Gantz || phase 2 is go!!

[Emperor Time]

I miss him too.

[Lastier]

I miss Izumi.

Izumi is a pretty cool guy, eh paints himself as a nigger and doesn't afraid of anything.

[Emperor Time]

He was cool since he killed three of the four vampire leaders by himself.

[Nash]

I miss Izumi too. Izumi x Hoi Hoi sure was hawt :LOS

And I miss Kuwabara's cawk no Jutsu :(

[mystictrunks]

10pts :sag

The Y-gun takes off like two points right? 10+98=108

Inaba will have enough points to revive someone(random slut)and still have enough left over to cry about.

[Emperor Time]

It seems like Kei Kishimoto will never be revived?

[Nash]

The Y-gun takes off like two points right? 10+98=108

Inaba will have enough points to revive someone(random slut)and still have enough left over to cry about.

Ahh..I'm desperately looking for the chap where it states that you don't get the full points if you use the Y-Gun. Do you know it by any chance?

But yeah, in Inaba's case, it doesn't even matter. He'd get more than 100pts. But seriously, he doesn't deserve them. What did he do in this mission? No wait, did he actually do anything useful in any mission? No. If it's Inaba who ends up getting 100pts, and not someone who actually deserves them (i.e. Katou, Cherry, etc.), I'd be really pissed and would lose my respect for Oku :-(

[Emperor Time]

But he still doing great for an ordinary Joe though.

[AbnormallyNormal]

lol inaba has no limbs, he's not getting any points. how can he fire any type of a gun without limbs

host samurai better come back next chapter. if next chapter is all about cherry vs nuri.... i'll get PO'd. this can't become like "each character gets 1 chap to fight the monster" that would be retarded

[somnus nemoris]

I agree, HS will strike final blow and he is going to slay nuri.

[Lastier]

It seems like Kei Kishimoto will never be revived?

We already have enough pairs of useless boobs in the series.

[Nash]

Bwahaha..I totally forgot that Inaba has no limbs..awwww, poor Inaba, no 100pts for ya :imslow

I expect Host's great entrance in the next 2 chapters. Cherry will def. get his own chap.
The best thing that could happen would be...Nishi using the Y-Gun and getting 100pts.
Right in yer face, Nishi-haters :mad

[Lastier]

I think after this form of Nuri is defeated, he will turn in every enemy that appeared so far in Gantz and the team has to defeat them all over again. That would be stretching in it's finest and most evil form.

[Kagutsuchi]

Or Oka comes back with a mothership.

[mystictrunks]

Ahh..I'm desperately looking for the chap where it states that you don't get the full points if you use the Y-Gun. Do you know it by any chance?
It's at the end of the first mission.

Also Inaba will pull the trigger with his dick.

[zaphood]

am I the only one that wants Kurono back?

The osaka team and oka were pretty entertaining. HS is kick ass, but I honestly don´t give a shit if they all die next chap and we start over.

Maybe an entire gantz team made up of animals, for one chap.

[KuronoX54]

We already have enough pairs of useless boobs in the series.
my feelings exactly

[SENTINEL]

It seems like Kei Kishimoto will never be revived?

I doubt, but I think she will be.

[Muk]

so i went on a part 2 marathon and are they still on the same day izumi died ...

wow that's kinda pathetic

and i viturally flew through the chapters cause none of them were able to capture izumi's leadership feeling

[KuronoX54]

I swear Gantz is starting to get depressing

[Nash]

^Yup :-(

In the past, I was hardly able to survive the wait between the chapters...now it's just: 'new chap's out?' Reads. Leaves.

I hope it gets better after this arc.

[KuronoX54]

^Yup :-(

In the past, I was hardly able to survive the wait between the chapters...now it's just: 'new chap's out?' Reads. Leaves.

I hope it gets better after this arc.
That's sad that's same thing I do :-(

[Lastier]

I swear Gantz is starting to get depressing

It's getting so depressing, even the characters leave the fighting scene. => See Oka >:

[AbnormallyNormal]

i think the author probably is starting to realize this fight is dragging... i mean there are several people who are in the process of DYING so nuri really needs to get destroyed pretty quickly

[Muk]

i mean all the gore and stuff looks neat, but the characters right now are horrible

the only dude is maybe the baby and muscle rider that make the show look cool

everyone else is like crap

and izumi's friend is like "zomg i am gona try it with guts and feeling alone and miraculously achieve victory"

then the next moment "zomg you are t3h ownage you must save us all oh great one who got 700 points"

for gods sake get killed already

[AbnormallyNormal]

lol izumi's friend, you mean katou? he is the new protagonist of the story. he wont die. he's been saving everyone so far, and bravely fighting! he did his best against nuri, but clearly it wasnt nearly enough. it's probably going to have to be a team effort. maybe you could say there is a lesson from this arc, that trying to go it all by yourself and being egotistical gets you to fail, but if you team up you can do it? perhaps some kind of a moral like that

[zaphood]

lol izumi's friend, you mean katou? he is the new protagonist of the story. he wont die. he's been saving everyone so far, and bravely fighting! he did his best against nuri, but clearly it wasnt nearly enough. it's probably going to have to be a team effort. maybe you could say there is a lesson from this arc, that trying to go it all by yourself and being egotistical gets you to fail, but if you team up you can do it? perhaps some kind of a moral like that

I think you see the problem right here :chinpo

[Nash]

I can't wait for the next mission. Seeing Hosty in the Gantz suit will make me verrrry happy :LOS

Yes, I just posted something completely irrelevant, but I need to increase my post count >___>

[KuronoX54]

when does the next chapter come out?

[AbnormallyNormal]

we'll get spoilers by sunday/monday most likely. i predict kaze survives nuri's new transformation, probably by a combo attack from sakurai + katou + reika, and then host samurai shows up at the end looking awesome

[Nash]

I'm pretty sure we'll get spoiler pics in the next 2-3 days. Last week, we even got 2 pics on Sunday :D

I can't wait for another 'Hohoho' from Nuri. Oh joy! :apathy

[•Sharingan Squid•]

so i went on a part 2 marathon and are they still on the same day izumi died ...

wow that's kinda pathetic

and i viturally flew through the chapters cause none of them were able to capture izumi's leadership feeling

Izumi and Kurono didn't die on the same day :oh

[AbnormallyNormal]

izumi and kurono dying wasnt that crazy. kuruno's vamp bro getting killed off panel by host samurai was what was fucking insane. i mean he seemed like a totally important future villian or something. ah well. i just hope nuri doesnt do too much damage to kaze, we cant lose another good char

[Teach]

I'm at 260, loved it so far. Some of the main char deaths were so brutally made -.-.

[AbnormallyNormal]

yep, i think that over time this manga has kinda calmed down though. but early on it was true unpredicitable brutality with really nothing spared for reader feelings of attachments, it was almost disorienting by a certain point

[Nash]

274 spoilers D:

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English translation originally posted by GAT-X252 @ MH
[274 Rush Human Bullet

Nuri's head blows in pieces
But Nuri stands again, he creates 3 faces and provoques Kaze to fight
Then they began to fight again
Meanwhile:

Anzu: ...Shouldn't we shoot him!?

