“Masaru Katou dies, revives in Gantz's deadly alien-hunting game, fighting to return to his brother.”
Gantz:O
GANTZ:O
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Synopsis
Masaru Katou dies, revives in Gantz's deadly alien-hunting game, fighting to return to his brother.
Death does not have to be the end; one can live again, but only through beating the game posed by the black ball called Gantz. On his way home to celebrate his younger brother's birthday, brave and kind-hearted student named Masaru Katou is stabbed to death. He awakes in a small room with a cityscape view in the heart of Tokyo—and he is not alone. To his surprise, it is not the afterlife, but the waiting room for a high stakes game with their lives on the line. Before he has the chance to process the situation, Masaru is handed a gun and teleported into the center of Osaka to carry out one simple task: eliminate any alien on sight. Accompanied by the aged Yoshikazu Suzuki, the stunning idol Reika Shimohira, and the cold but experienced Jouichirou Nishi, Masaru must overcome his fears in order to survive the game and return home to his waiting brother.
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Derived from 31 sampled reviews
What 31 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.84 · split reception
4.3 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.8
↓ 0.97
Running avg · Oct 2016 → Mar 2024
- 10 “This film delivers revolutionary CGI animation that creates a truly unique viewing experience unlike any other. While the story starts off confusing and maintains some ambiguity through its...”
- 7 “This Gantz movie succeeds as an accessible entry point for newcomers, doing its best to explain the concept to those unfamiliar with the source material. However, manga purists should skip it...”
- 10 “A self-contained action spectacle that newcomers can jump into cold, delivering gorgeous CGI, uniquely designed monsters and weapons, and epic battles whose physicality and pain feel convincingly...”
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- Format 1 × 95′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 35m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2016 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-10855 catalog
Produced by
- Dentsu Producer
- TOHO Producer
- Lawson HMV Entertainment Producer
- King Records Producer
- Fields Producer
- Kyoraku Industrial Holdings Producer
- Jinnan Studio Producer