The BEST episodes of Gantz

Every episode of Gantz ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Gantz!

Kurono Kei, a high school freshman, put on airs and thought only about girls. One day, on his way home, he comes across a man who accidentally fell from the train platform. He didn't care for other people, and at first he enjoyed watching this man that was about to die. However, Katou Masaru, who was a classmate in his elementary days, suddenly gets onto the train tracks from the train platform to help the man. Being asked for help, Kei reluctantly began to help him. But when they got the man onto the platform, the train came. They must have been killed by the train, but they were transferred into a room of a condominium in a moment. There, they found a black sphere and people who are supposed to be dead like them. They couldn't get out of the room, and they couldn't even touch the wall. What is the room? What is this ball?

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Please Die
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8.50
56 votes

#1 - Please Die

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/22/2004

Kurono faces off against the main alien alone. The survivors get their scores.

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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Kato, You Wait Here
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8.50
56 votes

#2 - Kato, You Wait Here

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/15/2004

The team splits. Kato, Kishimoto and Hojo go after the other Suzuki aliens. Kato's suit runs out of power. Kurono, Testu & Haruya find the rest.

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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I Wanna Be There Now!
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8.32
113 votes

#3 - I Wanna Be There Now!

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/2/2004

Kei is crushed by Kishimoto's decision.

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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Just Shoot Me!
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7.93
105 votes

#4 - Just Shoot Me!

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/7/2004

The battle with the statues continues, with tragic consequences.

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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Welcome Back
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7.70
108 votes

#5 - Welcome Back

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/23/2004

Kurono takes out the green colossus, the team goes after the red one, but the fight's not over, more statues awaken.

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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Let's All Go Back Alive
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7.66
104 votes

#6 - Let's All Go Back Alive

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/11/2004

The team tracks the bum hunters to a funeral home and a firefight breaks out.

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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He Can't Shoot
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7.60
98 votes

#7 - He Can't Shoot

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/8/2004

Kato takes on the alien.

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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Big Brother?
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7.59
105 votes

#8 - Big Brother?

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/14/2004

The final battle with the statues, who will survive?

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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I'll Do It!
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7.59
107 votes

#9 - I'll Do It!

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/9/2004

The priest convinces the others that Kato is a demon. The game begins. Meanwhile two punks go bum hunting.

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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I Can Shoot Them, Can't I?
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7.56
108 votes

#10 - I Can Shoot Them, Can't I?

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/16/2004

The team takes on the Colossi, the bum hunter continue.

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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What the Hell Is That?!
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7.56
104 votes

#11 - What the Hell Is That?!

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/30/2004

After the fight with the Red and Green Colossi, the team must take on several man sized statues, plus a Colossal Buddha!

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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All Right!
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7.53
165 votes

#12 - All Right!

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/11/2004

After finding Kishimoto asleep at his door, Kurono has one lucky streak after the other. Eventually, Kishimoto asks if she can stay with him! Kato is, however, unaware of Kishimoto’s problems. Will she tell him? Meanwhile, everyone else has problems of their own...

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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Don’t Ever Say That Again
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7.50
78 votes

#13 - Don’t Ever Say That Again

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/21/2004

Having barely survived the last mission, Kurono is drawn back in. This time the players include the bookshop clerk, his teacher, and the bum hunters. The rest introduce themselves and Kurono snaps.

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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Kurono Alien!
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7.47
76 votes

#14 - Kurono Alien!

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/28/2004

Gantz makes Kurono the target! Everyone sees Kurono as the person that killed them.

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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Goodbye
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7.46
110 votes

#15 - Goodbye

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/26/2004

Kato stands up to his aunt and moves out, Kishimoto leaves Kurono, and Tetsu's life falls apart.

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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We're After You
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7.45
134 votes

#16 - We're After You

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/18/2004

Kurono and Kishimoto decide to head to Kishimoto’s old house to see what the "other Kishimoto is like". What will they discover? Meanwhile, Kato is having trouble at home, with his aunt beating his littler brother, and at school, with bullies picking on his friends. When a senior challenges him to a fight, will he go too far?

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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OK, Here Are Your Scores
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7.40
174 votes

#17 - OK, Here Are Your Scores

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/27/2004

Kei, Katou and Kishimoto learn from Nishi about the scoring system involved in the alien hunt. Nishi also tells them about boundaries and ground rules when they are not transported to fight aliens.

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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Yuzo?
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7.37
92 votes

#18 - Yuzo?

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/14/2004

Kurono, without a suit, follows the Suzuki alien until he makes it mad, then leads it to the others. Nishi and the alien face off in the canal.

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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It's the Beginning of a Brand New Day
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7.34
306 votes

#19 - It's the Beginning of a Brand New Day

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/12/2004

Introduction of the cruel selfish setting, Korono Kei, and Kato Masaku. This episodes ends with the first sight of the black sphere known only as Gantz and a couple of the other characters who will play more important roles later on. Most of the episode is done with the Korono's internal monologue.

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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Uh-oh!
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7.33
104 votes

#20 - Uh-oh!

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/25/2004

Gantz calls Kurono, Kishimoto, Kato, and Nishi once again. But, who else will it call and what new mission does it have for them?

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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No Labyrinth Is Inescapable
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7.31
104 votes

#21 - No Labyrinth Is Inescapable

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/4/2004

The team realize the bum hunters are psycho and team up with Kurono to try and stop them.

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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Kei, You're Awesome!
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7.24
185 votes

#22 - Kei, You're Awesome!

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/19/2004

The new Gantz participants have to face off against a really nasty alien.

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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Please Live
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7.21
107 votes

#23 - Please Live

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/18/2004

The final fight for Kurono and the game ends

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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I'll Kill You Without a Moment's Hesitation
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7.16
122 votes

#24 - I'll Kill You Without a Moment's Hesitation

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/1/2004

The bikers kick Tetsu out of the gang, Kurono doesn't have his suit, Nishi badmouths everyone, then the hunt for the Suzuki alien begins.

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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That Means at the Time...
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7.05
199 votes

#25 - That Means at the Time...

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/4/2004

Now that Kurono, Kato, and Kishimoto are alive again, they can return to their regular lives… or can they? What trouble awaits the three in the future? Are they really alive? And, can Kurono survive a fight with a school bully?

Directors: Ichiro Itano
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