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Manga Gantz Bahasa Indonesia Chapter 1

5/8/2019 
Cover of the first Gantztankōbon, which was released in Japan by Shueisha on December 11, 2000

The chapters of the Japanese mangaGantz are written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku, and have been published in the Japanese manga anthology Weekly Young Jump since its issue 32 published in 2000.[1][2] The plot follows a teenager named Kei Kurono and his friend Masaru Kato who die in a train accident and become part of a semi-posthumous game in which they, and several other recently deceased people, are forced to hunt down and kill aliens.

Gantz is divided into three main story arcs referred to as 'phases'. After the completion of Phase 1, the author put the series on hiatus for a short time to work on Phase 2, which is also known as 'Catastrophe'. Phase 1 consists of the first 237 chapters. On November 22, 2006, the first chapter of Phase 2, chapter 238, was released.[3][4] As of chapter 303, the series was put in hiatus once again in order to let Oku prepare in the making of the final arc of the series. The series continued serialization in October from 2009.[5] The individual chapters are collected by Shueisha in tankōbon format; the first volume was released on December 11, 2000.[6] 37 volumes have been released by Shueisha.[7] An anime adaptation, produced by Gonzo and directed by Ichiro Itano, aired in Japan on Fuji Television and AT-X.[8][9][10]

Publishing company Dark Horse Comics acquired the licensing rights for the release of English translations of Gantz on July 1, 2007 during the Anime Expo.[11][12] The first English volume was released on June 25, 2008.[1] While the first three were being published quarterly, the following volumes are being released on a bimonthly basis.[13] As of July 2015, 36 volumes have been released by Dark Horse Comics.[14] The series is published by Glénat in Spain, by Editorial Vid in Mexico, by Tonkam in France and by Planet Manga in Germany, Italy, Brazil[15][16][17] and by Editorial Ivrea in Argentina.[18]

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Volume list[edit]

All of the Gantz chapters are published in a tankōbon volume. They were originally serialized in issues of Weekly Young Jump from December 2011 onwards.

Volumes 1–20[edit]

