2005 May 18, 2011. 'Common Knowledge' ( 周知, Shūchi). 'In the Public Eye' ( 公衆の面前, Kōshū no Menzen). 'Out with the Demons' ( オニは外, Oni wa Soto).
'City Battle' ( 市街戦, Shigaisen). 'Combustion' ( 燃焼系, Nenshōkei). 'Dislocation' ( 転位, Ten'i). 'Close Combat' ( 接近勝負, Sekkin Shōbu). 'Chicken' ( チキン野郎, Chikin Yarō). 'Morphing' ( 不定形, Futeikei). 'Gulp' ( ゴックン, Gokkun).
'Murder and Vomit' ( 殺人嘔吐, Satsujin Ōto). 'The Man Born from a Wish' ( 願いから生まれた男, Negai kara Umareta Otoko) The group is sent to kill the Oni Aliens, which are creatures that are able to transform into anything. Takeshi is attacked by several of them but Daizemon is able to defeat them.
Hiroto and Kenzo fight against one that is able to manipulate fire and, although the alien is killed, Hiroto is incinerated. Other aliens enter the bodies of several people and explode them from their insides.
Ultimately, Kurono destroys all the aliens. Meanwhile, Daizemon manages to calm Takeshi by claiming that he is the hero that was created for Takeshi's protection. 18 November 18, 2005 August 3, 2011. 'Fist' ( ゲンコツ, Genkotsu). 'Swing Lock' ( スイングロック, Suingu Rokku). 'Worthy Opponent' ( 好敵手, Kōtekishu).
'Before the Storm' ( 嵐の前, Arashi no Mae). 'Record of Bloodshed' ( 血風録, Keppūroku). 'God of Thunder' ( カミナリサマ, Kaminari-sama). 'Human Extinction Declaration' ( 人類撲滅宣言, Jinrui Bokumetsu Sengen).
'Desperate Blow' ( 一撃必死, Ichigeki Hisshi). 'Within Reach' ( 見えているモノ, Miete Iru Mono). 'Impossible' ( だめじゃん, Dame-jan). 'Attack from Above' ( 飛び斬り, Tobikiri). 'Synchronicity' ( シンクロニシティ, Shinkuronishiti) Daizaemon faces an Oni alien who is able to turn his body into rock. After a prolonged fight, Daizemon manages to kill the alien. A new lightning-wielding alien appears in Tokyo and starts killing people.
Shion confronts it, but is unable to inflict any damage. However, he is saved by the remainder of his fellow hunters. They also attempt to fight it, but in the end are all defeated by the alien despite Kenzo managing to blind it. Kurono repeatedly fights against him, determined to achieve enough points to revive Tae. In the end he is tired but still wants to fight, and a weakened Shion arrives to help him. 19 June 19, 2006 October 19, 2011.
'The Pathos of Rejoicing' ( 歓喜のパトス, Kanki no Patosu). '100 Points.' ( 100点., Hyakuten.). 'How to Use Freedom' ( 自由の使い方, Jiyū no Tsukai Kata). 'Comeback' ( カムバック, Kamubakku). 'The Third Revived Person' ( 3人目の生還者, Sanninme no Seikansha). 'Number One' ( いちばん, Ichiban).
'Good Work' ( おつかれさま, Otsukaresama). 'Older and Younger Brother' ( 兄と弟, Ani to Otōto).
'Remains That Can't Be Erased' ( 消せない残滓, Kesenai Zanshi). 'Lovely Stalker' ( ラブリーストーカー, Raburī Sutōkā).
'Key' ( カギ, Kagi). 'Contact' ( コンタクト, Kontakuto) Kurono and Shion kill the Oni Alien by beheading it and the hunters are transported back to the room to receive their scores. This time, most of them are able to achieve 100 points. Kenzo uses his points to revive Hiroto.
Reika, Yoshikazu and Daizemon all decide to use their points to revive Tae, Kato and Nishi who are then able to assist the other participants. However, when Kurono is about to revive somebody else, his partners tell him to ask Gantz to choose the option that allows him to exit the battle cycle. He reluctantly follows their advice and is able to return back to his normal life, with no memory of the Gantz activities.
Since he does not remember anything, he also forgets that Tae was his girlfriend. This confuses him, since he still has her gifts and pictures.
Kurono realizes that he lost his memories and attempts to get them back. 20 December 19, 2006 December 21, 2011. 'Mystery Hunter' ( ミステリーハンター, Misuterī Hantā). 'Dining Table of the Black Suits' ( 黒服の食卓, Kuro Fuku no Shokutaku). 'Leak' ( 流出, Ryūshutsu). 'Splitting Chinese Bamboo' ( 唐竹割り, Karatake Wari). 'Home Visit' ( 家庭訪問, Katei Hōmon).
'Altruistic Actions' ( 利他的行動, Ritateki Kōdō). 'Let's Go Somewhere' ( 一緒にどっか, Issho ni Dokka). 'Me, a Hero?' ( 英雄、俺?, Eiyū, Ore?). 'Junk Party' ( ジャンクパーティー, Janku Pātī). 'Photosterilization' ( 光殺菌, Hikari Sakkin).
