Gantz: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Gantz is a sexually-charged sci-fi head-trip' a gory experiment in flesh and blood where the only thing worse than dying is dying again. If you are chosen by the bizarre black sphere known as the Gantz, you are already dead. You remember dying, yet you can eat, sleep, have sex; it feels a lot like life. Strangers join you in this limbo. While some are good, some are very bad. All are dead like you for now. You might be able to reclaim your mortality. But first, the Gantz demands that you undertake missions of brutality and madness, killing aliens hidden among the population. It is your only chance and you have no choice. You must play this disturbing game. You must experience this nightmare. And if you die again and you likely will it's permanent.

Series details

• Title: Gantz
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Adventure, Anime, Horror, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2004-04-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-11-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 1899

Cast and credited roles

• Daisuke Namikawa — Kei Kurono
• Hitomi Nabatame — Kei Kishimoto
• Masashi Oosato — Masaru Kato

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2004-04-12; final listed air date 2004-06-22.
• Season 2: premiered 2004-08-26; final listed air date 2004-11-18.

Source and licence

Adapted from Gantz on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.