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 December 11, 2000[6]ISBN978-4-08-876105-3June 25, 2008[1]ISBN978-1-59307-949-9
  1. 'A Certain Accident' (ある事故Aru Jiko)
  2. 'The Enigma Room' (不可解な部屋Fukakai na Heya)
  3. 'The Naked Suicide Girl' (裸の自殺少女Hadaka no Jisatsu Shōjo)
  4. 'Command from the Black Sphere' (黒球の指令Kuro Tama no Shirei)
  5. 'Illusion' (イリュージョンIryūjon)
  6. 'Encounter with the Onion Alien' (ねぎ星人との遭遇Negi Seijin to no Sōgū)
  7. 'Non-Preplanned Harmony' (非予定調和Hi-yotei Chōwa)
  8. 'Slaughter' (惨殺Zansatsu)
  9. 'Eichmann Test' (アイヒマンテストAihiman Tesuto)
  10. 'Rage' (激憤Gekifun)
A pair of high school students, Kei Kurono and Masaru Kato, are hit by a subway train after saving the life of a drunk homeless man who had fallen onto the tracks. Kurono and Kato find themselves transported, along with a number of other people who have also recently died, to a room inside a building in Tokyo. By way of green text that appears on the surface of a black sphere named Gantz the group is informed that they have to kill a little creature, apparently an alien, to survive. They are transported out of the building and Kato, Kurono and a girl named Kei Kishimoto attempt to return to their homes. The remaining participants are able to kill the alien using weapons provided by Gantz. After killing the small alien, a much larger and more menacing alien appears and kills most of the team excluding Kato, who wanted to save the little alien.
2 March 19, 2001[19]ISBN978-4-08-876139-8October 1, 2008[20]ISBN978-1-59582-188-1
  1. 'No Survivors' (全員死亡Zen'in Shibō)
  2. 'Hypnotism and Hallucination' (催眠と覚醒Saimin to Kakusei)
  3. 'Eye' (眼Me)
  4. 'Fearless' (怖いもの知らずKowaimono Shirazu)
  5. 'Jump or Die' (跳躍か死かChōyaku ka Shi ka)
  6. 'Metamorphosis of the Flesh' (肉体の変貌Nikutai no Henbō)
  7. 'Fire' (発弾Hatsudan)
  8. 'Conditions of Survival' (生還の条件Seikan no Jōken)
  9. 'Gantz' (ガンツGantsu)
  10. 'Scoring' (採点Saiten)
  11. 'Clone' (コピー人間Copī Ningen)
  12. 'Duplication' (重複Chōfuku)
The tall alien attacks Kato, making him fall from a bridge and finds Kurono and Kishimoto. Both of them try to escape but as the alien focuses on Kurono, he ends up alone. Before the alien attacks, Kato appears and tries to protect Kurono but is mortally wounded. Kurono is enraged and the black suit he was given by Gantz gives him enough strength to immobilize the alien. After that another teenager named Joichiro Nishi, who was among the other people from the building, kills the alien. After the alien's death, the survivors return to the building. The ones who return are Kurono, Kishimoto, Nishi and Kato, whose injures are healed. The ones who returned are given points by Gantz based on the aliens they killed. Kurono asks Nishi for answers and he responds that these missions will happen several times and that many people have already died.
3 June 19, 2001[21]ISBN978-4-08-876163-3January 21, 2009[22]ISBN978-1-59582-232-1
  1. 'Normality' (日常Nichijō)
  2. 'Great Strength' (強力Kyōryoku)
  3. 'Lucky Man' (ラッキーな男Rakkī na Otoko)
  4. 'Dear Pet' (愛玩動物Aigandōbutsu)
  5. 'Latent Ability' (潜在能力Senzai Nōryoku)
  6. 'Returned' (再送Saisō)
  7. 'Gang' (族Zoku)
  8. 'Disappearance on the Road' (路上消失Rojō Shōshitsu)
  9. 'Unexplainable, Inscrutable' (解説不可能意味不明Kaisetsu Fukanō Imi Fumei)
  10. 'Forgotten Things' (忘れ物Wasuremono)
  11. 'Group Madness' (集団狂気Shūdan Kyōki)
  12. 'Tanaka' (田中さんTanaka-san)
After returning to her house, Kishimoto discovers that she is only a copy of herself and that her real self survived her suicide attempt. Having nowhere to go now—since her other self is living her life—she runs to Kurono's apartment to ask him if she can stay. Kato becomes angry while remembering how the little green alien died and attacks a bully from his school. During the following days, several people die and appear in the building in Tokyo along with the previous survivors. Kato tries to explain to them what is happening. A gangster tries to attack Nishi, but his suit protects him and he kills the gangster. As the people are transported to the city, Kurono realizes he forgot his black suit, having left it at his apartment. Unfortunately for him, he is the first to encounter the target alien named Mr.Tanaka, which has the appearance of a doll.
4 October 19, 2001[23]ISBN978-4-08-876217-3April 8, 2009[24]ISBN978-1-59582-250-5
  1. 'Singing Voice' (歌声Utagoe)
  2. 'Not What It Seems' (まやかしものMayakashimono)
  3. 'Malfunction' (機能不全Kinō Fuzen)
  4. 'Sacrifice' (いけにえIkenie)
  5. 'Submerged Threat' (潜行の魔手Senkō no Mashu)
  6. 'Ignored Warning' (警告無視Keikoku Mushi)
  7. 'Bird' (鳥Tori)
  8. 'Complicated Information' (情報錯綜Jōhō Sakusō)
  9. 'An Unexpected Development' (予想外の展開Yosōgai no Tenkai)
  10. 'Flock of Tanakas' (田中の群Tanaka no Mure)
  11. 'Shudder' (ろりろりRori Rori)
  12. 'The Back Room' (アパートの奥Apāto no Oku)
Nishi fights against Mr.Tanaka, but is badly injured when Tanaka shoots a type of sonic boom that explodes his eyes, ear drums and destroys his suit. Kato attempts to rescue him and bear hugs Tanaka. As a result, a dying bird emerges from within Tanaka and Kurono shoots it. Kato asks Nishi about how to escape the game, to which Nishi responds that one hundred points are required to exit the game, while he had ninety. Due to his severe injuries, Nishi dies while calling out to his mother. Despite the alien's death, the group is not transported like before, which leads them to suspect that there must be more aliens. Some people try to leave the area, but their heads explode when they step outside the designated boundary. As Kurono does not have his black suit to protect him, Kato tells him to stay away from the fights. However, Kurono is captured by two gangsters, who force him to enter a building that holds a multitude of Mr.Tanaka aliens. Kato, Kishimoto and a fashion model destroy several Tanakas from the city, but discover that several of their fellow fighters are dead.
5 February 19, 2002[25]ISBN978-4-08-876267-8June 24, 2009[26]ISBN978-1-59582-301-4
  1. 'Resonance' (共鳴Kyōmei)
  2. 'Boss' (親玉Oyadama)
  3. 'Clever Strategy' (奇策Kisaku)
  4. 'Collapse' (崩落Hōraku)
  5. 'Capture' (捕獲Hokaku)
  6. 'Weakness' (弱点Jakuten)
  7. 'False Calm' (偽りの平穏Itsuwari no Heion)
  8. 'Distrust, Discomfort' (不信不快Fushin Fukai)
  9. 'The Emperor's New Clothes' (裸の王様Hadaka no Ō-sama)
  10. 'New Participants' (新参者Shinzanmono)
  11. 'Preacher' (説法者Seppōsha)
  12. 'Despair' (絶望Zetsubō)
Kurono confronts Mr. Tanaka's boss, a giant violet bird that attempts to kill him when Kurono accidentally steps on one of the little birds. Kurono fires his X-gun to the ground continuously to make the entire building collapse. Kurono manages to escape, but the boss survives. The giant bird boss attacks Kurono, who uses his X-gun to kill it. The survivors return to the Tokyo building and learn that, depending on how many aliens they kill, they will accumulate more points. In the following days, the surviving gangster attempts to kill other gangsters, but his head explodes as he reveals the gun from Gantz. Kurono and Kishimoto have an argument, as Kurono notes Kishimoto is in love with Kato and not him, and she leaves his apartment. Kato, who was living with his younger brother in a house with their cruel adoptive mother, purchases a new apartment. Kato is later transported to the building along with the previous group of survivors.
6 May 17, 2002[27]ISBN978-4-08-876293-7August 26, 2009[28]ISBN9781595823205
  1. 'Sex' (セックスSekkusu)
  2. 'Guide' (案内人Annainin)
  3. 'Gate' (門Mon)
  4. 'Akimbo' (仁王立ちNiōdachi)
  5. 'Palm' (掌Tenohira)
  6. 'Angle of Attack' (突破口Toppakō)
  7. 'Lack of Mercy' (慈悲欠落Jihi Ketsuraku)
  8. 'Sensational Battle' (扇情の戦場Senjō no Senjō)
  9. 'Slave of Destruction' (破壊の僕Hakai no Shimobe)
  10. 'Descent into Heresy' (外道降臨Gedō Kōrin)
  11. 'Cornered Rats' (窮鼠Kyūso)
  12. 'Identifying with the Elite' (選民意識Senmin Ishiki)
Back in the Gantz room, Kato tries to explain to the disbelieving newcomers about what they can expect to happen. A Buddhist priest convinces most of them that they have gone to the afterlife, and to ignore Kato. A new girl named Sei Sakuraoka, agrees to have sex with Kurono upon his request. The group is transported to a Buddhist temple, where they are supposed to kill two giant statues. The two statues start attacking the group and kill several people. Kurono fights back against the statues, defeating both. Just when the group feels safe again, another group of statues appears and confronts them. The new statues are mostly human-sized, with the exception of one giant Buddha statue.
7 September 19, 2002[29]ISBN978-4-08-876342-2October 14, 2009[30]ISBN978-1-59582-373-1
  1. 'Even Buddha Loses Composure' (仏の顔もHotoke no Kao mo)
  2. 'Feast of Death' (死の大饗Shi no Taikyō)
  3. 'Der Freischütz' (魔弾の射手Madan no Shashu)
  4. 'Dramatic Kill' (劇殺Gekisatsu)
  5. 'Limits' (限界Genkai)
  6. 'Kiss of Death' (死の接吻Shi no Seppun)
  7. 'Declaration of Love' (告白Kokuhaku)
  8. 'Wail' (慟哭Dōkoku)
  9. 'Resignation' (諦念Teinen)
  10. 'Rupture' (破裂Haretsu)
  11. 'Cold Words' (冷たい言葉Tsumetai Kotoba)
  12. 'Do or Die Woman' (背水の女Haisui no Onna)
The group divides; Kurono, Kato and Kishimoto fight some of the aliens outside and the others enter the Buddhist temple, where they fight a new group of statues/aliens, only to be killed by them. After defeating their opponents, Kato and the others enter the temple. One of the statues, which takes the form of a multiple-armed god, begins to throw acid at them, and Kishimoto dies while protecting Kato. Furiously, Kurono attacks the god, but it recovers and destroys one of Kurono's arms and one of his legs. Kato takes Kurono outside and tries to stop his bleeding. Kato then goes to seek out and destroy the remaining aliens; while he is away, the god statue finds Kurono and Sakuraoka tries to protect him.
8 January 17, 2003[31]ISBN978-4-08-876388-0December 24, 2009[32]ISBN978-1-59582-383-0
  1. 'Powerless' (無力Muryoku)
  2. 'Failed Sneak Attack' (奇襲失敗Kishū Shippai)
  3. 'Human Words' (人語Jingo)
  4. 'Communication' (コミュニケーションComyunikēshon)
  5. 'True Form' (本体Hontai)
  6. 'Triumph of the Will' (意思の勝利Ishi no Shōri)
  7. 'Brother' (弟Otōto)
  8. 'Alone' (孤独Kodoku)
  9. 'Pick Up?' (ナンパ?Nanpa?)
  10. 'New Kids' (転校生Tenkōsei)
  11. 'Room of the Black Sphere' (黒い球の部屋Kuroi Tama no Heya)
  12. 'Kurono Kei' (くろのけいKurono Kei)
Sakuraoka is killed by the alien statue, which also kills all the other surviving members of the group except for Kato and the wounded Kurono. Kato decides to fight against the last alien and discovers that the statue has eaten the brain of one of his partners, which has given him the ability to speak as the dead teammate. Kato destroys its statue form; however, the alien then exits the statue body and takes a larger form. Once again, Kato destroys it, but he is killed at the same moment, leaving Kurono as the only survivor. Kurono reappears in the Tokyo tower uninjured and is overcome by depression as he realizes that he is alone. In the oncoming days, Kurono meets a new student from his school, Shion Izumi, who tells him that there is a website that contains information about Gantz. Kurono does not reveal his knowledge of Gantz, afraid that his head will explode. Later, Kurono is transported to the Tokyo building again, but this time he is the only one there.
9 May 19, 2003[33]ISBN978-4-08-876442-9March 3, 2010[34]ISBN978-1-59582-452-3
  1. 'Long Jump' (幅跳びHabatobi)
  2. 'Midair Action' (空中活劇Kūchū Katsugeki)
  3. 'Pangs' (呵責Kashaku)
  4. 'The Punching Bag' (嬲り者Naburimono)
  5. 'Derangement' (錯乱Sakuran)
  6. 'Time Limit' (タイムリミットTaimu Rimitto)
  7. 'The Game of Life' (人生ゲームJinsei Gēmu)
  8. 'Destruction of the Class' (学級崩壊Gakkyū Hōkai)
  9. 'Ecstasy > Unease' (恍惚>不安Kōkotsu>Fuan)
  10. 'Justice' (正義Seigi)
  11. 'Final Prey' (最後の餌食Saigo no Ejiki)
  12. 'Discovery of Existence' (存在の発覚Sonzai no Hakkaku)
Kurono is transported to his solo mission upon a rooftop. He discovers his targets, the Shorty Aliens, which are a group of aliens the size of children. With this knowledge, he is able to destroy all but one when they jump after him. The surviving alien communicates with him using telepathic abilities and tells him that he already knows all his moves. The alien destroys Kurono's black suit, but Kurono escapes and hides until his time runs out. Gantz tells him he failed, and reduces his score to zero. The surviving alien is furious about the death of his partners and swears to kill Kurono. The next time Kurono goes to his school, the alien appears in the body of a student and kills all of Kurono's classmates with the exception of Shion Izumi and a girl named Tae Kojima. Kurono decides to fight against him. At the same time, a large number of policemen enter the school to battle the alien.
10 August 19, 2003[35]ISBN978-4-08-876486-3March 31, 2010[36]ISBN978-1-59582-459-2
  1. 'Annihilation' (殲滅Senmetsu)
  2. 'The Days After' (なりゆきNariyuki)
  3. 'Candidate for Suicide' (自殺志願Jisatsu Shigan)
  4. 'Paranormal' (超常現象Chōjō Genshō)
  5. 'Master' (体得Taitoku)
  6. 'Scene of Torture' (虐めの現場Ijime no Genba)
  7. 'Murder' (殺人Satsujin)
  8. 'Questioning' (訊問Jinmon)
  9. 'Man from Hakata' (博多から来た男Hakata kara Kita Otoko)
  10. 'World Championship' (世界戦Sekaisen)
  11. 'Shadow Boss' (裏番Uraban)
  12. 'Lover' (恋人Koibito)
