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Gantz Omnibus Volume 1

Gantz Omnibus Volume 1

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  • Author：Hiroya Oku
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An erotic， science-fiction horror epic， Hiroya Oku's Gantz is a sensation in Japan， setting the bar for outrageous， shocking， and bizarre manga， not for children or the easily offended！ Over 650 pages of mayhem and madness

Tokyo teens Kei and Masaru are struck dead by a subway train but awaken in a room with an ominous black orb that gives them weapons， suits 。 。 。 and orders。 Fighting and endless stream of bizarre alien monstrosities in a deadly game， will they win their freedom or die for the final time？

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Reviews

Cidney ，

Story- like a 4/5。 Pretty solid。 Can’t wait to see more。 It’s super interesting。 Nudity/sexual assault- 1/5。 Seriously。 Why the fuck was this included in the story。 It’s not needed。 It just pisses me off every time I see that girl show up because 9 times out of 10 she was only there for her tits or so someone could assault her or leer at her。 Like really？ Just fuckin disgusting。 I can appreciate nudity in an anime or manga but not in this story。 It is not done tastefully。 If there’s more of this Story- like a 4/5。 Pretty solid。 Can’t wait to see more。 It’s super interesting。 Nudity/sexual assault- 1/5。 Seriously。 Why the fuck was this included in the story。 It’s not needed。 It just pisses me off every time I see that girl show up because 9 times out of 10 she was only there for her tits or so someone could assault her or leer at her。 Like really？ Just fuckin disgusting。 I can appreciate nudity in an anime or manga but not in this story。 It is not done tastefully。 If there’s more of this on the next omnibus I pick up then I will officially be done with this series。 Ok rant over。 。。。more

Jen - The Tolkien Gal ，

This is a retrospective review。In Gantz， you die and show up in a room with an ominously large spherical device。 Your lives have ended。 How you use your new lives is entirely up to me。 That's the theory， anyway。No one knows what Gantz is， but soon discover they must kill aliens that no one else can see。 Death is such a prevalent theme that develops in such a natural way。 Kei slowly begins to uncover what Gantz's motive is behind controlling their lives。It is brutal， but the character develop This is a retrospective review。In Gantz， you die and show up in a room with an ominously large spherical device。 Your lives have ended。 How you use your new lives is entirely up to me。 That's the theory， anyway。No one knows what Gantz is， but soon discover they must kill aliens that no one else can see。 Death is such a prevalent theme that develops in such a natural way。 Kei slowly begins to uncover what Gantz's motive is behind controlling their lives。It is brutal， but the character development in this series is arguably one of the best I've seen when encompassed by such a grim environment。A great series if you can overlook the objectification of women。 Although the series is dark， gritty， erotic and nihilistic in nature it slowly becomes hopeful and more aware of women as people。This series is fantastic， but suffers from tiddiephilia， as breasts have physics that would only apply to women who are able to slap people with their supple breasts， mid-battle。 。。。more

Jon ，

I 100% think there is too much unnecessary sexual content but I guess it serves its purpose in the end？ It just kind of sucks that it’s there very early on and could very well turn people away。 Also， the characters being absolute one-dimensional queefs is kind of fun somehow lol。 It’s just insanely fun somehow from the plot to the excessive gore。 If you remove all critical thought， Gantz is legitimately one of the craziest and fun mangas I have read to date。

Jamie ，

Great art， aliens and initial story， but it gets too repetitious。 Also didn't appreciate how women are depicted。 There are a lot of images of nude women inserted through out the book， in grotesque poses。 Most panels with the female characters involve sex or rape。 Definitely not a book for female readers。 Great art， aliens and initial story， but it gets too repetitious。 Also didn't appreciate how women are depicted。 There are a lot of images of nude women inserted through out the book， in grotesque poses。 Most panels with the female characters involve sex or rape。 Definitely not a book for female readers。 。。。more