'.Next Phase' (.ネクストフェイズ.Nekusuto Feizu) Kurono is asked by a detective named Seiichi Kikuchi about the 'Gantz team'. However, he is still unable to remember any of the events that occurred. The detective tries to interview the Vampires but they force him to reveal information about the Gantz team instead. After that, the Vampires confront Shion, who they kill when he tries to protect his girlfriend. Akira calls Kurono and tells him that he is the next target of the Vampires and also tells him that they are vulnerable to sunlight, which he uses to make weapons. That night, when he is attacked by the Vampires, he confronts them, but is killed by one of them.
Kato and his friends try to rescue him but they are attacked by two Vampires in the process, and are transported by Gantz along with them. Volumes 21–37 No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN English release date English ISBN 21 May 18, 2007 February 22, 2012. 'Host Samurai' ( ホストさむらい, Hosuto Samurai). 'Boss Ghoul' ( ぬらりぴょん, Nuraripyon). 'Dotombori' ( ドートンボリ, Dōtonbori). 'A Joyous Stench' ( 歓喜なる臭気, Kanki Naru Shūki).
'Wass Goin' On?' ( なんやねん, Nan'yanen). 'West Side Story' ( ウエストサイドストーリー, Uesuto Saido Sutōrī). 'The Land of Excess' ( 喰いだおれの街, Kuidaore no Machi). 'Last Piece of Strength' ( 強さのラストピース, Tsuyosa no Rasuto Pīsu). 'Hunters and the Hunted' ( 狩りと狩られ, Kari to Karare). 'Cheap Lives' ( チープな命たち, Chīpu na Inochi-tachi) Following Kurono's death, all of his former teammates are transported to the Gantz room.
Kato is determined to achieve 100 points so that he can revive Kurono. This time, in addition to the previous survivors, two Vampires that killed Kurono are also transported and are forced to aid them in the next mission. They are sent to Osaka for the mission instead of Tokyo. The team must destroy the aliens. Takeshi is the first one to be sent and accidentally kills some of them after becoming scared.
The other members discover another, which tells them not to attack the aliens in their territory. Daizemon finds Takeshi and helps him to destroy other local aliens. Meanwhile, after discovering that the Osaka team has obtained 100 points several times, Kato is told that it is impossible to revive everyone and get out of the missions from Gantz. 22 November 19, 2007 April 18, 2012.
'Prepare for the Nearest Death' ( 死捨悟入, Shisha Gonyū). 'Hypocrite Alien' ( ギゼンシャ星人, Gizensha Seijin).
'The Three Super S's (Sadists)' ( ドSの3人, Do S no Sannin). 'The Single-Minded Man' ( ひたむきな男, Hitamuki na Otoko).
'The Group from the West' ( 西の人々, Nishi no Hitobito). 'Whatsitsname & So-and-So' ( なにがしそれがし?, Nanigashi Soregashi?).
'A Single Finger' ( 指一本, Yubi Ippon). 'Do Whatever You Want' ( 勝手やネん, Katte Yanen). 'The Hundred-Point Alien' ( 100点のヤツ, Hyakuten no Yatsu) Kato goes alone to fight the yōkai.
He meets Anzu Yamasaki, a woman from the Osaka team, who tells him that in her team there were a couple and a child without suits to protect themselves. Kato and Anzu run to where they are and find them being attacked by a giant alien.
Kato traps the alien in a small shop and kills him. At the same moment, the two Vampires encounter a pair of samurai aliens and make an attempt to ally with them, but the aliens betray them. However, the blonde male Vampire, nicknamed ' by Gantz, destroys them and rescues his female partner. Meanwhile, two members from the Osaka team discover the strongest of the yōkai, the, which is worth an entire hundred points alone.
When Kato hears this, he becomes motivated to defeat it to receive the points needed to revive Kurono. 23 May 19, 2008 June 20, 2012.
'Desperation' ( やぶれかぶれ, Yabure Kabure). 'Splatterhead' ( パチパチヘッド, Pachipachi Heddo). 'Half-Awakened' ( 半覚醒, Hankakusei). 'Vs.
The SDF' ( 対自衛隊, Tai Jieitai). 'Annihilation vs.
Extinction' ( 消滅と消失, Shōmetsu to Shōshitsu). 'Like a Cockroach' ( ゴキブリなみ, Gokiburi nami). 'Impossible Death' ( ありえない死, Arienai Shi). 'Mind Over Muscle' ( 柔よく剛を., Jū Yoku Gō wo.) A member of the Osaka team severs off the head from the 100-point Nurarihyon alien, but dies in the process. A fellow Osaka member is attacked by two other aliens resembling a and an and in a panic staves them off using leftover eye-beams from the 100-point alien.
With the help of an invisible being he is able to escape but is surrounded by members of the. Kato tries to defend him but they are attacked by the former two aliens.
Three members of the Osaka team arrive and destroy the alien duo, although a team member dies in the process. After that, the 100-point alien reappears.
