Audience reviews
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Mikame-
This review may be a bit short so please excuse that, I reviewed the first 'season' or 'part' but really it should be watched and reviewed as a whole.
My review for the first part had a decent amount of cons, eg. the characters being unreliable. Swapping from being scared in the beginning, which is completely understandable, then being strong, but then they would bounce back to being scared and strong and it just repeated. That left me being kind of unimpressed with the first 'season'. But, having watched this, it doesn't get rid of how they were in the first half, but this half is much better.
Kei is fighting for his life and so are his new friends and acquaintances.
Some of the things in this are a lot more intense, especially the Buddha Temple mission. That on it's own was better tha…
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Story:
Talk about a huge disappointment.
I try not to mention source material a lot when discussing a work, but I think it's very important to mention it here in this review. This anime does not follow the manga to an unbelievable degree. That'd be alright if it wasn't NECESSARY to create an enjoyable experience. For instance, the manga has a turning point, an event that makes the series much better, as the lead character, Kei, undergoes dynamic 'cold-turkey' in a sense. His character is hit with a brick and he realizes what's happened in his life so far, then turns around. To those who have read the manga, you know what I'm talking about. However, despite this event leading into the what makes the manga so great, this anime, immediately after this event, begins to follow its own canon.…
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warning I will have some very small spoilers at the beginning of the review
If you want to know one of the following questions don't even bother watching the last episode because it won't answer any of the following questions
1. What is Gantz?
2. Why are they fighting aliens?
3. Why can't anyone see the aliens?
3. Why were the specific people chosen?
4. What's up with the old lady?
5. Who started Gantz?
6. Why must they kill aliens? 7. why are they chosen before they die?
This season is overall much better than the last, characters actually have some depth to them, and are actually in danger when they're in a mission. With the increase in character development the action increased too, for the most part characters are actually fighting the aliens instead of talking about killing them. T…
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So I watched the first part of Gantz, and I would want to say that I enjoyed the series.
Plot: The story starts off about Kei Kurono (the main character) in the Subway after noticing his old friend Katou. One moment, a homeless man/"hobo" falls down to the tracks and no one (but Katou) attempts to save him. After noticing his old friend, Katou asked Kei for his help (despite not wanting to give him a hand). While the hobo did get rescued, both Katou and Kai were killed by the subway train. However, instead of really being "dead", they were "saved" by Gantz (I guess you could say he is a humanoid machine).
while I'm not a huge fan of it, it is a great startoff. I do love the interactions between characters fighting out for either survival or enjoyment. While there are plenty of moments th…
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Gantz (both first and second season) is a proof that no matter how attractive and original an idea is, it's condemned to a monumental failure if the execution is not proper. I don't know about the manga since I've never took a look on it, perhaps it is a masterpiece without any comparison, but regarding the anime, I couldn't have been more disappointed.
First things first: the series tries to show a distorted and exaggeratedly negative view of society on which is based a great part of the storytelling, which consists of the saddest and poorest attempts of plot devices. Seriously, the vortex of stupidity wherein becomes the argument is massive, and that is seen in the senseless acting of the whole cast under any circumstance. "Wow, this green monster just severed that man's head with its b…
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TURN IT OFF! WHY ARE YOU READING ABOUT THE SECOND PART OF THIS???
Gantz second stage follows our hero whatever his name is as he continues to talk about the last five seconds he has to live while facing down aliens for half of an episode before managing to kill them.
He has people that follow him that sometimes have interesting arcs or personalities, but you shouldn't even try to remember their names because they won't pan out to anything.
Imagine if you would, being smacked repeatedly in the face and told how awful the world is and how you have no hope or accomplishing anything. Then imagine being given a short sort of reprieve while only being roughly patted. In comparison, it's not so bad, but not enjoyable either.
Rarely have I ever told myself "This is so un-enjoyable that I MUS…
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Overview:
Merry Christmas! I'm going to celebrate this cheery and wonderful day by ripping apart a shitty, old anime from 10 years ago that nobody cares about and new otaku have probably never even heard of! Why? Because I am an odd man! Today we look at huge #2! Gantz 2: the filler season.
