Gantz

Gantz is gritty. Gantz is gruesome. Gantz is a show where a bunch of people who have died essentially become the Japanese MIB, only with a Battle Royale twist.

Now that may sound like an intriguing premise, but let me continue. I'm a pretty easy going guy and I can tolerate more nonsense than most people. For instance, I've actually watched (and in some cases enjoyed) Ikkitousen, Elfen Lied, Mezzo Forte and even some hentai, so I know tasteless when I see it. Gantz is many things, but someone would have a hard time trying to defend it as tasteful. Everyone, including old folks, kids, ... and women, get treated like utter crap. They are either getting humiliated and/or abused (physically or sexually). What I'm trying to say is: Gantz is pretty F'd up.

The funny thing is I don't even really dislike Gantz, but I'd be lying if I said Gantz had any kind of depth. They do a lot of talking, but they don't really ever say much. The plot could be described in a paragraph but is stretched out over 13 episodes where you only get two encounters with Gantz/aliens and lots of discussions about whether to shoot or not.

Let's start with the easy part, the pros:

1) So where does Gantz go right?

Well... I suppose the idea behind the show is interesting? Guys with special suits and secret missions caught up in some bizarre intergalactic excursion. The opening theme isn't bad, at least at first, it starts to get old pretty fast though. The sectioned layer teleportation was kind of cool. There's quite a bit of funny "engrish" like "You can be RIDER powful" and "hear are your skores" that amused me. I also enjoyed the Dragonball Z, Fist of the Northstar and possibly Akira references. If you like violence with a lot of nudity mixed in, Gantz has you covered. I guess there is a certain level of... honesty(?) in Gantz's sadistic depiction of humanity. Kato is the only real trace of decency and dignity in the whole show. Gantz is probably the funniest/best part of the show, you bastards.

At best Gantz is a cutting criticism of the dark side of human beings and a hard look at the many flaws that can make people detestable. As such, people are mostly portrayed as weak, cruel, manipulative, inconsiderate and degenerate. Now to some extent I suppose one could consider this seemingly realistic, but more likely, Gantz is the cynical machinations of a misanthrope with deep seated resentment towards the world and some deviant wish fulfillment. Now I'm not passing judgement here, if that's what you are into, then... ok... but let's call it what it is.


2) So what does Gantz do wrong?

First, the main character (Kei) is, to be blunt, an insufferable, lecherous prick who doesn't know that he's an unlikeable, pathetic prick. Almost every other character is as well, or they are gullible and naive. As if that's not bad enough, the show seems to actually attempt to glorify or sympathize with Kei's adventures in douchebaggery. Now, I'm not allergic to douchey characters, I've liked both Light from Death Note and Lelouche from Code Geass. I liked Light's perseverance and determination, and Lelouche's cunning and bravado, but Kei... he's cowardly, perpetually perverted, selfish, and kind of stupid. I'm not just "hating" or saying this out of some kind of predetermined bias, in all honesty, he really just doesn't have a single redeeming quality to speak of. I didn't think this character could get any worse, but, the dub somehow manages to make him sound like even more of a shameless creep.

Then there's the animation. I'm not like some people who gripe and complain about the use of CGI in anime, and I don't even mind it here either, but some of the actual animation is so lazy and terrible...
There are scenes with random pixelation and (intentional?) ghosting and plenty of still/pan scenes where it looks like they were cutting corners in order to afford preserving the CGI to animation ratio that makes up half the show.

Lastly there's the female main character. Her method of death was apparently suicide (bathtub cutting). So we are introduced to one of Gantz dubious and faulty premises. Let's be serious for a second. Does this girl even seem like the suicide type? The reasons they give for her "motive" aren't very convincing. She's not ugly, she's well endowed (i.e. HUGE breasts) and she shows none of the trademark signs of mental scarring. It's not like she would have trouble finding someone willing to employ her or a boyfriend. I think we can all admit someone like that is not in living hell just because of some bad grades. So we are forced to conclude that the whole bathtub scenario is merely a contrived device just to have an excuse to throw in a big boobed girl completely naked.

Here is where Gantz shows its true colors. As if it's not bad enough that 99% of the show seems to be populated by complete jackasses, within seconds of Kishimoto's introduction we are treated to a scene where the girl is very nearly raped, by MULTIPLE people AND a dog. The rest of the show either flashbacks to this or comes up with new ways to have her naked and/or molested.

Classy, and this is just season one. This is pretty much all you need to know to make a decision on if Gantz is the kind of show you'd be interested in watching. Did I mention this show is also kind of gay? Like, literally.

All that aside, the character motivations and plot development are erratic. Characters ask stupid questions and have to repeat the same answers continuously over multiple episodes. They also do very stupid things. Such as, doing nothing and just gawking like dumbfounded idiots. The best was the genius plan of inviting yourself into someone's home, offering yourself as a pet, getting in their bed, and then expecting it to NOT lead to sex... yeah, that makes a lot of sense... wait, no, IT DOESN'T.