Despite being destroyed several times, it resurrects into a new form each time and continues to fight. 24 October 17, 2008 August 15, 2012. 'Feminine Hell' ( 女地獄, Onna Jigoku). 'Ambush' ( 伏兵の強襲, Fukuhei no Kyōshū). ' ( 進退の窮み, Shintai no Kiwami).
'The Ones Not Going Back' ( 還らぬ者, Kaeranumono). ' ( 究極の黒衣, Kyūkyoku no Kokui).
'Ping Pong' ( ピンポン, Pin Pon). 'The Gap in Levels Between Him and Us' ( 断絶する彼我差, Danzetsu Suru Higa Sa). ' ( 出口と糸口, Deguchi to Itoguchi) The 100-point Nurarihyon alien transforms into a giant composed of women's bodies and proceeds to kill several of the Osaka combatants.
Kato and the other members from the Tokyo team join the battle and try to destroy it as well. The alien once again transforms and becomes a giant minotaur, seriously injuring the Tokyo team. Kenzo decides to distract it while the others escape and dies in the process. The Nurarihyon continues to follow the Tokyo team but just when they are about to be killed, the last hunter from Osaka, Oka Hachirou, appears.
He uses an improved version of the black suit to overpower the alien. The Nurarihyon again resurrects, this time in the form of an old man and continues fighting Oka. Oka is victorious, but he decides not to finish off the Nurarihyon, thinking he may die while doing it. The alien transforms into several balls and proceeds to attack the Tokyo squad. 25 February 19, 2009 October 24, 2012. 'Roars of Terror' ( 恐怖の咆吼, Kyōfu no Hōkō).
'Melee Rush' ( 肉弾ラッシュ, Nikudan Rasshu). 'Regaining a Plan' ( 挽回の奇策, Bankai no Kisaku). 'Questioning the Question' ( 質問に質問, Shitsumon ni Shitsumon). ' ( 光からの奇襲, Hikari kara no Kishū). ' ( 闇からの強襲, Yami kara no Kyōshū). 'Revival' ( リバイバル, Ribaibaru). ' ( カタストロフィの序曲, Katasutorofi no Jokyoku) The previous attack from the Nurarihyon leaves Takeshi seriously injured, and Daizemon decides to fight the alien to let Takeshi return to Gantz's room safe.
The Nurarihyon takes the form of a skeleton and fights Daizemon. As Daizemon is left wounded, the alien leaves to find and kill Oka. Unwilling to give up, Kato asks his comrades to attack the alien while he will be a bait.
As the Nurarihyon returns, all the hunters shoot in order to defeat it. However, the alien manages to defend and cuts Kato's legs. Before Kato is killed, Anzu protects him, dying in the process. The vampire Host Samurai fights the Nurarihyon, allowing Kato to kill the alien.
With the mission over, the surviving Tokyo members return to Tokyo, where Kato receives 100 points from Gantz. Kato decides to revive Kei, who appears without remembering what happened after he chose to leave the room. Meanwhile, Nishi tells the team that nothing matters now as, according to Gantz, all of mankind will be destroyed in a week due to a possible new nuclear war. 26 June 19, 2009 January 23, 2013. 'Shooting Stars' ( シューティングスター, Shūtingu Sutā). 'Rejected Surrender' ( 降伏却下, Kōfuku Kyakka).
'Tokyo Eliminator' ( トーキョー・エリミネーター, Tōkyō Eriminētā). 'Giga Structure' ( ギガ・ストラクチャー, Giga Sutorakuchā). 'Collision with the Unknown' ( 未知との激突, Michi to no Gekitotsu). 'Deciding to Open Fire' ( 決意の火蓋, Ketsui no Hibuta). 'People Saved, Things Wasted' ( 救えた者と零した物, Sukuetamono to Koboshitamono). 'Stealth Hope' ( ステルスの希望, Suterusu no Kibō) Giant beings resembling the black outfits appear in Japan and start slaughtering the citizens.
When Kurono decides to battle them, he discovers they are humanoid aliens. The other Tokyo hunters also battle them, managing to protect various people. As Reika and Kurono's clone also fight the alien, they are supported by other hunters who proceed to unarm and capture them. 29 September 17, 2010 October 23, 2013. 'The Counterattack Begins' ( 逆襲の執行, Gyakushū no Shikkō).
'Loss of Control' ( 制御の消失, Seigyo no Shōshitsu). 'Agitation' ( アジテーション, Ajitēshon). 'Clash of Civilizations' ( 文明の衝突, Bunmei no Shōtotsu).
'Twist and Turn' ( ツイスト アンド ターン, Tsuisuto ando Tān). 'Superiority Moments' ( 刹那の優勢, Setsuna no Yūsei). 'Hectic Chase for Safety' ( 猛追する安否, Mōtsui Suru Anpi). 'Teared Life' ( 剥がされる命, Hagasareru Inochi) When trying to protect Tae and his schoolmates, Kurono is transported to an area along with various hunters from different cities. They are ordered by a group of hunters controlling black spheres to go fight on the alien ship, threatening to kill them if they disobey.
In the ship, the hunters battle the humanoid aliens until they are able to secure one and transport it back to land. The lead hunters send the other hunters including Kurono back to different cities at random, but as Kurono runs to find Tae, she is kidnapped alongside various humans by an alien ship. 30 January 19, 2011 January 29, 2014.