The Shorty Alien attacks a group of policemen, who are unable to stop it with bullets. Kurono sneaks up behind it and uses an X-gun to successfully kill it. In an attempt to keep the incident a secret, government officials tell Kurono to keep silent. Afterward, Tae Kojima becomes the girlfriend of Kurono, who realizes that he is no longer all alone. In the following days, a teenager named Hiroto Sakurai learns from a man, Kenzo Sakata, how to use psychic powers and uses them to kill bullies from his school. A giant man, Daizemon Kaze starts searching the city for a strong person to fight to have a capable opponent. He fights Kurono, and Daizemon is ultimately defeated by the power of Kurono's suit.
11 December 18, 2003[37]ISBN978-4-08-876538-9May 26, 2010[38]ISBN978-1-59582-518-6
  1. 'Late-Night Classroom' (真夜中の教室Mayonaka no Kyōshitsu)
  2. 'Envy and Jealousy' (羨望と嫉妬Senbō to Shitto)
  3. 'The Masked Man' (仮面の男Kamen no Otoko)
  4. 'Morning of Crime' (犯行の朝Hankō no Asa)
  5. 'Shinjuku, 10 AM' (新宿午前十時Shinjuku Gozen Jūji)
  6. 'Massacre in Shinjuku' (新宿大虐殺Shinjuku Daigyakusatsu)
  7. 'Pedestrian Paradise' (歩行者天国Hokōsha Tengoku)
  8. 'Bare Hands' (徒手空拳Toshu Kūken)
  9. 'The Man' (漢Otoko)
  10. 'Atonement' (贖いAganai)
  11. 'Death of the Master' (師の死Shi no Shi)
  12. 'Raging Death' (憤死Funshi)
Shion asks Kurono to meet him at the school and tells him that he was once a participant in the Gantz activities. He mentions that he recently received a small Gantz-style sphere with a message that instructed him to kill several people. Kurono is unable to shoot him and Izumi tells him he will do what Gantz has asked of him. The following Sunday, Izumi disguises himself as a black man, and begins massacring all of the pedestrians in Shinjuku with a bag of guns. Tae is in the middle of the attacks, but is saved by Daizemon Kaze. Daizemon tries to stop Izumi, but is killed after a long fight. Hiroto and Kenzo also try to stop him by blocking his bullets with their telekinetic abilities, but they die as well.
12 March 19, 2004[39]ISBN978-4-08-876578-5July 28, 2010[40]ISBN978-1-59-582526-1
  1. 'Just Missed' (すれ違いSurechigai)
  2. 'Confrontation' (対峙Taiji)
  3. 'High Noon' (ハイヌーンHai Nūn)
  4. 'Seat of the Pants' (ぎりちょんGirichon)
  5. 'New Rule' (新ルールShin Rūru)
  6. 'Jurassic' (ジュラシックJurashikku)
  7. 'Survival of the Fittest' (弱肉強食Jakunikukyōshoku)
  8. 'Kansai' (カンサイKansai)
  9. 'Sword' (剣Ken)
  10. 'Split in Half' (両断Ryōdan)
  11. 'Predation' (捕食Hoshoku)
  12. 'Superman' (スーパーマンSūpāman)
Shion kidnaps Tae in an effort to lure Kurono into battle. Shion dies in the duel and Kurono is mortally wounded. Both are transported to the Gantz room, along with a number of those killed by Izumi that day. Izumi punches Kurono unconscious before he can tell anyone what happened. When Kurono awakens, Izumi and most of the others have already been sent. Kurono is told by Gantz that he must get fifteen points to survive. He also finds a door that Izumi recently opened, and discovers vehicles, taking one with him on the mission. The mission's official target is the Kappa Alien, a deformed person that wears a large hat. Kurono is joined by an old man named Yoshikazu Suzuki and Reika, a famous and beautiful Japanese idol. Everybody is attacked by several alien dinosaurs, but most of the dinosaurs are killed by the combatants.
13 May 19, 2004[41]ISBN978-4-08-876608-9September 29, 2010[42]ISBN978-1-59582-587-2
  1. 'Brave Papa' (父の背中Chichi no Senaka)
  2. 'Howl' (咆哮Hōkō)
  3. 'Cannibalism' (共食いTomogui)
  4. 'Lust for Life' (生きる力Ikiru Chikara)
  5. 'The Odd Couple' (迷コンビMei Konbi)
  6. 'Crash' (落車Rakusha)
  7. 'Encouragement' (鼓舞Kobu)
  8. 'Leader' (リーダーRīdā)
  9. 'Simultaneous Killings' (同時多殺Dōji Tasatsu)
  10. 'Unavoidable' (回避不可能Kaihi Fukanō)
  11. 'Decoy' (囮Otori)
  12. 'Feelings' (情Jō)
A dinosaur alien that Shion was fighting escapes from the museum and attacks Reika. She manages to survive because of her suit. Kurono and the old man, Yoshikazu, use the Gantz monowheel vehicle to attract the attention of the dinosaur and lead it away from the rest of the group. However, while they are leading it away Kurono falls from the back of bike where he was acting as gun-man. He is able to fight, and ultimately kill, the dinosaur. After that, all of the others who were sent by Gantz acknowledge Kurono as their leader. The group is surrounded by the Kappa alien and a group of Velociraptors. The team separates and kills them all. However, a Brachiosauridae alien emerges, and appears to be furious about the death of the others. Kurono challenges the new dinosaur and lures it away.
14 July 16, 2004[43]ISBN978-4-08-876637-9November 24, 2010[44]ISBN978-1-59582-598-8
  1. 'Dinosaur Parade' (恐竜大行進Kyōryū Daikōshin)
  2. 'Surprise Attack' (不意打ちFuiuchi)
  3. 'One Hundred Eyes' (百眼Hyaku Me)
  4. 'Black Clothes' (黒服Kuro Fuku)
  5. 'Chance Meeting' (邂逅Kaikō)
  6. 'The Only One' (唯一人Tada Hitori)
  7. 'Reunion' (再会Saikai)
  8. 'Lamp in Broad Daylight' (昼行灯Hiru Andon)
  9. 'Seminar' (セミナーSeminā)
  10. '5:00 in Shibuya' (渋谷で5時Shibuya de Goji)
  11. 'Whirlwind' (旋風Senpū)
  12. 'Teeth' (歯Ha)
With the help of Shion, Kurono destroys the last dinosaur and the mission ends. While all the people from the mission are being transported, a group of swordsmen dressed in black begin attacking them. Most of participants are killed, but Yoshikazu is able to return. Upon returning to the Gantz room, scoring commences and Kurono's earns 58 points. After Kurono's performance in the last battle, most of the other surviving group members start training daily with Kurono to improve their own abilities. During the following days, Kurono's younger brother, Akira, learns that the people that attacked the Gantz group before are known as Vampires, and that he is one of them. The Vampires want to take revenge for all the deaths of other vampires by the hands of the people from Gantz. Some of them are able to find Shion and try to capture him.
15 December 17, 2004[45]ISBN978-4-08-876717-8January 5, 2011[46]ISBN978-1-59582-662-6
  1. 'Game of Death' (死亡遊戯Shibō Yūgi)
  2. 'Telephone Shocker' (テレフォンショッキングTerefon Shokkingu)
  3. 'Caught in the Middle' (狭間Hazama)
  4. 'Breaking Up' (別離Betsuri)
  5. 'Afterimage' (残像Zanzō)
  6. 'Embrace' (抱擁Hōyō)
  7. 'Transparent' (透明Tōmei)
  8. 'Target' (標的Hyōteki)
  9. 'Reunion' (再会Saikai)
  10. 'Flee' (逃走Tōsō)
  11. 'True Feelings' (真相吐露Shinsō Toro)
  12. 'Schism' (分裂Bunretsu)
Despite having the black costume broken, Shion is able to kill the leader of the Vampires he previously fought. In the following days, Kurono has a date with Reika and the event ends up being published in several popular celebrity magazines. Tae finds out about it and breaks up with Kurono. Soon Kurono and all the other members are transported by Gantz to kill aliens dressed as black knights. They manage a swift victory, but are then tasked by Gantz to kill Tae for unknown reasons. Kurono demands to be transported first and goes to her house so that he can protect her. All of the remaining members except Kenzo, Hiroto, Daizemon, Yoshikazu and Reika are intent on killing her.
16 April 19, 2005[47]ISBN978-4-08-876780-2March 16, 2011[48]ISBN978-1-59582-663-3
  1. 'Trackless' (無軌道Mukidō)
  2. 'Personal Attack' (対人攻撃Taijin Kōgeki)
  3. 'Area' (エリアEria)
  4. 'Murderer' (人殺しHitogoroshi)
  5. 'Argentate Film' (銀鉛フィルムGin'en Firumu)
  6. 'Vanish' (消失Shōshitsu)
  7. '100 Point Menu' (100点めにゅ~Hyakuten Menyū)
  8. 'Present' (プレゼントPurezento)
  9. 'Investigation' (捜査Sōsa)
  10. 'Punishment' (成敗Seibai)
  11. 'Muscle Rider' (きんにくらいだーKinniku Raidā)
  12. 'Changing Clothes' (生着替えNamakigae)
Shion's team finds Tae after injuring all the people who aimed to protect her, and successfully kills her. Kurono attempts to commit suicide but he asks Gantz what will happen if he gets 100 points. He discovers that he can resurrect anybody who has participated in Gantz's missions and resolves to revive the friends he has lost, including Tae. In the following days, Sakurai, who still regrets killing the people who bullied him, uses his telekinesis to stop criminals. In the next mission, among the newcomers is a child named Takeshi who died as a result of parental abuse. He thinks that Daizemon is a hero that he used to admire before dying, and that he was meant to save him.
17 July 19, 2005[49]ISBN978-4-08-876826-7May 18, 2011[50]ISBN978-1-59582-664-0
  1. 'Common Knowledge' (周知Shūchi)
  2. 'In the Public Eye' (公衆の面前Kōshū no Menzen)
  3. 'Out with the Demons' (オニは外Oni wa Soto)
  4. 'City Battle' (市街戦Shigaisen)
  5. 'Combustion' (燃焼系Nenshōkei)
  6. 'Dislocation' (転位Ten'i)
  7. 'Close Combat' (接近勝負Sekkin Shōbu)
  8. 'Chicken' (チキン野郎Chikin Yarō)
  9. 'Morphing' (不定形Futeikei)
  10. 'Gulp' (ゴックンGokkun)
  11. 'Murder and Vomit' (殺人嘔吐Satsujin Ōto)
  12. 'The Man Born from a Wish' (願いから生まれた男Negai kara Umareta Otoko)
The group is sent to kill the Oni Aliens, which are creatures that are able to transform into anything. Takeshi is attacked by several of them but Daizemon is able to defeat them. Hiroto and Kenzo fight against one that is able to manipulate fire and, although the alien is killed, Hiroto is incinerated. Other aliens enter the bodies of several people and explode them from their insides. Ultimately, Kurono destroys all the aliens. Meanwhile, Daizemon manages to calm Takeshi by claiming that he is the hero that was created for Takeshi's protection.
18 November 18, 2005[51]ISBN978-4-08-876881-6August 3, 2011[52]ISBN978-1-59582-776-0
  1. 'Fist' (ゲンコツGenkotsu)
  2. 'Swing Lock' (スイングロックSuingu Rokku)
  3. 'Worthy Opponent' (好敵手Kōtekishu)
  4. 'Before the Storm' (嵐の前Arashi no Mae)
  5. 'Record of Bloodshed' (血風録Keppūroku)
  6. 'God of Thunder' (カミナリサマKaminari-sama)
  7. 'Human Extinction Declaration' (人類撲滅宣言Jinrui Bokumetsu Sengen)
  8. 'Desperate Blow' (一撃必死Ichigeki Hisshi)
  9. 'Within Reach' (見えているモノMiete Iru Mono)
  10. 'Impossible' (だめじゃんDame-jan)
  11. 'Attack from Above' (飛び斬りTobikiri)
  12. 'Synchronicity' (シンクロニシティShinkuronishiti)
Daizaemon faces an Oni alien who is able to turn his body into rock. After a prolonged fight, Daizemon manages to kill the alien. A new lightning-wielding alien appears in Tokyo and starts killing people. Shion confronts it, but is unable to inflict any damage. However, he is saved by the remainder of his fellow hunters. They also attempt to fight it, but in the end are all defeated by the alien despite Kenzo managing to blind it. Kurono repeatedly fights against him, determined to achieve enough points to revive Tae. In the end he is tired but still wants to fight, and a weakened Shion arrives to help him.
19 June 19, 2006[53]ISBN978-4-08-877069-7October 19, 2011[54]ISBN978-1-59582-813-2
  1. 'The Pathos of Rejoicing' (歓喜のパトスKanki no Patosu)
  2. '100 Points..' (100点..Hyakuten..)
  3. 'How to Use Freedom' (自由の使い方Jiyū no Tsukai Kata)
  4. 'Comeback' (カムバックKamubakku)
  5. 'The Third Revived Person' (3人目の生還者Sanninme no Seikansha)
  6. 'Number One' (いちばんIchiban)
  7. 'Good Work' (おつかれさまOtsukaresama)
  8. 'Older and Younger Brother' (兄と弟Ani to Otōto)
  9. 'Remains That Can't Be Erased' (消せない残滓Kesenai Zanshi)
  10. 'Lovely Stalker' (ラブリーストーカーRaburī Sutōkā)
  11. 'Key' (カギKagi)
  12. 'Contact' (コンタクトKontakuto)
Kurono and Shion kill the Oni Alien by beheading it and the hunters are transported back to the room to receive their scores. This time, most of them are able to achieve 100 points. Kenzo uses his points to revive Hiroto. Reika, Yoshikazu and Daizemon all decide to use their points to revive Tae, Kato and Nishi who are then able to assist the other participants. However, when Kurono is about to revive somebody else, his partners tell him to ask Gantz to choose the option that allows him to exit the battle cycle. He reluctantly follows their advice and is able to return back to his normal life, with no memory of the Gantz activities. Since he does not remember anything, he also forgets that Tae was his girlfriend. This confuses him, since he still has her gifts and pictures. Kurono realizes that he lost his memories and attempts to get them back.
20 December 19, 2006[55]ISBN978-4-08-877187-8December 21, 2011[56]ISBN978-1-59582-846-0
  1. 'Mystery Hunter' (ミステリーハンターMisuterī Hantā)
  2. 'Dining Table of the Black Suits' (黒服の食卓Kuro Fuku no Shokutaku)
  3. 'Leak' (流出Ryūshutsu)
  4. 'Splitting Chinese Bamboo' (唐竹割りKaratake Wari)
  5. 'Home Visit' (家庭訪問Katei Hōmon)
  6. 'Altruistic Actions' (利他的行動Ritateki Kōdō)
  7. 'Let's Go Somewhere' (一緒にどっかIssho ni Dokka)
  8. 'Me, a Hero?' (英雄、俺?Eiyū, Ore?)
  9. 'Junk Party' (ジャンクパーティーJanku Pātī)
  10. 'Photosterilization' (光殺菌Hikari Sakkin)
  11. '..Next Phase' (..ネクストフェイズ..Nekusuto Feizu)
Kurono is asked by a detective named Seiichi Kikuchi about the 'Gantz team'. However, he is still unable to remember any of the events that occurred. The detective tries to interview the Vampires but they force him to reveal information about the Gantz team instead. After that, the Vampires confront Shion, who they kill when he tries to protect his girlfriend. Akira calls Kurono and tells him that he is the next target of the Vampires and also tells him that they are vulnerable to sunlight, which he uses to make weapons. That night, when he is attacked by the Vampires, he confronts them, but is killed by one of them. Kato and his friends try to rescue him but they are attacked by two Vampires in the process, and are transported by Gantz along with them.