Collin Henderson ，

There’s a very fine line between genuine dark fiction and edginess for its own sake and Gantz pretty much flip flops over that line on a pretty regular basis。 The premise is neat， involving characters being brought in to a deadly game where they must fight bizarre， frightening aliens。 The catch is that they enter this game by dying and being brought to an apartment where a giant ball teleports them to the streets of Tokyo while wearing strange protective suits。 It’s a cool premise for sure。 The There’s a very fine line between genuine dark fiction and edginess for its own sake and Gantz pretty much flip flops over that line on a pretty regular basis。 The premise is neat， involving characters being brought in to a deadly game where they must fight bizarre， frightening aliens。 The catch is that they enter this game by dying and being brought to an apartment where a giant ball teleports them to the streets of Tokyo while wearing strange protective suits。 It’s a cool premise for sure。 The thing about it is that literally everything is amped up to the nth degree。 The alien designs are， well， rather horrifying。 The violence is extreme。 And my god the t and a is present at the start of almost every chapter。 Most chapters open with some illustration of the characters but most of them are the sole critical female in various poses and states of undress。 It’s completely shameless， and if I was the age of the protagonist Kurono I’d probably be more into it。 As it is， this is about as “problematic” as manga can get。 Kurono our lead is completely unlikable， with his thoughts mostly being how “shallow” everyone around him is or how he can bang the female character。 She herself is nothing but eye candy， and comes under threat of sexual violence twice in this omnibus。 There’s whacky humor scenes where she’s assaulted by Kurono or， in one case， a dog and it just does not translate at all。 None of it is titillating in any way。 This is to say nothing of the way a gay character is portrayed as a violent rapist。The other side of all this is that Gantz is an effective sci-fi horror story。 When the characters enter the game there’s a genuine sense of tension and even dread due to the way the aliens are designed。 There are only two in this volume， with a third being shown just a bit later on and they all channel the uncanny valley pretty effectively。 It’s a unique way to approach what could have been a more straightforward action story。I’m not assigning a star rating because I really don’t know what to make of Gantz。 The illustrations are superb， and it’s pretty damn effective but it’s also absolutely loaded with despicable， unlikable characters and elements that felt dated even back during its original release。 It is very likely a “guilty pleasure” manga。 It’s complete trash at times，with horribly out of place fan service， and I know I shouldn’t feel compelled to read more， but I do。 I have the second omnibus so I’m going to see where it goes from there。 The core story is intriguing and neat， and the horror elements work really well。 It’s just a shame the writer couldn’t resist packing in as much bullshit as he did 。。。more

Emily ，

Great sci-fi series hindered by the need to meet a gratuitous nudity quota， battle scenes that sometimes go far too long， and shallow character development。 Still love it though。

Claire ，

One of those books/manga that I thought I should read because the movie （live-action） was good。 The movie was great！ This is not great。 It seems to be more about Kei （male） grabbing Kei's （female） boobs and trying to have sex with her than about the aliens and Gantz （the Orb）。 I won't continue with the series but I will watch the movie again。 One of those books/manga that I thought I should read because the movie （live-action） was good。 The movie was great！ This is not great。 It seems to be more about Kei （male） grabbing Kei's （female） boobs and trying to have sex with her than about the aliens and Gantz （the Orb）。 I won't continue with the series but I will watch the movie again。 。。。more

Bones Green ，

Nice start for epic fights。

Jeremiah Maestas ，

I first watched a couple of episodes of Gantz， with my cousin when I was still in my teens。 Up until now I had forgotten about it and when I found the Manga I realized how much I had really wanted to finish it。Now there are a lot of things going on and the story really feels like it’s all over the place but basically， random people who are about to die get transported to a room where they encounter a sphere called Gantz。The mission they are tasked with is to find and kill aliens， they have an ho I first watched a couple of episodes of Gantz， with my cousin when I was still in my teens。 Up until now I had forgotten about it and when I found the Manga I realized how much I had really wanted to finish it。Now there are a lot of things going on and the story really feels like it’s all over the place but basically， random people who are about to die get transported to a room where they encounter a sphere called Gantz。The mission they are tasked with is to find and kill aliens， they have an hour to survive。I found the overall story compelling。 The mystery of Gantz， the aliens and each individual kept me turning the pages。 It has a lot of nudity， nearly every new chapter has a little bit either at the beginning with the cover page or through the issue。 It’s really not at all necessary and kind of takes a little away from what is otherwise a great manga。 。。。more