Kaze began to think in Takeshi, and split Nuri in pieces
But Nuri changes his form again but then Sakurai, Anzu & Kato shoots at Nuri
At the end Nuri changes his shape again and defeat Kaze once for all

Sakurai: It....can't be...It's....not....over...he is not over.

After that it seems it says something like "is it posible to humans to defeat him!?" or something like that.]

Surprise, surprise.....Nuri transforms again :awesome
Though..it looks badass.
It seems that we'll see HS in 275.

[AbnormallyNormal]

does kaze die ?!?!?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO KAZE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SENTINEL]

MUSCLE RIDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

100 pointer is srs buzzines!

[AbnormallyNormal]

well at least its not just kaze fighting, reika sakurai and katou all shot their laser beams off too. so yeah like nash said i think its vampire/oka time, and nuri has to die soon. after all, the title asked "can no human win" well maybe a VAMPIRE can win hehee

[Yoburi]

i mean all the gore and stuff looks neat, but the characters right now are horrible

the only dude is maybe the baby and muscle rider that make the show look cool

everyone else is like crap

and izumi's friend is like "zomg i am gona try it with guts and feeling alone and miraculously achieve victory"

then the next moment "zomg you are t3h ownage you must save us all oh great one who got 700 points"

for gods sake get killed already

Maybe thats true Kato is making this manga a pure crap he's not like Kurono that use to make the story and the fight a fun thing to see and Oka was a big joke the only way to make things right is pting Kurono back the manga lost his soul.

Edit: Oh Fuck you Nuri i dont even need to read the spoiler to know whats going to happend :(

[Felix]

It's getting a bit repetitive

[•Sharingan Squid•]

Well, fuck, that looks kickass :argh

[Emery]

So, what's the chapter count on the Nuri fight so far? Going on 17, right?

[mystictrunks]

I was right. Time for Sakurai to show Nuri what's up for one chapter.

[Emery]

I hope Sakurai lifts a steamroller and drops it on Nuri.

I just want it to die. I don't care how anymore.

[piccun²]

will this happen every time they fight a 100 pointer?
I mean, usually the level of the enemy increases as the manga goes on, and it takes longer to kill it. that's what's happening with Gantz, I don't dare imagine how long it'll take to kill the next final boss :argh

[Emperor Time]

Well my favorite character is Katou then it Kurono and then it Nishi. Also if Nishi dies again he can still be brought back to life again right?

[Lastier]

A 100 pointer can't be worth that trouble. I'd rather kill a bunch of medicore aliens than fight this monster. I understand why Oka left. It's just to dangerous and the risk is to high even with his upgraded weapons and suit.

I have to admit Nuri's new form looks badass, even though I predict 2 more transformations before he finally gets defeated. :awesome

[AbnormallyNormal]

well lastier, they dont have a choice? its not like they can just avoid the 100 pter and somehow get points from killing all the shit aliens... they need to kill everything to end the mission

[Lastier]

The main character is usually responsible for these kind of things. To bad the main character is currently not available and there is no such thing as a main character shield in this manga to protect him anyway. >:

[Berserkhawk z]

Why won't this thing die die die:mad

We need Guts with a Gantz suit and the Armor of the Berserker:nod

[Mishudo]

What I dont understand is what Oka thought when he left.
There's no time limit,so it's not like he can just sit there and wait.
Obviously,he thinks somehow the tokyo team can beat Nuri,or he just doesnt give a shit xD

Kaze better not die and the new form looks awesome ;O;

[Yoburi]

Why won't this thing die die die:mad

We need Guts with a Gantz suit and the Armor of the Berserker:nod

Not even Gutts can defeat Nuri after all he is imortal when someone cut in half he return even more strong and more badass (sometimes he even get a set of boobs) this Nuri is broken what the hell the mangaka is thinking.

[mmzrmx]

The end text gives more reason for Host Samurai to come and end this nightmare of an arc.

[Nash]

Well my favorite character is Katou then it Kurono and then it Nishi. Also if Nishi dies again he can still be brought back to life again right?

Yeah, probably. Though I think we shouldn't even worry about Nishi dying (well, at least not anytime soon). Oku decided to bring him back. So he still has a purpose in the manga and since he didn't do much since Phase 2 started (besides being awesome teehee) we'll see much more of him. He'll def. survive this arc. That lil scratch won't kill him :D

The end text gives more reason for Host Samurai to come and end this nightmare of an arc.

I know. Isn't it awesome?! 274 isn't even out and I already can't wait for 275 :wtf

[AbnormallyNormal]

nishi has to keep living, he has all gantz secrets in his brain

[Hibari Kyoya]

FFS WILL THIS FUCKIN 100 POINTER JUST FUCK OFF!!


AND WTFF KAZE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :cry:cry:cry:cry:cry:cry:cry:cry:cry

[AbnormallyNormal]

nuri is the best villian so far

ok not really

that belongs to shorty alien , and the hindu goddess of mercy with 6 arms.

[Nash]

Gantz is the best villain so far :argh
Heh xD

Oh BTW, here's hope
Posted by Cali @ stoptazmo:
On Kaze's defeat, just a small remark, although GATX translation states "once and for all" which has a strong enphazis on death, apparently the text only says Kaze is defeated and then change his shape. [...]
I don't think Kaze will die. Takeshi would be alone again :cry

And some Nishi praising:
nishi has to keep living, he has all gantz secrets in his brain
He even wrote on his website that a revolution was going on and that the world would start to change. And he wrote that before his death; that means before Gantz started changing the rules and before the aliens started an all-out war. He knew what's going to happen. He's just that awesome and intelligent :high

[Emperor Time]

I agree that the hindu goddess of mercy with 6 arms named Kannon was great since she killed so many of the hunters including the current main character who is Katou.

[Lastier]

apparently the text only says Kaze is defeated and then change his shape.

Kaze is turning a Nuri on us? :D

[Emperor Time]

Hopefully Kaze will be alright.

[Berserkhawk z]

He gonna die.:(

How the hell do you kill this 100pointer?

[Rokudaime]

He gonna die.:(

How the hell do you kill this 100pointer?

Y-Gun for the win?

[Berserkhawk z]

Y-Gun for the win?

I guess that would work, they got to hit him first but yeah it could work:nod

[Nash]

Using the Y-Gun to finish Nuri off would be damn anticlimactic. But yeah...I do think they will use it, lol. But they will hold the gun in both hands ;D

But before that, Host will give Nuri a hard time :3

[Hibari Kyoya]

I dont know who i like more Nishi or Kaze =[

[AbnormallyNormal]

how does kaze change his shape? what the hell does that mean. he survived but his shape is changed, like he gets shrunk or something? or maybe he loses limbs i dont know. host samurai has to show up next chapter, if not this is gonna become retarded

[Nash]

Bad wording. They meant Nuri.

