Gantz

It looks like Gantz is hated by many people... wrongfully. Gantz is not just an mediocore ecchi anime with pointless gore scenes and awful characters. Gantz is full of emotions. The situation, the protagonists are, are unreal, it would never happen to us, so what would you do, when you die and you would directly teleported in an unknown room? What would you do, when a fucking ball teleports you to an area where you have to fight against fucking aliens? And that's the point where Gantz success. The characters behave human, they cry, wonder, ask. This is the natural behavior when a human sees utopian beings. I won't say Gantz is perfect, of course, sometimes I wonder how bad it actually is (after re-watching it several times) but Gantz is a unique anime. I was very annoyed when the character won't shoot, but again, that was human. It' s full with drama elements and when someone says it's just a violent nonsense anime, he's sure a moron. -------------------- Story: In my opinion the story was quite enjoyable. Too bad I'm not allowed to be more detailed... Art: Why I really like Gantz. The art fits the whole atmosphere. The characters do look very detailed and human. No bigeyes and super sayan hairs. I'm very astonished how detailed Gantz was in some parts. The background of the whole anime was mostly done by the PC. Sound: I love Gantz's soundtrack. Once again, I'm not allowed to spoil but I can say at very dramatic situations, there was music like in churches. The whole soundtrack is one of my favorites with the Death Note's. Character: As I said before the character where very authentic so they acted very human in difficult situations. Kurono is by far ma favorite character of Gantz. He's an average guy like every guy. In the second half of Gantz you see his character progress. He's a real monster... -------------------- I would overall rate Gantz with 8 (including the second season). Gantz made many thins wrong and many things right.

From what I've heard the Manga gives this story much much more justice than the anime, so there's that Overall, this anime is somewhat cool in the aspects as basically Gantz gives you a 2nd chance a life(but is it really?) and shows some cool fighting scenes, but the anime just is a trainwreck in certain parts Story: The story for Gantz is very .interesting, but again it's covered way better in the Manga. The anime doesn't do it justice as it barely explains what Gantz is or what its purpose is. It leaves many questions unanswered. Past that, the overall plot kinda sucks at times due to the characters sticking way too much to their stereotypes... Having too many useless characters makes you go nuts and get pissed off at them and undermines the story. Also, there are a few too many plotholes. For example, the ending.... like wtf it just leaves you hanging and was WAY too abrupt, it was so freaking bad i was like okay where's the next episode, i seriously spent like 5 mins searching for the next one but that was the ending.... Also, the anime really goes off track after the Buddhist hunting, so it made up the final hunt for Kurano....doesn't happen in the manga. Art: nothing really amazing here, cgi 2D/3D with the Buddhists you'll notice some really bad animation there..... Sound: god damn the voice actors for both english/japan suck..... however I like the Tanaka aliens and their funny voices LOL THEY EVEN LOOK LIKE MIGHT GUY XDDDDDD character: here i kinda have a problem, the characters act WAY TOO STUPID AND HESITANT like others have said. too many stupid characters do ruin the show..... and sadly i feel the females are just there for their tits..... that's kinda sad lol Overall, some of the anime is kinda cool and will pull you in, but at other times you'll be bored and want to skip stuff, because the dialogue sucks.

(This review contain minor description of some scenes you may find as spoilers) Gantz ........ Gantz is an horrible anime. I will tell you this: the story has a good setting. My first thought reading the anime synopsis was "Ok, this sounds good". Too bad it wasn't like that. Gantz fails in almost any aspect it try to deliver. Like I said, the story isn't bad, but each episode is extremely slow. The only way I could watch any episode was skipping the much I could from it. The anime start to give a lot information to the watcher without answering any question . The art is just ... meh. I don't know what the budget was but most action scenes were poorly animated ... No, rather, the anime in general was poorly animated. Repetitive scenes, actions scenes where they show the face of each character taking the emotion out, extremely slow camera approaches, and a long et cetera. The sound was the only good thing I can rescue from this disastrous thing. The Opening and ending were quite good. My only problem was the "Gantz!" sounds between pauses done by kids; I mean, c'mon, it's a gore anime with a lot of blood, nudity and sex scenes, those kids saying gantz just doesn't fit anywhere. Now let's move on with the characters: The worst shit this anime has. How can some guys that just die and get teleported to a room don't believe anything that people in suits that looks like they know what is going on is trying to say? Why those guys can shoot an alien kid like nothing but can't shoot a giant killer statue that is about to kill one of your friends? Why would someone would want to fight bare handed a killer alien that you saw killing somebody with one hand in an instant? Why would everybody stay calm when that same alien destroyed the torso of a person in front of you but suddenly in some others situations everybody just gets fucking dumb?. Those are the kind of question you make to yourself in gantz all the time. The character development is horrible: Just a bunch of random memories of the main characters from time to time, that's it. The enjoyment was bad. Like I said, is extremly slow, random scenes can appear from nothing and the action scenes were bad. Overall: This thing sucks, this anime sucks, gantz sucks. Notes: - My review and my english probably sucks too. This is my first review and I don't have the chance to speak or write in english too much.