It's kind of hard to like Gantz because it's a very dark and absurd show. There really aren't any likable characters other than Kato and maybe Kishimoto. The worst is how deliberate everything is. Characters take FOREVER to make a decision about ANYTHING. It's really kind of deceptive that way. They look like a bad-ass action squad, but in actuality they're a way-too-chatty and indecisive INACTION squad. For example, in this one episode they spend the whole time arguing over whether or not to put on their super powered suits. Sheesh. The only things one can really take away from watching Gantz is maybe appreciating it for its harsh depictions of reality or basking in its scattered brutality and rampant depravity.

Good guy A: I'm gonna shoot it!
Good guy B: Shoot it now!
Alien: *kills random guy*
Good guy B: Shoot it already!
Good guy A: I will for sure!
Alien: *kills another guy*
Good guy A: Okay, I'm serious, I think I should shoot it right now...
Good guy B: Yeah, sounds like a good idea...
Alien: *kills nearly everyone but good guy A and B*
Good guy A: *finally shoots the alien*
... -mission cleared-
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Fun aside, but this is mostly what this anime felt like. It's not that it's bad at all (the story is quite interesting and offers great potential to make this show an awesome anime), but there's still so much that made me feel uncomfortable watching this show. But let's start with the good thing:

Story:
The main characters die in the very beginning and get kinda reborn in an appartment in Tokyo. They receive some super cool weapons and a suit, that offers superhuman strength, as well as the mission to use this equipment to kill some aliens, that are hiding in town, within 60 minutes. Why they got to do that remains unexplained, but I didn't mind that.
That actually seemed to be a pretty cool concept to me, and I did enjoy the first episodes.

Characters:
The characters are cheap... like... really cheap. We got the generic loser, that fell for a beautiful girl, we got the generic beautiful girl, that fell for a tall, muscular guy, and we got the generic muscular guy, that's not interested in the girl at all. Besides that we have a lot of annoying side characters, that are mainly used to be crushed by some aliens. Also there's no bit of character development in the course of the anime, which would be necessary to make the characters even a little more interesting. So long story short: The characters aren't really bad, but they're also far from being special or at least interesting.

Animation/Artstyle/etc:
The anime looks alright, no more, no less, a 5 out of 10, the least you could expect but nothing better. I'm really struggling how to describe what the show looks like, but I think "alright" just describes it perfectly well. There's a lot of splatter and a lot of nudity; fans will like it, others won't. The design of the aliens is alright aswell (an onion-frakenstein's monster-hybrid and birds without wings). Nothing to get excited about, but they're okay.

Sound:
The soundtrack is actually pretty good. It fits the whole scenario and accompanies the action scenes as well as the not-so-action-scenes. The opening's still stuck in my head right now by the way.

Enjoyment:
First of all I did enjoy most parts of the show, because I like the idea and the way the story is told. BUT! Now we get to the big minus, that made some of the episodes a pain in the ass: The fighting scenes are sooo drawn out. I heard a few people comparing it to Dragonball Z, but Gantz is completely different (in a bad way). In DBZ both the hero and the villain stop fighting for hours just to talk about how much they hate each other, but at least they're as fair not to attack their enemy while he's still talking. In Gantz the "heroes" stop fighting to do nothing, while the aliens keep crushing them. It sometimes felt like they didn't even want to kill these monsters, and I personally really do hate that. It even made me fast forward some scenes because I just couldn't handle it, and eventually it's the reason I rate this anime not as good as I'd actually like to.

Recommandation:
Don't watch it if you can't see blood. Don't watch it if you don't like sex scenes. Don't watch it if you get worked up over characters standing on the sidelines. Watch it if you're into sci-fi/aliens/mystery/superpowers/whatsoever, and you'll be having a good time.

It is not easy to find an anime that keeps you on edge. Something that in which no character seems safe, and nothing is certain. Gantz is one such anime, a relentless monster-busting gorefeast. It takes no prisoners, and even the central characters do not seem safe from harm. However, what Gantz has in intensity and shock, it lacks on plot and theme.

Gantz follows high school student Kei Kurono. Kei is a rather selfish teen who’s only goal in life is to get laid, going on record as one of the horniest anime characters of all time. However, this goal goes unmet, as Kei and ... childhood friend, Masaru Kato, die saving a homeless man from an incoming train. Unexpectedly, they end up in an apartment room with others who have died, including naked girl Kei Kishimoto, and and a sphere referred to as Gantz. The sphere opens up, revealing racks of black suits and weapons. They are informed that they have been given a second chance at life, but with a catch. They must hunt and kill aliens when called upon by Gantz.

Gantz actually has quite a few things going for it. It has a very interesting premise, and an edgy feel. As mentioned before, this is a very violent series. Heads explode, limbs get cut off, people get torn to pieces, and all is shown on screen. Throw in some domestic violence and nudity, and what you have is something not for the sensitive or faint of heart. These elements make Gantz a relentless, gritty urban supernatural thriller.