Sajid Amir ，

Super violent and intense - definitely not for the faint of heart。

Sam Moorhouse ，

Pretty good， except the overkill of nudity。

Tatiana ，

This has the same specific issue that Gigant has: a very busty girl is minding her business and has her own problems when a horny teenage boy discovers her and is obsessed with trying to have sex with her。 I also am not a huge fan of the selflessness from Kato; it feels super contrived and one dimensional。 There also arent any women so far， aside from Kei。 I am HOPING that changes， especially because the spin off - Gantz G - is primarily about a group of girls who go to high school together。 Als This has the same specific issue that Gigant has: a very busty girl is minding her business and has her own problems when a horny teenage boy discovers her and is obsessed with trying to have sex with her。 I also am not a huge fan of the selflessness from Kato; it feels super contrived and one dimensional。 There also arent any women so far， aside from Kei。 I am HOPING that changes， especially because the spin off - Gantz G - is primarily about a group of girls who go to high school together。 Also， the omnibus is HUGE。 It took me like 2 hours to read it。I am hoping the plot picks up and we get cooler monsters and more competent characters！ 。。。more

Adam Spanos ，

Decent story so far， enough mystery and interest to get me to buy the next volume。 The book itself is a bit cumbersome as the original size format hasn't changed， making this a very thick but small book， so I'd have liked it more if it were enlarged a bit to compensate but I understand why that's not possible。 It is fairly violent and I'll let readers come to their own conclusions on whether the main character Kei is actually likable or not， but if you're a fan of brutal， dark Sci-fi you may wan Decent story so far， enough mystery and interest to get me to buy the next volume。 The book itself is a bit cumbersome as the original size format hasn't changed， making this a very thick but small book， so I'd have liked it more if it were enlarged a bit to compensate but I understand why that's not possible。 It is fairly violent and I'll let readers come to their own conclusions on whether the main character Kei is actually likable or not， but if you're a fan of brutal， dark Sci-fi you may want to check this out。 。。。more

Matt ，

Very interesting。 Super violent， not for the faint of heart。 I will be checking out future volumes to see where the story goes。

Michael Sorbello ，

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 sexual 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。 。。。more

Vulco1 ，

Very good mystery。 Dark。

Emanuel ，

I've been a fan of Gantz for a long time now。。。and I've never read the manga， why？ I don't have a good answer。 If you aren't familiar with this， then I feel you won't like it but if you know what you're in for then this is a blast。 I've been a fan of Gantz for a long time now。。。and I've never read the manga， why？ I don't have a good answer。 If you aren't familiar with this， then I feel you won't like it but if you know what you're in for then this is a blast。 。。。more

Christopher Funk ，

So violent。 But so good。 Hard to put down。

Hector Hoyo ，

Great artwork and the environments and use of space with 3D is amazing。 I recommend the anime series also。

Eastham Erik ，

An interesting Science Fiction concept that is continuously interrupted by teen sexual fantasy。 The science fiction nonetheless is intriguing enough to string the reader， and this one in-particularly， onto future volumes。 Random characters who should have recently experienced a death， are transported to an apartment， which contains futuristic suits and weapons。 The characters are given time limits to seek and kill （possibly murder） "alien beings，" which only they can see。 Their performance is gi An interesting Science Fiction concept that is continuously interrupted by teen sexual fantasy。 The science fiction nonetheless is intriguing enough to string the reader， and this one in-particularly， onto future volumes。 Random characters who should have recently experienced a death， are transported to an apartment， which contains futuristic suits and weapons。 The characters are given time limits to seek and kill （possibly murder） "alien beings，" which only they can see。 Their performance is given a score， reach a total total score of 100 points （in as many outings as it takes） without being killed and 。 。 。 Apparently Hiroya Oku is known from his previous works， to include overly objectified sexual representations of women; I believe he states so in a written word in this Omnibus volume， perhaps as an excuse as to why it exists in this story and why the covers of the issues seem to have nothing to with the story， but rather a means to draw giant breasted sixteen year olds。 That being said， my personal issue could also be I'm simply an American reader who isn't used to this type of "art。" 。。。more