'Signal of Death' ( 断末の合図, Danmatsu no Aizu). 'Perverted Salvation' ( 変質する救済, Henshitsu Suru Kyūsai). 'The Very Bottom of the Chain' ( 連鎖の最底辺, Rensa no Saiteihen). 'Depths of the Alien World' ( 異界の深奥, Ikai no Shin'ō).
'The Choice of Those with Power' ( 力有る者の選択, Chikara Arumono no Sentaku). 'Exposed Reunion' ( 展示された再会, Tenjisareta Saikai).
'Toy Girl' ( 玩具少女, Gangu Shōjo) As they enter the alien ship, most humans are killed by the machines in there. Tae and other humans manage to escape and appear in an alien city where the giant humanoid aliens live and humans are used as food. As aliens continue killing the humans, Tae is taken by a child alien. Kurono arrives to the ship, desperate to find Tae, but decides to help the surviving humans escape from the area after they plead. 31 April 19, 2011 April 23, 2014. 'Innocence in a Palanquin' ( 駕籠の中の純情, Kago no Naka no Junjō). 'Transcendence' ( 超越, Chōetsu).
'Rebellious Gathering' ( 叛意の集結, Han'i no Shūketsu). 'The Outbreak of War Begins' ( 開戦の開始, Kaisen no Kaishi). 'Reversible Invasion' ( 可逆なる侵略, Kagyaku Naru Shinryaku). 'The Wills Are Piling Up' ( 集積する意志たち, Shūseki Suru Ishi-tachi). 'Extreme Ways' ( 極限の仕様, Kyokugen no Shiyō). 'Irreversible Lives' ( 非可逆生命, Hikagyaku Seimei). 'Mismatched Rescue' ( すれ違う救済, Surechigau Kyūsai) After finding his girlfriend killed by the aliens, Hiroto grows furious and starts killing all the aliens in the area.
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Meanwhile, the Tokyo Hunters reunite and make the humanoid inside the black sphere use the sphere for them. The Kurono revived by Reika then sends a message to Hunters across Japan seeking their help in rescuing the people taken by the alien's spaceship. As various Hunters start arriving, the other Kurono takes an alien hostage so that she will guide him and the humans he found outside the ship.
Learning that they cannot revive people anymore, the Hunters recruited in Tokyo transfer to the spaceship to save the people in danger. 32 August 19, 2011 July 23, 2014. 'Quality and Quantity of Life' ( 命の質と数, Inochi no Shitsu to Kazu). 'Peace and Cornering' ( 和平と背水, Wahei to Haisui). ' ( 迎撃と光明, Geigeki to Kōmyō).
'The Beginning of the Chain' ( 連鎖の始まり, Rensa no Hajimari). ' ( 反転する渇望, Hanten Suru Katsubō). 'Exploding Respite' ( 爆裂する安息, Bakuretsu Suru Ansoku).
'Resuscitation Failure' ( 再生破綻, Saisei Hatan). 'The Pen of Fishing Lures' ( 疑似餌の囲い, Gijie no Kakoi) The Tokyo Hunters start transporting the hostages back to Tokyo with the black sphere.
However, the aliens in charge of the ship view them as terrorists and start sending creatures to eliminate them. Moreover, the black sphere from Tokyo is then hacked, and the hunters cannot transfer anymore. Gantz's room is then attacked by aliens, and while Nishi and Takeshi manage to escape safely, the humanoid from the sphere dies. Now in the aliens' city, the Hunters try evacuating the humans but are confronted by more enemies. 33 January 19, 2012 October 22, 2014. 'A Game of Life and Death' ( 生殺遊戯, Seisatsu Yūgi). 'Reactive Resignation' ( 攻性の諦観, Kōsei no Teikan).
'Quenched Combustion' ( 消費される燃焼, Shōhi Sareru Nenshō). 'Saturated Skull' ( 飽和する頭蓋, Hōwa Suru Zugai). 'Rampaging Tumor' ( 暴走する腫瘍, Bōsō Suru Shuyō). 'Less Than a Fight' ( 闘争未満, Tōsō Miman). 'Pinpoint Victory' ( 針ほどの活路, Hari Hodo no Katsuro). 'Beautiful Feelings' ( 美しき感情, Utsukushiki Kanjō) The Tokyo Hunters continue being attacked by a diverse amount of creatures that reduce their numbers as well as the people captured.
The remaining Osaka Team members try to protect the humans captured but are overwhelmed by the aliens. Now having nearly ten members alive, the Tokyo Hunters manage to help the Osaka Hunters.
Back in the ship's city, Kurono is able to finds Tae with help from the alien he took hostage. 34 May 10, 2012 February 4, 2015. 'Lovers Crossing' ( 逢瀬の交差, Ōse no Kōsa). 'Deus Ex Machina' ( 機械仕掛けの神, Kikai Jikake no Kami). 'I, Too' ( 俺だッて, Oreda tte). 'Parallel Strike' ( 強襲する平行, Kyōshū Suru Heikō). 'A Forbidden Dream' ( 禁忌の夢, Kinki no Yume).
