AoD Review: Gantz Vol. #5

[shokoti]

Review

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In Summary:
Though it’s easy to be humorous about Gantz’s ways, from story through to characters just because of the way the show plays out, I can’t stress enough how entertaining and compelling this series is. It’s still one of the first discs to go into my player when a new volume arrives, and I’m enjoying it a lot. This volume turns the heat up in many ways while continuing with the same formula the series has had since it began, and even the characters show slightly more intelligence on occasion. At least most of them bother to actually fire their guns and defend themselves before they die now. If you’re out for an hour and a half’s entertainment, you could do a lot worse than getting yourself Gantz.

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[maehara]

Most frustrating volume of Gantz so far, I reckon - you could almost have put it on 4x speed & still followed it with no problems, it moved that slowly (and Kurono with a chipmunk-pitched voice would be fun). If it hadn't been for ep 20 throwing the whole thing in the blender, I'd be just about ready to give up on it...

And to revisit an old theme of stupidity: <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>If Kishimoto had enough time to jump in front of Kato and say a heartfelt goodbye, why didn't she just push him out of the way? Much easier, much less messier, and it would have saved me the image of Kato getting all emotional with her legless torso...</span>

I'm also still trying to figure out what Sakuraoka sees in the boy wonder, but that's one of Gantz's smaller mysteries...

[Damo]

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maehara said:
If it hadn't been for ep 20 throwing the whole thing in the blender, ...

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.. Literally [img]/images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif[/img]

I actually really liked this volume probably because I've been waiting since the start of the series for most of the cast to get killed in horrible ways. Was actually good to see them try some sort of team play as well rather than all just standing around.

[shokoti]

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maehara said:
Most frustrating volume of Gantz so far, I reckon - you could almost have put it on 4x speed &amp; still followed it with no problems, it moved that slowly (and Kurono with a chipmunk-pitched voice would be fun). If it hadn't been for ep 20 throwing the whole thing in the blender, I'd be just about ready to give up on it...

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I take that as Gantz's style though (I think I called it that in the review) at this point. It's so slow it's beyond words... you could turn it on, make dinner, and then still no one would've been squished. It's too addictive for me to give up on at this point. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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And to revisit an old theme of stupidity: <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>If Kishimoto had enough time to jump in front of Kato and say a heartfelt goodbye, why didn't she just push him out of the way? Much easier, much less messier, and it would have saved me the image of Kato getting all emotional with her legless torso...</span>

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At first I thought she might do that just to throw us a shocker (how funny is it that the sensible thing would be more of a shock? [img]/images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif[/img]). Of course, it was so obvious. I started laughing, both for her being ultimately one of the most stupid characters in a shwo full of them, and also for how bloody long it took for the whole thing. I wish I could throw water in the air and have it defy gravity for a couple of minutes. Would make these hot days easier.

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I'm also still trying to figure out what Sakuraoka sees in the boy wonder, but that's one of Gantz's smaller mysteries...

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Yeah, I meant to question that myself but lost the thought in all the... other discussion. Maybe he just has a big one? (Judging by everyone's amazement at him in the second ep, maybe that is a point...)

I still find it hilarious that I like Gantz so much. I know I shouldn't, because it's so stupid and gratuitous. And yet I haven't had a disc yet I haven't thoroughly enjoyed... even if for all the wrong reasons. [img]/images/graemlins/happy.gif[/img]

[shokoti]

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maehara said:
If it hadn't been for ep 20 throwing the whole thing in the blender, ...

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.. Literally [img]/images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif[/img]

I actually really liked this volume probably because I've been waiting since the start of the series for most of the cast to get killed in horrible ways. Was actually good to see them try some sort of team play as well rather than all just standing around.

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Personally I loved how, even when playing as a team, they STILL managed to stand around doing nothing. [img]/images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif[/img] I often wonder if each episode of Gantz is supposed to take place in a real time frame of a minute or so. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Actually, I'm sure I remember one episode where Gantz's clock countdown elapsed considerably less than 20 minutes over the course of an ep.

[abigsmurf]

I actually did some timing for the clock and for the robot arc at least the timer moves slower than real time.

The cast not shooting is just one of the series quirks. I loved it when everyone was shouting that they should all shoot yet no one actually started shooting. I'm not sure if the writers were going for some subtle ironic humour but it did make me smile a bit.

But then Gantz is a series designed to tease you then completely crush you. <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Who wouldn't have liked to see Sadako's relationship with the model guy develop? For a few seconds it looks like it'll happen then you realise that they're both dead...</span>

[Consignia]

The description looks like in should be for the second game. I mean, it's the third game, Kureno is on a psycho-rampage, not a bad chance of survival.

Also, put me in for someone who was strangely enamoured with Gantz. It was slow, the animation was awful, but there's something about it that intrigues. I found this game in particular quite frustrating considering (arc spoilers) <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Everybody but Kureno dies.</span> I do wish for more Gantz even after the ending though.

[shokoti]

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Consignia said:
I found this game in particular quite frustrating considering (arc spoilers) <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Everybody but Kureno dies.</span> I do wish for more Gantz even after the ending though.

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I didn't just read that. [img]/images/graemlins/cry00000.gif[/img]

[maehara]

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shokoti said:
I didn't just read that. [img]/images/graemlins/cry00000.gif[/img]

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Fear the irresistable lure of the spoiler tag. You just can't help but highlight 'em.

[shokoti]

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maehara said:
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shokoti said:
I didn't just read that. [img]/images/graemlins/cry00000.gif[/img]

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Fear the irresistable lure of the spoiler tag. You just can't help but highlight 'em.

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For some reason (even with the "arc spoilers" warning) I didn't think it'd reveal the end of it in quite that way. [img]/images/graemlins/sad.gif[/img]