Plot and characters: 2/10
Is it possible to have a REALLY stupid plot that absolutely revels in its own absurdity, but is still entertaining and awesome? Of course it is! A few series that actually pulled this off well would be: Hellsing Ultimate, Afro Samurai, FLCL, etc. Then there is Gantz, which tries to go this route and fails hard! One problem with Gantz the anime is that it often takes itself too seriously for a series that is so poorly written and completely idiotic. What do I mean by this? I…
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This brief exposition into the nature of the anime Gantz will hopefully give you the courage to embrace the Gantz experience with a new prospective.
a) There are two sides to life, one of which is rarely explored by cultures affected by the influence of the "West" and along with it Christianity. Namely, people create the notion that humans are above animals, closer to god, elevating us above the grotesque notion of death.
b) The grotesque is considered by westernized influence to be an undesirable portion of life that is better left ignored, you have most likely had many interactions making this clear throughout your lifetime. Therefore, most forms of art play to the masses' love, for, well... love. Things that are absolute in nature, that do not fade or end. Obviously this notion reje…
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Oh wow.
This show.
The story
It was pretty much the same deal as season 1. Long story short, over the first season, the formula was nice, as it wasn't something I'd seen before. I'd seen gore, but not really in this much of a gruesome, war-like setting.
Don't get me wrong I love me some gore, but over the season I still want meaningful story. Luckily, there was story, but it was very distinctly in two unfairly similar arcs. These two arcs in turn are carbon copies of season 1. The result? It's really hard to enjoy and connect with characters when they're in a constant state of recycling.
And the ending? First off the defeat of the villain, given all the exposition was less than stellar. There was a period of about 5 minutes where the villain, in a position of being essentilally the hulk…
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Gantz is an action packed, blood-filled, sci-fi horror adventure into the bizarre; constructed perfectly for the mature, adult viewer that can appreciate the copious amounts of gore, sex and guns blasting away at just about anything that moves.
Gantz is split into two separate seasons, and the 2nd Stage continues directly from where the first season left off, following our three protagonists on their quest to survive through the twisted game devised by the thing in the small black ball while at the same time trying to deal with their sexual frustration, and inability to come to terms with the situation they're in.
The second series introduces an entirely new host of characters, that are all different from the last bunch invited to take part in the twisted game. As usual, there's the ty…
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Not long ago I reviewed the first stage of Gantz. I was far less than impressed with its mostly dull/moronic cast and its story that had more holes than your average slice of Swiss cheese. That being said, it was far from one of the worst anime I've ever seen. Naturally, this means that people want me to look at the second stage claiming that "it's better." Being a cynic, I doubt it, but let's get our red pens ready and take a look at Gantz: Second Stage to see whether or not it actually is better.
Okay, now that I've finished, let's compare. The second stage has the same setup as the first. A giant magic eight ball copies people at the instant of their deaths and sends those people to fight aliens for no adequately explained reason and he picks those people carefully so that they won't b…
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The anime version of Gantz is split into two seasons, and I'm reviewing the second season; Gantz - Second Stage. Check my earlier reviews as I have already reviewed the first season of Gantz and the manga version of Gantz.
Gantz - Second Stage is a mixed bag since it contains one of the best missions that Gantz has to offer (the Buddha mission), but also contains a lackluster ending to the anime that makes people scratch their heads.
The Buddha mission continues where the first season left off, and is highly addictive and kick-ass to watch. It contains everything I love about Gantz; the unpredictability of who will live; no one is truly safe in the world of Gantz even if you are a main character. The music is even more intense than the first season as you listen to heart pacing guitar l…
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One thing is for sure... this was far better than the first season.
*this review is rewritten*
Story: 6
The story in the second season is far better than the first one and that's one thing that's sure. The concept is still the same, but here we finally get to the whole picture of what Gantz is all about. The "monsters" or whatever they are... are surely more interesting, though still as weird... and there is a really clever twist in the final episodes, which was what did this show justice for me. Much more action is present in this second stage which was absent from the first season.
