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distantmantra
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So... how do you feel about ADV's plans for Gantz on DVD? I have serious problems buying DVDs that contain only 2 episodes per volume, even if they are cheaper. ADV lost my cash on this one.
distantmantra
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DeadStar said:
The Japanese do it all the time, but we're not Japanese, we don't like spending $55 for two episodes on DVD, and even at at $15 a volume I still refuse to do so in fear that companies will begin doing this on a regular basis. I don't care if it cost ADV loads of cash to get this series, I cannot justify buying 13 discs for only 26 episodes of content. Hell, Gundam SEED is almost twice the number of episodes on only ten DVDs.
distantmantra said:
That's exactly what I thought. I first went crazy when I saw GantZ on AnimeOnDVD, then saw the length of it and it was 50 minutes. 2 episodes. And I wanted to buy it with the box too.
There are too many good anime I don't have that I could buy over GantZ. It's just not that good. I will buy the DVDs though if they correct this with the following volumes.
Crazymoogle
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Normally I give equal opportunity to anime and manga, but in this case, the manga is definitely better anyway. The swerve on 185 = wow.
For those who don't mind a major spoiler:
For those who don't mind a major spoiler:
100 points gives the player one of three choices: their freedom, a powerful weapon...or the resurrection of any human being still in system memory.
Four very important people still seem to be on that list.
Four very important people still seem to be on that list.
GantZ owns my soul. My god what a mind blowing manga! I just read chapters 91 to 186 in one sitting. @__@
I'll watch the rest of the anime (ep 22+) once the last episode is out. I stopped when I heard they were deviating form the manga so I can read it first and now I'm not that excited about the anime really. >_>
The vampires are just an awesome twist. Exactly why do they think the people wearing GantZ suits are their enemy? Do they even know GantZ? And how do they get those nanomachines? "discovered several hundred years ago" ? Does this have to do with the "end of the world" kei read about on nishi's website and the "invasion" whatever it is? alien tech? so many questions. And the fact that KEI'S BROTHER is one of them is just scary. The two brothers not getting along too well sets it up for a big fight probably.
Oh and I just want to make sure of something: Tae was able to see everybody because she was the target right? I know it's stupid but I thought I'd ask anyway.
Oh and I just want to make sure of something: Tae was able to see everybody because she was the target right? I know it's stupid but I thought I'd ask anyway.
I'll watch the rest of the anime (ep 22+) once the last episode is out. I stopped when I heard they were deviating form the manga so I can read it first and now I'm not that excited about the anime really. >_>
Crazymoogle said:
The last option seems kinda cheap to me. =\ It's an easy way out. It reminds me of kauro in kenshin ( I finished Kenshin about a few days ago ) ~ huge spoiler ~ turning out to be alive ~ end spoiler. Anyway this manga will go on for a long time if kei is planning to revive Katou, Kishimoto, Tae, and that kick-boxing girl that died in the temple fight. That's 400 points. -__-'
I can't say I mind seeing them again though. I miss Katou.
I can't say I mind seeing them again though. I miss Katou.
Drexon said:Oh yeah, I still haven't gotten an answer to the question: At wich ep in the manga does the anime trail off? I guess I could just check for myself... but, you know.
I've only watched to episode 21 so I might be wrong, but I think you can start from chapter 91 or 92. They're pretty short anyway so I recommend starting from 91.
Good news...
GantZ volume 1 for $ 10.79
GantZ volume 1 + Box for $ 16.79
Yep. Bow to DDD. Again. That's about $5 for each episode. Most anime DVDs have 4 episodes for 21 dollars so this seems about right. I'm 90% sure that I'm going to buy this now. If only GONZO didn't rape the manga with horrible filler after ep 21 and as I heard END any possibility for a 3rd season I'd be pre-ordering the disks right now.
Oh and ANN reviewed the first volume already. It got an A.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/reviews/display.php?id=698
GantZ volume 1 for $ 10.79
GantZ volume 1 + Box for $ 16.79
Yep. Bow to DDD. Again. That's about $5 for each episode. Most anime DVDs have 4 episodes for 21 dollars so this seems about right. I'm 90% sure that I'm going to buy this now. If only GONZO didn't rape the manga with horrible filler after ep 21 and as I heard END any possibility for a 3rd season I'd be pre-ordering the disks right now.
Oh and ANN reviewed the first volume already. It got an A.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/reviews/display.php?id=698
Rented the first 4 books for the manga from a local Chinese mall, and then proceeded to spoil myself with the latest chapters.
