Gantz
| Gantz | |
Cover of the first tankōbon, released in Japan by Shueisha.
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ガンツ (Gantsu) |
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| Genre | Action,science fiction,horror,thriller |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hiroya Oku |
| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
| Original run | July 2000 – August 2013 |
| Volumes | 37 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Ichiro Itano |
| Written by | Masashi Sogo |
| Music by | Natsuki Sogawa (1-5) Yasuharu Takanashi (6–26) |
| Studio | Gonzo |
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Fuji Television (1-13) AT-X (14-26) |
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| Original run | April 12, 2004 – November 18, 2004 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Manga | |
| GANTZ:G | |
| Written by | Hiroya Oku |
| Illustrated by | Keita Iizuka |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Miracle Jump |
| Original run | November 17, 2015 – present |
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Gantz (Japanese: ガンツ Hepburn: Gantsu?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. Gantz tells the story of Kei Kurono and Masaru Kato, both whom died 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 armed with a handful of futuristic items, equipment, and weaponry. Both the manga and anime are noted for their heavy violence and sexual content.
The Gantz anime adaptation, directed by Ichiro Itano and animated by Gonzo, contains 26 episodes divided into two seasons. A series of two live action movies based on the manga were produced and released in January–April 2011. A CGI anime film, Gantz: O, is scheduled for release in 2016.
A pair of high school students, Kei Kurono and Masaru Kato, are hit by a subway train in an attempt to save the life of a drunk homeless man who had fallen onto the tracks. Following their deaths, Kurono and Kato find themselves transported to the interior of an unfurnished Tokyo apartment, where they meet Joichiro Nishi, a Gantz veteran, and other clueless participants. The pair soon realizes that they are not allowed to leave the apartment. At one end of the room there is a large black sphere known as "Gantz".
After some time in the room, the Gantz sphere opens up, revealing a bald naked man with a breathing mask and wires attached to his head, and various weapons for them to use. These include the custom fitting black suits which give them super-human strength, speed, stamina and damage resistance, a controller which acts as a radar and stealth unit, X-gun, X-Shotgun, Y-Gun. Later on the series the Gantz sword, Gantz Bike are made available as well as much more powerful weapons are awarded in the 100 point menu.
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