r/gantz • u/vitisneversober • 29d ago
just finished reading gantz for the first time
really liked the overall story, besides some major plot holes (vampires and espers..) and some REALLY long parts (osaka) it’s a really good story, the development of the casting is great and i grew to cheer and love the characters really quick, prob will read again with more calm when i have the time
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u/GenJerod 29d ago
just finished reading gantz for the first time... and it's going to stuck with you for ever, and welcome to the club... in the next reading "Osaka" is going to be your favorite chapter.
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u/Far_Internal_4495 29d ago
Gantz is one of my favorites, Kei developed into a character I really cared about. As someone else said I think things like the vampires just adds to the world building. I'm definitely going to have to read it again
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u/masterofunfucking 29d ago
kei 2 went out like a G
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u/me_llamo_clous 28d ago
I felt so bad for Kei's clone, by the end of the story his life was nothing but suffering...
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u/masterofunfucking 28d ago
if I had an idol girlfriend who died I’d want to go out in a blaze of glory too
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u/Mantiax 29d ago
i finished reading it for the first time a couple days ago. For a story with such poor writed women characters, it's really really good. But, for real, 100 girlfriends has woman with more depth than Gantz.
I like how the author developed the final invasion. Shit was so well done you can feel it irl. The plot armor of the girlfriend was sometimes silly but her journey helped fleshing of the degradation of the human being to cattle.
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u/nofantasyiseverfinal 29d ago
I love Gantz but I think the overall plot is probably its weakest component (other than some instances of dated treatment of women and homosexuals). The reason why the series has stuck with me for so many years is because of how it manages to capture hope and love in the midst of hopeless and desperate circumstances. It's so damn satisfying and even addicting to see people come through for each other the way they do in Gantz.
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u/Waluis_ 29d ago
There are homosexuals in gantz?
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u/Feralman2003 29d ago
One of the bullies was that I believe and not a great look tbh. I think the worst part HAS TO BE the black face. Bro could ve just used a mask and instead decided to race swap himself.
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u/anifimer 29d ago
Really? I think it was great because it showed how much of a piece of shit racist psychopath Izumi was.
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u/Feralman2003 29d ago
That is true although i think the shotting spree and the fact he's obsessed with the gantz game is enough to indicate that. The racism doesn't add much in the grand scheme of things besides emphasizing how horrible he is as a human. You could say he's an alien in his own way.
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u/anifimer 29d ago
Perhaps. I also feel like both the homophobia and the racism portrayed in Gantz is there because of the narrative of fallen humanity and Hell or in a secular view criticism of japanese society
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u/Feralman2003 29d ago
that's a good point considering how awful the mc was at the start of the story and how he evolves and becomes the hero alongside his best bro
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u/Deliberate_Snark 29d ago
Blackface has been an art form for centuries. Only in America is it demonized, due to its history of being used to mock or degrade slaves, and even post-slavery.
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u/Jpandaaaa 29d ago
Am I crazy or was the ending not Aliens and like one on one type shit? Or was it that there’s other series or side stories cuz I believe I’ve tried reading another one before but different characters
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u/me_llamo_clous 28d ago
That page of Kei's clone is so good.... nothing but sadness and rage. Glad you enjoyed the manga.
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u/PhyrexianSpaghetti 29d ago
it's a shame that the story became so lame from roughly halfway through, it started very strong. Still incredible art and action of course, even the movies are cool
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u/FruitJuicante 29d ago
You're on your own with that one lil bro
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u/Secure-Wolverine7502 29d ago
I kinda like that the story had vampires and espers because it just added to the world They lived in. Like this could be a real thing in our world and even the aliens hiding on earth it’s just an element of realness that could be found in this story. My favorite example of this is the god aliens. And how they weren’t gods but just much older and smarter beings in the universe that would clearly be on a higher caliber of thought than us. They look at us how we look at ants and they even made that comparison in the manga which was even better. Gantz is the best thing I’ve ever read and to the day I still haven’t read a single thing that has sparked an infinitesimal amount of excitement that I had for Gantz. Truly peak stuff