Volumes 21–37[edit]

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
21 May 18, 2007[57]ISBN978-4-08-877276-9February 22, 2012[58]ISBN978-1-59582-847-7
  1. 'Host Samurai' (ホストさむらいHosuto Samurai)
  2. 'Boss Ghoul' (ぬらりぴょんNuraripyon)
  3. 'Dotombori' (ドートンボリDōtonbori)
  4. 'A Joyous Stench' (歓喜なる臭気Kanki Naru Shūki)
  5. 'Wass Goin' On?' (なんやねんNan'yanen)
  6. 'West Side Story' (ウエストサイドストーリーUesuto Saido Sutōrī)
  7. 'The Land of Excess' (喰いだおれの街Kuidaore no Machi)
  8. 'Last Piece of Strength' (強さのラストピースTsuyosa no Rasuto Pīsu)
  9. 'Hunters and the Hunted' (狩りと狩られKari to Karare)
  10. 'Cheap Lives' (チープな命たちChīpu na Inochi-tachi)
Following Kurono's death, all of his former teammates are transported to the Gantz room. Kato is determined to achieve 100 points so that he can revive Kurono. This time, in addition to the previous survivors, two Vampires that killed Kurono are also transported and are forced to aid them in the next mission. They are sent to Osaka for the mission instead of Tokyo. The team must destroy the yōkai aliens. Takeshi is the first one to be sent and accidentally kills some of them after becoming scared. The other members discover another Gantz team from Osaka, which tells them not to attack the aliens in their territory. Daizemon finds Takeshi and helps him to destroy other local aliens. Meanwhile, after discovering that the Osaka team has obtained 100 points several times, Kato is told that it is impossible to revive everyone and get out of the missions from Gantz.
22 November 19, 2007[59]ISBN978-4-08-877349-0April 18, 2012[60]ISBN978-1-59582-848-4
  1. 'Prepare for the Nearest Death' (死捨悟入Shisha Gonyū)
  2. 'Hypocrite Alien' (ギゼンシャ星人Gizensha Seijin)
  3. 'The Three Super S's (Sadists)' (ドSの3人Do S no Sannin)
  4. 'The Single-Minded Man' (ひたむきな男Hitamuki na Otoko)
  5. 'The Group from the West' (西の人々Nishi no Hitobito)
  6. 'Whatsitsname & So-and-So' (なにがしそれがし?Nanigashi Soregashi?)
  7. 'A Single Finger' (指一本Yubi Ippon)
  8. 'Do Whatever You Want' (勝手やネんKatte Yanen)
  9. 'The Hundred-Point Alien' (100点のヤツHyakuten no Yatsu)
Kato goes alone to fight the yōkai. He meets Anzu Yamasaki, a woman from the Osaka team, who tells him that in her team there were a couple and a child without suits to protect themselves. Kato and Anzu run to where they are and find them being attacked by a giant alien. Kato traps the alien in a small shop and kills him. At the same moment, the two Vampires encounter a pair of samurai aliens and make an attempt to ally with them, but the aliens betray them. However, the blonde male Vampire, nicknamed 'Host Samurai' by Gantz, destroys them and rescues his female partner. Meanwhile, two members from the Osaka team discover the strongest of the yōkai, the Nurarihyon, which is worth an entire hundred points alone. When Kato hears this, he becomes motivated to defeat it to receive the points needed to revive Kurono.
23 May 19, 2008[61]ISBN978-4-08-877445-9June 20, 2012[62]ISBN978-1-59582-849-1
  1. 'Desperation' (やぶれかぶれYabure Kabure)
  2. 'Splatterhead' (パチパチヘッドPachipachi Heddo)
  3. 'Half-Awakened' (半覚醒Hankakusei)
  4. 'Vs. the SDF' (対自衛隊Tai Jieitai)
  5. 'Annihilation vs. Extinction' (消滅と消失Shōmetsu to Shōshitsu)
  6. 'Like a Cockroach' (ゴキブリなみGokiburi nami)
  7. 'Impossible Death' (ありえない死Arienai Shi)
  8. 'Mind Over Muscle' (柔よく剛を..Jū Yoku Gō wo..)
A member of the Osaka team severs off the head from the 100-point Nurarihyon alien, but dies in the process. A fellow Osaka member is attacked by two other aliens resembling a tengu and an inugami and in a panic staves them off using leftover eye-beams from the 100-point alien. With the help of an invisible being he is able to escape but is surrounded by members of the Japanese military. Kato tries to defend him but they are attacked by the former two aliens. Three members of the Osaka team arrive and destroy the alien duo, although a team member dies in the process. After that, the 100-point alien reappears. Despite being destroyed several times, it resurrects into a new form each time and continues to fight.
24 October 17, 2008[63]ISBN978-4-08-877511-1August 15, 2012[64]ISBN978-1-59582-907-8
  1. 'Feminine Hell' (女地獄Onna Jigoku)
  2. 'Ambush' (伏兵の強襲Fukuhei no Kyōshū)
  3. ' (進退の窮みShintai no Kiwami)
  4. 'The Ones Not Going Back' (還らぬ者Kaeranumono)
  5. ' (究極の黒衣Kyūkyoku no Kokui)
  6. 'Ping Pong' (ピンポンPin Pon)
  7. 'The Gap in Levels Between Him and Us' (断絶する彼我差Danzetsu Suru Higa Sa)
  8. ' (出口と糸口Deguchi to Itoguchi)
The 100-point Nurarihyon alien transforms into a giant composed of women's bodies and proceeds to kill several of the Osaka combatants. Kato and the other members from the Tokyo team join the battle and try to destroy it as well. The alien once again transforms and becomes a giant minotaur, seriously injuring the Tokyo team. Kenzo decides to distract it while the others escape and dies in the process. The Nurarihyon continues to follow the Tokyo team but just when they are about to be killed, the last hunter from Osaka, Oka Hachirou, appears. He uses an improved version of the black suit to overpower the alien. The Nurarihyon again resurrects, this time in the form of an old man and continues fighting Oka. Oka is victorious, but he decides not to finish off the Nurarihyon, thinking he may die while doing it. The alien transforms into several balls and proceeds to attack the Tokyo squad.
25 February 19, 2009[65]ISBN978-4-08-877597-5October 24, 2012[66]ISBN978-1-59582-908-5
  1. 'Roars of Terror' (恐怖の咆吼Kyōfu no Hōkō)
  2. 'Melee Rush' (肉弾ラッシュNikudan Rasshu)
  3. 'Regaining a Plan' (挽回の奇策Bankai no Kisaku)
  4. 'Questioning the Question' (質問に質問Shitsumon ni Shitsumon)
  5. ' (光からの奇襲Hikari kara no Kishū)
  6. ' (闇からの強襲Yami kara no Kyōshū)
  7. 'Revival' (リバイバルRibaibaru)
  8. ' (カタストロフィの序曲Katasutorofi no Jokyoku)
The previous attack from the Nurarihyon leaves Takeshi seriously injured, and Daizemon decides to fight the alien to let Takeshi return to Gantz's room safe. The Nurarihyon takes the form of a skeleton and fights Daizemon. As Daizemon is left wounded, the alien leaves to find and kill Oka. Unwilling to give up, Kato asks his comrades to attack the alien while he will be a bait. As the Nurarihyon returns, all the hunters shoot in order to defeat it. However, the alien manages to defend and cuts Kato's legs. Before Kato is killed, Anzu protects him, dying in the process. The vampire Host Samurai fights the Nurarihyon, allowing Kato to kill the alien. With the mission over, the surviving Tokyo members return to Tokyo, where Kato receives 100 points from Gantz. Kato decides to revive Kei, who appears without remembering what happened after he chose to leave the room. Meanwhile, Nishi tells the team that nothing matters now as, according to Gantz, all of mankind will be destroyed in a week due to a possible new nuclear war.
26 June 19, 2009[67]ISBN978-4-08-877668-2January 23, 2013[68]ISBN978-1-61655-048-6
  1. 'Warm Memories' (ぬくもりの記憶Nukumori no Kioku)
  2. 'Proud Primates' (驕れる霊長類Ogoreru Reichōrui)
  3. 'Desperate Meeting' (絶望ミーティングZetsubō Mītingu)
  4. 'Factory' (工場Kōjō)
  5. ' (繋がる終焉Tsunagaru Shūen)
  6. 'Distorted Feelings' (歪む想いYugamu Omoi)
  7. 'Definition of Bullying' (いじめの定義Ijime no Teigi)
  8. 'The Roar of Collapse' (終末の破砕音Shūmatsu no Hasai On)
  9. 'The World Attacks' (強襲する世界Kyōshū Suru Sekai)
  10. 'Intelligence Like That of a Straw' (藁のような叡智Wara no Yōna Eichi)
  11. ' (反逆する美なる偶像Hangyaku Suru Bi naru Gūzō)
The members from the Tokyo team return to their common lives, but they remain concerned about Nishi's comment about the world's destruction. The members reunite once again, and ask Nishi to tell them about Gantz. Nishi tells them that there are various Gantz teams all around the world and that it is suspected that the aliens and the black spheres were made by men. Meanwhile, Kikuchi goes to Germany, where with the help from a person named Sebastian, he finds a factory of black spheres. Reika goes to Kurono's apartment and confesses her feelings to him, but Kurono tells her he is in love with Tae. As she leaves the apartment, Reika decides to get 100 points to revive Kurono once again so that the new one would love her. As Nishi returns to his school, he is attacked by the other students who have grown a dislike for him. Enraged, Nishi kills most of them, forcing several soldiers to attack him. Before being killed, Nishi is transported to Gantz's room along with all the members from the Tokyo team. The team is then transported to Italy where they find that all the Gantz's participants from the city are being killed by Roman statue aliens.
27 October 19, 2009[69]ISBN978-4-08-877721-4April 17, 2013[70]ISBN978-1-61655-049-3
  1. 'International Tragedy' (多国籍惨劇Takokuseki Sangeki)
  2. 'The Price of Courage' (勇気の対価Yūki no Taika)
  3. 'Shutdown' (シャットダウンShattodaun)
  4. 'Colony Collapse Disorder' (蜂群崩壊症候群Hōgun Hōkai Shōkōgun)
  5. 'The Meaning of Finished' (終わりの意味Owari no Imi)
  6. 'Stirrings Within the Black Sphere' (黒球の中の胎動Kuro Tama no Naka no Taidō)
  7. 'Warped Providence and Love' (歪む摂理と恋心Yugamu Setsuri to Koigokoro)
  8. 'How to Make an Eternity' (永遠のつくりかたEien no Tsukurikata)
  9. 'Sage of the Book of Darkness' (闇の帳の老賢者Yami no Tobari no Rōkenja)
  10. 'Things Come to Light in the Mansion' (館の中の白日Yakata no Naka no Hakujitsu)
  11. 'The Berlin Trickster' (伯林のトリックスターBerurin no Torikkusutā)
  12. 'Daylight of Destruction' (破滅のデイライトHametsu no Deiraito)
Participant Kouki Inaba gives up while confronting the aliens and Suzuki is killed by them when he tries to protect Inaba. Realizing that Suzuki cared for him, Inaba starts fighting to survive the mission, but is killed by an enormous statue. When the Tokyo team is overpowered by the aliens, Gantz transports them back to Tokyo, where the sphere announces that the mission has ended. As most participants leave, Reika finds that the person from the sphere is out and asks her who she wants to revive. Reika chooses to create a clone of Kurono, who decides to stay with her when he realizes he is a clone and cannot continue being with Tae. Sometime later, Sebastian takes Kikuchi to Germany where Sebastian discovers that a group of men created Gantz using a coded message transmitted by an ill person. Kikuchi grows suspicious of Sebastian. The next day, the sky becomes red, and an unknown black ship destroys North America's military force.
28 May 19, 2010[71]ISBN978-4-08-877854-9July 24, 2013[72]ISBN978-1-61655-050-9
  1. 'Shooting Stars' (シューティングスターShūtingu Sutā)
  2. 'Rejected Surrender' (降伏却下Kōfuku Kyakka)
  3. 'Tokyo Eliminator' (トーキョー・エリミネーターTōkyō Eriminētā)
  4. 'Giga Structure' (ギガ・ストラクチャーGiga Sutorakuchā)
  5. 'Collision with the Unknown' (未知との激突Michi to no Gekitotsu)
