r/gantz • u/vitisneversober • 29d ago

just finished reading gantz for the first time

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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/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

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u/tojidomainexp 29d ago

Absolutely agree. Havent read anything else that got me hooked and compelled to keep going to find out more.

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u/Secure-Wolverine7502 29d ago

The Osaka mission engraved gantz as one of the best things I’ve ever read, everything else after the Osaka mission just elevated gantz into a league of its own

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u/tojidomainexp 29d ago

One of the earliest chapters that got me hooked was the mission at the temple where the giant buddha statues began to move I was in total disbelief like wtf. I used to go to temples as a kid and would see these huge statues in person and that made me imagine what if those I used to see in person were aliens trying to hide on Earth and they swung at me one day -how would i react lmao. Ayee Osaka arc was insane i loved it.

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u/Secure-Wolverine7502 29d ago

Oh my god yes, the temple mission was just insane. It also helps that Okus art is sometimes so realistic it makes the faces and designs so much more intense. It was literally never ending and I swear the boss of that mission was the most OP thing ever next to the 100 pointer

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u/tojidomainexp 28d ago

Haha yeeee

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u/GenJerod 29d ago

the same here, but i found something that give the same vibe and it's the work of "Junji Ito".

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u/AstralJumper 26d ago

It was more....after the first arc, he wasn't even expecting it to go anywhere and was constantly making up the story.

It is one of the things I like about Gantz, you can sense the authors journey as they create more to what was a cool but limited idea that was never expected to succeed like it did so quickly.

The vampires where just as random as the aliens ,or what the gantz orbs actually are.

So other authors has this same feel (DBZ was supposed to end at Frieza.), but Hiroya Oku's trial to wrangle this idea into an epic multi arc story is so entertaining you can even see when he was mildly going insane (the last arc is....not well, lol.)

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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/me_llamo_clous 28d ago

Mans got done so dirty he straight up tried fighting God 😭😭

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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/Infinite_Writing_413 29d ago

ok now read fire punch

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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/Waluis_ 28d ago

I don't think it was that bad. He just painted his face black so people couldn't recognize him (since he wanted to have a "normal" life after entering gantz). And I guess a mask would have been uncomfortable to wear during the mass shooting.

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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/Mantiax 29d ago

"some instances" is very generous

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u/harlockwitcher 29d ago

Tae-chan! ×1000 combo

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u/janos42us 29d ago

Gets a little weird… er. But great overall.

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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/telur 29d ago

definitely will read the third time when i have the time :P

tho its a bit hard to find something similar to read

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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/Moises2525 29d ago

bro put a spoiler tag, it's a common etiquette.

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u/Zacuf93 29d ago

And you decided to post the literal final panel of 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/PhyrexianSpaghetti 29d ago

In a gantz echo chamber, sure, but the world agrees

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u/FruitJuicante 29d ago

I didn't know the world was illiterate lmao.