I don't really like the excessive gore, and the storytelling can get kind of heavyhanded. ("What... is the meaning of this? Can humans really be desensitized to murder? Can love conquer all?")... but the action sequences are pretty well done, and I enjoy the character dynamics already. So I think I'll keep on reading.
by the way,
I don't really like the excessive gore, and the storytelling can get kind of heavyhanded. ("What... is the meaning of this? Can humans really be desensitized to murder? Can love conquer all?
")... but the action sequences are pretty well done, and I enjoy the character dynamics already. So I think I'll keep on reading.by the way,
what the heck happened to the girl in Chapter 29? Y'know, the creepy woman from The Ring. She didn't show up in subsequent chapters!
Do you guys think the GantZ manga has a chance of being licensed? There's just too much blood and nudity I think. If it does get here it'll get heavily censored.
There's barely any anime in any of the stores close to me... Borders has a decent collection but it's mostly dbz. >_> They do have a huge manga section though and it's getting bigger every time I go there (They had every freakin' volume of all the manga out there except the first volume of Battle Angel Alita... I'm ordering that from the Viz website. ) They even started selling wall scrolls. I almost bought the Last Exile one but it was too big to carry around the mall...
DeadStar said:
There's barely any anime in any of the stores close to me... Borders has a decent collection but it's mostly dbz. >_> They do have a huge manga section though and it's getting bigger every time I go there (They had every freakin' volume of all the manga out there except the first volume of Battle Angel Alita... I'm ordering that from the Viz website. ) They even started selling wall scrolls. I almost bought the Last Exile one but it was too big to carry around the mall...
Kabuki Waq
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If Berserk can get Licensed anything can get licensed.
Best Buy always has a great selection, though recently they havent been getting in new Gneon releases. I was forced to get ROD vol. 4 at Sam Goody :|Chrono said:
Im sure the manga will be released. I wouldnt be surprised if ADV doesnt already have the liscence. Theyd probably shrink wrap it :lol
Kabuki Waq
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Chrono said:
WTF?!?!
WATCH IT NOW!!!!!
Best Anime Ever.
Well actually i have not seen Gantz are all the s1 unsencored episodes umm "OUT"?
Crazymoogle
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Chrono said:Well, that was the worst last 5 minutes of any anime I saw.
And fuck you, Gonzo, for completely ruling out the chance for season 3. I seriously think that even the writers don't know what the hell happened in episode 26.
Its over now. The manga is enough I guess.
It was over the moment they decided on filler. A shame Gonzo may never get around to giving the show the anime it deserves, but with the manga has the potential to go for 5+ years yet, so anything short of ongoing probably wouldn't suffice.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Episode 26 wasn't the worst ending for a series I've seen, but those last moments made no freaking sense to me. It's almost like they wanted to end the series, but at the same time tried to keep things VERY open if someone was to come back.
I really don't think that ending alone would rule out Season 3. Yeah, it's most likely not going to happen, but the whole train thing didn't really give us anything concrete to speculate with. Just Kurono running along with a bunch of montage bullshit. But Gantz disappearing was just pure crap, I can't even begin to understand what that meant. I'd be very pissed if there wasn't a manga to go along with the series. I don't know, what the Berserk anime did ranks up much higher with me.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Chrono said:GantZ is gone. It's over. Stop talking nonsense and let me mourn!
Wait and hope!
BigGreenMat
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Wait so the Gantz DVDs are going to be censored? Nothing pisses me off more than censored material that doesn't need to be.
Crazymoogle
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BigGreenMat said:
Not that I know of. The original japanese season one broadcast was censored, though.
The big R1 Gantz controversy is that ADV is releasing it as 13 DVDs with two episodes a piece. The price is low enough to even out, but it's still kind of insane.
Crazymoogle
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Chrono, never noticed your original reply until now. -_-;
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Chrono said:
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The vampires seem to be essentially an anti-gantz cult or army, so the nanomachines are basically the indoctrination. It seems pretty clear that aliens are treating earth like a vacation home, so I think it's pretty safe to say that there is something of a political war going on between Gantz and the vampires. Which side is earth's side, though - who knows?
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Yeah, Tae could see them because she was the target....or at least that's the going answer. That she is the first human in the series who can see the army of Gantz could very well be a hint to something, but then again it also fits Gantz' sense of humor in that there's no point of taking it easy with the recruits.
Chrono said:
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Cheap? I'm not sure I would say that. Katou is his best friend (and it was made very clear that his Katou's brother would be in deep shit without him). Tae is his ex girlfriend he can't seem to get out of his mind. Kishimoto is the girl who rejected him and yet he still can't let her go. And then there's the girl who promised him a date...
I think it's pretty clear that getting 400 points could be near impossible (failing just once had disastrous results and reset the points) plus he still needs to earn his way out, so it will be really interesting to see who he chooses and why.
