Alot can be said about Gantz, I could go on and on about the overuse of fanservice and gore or the fact that none of the characters are safe from being killed off. Gantz started out as a gorefest but it got SOOO much better. When the gantz members started to act as a team, and each were given unique personalities and stories instead of just targets to be ripped apart by aliens I started to dig in. Sure I still skipped over some of the more racy parts, but the story was pretty darn good. The plot twists were executed well, i.e. the vampires being introduced and revealing that Kurono's brother is one of them, the explanation behind the Gantz ball. Now that the story is on it's final phase, I'm excited for the conclusion. This is where I address my other fear for the series, the art for Gantz is very beautiful and detailed. . . however during fightscenes it can get jumbled and confusing, resulting in full page spreads and dragged out missions. So the current phase could take awhile, seeing how the author is not tied to a strict release schedule.

The latest chapter was good and bad. . . good because the fightscene was nicely drawn and bad because there was almost no dialogue besides a couple sentences and a few grunting noises. Making it hard to follow the story. From what I can gather the gantz fighters were transferred into the alien's ship, which ended up looking like an entire city from within. Then they got knocked around by the giant aliens until some dude beamed over bigger glove upgrades for the suit. Nothing much happened, except for one giant staring at Kurono. Has it been explained exactly why we are being invaded up to this point? I mean there was that weird bit with the reporter and god-like thingy but besides that. . . well anyway.

Also interestingly enough there is going to be a gantz live action movie soon. I saw two preview pictures, one of a fighter (Presumably Kei) in the gantz suit) and another of one of the guns. They both looked good. I really don't know much beyond that, but I'm intrigued on how that'll turn out. *Cough* though kishimoto's actress has a big bra to fill * Cough*

Labels: Gantz, Live Action