[Mishudo]

I call the dude with the glasses gonna find some other uber weapon and kill the 100 pointer :LOS
I mean he almost did it before :zaru

[Athrum]

If they couldn't hold the Tengu with the Y-Gun what makes you think it will work on Nuri?? lol

[Bakatsu]

Fuck I survived Naruto filler, I survived the uchiha fight, but I think I won't make it for the Nuri fight :(

[Nash]

If you survived Naruto Part II, you'll def. survive the next, dunno, 5 chaps of the Nuri fight. You just have to beliiieve. We can do it! :argh

[AbnormallyNormal]

5 chapters lol no fucking way

it better not be 5 more of this bullshit

unless it gets really awesome all of a sudden

like vampire and oka action

[zaphood]

and pandas ofc.

Just read the spoilers nash posted thar, it would seemthat if we are to take the last line of that spoiler 'something about asking if it's even possible for a human to defeat nuri? vamps not be human...

bring out HS plz.

[Nash]

I'm telling ya, my Host-Oka-Hoi Hoi-combo cracktheory will turn out to be canon by the end of the next chapter :LOS


@ stoptazmo http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn142/NishiNash/coverjv8.jpg

[•Sharingan Squid•]

Okay, when using the acronym HS, do you mean Hijiri Sakuraoka, Hiroto Sakurai or Host Samurai? :LOS

[AbnormallyNormal]

hmm that cover art looks strange somehow. but at least he's back to putting barely clothed hot women on the cover haha, holding weapons. thats a good thing. sakurai crying, i guess takeshi is dead? well as long as kaze stays alive.

[Nash]

I demand more naked men on the covers :(

Because "HS" is confusing, I'll start calling Hosty by his real name - Teh Smex God :hehee

[AbnormallyNormal]

the men's bodies show pretty well through those suits already i think. plus nuri is naked :hehee

[Nash]

My love for Nuri's body died when he had a dick and a vag at the same time D:

I can't wait for 275. Seeing Teh Smex God, even when he's fully dressed, will make me so happy :high

[AbnormallyNormal]

wearing a business attire is kind of HS's charm

he might look too similar to that one really tall homo way back in the tanaka and buddha arcs

[Emperor Time]

Homo? You mean that model who had that stalker girl who look like the villain from the Ring movies?

[AbnormallyNormal]

lol exactly

she was really hot i thought, it made no sense for him to be scared

but he was a homo :zaru

[Nash]

:canttouchthis

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By FRANKYHOUSE!!
page 1
....

page 2

nuri falls

page 3

kaze: fu fu fu

reika: kaze-kun

cherry: kaze-san, you really are. You really are an amazing....person....

page 4


kaze: fuuuu fuuuuuu fu

anzu: what....the tokyo team. Why.....does it have a guy like that?

page 5


katou: not yet!! Don't let your guard down

kaze: shit

page 6

nuri: hyo hyo hyohyohyo

nuri: hyohyo hyohyo hoho

page 7

kaze: fuuuuu fuuuuu
kaze: fuuuuu fuuuuu

page 8

.....

page 9

reika: AH

cherry: WHAT

kaze: NUU

page 10

nuri: hyo hoho I see

kaze: AAAHHHH

page 11

kaze: Aaaah

anzu: I cant watch!! I cant watch anymore!!

anzu: shouldnt we shoot it?

cherry: kaze-san

page 12

kaze: if takeshi doesnt have me to look after him.... If i dont have takeshi around me then....

page 13

*crunch crunch baki baki DOM !*

page 14, 15

BAKIIII

page 16

cherry: AH

anzu: ya right!

katou: Good!!

page 17

bam bam

gyoon gyoon gyoon

page 18

nuri: KYAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

nuri: KYAHAHAHAHAHAHA

page 19

nuri: KYA AH

kaze: takeshi!! Almost!

page 20

baam

page 21

nuri: kyaha!

kaze: ku

anzy: ya right!! no way!? He might be able to!?

cherry: just a little

reika: takeshi-kun

page 22, 23

*nuri getting splattered*

page 24

haa haa haa haa haa

katou: haa haa

cherry: haa haa haa

anzu: you're kidding right....

katou: is it really over

cherry: GANTZ TAKE US OUTTA HERE!!

katou: Is there anything still left!?

page 25

cherry: u..

anzu: eh!?

cherrry: uu..uu....it.....

cherry: it wont...e..end.

Cherry: it's never going to end like this

[somnus nemoris]

I thought it would end in this chapter

fuck

Anyway, again good job Oku

[Somnus]

This will never end :arg

[Kagutsuchi]

I think that's he's final form, it looks too badass to be fodder again.

[Eleven]

Holy shit just how many forums does this guy have? I'm counting 12, he makes frieza look bad :nuts

[Nash]

Ok...so I just read it..and I'm sorry..as much as I love Kaze, this was a freakin filler chap. Nothing happened. The only good things: Nuri looks so damn badass and we finally had a team fight (lol). Enough with this BS...bringt out Teh Smex God :yell

[Lord Yu]

This isn't funny anymore. This arc is dragging way too long.

[E]

lol this is getting ridiculous :argh

but this form looks badass

host samurai will need a badass looking victim :hoho

[Emperor Time]

lol exactly

she was really hot i thought, it made no sense for him to be scared

but he was a homo :zaru

But that why he left the modeling firm because he wanted to be with him which means he not homo, right?

[•Sharingan Squid•]

so... like... this goo comes and takes over Kaze? :wha

I think Majin Buu is going to sue someone

[Mr. Stud Muffin]

Like everyone keeps saying...this chapter was boring...

man we need Kurono and/or Host Samurai. Those 2 are my 2 favorite characters.

[mystictrunks]

I think the human Gantzers are going to take this. . .

[Canute87]

Man why can't that alien just die already, it's getting annoying.

[Mat®icha]

hoooooooooooooly fuck. this alien guy is really awesome. he just wont die. and with each defeat he just keeps coming out in an even cooler form. this form is soooooooooooooo cool. i wonder whose turn is now to fight him.

[KuronoX54]

What do yu think guys does it end next chapter?

[Mat®icha]

not a chance. an arc like this should last longer. where the hell else we will get an interesting arc like this. plus, 100pointer shuldnt be done so quickly. some more people might die as well.
i feel like nash(700point guy) will return.

[AbnormallyNormal]

i was impressed by kaze's moves, he kept fighting and smashing all the aliens over and over no matter how many there were. and everyone admires him now. and we got a cute pic of him hanging with takeshi, his buddy. that was cool. yeah i agree this is probably nurari's final transofmration, he looks incredibly insane. and its definitely time for blondey vamp guy to show up.

[Blind Itachi]

when they started shooting and backing him up it was the best Gantz moment for me... :cry




THEY FINALLY DID SOMETHING :argh...

[AbnormallyNormal]

yes . i cant tell, is that reika with them, or that osaka MILF who <3's katou?

[shadowlords]

i wonder if everyone will die on this mission and the series ends.

[Nash]

It's Anzu, the milf. Reika is with Takeshi.