Original. Provoking. Gory. A Masterpiece. Premise: Once your life ends, your new one begins inside a small room with a large black ball. Inside the ball is a creature named Gantz who sends copies of people who died to battle against various alien creatures. Gantz is split into two seasons, and I'm reviewing the first one. The first season consists of only two of the many missions in Gantz. Story: A blend of science fiction and pure grotesque horror is what you will find when watching Gantz. This show succeeds at stretching the limits to what can be shown on the television, so expect tons of profanity and body parts. Also, Gantz contains one of the best and shocking beginnings to any anime show. Gantz is brilliant as it primarily focuses on the human element instead of just the story, where realistic people are put in an highly unrealistic situations. Most people would probably react just like the people who are forced to fight for Gantz, and that is the magic of this show. The characters don't display flashy moves, but instead show fear and hesitation. Art: Gonzo did a pretty damn good job with the art and animation. The weapons, armor, and aliens featured in Gantz is some of the most original work I have ever seen. Sound: The soundtracks are eerie and set the mood of Gantz perfectly. Even though I tend to dislike rap music, the opening theme song in Gantz is catchy and memorable. Character: The main character Kei Kurono, is somewhat of an antihero, who is pessimistic and frustrated with the world, and I personally found myself relating to Kei. Masura Katou, who is the opposite of Kei, is somewhat naive and tries to "save" everyone instead of just himself. Katou actually proves to be a role model for Kei later in the series (in the manga). Nishi, my favorite character, is even more pessimistic than Kei is and has a Darwinist view of society. Nishi has some of the best lines in the show and the manga. Overall: The first season of Gantz is really well done, and follows the manga almost perfectly. I can't stress how much I recommend this series as long as you aren't offended by graphic material.

Gantz involves a very unique story line that no other anime can match. This anime is filled with blood,gore, and constant killings. Whats so interesting about this series is that anyone can die at anytime. I actually find this to be a downfall to Gantz. As soon as I find a character that I don't want to die, HE DIES!! I like to understand the characters and if they keep dying soon after their background information is given, that information becomes useless. However, because I don't want to ruin the plot I can't go into detail. Besides the fact that there is little information on the characters, there is also little information on the weapons. People just keep pulling out new weapons.....WHEN DID THEY GET THESE?? I mean when they showed them in the earlier scenes they had nothing and in the next clips they have every weapon available.....HUH?? By the way: THIS IS NOT AN ANIME FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SEE A ROMANCE.... For some reason I felt I had to list the things I disliked first. Luckily the good things counteract the bad. Unfortunately, I watched this anime a long time ago and the easiest things to remember are the things I disliked. The plot is complex, unique, and well done. Many of the episodes progress slowly, but there is a good share of fighting as well. The characters are very simple despite the complex plot. There is the typical male with a hero complex who feels he must do right no matter the consequences. Then there is the male who feels he is forced to play hero after having pressure applied by the male with the hero complex. However, what would two males be without a damsel to rescue?? Nothing and that's why the third main character is a beautiful girl. Two males and 1 female mean one thing, a love triangle. A love triangle forms, but I don't recall this playing much importance in the plot. There are other characters as well, but there is no need to list them because a lot of them die =*(. Overall, this is a pretty good anime, but it's only worth watching if you watch the 2nd season with the final 13 episodes. A lot happens in the second season and I feel it is better than the first season. The plot is even more dynamic and things happen that you will never expect. With that said, watch the second season after watching the first season!! Probably not the greatest review, but that's life. You don't always get what your expecting and my review could have been worse. I could have had spoilers everywhere, but I decided to be nice \,,/ (<>..<>) \,,/

This anime is known for its copious amount of gore and nudity, and that's close to all it has to offer, for me at least. I had relatively high hopes for Gantz considering the premise sounds pretty neat and it seemed to have a lot of potential, but halfway through the series I found myself bored for the majority of more than one episode, and I finished the series purely for the sake of finishing it. The dialogue isn't that interesting, and there's a lot of it. The characters aren't very likeable, and a good bit of conversation (especially when fighting aliens) consists of a drawn out version of this scenario: A:"I need to shoot this thing." B:"Yeah, you need to shoot that thing." A:"I can't shoot the thing." That being said, there are some interesting visuals. Nothing spectacular, but nice enough to keep you interested. The sound was about the same: nothing special, but decent. I definitely would not recommend this anime to someone that's looking for a good psychological, thought-provoking thriller; there's no pay-off. However, if you're just looking to see some decent gore and nudity, I say go for it; it's short enough to be entertaining based on those reasons alone.