  6. 'Deciding to Open Fire' (決意の火蓋Ketsui no Hibuta)
  7. 'People Saved, Things Wasted' (救えた者と零した物Sukuetamono to Koboshitamono)
  8. 'Stealth Hope' (ステルスの希望Suterusu no Kibō)
Giant beings resembling the black outfits appear in Japan and start slaughtering the citizens. When Kurono decides to battle them, he discovers they are humanoid aliens. The other Tokyo hunters also battle them, managing to protect various people. As Reika and Kurono's clone also fight the alien, they are supported by other hunters who proceed to unarm and capture them.
29 September 17, 2010[73]ISBN978-4-08-879025-1October 23, 2013[74]ISBN978-1-61655-150-6
  1. 'The Counterattack Begins' (逆襲の執行Gyakushū no Shikkō)
  2. 'Loss of Control' (制御の消失Seigyo no Shōshitsu)
  3. 'Agitation' (アジテーションAjitēshon)
  4. 'Clash of Civilizations' (文明の衝突Bunmei no Shōtotsu)
  5. 'Twist and Turn' (ツイスト アンド ターンTsuisuto ando Tān)
  6. 'Superiority Moments' (刹那の優勢Setsuna no Yūsei)
  7. 'Hectic Chase for Safety' (猛追する安否Mōtsui Suru Anpi)
  8. 'Teared Life' (剥がされる命Hagasareru Inochi)
When trying to protect Tae and his schoolmates, Kurono is transported to an area along with various hunters from different cities. They are ordered by a group of hunters controlling black spheres to go fight on the alien ship, threatening to kill them if they disobey. In the ship, the hunters battle the humanoid aliens until they are able to secure one and transport it back to land. The lead hunters send the other hunters including Kurono back to different cities at random, but as Kurono runs to find Tae, she is kidnapped alongside various humans by an alien ship.
30 January 19, 2011[75]ISBN978-4-08-879088-6January 29, 2014[76]ISBN978-1-61655-151-3
  1. 'Signal of Death' (断末の合図Danmatsu no Aizu)
  2. 'Perverted Salvation' (変質する救済Henshitsu Suru Kyūsai)
  3. 'The Very Bottom of the Chain' (連鎖の最底辺Rensa no Saiteihen)
  4. 'Depths of the Alien World' (異界の深奥Ikai no Shin'ō)
  5. 'The Choice of Those with Power' (力有る者の選択Chikara Arumono no Sentaku)
  6. 'Exposed Reunion' (展示された再会Tenjisareta Saikai)
  7. 'Toy Girl' (玩具少女Gangu Shōjo)
As they enter the alien ship, most humans are killed by the machines in there. Tae and other humans manage to escape and appear in an alien city where the giant humanoid aliens live and humans are used as food. As aliens continue killing the humans, Tae is taken by a child alien. Kurono arrives to the ship, desperate to find Tae, but decides to help the surviving humans escape from the area after they plead.
31 April 19, 2011[7]ISBN978-4-08-879129-6April 23, 2014[77]ISBN978-1-61655-152-0
  1. 'Innocence in a Palanquin' (駕籠の中の純情Kago no Naka no Junjō)
  2. 'Transcendence' (超越Chōetsu)
  3. 'Rebellious Gathering' (叛意の集結Han'i no Shūketsu)
  4. 'The Outbreak of War Begins' (開戦の開始Kaisen no Kaishi)
  5. 'Reversible Invasion' (可逆なる侵略Kagyaku Naru Shinryaku)
  6. 'The Wills Are Piling Up' (集積する意志たちShūseki Suru Ishi-tachi)
  7. 'Extreme Ways' (極限の仕様Kyokugen no Shiyō)
  8. 'Irreversible Lives' (非可逆生命Hikagyaku Seimei)
  9. 'Mismatched Rescue' (すれ違う救済Surechigau Kyūsai)
After finding his girlfriend killed by the aliens, Hiroto grows furious and starts killing all the aliens in the area. Meanwhile, the Tokyo Hunters reunite and make the humanoid inside the black sphere use the sphere for them. The Kurono revived by Reika then sends a message to Hunters across Japan seeking their help in rescuing the people taken by the alien's spaceship. As various Hunters start arriving, the other Kurono takes an alien hostage so that she will guide him and the humans he found outside the ship. Learning that they cannot revive people anymore, the Hunters recruited in Tokyo transfer to the spaceship to save the people in danger.
32 August 19, 2011[78]ISBN978-4-08-879185-2July 23, 2014[79]ISBN978-1-61655-428-6
  1. 'Quality and Quantity of Life' (命の質と数Inochi no Shitsu to Kazu)
  2. 'Peace and Cornering' (和平と背水Wahei to Haisui)
  3. ' (迎撃と光明Geigeki to Kōmyō)
  4. 'The Beginning of the Chain' (連鎖の始まりRensa no Hajimari)
  5. ' (反転する渇望Hanten Suru Katsubō)
  6. 'Exploding Respite' (爆裂する安息Bakuretsu Suru Ansoku)
  7. 'Resuscitation Failure' (再生破綻Saisei Hatan)
  8. 'The Pen of Fishing Lures' (疑似餌の囲いGijie no Kakoi)
The Tokyo Hunters start transporting the hostages back to Tokyo with the black sphere. However, the aliens in charge of the ship view them as terrorists and start sending creatures to eliminate them. Moreover, the black sphere from Tokyo is then hacked, and the hunters cannot transfer anymore. Gantz's room is then attacked by aliens, and while Nishi and Takeshi manage to escape safely, the humanoid from the sphere dies. Now in the aliens' city, the Hunters try evacuating the humans but are confronted by more enemies.
33 January 19, 2012[80]ISBN978-4-08-879255-2October 22, 2014[81]ISBN978-1-61655-429-3
  1. 'A Game of Life and Death' (生殺遊戯Seisatsu Yūgi)
  2. 'Reactive Resignation' (攻性の諦観Kōsei no Teikan)
  3. 'Quenched Combustion' (消費される燃焼Shōhi Sareru Nenshō)
  4. 'Saturated Skull' (飽和する頭蓋Hōwa Suru Zugai)
  5. 'Rampaging Tumor' (暴走する腫瘍Bōsō Suru Shuyō)
  6. 'Less Than a Fight' (闘争未満Tōsō Miman)
  7. 'Pinpoint Victory' (針ほどの活路Hari Hodo no Katsuro)
  8. 'Beautiful Feelings' (美しき感情Utsukushiki Kanjō)
The Tokyo Hunters continue being attacked by a diverse amount of creatures that reduce their numbers as well as the people captured. The remaining Osaka Team members try to protect the humans captured but are overwhelmed by the aliens. Now having nearly ten members alive, the Tokyo Hunters manage to help the Osaka Hunters. Back in the ship's city, Kurono is able to finds Tae with help from the alien he took hostage.
34 May 10, 2012[82]ISBN978-4-08-879328-3February 4, 2015[83]ISBN978-1-61655-573-3
  1. 'Lovers Crossing' (逢瀬の交差Ōse no Kōsa)
  2. 'Deus Ex Machina' (機械仕掛けの神Kikai Jikake no Kami)
  3. 'I, Too' (俺だッてOreda tte)
  4. 'Parallel Strike' (強襲する平行Kyōshū Suru Heikō)
  5. 'A Forbidden Dream' (禁忌の夢Kinki no Yume)
  6. 'Tiny Love Song' (小さな恋のメロディChīsana Koi no Merodi)
  7. 'Steel March' (鋼鉄マーチKōtetsu Māchi)
  8. 'The Squinting Tyrant' (やぶにらみの暴君Yabu Nirami no Bōkun)
Without warning, Kurono is put in a superpowered machine and sent to destroy a tower that supports the alien ship. After killing almost all the aliens in the building, the Tokyo and Osaka teams leave with the second Kurono staying behind to kill the last alien. Reika refuses to leave and sacrifices her life to save the second Kurono.
35 October 19, 2012[84]ISBN978-4-08-879438-9April 22, 2015[85]ISBN978-1-61655-586-3
  1. 'Confession and Repentance' (告白と懺悔Kokuhaku to Zange)
  2. 'Battlecry' (戦線叫叫Sensen Kyōkyō)
  3. 'Meager Redemption' (儚い贖いHakanai Aganai)
  4. 'Sky Tower' (空の塔Sora no Tō)
  5. 'Dissonant Resonance' (不協和の共鳴Fu Kyōwa no Kyōmei)
  6. 'Deal with the Devil' (外道ネゴシエイションGedō Negoshieishon)
  7. 'The Great Escape' (ザ・グレイト・エスケープZa Gureito Esukēpu)
  8. 'How to Make a Hero' (英雄の作り方Eiyū no Tsukurikata)
Hiroto starts to use telekinesis to destroy the machines in sight, but is distracted by hallucinations of Kenzo and Tonkotsu. After the hallucinations end, Hiroto is killed by an incoming electrical-powered laser. When Kurono reaches the tower, he rescues Tae when the miniship of the alien who saved her is shot down, and the alien sacrifices herself. He then confronts Nishi, who wants to destroy the aliens for good. Kurono has second thoughts about killing the entire alien population, after being convinced by Tae that they are not eradicating Earth for their liking. After a brief argument, Nishi attempts to kill Tae, but Kurono manages to escape with Tae and leaves Nishi to die in the chaos below the tower. Soon, both Kurono and Tae find out that they are in space, and with a shuttle, immediately headed back to Earth. Meanwhile, the rest of the team is transported to a headquarters in space, where some of them abuse the aliens endlessly.
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  1. 'Transgression and a Profession of Love' (蹂躙と告白Jūrin to Kokuhaku)
  2. 'Question Time' (クエスチョンタイムKuesuchon Taimu)
  3. 'Perfect Plan' (パーフェクトプランPāfekuto Puran)
  4. 'Proof of Humanity' (人間の証明Ningen no Shōmei)
  5. 'Where the Missing Mass Goes' (その質量の行方Sono Shitsuryō no Yukue)
  6. 'Dueling Etiquette' (決闘作法Kettō Sahō)
  7. 'Rush Hour' (ラッシュアワーRasshu Awā)
  8. 'The Final Barrier' (最後の障壁Saigo no Shōheki)
Shortly afterwards, the members of Gantz are transported into a room with a divine figure who appears to have omniscience. The figure explains that the aliens the Gantz teams fought were immigrants from a dying solar system. They also explain that they are responsible for sending the Gantz technology to Earth, and did so after Earth was the next world in line to be attacked by the final aliens encountered in the series. Though thanked by the teams, the figure clarifies that it sent the technology out of a perceived obligation to 'restore order to the Earth itself' rather than to save humanity, and that humanity is extremely arrogant for its status akin to dust in the grand scheme of the universe. After being teased by revived lovers and friends of the past that the divine figure conjures, the clone Kurono manages to get himself obliterated trying to kill the figure. The team ends up being transported back to the alien ship, where they discovered that they incapacitated almost all of the aliens and are at the verge of winning the war.
37 August 19, 2013[87]ISBN978-4-08-879627-7October 28, 2015[88]ISBN978-1-61655-588-7
  1. 'A Challenge from the Defeated' (敗残者の挑戦状Haizan-sha no Chōsen-jō)
  2. 'The Melancholy of Prometheus' (プロメテウスの憂鬱Purometeusu no Yūutsu)
  3. 'Confronting His Heaviest Burden' (最大荷重の対峙Saidai Kajū no Taiji)
  4. 'Exchanging Despair for Hope' (希望と絶望の応酬Kibō to Zetsubō no Ōshū)
  5. 'Flashing All His Might' (渾身の一閃Konshin no Issen)
  6. 'Converging on Despair' (収束する諦観Shūsoku suru Teikan)
  7. 'Lightning Counterstrike' (迅雷の交錯Jinrai no Kōsaku)
  8. 'End Point' (最期の終止符Saigo no Shūshifu)
The hunters struggle to defeat the strongest alien, Eeva, with many casualties before Kurono flies straight into Eeva's head, killing him. As Kurono tries to convince the last alien to stop fighting the humans, the alien commits suicide, and the entire alien ship is set to self-destruct. Most humans safely transport themselves back onto Earth, with the exception of Kurono and Kato and some leftover Gantz members. The duo escape the ship before it explodes using the flying Gantz bikes, and fall into the ocean, experiencing hypothermia and starvation before military personnel arrive. Kurono and Kato manage to get out of the water, and are greeted by Tae, Kato's brother Ayumu and a host of onlookers as the war officially ends.

