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| Gantz | |
 First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Kei Kurono, Masaru Kato, and the rest of the group | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Hiroya Oku |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Young Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | June 29, 2000 – June 20, 2013 |
| Volumes | 37 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Ichiro Itano |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Masashi Sogo |
| Music by |
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| Studio | Gonzo |
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| Original network | |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 13, 2004 – November 18, 2004 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Films | |
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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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- ^ a b c Yegulalp, Serdar. "Great Science Fiction Anime - The best science-fiction themed anime shows". About.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
This show stakes out a position as close to psychological horror and thriller territory as it does science fiction.
- ^ Rothing, Hilary (November 30, 2010). "Japanese Sci-Fi Thriller 'Gantz' Hoping to Capture American Fans with Theatrical Release". MTV Geek News. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011.