Ok ... so this is my first review and i decided it shall be about Gantz. At first u must think I did this as a joke because i rated this series as a 10 . Well I will explain this while I am doing my review of this series . And i mean series and by saying such I mean the second season and the manga and movies too . It will not give out spoilers. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MY RECOMANDATION FOR YOU SKIP TO THE LAST 4 PARAGRAPHS. So lets start with the first season of the anime. Being a gore fan i liked it from the first episode. This was due to the way the characters died (think this is my only spoiler if u have not seen this anime at all) but the most impressive fact was how the events unfolded. It showed what all the characters thought and the excitement they felt when they thought they will see some one die and their refusal to help someone if that will put them in danger . It can be said that the main character is horrible but here is the thing. Kei suffers a huge change because of the gantz universe he is thrown in . At first he is a no good brat , cynical and perverted . This is showed in the first season which also shows his determination to survive. He does not adapt instantly as in most animes like bleach when Ichigo became a shinigami his was not at all surprised (i know he would see ghosts before but what the f**k). After he decides to live he is willing to sacrifice everything. While taking part in missions he survives solely by instinct at first. The second season shows the character becoming a killing machine which does not care for moral codes or such petty things. His survival is the only thing that matters. Now as you can see all characters change but the one who suffers the most is Kurono Kei .. as expected from the main character. He is horrible at first but starts to get better in the second season because he becomes a bad ass killer (which i enjoyed to the fullest) and at the end of the season he comes to appreciate life and tries to do his best for the people around him ... well after something happened in the 22nd episode ... that is what changed his mindset . Now let us ignore the last episodes because they suck hard .. it is not an original ending .. it is an alternative ending for the anime . The story goes on in the manga ... which is where I wanted to arrive. The manga shows how lovable the main character is ... risking his life for the person he loves and for all his friends . His resolve to save and protect everyone is quite touching. Kei goes through a huge change .. .from the cynical weak and pathetic punk he was to the hero we all wish to become. And all of this because his willpower . More powerful characters enter the scene but none have the ability to survive without an incredible amount of wepons or sophisticated gadgets that help them dominate the enemy completely. The anime was good but I recomand the manga if you do not want to waste your time ... if you do watch the anime be shure to skip the last episodes .. after the temple mission ends i mean. Now .. I said ill talk about the live action movie too so here it is. Except from the first movie the plot is totally different . Only the characters remain but what happenes is a different story. Like the anime with the alternate ending , here an alternate story is presented and is done quite well. The effects are good and its very entertaining . But unfortunately if u hated Kei in the anime you will hate him too in the begining and maybe the entire time you are watching. As you can see this was not actually a review but more of a recomandation . Skip the last episodes of the anime and continue with the manga ... IT GETS BETTER ... or skip the anime entirely and go to the anime .Watch the movies they are great really except from some acting issues but nothing can be perfect. SO what do I have to tell you other then that ? Kurono Kei develops amazingly even though this is not seen in the anime . Gantz was a series that made me read the manga .. .and believe me I do not read manga unless something impressed me deeply in the anime. If you have questions feel free to ask me .. I have watched the anime 4 times and read the manga and reading it still so i know this series pretty well .

This review is for Seasons 1 and 2 (Gantz and Gantz Second Stage). They shouldn't have been split up in the first place, in my opinion, so I'm rolling it into one. Ah, Gantz...the only series I've seen with an overall rating that seems to contradict my feelings. Let me break it down. Gantz is technically terrible. The pacing is weird and jerky, the characters are range from bearable to god-awful, the animation is mediocre, and the ending is literally not an ending. It's like the studio and writers got so sick of it they just dropped it to move on to something else, hoping Gantz would be forgotten. For the most part, it was, and that's probably a good thing. But get this. I fucking loved this show. I believe a large part of that was due to watching the dub which greatly intensified the horrific script and outrageous voice acting. How many times do they say "fuck"? I'd need to be more than a six armed dyclonus to count on my fingers. Gantz is a show you can put on and feel like you're watching Cartoon Network's Toonami again. You can turn away from your computer, leave the room, paint your nails, come back and still not miss anything cause they're still yelling at each other over who's going to shoot the alien. Even the humorous aspects don't sum up my sheer enjoyment for this catastrophe. Something about the show still allows you to get involved in the characters, even if every single one of them is a piece of shit. The ecchi aspects also lent themselves well, although it was some of the creepiest, most comical ecchi I've seen. And despite much of the awful voice acting, some of it was actually quite good; Chris Patton as Nishi was to die for. While the animation was subpar the character designs were good. Same artist as Ergo Proxy and Ai no Kusabi. The music was also pretty kickass, and it pains me that they didn't release an official OST. I thought the show was funny and disturbing, but I'm really not sure if that's how it was meant to come across. I have a feeling that it was supposed to be a more serious show, focused on human nature and battle-royal-esque scenes, but if that's all I'd gotten from it I wouldn't have enjoyed it nearly as much. All in all, I still can't entirely explain my love for Gantz. The best I can do is to say that while it's a technical and literal trainwreck, it's hella cool.