At this point, I don't even care if everyone dies. Then we could switch to the German Gantzers' POV :-(

[shadowlords]

Hahaha that would be a nice change. GERMAN GANTZERS WOO

[AbnormallyNormal]

well it looks like one more will perish, according to the preview text. probably not kaze, after all of this. and obviously not katou either. hopefully its some useless ho, like reika or anzu the milf :LOS

lol girls get shat on in this manga

[Batman]

when they started shooting and backing him up it was the best Gantz moment for me... :cry




THEY FINALLY DID SOMETHING :argh...

Rightfully so.:quite

[Nash]

Inaba is more of a useless ho than Reika and Anzu :argh

[AbnormallyNormal]

inaba paid a price for it already thank god

[FLUFFY G]

Seriously, will Nuri ever die?

This is like his eight form.

[AbnormallyNormal]

even the characters are like "THIS WILL NEVER END". i think the author is trying to convey a sense of just how horrible a 100 pointer alien really is.... and there is a feeling of falling into a dark pit or something that you cant escape

[Adachi]

It just doesn't fuckng end.

[mystictrunks]

hoooooooooooooly fuck. this alien guy is really awesome. he just wont die. and with each defeat he just keeps coming out in an even cooler form. this form is soooooooooooooo cool. i wonder whose turn is now to fight him.

Cherry, all that junk about evolution and super-humans has gotten me hyped for him. Plus he actually has something to go home to so he should be willing to go all out.

[Kagutsuchi]

What if his weakness was actually peace and love?

[Penance]

Oh, no. Don't joke...:sun

[KuronoX54]

What if his weakness was actually peace and love?
That would be terrible I'd stop reading

[Nash]

Kuwabara already tried it with love...it didn't work :awesome

[KuronoX54]

no Kuwabara tried making love that's different

[Nash]

lol...

OH SHI- if love is his weakness, there's only one who can beat him..bring out Hoi Hoi! He's lots of lurv to give :hoho

My cracktheory gets closer to turning out to be true :3

[KuronoX54]

hoi hoi for the win he'll get the 100 points

[G.O.A.T.]

Srsly this mission is dragging on way to long. I thought this chapter they were going to be transported back after Kaze owned the alien. But no it just transforms again if it keeps evolving its gonna get really boring.

[Mishudo]

But it was kinda obvious it wouldnt end with Kaze.
I mean really,you'd think it'd be some epci ending or something,not that Kaze's fighting was badass,but still.

*Will soon get disproved using something the Y-Gun or something*

[Emperor Time]

I wonder who will die and who will get the 100 points as well. Also how did the dog in the first three missions die again since I can't remember what killed it anymore?

[Nash]

I think he died off-screen in the Buddha mission.

Tbh, although I thought we'd see a lot of Gantzers dead...right now I can't see anyone dying from the Tokyo Team. Not even Inaba (:-(). I only see the rest of the Osaka Team (except for Oka :3) getting killed. That's about it.

[Emperor Time]

So he died off-screen in the Buddha mission and thanks for answering my question too.

[KuronoX54]

I think he died off-screen in the Buddha mission.

Tbh, although I thought we'd see a lot of Gantzers dead...right now I can't see anyone dying from the Tokyo Team. Not even Inaba (:-(). I only see the rest of the Osaka Team (except for Oka :3) getting killed. That's about it.
Let's hope Kuwabara's still with us

[zaphood]

lol...

OH SHI- if love is his weakness, there's only one who can beat him..bring out Hoi Hoi! He's lots of lurv to give :hoho

My cracktheory gets closer to turning out to be true :3

hoi hoi for the win he'll get the 100 points

one day... one day. just you all wait.

[KuronoX54]

that'd be crazy if he actually won it all

[Kagutsuchi]

OR Kei comes in at the last minute and slices the 100 pointer's head off.

[KuronoX54]

OR Kei comes in at the last minute and slices the 100 pointer's head off.
even better

[Lastier]

OR Kei comes in at the last minute and slices the 100 pointer's head off.

And then Nuri changes his form again.

[Thorn]

I want this alien to die already! :yell

[Wuzzman]

ok if majin buu isn't going to die, can we have a random orgy arc starting next chapter?

[KuronoX54]

sonds good nothing else is happening

[G3ntleF!st]

Wait I thought these missions had time limits.

[Nash]

No more time limits since...eh, can't remember.

[Vault]

what the fuck is that alien :argh

i think thats a 1000 point alien i mean wtf

[zaphood]

ok if majin buu isn't going to die, can we have a random orgy arc starting next chapter?

Damn don't know which i'd like more.

1 - random orgy arc
2- nuri transforms into hoi hoi/ visa versa.

let me think about this one.

[Lord Genome]

Damn don't know which i'd like more.

1 - random orgy arc
2- nuri transforms into hoi hoi/ visa versa.

let me think about this one.
I can get my orgy stuff from the internet

You cant get more Hoi Hoi action though :LOS

[AbnormallyNormal]

i dont get it; didnt the thingies in their brains make them come right next to the 100 pter? so how can oka just walk away, and where the FUCK is that vampire

[fxu]

It looks like as if this is the last transformation.

It's getting boring.

[AbnormallyNormal]

i thinkk the buddha arc would've been like this too if we read it weekly, i remember even when i read all those chapters in a row it seemed like it would never end.

[KuronoX54]

true, I remember that

[Nash]

Damn don't know which i'd like more.

1 - random orgy arc
2- nuri transforms into hoi hoi/ visa versa.

let me think about this one.

How about...a Hoi Hoi orgy arc? :awesome

I'd pay to see that :3

[Giorno Giovanna]

WILL THAT THING EVER DIE?

[Han Solo]

It's taken me God knows how long, but I've finally caught up.

It seems as though no matter how many times this thing is "defeated" it aint gonna die. Not if it goes on for another 500 chapters. There probably some sercet to it.

[KuronoX54]

It's taken me God knows how long, but I've finally caught up.

It seems as though no matter how many times this thing is "defeated" it aint gonna die. Not if it goes on for another 500 chapters. There probably some sercet to it.
Let's hope so because I'm getting board

[Emperor Time]

So is Nuri a alien or is he something else instead?

[Ashiya]

There appears to be a secret to killing Nuri since he/she is always evolving itself to fight its opponent. I hope Katou figures it out.

[AbnormallyNormal]

yeah it adapts to its enemies. i dont know if it can cumulatively record all past enemies too or what. i think the trick is to kill it right away completely, before it can get used to you? but nishi already did that, i have no idea how it will be defeated

[Spanish Hoffkage]

I will lol if some random loser delivers the final blow to nurari and goes "lol 100 points"

[Emperor Time]

So how many times stronger is Nuri compare to that alien that Katou kill which in return killed him?

[Nash]

Soo, I just read the Osaka arc again and I wonder...when Akira's gf shaved and cut him, he didn't bleed at all, most def. because of the vamps abilities. But when that one alien fought HS and cut off his finger, he couldn't regrow it? The vamps can shape weapons from within their arms, but can't regenerate one simple finger?! Damn it Oku, you make me sick..gimme answers :yell

[spaZ]

This arc is really getting boring.. When the fuck are they going to kill this 100 pointer..