Lashaan Balasingam （Bookidote） ，

You can find my review on my blog by clicking here。The afterlife remains a mystery for many as the opportunities to get a sneak peek of it remains impossible to this day。 But what if the world beyond is one that looks very much like our own， but with a twist？ There are many ways for us to conceive such a life and religion often establishes many possible foundations to the idea but what if it was much more surreal and cruel than we would’ve ever imagined？ What if it was a sick and perverted game You can find my review on my blog by clicking here。The afterlife remains a mystery for many as the opportunities to get a sneak peek of it remains impossible to this day。 But what if the world beyond is one that looks very much like our own， but with a twist？ There are many ways for us to conceive such a life and religion often establishes many possible foundations to the idea but what if it was much more surreal and cruel than we would’ve ever imagined？ What if it was a sick and perverted game bringing into play abominable monsters and aliens while in the company of other unreliable individuals who have succumbed to death？ Mangaka Hiroya Oku presents adult fans with an erotic horror epic bound to shock and awe those looking to be stimulated in unimaginable ways。What is Gantz Omnibus Volume 1 about？ Collecting the first three tankōbon of this manga series， the story follows Kei Kurono and Masaru Kato in their death experiences that lead them into an unknown reality parallel to their own where a bizarre sphere called “Gantz” forces them into playing games of death by hunting down the oddest alien creatures possible obliviously roaming their streets。 With other citizens who have known life-ending tragedies by their side， they are off into the world trying to figure out the rules that envelop their new lives。 It is only by playing these games that they will be able to find a way out， a way to either to live again or to die forever。Those who look to be impressed by the gore in this franchise will find it rewarding to see how mangaka Hiroya Oku pours in mountains of detail into those horror sequences， polishing them digitally for fans to rejoice。 Without giving fans too much of it too often， he doses them and accentuates the slaughter at key moments that allow the reader to indulge all the blood and limbs that come with it。 The mystery around the universe in which revolves this story is also a key attraction as mangaka Hiroya Oku withholds a lot of plot elements to himself and sneaks in very little clues as to what is actually going on。 To some， this will be insufficient to hold their attention， while for others， this will have them flipping through this dialogue-light manga at lightning speed。Here’s where the manga loses its hold on me: the eroticism。 While it is announced beforehand that it contains such content， it remains ridiculously obnoxious。 There’s only one female character in this story and she’s as feebleminded as she could possibly be， while also having the most outrageous physical features that a teenager could dream of。 It’s not even about how she’s presented either， it’s also what happens with her and how she’s used throughout the story to attain a certain level of fanservice that does a disservice to the story—it doesn’t help when each chapter begins with a sexual poster feature of her with as little clothing as possible。 Mixed in with the teenage angst that comes with one of the most dislikable protagonists ever conceived， it’s safe to say that the gratuitous sexual content blatantly spoils anything worthwhile in the end。Gantz Omnibus Volume 1 is a mysterious， unnecessarily erotic， and wildly gory story exploring a surreal afterlife game of alien hunting。Yours truly，Lashaan | Blogger and Book ReviewerOfficial blog: https://bookidote。com/ 。。。more

Cheky ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Tits tits tits head explosions

Billycongo ，

There is a very brief section with nudity， and the rest of it is fighting。 I absolutely love the concept， but the execution leaves a little to be desired。 The idea is to resurrect citizens who have just died and have them fight a series of aliens。 They get points and can win special weapons and even retire and go back to the land of living。 There's so many ways to go， but what it became was just one monster after another and another。 The monsters became bigger and the fights got longer。 So much There is a very brief section with nudity， and the rest of it is fighting。 I absolutely love the concept， but the execution leaves a little to be desired。 The idea is to resurrect citizens who have just died and have them fight a series of aliens。 They get points and can win special weapons and even retire and go back to the land of living。 There's so many ways to go， but what it became was just one monster after another and another。 The monsters became bigger and the fights got longer。 So much could have been made of the characters and the groups fighting in different cities。 I read the comics， watched the TV series and the movies， but they tend to go over the same stuff over and over again。 。。。more

Relstuart ，

This is a hard one to rate - the story idea is fantastic。 The art is well done （it's simple black and white）。 The mystery within the story keeps you intrigued with what is going on。 But， the sexual stuff gets into some weird areas with some pretty uncomfortable scenes。 I'm going to drop a star because of that issue。 I've read the next three volumes and they don't have the same type of issues if I recall correctly。 This is a hard one to rate - the story idea is fantastic。 The art is well done （it's simple black and white）。 The mystery within the story keeps you intrigued with what is going on。 But， the sexual stuff gets into some weird areas with some pretty uncomfortable scenes。 I'm going to drop a star because of that issue。 I've read the next three volumes and they don't have the same type of issues if I recall correctly。 。。。more