Gantz. Another low budged anime from Gonzo studio. This studio while having some interesting projects like Basilisk or speedgrapher it is mostly know for it's really bad anime like the first Hellsing anime and this one. Now, Gantz is considered one of the most thrilling and amazing manga of the decade yet this anime is one of the worst adaptations ever made. The story is really stupid. I mean a survival game fighting... aliens? What are we on ''Men in black?'' But I let it that slide because back in the 2000's aliens were a really popular thing in movies and television. But apart from that the story doesn't have a descent progress. One time you are seeing the protagonists fighting aliens in a gory survival game and then you are seeing their everyday lives. And they were so stupid that you are actually wondering if the writers were serious when they were writing this. The only thing that restrained me for putting a lower score to the story was because of the last episode . It seemed like the writers did a tremendous try to make a dignified last episode to end the first season. They didn't exactly manage it but the results were certainly better than all of the previews episodes. One other bad thing that I should point out about this anime was it's horrible animation. Even though the anime is a 2004 production Gonzo did a terrible job even for this years standards. The animation and the aesthetics were so bad that my eyes hart in a lot of moments by its bad quality. In the sound sections things weren't better. Daisuke Namikawa in one of his firsts leading roles didn't manage to convince me as the anti-hero Kei Kurono. Same goes with the other two not so well known voice actors Masashi Oosato as Masaru Kato and Hitomi Nabatame as Kai Kishimoto. There were some good performances in secondary roles but nothing really special. The opening was really good when I first heard it I said 'wtf is this shit'' but after a while it becomes really catchy and makes up your mood. The ending was really uninteresting. The character of this anime were some oof the worst I have ever seen. Kurono is an annoying little prick, Kishimoto is more useless than ten Orihimes and twenty Hinatas together and Kato is just plain and boring as the good guy that doesn't want anyone to die. There were a couple of interesting roles but the anime was not giving them enough screen time to see their development. Speaking of development this anime had zero in it's characters. There was a little bit near the end but it was really rushed and predictable. I hope the characters will be more developed in the second season. To summarize, Gantz is not a good anime but it was kinda enjoyable to watch it and tell how bad it is in every spectacle. That's why I put a five in the enjoyment section. Nevertheless, it manage to make me want to watch the second season mainly because I want to see if this is going to be any better. I wouldn't recommend this anime to anyone but I have to watch the second season too, so that I can have an opinion as a whole.

TURN IT OFF! I HATED IT! Of all the shows I've ever watched, Gantz is the only one I mentally realized I found revolting but that I needed to finish as to present a complete picture of the series. Our hero is Kurono or some sort of spelling close to that, a character that I at first appreciated for that the fact that he was a pervert and we got to see an unapologetic look at him in all his mediocrity. Then the plot gets started and he ends up in a room full of strangers, learning he has to hunt aliens to survive. Good potential for a mixture of conflict within and without the group. The delivery however fell so flat you could feel your nose getting pushed up into your brain as you hit the concrete. Do you like recaps? How about characters endlessly repeating what's going on around them ad naseoum and do nothing to change the situation but talk about it? If neither of these appeal to you, for the love of anything don't watch this.

