Gantz

GANTZ

THE COMPLETE SCI-FI HORROR SAGA

HIROYA OKU

Shueisha · 2000–2013

🔴 37 VOLUMES · 383 CHAPTERS · COMPLETE

Omnibus Collection: 12 Books · 8,092 pages

Writer & Artist: Hiroya Oku

English Publisher: Dark Horse Manga

Genres: Science Fiction · Survival Horror · Body Horror · Psychological Thriller · Action

Publication Status: COMPLETE

👽 ABOUT THE SERIES

Gantz is a brutal science-fiction horror manga following Kei Kurono and Masaru Kato, two young men killed in a subway accident who awaken in a mysterious apartment alongside other recently deceased people.

A strange black sphere known as Gantz equips them with advanced weapons and forces them to participate in deadly missions against extraterrestrial beings.

What begins as a nightmarish survival game gradually develops into an apocalyptic conflict involving alien civilizations, human nature, morality, death, and the meaning of existence.

📚 THE COMPLETE COLLECTION

🔫 PHASE I — MISSIONS

Chapters 001–237 · Volumes 1–20

The mysterious survival game, increasingly dangerous alien encounters, and the development of the Gantz teams.

👁️ PHASE II — KATASTROPHE

Chapters 238–303 · Volumes 20–27

The conflict escalates dramatically as the true scale of the extraterrestrial threat begins to emerge.

🌌 PHASE III — INVASION

Chapters 304–383 · Volumes 28–37

Humanity faces an overwhelming alien invasion as the series reaches its apocalyptic conclusion.

✅ END OF THE COMPLETE STORY

📦 RECOMMENDED COLLECTED EDITIONS

GANTZ OMNIBUS — DARK HORSE

2018–2023 · 12 Books · 8,092 pages

Omnibus 01–04: Original Volumes 01–12

Omnibus 05–08: Original Volumes 13–24

Omnibus 09–11: Original Volumes 25–33

Omnibus 12: Original Volumes 34–37

Omnibus 01: 672 pages · ISBN 9781506707747

Omnibus 12: 856 pages · ISBN 9781506729169

RECOMMENDED COMPLETE COLLECTION

🔗 RELATED WORKS

Gantz:G (2015–2017) — Complete three-volume spin-off, collected in a 648-page Omnibus (2025).

Gantz:E (2020–present) — Ongoing historical spin-off set in Edo-period Japan.

Gantz/Osaka — Expanded presentation of the Osaka storyline; largely duplicates the main series.

All are optional.

✅ COLLECTION SUMMARY

Original Publication: 2000–2013

Original Volumes: 37

Chapters: 383

Story Phases: 3

Complete Omnibus Editions: 12

Total Omnibus Pages: 8,092

Status: COMPLETE

Recommended Collection: Dark Horse Omnibus 01–12

Required Files: 12

Optional: Gantz:G Omnibus (648 pages)

Reading Order: Original publication order