Sandy P。M ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。5 （el final no fue de mi agrado o mejor dicho todas esas conclusiones no fueron suficientes para mi）Yo ya leí este manga hace años y la verdad me da pereza darle opinión a cada tomo， así que pondré todo aquí solo para recordar mis sentimientos antes de que se me olviden asdsadsa pues no tengo planeado releer el manga （aun asi es de mis mangas favoritos）Mi ship siempre sera Kei y Reika， wah eran perfectos juntos y aunque Reika tubo que conformarse con un "clon" de Kei almenos pudimos ver esa ma 4。5 （el final no fue de mi agrado o mejor dicho todas esas conclusiones no fueron suficientes para mi）Yo ya leí este manga hace años y la verdad me da pereza darle opinión a cada tomo， así que pondré todo aquí solo para recordar mis sentimientos antes de que se me olviden asdsadsa pues no tengo planeado releer el manga （aun asi es de mis mangas favoritos）Mi ship siempre sera Kei y Reika， wah eran perfectos juntos y aunque Reika tubo que conformarse con un "clon" de Kei almenos pudimos ver esa maravillosa pareja en accion， （aunque fue en progreso del climax del manga que a mi parecer fue lo peor considerando todo lo EPICO sucedido antes）， Kurono Kei es un excelente personaje que madura grandemente de solo ser un chico que busca calmar su calentura， a alguien leal que da lo mejor por sus seres queridos y aprende a querer con sinceridad， tubo luchas internas pero al final cedio ante su gran anhelo de convertirse en una mejor persona。Katou Masaru mi otro personaje favorito， paso de solo envidiar a kei （envidia no de la mala por si acaso） se inspiro y elevo sus ganas de ayudar a los demas a hacerlo realmente， arriesgo su vida muchas veces y aunque nunca correspondio los sentimientos de la chica que lo amo， se comporto como un caballero todo el tiempo （ademas su personalidad tranquila y calmada enamora， pero eso no lo hace un estupido pues en momentos， se lleno de rabia e hizo lo que tenia que hacer）， destaco y protegió su amistad con Kei， nunca lo juzgo， ni si quiera en su primer encuentro cuando claramente Kei no tenia intenciones ni de ayudarlo ni de volver a fraternizar con el。Su relacion ay， me gusto mucho la chica a la que decidio querer （que siendo sincera ya ni recuerdo su nombre asdasd） pero fue muy bello。Gantz es un excelente manga， lleno de accion y LAS MISIONES son lo mejor， agh。Aunque el final no fue tan bueno como esperaba， lo disfrute muchisimo。 。。。more

Michael Smith ，

A very interesting story and premise， though the incredibly strong sexualization of the only female character is more than a little offputting。 The art's great though， and the premise is strong enough that I'm continuing on。 A very interesting story and premise， though the incredibly strong sexualization of the only female character is more than a little offputting。 The art's great though， and the premise is strong enough that I'm continuing on。 。。。more

Ehlana ，

I love Gantz so much！

Yuiko ，

I really loved it besides all the nudity that really killed it for me

Chris ，

I think I would have rated this higher if it was half the length。 There just isn't a whole lot going on in a whole lot of pages。 What did happen was pretty good （though the gratuitous nudity was kind of weird）。 I like the premise of the mysterious orb and the transporting of these 'dead' people and the whole attacking weird aliens thing。 The characters are ok， but not much to them yet。 The art is pretty good for the most part。 And I would continue to read the series。 I think I would have rated this higher if it was half the length。 There just isn't a whole lot going on in a whole lot of pages。 What did happen was pretty good （though the gratuitous nudity was kind of weird）。 I like the premise of the mysterious orb and the transporting of these 'dead' people and the whole attacking weird aliens thing。 The characters are ok， but not much to them yet。 The art is pretty good for the most part。 And I would continue to read the series。 。。。more

Steven ，

Intriguing plot， lots of violence and all that good stuff。 Not something I’d normally read but I’m trying to be open minded and check out some of this stuff。 In this series there really isn’t a whole lot of writing going on （literally and figuratively）。 Still， it’s interesting and intriguing， and the premise is very engaging。

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