See also[edit]

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Inuyashiki
いぬやしき
GenreBody horror, science fiction, superhero[1][2]
Manga
Written byHiroya Oku
Published byKodansha
English publisher
Kodansha USA(print)
Crunchyroll(digital)
DemographicSeinen
MagazineEvening
Original runJanuary 28, 2014 – July 25, 2017
Volumes10 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by
Written byHiroshi Seko
Music byYoshihiro Ike
StudioMAPPA
Licensed byAmazon(streaming)
Original networkFuji TV (Noitamina)
Original run October 12, 2017 – December 22, 2017
Episodes11 (List of episodes)
Live-action film

Inuyashiki (いぬやしき) is a Japanese science fictionmanga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. Inuyashiki debuted in the January 2014 issue of Kodansha's seinen manga magazine, Evening and ended in July 2017. Ten compilation volumes have been published.[3]

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Plot[edit]

Inuyashiki Ichiro is a middle-aged, friendless man with an uncaring family. One fateful evening in a nearly empty public park, he is struck by an explosion of extraterrestrial origin, and his body is replaced by an incredibly powerful, but still outwardly human, mechanical body. He quickly realizes the extent of his body's powers, and after saving a homeless man being beaten by a pack of teenagers, he decides to dedicate himself to doing good, using his powers to heal those with incurable diseases and fight crime.