[Hibari Kyoya]

i havent a clue =[

[Yoburi]

This arc is really getting boring.. When the fuck are they going to kill this 100 pointer..

Getting? No it was born boring the phase 2 is a pice of shit the noobs are alive and the badass from Ozaka are dead just like Kurono and now we got a guy that can't die this manga start to became like... Inuyasha where Naraku get owned all the time but recovers in seconds HELL Nuri=Naraku!!!

[KuronoX54]

Getting? No it was born boring the phase 2 is a pice of shit the noobs are alive and the badass from Ozaka are dead just like Kurono and now we got a guy that can't die this manga start to became like... Inuyasha where Naraku get owned all the time but recovers in seconds HELL Nuri=Naraku!!!
True, but let's hope Kuwabara is still alive

[AbnormallyNormal]

relax guys the fight's winding down now, this is probably his last transformation or at worst second to last. the vamp will show soon, and one more gantz hunter will be killed, and then it will end (somehow)

[Emperor Time]

Well as long as Katou and Nishi survived then I will be happy.

[limatt]

reading some of the posts i'm not the only one that thinks this mission is lasting to long

[AtomCy]

Yup. I have a feeling that it's going to end in 3-4 chaps. And it looks like everyone is losing patience :P

[Shuntensatsu]

The current transformation is pretty awesome, they could have done without some of the retarded earlier ones though.

Personally I think Kurono should show up and rape up the 100 pointer. Then this series would really be back in business.

[Nash]

Well as long as Katou and Nishi survived then I will be happy.

Nishi will def. survive :ohpek

Oh yeah..and Katou too..lol

[Rokudaime]

So, who going to be the next sacrifice for this 100 pts monsters?

Reika? :awesome

[AbnormallyNormal]

i hope it is reika.... or anzu

are those osaka sluts still alive? lol

[KuronoX54]

The current transformation is pretty awesome, they could have done without some of the retarded earlier ones though.

Personally I think Kurono should show up and rape up the 100 pointer. Then this series would really be back in business.
yea it would and I think they're still alive

[Yoburi]

So, who going to be the next sacrifice for this 100 pts monsters?

Reika? :awesome

Reika is going to have Nuri babys after all and Anzu will kill there father.

[Nash]

A part of me wants Reika to die...but the female part of me wants her to live; she still has potential to become a likeable and strong character. Oh fuck it. She's a woman. She's useless. She better die :pek

[KuronoX54]

A part of me wants Reika to die...but the female part of me wants her to live; she still has potential to become a likeable and strong character. Oh fuck it. She's a woman. She's useless. She better die :pek
I wouldn't mind seeing Reika die

[zaphood]

How about...a Hoi Hoi orgy arc? :awesome

I'd pay to see that :3

one day the Hoi Hoi conversations will get old. but that day is not today,

lol

[AbnormallyNormal]

after this mission ends will the vampire seriously consent to being a gantz hunter? or what will he do, he has that bomb in his brain, all the toher vamps are dead. but he has to drink human blood too

[KuronoX54]

are the vampires dead?

[AbnormallyNormal]

yes they were all killed by izumi and kurono except for the two who are now on this gantz hunt

[mystictrunks]

but he has to drink human blood too
Gantz Fodder. Bums.


Don't forget he could theoretically just wait until the next mission and get fully healed. Even though it wouldn't make much sense.

[Tayimus]

You know, like some of you, I want Host to fight, but then I wondered what he could do. Izumi stated that the vampires were as strong as he was with the Gantz suit on. And he said that the boss vamp he was fighting was stronger. Now Host has got to be stronger than that Boss vamp, but what would that mean against Nuri? Host can create swords and guns from his hands, but what would that mean against Nuri? I think f Host is gonna make a difference we'll have to think unconventionally.

Okay, stay with me now . . . The thing that makes Nuri seem immortal is his shape-shifting, right? He can split himself up and even if there is a little bit of him left he'll live (like Majin Buu). Now, I don't think we'll be seeing any Genki Damas anytime soon (God no...), but what if there was a way to stop him shape-shifting, on the cellular level. Vampires are created by nanomachines in their bodies making them superhuman. What if Host could inject those nanomachines (through a bite :) ) and they could destroy Nuri on that scale. That might be a little anticlimactic, but it separates Host from the Hunters more than just saying "he's badass so he'll win." Hope you guys like the idea.

[Lord Genome]

What if Host gets the kill and decides to revive a vampire with it :uwah

If thats even possible

[Tayimus]

Host can't revive someone unless they are in Gantz's memory. Hell, is Kurono in the memory, and if he is which one? The Badass Gantz Team Leader or the horny-jerk-I-hate-everyone-nobody?

[Nash]

You know, like some of you, I want Host to fight, but then I wondered what he could do. Izumi stated that the vampires were as strong as he was with the Gantz suit on. And he said that the boss vamp he was fighting was stronger. Now Host has got to be stronger than that Boss vamp, but what would that mean against Nuri? Host can create swords and guns from his hands, but what would that mean against Nuri? I think f Host is gonna make a difference we'll have to think unconventionally.

Okay, stay with me now . . . The thing that makes Nuri seem immortal is his shape-shifting, right? He can split himself up and even if there is a little bit of him left he'll live (like Majin Buu). Now, I don't think we'll be seeing any Genki Damas anytime soon (God no...), but what if there was a way to stop him shape-shifting, on the cellular level. Vampires are created by nanomachines in their bodies making them superhuman. What if Host could inject those nanomachines (through a bite :) ) and they could destroy Nuri on that scale. That might be a little anticlimactic, but it separates Host from the Hunters more than just saying "he's badass so he'll win." Hope you guys like the idea.

I agree completely. I've been wondering for quite a while how the vamps abilities will help HS to defeat Nuri. And the only logical explanation would be the nanomachines.

What if Host gets the kill and decides to revive a vampire with it :uwah

If thats even possible

I think the Vamps are classified as aliens hence they can't be revived. Only the humans who are stored in Gantz' memory. (Tae was still a human when she was a target..so yeah..blahblah lol).

[Shuntensatsu]

The only thing that is certain is that Kurono needs to come back to make this series interesting again.

[KuronoX54]

I want him to sw up now. He wasn't kill too early for to Gantz to pick him up, he could be out there

[AbnormallyNormal]

i think its much more interesting without kurono

i hate a single main protagonist throughout a series, it tends to create PIS

[Sin]

i think its much more interesting without kurono

i hate a single main protagonist throughout a series, it tends to create PIS
Wut did you just say? :pek

[spaZ]

Hell no Kurono was awesome he actually made this manga what it is today.

