Fans of Hiroya Oku’s Gantz manga will soon be able to read it in a whole new way. The latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced plans to release a full-color, vertical-scrolling version of the series on its vertical manga service Jump Toon. Titled …Read more »
In an exclusive report from Deadline, we now know who will be helming Hollywood’s previously announced live-action GANTZ movie. The honor of taking Hiroya Oku’s popular manga series to the big screen in English will be none other than Julius Avery, who previously helmed 2018 …Read more »
Over at Crunchyroll, Daryl Harding and Kaho Shibuya interviewed GANTZ creator Hiroya Oku about adaptations of his work, Hollywood, and what he thinks about overseas fans. Asked about the possibility of a GANTZ reboot, Oku said, “I wonder if a reboot anime is possible for …Read more »
Gantz is a nihilistic orgy of violence, death and nudity. First published in 2000, the series is shaping up to become enshrined as a classic of horror, sci-fi, and action manga. The story follows the brutal misadventures of self-involved horndog Kei, his nicer friend Kato, …Read more »
Hiroya Oku, the creator behind series like Gantz and Inuyashiki, just debuted new series GIGANT in the pages of Big Comic Superior magazine. The January issue hit stands in Japan today with the first installment, so publisher Shogakukan shared a video preview. GIGANT follows high-schooler …Read more »
Based on the dark sci-fi manga by Gantz author Hiroya Oku, the Inuyashiki anime is gearing up for an October debut. Ahead of that we have a new promo for the adaptation, which follows a middle-aged man who accidentally finds himself turning into a cyborg …Read more »
Gantz:O , the CG-animated film that covers Gantz ’s Osaka arc, is set to hit screens this Friday, and in anticipation, toy makers MegaHouse have cooked up a little something. And by little, we mean big. It’s a 1:1-scale replica of the X Gun from …Read more »
This is your brain on used manga. There are two things I found particularly striking about bookstores when I first came to Japan: one, the sheer amount of places to buy manga used, and two, how many folks just stand there reading without buying anything. …Read more »
We’ve got Gantz in the pants and we’re doing a dance. And by “in the pants,” we mean “on YouTube,” and by “doing a dance,” we mean “watching a new clip from the upcoming CG-animated film Gantz:O .” Apologies for the confusion. Anyway, alongside the …Read more »
Hiroya Oku, writer and illustrator of sci-fi manga Gantz , took to Twitter yesterday to vent his frustrations about recent live-action adaptations of manga and anime. Here's what Oku had to say: Why do these live-action manga movies continue to get made? Even if you …Read more »
Last year we reported that a new live-action Death Note film, entitled Death Note 2016 (you’ll never guess the release year, guys) was in the works, and now we’ve got our first glimpse at the film’s main three cast members. Let's check these guys out. …Read more »
New People has a couple of special screenings in store for those in the San Diego area during this year's Comic-Con. They'll be holding multiple screenings of both Gantz films—based on Hiroya Oku's manga of the same name—at the Pacific Gaslamp 15 Theatres. Gantz and …Read more »
The New York Asian Film Festival is always a big event, and this year's 10th anniversary celebration looks like it will stay true to that tradition in every way. Among a lineup loaded with must-see flicks are the two live-action adaptations of Hiroya Oku's Gantz …Read more »
It seems impressions of the live-action Gantz premiere were pretty solid all around… except for one little niggling detail. The fact that the film was presented with an English dub clearly rubbed a lot of viewers the wrong way, but San Francisco residents (and bold …Read more »
Viz and New People are giving up to 100 people the chance to check out the world premiere of the Gantz live-action film on January 20, and all you've gotta do is sign up! You can head to the contest via the top banner on …Read more »
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