misterexpertgamer Positives - fight scenes, with sci-fi sword-fighting, and boobs. Negatives - Plot so vague you want to kill yourself.The pure stupidity in the script is so bad, it's not hilarious, or cringey, it makes you want to jump off the highest building you can find. Our main character is mentally disabled, looks nothing like a 17 year old, has "romance" with a 23 year old, and actively looks for ways to kill himself, even tho he has a sibling to take care of. The dialogue is so retarded, you might just want to disable the subs after the first 20 minutes and then turn it back on at the end, you will save yourself a headache. The plot explains absolutely nothing about the game and it hurts more than helps.

skecys As with other reviewers here I came across this little gem browsing Netflix.I guess Gantz is pretty big in Japan for them to be able to make something this amazing. The animation and overall design quality is simply incredible. Any mature anime fan will love this regardless of knowing the backstory.The main reason I'm "reviewing" this title is because I see many people complaining about the laughable dialogue. To circumvent this, watch it in it's original Japanese language with subtitles!

ICMooVees Cruising through Netflix I mostly see B grade movies and came across this title. I've seen some older anime and would usually rather watch a real life movie rather than an animation but the choices on Netflix have dried up quickly and I finally decided to try this. And it was a great choice I must say. Right from the start the action kicks in and as the other reviewers pointed out, the CG/animation looks absolutely awesome. It actually took a few moments of looking closely at the humans to tell if they were real or not. The details of shadows, reflections, glints, motion, fire, everything seems to push the envelope of computer power to render this smooth detail. Just incredible. The creatures were highly imaginative and some made me laugh. The battles were slick and sick. Having no knowledge of Gantz backstory (if one exists), leaves many gaps in understanding what/why is all going on. The main character himself is not given enough/any information as to what the heck is going on so the viewer (me) has no clue as to what/why is going on. For example:Why are there all these creatures, what is their purpose, who created the Gantz-ball-thing, why are humans randomly (?) chosen, if other teams have killed the monsters why do more appear, is this phenomenon only in Japan or is it world wide, etc. If this movie considers that the viewer has pre-knowledge of Gantz then there is no problem. However, I was totally lost without those answers, yet the movie was a total spectacle and impressive nonetheless. I gave it a 9 based on the sheer scope of anime work and imagination. It must be a giant in it's genre. Worth watching for sure, better than most real live movies I've seen on Netflix.

photomongo :this is less of a review and more of just a ramble of what was in my head at the time I finished watching: As I would consider myself more a member of the "uninitiated" as far as anime is concerned, I really don't. I troll Netflix for the occasional anime. If it's available in English, I give it a shot. Many fail to hold my attention, this one did not. If you want a rundown of what it's about, others covered that just fine. But I'm here as someone who doesn't watch anime in it's native language with subtitles because it's "more authentic". Honestly, I'm a bored American who mostly fancies anime in the "ecchi" category for the laughs. I just spent 20 minutes cruising IMDb because I had no idea Gantz had a history. Never heard of it before. I'll admit, I'm still kinda confused. But I was entertained. I actually watched it. Most stuff that I put on Netflix is mostly to occupy the ADD side of my brain while I do something else. Gantz:O had my full attention and I'm gonna say that it's worth yours as well. Unless you're a purist, but this review isn't for you. I will say, I hope they do more of these in the 3DCG in the future. :ramble over: