Gantz (ガンツ,
Gantsu) is a
manga and
anime series created by
Hiroya Oku (奥 浩哉).
Gantz tells the story about a
teenager named Kei Kurono who dies in a train accident and becomes part of a semi-
posthumous "game" in which he and several other people who have recently died are forced to hunt down and kill aliens - the missions in which they take place are often dangerous, and very few members of the team survive (only to be replaced by others who have recently died). The
Gantz anime ran for 13 episodes and had a direct sequel called
Gantz Second Stage, which continued the series for another 13 episodes. Both seasons make up the 26 episode series. It was licensed in North America by
ADV Films. The anime series is distributed in
Australia by
Madman Entertainment. Though the manga has no license in the
U.S.,
scanlation groups have released all chapters to date, over the
Internet. The 20th volume of Gantz is to be released on
December 19,
2006.