The visuals in Gantz are a strong point. Character designs are reminiscent of people you see in everyday. Business men, gangsters, and other people look as they would in real life, nothing stylized, safe for the gantz suits. The gantz suits actually compliment Kei and company’s character designs well, though they look silly on some characters. The aliens are some of the strangest looking creatures you will see, and of course, the gore is well detailed. The background art is also good, giving the feel of a real city. The music does a fine job of setting the tone for the series , and the opening theme perfectly captures the grittiness on the show. On the technical side, Gantz is solid, if only the same could be said for the writing.

The biggest problem with Gantz is definitely the way its themes are handled. It is clear that Gantz wants to say something about society and human behavior, but the message is muddled. In the world this series paints, people are mean-spirited to the point of being unbelievable. There is almost no one willing to help their fellow man, only looking out for themselves. While there is certainly some truth to what Gantz shows about human beings, it comes across as more nihilistic than truthful.

Most of the characters in this series are not very likable, most are quite despicable. Kei is one of the most unlikable leads around, he’s selfish, lecherous, and has little to no decency. He does manage to somewhat redeem himself near the end of the series, as he begins to look out for others, though not enough to redeem him completely. Kato proves to be much more likable, if for no other reason than he is the voice of morality in a show that would otherwise be completely devoid of it. His back story, which is of a violent relationship between Kato, his younger brother, and abusive aunt, also gains him some sympathy points. Rounding out the main cast is Kei Kishimoto who, despite being in an interesting situation due to a failed suicide attempt, is the least interesting and explored of the three. The rest of the cast consists of a collection of thugs, psychopaths, and innocent and well-meaning victims of society, all of whom will obviously die.

The pacing of this series is another problem. Scenes seem to drag on and on at times. The scenes in the Gantz apartment, in which the new recruits try to figure out what happened to them while the veterans try to explain the situation, are interesting at first but eventually become quite tedious. Just as grating is how long it takes characters to make decisions, even in the midst of battle. Entire scenes are devoted to characters making decisions instead of getting anything done, and it grows tiresome after a while. The plot is stretched thin over 26 episodes and lacks a proper conclusion, making Gantz less than a rewarding experience.

If you are simply looking for a thrillingly violent series with strong technical merits, than Gantz is certainly worth checking out. It has an intensity and willingness to show extreme violence that most anime do not come close to. However, if you also seek a well plotted, rewarding experience, there are much better titles that do the same.

Gantz is infamous for its excessive amount of gore and explicit sex, which is its bread and butter, and this does sound awesome on paper but it lacks any real likeable characters and has a story with more questions than answers.

Story

Gantz is about two students who die in a train accident after saving a hobo’s life. They awake in a room with a giant black ball called Gantz and other people who have died recently. The ball in this room commands them to kill aliens every night within a certain amount of time and with every kill they rack up points. After every night of ... killing the survivors do go back to their normal lives for another day before doing all of it all over again the next night. With enough points, they can go back to their normal lives without ever having to participate in the games anymore and they’ll have no memory of Gantz.

Gantz has a fantastic setup but it just fails to deliver. The story is dark and shows how cynical the world can be. One of the characters risked his life to save a woman’s child but she didn’t even have the decency to say thank you. But instead of trying to find a balance between that and all the fights the characters get into, the story just focuses on the build up to the fights and the actual battles themselves (which can be entertaining) with only an occasional attempt at being philosophical about human nature and how cruel we can be. The personal lives of the main characters are really really boring, which shows that most of the effort really did go into all the battles. And it doesn’t seem to bother any other civilians that people who have died recently and were reported dead on the news have suddenly come back to life. The use of profane language is smartly used throughout the show to add some humour and it does lighten the cynical and depressing atmosphere of the story occasionally.

Art

The art of Gantz in a mixed bag. The traditional character designs and animation are great but the mix of CGI objects with 2-D animation just doesn’t work. Maybe if the show was released more recently it would have looked better but it just looks like ugly clay models alongside our characters.

Sound

The characters in Gantz shout and yell, a lot. I can tell you this can start to irritate the hell out of you. Kei shouting can make the hairs on your neck stand up. It really gets to you. And it’s not just him, everyone else does this. This is just nitpicking but when someone decides to shout for minutes on end you really want to fast forward or stop watching.

The music is okay. Both the OP and ED are forgettable and so is the music used throughout episodes.

Characters

The characters in the story are despicable human beings, most of them anyway. They don’t seem to blink at the idea of killing somebody else. Kei is a pretty awful lead and has absolutely no redeeming qualities to him, in the anime at least. He comes off as whiney, obsessed with sex and just full of himself. This is supposed to be our hero, the guy we root for.

I absolutely despise Light from Death Note. Not because he’s poorly written, as a matter of fact he’s a fantastic character. He’s what a villain should be and that’s why I hate him so much, because he’s the perfect bad guy, but Kei on the other hand is not the bad guy. Kei is like a stand in for the audience, and when the hero is a real douche it makes it a lot harder to take in and follow the story.