However, a teenager who was with him at the time of the explosion, Shishigami Hiro, had the same fate as Ichiro, but unlike Inuyashiki, Shishigami becomes a psychopath who goes about using his new found abilities to murder people, from classmates that annoy him to innocent families, including young children and infants, just for amusement. Mukta mukta kannada serial actors names. His acts of merciless cruelty brings him the attention of the police, who can do nothing to stop him. Hiro becomes the most wanted criminal in the country.

The series follows these two different individuals who once shared the same bizarre experience, as their paths are destined to clash.

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Characters[edit]

Ichirō Inuyashiki (犬屋敷 壱郎Inuyashiki Ichirō)
Voiced by: Fumiyo Kohinata[4]
Played by: Noritake Kinashi
The head of Inuyashiki family who looks older than his age, being 58 years old. He has no friends and is disrespected by his family with the only thing he trusts being his dog Hanako. He was on the verge of death, but after being struck by extraterrestrial beings he was transformed into a cyborg. Not wanting to lose his humanity, he fights to save those in trouble.
Hiro Shishigami (獅子神 皓Shishigami Hiro)
Voiced by: Nijirō Murakami[4]
Played by: Takeru Satoh
A teenager who was with Inuyashiki when the extraterrestrial beings struck them to death. He also became a cyborg, but instead he takes pleasure in killing people which, according to him, keeps him human. The only people he cares about are his mother, Andō, and later Shion and her grandmother.
Naoyuki Andō (安堂 直行Andō Naoyuki)
Voiced by: Kanata Hongō[5]
Played by: Kanata Hongō
Hiro's childhood friend who initially shut himself in at home after being bullied at school. He is the first person to know about Inuyashiki and Hiro's cyborg bodies. Wanting to stop his friend from killing, he teamed up with Inuyashiki. He is a fan of Gantz, another manga of Hiroya Oku.
Mari Inuyashiki (犬屋敷 麻理Inuyashiki Mari)
Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka[6]
Played by: Ayaka Miyoshi
Inuyashiki's teenage daughter and a classmate of both Hiro and Andō. She secretly wants to become a manga artist.
Shion Watanabe (渡辺 しおんWatanabe Shion)
Voiced by: Sumire Morohoshi[6]
Played by: Fumi Nikaidō
A classmate of Hiro who has a crush on him. She sheltered Hiro at her home after he first escaped from the police, and become another woman that Hiro loved.

Media[edit]

Manga[edit]

Inuyashiki is written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. The manga started publishing in the 4th 2014 issue of Kodansha's seinen magazine Evening, published on January 28, 2014.[7] The manga finished in the 16th 2017 issue of Evening published on July 25, 2017.[8] Kodansha compiled the series into ten tankōbon volumes published between May 23, 2014 and September 22, 2017.[9][10]

Kodansha's American subsidiary, Kodansha Comics, are publishing the manga in English.[11]Crunchyroll published the manga in a digital format.[12] The manga ended in its 10th volume.[13]

Anime[edit]

An anime television series adaptation by MAPPA began airing on October 12, 2017 and a live-action film adaptation has been announced for 2018.[14] The anime series' opening theme is 'My Hero', performed by Japanese rock band Man with a Mission.[4] The ending theme 'Ai o Oshietekureta Kimi e' (愛を教えてくれた君へ, lit. 'To You Who Taught Me Love') is performed by the band Qaijff.[6]Amazon has licensed the series and is streaming it online on Amazon Prime Video in Japan and overseas. It was also streaming on Anime Strike in the United States.[15] Amazon discontinued Anime Strike on January 5, 2018 which in turn offered Anime Strike titles, including Inuyashiki, free to stream for Prime members.[16]

No.Title[a]Original air date
1'Ichirō Inuyashiki'
Transcription: 'Inuyashiki Ichirō' (Japanese: 犬屋敷壱郎)		October 12, 2017
Salaryman Inuyashiki Ichirou feels trapped within his humdrum life and ageing body, automatically going through his workday routines. When he takes his wife and children to their new modest home, the children are unimpressed. After a visit to the doctor where he is diagnosed with stomach cancer and given 3 months to live, he is unable to tell his self-absorbed family. One evening, while walking his dog in a park on a hill, he breaks down and cries. Suddenly he and a youth standing nearby are struck by a mysterious explosion apparently of extraterrestrial origin. His body is replaced by an incredibly powerful, but still outwardly human, mechanical body. He realizes some of his body's powers after saving a homeless man being beaten by a pack of teenagers. The electronics within his body also manages to identify and expose the teenagers. He then realizes that even though his body is now an electromechanicalcyborg, he still thinks and feels like a human.
2'Hiro Shishigami'
Transcription: 'Shishigami Hiro' (Japanese: 獅子神皓)		October 19, 2017
Student Hiro Shishigami remarks that one of his friends, Naoyuki Andou, has been absent from school and goes to visit him. Hiro talks about the spate of recent slashing murders, jokingly accusing Naoyuki. He then reveals that he is no longer human and demonstrates some of his powers. Naoyuki is impressed until Hiro causes cars to start crashing in the street and realizes they are not just tricks. Hiro reveals his cyborg body and convinces Naoyuki to return to school, calmly offering to kill the student who beat him up. Naoyuki however is fearful about Hiro's mental state and powers of his old school friend. After leaving, Hiro picks a house at random and casually kills the occupants by shooting an invisible beam. His remarks that he feels 'alive'. When the daughter comes home, he threatens to kill her, and Inuyashiki hears her screams of fear. He drives, following the voice he hears in his head, until, while stopped in traffic, hears her die. He finally arrives at the house, finding the bodies, but is confronted by Hiro who shoots him. As Hiro leaves however, Inuyashiki has already recovered and stands at the doorway, much to Hiro's amazement.
3'Naoyuki Ando'
Transcription: 'Andō Naoyuki' (Japanese: 安堂直行)		October 26, 2017
Surprised at Inuyashiki's recovery, Hiro uses the jets in his back to fly off. Inuyashiki realizes that Hiro has undergone the same transformation as him but cannot understand his motivation. Hiro again visits Naoyuki who still refuses to return to school. Meanwhile, Inuyashiki sees some thugs take a young man into an alley. He follows them and beats them up using only his physical strength. He then hears the voices of people trapped in a building on fire, and tries to invoke the flying mechanism he saw Hiro use. Desperately trying he sings the Astro Boy theme song and takes off but has difficulty controlling the jets. He eventually reaches the scene, rescuing those trapped inside. His remarks that he feels 'so happy'. Hiro finally convinces Naoyuki to return to school, but when the bullies threaten him, Hiro intervenes and forces them to back off. Later that afternoon he kills four of the boys at a distance as Naoyuki watches. Hiro describes his many powers, including control over electronic devices, including milking an ATM. Naoyuki then says he can no longer be friends with someone who kills and steals, and Hiro walks off. That evening Inuyashiki discovers his healing power when he revives a cat that had been run over and thanks God. Meanwhile Hiro again enters a house at random and kills all the occupants.
4'Samejima'
Transcription: 'Samejima' (Japanese: 鮫島)		November 2, 2017
A Yakuza is humiliated by his boss Samejima for death of a woman from a drug overdose. Elsewhere, Fumino Inoue, a young woman working in a café becomes engaged to her boyfriend Satoru, but she is abducted on the way home by Samejima's men. She is injected with drugs but wounds Samejima and manages to escape and return home to Satoru. Before they can act, Samejima and his men burst into their apartment to take Fumino. Samejima begins to choke Satoru, but suddenly Inuyashiki arrives at the apartment, disables the men. Inuyashiki begins to crush Samejima who pulls a gun and shoots Inuyashiki in the head and he collapses. When Inuyashiki wakes up, he is alone in the apartment with the dead Satoru. He desperately tries to revive him and Satoru finally recovers. Meanwhile he traces Samejima and flies to find him at a Yakuza meeting. He calls out Samejima and beats him up. When the rest of the Yakuza fire volleys of bullets into Inuyashiki, his cyborg body's self-defense mechanism activates and rockets from his power pack blinds and maims the men, leaving them all crippled for life. He then tracks down Fumino and rescues her, telling her he is no-one special and reunites her with Satoru.
5'Yuko Shishigami'
Transcription: 'Shishigami Yūko' (Japanese: 獅子神優子)		November 9, 2017
There are media reports of the attack on the Koudankai crime syndicate and that another home in the Suganami ward was attacked by a type of firearm but there was no sign of bullets. At school, Shishigami and Andou are suspected by the other students to be responsible for the deaths of Tetchan and the others. Andou tries to report Shishigami but cannot proceed. After reading about miraculous cures, Andou suspects Shishigami, but dismisses it, thinking there may be other like him with similar powers. In desperation he screams out that he is going to be killed, and Inuyashiki arrives at his door. When Inuyashiki admits who he is, Andou vows to help him stop Shishigami even if it means killing him. Fellow classmate, Shion Watanabe introduces herself to Shishigami but is too embarrassed to continue. That night Andou gets Inuyashiki to test his powers, but he has trouble controlling them. Meanwhile Shishigami's mother tells him she has cancer and only months to live. The next morning she finds that she has been miraculously cured, and Shishigami suggests they move to a better apartment with money he fortuitously obtained. Shishigami vows to stop killing for his mother's sake. However, after the media report a breakthrough in the household murder cases, police surround Shishigami's home and attempt to take him into custody.
6'People of 2 Chan'
Transcription: 'Nichan no hito tachi' (Japanese: ２ｃｈの人たち)		November 16, 2017
Shishigami escapes the grasp of the police and flees, taking refuge at Shion's house. Meanwhile, Andou tells Inuyashiki that Shishigami has integrated his mobile phone into his electronics system and gets Inuyashiki to do the same. In testing the communication distance, Inuyashiki flies as high as an orbiting satellite. While laying low over the next few days, Shishigami finds out that people are insulting his mother on 2chan. Ashamed at Shishigami's actions and hounded by the media, his mother commits suicide. Distraught at his mother's death, Shishigami goes to his father's house. Finding the media talking to his father outside the house, he kills them in front of his father and then seeks revenge against everybody on 2channel who posted the insults. He starts by seeking the person responsible for starting the topic. Shishigami kills him by hacking his computer and shooting him though his computer screen. He then traces all of the others who posted and kills them remotely in a similar way.
7'Shion Watanabe'
Transcription: 'Watanabe Shion' (Japanese: 渡辺しおん)		November 23, 2017
Shishigami returns to Shion's house, overwhelmed by recent events. In a flashback, Shishigami waits for a train in a crowded underground station and a middle-aged man steps in front of it. Later, Shishigami admits to Shion that he is the killer, but she refuses to believe it. He tells her about the railway incident, and the pleasure he felt when a life was erased, and how alive he now feels at taking other people's lives. She refuses to accept that he is not human until he carries her into the sky. Rather than fear for her life, she pleads with him to stay with her and her grandmother. Affected by her genuine kindness and goodwill, Shishigami promises to save the lives of people who are about to die. A woman dying of cancer receives a message on her phone offering help. Shishigami heals her, and then begins healing people on a daily basis, bringing much joy to Shion. Two months later, he and Shion are leading happy lives. People are also relieved that the murders have stopped, however the police may have tracked him down.
8'Mari Inuyashiki'
Transcription: 'Inuyashiki Mari' (Japanese: 犬屋敷麻理)		November 30, 2017
A police SAT squad invade Shion's house and commence shooting at Shishigami, also killing Shion and her grandmother who are shot in the attack. Under the intense attack, he grabs the bodies of Shion and her grandmother and flies off, later uses his healing power to restore them to life. There are news reports of an impending meteor impact on Earth, but the immediate crisis seems more important. Meanwhile Mari tells the wealthy student Oda that he's wasting his time trying to become a manga artist, while secretly trying to create manga herself. Inuyashiki tells Andou about his estrangement from Mari and they practice using Inuyashiki's powers. Mari is surprised to see Andou with her father and follows them to a hospital where she discovers that her father is the mysterious miracle healer. That evening Mari tells her parents she wants to write manga rather than go to college and surprisingly Inuyashiki supports her decision. Shion and her grandmother find money appearing in their bank account. Shishigami assaults the Gokokuji Police Station, killing everyone inside but leaving one officer to witness his revenge. As Shishigami leaves he is shot by a sniper and fired on by a police assault team. Unconscious, his self protection mechanism raises him off the ground and fires rockets, wiping out the entire assault team and surrounding police.
9'Shihjuku People'
Transcription: 'Shinjuku no Hito-tachi' (Japanese: 新宿の人たち)		December 7, 2017
The Inuyashiki family watch TV news of the attack on Gokokuji Police Station by Hiro Shishigami. Meanwhile, Mari's school friend tells her how Shishigami has developed fans among some young people. Suddenly Shishigami announces on all broadcast television that he is declaring war on the country and vows to kill the entire population of 120 million people. He begins killing people at random in the streets of Shinjuku, creating panic. He then telephones a TV presenter and kills him while he is broadcasting live on air. Andou realizes that Shishigami is using smartphones to kill people and through Inuyashiki issues a public warning. Shishigami realizes that Andou is working against him, and is now his main enemy. Shishigami then begins killing people via TV screens and threatens to kill 1,000 people a day. He offers to take Shion and her grandmother away but she refuses and asks him to stop the killing. The next day, Shishigami crashes an in-flight passenger airplane into the city.
10'People of Tokyo'
Transcription: 'Tōkyō no Hito-tachi' (Japanese: 東京の人たち)		December 14, 2017
Shishigami crashes multiple passenger airplanes into Tokyo city, however Inuyashiki manages to save some airplanes by landing them in the bay. Meanwhile Mari Inuyashiki is trapped in a burning building and telephones her father for help. As her father is about to fly to save her Shishigami finds Inuyashiki. After a brief discussion, they realize that they were both in the park when they were struck by a mysterious explosion which resulted in them becoming the cyborgs that they are now. However, Inuyashiki has become a hero while Shishigami sees himself as the villain. Shishigami attacks Inuyashiki, but they are evenly matched and while Inuyashiki tries to reach his daughter, they battle with all of the comprehensive internal weapon systems available to them. Eventually Inuyashiki manages to damage Shishigami, and they both fall to the ground. Inuyashiki recovers and reaches Mari's lifeless body and desperately tries to save her. He finally manages to resurrect her, then goes to save others killed during Shishigami's attack on the city and their subsequent battle. Inuyashiki comes to believe that his whole life was meant to prepare him for this moment, becoming a machine dedicated to helping people. Meanwhile two young women find the severely damaged body of Shishigami in a laneway.
11'People of Earth'
Transcription: 'Chikyū no Hito-tachi' (Japanese: 地球の人たち)		December 21, 2017
Inuyashiki reveals his transformed body to his family, remarking that he may only be a mechanical copy, although when he recalls events from their honeymoon, they realize that he has all of his memories of the past and accept him as he is. Hiro Shishigami visits his friend Naoyuki Ando, just wanting to hang out like before, but Naoyuki calls Inuyashiki so Shishigami leaves. Although his father is hailed as a hero, Ichirou Inuyashiki's son finds school is still a misery. The family spend some time together, but after news reports of the impending approach of a meteor to Earth, Inuyashiki decides to do what he can to stop it. He flies into space and tries to destroy the meteor, but has little effect, but then Shishigami appears. Shishigami asks Inuyashiki to help him self-detonate to deflect the meteor, saying there are also people on Earth that he wants to save. He explodes, but it is not enough, and after telling Andou that he is returning to Earth, Inuyashiki also self-detonates to complete the task. After the destruction of the meteor, life on Earth returns to a semblance of normality. Following these events, Inuyashiki's son learns to fend himself from bullies and Mari's manga is selected for publication.