Art: 7
The art is pretty good and has some unique elements. I wasn't wowed, but the characters were drawn well and overall it fitted the whole concept of the show. I really liked the use of colors like gold.…
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What can be said about Gantz season two that hasn't been said about season one? Sex. Gantz really ups the ante in this season by starting out with a bang, or two. *hits snare*
Seriously though, one of Gantz strengths, and probably the majority of its appeal, is that despite its flaws it is still pretty creative. Maybe not in overall plot, but the type of enemies they fight, the weapons they have, their suit's abilities, and the way people die. The range of aliens they encounter are pretty out there and bizarre, and I suppose that's fitting. They have an... interesting assortment of future technology that makes for, let's just say, different fights. The ways in which people die are pretty crazy and... unexpected to say the least.
Even though people are constantly getting screwed left and…
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This review is for both the first and second season of Gantz, as i watched them not even realizing they were split into 2.
This review is also coming from a big fan of the original Manga which runs looooooong past the end of the anime and is still ongoing so this definitely factors into some of my criticism.
Story: Gantz's story is one i find highly entertaining. Basically its about a mysterious black ball in a random appartment building. At the moment of certain peoples deaths, they are instead instantly transported to this appartment where they are made to stand around for a little while, conversing with each other and trying to figure out what the hell is happening. The ball then begins to play excercise music and displays text on its screen telling these people that they are dead and…
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Wow, what an anime. Lots of good things, but lots of bad things as well. Sometimes it is awesome, sometimes it is boring and tedious.
Story: 5
The show has a good premise and some pretty cool situations, but it is poorly executed, in my opinion. The fight scenes feel like something out of Naruto or DBZ: long and drawn out. The story could have been told much more quickly, and its a bit disappointing that such a cool premise wasn't taken advantage of as much as it could be. There could have been more games than just two per season, instead of having all the characters standing in front of the enemy about to pull the trigger but chickening out most of the time.
Either way it was pretty good until the infamous last episode... which was filled with boring and stupid dialogue and not the kind…
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This part of gantz was a little better than the first part. but it was still slow and boring. and the characters were still annoying. had me wanting to shoot myself. and the ending was pointless! worst anime i have ever seen.
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Story:
Well, this isn't really as much as a new series as it is a SECOND STAGE, as used in the title. This is pretty much the second season of GANTZ, picking up were the last one left off. No story changes. The story to me is rather original, and you probably won't find many other stories like this one. The only problem I have with the story is how slow it moves. In total, GANTZ SECOND STAGE is 13 episodes long, but the story moves along at a pace more suiting to a 43 episode long anime. Very messed up pacing, and it uses flashbacks more than it did in the last season here, which gets annoying.
Art:
Not much to say here, your typical 00's era art is here, but with terrible CGI mixed in. Most people wouldn't mind some CGI, but the CGI they used in here literally looks like a Playstation G…
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I think overall, the second season of Gantz was my favorite. However, I watched it without even realizing there was a second season at first (I watched all 26 episodes straight.) There wasn't really a break in between the first and second season, at least I could barely tell. If it showed in the opening song, I didn't really watch all of that. Otherwise, this is really a great series.
I started watching this only a few days ago and I finished yesterday actually and I really wanted to write a review for it but I couldn't access the site for some reason. And going to work in between watching this series only made me anxious to continue it yet again. In other words, it was good enough for me to want to go home immediately and watch.
Story: The story was good. The characters may irk you but…
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Not so much a new story but a continuation of the previous series, Gantz - Second stage introduces a few new characters to replace the broken original Gantz team.
None of these characters last long or are able to fill the gaps and so this second part does feel lacking in the good character department, it does make up for it in action and good conflicts.
Kurono is back again and in full swing this time, he's ready for anything Gantz can throw at him, or at least, he thought he was.
This second part introduces a few newer issues that extend the "How far are you willing to go to survive?" message that the first part of the series asked.
While Kurono ultimately fails and is not willing to go far enough he does sadly prematurely end his relationship with this new world he was forced to be a…
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