Another problem I have with the characters is that they have a tendency to repeat something and not do it. For instance, one of them will have a gun, and shout a dozen times “I’M GONNA SHOOT IT!” before actually doing anything. This happens quite a few times throughout the show and it can get really off putting. It also feels like time is being bought to stretch out the length of the episode.

Characters die like flies in Gantz so don’t expect a lot of character development. If the character started out as really slutty in the series, chances are, the character will die as someone who was really slutty, the same can be said for everybody else, no matter what type of person they are.

Enjoyment

Gantz is not a good show, but it can be enjoyable up to a certain extent. The battles are really fun to watch even with the uneven animation and the battles really have some suspense attached to it. Since the series ended before the manga, the ending has been discussed numerous times. Gonzo came up with material in the last few episodes that the viewer is supposed to study. Study the ending, the story, how it all came to this etc. But because this is filler, nobody cares and will not waste their time doing it. And since the last arc is non-canonical don’t expect to get a lot of the questions you had with the story answered.

Gantz is something I’d only recommend to someone who loves and can stomach mindless violence and gore, with some added sex scenes for good measure. Although don’t expect to be fastened to your seat when watching it and when you finish the show, just forget about what you saw in the last four episodes and continue with the manga.

6/10

Overall: though many might say Gantz is good, I must say otherwise, its a super bloody killfest that isnt actually that interesting. though I must say that they tried to get attention by throwing stuff like an H-scene, and tons upon tons of blood and guts, I liked it when I first watched it, but now I took a hard look back on it and it doesnt seem all that great. also, if you are expecting explanations for many of the events and mysteries of Gantz, you will be disappointed.

Story: At first glance the story seems interesting, but once you start watching, you realize ... that the anime doesnt make it flow well. to me, it was all "I have to survive this game" till they tried to throw in some "are humans worth saving?" and other utter bull that makes it into a wanna be morale teaching anime.

Art: well the art is done pretty well, with the whole killing things and exploding bodies and the such.

Sound: I personally did not like the opening and there arent any parts of the soundtrack that caught my attention.

Characters: I must say that they try to make the characters deep, however, they never really put much effort into making truly deep characters.

There's no pay off!
Would not recommend to a Psychological anime lover. Great nudity and violence though!

This anime is very flat.

Pros: nudity, violence, animation, English Dub is spot on, great voice acting in both jap & english versions and social commentary (the first four episodse make you question what does humanity really mean? What makes us human? What does "human nature" mean? Why do some people stand up for others? While some people move aside to see their fellow man fall to the ground, without so much as an 'are you okay?' 'Do you need help?'
I liked that... I found it deep, intriguing and topical.


Con's:
... Storyline is flat. There's main character, character development but the majority of the episodes and series are spent in the "Gantz" room. Time spent here is full of arguments and time wasting.

Barely any rules of the "game" are explained so you feel like you are watching a series with no purpose.
Not knowing why they are in the room, who calls them there, why they were chosen in the first place really begins to become frustrating after 6 episodes, so imagine 21 episodes in and not getting those basic questions answered. It becomes irritating! The concept is easy to understand without those pressing questions being answered though, which is why I say this anime is not a good one at all for Psychological/mystery fans. As it also fails at diving deep into the mental state of the characters.
Its very 'on the surface'

There's no reward for watching this other than the nudity because the ending doesn't quite make sense and you feel you've wasted your time.
There's no pay off!
Would not recommend to a Psychological anime lover. Great nudity and violence though!

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 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.

Gantz is by far one of the most mean-spirited, misanthropic, hateful, cynical, depressing, cruel, and heartless anime series I've ever seen.

AND IT IS SO AWESOME!

Gantz can pretty much be described in one phrase: COCKADOODLE DOO, MOTHERFUCKER!
This may sound like a "so bad, it's good" type of show. But I can ensure you it is anything but. Gantz is the kind of show you either love or hate. And people tend to love it or hate it for the same reasons.

Gantz is filled to the brim with sex, gore, and profanity. This will either be why you hate it, or the reason you love it. As ... for me, I absolutely love this show. It is so absurdly hateful and cruel to its characters that you can't help but bask in awe of the sheer amount of hate that oozes from the pores of humanity (as represented in the show).

Gantz is essentially Japanese MiB with an extremely mature twist. There's a mysterious black ball called Gantz that forces recently deceased (and resurrected) Japanese cit is ensure into a life-or-death Battle Royale against aliens.

Talk about an absurdly entertaining premise. It holds promise for tons of action. However, the characters spend more time talking and arguing than they do fighting aliens. Each encounter with the absurd kind takes up massive chunks of the 24 episodes (both seasons).

This is mostly because the pacing is absurdly slow. If you thought Monster or Shiki were really slow, you have yet to experience the insane pacing of Gantz. Normally slow pacing would be considered a flaw. But like all of Gantz's other flaws, I see it as part of the show's charm. One positive of the pacing Is that it immerses you in the situation.

When I watched this series, I binged it all in one sitting, and it's easy to see why. Gantz absorbed me into the world. Where I felt like I was right there next to the characters. And part of why is actually the slow af pacing.


