GANTZ

GANTZ

2004
GANTZ
GANTZ

GANTZ

7.2 | TV-MA | en | Animation

If you are chosen by the bizarre black sphere known as the Gantz, you are already dead—yet you might be able to reclaim your mortality. First, the Gantz demands that you undertake brutal missions of madness, killing aliens hidden among the population. It is your only chance and you have no choice. You must play this disturbing game. And if you die again—and you likely will—it’s permanent.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP13  Please Live
Nov. 18,2004
Please Live

Facing his deadliest foe, Kei is forced to question everything he’s learned—and all that he has lost—in the twisted world of the Gantz. No matter if he lives or dies, for Kei, the game now ends.

EP12  Let's All Go Back Alive
Nov. 11,2004
Let's All Go Back Alive

Madness is taking over as the team hunts the two brutal maniacs in their midst. The number of fatalities grows quickly, and Kei begins to understand that the Gantz might not be his worst problem.

EP11  No Labyrinth Is Inescapable
Nov. 04,2004
No Labyrinth Is Inescapable

The new players are beginning to see just how dangerous the two bum-killing freaks really are. As the situation escalates, the members of the team look to the one person who might be able to help them survive - Kei.

EP10  Kurono Alien!
Oct. 28,2004
Kurono Alien!

With no explanation, the Gantz has chosen Kei to be hunted. At first, the rest of the players are unsure of what they should do - but the black sphere soon helps them decide that Kei should die.

EP9  Don't Ever Say That Again!
Oct. 21,2004
Don't Ever Say That Again!

Kei returns to the Gantz and finds many familiar faces will be joining him in battle. Unfortunately, Kei is shocked to see that their alien prey wears a familiar face as well.

EP8  Big Brother?
Oct. 14,2004
Big Brother?

The carnage continues and truly no one is safe. As wounded Kei struggles to stay alive, his teammates fall one after the other. When the final foe is defeated, only one player will be around to see the score.

EP7  Just Shoot Me!
Oct. 07,2004
Just Shoot Me!

Several players meet with gruesome ends as the living statues continue their onslaught. Tragically, one of the mutilated victims is someone very dear to Kato and Kei.

EP6  What the Hell Is that?!
Sep. 30,2004
What the Hell Is that?!

After claiming victory against the giant red and green aliens, the group boldly rushes into battle against the smaller statues. Soon enough, they find their numbers thinned by an enormous new enemy.

EP5  Welcome Back
Sep. 23,2004
Welcome Back

Kei goes on a rampage, leading the battle against the giant aliens. Yet another unhappy surprise awaits the team.

EP4  I Can Shoot Them, Can't I?
Sep. 16,2004
I Can Shoot Them, Can't I?

The team’s efforts to defeat the giant aliens are hindered by two thugs who are brutally tormenting a homeless man - the very same homeless man that Kei and Kato encountered just before their deaths.

EP3  I'll Do It!
Sep. 09,2004
I'll Do It!

When Kato shares what he knows in an effort to help the new players, the evangelist begins to think something sinister is afoot. The holy man learns just how correct he is as the game’s new targets make their presence known.

EP2  I Wanna Be There Now!
Sep. 02,2004
I Wanna Be There Now!

The Gantz calls the players for another round. Among the new faces gathered before the sphere: a television evangelist that thinks he has all the answers and a girl who seems willing to give Kei the attention he seeks.

EP1  Goodbye
Aug. 26,2004
Goodbye

Change is in the air for the players of the deadly game. Fed up with his aunt, Kato finds a new place to live with his little brother. Meanwhile, Kei’s attitude pushes Kishimoto away, and Tetsu’s life spirals brutally out of control.

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7.2 | TV-MA | en | Animation , Action & Adventure , Sci-Fi | More Info
Released: 2004-04-13 | Released Producted By: GONZO , Country: Japan Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/gantz/index.html
Synopsis

If you are chosen by the bizarre black sphere known as the Gantz, you are already dead—yet you might be able to reclaim your mortality. First, the Gantz demands that you undertake brutal missions of madness, killing aliens hidden among the population. It is your only chance and you have no choice. You must play this disturbing game. And if you die again—and you likely will—it’s permanent.

