Gantz

Description

From Dark Horse:
Tokyo teens Kei and Masaru are killed by a subway train but awaken in a room with an ominous black orb that gives them weapons, suits and orders. Fighting bizarre alien monstrosities in a deadly game, will they win their freedom or die for the final time?

Colored webtoon

Type

Manga

Gantz:G (Side Story)

Gantz:E (Prequel)

[unknown series] (Alternate Version)

Associated Names

GANTZ: T

GANTZ:T

Ганц

กันสึ

ガンツ

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Latest Release(s)

v.37 c.383 by Whatever 10 years ago

v.37 c.382 by Whatever 11 years ago

v.37 c.381 by Whatever 11 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

37 Volumes (Complete)
18 Volumes (Bunkoban; Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 (TV) / Vol 21, Chap 238 (Gantz:O)

Ends at Vol 8, Chap 91 (TV) Original Ending Ep 22-26 / Vol 25, Chap 280 (Gantz:O) Some differences

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User Rating

Average: 8.1 / 10.0 (2894 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.08 / 10.0

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Last Updated

April 22nd, 2025 6:26am PDT - 1 week ago

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Genre

Action Adult Horror Mature Mystery Psychological Romance Sci-fi Seinen Tragedy
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Year

2000

Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Shuukan Young Jump (Shueisha)

Jump TOON (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Dark Horse (37 Physical Volumes; Complete | 12 Physical Omnibuses; Complete | 6 Digital Omnibuses; Ongoing)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

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Monthly Pos #556

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3 Month Pos #575

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6 Month Pos #592

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Year Pos #795

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List Stats

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On 1523 wish lists

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Gantz Gets Full 3DCG Anime Film in 2016

9 years ago

Hiroya Oku, Keita Iizuka Launch Gantz Spinoff in November

10 years ago

Gantz - Spanish Full Color Volumes

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User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]

Not finished.... yet.

by jessie87r
15 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I read right up to phase 2, but currently don't have the stamina to carry on reading at this stage, it took over my life. I love this series to bits, the story is intense, shocking and at times rather disturbing. It feeds the right amount of information at the necessary times to keep you between knowing and not knowing what the hell is going on, but it's done in such a way that keeps you hooked and wanting more. I started reading a week ago and couldn't put it down. I'm defiantly obsessed and have already recommend it to as many people as I can.

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started great and went downhill

by lbopm
15 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

it started really interesting, and was good somewhere until they start constantly bringing people back to life. Or maybe when they introduce the angolina jolie character. That's about when it got bad.

It just is terrible now. Too much CG, and the story gets more and more absurd. Also there's actually too much fighting to make up for the confusion caused by the shady story. They randomly introduced a semi "big" bad guy out of no where. No development really. It's a very poorly executed story.

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It WAS good

by CowTail
15 years ago

Rating: N/A

This is another of those mangas that started out great but then went bad fast near the latest chapters. As in super-fast.

More people got involved and the character development got diluted while the plot went mega-scale. The art becomes more and more obviously 3D CG as well, which in my opinion 3D graphics needs to always have a passive role in manga and anime, if any role at all (looks so...out of place. There are only a few works that actually pull it off well, GitS being one of them, and that's an anime).

So to put it in a few words: gets uninteresting

Why do you think so many groups dropped it?

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REAL good stuff

by Bloodfall
15 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

If you're old enought to understand the depth of the history, this IS one of the best mangas you'll ever find.
The characters are not noble, they are not super heroes, they are not correct. They are HUMANS, with all its dirtyness.

The character development, the plot, the art. Everything is real good.

Ps: If you feel ofended seeing boobs and gore, don't read it.

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losing interest...

by hamburgers
16 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

This series is all about character development. You will see massive changes in the protagonist's behavior in particular, throughout the course of the series, along with other side characters. Its interesting to see how 'normal' people react in thoroughly abnormal and dangerous situations, which I think is a major part of the series.

Its a dark series; blood and gore abound, and if you're looking for any humorous asides, look elsewhere. This can be a thoroughly depressing read, as the condition that the characters are in declines as the series continues, with no end in sight. I suppose one can catch a glimpse of despair, numerous times throughout the series, and let the feeling sink in. The problem is that all the gore, blood, and boobs, are gratuitous and pointless.

Unpleasantries aside, this is an ok series, but there are others out there which would be more worth your time. I am still reading this, but only because I have nothing better to do.

... Last updated 13 years ago

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Downhill journey

by sauyadav
16 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

Downhill journey, that is what Gantz is. It start perfectly, build up anticipation for each next chapter, but it start becoming uninteresting after some time. Though i still want to complete it and its not that bad manga.Its just that it is not as awesome as it looks at the start.

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So great!

by Azari02
16 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

Simply amazing... amazing how well incorporated the themes of survival, redemption, leadership, and even romance is in this manga. The story flows so well that you can't stop reading it and Kei's character development is one of the best i've seen in manga. Its tied for 1st place among seinen along with Vagabond.

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What's a word for better than awsome?

by Chaos Nova
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This is by far the greatest manga i have ever read. Although I felt it went slow at some points it would only last for a few pages and continue on with the awsomeness.

There have been few (very few) story lines to bring a tear my eyes and I will proudly say that this is one of them. The moral delemas, the chaos, the action, and the love, and were all flawlessy placed/exicuted. A main point i loved is how character's personalities and actions were realistic(well the humans anyway).

Everything else I want to say has already been said by coco_has_to_gogo.

P.S. Kaze is the best.

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Best Manga ever! Literature at its finest !!

by coco_has_to_gogo
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Lot's of people say Gantz is just a manga about big boobs for perverts.

Soo not True! This manga is one of the richest, most engrossing story-lines out there. This manga is literature digging into the human-psych, asking questions and offering opinions.

The violence is brutal (surgeons cringe when they read Gantz), and there's lots of nudity, but this manga tryies to be realistic, so of course there's nudity; cuz there's nudity in real life @. @ . In Gantz, the situations are fantasy, but the reactions are human and very very realistic (few few exceptions).

Some chapters; you'll be shivering in tension, other chapters; you'll smile with gleeful-happiness (you'll 'awwww' at times, and 'ooohhhgg' at times), and other chapters; will leave you feeling like a pervert.

This is mature manga, not a kitty-kids-manga. This is not a manga about violence (but there's lots of it), its a manga about Human-Character-Development, Drama, and heart felt emotions. I recommend this to guys and girls, who enjoys indulging in fine literature and/or violence (its also funny).

p.s. Kaze (aka Country Side General aka ) is God! He is one of my fav manga characters of all time

final word: The word 'epic' is way too over-used (so much so, it's meaning is starting to lose it's impact). That is why I have vowed to only use 'epic' when one truly truly deserves it. That being said... Gantz is epic! EPIC! E P I C !!!!

... Last updated 16 years ago

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Best thing out there.

by BlackFlame
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Gantz is the best! It has everything: visceral combat, actual believable drama, crazy ass monsters that are actually scary. It's not predictable, and it will keep you guessing. There is simply nothing better out there than Gantz.

I don't agree with the last poster, the women in Gantz are hot. I happen to like fan service, and Gantz does a fair deal with it. Even to the point that ocassionally the mangaka will do a scene where the naked women are terrifyingly scary monsters (that particular fight was impressive!).

The story is great too. It takes some patience, as it's not your typical manga where it's just going to explain everything to you. We're (possibly?) close to the end of the Manga, and no one can really say just precisely what is going on.

Gantz is coming together rather nicely. I am glad I caught it before it ended, and will be sad to see it go.

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