“Kei dies saving a man, revives in a room with others, and is forced to hunt aliens.”
Gantz
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Synopsis
Kei dies saving a man, revives in a room with others, and is forced to hunt aliens.
Knowing that he is risking his life, Kei Kurono makes the uncharacteristic decision to jump onto train tracks to save a homeless man from death, only to perish in the process. But when he comes to, Kei finds himself in a room with several other recently deceased people, as well as a large, mysterious black ball. While the people in the room are trying to make sense of their situation, the ball suddenly opens, revealing a cache of weapons and strange black suits. The ball then instructs everyone that they have to hunt down an alien and teleports them to an unknown location. With very little information to work off of, Kei teams up with his childhood friend Masaru Katou and an unfamiliar woman, and the trio explore their new surroundings. It quickly becomes apparent, however, that they have stumbled into a dark and dangerous world where anything could happen to them.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 140 sampled reviews
What 140 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.49 · split reception
5.5 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 3.1
↓ 2.98
Running avg · Apr 2007 → Feb 2026
- 9 “this is really a great anime.. the chracters, the story, i liked it alot watching this anime will make you feel different kinds of emotions... for guys.. warning! this will break your heart in...”
- 8 “Gantz was an enjoyable blood-shed action. It has very funny writing, and is down-right fun to watch. The show's message of how the world is an awful place is a very true one, and it's progressed...”
- 8 “honestly this anime goes from scores of 4 to9 every few minutes the story is brilliant in my opinion but the art that covers it lack creativity. the characters drawbacks and short tempers are so...”
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- Format 13 × 22′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 46m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2004 – Jun 2004 Spring 2004
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-0361 catalog
Produced by
- Fuji TV Producer
Licensed by
- ADV Films Licensor
- Funimation Licensor