[Thorn]

Kurono must come back! :yell

[Tayimus]

i think its much more interesting without kurono

i hate a single main protagonist throughout a series, it tends to create PIS


Whoa. . . . Then you must not like the vast majority of manga out there.:notrust

[AbnormallyNormal]

i am not saying a manga is bad with a single main character.... but thats why gantz is so great, because it lacks one

what makes gantz is more the themes and ideas of the story... if you think about it, gantz is actually sort of realistic, but at the same time totally far out there

[Tayimus]

i am not saying a manga is bad with a single main character.... but thats why gantz is so great, because it lacks one

Okay, I see what you're saying here. But if characters are constantly killed, it makes it hard for us, as the readers, to be emotionally invested in them. I must say though Oku-sensei has done a good job avoiding that IMO, but eventually characters will end up as filler almost, including the main.

what makes gantz is more the themes and ideas of the story... if you think about it, gantz is actually sort of realistic, but at the same time totally far out there

Agreed. Gantz rules, nuff said

[KuronoX54]

Hell no Kurono was awesome he actually made this manga what it is today.
Hell yea he did I changed my username because of him

[•Sharingan Squid•]

i think its much more interesting without kurono

i hate a single main protagonist throughout a series, it tends to create PIS

Truth, nothing but truth.

I liked Kurono a lot, but i didn't feel all too let down by his death. It felt that this was going to get really interesting... :awesome

And i'm not too disappointed. Katou himself is a great character, to me anyway.

[KuronoX54]

Truth, nothing but truth.

I liked Kurono a lot, but i didn't feel all too let down by his death. It felt that this was going to get really interesting... :awesome

And i'm not too disappointed. Katou himself is a great character, to me anyway.
I don't like Katou that much but I'm glad they bought him back(cause of his brother)

[Emperor Time]

Well without Katou then Kurono would not have went to Gantz to begin with which shows how important Katou is to the story.

[Nash]

Posted by Shani Andras @ stoptazmo

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[0275]　挽回の奇策

ぬらり「ふ――っ　おまえは…おまえは　もういい　もう……わかった」

攻撃する風
しかし、カウンターを食らって液がドロー
倒れる風

ぬらり「もう…あきた…………ここにいろ……後で相手してやる」

どっかに飛んでくぬらり
逃げようと言う大阪に、やるしかないという加藤

加藤「あの…あの…岡が言ってた意識外…の　とか…」
レイ「………　あたしもそれ考えてた」
加藤「あいつの意識の外　感知できる範囲の外から…」
レイ「要するに　不意打ちッてこと？
桜井「たしかに後ろから切られたときの　再生の仕方が遅かッたかも」
大阪「不意打ち…　あいつに　不意打ちッて…」
レイ「遠くからの狙撃くらいしか……」
桜井「狙撃！？」

みんなでバラバラになって、戻ってきたぬらりを狙撃する作戦のようです
囮となって残るのは加藤
みんなが散っていく中、大阪が戻ってきて抱きつきます

大阪「きみのこと…………好きやねん…死なんといて………お願い………死んだらあかんよ」

次回、秘策は功を奏するのか！？

I hope you can undestand...i'm not very good at english...

275 Restauration's Brillaint Scheme

Nuri: Fuuu You...You...I had enough...i...understand

Kaze attacks Nuri, but Nuri attacks first, then the liquid comes from the holes of Kaze's suit and he falls to the ground.

Nuri: I...am bored...wait here...I'll fight you later.

Nuri jumps and leaves the place.

Anzu & co began to run.

Kato: hmm...Oka said something about an attack out of his senses...

Reika: Yeah...i was thinking about that...

Kato: Out of his perception...we must attack out of his senses range...

Reika: Then..a surprise attack?

Sakurai: His regeneration rate got slower after he got cutted by behind.

Anzu: a surprise attack...we must attack him by surprise.

Reika: we would have to snipe him...

Sakurai: Snipe him!?

Nuri comes back, Tokyo team begin with his attack plan. They scatter around the place, leaving Kato alone as a bait. Anzu returns and hugs Kato

Anzu: i...like you...don't die...please...don't die...

Next Chapter: their secret strategy would work!?
Nuuuuu, Kaze was the sacrifice from the last chapter's preview :cry
Damn, took the Gantzers long enough to come up with a plan. Surprise attack...I never would have guessed :awesome

And wtf is wrong with the girls in this manga?!They always fall in love so easily. :facepalm

[Lastier]

I bet the sniping tactic only leads to a new transformation of Nuri. :awesome

[KuronoX54]

I was hoping it ould end this week

[Mishudo]

If only they had the sniper from Buddha mission :(

[KuronoX54]

what ever happened to the sniper?

[Ciupy]

what ever happened to the sniper?

Ded.:(














Kurono needs to come back..like..about now..:-(

[Muk]

kuruno owned some badass vampire without suit and only his UV lamp as his weapon

i loved that scene :gar

[KuronoX54]

That was awsome I hope they bring back

[Ciupy]

kuruno owned some badass vampire without suit and only his UV lamp as his weapon

i loved that scene :gar

I loved Kurono's flying slash..that panel with him jumping down with the sword ready to strike and the suit all pumped-up..greatest panel for him I think..:wtf

[Sin]

Ever since Kurono and Izumi died, things have gone downhill :(

Kurono and izumi would have gotten the job done 4 chapters ago :pek

[Emperor Time]

Well Katou and Nishi are still great and it looks like that Katou got a new love again.

[KuronoX54]

Katou isn't anywhere as interesting as Kurono

[Emperor Time]

I know but he almost as interesting in a way though.

[KuronoX54]

I know but he almost as interesting in a way though.
Ok I'll give you that he has a really good backstory though

[DrunkenYoshimaster]

Katou's been doing alot better this go round than the first time. At least he's actually killing things now. Kishimoto fell in love with him quick after he saved her from being raped. Anzu because she saw the type of guy he was and didnt think there were any like him left, then seeing him risk his life continuously.

I guess Anzu being here means its less likely kishimoto comes back. I think its for the best. The only ones who should be brought back are those useful to the team, IE Kei and Izumi.

And if I was Kei I would bring back Sei, Tomb Raider chick. She's hot, has a fighting spirit, is laid back, wants to give him a ride in her car, and was willing to die for him. If those 3 are brought back or even just Kei and Sei I'll be happy.

After that the team should just upgrade weapons continously, no point in wishing for freedom except for the baby. Even Nishi should know from Izumi and Kei's death that freedom means memory loss and possibly being hunted down and killed while vulnerable.

[KuronoX54]

I just want Kurono back I can do without the rest

[Emperor Time]

I agree that Kishimoto is not needed to come back since we have Anzu instead to be with Katou. Also when Nishi came back did he still have his 90 points or did he go back to 0 points again?

[KuronoX54]

I forgot about Nishi and points go to 0

[Mat®icha]

nice spoilers, i'm keen to see how far tokyo will go. i still believe they need an outside help.

meanwhile, since we're on kurono topic, i strongly desire him back. he was kinda more fun and his life too was much more interesting.

[Tayimus]

Posted by Shani Andras @ stoptazmo

Nuuuuu, Kaze was the sacrifice from the last chapter's preview :cry
Damn, took the Gantzers long enough to come up with a plan. Surprise attack...I never would have guessed :awesome

And wtf is wrong with the girls in this manga?!They always fall in love so easily. :facepalm

Oh spare me . . . now they're gonna try and "surprise" Nuri. Didn't an Osaka Gantzer already try to snipe Nuri and got owned hard for his efforts?