Everyone in Gantz is a completely unlikeable, hateful, selfish, degenerate asshole! AND IT IS AWESOME!

Many of the characters in Gantz are so unlikeable, that they come right back round to likeable. This is especially the case for the main character, Kei Kurono. Keith started off as a selfish, perverted, asshole douchebag, but he eventually developed into a rather likeable protagonist. Kind of hard to believe, but it happens. Especially in the second season. Keith goes from asshole to pervert to badass to reluctant hero. And man, his development was one hell of a ride.

As for the other characters. Kato, his "best friend" is the other likeable character. He's the only legitimately good person in all of Gantz (manga not included). He is a caring older brother, a good friend, a responsible paragon of sorts. Though he is a bit of a crybaby in the second season (though he had good reasons)

Then there's Kei Kishimoto. She's basically just Tits McGee. She contributes little other than getting in the way (and having big tits). While she is a likeable and memorable character, she didn't feel like a very useful character to have around.

Other characters include Nishi, the cold-hearted veteran with ruthless resolve (he's a bit weird, but I quite liked him), Muroto, a sadistic evil fuck who kills homeless people for fun, and many more.

So yeah, the characters tend to be absurdly unlikeable. But once again, that's part of Gantz's charm. Just like how Gantz itself always makes jokes at the cast's expense, so does the anime blow our minds with how cruel it is.

Gantz has really dated CG environments blended with 2D characters. It makes for a really jarring visual spectacle. It is very inconsistent. It looks very much like a video game. Boy, do the 3D computer generated environments make everything look absurd. While this would normally be a bad thing, this jarring and inconsistent animation somehow works in Gantz's favor.

The character designs are cool and stylish. The Gantz suits are especially appealing to look at. The aliens each a have very interesting designs as well, especially the Buddhist Temple Aliens, which have a very artistic look to them.

Gantz has a very weird blend of hand drawn and CG animation that looks rather dated by today's standards. But regardless, it looks amazing precisely because of this. This being said, Gantz does have some great animation whenever it stops using CG

So? Sub or Dub?
Definitely Dub. Dub is better because it more accurately reflects how cruel and heartless the show is. The English voice actors just do a better job at conveying a really hateful, onpbnoxious, and stupid cast. The Japanese version doesn't really capture the absurd and ironic awesomeness of the series.

The OST is a tricky one. It has so many great tracks that we can hear while watching. But the real problem arises when you try and Google the OST to listen to the full score. The problem being that the OST cannot be found ANYWHERE. Believe me, I've looked far and wide. It is a damn shame that we simply cannot find it. (If you can find it, lemme know).

From what we can piece together in the series, the ost is rather kickass.

The opening is really fun and gets you pumped up. It's much like a warmup routine. It gets you prepared for the various absurdities and emotional gut-punches you will experience. And the ending theme has a certain appeal to it, as it is slower and allows you to rest.

Gantz is an anime with tons of problems, but i cant help but love its bravado. These "problems" would be legit were it any other series. BUT THIS IS GANTZ! The problems don't work against the show. They, more or less, add to the experience I stead of taking away.

Joking aside, Gantz is a show with some really emotional and sad scenes scattered throughout, as no character is safe from death. However, other than that, Gantz can't help but make me smile at how damn awesome Gantz is.

I give the entire Gantz anime series a 8/10.

Thanks for rreading.

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 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.

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.

Gantz is an anime that I heard mix reviews about from other anime fans,some said it was an exciting unique work,while others relegated it to gutter trash.Kei Kurono is your typical foul-mouth horny teen.One day while at the train station he meets an old friend and the two of them while helping to save a drunk homeless guy who had passed out on the tracks gets killed by the train.

To their amazement they somehow survive and finds themselves in a room with other people who have recolections of dieing themselves.one of the individuals a male teen tell them that they died but then were brought ... back by gantz,a huge black ball that gives them information of individuals they need to hunt.As the series progress they will later find out that they need a total of 100 point gathered from every suspects that they individually kill in order to get their normal lifes back.

Now gantz is an anime that portrays a world of constant negativity.Everything that can go wrong does.Nothing good ever happens,all the thought of people are wicked and immoral is some way.whether its pervertion,bullying or child abuse its all negative.

Flaws of the show.At the very first episode when Kei Kurono and his friend got killed by the train it was due to the fact that for some ridiculous reason they thought it would be better to try and outrun the train rather than to just climb back up unto the passenger platform which the anime portrayed as being to high to climb even though it was only a few feet tall.the scenario just seemed as a mediocre way to develop the plot {would had been more realistic just to have them robbed then killed,}.The characters while not being unique or memorable are fairly interesting, it was good to see their interaction between the real world and the world of the gantz.

