Gantz

Gantz
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Kei Kurono, Masaru Kato, and the rest of the group
Genre
Manga
Written byHiroya Oku
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintYoung Jump Comics
MagazineWeekly Young Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original runJune 29, 2000June 20, 2013
Volumes37 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byIchiro Itano
Produced by
  • Toshiharu Namiki
  • Futoshi Nishimura
  • Yasushi Uchida
  • Hironori Terashima
Written byMasashi Sogo
Music by
StudioGonzo
Licensed by
Original network
English network
Original run April 13, 2004 November 18, 2004
Episodes26 (List of episodes)
Films
Spin-offs

Gantz (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from June 2000 to June 2013, with its chapters collected in 37 tankōbon volumes. It tells the story of Kei Kurono and Masaru Kato, both of whom died in a train accident and become part of a semi-posthumous "game" in which they and several other recently deceased people are forced to hunt down and kill aliens armed with a handful of futuristic items, equipment, and weaponry.

An anime television series adaptation, directed by Ichiro Itano and animated by Gonzo, was broadcast for 26 episodes, divided into two seasons, in 2004. A series of two live-action films based on the manga were produced and released in January and April 2011. A CGI anime film, Gantz: O, was released in 2016.

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