'Tiny Love Song' ( 小さな恋のメロディ, Chīsana Koi no Merodi). 'Steel March' ( 鋼鉄マーチ, Kōtetsu Māchi). 'The Squinting Tyrant' ( やぶにらみの暴君, Yabu Nirami no Bōkun) Without warning, Kurono is put in a superpowered machine and sent to destroy a tower that supports the alien ship. After killing almost all the aliens in the building, the Tokyo and Osaka teams leave with the second Kurono staying behind to kill the last alien. Reika refuses to leave and sacrifices her life to save the second Kurono. 35 October 19, 2012 April 22, 2015.
'Confession and Repentance' ( 告白と懺悔, Kokuhaku to Zange). 'Battlecry' ( 戦線叫叫, Sensen Kyōkyō).
'Meager Redemption' ( 儚い贖い, Hakanai Aganai). 'Sky Tower' ( 空の塔, Sora no Tō). 'Dissonant Resonance' ( 不協和の共鳴, Fu Kyōwa no Kyōmei). 'Deal with the Devil' ( 外道ネゴシエイション, Gedō Negoshieishon). 'The Great Escape' ( ザ・グレイト・エスケープ, Za Gureito Esukēpu). 'How to Make a Hero' ( 英雄の作り方, Eiyū no Tsukurikata) Hiroto starts to use telekinesis to destroy the machines in sight, but is distracted by hallucinations of Kenzo and Tonkotsu. After the hallucinations end, Hiroto is killed by an incoming electrical-powered laser.
When Kurono reaches the tower, he rescues Tae when the miniship of the alien who saved her is shot down, and the alien sacrifices herself. He then confronts Nishi, who wants to destroy the aliens for good. Kurono has second thoughts about killing the entire alien population, after being convinced by Tae that they are not eradicating Earth for their liking. After a brief argument, Nishi attempts to kill Tae, but Kurono manages to escape with Tae and leaves Nishi to die in the chaos below the tower.
Soon, both Kurono and Tae find out that they are in space, and with a shuttle, immediately headed back to Earth. Meanwhile, the rest of the team is transported to a headquarters in space, where some of them abuse the aliens endlessly. 36 March 19, 2013 July 22, 2015. 'Transgression and a Profession of Love' ( 蹂躙と告白, Jūrin to Kokuhaku). 'Question Time' ( クエスチョンタイム, Kuesuchon Taimu). 'Perfect Plan' ( パーフェクトプラン, Pāfekuto Puran). 'Proof of Humanity' ( 人間の証明, Ningen no Shōmei).
'Where the Missing Mass Goes' ( その質量の行方, Sono Shitsuryō no Yukue). 'Dueling Etiquette' ( 決闘作法, Kettō Sahō). 'Rush Hour' ( ラッシュアワー, Rasshu Awā). 'The Final Barrier' ( 最後の障壁, Saigo no Shōheki) Shortly afterwards, the members of Gantz are transported into a room with a divine figure who appears to have omniscience. The figure explains that the aliens the Gantz teams fought were immigrants from a dying solar system.
They also explain that they are responsible for sending the Gantz technology to Earth, and did so after Earth was the next world in line to be attacked by the final aliens encountered in the series. Though thanked by the teams, the figure clarifies that it sent the technology out of a perceived obligation to 'restore order to the Earth itself' rather than to save humanity, and that humanity is extremely arrogant for its status akin to dust in the grand scheme of the universe. After being teased by revived lovers and friends of the past that the divine figure conjures, the clone Kurono manages to get himself obliterated trying to kill the figure. The team ends up being transported back to the alien ship, where they discovered that they incapacitated almost all of the aliens and are at the verge of winning the war. 37 August 19, 2013 October 28, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2008. Oku, Hiroya (2004).
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Contents. Voice actors? Doesn't anyone know who the voice actors are for Gantz(English and Japanese)?
—Preceding comment added by 21:40, 28 February 2008 (UTC) Images help Anyone know what im doing wrong, I uploaded the images from the manga mostly from the chapters cover pages. It got removed by the orphanbot after it told me to give the authors info & licensing which I did after I got the ' You have new messages'. I re uploaded them & some new ones. Old - nishi,cherry,masanobu,sadako. New - Old man, kaze, sakata & added the author & licensing info for them. Can anyone check & see where im making the mistake for having orphan bot take the pic off.
01:20, 4 May 2007 (UTC)ssjasper2003 I'm not sure what you're doing wrong basically, but if possible, awlays point out where exactly you got the images from. Excerpted from the manga Gantz page XX chapter XX. I don't get my images removed very often this way, although some genius uploads one, removes mine and gets his removed thereafter. Weird thing is, my pictures are removed as well, but most of them are still here, even when the details were clearly written and explained, even after pointing out. Says that it's 'disputed'. 11:11, 20 November 2007 (UTC) faults section as it's pretty unnecesary, unprofessional, and inaccurate, i'm removing it. 23:42, 8 November 2006 (UTC) osaka team hey i was just wondering if the osak gantz team will be added soon - 03:28, 25 January 2007 (UTC) —The preceding comment was added by (.
