Violento e sensual, surreal e surpreendente, Gantz é uma dessas histórias que só poderia existir no universo dos quadrinhos japoneses, e é uma obra na qual cada mutilação e corpo nu são utilizados como bisturis para extrair uma reação emocional do leitor. O melhor exemplar do shounen moderno, Gantz é leitura não-recomendada para todas as idades. Sua única falha é revelar os mistérios por trás do pano - um erro que fãs de Lost conhecem bem - mas que não diminui em nada os temas centrais de sobrevivência e individualidade. Stuff I Read - Gantz Vol 1 by Hiroya Oku ReviewThis manga was weird. I mean that in both positive and negative ways, because strangeness can definitely be entertaining and fun, but there is also a rather frustrating part of the weirdness, because I had no idea what was going on for most of the volume. Or maybe all of the volume. It's really odd. And it's very violent and a bit senseless and the characters aren't entirely formed, but I'm getting ahead of myself. This was a strange volume of manga, but only the first volume. It's possible that anyone reading these through a second time will take something completely different away from them. But the first time through and all I can say is okay...I guess I should write about some of the other aspects of the manga. The art, for instance, is very striking, some some really over-the-top depictions of violence and some really weird looking stuff. This is a sci fi I think, but I'm not really sure what that means yet. The art is surreal in places, which is nice, and also gives the setting a sort of unreal feeling, like the moment that the characters are transported away they've dropped down the rabbit hole. The story is more of a mess. The main character is sort of a loser, which isn't surprising for this sort of manga. And all the characters are sort of terrible people with the exception of maybe one or two of them. But this is a strange situation and it's possible that their terribleness makes them better at whatever is going on. It's a neat concept in any event, and I wish I knew more what was going on. Because as is all I know is that there's a group of people that are in some sort of game where they're supposed to kill an alien, and kind of do. But then things really start hitting the fan. It's a horror manga, really, which is interesting, but I was lost for most of it.It's something where I'm willing to see where it's going, though. I hope that it's a bit more interesting and makes some different points as it goes on, but I guess that only time will tell. It's hard really to rate and review this because it ends so abruptly and the story doesn't feel fully formed in this one volume, but so it goes. I will have to try to keep reading and see where it goes. Until then, I'm giving this volume a 6.5/10 and calling it a book.
What do You think about Gantz, Tome 1 (2002)?
I had never read a violent comic before... sometimes it's pointless and doesn't have a good plot, but I made an exception for this one. I could bear with the sadistic and "women exploitation" things in this story because, I admit it, the story was good!! The fight scene in every chapters made me read in excitement. The author had successfully drew body parts sooo detail! I thought the comic is much better than the movie. It's better to read the comic first then you can watch the movie to eliminate the porn lol (I still can't believe the blonde guy is dead T____T)
—joebelliott
Most probably the best manga I have ever read. The story, the pacing, the action, the drama, the suspense, and the drawing. All those elements are beautifully woven and intricately laid. I have been following the series for 13 years and will be waiting for as long as it takes to read it until the end. The main story is simply like this: An alien invasion of epic proportion is threatening the entire world. The human race needs to prepare for the worst possible future by designing a machine, Gantz, and selecting future soldiers to battle them.
—TheBookWorm123
Mizerný pomer cena/výkon. 15 minút priemernej zábavy a vypýtajú si za to 6 EUR...
—jojo11