(Editor’s note: This was originally going to be a review of both seasons, however, considering my vastly differing opinions of the two, I will review them separately.) Gantz…… What an experience. After reading several reviews and reading what the story was about, I had no idea what to expect. It’s a battle royale, for one. Neat! I’ve always been a fan of those types of storylines. But apparently, the show also suffers from Elfen Lied syndrome, where the show consists of little more than brutal violence and female nudity. Going into it, I knew that it was going to be bad (I hated Elfen Lied, and Gantz is a Gonzo anime), but I still wanted to like it. Gantz was a show that I will never forget…… For better or worse. -Story & Characters- Taking place in modern day Japan, our protagonist, Kei Kurono, is your typical high school student. The show opens up with…… him sitting in his classroom and fantasizing about all of his female classmates completely naked (I’m not making this up). After the obvious (and pointless) fan service, Kei walks to the subway and meets up with his childhood friend, Masaru Katou. The two of them talk for a bit, and all of a sudden, a homeless man falls onto the train tracks. Being the do-gooder that he is, Katou jumps in to save him, while Kei, out of guilt, follows him. They manage to rescue the homeless man, but Kei and Katou were not able to make it in time, and ended up getting killed by getting hit by the train. In a bizarre twist of fate, however, they wake up in a room filled with people and a giant black ball. It is soon revealed that everyone in the room has died, and must now participate in a battle royale, conducted by Gantz, the giant black ball. Gantz gives everyone a black suit and an arsenal of weapons. These black suits grant the participants great strength, allowing them to jump great heights, and survive attacks that would otherwise kill them. Gantz will transport everyone to a certain part of the city that they live in, and their goal is to kill the target monster(s) that appear within a certain timeframe, and if they manage to do so, they will be transported back to the apartment, and any injuries that they may have sustained are fully healed, and they are free to leave. However, it’s not as simple as all that, as Gantz will randomly transport them from the real world to the apartment to fight in more battles. The setting and concepts of Gantz are easily one of the most intriguing that I have ever seen. Unfortunately, the execution falls flat on its face due to the awful dialogue, terrible characters, and needless nudity and sex. Let’s star from the beginning: The dialogue. This anime’s dialogue contains some of the most disgusting and needless cursing to have ever been conceived. Imagine if this review were written something like this: “This f**king anime is the best mother**king anime that I have ever f**king seen in my entire f**king life. This f**king anime is the f**king best sh*t ever, and god f**king dammit, I f**king loved this mother f**king anime………. F**k.” That’s what the dialogue consists of, and I don’t mind cursing, but for the love of god, this is a whole new extreme. There’s so much of it, in fact, that it’s actually offensive, and it comes off as juvenile and immature. Moving onto the characters, these people are some of the most obnoxious, morally reprehensible human beings that I have ever seen. There are maybe one or two tolerable characters, but the good majority of them are awful, and I hated them. The ones from the biker gang are the worst, as the majority of the excessive cursing comes from them, and they’re all selfish jerks. Of course, as stated before, there are some good ones, such as Katou, who has a Shirou Emiya complex (Minus the depth), and feels like he has to save everyone. He’s actually a fairly interesting character, since he goes to such great lengths to help his little brother. The two of them live with their abusive aunt, who constantly physically and emotionally abuses them. Kei Kishimoto, a girl whom the characters meet in episode 1 (And also shares the same first name as Kurono), was also another character who wasn’t reprehensible, and her backstory (Or, at least, the little that we got) was actually fairly sad, and made her sympathetic. Kurono, on the other hand, is rather hard to describe. My problem with him was his sudden change in personality. In episode 1, he is a selfish, egotistical prick, but after that, he becomes a rather nice guy, despite saying and doing some questionable things here and there. It was as if it wasn’t even the same person anymore. To be fair, I would much rather him be this way, as he was a total jerk in episode 1, but his sudden personality shift didn’t sit well with me. And last, but certainly not least, is the nudity and sex. For the love of all that is good and holy, there is a lot of excessive nudity. One such scene is in the beginning. The first thing that you see (As mentioned before) is Kei sitting in class and fantasizing about every female student and his teacher completely naked. Why are we seeing this? What’s the point? While he’s fantasizing, he becomes sexually aroused, and some girl yells to everyone “Teacher! Kei has a hard on!” Ok, I have several problems with this. First of all, again, what is the point of this scene? Literally the only thing that we’re learning is that Kei is a teenager with natural urges…… That’s it. Let’s also take a second and analyze this scene logically. How was the girl sitting next to him able to spot this? It’s not like it was bulging and coming out of his pants. Also, how was the girl so quick to notice this? Were her eyes on Kei down there the whole time? This whole scenario makes no sense. And this scene happens more than once. The story of Gantz is broken up into two parts: The real world segments and the Gantz missions. The former delves deeper into the lives of the main characters, and shows their home life, as well as the interactions between each other. Here, we see Katou’s awful backstory. The abuse that him and his brother both endure is hard to watch, and at times even heartbreaking. The lengths that he goes to, to help his brother is one of the best aspects of the show. I also found the relationship between Kei and Kishimoto to be very entertaining. The young, hot Kishimoto has no home, and asks Kei if she can stay with him for a while. Their interactions are very amusing and fun to watch, and are even intense at times. However, we then have the Gantz missions. Whenever Gantz transports the main characters back to the apartment, they meet up with new people each time. The Gantz missions all follow the same pattern: Get transported, explain the situation to the new participants, they don’t believe them, they don’t wear the suits, they die. Rinse and repeat. It’s all very predictable and repetitive. While I didn’t mind the three main characters, I found each new character in the Gantz missions to be absolutely insufferable. What’s ironic is that the concept of the Gantz missions were the most intriguing parts of the show, yet I found it to be the show’s weakest aspect, as they were all very formulaic, with very few interesting things happening in them. The story of Gantz is a mixed bag. While it has a lot of good ideas and some really great moments from time to time, it also suffers from predictable battles, terrible characters, and cringe-worthy dialogue, and its excessive gore is little more than shock value. It’s a story that I really wanted to like, but just couldn’t. What a shame. -Visuals & Sound- I actually have to give Gonzo props here. I won’t lie to you and say that the show looks amazing or anything, but Gantz is actually a fairly decent looking show. The animations, while a bit off at times, are adequate enough, and the monsters, while strange-looking, are all nicely drawn. Slightly above average is the best way to describe the visuals. Aurall…

Please note that this review reflects my thoughts of the complete series and not the separate halves. With that said, on with the review. Oh fun, another dud from Gonzo I get to rip apart. Gantz came out in the same year as Elfen Lied in delivering a brutally violent anime with enough gore and nudity to go around. But while Elfen Lied at least had a decent story and meaning to elements of its violence and nudity, Gantz is enough of a mess in its storytelling and what it was trying to depict. The series is set up to feature those killed in various ways being brought back from the dead to be forced into a game of survival by a mysterious metal ball named Gantz to kill off various aliens. Don't bother expecting any answers as to what the survival game is all about and what are up with the aliens, as the series is mostly focused on the various aliens that the Gantz team members have to fight off and there is very little focus on what their purposes are and why they are bringing people back from the dead just to put them through a survival game against aliens. Much of the violence in the series comes from the gory ways in which the various aliens and players of the game get offed, which Gantz makes enough of a spectacle of outside of its nudity and sexual content (with some occasions of near-rape and being molested by a dog). To a great extent, the characters in Gantz are depicted to be the lowest within society from criminals to mentally disturbed teens. With exception to Katou (whose story saves this from being a complete dud for me), mostly every character in this series is either quite shallow in depth, completely worthless and/ or enough of a complete scumbag with their acts where you could care less about them. This is especially bad as the male lead of the series, Kei Kurono, is a selfish pervert of a teen aroused by any attractive woman he encounters and the moment I seen him more turned on from seeing a naked Kei Kishimoto about to be raped than concerned for her well being had me hating him from the start of the series. The series also has a bad enough habit of having some of the latest "additions" to Gantz gawking like a bunch of idiots at the sight of the aliens instead of either fighting them or running off scared. If many of these people are supposed to be depicted as real-life humans, then the makers of Gantz have done a poor job in convincing me these are folks I could identify with. Visually, Gantz does offer a great amount of visual detail in the designs of its characters and scenery, with the former seeming quite realistic in how they were made. The action scenes are engaging to see with the Gantz players being up against alien threats with occasional implementation of CG animation and some noticeable shortcuts. The music used in this series makes use of a gritty hip-hop song for the OP, a soft ballad for the ED and a mix of orchestrations and clanging sound effects for insert music. They do their part to enhance the mood of Gantz, but they don't really have anything that stuck out for me. Overall, Gantz is mostly mindless in its focus on the survival game that Kurono, Katou and others go through. With most characters being shallow or unlikeable, a barebones plot and way too much glorification of its gore and sexual content, Gantz isn't a series worth hopping into unless you are going into it for the third mentioned element to its presentation.