) 03:27, 25 January 2007 (UTC). Not much is known about them, not even their names just their personalities lol. Seem a bit crazy & mightve been doing it for a while now maybe more than a couple years id say.
All of there profiles were addressed somewhere in between 250 and like 255. I was going to look up the actual number, but I got bored:P. I don't really know if theres enough info.
For a whole section, but keep your heads up for more detail. —Preceding comment added by 06:14, 28 October 2007 (UTC) Censorship section? This should have mentioned the heavy censorship in the anime, how ADV handled the release, ETC. Yea, the manga has lots of sexually explicit content, and nudity, tons and tons of blood (its good that mangas are in black and white(otherwise i might feel nauseaus (forgot spelling)). Heavy Censorship??
I thought that the Anime was more Gory than the Manga. But then again the Manga is Black and white. Still I dont think that Gantz Cesors anything. I believe there is a Censored version of the anime, but I haven't seen it, so i dont know how they did it. 07:04, 10 June 2006 (UTC) I've been currently watching the anime on Anime Network on-Demand and they've had this anime on Uncut, with dubbing I assume, and now they're playing it subtitled, and it's definately UNCUT and UNCENSORED because they have all the bloody, gory scenes intact, and they had the sex scenes in too.
I think he meant the censorship that took place in the original Japanese TV run of the anime. Among other things, the cutting of scenes caused some things to make little sense. I think it's worth mentioning. As far as I know there hasn't been any censorship in the North American version, with the DVD having the same uncut and uncensored scenes as the Japanese DVD. The Japanese version of the Manga has naked teenage girls, and teenagers having graphic sex.
Since it is illegal to display such things in America and Canada, I assume the American version of the manga censors things like that out. I've only seen the original Japanese artwork, with English written in by fans of the series. 09:38, 23 October 2007 (UTC) too much info and the layout problems Every character images with frames were done by me. Seeing there have been some new images of the characters, I should try to modify them so the page has a more unified look. About the character information.
The amount of info there is getting rificules. Gantz series is still running, and it is impossible and impractical to update them everytime there is something new come out. We seriously need to trim the information down. What we are doing here is almost like trying to fot the summary of each chapter of the manga into one page. Either we build a seperate page with plots of each chapter, or don't do it at all. The page about Superman doesn't have the plot of each and every issue, so neither should Gantz. Also, I don't think we need images for the weapons.
In my opinion, we have to create a new page for characters only. I know the gantz information is still running, and its very difficult to update the info each time an issue appears.Otherwise, I created a page for Targets on Gantz thinking on informing what happened in each chapter. I guess it can work better if we reorganize the Gantz main page structure. Maybe nobody has enough time to write down about each Superman character.
05:58, 11 June 2006 (UTC)- That's brilliant! Yeah, we should split the info into smaller articles. Perhaps we could split manga and anime info as well? - 09:58, 17 June 2006 (UTC)- I disagree with splitting the anime and manga. I think it would be better to create a Main Character page, a minor characters page, and perhaps a mission summary/synopsis page or series of pages outlining the various events throught the missions and in the plot that develops between the missions. I think a chapter-by-chapter synopsis is probably going overboard. A separate page for the known rules/scoring system, and even one for the weapons/tools/vehicles might be in order as well.Marc Jones (aratsubo at hotmail dot com) video games I have added a little section about the video game for Gantz on PS2.
It isn't much, just the fact that Konami published it and its website. Anyone know more about it, such as the general reception to it and all, please feel free to add more. I've edited the video game section and decided to name it as Gantz: The Game and I've also followed the section up with three new sections. I didn't delve much, since I don't read Japanese all too well myself. Sections added include Game Modes, Playable Characters and Enemies. If you wish to make those section better, be my guest. =) 14:19, 21 April 2007 (UTC) Too much info, namely about the options.
Nobody cares that you can change the vibration on or off. Please clean that up 05:51, 14 October 2007 (UTC) English Manga (First off, quickly, a MUCH better picture is needed) Does anyone know if there are any plans for an english adaptation of the manga? 16:21, 13 February 2006 (UTC) I dont know that, but I know that you can get(or should I write download) somewhere in the web. I know they translated it, I read about 100(or more) chapters.
If you could point me in the direction of a site where you read it, Kniaz, I'd be very greatful:) (also, somebody change the picture, it's absolutely horrible) 07:37, 14 February 2006 (UTC) You could try - they have a translation of the first 225 chapters, I believe. (Zephyr414 - unregistered) 16:40, 14 February 2006 (UTC) response to English manga Well, It's very easy to get a much better image. The problem is with its copyright. In order not to violate any copyright laws, I think we can only use small images with web quality.
Second, we don't encourage people posting links to unauthorized version of the manga. So the links will have to go, sorry.
— The preceding comment was added by (. ) 19:45, 14 February 2006 (UTC). Small images yes but you can go bigger than whats here, something of the quality youd find on amazon.com is fine. 00:18, 15 February 2006 (UTC) bigger image Alright, if we are to use a better image, what are the rules?
