Seriously, if you take a pole and see how many people think like Katou (typical good guy), and how many people think like Kurono (horny teenage jerk), i’m sure you’ll find that a good 90% of those people think like Kurono. He’s a freaking 15-year old. How many 15-year-olds do you know that would save the world?

This isn’t one of those, “lets win and be friends!” animes. coughNarutoandOncePeicecough. And just because a character is developed doesn’t mean he can’t die. Plenty of developed characters die in Gantz because the aliens don’t care how much emotional turnoil you’ve been in through out your life. All the characters are REALILISTIC. Meaning when they fight aliens with lazer beams they die.

The Gantz ending did kind of suck, but with the action and emotion the rest of the series contained was good enough for me to give this a 3.5/4. The filler ending brought it down the 0.5.

Manga = 6billion times better. It would get a 99/5 in my opinion. The best of the best.

For those of you who’ve seen the anime and want to read the manga you can start on chapter 90. As of right now theres 292 chapters out. And if you can believe it the artwork gets WAY freaking better the further you get into the series…so does the action.

just a side note: Dinosaurs = win…

What comes to mind immediately (because it’s been in the news lately) is the Old Boy remake that’s being considered. I’ve never read the manga, but the movie is loosely based on the manga. The Old Boy movie is one of the most twisted, vomit-inducing revenge flicks ever, and I love it. Did it make me want to read the manga? No. Will I like the new movie they’re considering which may be closer to the source material? Hard to say.

But as a fan of certain manga, it does irk me but good when a manga-turned-anime is made into a crap-fest needlessly. If a manga is good, and has a fan-base, why change it? OR the manga has a fan-base, gets made, but the manga is only halfway through its run, or the end is nowhere in sight, and the anime gets made and has a wretched, tasteless ending tacked on ’cause that’s what the budget dictates.

Gantz was the latter and ended badly as a stand alone movie.

@Ryan Aura, I would have loved Gantz if not for that ending….

@ Che, I must disagree that a bad ending doesn’t mean the entire anime is bad. Many anime have high points in them that keep them above average, but the ending of an anime is the part of the series which ties up all the story lines and showcases an anime’s ability. Think of it this way: A gymnast is finishing up her routine on the bars and screws up the landing, royally. Huge demerits are given for a really botched finale. Same thing for anime. Either nail it or kiss that high rating goodbye.

“1: Go read the manga, lol
2: Some times life sucks and there is never any guarantee that it will get any better. Happiness is some thing you must work towards. ”

also to watch the movies and animes first ya know. lol if you like the movie or anime read the book or manga. i mean that worked for twilight and outsiders and other harry potter!

But anyway to sum it up i love the anime. It was awesome 10 thumbs up!!!!!! And for those of you who hate the series becasue of the ending i think its kind of silly.

that kurono was going to die, but thats how he understood it. but the way it ends they leave it for you to decide. I believe kei and the girl lived cuz at the very end Gantz dissapears nd kurono’s gray picture ddnt come up on the screen. I personally enjoyed the anime alot including the ending. 100/5 awsome anime

It was like good medicine, hard to swallow but you’ll be glad you did.
I read the reviews and I have to say I agree. I was watching it and I liked the story but at first I was like man these characters just bitch and moan, but I continued and they grew on me because they did seem so real in how the reacted to everything. The Fact that a life could be “Void” weather or not the character was with us form the beginning or seemingly an extra added gripped me.
The ending didn’t really bother me, I mean I’ve seen ‘Berserk’, Lol. To me that ending screams 2 things.
1: Go read the manga, lol
2: Some times life sucks and there is never any guarantee that it will get any better. Happiness is some thing you must work towards. (lol, pretty deep huh? considering the end.) Anyway it’s mostly the first one.

I suppose the BIG thing that helps me is my firm stand on the Anime Vs. Manga, Movie Vs. Book. Most people Say movies ruin Books or Anime ruins Manga. I go the other way and say the opposite. Yes, I know the order in which they are made, but my reasoning is simple.
If you watch an Anime or movie and you enjoy it you can then read the Book or Manga and Go
“Ah!, man this is even better look how many extra things I get to learn about the story.”

But if you do it the other way all you get is
“Ah!, this sucks why did they change this, Why! did they leave that out!” Which is very unsatisfying

Anyway it is one of my faves as it is not afraid to break the rules and I will look forward for Manga and fingers crossed more Episodes to come, I mean come Hellsing got a second change to follow their manga better why not gantz, eh?

@Jay, I interpreted the ending to mean the studios ran out of money.

And people say they don;t like then ending but I dont usually see or read any great detail concerning this negativity. Usual complaint is confusion and misunderstanding towards the new circumstances. Even i was confused when i first saw it but in a way its a genius way to end the series. You can interpret it in many ways, boycott it and look towards the manga, or hope that one day someone will make sence of it and animate the next mission.