This show also have unnecessary amount of perversion and fan service which i thought was just silly at times.The animation isn't that great either,the characters have pretty basic details and the Overall surrounding is just ok.The series did get slightly better at the end and hopefully season 2 is a great improvement

It’s a wonderful thing when a scene doesn’t have to rely on constant dialogue and allows other elements such as music or maybe even silence to combine with what’s happening on screen be it atmospheric or action based to deliver more powerful story telling than what words alone can do. If you have no idea what I was just talking about then you will probably like Gantz First Stage because all it is, is characters talking, shouting, talking or shouting across each other, screaming, crying, complaining, whining, you get the picture. To sum up the experience of watching this anime in one word it would ... be "headache", because that’s mostly what I got out of this noise fest. The only reason I give it a 6 instead of a 4 or a 3 is because the parts outside of the terrible action scenes were done so well in my opinion that it brought the whole thing up somewhat. Let me break it down.

Story – Just like with Afro Samurai (the first Anime I reviewed, this is the second) the plot makes no sense. From what I understand when a person dies in a specific area of Japan they are transported into a room with whoever else died that night or survived their last mission and they have to work together with the people in the room and destroy the aliens they are told to by this big black sphere called Gantz. They are given a powerful futuristic weapon and protection suit each and if the “subjects” let’s call these dead people that are brought back refuse to cooperate and make a run for it the government sends down a satellite beam that blows their heads off. Why the government need random people that happen to die to kill these aliens instead of handling it themselves with skilled men goes beyond me, especially considering all the aliens in this series are complete jokes.

Of course it’s supposed to be a story about human nature, perhaps even an experiment. What happens when there become no rules, when a human is put in a situation where their animalistic nature can get the better of them and allow themselves to go nuts in their alien hunt mission? It’s a good idea but just not executed too well. Let me sum up how one of these alien encounters goes. Character points a gun at an alien. Character hesitates to pull the trigger but looks like they might be able to do it if they absolutely had to and feels they have to tell everybody about it. Another character tells them not too because it’s not right. Another character tells them to blow its head off. Those two characters get into an argument. The character holding the gun shouts that he doesn’t know what to do. Oh too bad the alien just killed 3 people. It gets old fast and if it wasn't bad enough they did this all the way through the first of the two Gantz missions this series making me think the lessons they'd learnt would make them do better next time, they do the exact same thing again the second mission! It's extremely tiring, especially when the aliens are just about as loud and obnoxious as the characters, which we will get onto now.

Characters – This is where some points can be redeemed. Kei Kurono is one of my favourite Anime characters (not in my top 10 but I still like him a lot). While he can be just as annoying as anybody else in the Gantz missions outside of the Gantz missions his progression is great. We really get to see inside his head and although many people wouldn’t want to admit it a lot of the time the things we see him contemplating are very realistic and things that we as real people might think about in these sorts of situations. Is he pathetic? Absolutely. But he's a pathetic kid who now has bragging rights. As he gets used to his suit and weapon he gets more cocky just as any human being would now that he has the technology to go beyond human limits. This and his personality in “other” situations make for some great moments that are really interesting, kick ass and also hilarious to watch. I don’t really want to spoil exactly what happens here. But if I sound like I know what I’m talking about so far then you can take my word for it.

As for the other characters… well they’re all pretty darn annoying and never shut the hell up ever. Seriously I know I’m going on about that a lot but it really is a repeating problem. Masaru Kato. Good god! These aliens are trying to kill you and everyone around you. Stop trying to see the morality in EVERYTHING! Kei Kishimoto is your standard hot big boobed character, likable but not that interesting. Many people may not have liked Nishi for the simple reason he’s a massive dick but I liked him, he’s the only character who got anything done and could have got more done if he had the back up from his pathetic squad! Everyone else is an annoying forgettable side character.

Art – Gantz has definitely jumped on the CG bandwagon which makes for some great shaping but not so good details in the art. Aside from that it doesn’t really jump out at you as a unique art style particularly with character designs unlike something like Code Geass or Monster for example. One thing I can say is that the Gantz manga is one of the most detailed I have ever seen. It might be worth checking it out.

Animation – Terrible. Absolutely terrible. And it’s all because of the CG it tries to implement in order to try and create 3D environments and proximity between characters. It looks laughable to say the least and it is constantly distracting. Occasionally you might get a cool looking scene in an epic action shot but for the most part everything looks so dodgy, especially when the camera is moving, it’s like a load of 3D models put on the gamer grid.

Action – Like I’ve already said, if there was less chit chat and dilly dallying around and more shooting some freaking aliens it could have redeemed some points here. Especially considering most of the aliens in this series could have been killed really easily. The animation does make the action look stupid and what the characters end up doing in order to win (see Masaru vs chicken robot) doesn’t help in its favour either. But if you like to watch characters shooting guns maybe you might get something out of this.

Sound - Some of the sound effects are pretty cool being that they are using futuristic weapons but I can't say the soundtrack was particularly memorable but that probably means it can't have been that bad either. The opening is pretty catchy, after watching both First Stage and Second Stage it managed to stay in my head for weeks on end. In my case that was good as I liked it, but hopefully it doesn't get stuck in your head in a negative way. The English Dub I should point out is done very well. And that's not just because they use the mother of all swearwords (c**t) but the voice actors do great jobs too. Especially Chris Ayers as Kei Kurono.