I found Gantz to be a very enjoyable watch and I ended up binging it all in 2 days. This review is for the entirety of the show, which is split into two parts on MAL. I suggest watching the English dub if you do get around to Gantz. It had a lot of personality and it was hilarious. Overall opinion: I loved watching Gantz. The characters are unlikable at times, punchable even, and I only liked that more as I found myself cheering for different people. The main character is someone who is unlikable but so funny, honest and blunt, and realistic (at times) that I liked him more. The whole point of it is that he's a jerk, he's not supposed to be a "good" person. Obviously you wouldn't be friends with someone like that in real life, but having a show about them should not mean the show is "unwatchable", but to each their own. There were some boring, overplayed moments, but some really great ones to compensate for that. Some episodes dragged on, and if there were additional episodes that went more into character backstories, development, and relations, it'd be a much better balance and would make the show a 10/10 for me. The violence was fine, I don't think it was senseless or tasteless at all. However, there was a lot of fan service that might make someone uncomfortable (I usually despise fan service), but in Gantz I just found it humorous because of how often it was, and also because of the context. There was definitely too much arguing about what to do in the fight scenes, and that made some moments hard to watch. Definitely watch Eng dub if you want a good laugh. Story: I think the premise of the story is very interesting, and I love a good psychological thriller. I found myself wanting to know more about the world and the characters, and what led them there. However, even at the end of the anime, there were more questions that were left unanswered, unfortunately. There were huge plot points I wish they had delved into more, but I imagine the manga does a better job at that. Art: I liked the art! I thought the character design was nice, and it's always good to find an anime where they don't look straight out of a romance anime (pointy chins, big eyes, etc.) or from your generic, bland anime where all of the characters look the same and have weird baby faces. There were times where the art suffered, and CGI looked a bit silly, but I can look past that as most of the time it looked fine, if not good. Characters: I see most of the reviews talking about how every character is unlikable. I agree with them, but at the same time, I don't have any issues watching the show because of it. I actually find it more intriguing to have a main character that acts like a self-entitled brat 90% of the show, but also has some redeeming moments. We all know someone like Kei Kurono, if you weren't already like him in your rebellious teen years. I found myself feeling sorry for him throughout the show because of his selfishness, but it was comedic at times. He is a likeable-unlikable asshole in my opinion. I believe some of the characters play on their own cliches- some of them are just so over the top, it's like the writers KNOW this, and play it up on purpose - and I think that many chalk it up to bad writing. I chose to look at it in a satirical sense, and I genuinely like the fact the characters can be summed up to their own cliches in some cases, but specifically for this show. For example, one of the characters, a big-chested woman who can't fight at all and screams every time her crush does something- it's funny! Yet there is depth there, as she is only seen by characters as the sex object, she knows this, but you get glimpses of her thoughts in different scenes. Another example is characters verbally (or mentally) expressing their confusion/concerns with what was happening that were exactly what I was thinking in the scenes. "what the fuck?!" I don't think they expanded on many characters enough, which is a flaw. I wish there was more time spent developing the characters. There is one scene between the main character and an antagonist from their past that is played many times throughout the show, and it would've been better to see other things. Sound: I really, really liked the OP and ED. The music that plays throughout the show is different and fits into the scenes perfectly. The English dub was absolutely hilarious and felt realistic. I would say most, if not all, of the characters have great voice actors that play their parts really well. The swearing, screams, snarky attitudes and casual conversations felt so realistic, I just couldn't believe it, and I could NOT stop laughing throughout this show due to characters having such great dialogue and personality when speaking.

You ever wanted one of these stupid chinese cartoons but actually good? Of course not, you use this website. But anyways, GANTZ is like the only good series in the cesspool of the shit butt no game no life genre of this god forsaken artform. GANTZ couldn't be considered decent by any traditional means, because GANTZ is not anime, its the future of human art and expression. Kei is by no means a likable character, but that is but the point. He is the side of all of us, controlled only by lust and greed, while all the other characters are literally plot devices to make Kei do stupid shit. Not only does GANTZ go deep into the understanding of humanity, thus expressed with the almost lifelike animation quality! Let me break it down for you brotendo, but most anime reaches about 30 frames per second, though GANTZ reaches some points that I myself clocked out in a video editor at about 5fps. The fact that such primal and raw emotion can be shown in five frames is reason enough why you should watch this absolute masterpiece. Don't listen to any of these other virgin losers, GANTZ is an anime only for those of higher intelligence, if you don't like it, you simply do not get it. There is no possible way to dislike GANTZ. GANTZ is much like the revolutionary musical album Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefhart, which shattered all traditions left before it, creating a whole new world of abstract expression. Thank you.

