GANTZ
Seen it?2004 | 2 seasons | 25 min | Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Star Trek: Enterprise, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 10 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: expect violence.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
If you are chosen by the bizarre black sphere known as the Gantz, you are already dead—yet you might be able to reclaim your mortality. First, the Gantz demands that you undertake brutal missions of madness, killing aliens hidden among the population. It is your only chance and you have no choice. You must play this disturbing game. And if you die again—and you likely will—it’s permanent.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 192K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.
Season 12004 · 11 episodes · 7.1 out of 10Sunday- Season 22004 · 13 episodes · 7.3 out of 10Sunday
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Cast & crew
- Daisuke NamikawaKei Kurono (voice)
- Hitomi NabatameKei Kishimoto (voice)
- Masashi OosatoMasaru Kato (voice)
- Mie SonozakiSei Sakuraoka (voice)
- Hiroshi KamiyaMasanobu Hojou (voice)