In a way, this story is like Death Note. The protagonist kills a lot of bad people with the help of a demon. Difference is, this manga has a lot of gore, torture and rape, just like the real world. If you want a happily ever after, go watch some Disney. Story: I like the story because it's so straight forward. "I want revenge." It's simple, it's been done before, and yet it's really darn entertaining. The protagonist's backstory is surprisingly average and common. It's something that happens on a daily basis, but that itself is a great thing, because it makes the protagonist appearmore human and relatable. It's a great duo where the demon lady is not stealing the focus too much, while the protagonist also isn't too over developed. And even though a demon side-kick is nothing new, the author made it feel pretty fresh. The biggest flaws are how the police are practically non-existent in the story, and that there is a level-up system... "Congrats, you killed enough people to choose a skill!"

The thing is. This manga has a lot of gore. Seeing people get their heads chopped of might make the readers feel bad. (lol) In the end, the question is, do you like manga with excessive brutality? I love Gantz. This manga is nothing special, but if you can't find the enjoyment of seeing drawings of people killing other drawings of people, this manga, this story, will be very hard for you to enjoy.

Art: Let's be honest here. I bought vol.1 because the cover has a sexy lady on it. So obviously this manga has great female characters that look hot. The problem is the other stuff. The gore looks very nicely drawn, the gross bad guys looks like they deserve to die based on appearance alone... So, yeah the art is good, great. But for a manga with so much violence it feels a bit strange that the art is good, when we get to see such brutality. More "Succubus" and less "Hitman" would not hurt.

Characters: The protagonist is not a psycho, he's simply after revenge. The Succubus is not a monster, she's simply a being that need souls to survive. The main characters are all flawed, and anti-hero stereotypes. But I like them, the creator has made these characters in a really nice way that makes it easy to understand why they do the things they do. Watching Naruto, I always screamed "what the fudge are you doing you useless blond turd!", but this manga makes is easy to simply go along with the story. I, at least, enjoy the duo in this manga.

Overall: This manga is good as long as you can enjoy the blood. Heads, arms, legs, everything that can be chopped of, will get chopped of. Sexy ladies will be violated, and men will be tortured. It's gross, it's sick, but it's also a kind of entertainment that some people find appealing. The main plot is very enjoyable, "find the ones that killed my family, and make them suffer".

In the end, I believe that if you like Gantz, you will like this. Because the fact is, people will die in horrifying ways, but eventually, the good guys win. Claymore, Deadman Wonderland, Ubel Blatt, plenty of manga have gore, torture or rape. This manga is not different, it's simply a bit newer than the others.