Enjoyment – As far as I’m concerned the Gantz missions were horrendously painful to watch and the parts outside the Gantz missions were absolutely fantastic. They are easily the more interesting parts as you see the characters lives unfold now that they’re doomed to do these missions and nothing else really matters anymore, especially to big boobs. I already mentioned Kei Kurono is awesome here but even Masaru who I hated was likable in his everyday life and I did manage to get invested in the side plot with his kid brother.

Overall – I don’t recommend Gantz First Stage. But I recommend you watch Gantz First Stage so that you can watch Gantz Second Stage the better series. It might not stick to the manga in its ending but the missions were vastly superior and the everyday life was just as enjoyable as before. But I guess I have to say it's a decent series overall, if you've seen much more anime than I have and missed this one out I'd probably say check it out to add to your collection but if you're kind of starting out on the Anime road there are much better series out there I'd say you should watch before getting onto this one.

Ahhh....Gantz.... Yet another bloodbath anime. And how!

Story:
The concept of Gantz is incredibly interesting and terrifying at the same time. The idea that people didn't really "die" until they've defeated the Gantz was kind of reassuring, but once I saw the trials that the characters face in the series, I wasn't sure I wanted the extra chance was worth it... I tend to dwell on these things, so life after death-philosophies are best kept away from me...
The story was pretty good, it was pretty intriguing, and like I said, an original way of viewing an "afterlife". In the end, it was what kept me watching ... the series because every episode just seemed more terrifying than the last. That being said, the series probably could have been shortened because throughout half of the series this conversation was going on:

"This has to be done."
"But I can't..."
"Well you have to do it!"
"But I can't!"
"But no one else can!"
"But I'm scared!"
"But you have to!"
"But I can't!"
"Stop wasting time!"
"I don't want to do this!"
"You have to!"
"But I can't!"
..................................
"We don't have much time, come on!"
"Then you do it!"
"But you have to do it!"
"But I can't!"


You get the picture....I could have gone to eat lunch and one character would still be trying to persuade the other to do something. This was EXTREMELY frustrating and annoying, and a major source of lost points for me.

Art:
I don't like the art style of the series. Period. I just don't like that realistic-y anime style. And yes, they made an effort to combine CG animation into the show. They really shouldn't have. I hate when animes do that. Pick one and stick to it, unless you make it seamless. And the makers of Gantz really didn't.

Sound:
The beginning and ending themes are good; I like them! The OP is certainly catchy, and the ED is really pretty. I wasn't really paying attention to BGM music during the series...I think I was too busy pulling my hair out due to their drawn out decisions to actually DO something.... ("Should I take a step that way? No, that's stupid...But she'll think I'm cool if I walk like that! But naw, that's dumb.") GRRR!!!!!

Characters:
In the beginning, I wanted to strangle Kei. Both of them. Boy-Kei was especially unbearable to watch ("Why does he like her? All he does is selflessly help other people while I masturbate in my room alone all night.") I don't know if it was because I was watching the English dub for the whole series and I find the English actors rarely do a series justice, but a lot of the characters were just painfully painful to watch... Kei actually became really admirable in the end, however, and I found myself rooting for him then. :) But that still doesn't make up for the crappy, freeloading character he was the rest of the series.

Enjoyment:
While it sounds like I've ripped this series to shreds, it actually was still enjoyable. I mean, I finished it. If it wasn't at least decent I wouldn't have stomached the rest of it. It's very gory, I won't lie. This got verrrrry unappetizing. Like untasteful-gory. It was also incredibly sad and I was on edge for a lot of the series, because you kind of knew people were going to die, you just really hoped that maybe this time, they wouldn't. This is what kept me watching; the hope that this group would finally be saved somehow.

Overall, it's a pretty good anime. I would suggest watching it, because it the kind of thing that makes you appreciate your life and what you have. If you're not pulling out your hair while they try to decide whether to blink or not.

First of all, I didn't saw the entire anime, but only the first eleven episodes. I stopped right at the end because this anime was still so damn SLOW. But let's speak about the different aspects of the animation serie.

Story 7/10

Why 7? Because the concept was kind of creative. This kind of killing mission where only people who just died are used to kill aliens is not so bad. But the problem is not here.

Art 4/10

This anime is quite old allready. 2004, so the artstyle became old. The details are not really present and the colors are kind of poor. The characters are not really ... beautiful to look at, but I would say that this aspect goes well with the plot, which has to be a bit psychological and/or stressed. Having bad looking people make the anime less "ideal" and give a bit more of realism.

Sound 5/10

I saw this series in streaming, so on an extremely legal way. The sound was there... but I didn't noticed a special theme that was putting emphasis on the situation or the atmosphere. The sound was there... it wasn't perfect, but not awful either.