Friom what I have read so far, it seems that everything we find on the Internet cannot be used.? Actually until Gantz the manga is licensed by english publish company outside of japan japans laws allow for manga scans and translations.
—Preceding comment added by 04:00, 20 October 2007 (UTC) anyone still here? We can still make this article better. How about pictures of the characters and aliens? (and what about the kuruno alien:)? Images from the internet are fine if your put on their image page a link to where you got them from and use the correct image tag, say who owns the copyright, you should also write why you think the image is fair use, generally list the reasons its low quality, doesnt infringe the copyright holders rights, doesnt damage their sales, helps identify a character/plot element (say which chracter/plot element). Kuruno alien and a comparison between the anime and manga should be added, sorry i dont have much time to help but add as much as you can and ill try to help copyedit it. 20:44, 3 March 2006 (UTC) Gantz Bike Why is the article referring to the bike as 'O-Cycle'?
The real name of the bike is 'Gantz Bike'. That is proved in the Gantz Manual, which contains lots of info on both the anime and manga series.
I never heard that 'O-Cycle' term, but I think this should be fixed.- 04:24, 29 March 2006 (UTC) Fixed.- 05:24, 30 March 2006 (UTC) This article is really growing too fat Well, personally, I think we need to trim the article. Gantz manga is still running, as Kurono, after losing his memory, begin to pick up clues of Gantz' existence through this researcher, and now Gantz has been linked to a German religious cult. We can't possibly just keep adding more as the plot goes along. The best way to do this would be to simplify the character bios, maybe even getting rid of a few of them, and we really don't need an entire section talking about every single alien they have encountered.Response: I agree that the article is pretty big. But wouldn't the logical thing to do be to create a separate characters page? It would also make sense to have the missions be listed on a separate page as well.- I disagree. The recommended limit is usually 32 KB and the Gantz article has not come close to that limit yet, so it's completely unnecessary to trim the article at this stage.
We should only consider reducing the article if it becomes larger than 32 KB. 21:06, 21 June 2006 (UTC) I think that it might be a good idea to begin offloading sections onto new pages. For example, I'm the guy that just tripled the size of the rules section. I could have gone on and one for pages on analysis of the rules, and the 'false' rules that have proliferated (such as Nishi's contention that if Kato shot him in the head, that Gantz would make.his. head explode instead). What do you think? -Marc Jones ([email protected]) 18 August 2006 Could this article be seperated into Anime and Manga articles?
It makes for confusing reading when you talk about something from a perspective and another from the other reference and then sometimes compare the two. 23:59, 3 December 2007 (UTC) -The manga and anime are almost identical I see no reason to separate them. I would agree with making another article for the characters though, could maybe go into the aliens in detail a bit more. 08:13, 8 February 2008 (UTC) Kojima pic Whats up with the tae kojima pic currently being of director kojima of MGS? 12:35, 29 September 2006 (UTC) Split article? Would it make sense to split the article into Gantz (manga) and Gantz (anime)? This one seems to flip-flop between the two at random.
I know they're similar, but they're not the same. 14:56, 8 October 2006 (UTC) I would hardly go so foar as to call them similar. I agree, the article should be split, with the focus on the more popular anime version.
02:17, 12 October 2006 (UTC) Maybe I'm just jumping at the word 'popular', but the recent licencing of the manga gives it a chance of succedding the anime in popularity in North America. Furthermore, the manga is the 'true' version, and information gleaned from the manga is more relevant towards the 'Gantz universe' than what is discovered in the anime. Even so, I don't disagree that the article would benefit from being split, perhaps having the manga as one and the anime, along with the game and any other spin-offs, as the other? Tagged I have tagged this article for wikification, as it seems to draw out onto the eccentricities, theories, and speculations of the story.
We should make this article more clear cut, and expand only with necessary information from there. All prominent theories should probably be grouped into a single 'Theories' section. Normally I would say leave them out, but for quite a few of them there is almost a universal consensus among fans. 02:33, 12 October 2006 (UTC) unsolved questions sould there be a sect for unsolved mysteries. 1) what happened to the dog.
It just disappeared. Is this by intension? The dog was killed in the Buddha alien mission.
It was stepped on by one of the statues 10:21, 30 November 2006 (UTC)be0wulf 2) how did Ryōko know so much about the suit when izumi was fighting the vamps? Updating the character section Should we mention the Osakans collectively like we do with the vampires? - 08:01, 25 January 2007 (UTC) And while we're on the subject of updating the character section, I believe Host Samurai should have his own private section, instead of being lumped with all of the other vampires. I agree, and if no one else gives a good reason not too, the vampire section should be erased with the exception of host samurai. The section is fat, contains very little useful information on the vampires and is hard to read. This will also help remove some of the weasel words.