Chi . . . I think everyone knew Anzu was gonna become Kishimoto 2.0. Nash, give up on the girls being any smarter in this manga (though, Reika's pretty smart), I have. So far the count goes like this:

Kurono- (3 girls) Tae, Reika, and Sei.

Katou- (2 girls) Anzu, Kishimoto

Then again, Katou emulates "Kei-chan," so really Anzu and Kishimoto fell in love with Kurono. smile-big God Kurono owns so much . . . When me and my friends talk about Gantz, we always leave it on that note, "Kurono kicks ass" "Bring Kurono back." Seriously, every time. :amuse

Kurono and izumi would have gotten the job done 4 chapters ago

I bet it would have been less time. I miss them so much . . . :cry

[Hibari Kyoya]

die please nuri and is kaze dead?

[AbnormallyNormal]

i hope not, kaze fucking is awesome

i want the vamp to show up already

[Biolink]

All I got to say is that Kurono and Izumi can't come back soon enough.

I haven't read through this thread,so it probably has been said before,but Katou fucking sucks as the main character.I feel bad for him and all,but his backstory has nothing to do with what's going on right now.

[Emperor Time]

But Anzu and Kishimoto are still Katou girls though.

[Tayimus]

But Anzu and Kishimoto are still Katou girls though.

That's what they think. :pek They just don't know the true awesomeness that is Kurono.

Remember, Katou tries to act like Kurono was when they were younger. So, really, Anzu and Kishimoto are in love with little Kei-chan. :wink

[mmzrmx]

The hell with Kurono, and Kaitou also, Muscle rider is much more awesome then those kids. He better not die :(

[Lastier]

Sakurai: His regeneration rate got slower after he got cutted by behind.

After all Nuri might be an enemy where you have to attack the weak point to inflict massive damage?

I can totally see such an overpowered villain having a weakness like this.

[DrunkenYoshimaster]

Oh spare me . . . now they're gonna try and "surprise" Nuri. Didn't an Osaka Gantzer already try to snipe Nuri and got owned hard for his efforts?


Yes and no not at all. The sniper was left with nuri's crazed laser beam shooting head. It's true, what oka said is definitely true. He takes longer to regenerate when he doesnt have time to prepare for it. He was nothing but a head for several chapters because when he got shocked by sniper fire it took him longer to regenerate. When Oka stabbed him in the back surprisingly he fell on the ground and took longer to regenerate.
That's definitely the way to kill him.

But my only question mark is, how will this turn out any different from when Nishi shot him? (he became goup took a while to regenerate but still did as a new monstrous form).
Maybe he saw Nishi coming despite the invisibility. After all the Tanaka alien and the 1000 arms were able to spot the invisible. Why wouldn't an alien of Nurahiyuron's caliber be able to?

[AtomCy]

However the alien dies, I hope it's worth the wait =p

[KuronoX54]

I know right it better not die of old age or I'll be really pissed

[Hibari Kyoya]

let me know if this has been posted b4


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[0275]　挽回の奇策

ぬらり「ふ――っ　おまえは…おまえは　もういい　もう……わかった」

攻撃する風
しかし、カウンターを食らって液がドロー
倒れる風

ぬらり「もう…あきた…………ここにいろ……後で相手してやる」

どっかに飛んでくぬらり
逃げようと言う大阪に、やるしかないという加藤

加藤「あの…あの…岡が言ってた意識外…の　とか…」
レイ「………　あたしもそれ考えてた」
加藤「あいつの意識の外　感知できる範囲の外から…」
レイ「要するに　不意打ちッてこと？
桜井「たしかに後ろから切られたときの　再生の仕方が遅かッたかも」
大阪「不意打ち…　あいつに　不意打ちッて…」
レイ「遠くからの狙撃くらいしか……」
桜井「狙撃！？」

みんなでバラバラになって、戻ってきたぬらりを狙撃する作戦のようです
囮となって残るのは加藤
みんなが散っていく中、大阪が戻ってきて抱きつきます

大阪「きみのこと…………好きやねん…死なんといて………お願い………死んだらあかんよ」

次回、秘策は功を奏するのか！？

I hope you can undestand...i'm not very good at english...

275 Restauration's Brillaint Scheme

Nuri: Fuuu You...You...I had enough...i...understand

Kaze attacks Nuri, but Nuri attacks first, then the liquid comes from the holes of Kaze's suit and he falls to the ground.

Nuri: I...am bored...wait here...I'll fight you later.

Nuri jumps and leaves the place.

Anzu & co began to run.

Kato: hmm...Oka said something about an attack out of his senses...

Reika: Yeah...i was thinking about that...

Kato: Out of his perception...we must attack out of his senses range...

Reika: Then..a surprise attack?

Sakurai: His regeneration rate got slower after he got cutted by behind.

Anzu: a surprise attack...we must attack him by surprise.

Reika: we would have to snipe him...

Sakurai: Snipe him!?

Nuri comes back, Tokyo team begin with his attack plan. They scatter around the place, leaving Kato alone as a bait. Anzu returns and hugs Kato

Anzu: i...like you...don't die...please...don't die...

Next Chapter: their secret strategy would work!?

[KuronoX54]

I think it has

[AbnormallyNormal]

i think that oka isnt running away, after all he can't cuz of the brain bomb. same wtih vampire , they have to be close by still. they're both probably in cahoots or separately figuring out strategies to attack nuri

[Emperor Time]

I wonder what the Nuri's weakness is?

[Emery]

In case anyone's interested, my group (Phase 3) has released the HQ tankobon scan of volume 23.

http://phase3.vnmanga.com/

[Emperor Time]

Thanks for the HQ tankobon scan of volume 23.

[atom]

Nuri better not die from a freaking sniper. I'd be better if the guy in the Gantz ball came out and said something bad ass like "Tsk, this thing is still alive" and while its coming he doesn't even look and some giant huge mega zoid comes out and just steps on him and everyone is like "wah...." and its like bigger than everyone and like 800000x bigger than Oka's "gundam"./wish.

[Tayimus]

I hope that whatever this surprise plan is, Host or Oka (or both) will help somehow. Otherwise, it'll probably fail . . . utterly. :twitch

[Yoburi]

I just don't get this shit anymore why a surprise attack can kill him but not a frontal attack... oh well who cares about that crap at this point now.

[arunachala_1008]

yeah, i hope the battle finishes in a few chapters and returns to some plot development

[mister_napolean]

yeah kei needs to come back

[Vault]

kei was great :nod but i hope alot of people survive >_>

[Nash]

RAW (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OUBNAN0V)

Can't dl it right now, someone tell me what's going on in the chap :argh

[korican04]

RAW (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OUBNAN0V)

Can't dl it right now, someone tell me what's going on in the chap :argh

Here ya go,

There is a lot of standing around while the alien looks mean and scary. Looks like skeletor with horns everywhere. Kaze and the alien just stare at each other for a bit and then Kaze throws about 3 haymakers at the alien. The alien just stands there and punches him hard and kaze gets knocked down causing his suit to go liquid. The alien then flies away. There is a couple of shots of people laying around with out their limbs cut off and there is a lot talking probably a plan on how to fight the alien then Kato is standing alone waiting for the alien to come back. Some chick runs to kato, hugs him and starts crying. end.

