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Gantz Volume 1 Paperback – July 8, 2008

4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 63 ratings

How long will you stay in the game? The last thing Kei and Masaru remember was being struck dead by a subway train while saving the life of a drunken bum. What a waste! And yet somehow they're still...alive? Or semi-alive? Maybe it's reanimated... by some kind of alien orb with a nasty message... "Your lives are over. What you do with your new lives is up to me!" And what this orb called 'Gantz' intends to do with their lives is make them play games of death, hunting all kinds of odd aliens, along with a bunch of other ordinary citizens who've recently met a tragic semi-end. The missions they embark upon are often dangerous. Many die - and die again! This dark and action-packed manga deals with the moral conflicts of violence, coupled with teenage sexual confusion and angst, and with our fascination with death. Hang onto your gear and keep playing the game, whatever you do; Gantz is unrelenting!
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About the Author

Hiroya Oku is a manga artist who is the creator of Gantz, Zero One, and HEN, all of which have been serialized in Young Jump magazine. His manga often contain explicit violence and gore, as well as sexual situations. He won the second prize of the Youth Manga Awards in 1988, under the pen name Yahiro Kuon. He also designed a character for Bandai Namco's Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 fighting game Soulcalibur IV, named "Shura." The author lives in Tokyo, Japan.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dark Horse Manga; 6.8.2008 edition (July 8, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1593079494
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1593079499
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.75 x 7.5 inches
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4.5 out of 5 stars
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63 global ratings
The beginning of one of the best SciFi stories of all time
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The beginning of one of the best SciFi stories of all time
Read it and if you like it. Read till the end. Your time will be well spent. Be aware that if you do not like gore, echhi or two much violence you better check something else. But be aware that echhi are just a very few scenes in the entire manga. The whole series the 37 volumes
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Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2011
Okay now let me first start of by saying that Gantz the series is my all time favorite manga! I'm going to do a review on the series. Right now I'm pretty far in (ch 267) and let me say, it keeps getting better and better! Gantz is defiantly unpredictable. So the story starts of with the main character Kei (my fav character) at the subway station ready to go home from a day of school. As Kei is waiting an old child hood friend stands next to him. Kei was thinking about the past with him when a hobo fell on to the train tacks and Kato (the child hood friend) becomes the hero and jumps on to the tracks to help. Kato tries to pick him up but is unable to so he looks to the croud for help. He spots Kei and calls to him. Now Kei is not the person to help but he does. After getting the hobo of the tracks the train comes. Kei and Kato run for their lives but...the train hits them and their heads come clear off. All of a sudden they are transferred to a condo with other people and a big black ball (or Gantz). After a while Gantz starts to sing an old exercise song and words start to appear on Gantz saying "Your lives are now over you bastards and they belong to me, thats how the cookie crumbles." After that gantz opens up reveling 3 types of guns, suits and a organism inside (looks like a person). Gantz then tells you to go out and kill aliens.
Really weird huh? The artwork is amazing, the characters are epic and the story is exciting! What more could you ask for?! Anyway the story starts of slow but picks up fast so just don't give up on this series!
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Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2011
This series is fantastic but the things which occur in the manga are sure to alienate many would be readers.Not without reason as people are frequently killed. However, the art is good and the story is consistently good ensuring that the average reader won't be able to put the book down.
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2017
Read it and if you like it. Read till the end. Your time will be well spent. Be aware that if you do not like gore, echhi or two much violence you better check something else. But be aware that echhi are just a very few scenes in the entire manga. The whole series the 37 volumes
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5.0 out of 5 stars The beginning of one of the best SciFi stories of all time
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2017
Read it and if you like it. Read till the end. Your time will be well spent. Be aware that if you do not like gore, echhi or two much violence you better check something else. But be aware that echhi are just a very few scenes in the entire manga. The whole series the 37 volumes
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Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2009
Brutal, hard-hitting, and gritty. But that doesn't quite describe the experience of Gantz. An enigma wrapped in a mystery, with [...] hanging out. It's not for children, but it is for people that crave sophisticated stories with fantastic artwork that almost makes you forget its artwork. Faithful to the anime so far, hard to improve when you're so close to perfection.
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2017
Waiting to get the whole series before I read them, after I picked up 3-14 for 75% off in a sad book closure sale, I've been wanting the rest. It arrived well, and the condition is well worth the price. The series looks out of control and better than the various movies and anime, so it should it be worth down the line. Also copious amounts of nudity and violence, both the artist seems to be well versed in. The tech and action as are good as you can expect as well.
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2016
Exciting, mature and fun ! definitely worth your time and money.
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2017
Dude gantz is a homeless mans berzerk
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2011
This is by far my fav manga. The content is a bit mature but, it's the best sci-fi storyline i've ever read.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Mala suerte
Reviewed in Mexico on November 9, 2015
Me llegó con una página rota, aunque supongo que por defecto de fábrica. Fuera de ello, todo bien y en orden.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Mala suerte
Reviewed in Mexico on November 9, 2015
Me llegó con una página rota, aunque supongo que por defecto de fábrica. Fuera de ello, todo bien y en orden.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent conditions
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2013
Delivered in time, and perfect conditions! As well as the other volumes I bought from them! Strongly advise this shop
Nasir
5.0 out of 5 stars Good manga
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 24, 2013
Quite hard to get a hold of, but the manga is still very enjoyable. It's both surreal and surprisingly realistic.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2016
Fantastic purchase. Unfortunately entirely written in French.