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Cast

Daisuke Namikawa , Hitomi Nabatame , Masashi Oosato

Director

Ichiro Itano

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Ersbel Oraph I have watched Gantz: O. Very rapid, quite creative. But there were no characters apart two. There was no sex, apart soft breasts bouncing around in tight uniforms. And almost no back story. So I thought, more like hoped, to get at least some back story in the TV series.While there is sick sex like bestiality restating that normal has an entirely different meaning in the misogynistic Japanese society, there are no characters at all. Only the author miming deep thought. In fact low quality platitudes from a frustrated authoritarian society. There is the same pointless action. The backstory is almost none. Yet because of the ease of drawing almost identical manga characters the author is somehow compelled to keep generating new ones.Only advantage over the usual manga is the investment in animation: the static drawings that fill more than half of the usual Japanese show are kept to a minimum.Contact me with Questions, Comments or Suggestions ryitfork @ bitmail.ch
rds_1 I first came across Gantz in comic book form. Online that is, read a few pages and liked the story (somewhere in the middle of the alien invasion, one/two of the people being kept as pets) but really wasn't looking for this kind of stuff at that moment. Some time after I came across the movie Gantz. It was OK but no more than an intro and as usual with Asian stuff slow passed and with little explanation of what is happening. Now I just learned that there is a second Gantz movie. Haven't watched it jet, well not completely. But I doubt it's gonna be worth watching.However Looking for Gantz 2 I came across this anime show. Now I read the Gantz story on Wikipedia so for me the whole point of watching this show was to see that story, so Gantz training missions » alien invasion » beating the aliens » explanation where Gantz comes from.Imagine my disappointment after going trough all the immense slow progressing episodes and not even getting to the alien invasion at the end.Let me list some more things that made it so bad.* The lack of explaining stuff to newcomers just because people wouldn't believe it anyhow. And when there is an explanation attempt it's mostly gibberish. How hard is it to tell the newcomers the sphere seems to be some piece of alien tech that duplicated and/or teleported them just before their deaths and that they are now recruited to fight aliens hiding on earth and if they do well they can get a second chance at life without interference of Gantz. Just don't die during a mission and all your wounds will be healed. Plus the custom fitting suits give you super human abilities. See it takes only a few seconds to explain. They even have time to have sex before the actual mission starts so plenty of time to go into details as well. A survivor could also just write down what they know and pass that piece of paper around amongst the newcomers. * Constant standing around doing nothing while people are being killed around them. Basically the same deal with pointing guns with no follow trough. * Long boring really really inappropriate dialogs discussing all kinds of stuff in the middle of a battle where the enemy basically just stops until they're ready to resume. * The lack of basic teamwork. They can't even manage to shoot at something together. * Total lack of explanation whether or not the aliens have actually done something that warrants their destruction. They all seem to be just minding their own business until they are attacked. * So lets say they are bad and that's why they are hiding on earth. Why the hell do they keep messing up opportunities? Like taking aliens out before they get dangerous. Like still refusing to put on the suit even after it got clear that it's really the best. p.s. What's up with the weapons delay!? With all the amazing tech it just makes no sense to equip your people with such disadvantage. And why the hell is there a delay anyhow?
enkephalin07 When you wind up dramatic tension in a scene, it has to pay off, in either action or plot revelation. But it's possible to spend so long on the wind-up that no pay-off will be worth it, and all your get for the effort is viewer apathy. This series does this a lot.Every action is preceded with 5 minutes of internalizing the obvious, and followed with 5 minutes of predictable reaction. It's as if this was written to be accessible an audience too dense to grasp a situation within the first 30 frames -- an audience not mature enough for this level of graphic violence and sex in the first place.The illustration and sound were very fine, but not enough to make this less grueling to watch. But if you happen to be studying Japanese, this is pretty basic material to listen to, so it won't be a complete waste of your time. The characters aren't much for observation, or any thought that isn't self-involved and too rudimentary for the capacity for real self-consciousness.However, if you wanted to watch a pack of animal-order personalities get horribly mutilated -- no, forget that, they still don't die quick enough to sustain interest.
haterofcrap This show was so boring. It was your typical anime boring crap, filled with satanism, female nudity (But almost nothing of Male nudity, that's why it sucks) ugly designs, a stupid plot and boring and bland characters.This show was so stupid and boring, that it was completely worthless.There wasn't any single good thing about this, everything about this show sucked.This show is pretty lame, even for anime standards. Unless you are an anime fan, don't waste your time seeing this crap.What a stupid show, and what a waste of time. This sucks hard.

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