Gantz had potential but it is quite disappointing and also frustrating at times. The story initially appears to be quite interesting until it continues into the next episodes due to the following reasons: 1. Characters- There are many characters who are incredibly stupid, useless and one-sided causing quite a lot of frustration during the whole screen time. The main character, Kei Kurono is no better. He's a totally hesitant and whiny idiot throughout the entire anime and it soon gets to the point that you feel like punching him in the face to get some sense into him. 2. Dialogue and action- Dialogue is no better in Gantz. The most annoying quote throughout the anime is "I'm gonna shoot it!" because it takes at least 10 minutes before they can even fire their weapons by then, where most of them are dead because the monsters kill them. This is very frustrating throughout the show. Another major problem with the dialogue is that it is quite boring which makes you feel like skipping parts of the anime. 3. Genre- Gantz is classified under the psychological, horror, sci-fi, action and supernatural. However, Gantz fails to deliver a psychological aspect because it doesn't go in depth regarding the thoughts of the characters. Action isn't really action in Gantz as well because so many of the characters stand around waiting for someone to kill the monsters before they get wasted without even inflicting any major damage on the aliens. Horror is done relatively well compared to the other genres with many of the deaths involving graphic explosions of blood and body bits. 4. Animation- The animation is ok. Nothing superb about it. 5. Storyline- Some parts of the storyline are good but most of them are not. Gantz explores human nature and it portrays how cruel and indifferent humans can be. The story initially catches interest with humans being teleported to a room where their mission is to kill aliens with special powered weapons however the fights drag on for a very long time (the fighting is also crap). 6. Sound- Sound is also not great. There's a lot of shouting from the characters which gets annoying especially when they are just standing around. The op song is fine as its quite catchy. Recommendation: Don't bother watching this, there are much better anime to watch if you want excessive gore and violence. This anime is not for those scared of blood.

*Warning I'm coming in biased towards the Manga, but due to that I also wanted to enjoy the anime extremely bad.* Story- Most of the story of Gantz plays on the moral decisions the main characters must make. Although a lot of the intensity from Gantz is trying to push the viewers sense of morality and sensibility as well. Meaning. They don't really hold much back here. There's profanity, Gore and sex. And plenty of it. You also have a lot of pointless dialogue. I would be willing to bet if they would have cut half of the aforementioned - Guy1:"shoot guy!" Guy2:"I'm gonna shoot!" Alien: kills guy 3 Guy1:"you really need to shoot guy!" Guy2:"I'm really gonna shoot guy!" Alien kills both guy 1 and 2 and a girl. Girl's assets are exposed at death. They would have lost about 8 episodes worth of time. Seriously that's just about every battle scene. So by the time any character almost reaches a decision. You don't really care who dies as long as they move on to the next scene. That being said. Gantz does well enough to make you feel for the characters separate from those occasions. Art- The animation is pretty good keeping in mind when it came out. Most scenes and characters are polished and have a good feel to them. Though apart from characters the way they decided to animate camera shifts and some objects is strange to say the least. Maybe a better word would be cheap. A scene will look decent such as the first subway scene. Then they'll either zoom and the image will distort in quality or the other objects don't keep up with the background when the camera shifts. Apart from that it's really clean and easy to watch. Sound- Gonna be honest. I really don't remember much of the soundtrack besides ambient scifi music. Which fit but isn't memorable. So I gave it a mid grade. Got the job done. But nothing special. Character- As far as characters go Gantz really goes from one stereotype to another. That can be good or bad at times. Where it really pulls is when characterA is clearly a stereotypical thug 70% of the time. But then circumstances cause a change in character and said stereotype becomes slightly less stereotypical. That's only for a few characters though. Enjoyment- I enjoyed it when things had proper pacing. But most of the time it's like ascending a roller coaster and when you hit the top and prepare for your descent. It plateaus. Except everything outside of the Gantz game. The pacing there is pretty realistic. Overall- It's not bad, but it's not necessarily great either. It is different and you probably won't find something much like Gantz out there. It's a good sci-fi to some extent, but in reality it focuses much more on the human element. I'd advise most people to skip the anime and go for the manga. Not to be punny. But as a sci-fi title the Manga and anime are worlds apart. The manga is easily one of my top 5. The anime on the other. I highly doubt I'll be watching it again anytime soon. If at all.

The first episode I was like "DAMN this show is going to be amazing". It really had so much potential with the way it went but it had horrendous execution. I really don't like spoiling key plot points as the mystery in the beginning is what's supposed to draw you in. It did for me until it was bottled down with very slow pacing and irritating characters. Also it unnecessarily throws around naked chics which might seem cool at first but it gets old very quickly. I did not like this fan fair one bit. Overall I would say pass on this anime. But if you can forgive the slow pacing and simply irritating characters, it might end up with a satisfying conclusion. I could not make it through it though.