[Nash]

Thank you very much :high


Ahh, 24hrs limit. Will rep you tomorrow :3

[Red Viking]

I just started reading Gantz and holy shit does this series not hold anything back.

I was starting to get really turned off until the series suddenly got a Hell of alot better post-Buddha Temple. When I looked back upon reflection, I realized that this series was more then just an orgy of porn of violence.

Pre-Buddha Temple, everyone, with the exception of Kato, was pretty much looking after themselves and not functioning as a true team. When you take into account the very realistic portrayal of what would happen if a handful of normal people were suddenly drafted into a game Kill-Or-Be-Killed, it makes sense that the majority of them don't live to see the next mission. That, and the fact that many of the Red Shirts refuse to face the reality of the situation, not wear the body armor and proceed to get slaughtered.

But then you start to see that dynamic change, especially when Kurono learns the value of friendship the hard way when he's the only survivor of the Buddha Temple.

You start seeing them actually start trusting each other and forging bonds and it's only then that a stable team arises that is capable of surviving multiple missions. It's a completely different dynamic. Cherry gets revived immediately after the mission he dies in and the other team members survive when caught in situations that would have led to a horrible death had it happen earlier in the manga.

Furthermore, I find this arc extremely fascinating due to the whole "He Who Fights Monsters" vibe from the Osaka team. This is a team who has cleared the game multiple times and who now actively enjoy the mindless violence and depravity of the game and don't even care about the bystanders caught in the crossfire. They even mock Kato and the Tokyo team for unnecessarily decreasing their survival rates by saving said bystanders. (Except, of course, for Anzu who is clearly going to be Kato's love interest assuming she survives this mission.) This team is just as bad, if not worse, then the very monsters they fight against. (And don't even get me started on Kuwabara.)

Speaking of which, I love how it's pretty much outright stated that the aliens the Gantz team are fighting against are acting either in self-defense or in retribution of acts against them. It really makes you wonder just what the Hell is going on.

I never thought that a series hyped up on so much sex and violence could actually have an engaging plot and such interesting characters.

[AbnormallyNormal]

very well said and i agree. especially the part about the aliens true motives. where did they come from, why are they invading, what exactly is gantz, how many black balls are there, why are they here, etc etc. so many ways this story can proceed.

interesting new chap, i like how nurari looks now, incredibly badass final form. cool how he just leapt into the air ignoring tokyo team, and at least kaze survived albeit his suit is broken

[Red Viking]

If you ask me, I honestly think that the overall plot is about a war between humanity and the supernatural. The purpose of the Gantz balls is to train people to be soldiers on the front lines of the invisible war through a series of war games. This can be evidenced by the vampires referring to the Gantz players as "Hunters" and why they (who resemble the Western concept of the vampire) have teamed up with Japanese Yokai.

This would explain why the rules have suddenly changed. Now, the Gantz players and the aliens are visible and any bystander caught in the playing area are fair game. This could indicate that the previous invisible war has finally spilled out into the open with the supernatural side finally going on the offensive.

As for this arc, I think this is an elimination between the Osaka and Tokyo teams to see which one would best represent Japan. Because, really, when you're facing the supernatural, it goes without saying you want the best of the best.

[atom]

If you have ever read "Enders Game", Gantz should seem like it.

[mystictrunks]

You know something I barely noticed, aside of Kurono and Izumi, Sakurai is the only Gantzer we've seen do much outside of the game. I mean we've seen Nishi hunt cats, Kaze whoop some ass and hang out with Takehishi but other then that the rest of team Gantz seems to do a while lot of nothing.

[E]

read the new chapter here...the quality's amazing

http://manga.bleachexile.com/gantz-chapter-275-page-1.html

muscle rider got one-shotted :uwah
and kato got the milf :awesome
and it doesnt end :argh

[Athrum]

This week the first volume of GANTZ was released in English by Dark-Horse

Gantz Vol1 (http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/preview.php?theid=14-734)

but $12.95??' OUCH!! Dark Horse is getting greedy

[AbnormallyNormal]

You know something I barely noticed, aside of Kurono and Izumi, Sakurai is the only Gantzer we've seen do much outside of the game. I mean we've seen Nishi hunt cats, Kaze whoop some ass and hang out with Takehishi but other then that the rest of team Gantz seems to do a while lot of nothing.

why do you like sakurai so much? i guess he had an interesting background and everything. but he's weaker than his teacher, and his teacher wasnt that powerful, and is dead.... i dunno, unless he can learn not to fuck his entire bod up whenever he goes psychic mode, he's kinda just a normal human

[Beowulf24]

read the new chapter here...the quality's amazing

http://manga.bleachexile.com/gantz-chapter-275-page-1.html

muscle rider got one-shotted :uwah
and kato got the milf :awesome
and it doesnt end :argh


freaking thank you for the update

and lawls that the osakan girl already fell in love with him after meeting him for like .. 20 minutes? or so. well i guess since he did do that badass gun pose and rescued her from that oni demon, he gets the propz

[Tayimus]

read the new chapter here...the quality's amazing

http://manga.bleachexile.com/gantz-chapter-275-page-1.html

muscle rider got one-shotted :uwah
and kato got the milf :awesome
and it doesnt end :argh

Thanks for the link!

I can't believe Kaze got done in by one hit! It looked more like a pimp-smack too!

And Katou!!! Attention-whore! Stealing Sakurai's light like that! Outta the group there (besides Kaza), Sakurai would have the best chance to hold Nuri off long enough for the others to "snipe" him. But noooo, Katou again had to show off . . . :notrust

And Anzu gets the epic fail. Saying she loves Katou after knowing him for no more than 2 hours. If she met Kurono, she probably would have proposed within 10 minutes and change her son's last name. And people hate Reika?! :(

[mystictrunks]

why do you like sakurai so much? i guess he had an interesting background and everything. but he's weaker than his teacher, and his teacher wasnt that powerful, and is dead.... i dunno, unless he can learn not to fuck his entire bod up whenever he goes psychic mode, he's kinda just a normal human

Long story short, because he's like Kurono. I also like his character design and personality. Besides he still has awhile to go until his organs get hard and shouldn't going into the black room reverse any damage done on missions?

[KLoWn]

That fucker just doesn't die, is he from One Piece or wut?! :argh

[Tayimus]

Long story short, because he's like Kurono. I also like his character design and personality. Besides he still has awhile to go until his organs get hard and shouldn't going into the black room reverse any damage done on missions?

I agree. I remember when Sakurai was first introduced, I thought he was the new main character. My first reaction was "No, what about Kurono?!!!" But after he killed the guys who abused him (and felt remorse) he grew on me. I would like him to be the main character, if not Kurono.