Gantz is a special beast. It is one of those series where the plot diverges from the source material in the anime. It seems that about half way through season 2, the studio no longer wanted to continue adapting the story or knew they were canceled. Instead of leaving it open-ended, they created an ending.
Alternative Titles:
- ガンツ
Year Anime Premiered: 2004
Animation Studio: Gonzo
Number of Seasons: 2
Source Material Country of Origin: Japan
Source Material Available: Manga
Is It Officially Licensed Past Where The Anime Ends?: Yes
Is It Fan Translated Past Where The Anime Ends?: Yes
Entry Last Updated: May 29th, 2024
Where To Start The Gantz Manga After The Anime?
If you would like to continue where the Gantz anime really left off in the manga, you will want to start at Chapter 90.
In the anime, anything that happens after episode 22 is not in the manga as the Gantz anime ended with a filler arc.
If you happen to be a fan of the Gantz:O CGI movie, that movie covers chapters 237 through 280 in the Gantz manga. However, the events in the manga do go differently so the movie should not be used as a replacement.
Is The Gantz Manga Over?
The Gantz manga is complete. It ended in 2013 with Chapter 383.
Gantz Spin-Offs
Gantz has amassed a tiny army of spin-offs set in that world. As such, you may wish to check them out.
Gantz spin-offs include:
- Gantz:E (Ongoing) -Alternate setting following Gantz, but if it happened in samurai times.
- Gantz/Minus (Light Novel) (Complete) – Prequel following Nishi and Izumi before the events of the main series.
- Gantz/Nishi (Complete) – One-shot about what Nishi does when not playing the game.
- Gantz:G (Complete) – Spin-off about a class killed on a school trip and forced to play the Gantz game.
- Gantz/Eva (Light Novel) (Complete) – About an astronaut that finds a Gantz ball in space that has Kishimoto inside, then they both play a Gantz game.