Character 6/10

The characters are HUMANS and we can FEEL it when we see the serie BUT the way they interact with each other is REALLY BAD. I think the show wanted to create a "bad society atmosphere". But this anime puts it a bit TOO FAR. People are not so DUMP and BAD. Our society is not nice, but the people, ALL the people would lend a hand if the danger was not going right towards them.
[SPOILER]
For example at the beginning, the two main characters are killed by a FU**ING TRAIN. HOW COULD THEY POSSIBLY ACCEPT THAT!!!!! This is a REALLLLLLLYYYYY BAD choice of the autor. Why? Because they tryed to get away from the rails by running down the station. And NOBODY COULD HELP THEM GETTING BACK ON THE SIDE? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!!
[SPOILER]

The whole problem in this anime is the way the people interact with each other and the way it is shown. Everyone become USELESS in this anime. Everyone stay where he stands and wait for the others to DIE. I thought this was a good choice at the beginning to show how the anime works and than get rid of this way of doing and get a bit of dynamic in the action scenes. BUT NO. From the beginning to the end EVERYONE has a gun and 80% of the people get killed because the others are watching them die, without trying to help. They only shoot when 60% of the group is dead.
Normally, when ONE human is killed. The person/entity who did it is maybe the target of the group, when EVERYONE HAS A GUN. But no, 70% has to die in a REALLY dump way to understand that THIS IS A THREAT which CAN KILL EVERYONE.

If this show wasn't so dump, I would maybe have enjoyed it.

So,
Enjoyment 3/10

No I didn't enjoy this.........

Overall 5/10

To end this review, I would say that you CAN'T LIKE THIS only because of the way the anime was realised. The way the action is less then slow and all the characters are perverted humans with snails in the head instead of a brain. The main concept was interresting.... but it was a bad way to show it, to use it. Every single thing could have been better.

But the show is old. So some of this mistakes are due to a lack of technology and experience.

Gantz - A story of people being randomly abducted and commanded by a ball to kill aliens, with a fair share of gore along the way. I have heard of anime with a worse premise that have actually turned out to be really good, but Gantz wasn't actually one of them.

Story (4)~ MAYBE all of my complaints will be resolved with season two but for now I will say that a lot is just thrown into the anime and not explained. A lot of conflict, mysterious overlord black ball guy, aliens..... And this isn't even a spoiler that none of it is explained, not ... even a hint as to why ANYTHING in the anime is happening is dropped. I would just explain the story as guys killing aliens, which is probably pretty bad seeing as I'm someone who can make PacMan sound meaningful. I think that you should at least drop a tease to some answers in your first season (I really think SOMETHING should be answered mostly anyway) but towards the end all Gantz gave was people questioning what they had been all along, but just sounding more angry about it.

Art (6)~ Meh. The art is just meh. The characters are completely meh as well as the scenery and even the gore. The only thing that I can really comment on here is the art of the aliens. They are disgusting. I personally liked this element, even though it was immediately putting a bias on them (if something didn't look as absolutely ugly I would question why it deserved to be killed). I think it added nicely to the whole affect and mood and it does make you revolted by the enemy presented to you, which seeing as the story and characters give you no motivation to hate them I guess the artists had to make them ugly.

Sound (5)~ I like the opening song I guess but the rest of the soundtrack to me was white nose. I don't feel like it adds too much to any type of mood so it wasn't really notable to me.

Character (6)~ This is the saving grace of the whole anime for me, I really enjoyed the backstories of the characters. I didn't like any of the characters though if that makes any sense. Even those I sympathised with annoyed me whenever they opened their mouths and no one really has any notable or redeeming qualities. I just really enjoyed what they were going through in life, especially the characters that later come in to the anime.

Enjoyment (4) ~ As I said before, there isn't much really to draw you into the story, make you like the characters or just put you on edge in general. I was only really watching for as long as I did because I wanted to find out more about the characters backstories. Even the gore didn't pull me back into paying attention. Well maybe episode 11 had the most of my attention but even now Ouran High School Host Club was more nail biting than this.

Overall (6) ~ I really think I'm being generous here. Gantz is an anime that I would never ask someone if they've watched or tell them to watch because I don't care and I don't feel like it has anything that needs to be seen except for confusion, but not even a good kind of confusion like Cat Soup or Perfect Blue. Personally I wouldn't waste time on it as it doesn't really offer much and is really draw out with the last four episodes. Sorry Gantz but you have earned my meanest review yet.

Gantz has a good plot overall , but the way the characters develop is really annoying. The story progress is really slow as well. in the 1st season u get to see only 2 summonings from Gantz and 1 hunt takes about 3 episodes with some meaningless parts.

The only reason why this Anime is worth watching is for the dramatic parts in it , and the plot of the anime thats all.


** elfen lied was much better **

I'll make this review short and simple. Watching this anime entertained me more than any other. It is hilarious, suspenseful, and all-and-all awesome.

The gore and vulgar language are over the top, as well as the plot, but it was just so much fun to watch.

While the show is riddled with flaws (that I don't need to illustrate if you've seen this), and is far from a masterpiece, it will always be my #1 anime in my heart.