Will also be looking into making the characters section they're own page. 06:03, 17 February 2008 (UTC) Female Vampire Is it just me or does the female vampire look an awful lot like Chiaki Kuriyama? I'm thinking that this character might look like her on purpose, as on the DVD bonus features for Gantz the anime, she said that she enjoyed the series quite a bit. 10:57, 30 January 2007 (UTC) -It is absolutely supposed to look like Chiaki Kuriyama; that's been established, and she's stated on the record that Gantz is her favorite manga, she loves the vampires, and would absolutely love to be a part of a Gantz live action project, so long at they could come up with a character for her to play that wasn't like her characters in Battle Royale or Kill Bill.Looks like Oku did just that. Cowboy Bebop Influence The 'bang' reference has done plenty of times in japanese tv and anime as sort of 'breaking the forth wall' sort of deal, to tell the audience it is simply a show. The reference needs to be broadened or eliminated as it is misleading. —The preceding comment was added by 17:28, 3 April 2007 (UTC).
I'll go erase that now, since a brief Google search couldn't back up that statement. 14:34, 6 March 2008 (UTC) Dirty sex?
Yes, it's really dirty. v5 c56 p183: Kurono sits on a toilet bowl with no pants on. v5 c56 pp184-185: Gantz transfers Kurono into the room in front of everyone pantless.
v5 c58 p213: Sakuraosa wants to use the bathroom but Kurono does not know if there is a bathroom in the apartment. v6 c59 p6: Kurono asks Sakuraosa for sex. v6 c59 p10: Sakuraosa takes off Kurono's clothing. v6 c59 p11: Sakuraosa faces Kurono's dick at close range. v6 c59 p16: Kurono enters Sakuraosa's body. There's something terribly wrong with the sex.
Kurono possibly just put on his pants without any clean up and in a few minutes he's fucking Lara Croft! This sex scene is really dirty! - 04:14, 2 May 2007 (UTC) JakorKnave: 'Who cares?' —Preceding comment added by 21:44, 28 February 2008 (UTC) Vampire 'The Blond Vampire, in chapter 238, attempted to plunge his blade into the human body contained within Gantz, but was unable to do so.
One possible explanation for this is that the body may be surrounded by the same invisible barrier that prevents Gantzers from touching the windows or leaving the apartment until the hunt ends.' - Isn't it because he has a microchip in his head like all the others? Thant biker guy died outside of gantz because he had a chip in his head. —Preceding comment added by 17:26, August 26, 2007 (UTC) Several people have touched Gantz before, from the middle schooler sticking a finger in his ear to get his attention, to someone else touching his face. It blocked the sword but not their hands. Does the chip let it read their emotions, and know their intentions?
I don't think the creators of the series really plan things out before hand, so its best not to read too much in it. 09:53, 23 October 2007 (UTC) Fair use rationale for Image:Katouchanlol1.jpg. Is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under but there is no as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use.
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So no, in the manga, he certainly didn't care about her at all, not getting to know anything about her, nor caring at all, just wanting sex. In the anime after having sex with her, and going on the temple mission, she did have more lines, but he didn't seem to show too much interest in her around Kei, the girl he was crying over. She even asked him, and said oh, she was worried he might be a guy like that, only after sex. I read all the manga and watched all the anime episodes, and I'm thinking that should be changed to 'Kurono just used her for sex, but she seems to have real feelings for him, despite knowing virtually nothing about him.' What does everyone think? 11:00, 1 November 2007 (UTC) Although Kurono pretty much forgets about Sei after meeting Tae he does demonstrate some closeness throughout the Buddhist Temple mission and wishes to build a relationship when they come home alive.
I don't think that he used her purely for sex. I think he was an angsty teenage boy of only 15, he obviously had no people skills. Probably he started out with only thinking 'Hey! Hot girl in my lap!' But like how he both liked, and hated Kato, it developed a bit more.
He even wants to see her again after she dies, so he seeks out her double and cries over her. 18:31, 15 January 2008 (UTC) Her double? You are thinking of Kei, who he did apparently have some feelings for.
Sei Sakuraoka had no double, and he never got to know anything about her, nor cared. 23:17, 7 February 2008 (UTC) Video game characters. Metrosexual or homosexual? I doubt those are official character descriptions from the game.
I'm wondering if it came with any that can be used instead. Where it says 'Masanobu 'Homo' Hojo (a former metrosexual model)' shouldn't that be homosexual? He was clearly gay, having no interest in women at all, rejecting the attention of a gorgeous model on his cell phone as I recall in one of the issues he was first in. And why does it say former?
Just like Reika, I don't think he gave up his modeling job. 12:41, 13 November 2007 (UTC) They were kissing when they died together. That would at least be bi-sexual. Metro-sexual covers the character well when no opinion either way is concerned. 19:49, 31 December 2007 (UTC) theater song? Hi, This is one of my first posts on wikipedia and I was wondering if anyone knew the song that was being played in the theater where Hojo was at right before the Buddha mission. I believe it was in Episode 15 of the anime.
If someone knows, perhaps it can be posted in the trivia section? 03:17, 10 December 2007 (UTC)nekrataal7 Spoiler - Anime section When I first decided to take a look into this anime, I read the first line here on Wiki.
It tells the ending of the series without any sort of spoiler warning. The information is clearly in the wrong place. If no one objects, I would like to remove this line altogether. If that's a problem, it should be moved to the plot section. 19:49, 31 December 2007 (UTC) Fair use rationale for Image:Gantz DVD.jpg.
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