Now, this is a different story from your everyday wholesome and innocent series. But I wouldn’t say it is a breath of fresh air. And let me just say that this is definitely not for someone with a faint heart. There’s a long review coming……… About the STORY First, let me just say that I am so fascinated with psychological type of series but I am absolutely not very fond of gruesome series. I know very well that some of psychological series are accompanied with gore and gruesome killings but I just think that it is not healthy for the subconscious mind. With that said this series still has a very unique and interesting plot which is why I got interested in the first place despite its gruesomeness. It is definitely not a wholesome series with all the dark elements of it. Despite having too much gore, the plot is interesting enough to make you want to follow the flow of the story as to know the truth behind all the mysteries. Let’s admit it, stories about a set of complete strangers fighting together in a somewhat survival game is always a sure hit. Anyone would always wonder on the whats, whys, whens and hows on the story. What the hell is happening? Why are they chosen? When will the game ends? How the story will unfold in the end? And when you are already on these questions then you are indeed interested already with the series and will surely follow it. It might look cheap with all the gore but unlike others where you’re already at the 100th episode and it still boring, this series will surely get your attention from the very first 10 minutes of watching it which I strongly believe is one of the important qualities a series should have. And this is coming from someone who hates gruesome series so much. Still, the drama is really so cheesy and over the top. It’s very hypocritical. About the CHARACTERS The disgusting side of human being is very much shown here which unfortunately makes the characters somewhat realistic. There’s a wide range of characters; a very hypocrite guy, an extremely irritating and useless girl, a perverted guy, an extremely bitter guy, and there’s even a dog involve. But one thing for sure, there’s not even a single decent character. All of them can be very irritating most of the times. Well, that’s to be expected because of too much profanity in this series. Like I said, it is what makes it very realistic. Though, I said that, I still strongly believe that human beings are not that bad as the series portrays them. I guess it is a little bit too much. I really like that the characters literally took so much time before getting used with the survival game because unlike others where as if magic, the characters can already kick butts the moment the survival game starts. It details how the characters little by little learn to survive the mess-up game. This way the storylines are more realistic and believable. Though, that makes the storyline somehow flow in a very slow pace. Well, at the end of everything Gantz is the worst of all and I really hate him! About KURONO KEI Even the main lead could be considered the worst type of character much less a decent enough protagonist. He’s the type who doesn’t care about others and would just move if there are no choice at all. He also tends to become so arrogant. Plus he is extremely perverted. Most of the time, he thinks nothing but sex. The worst of all, the second he got dumped, he just had sex with the most available woman. He’s a very good example of anti-hero character. Though, some anti- hero can still be amazing and memorable like Lelouch, Sebastian, and of course LIGHT YAGAMI. They are indeed can be really irritating but it is no doubt they are amazing enough that you would remember them even after so many years but Kei is just an anti-hero character, nothing amazing about him but instead my irritation for him is tripled. Seriously, there are even times when I really wanted for him to just die. The funny thing is, he’s one of the lamest protagonists I’ve ever seen and one of the worst characters of the series personality-wise but for some reasons he always end up looking so cool in every mission. About the ANIMATION and SOUND I don’t know much about CGs but the animation is very different from the typical anime. It is very interesting and could even consider like from a movie. It is no doubt made so amazing. You can really feel that it is a science-fiction series from its animation. The uniforms are really cool as well. The sounds are just great and so cool. It really compliments the science-fiction theme of the series. There is no doubt that this series is one of the most exciting series I’ve ever seen. Every episode is just exciting and anticipating. In fact, among all the gore series I’ve seen, this is the best made. HOWEVER, I definitely wouldn’t consider it amazing. Even for someone who have seen so many series with profanities, nudities, and gore, this is still too much to the point of I am more disgusted by it than amazed. The exciting and interesting part of this series is overwhelmed by the too much profanities, tragedies and worst characters in it. It is unique in many ways and some elements of it are really well made but it is not amazing or memorable at all that would even compete with some of the average series of today.

Main character Kuron Kei might piss you off as you watch this anime in the beginning of this story. He's obsessed with porn, and only interested in getting laid. And the story is very slow paced. However it will get more interesting as you continue watching. This anime is a bit violent, so be prepared. The good part of this story is the plot behind it. There are good fighting scenes, and the serie will take you into the good and bad sides of society...

This was truly the worst show, animated or otherwise, that I have ever watched. The only thing that kept me watching after the first episode was my unnatural compulsion to binge on any new series I download until it's over, and I managed to finish this in two painful days. What makes the poor quality of this anime even more depressing is that the manga this is adapted from is actually quite good. So what could possibly make me give this show a 2/10 when the next worst I can think of would still rate a 6? Everything. Right from the beginning I did not like the art. This may be my personal preference, but it just looked bad. If you watched it(please don't) you would see what I mean; the scenery is rendered in some 3D program separate from the characters and the camera moves through it, it looks really awkward. Then there are the characters. They constantly contradict themselves and don't make any fucking sense. I don't know if this is Gantz's idea of "character development" or something, but sometimes a character will just do something that completely goes against everything they have stood for or said throughout the rest of the episodes with no explanation. However, much worse than either of those is the pacing. Some scenes go slower than a DBZ fight... YES THAT IS POSSIBLE. The characters will stand around doing NOTHING, even while their friends are getting killed, just sitting there asking themselves if they should do anything or crying to themselves full of self pity, when they could easily solve the problem. This is something that is impossible to understand until it has been seen, the pace is absolutely maddening at times. Summary: Pros: Boobies (why it got a 2, not a 1). Actually an interesting premise, just horribly executed. Cons: EVERYTHING else. Just read the manga if you are really interested. If you're here because of the manga, do yourself a favour and don't ruin it's memory by watching this.