There's also the whole Tokyo Tower issue - what happens if Kei finds Gantz outside of the game? Maybe a weapon grant would give him that opportunity. In any case, it seems pretty clear that there are some big story twists yet to come. Every big bad event seems to be making Kei into a true leader and game powerhouse.
I think it's pretty clear that getting 400 points could be near impossible (failing just once had disastrous results and reset the points) plus he still needs to earn his way out, so it will be really interesting to see who he chooses and why.
There's also the whole Tokyo Tower issue - what happens if Kei finds Gantz outside of the game? Maybe a weapon grant would give him that opportunity. In any case, it seems pretty clear that there are some big story twists yet to come. Every big bad event seems to be making Kei into a true leader and game powerhouse.
Crazymoogle said:
What do you mean if Kei 'finds' Gantz outside the game? I don't think he can...
Anyway I think Kei might choose the powerful weapon after his first 100 point. That'll make it easy for him to get another 400. What I'd like to know is, will those people revived from memory be free from gantz or will they have to fight? If so then Kei might want to choose Katou as he'll help getting more points faster.
I really like the idea of a bigger plot going on right now. Vampires, invasion, all that stuff. The last two chapters though were disappointing. I guess that's what I get from reading volumes to single chapters. >_>
Anyway I think Kei might choose the powerful weapon after his first 100 point. That'll make it easy for him to get another 400. What I'd like to know is, will those people revived from memory be free from gantz or will they have to fight? If so then Kei might want to choose Katou as he'll help getting more points faster.
I really like the idea of a bigger plot going on right now. Vampires, invasion, all that stuff. The last two chapters though were disappointing. I guess that's what I get from reading volumes to single chapters. >_>
I'm waiting until 2 chapters are released before reading more Gantz from now on. I'm doing the same for Naruto and soon One Piece too. Single chapters are just too short. =p
Crazymoogle
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Chrono said:
Why not? They know where to look, but haven't been there. Gantz is real, so it seems within logic that even if Gantz isn't in the tower, it is somewhere vulnerable.
If Gantz is using some sort of dimension mapping though, then you're right, it's going to take another player. But imagine what happens if the Vampires figure out where Gantz is...or maybe Kei will crack and join up. There's still a lot of interesting ways to go.
If Gantz is using some sort of dimension mapping though, then you're right, it's going to take another player. But imagine what happens if the Vampires figure out where Gantz is...or maybe Kei will crack and join up. There's still a lot of interesting ways to go.
I really wish I had the game license for Gantz. *sigh*
Definitely, part of it is reading too much into each chapter - pacing feels a lot different when you go from a flood to a trickle of new manga issues. But I must admit the manga-ka also really takes his time. Most writers would have as much core story detail in the first 3 volumes.
Very similar to Bleach in that respect, I guess.
Very similar to Bleach in that respect, I guess.
The manga's out there, you just need to look harder. Anime sucked ass though. >_< "BANG"? Bang? What-dog?
Anyways, glad I picked up the manga, totally kicks ass, even though only 2 chaps have been released since I picked it up and read it over one night.
Anyways, glad I picked up the manga, totally kicks ass, even though only 2 chaps have been released since I picked it up and read it over one night.
I'm thinking the ppl he resurects will not be part of GantZ game and live a normal life, until GantZ kills them again that it.
Drexon said:The manga's out there, you just need to look harder. Anime sucked ass though. >_< "BANG"? Bang? What-dog?
Anyways, glad I picked up the manga, totally kicks ass, even though only 2 chaps have been released since I picked it up and read it over one night.
I'm thinking the ppl he resurects will not be part of GantZ game and live a normal life, until GantZ kills them again that it.
I found this site: http://shocwave.caticus.com/download.html
But nobody is seeding those torrents :'(
CloudNL said:
Forget the torrents.
http://www.stoptazmo.com/gantz/
d/l from that link. Gantz manga isn't licensed so there shouldn't be a problem with posting links. All chapters up to 187 are available in that link. You can get 188 from the same site you linked -- just click the news section and it's on top. Or even better go to their irc channel for everything gantz. #shocwave at irc.rizon.net/org/com or none of those servers work try irc.reversed.net.
Well it seems my local best buy is hellbent on breaking the street date of every single anime I plan on purchasing, oh well, no need to go out next week.
For those still not sure if youre getting the DVDs, the single DVD was $11.99 and the DVD + Box was $17.99. At that price I cant really pass it up.
For those still not sure if youre getting the DVDs, the single DVD was $11.99 and the DVD + Box was $17.99. At that price I cant really pass it up.
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