Live-action film[edit]

Main article: Inuyashiki (2018 film)

On December 21, 2017 a teaser trailer and website appeared for a live action adaptation of Inuyashiki. The film, the first in a planned trilogy, was released on April 20, 2018, directed by Shinsuke Sato who had previously directed the live action Gantz and stars Noritake Kinashi as Inuyashiki Ichihiro and Takeru Satoh as Shishigami Hiro.[17]

Reception[edit]

Volume 2 reached the 18th place on the weekly Oricon manga charts[18] and, as of November 2, 2014, has sold 76,886 copies;[19] volume 3 reached the 15th place and, as of March 1, 2015, has sold 74,974 copies.[20] Due to underwhelming sales in Japan, Oku is said to only be eyeing the completion of ten volumes of the manga in total.[21] In the ninth volume, it was confirmed that ten volumes would be the final total.[22]

It was one of the Jury Selections of the Manga Division at the 18th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.[23] It was also picked as a nominee for Best Comic for the 44th annual Angoulême International Comics Festival held in 2017.[24]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^All English episode titles are taken from Anime Strike.

References[edit]

  1. ^'INUYASHIKI LAST HERO - The Fall 2017 Anime Preview Guide'. Anime News Network. October 13, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  2. ^Thompson, Jason (May 22, 2015). 'Inuyashiki - House of 1000 Manga'. Anime News Network. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  3. ^'いぬやしき(9)' (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  4. ^ abc'Inuyashiki Anime's Promo Video Reveals Cast, Man With a Mission Theme Song'. Anime News Network. August 24, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  5. ^'Inuyashiki Anime Adds Kanata Hongou to Cast'. Anime News Network. September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  6. ^ abc'Inuyashiki Anime Reveals More Cast, Ending Theme Song'. Anime News Network. September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  7. ^Nelkin, Sarah (December 7, 2013). 'Gantz's Hiroya Oku Outline New Inu Yashiki Manga Series'. Anime News Network. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  8. ^'「いぬやしき」が完結！イブニングに奥浩哉とアニメの籔田修平監督との対談も - コミックナタリー'. Natalie (in Japanese). July 25, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  9. ^'いぬやしき(1)' (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  10. ^'いぬやしき(10)' (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  11. ^'Kodansha USA Adds Tsubasa: WoRLD CHRoNiCLE, Fairy Tail: Blue Mistral, L DK, Inuyashiki Manga'. Anime News Network. October 12, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  12. ^'Crunchyroll Adds Inuyashiki Manga by Gantz Creator'. Anime News Network. May 12, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  13. ^'Gantz's Hiroya Oku to End Inuyashiki Manga in Volume 10'. Anime News Network. May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  14. ^'Inuyashiki Manga By Gantz's Hiroya Oku Gets TV Anime, Live-Action Film Adaptations'. Anime News Network. December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  15. ^'Inuyashiki Anime's Trailer Previews Opening, Ending Themes'. Anime News Network. October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  16. ^'Amazon Discontinues Anime Strike'. Forbes. January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  17. ^''Inuyashiki' Live-Action Film 1st Teaser Shows Flying Noritake Kinashi'. Crunchyroll. December 20, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  18. ^'Japanese Comic Ranking, October 20–26'. Anime News Network. October 29, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  19. ^'Japanese Comic Ranking, October 27-November 2'. Anime News Network. November 6, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  20. ^'Japanese Comic Ranking, February 23-March 1'. Anime News Network. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  21. ^'Hiroya Oku's Inuyashiki Manga Planned for 10 Volumes'. Anime News Network. March 24, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  22. ^'Gantz's Hiroya Oku to End Inuyashiki Manga in Volume 10'. Anime News Network. May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  23. ^'Giovanni's Island Film Wins Media Arts Award'. Anime News Network. November 28, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  24. ^'Inuyashiki, Sunny, My Brother's Husband, Chiisakobee Nominated For Angoulême's Top Prize'. Anime News Network. December 18, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.

External links[edit]

  • Official website(in Japanese)
  • Inuyashiki (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
  • Live-action official website(in Japanese)
  • Inuyashiki on IMDb
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