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A revival project has kicked off for Hiroya Oku’s immensely popular manga Gantz, which has over 19 million copies in print. The project’s name is “Gantz: X”!
Gantz began serialization in Weekly Young Jump in 2000 and was adapted into an anime in 2004. A two-part live-action movie was also made in 2011, and two years later, the curtain was reluctantly closed on the manga, and its long 13-year serialization ended.
The Gantz revival project was announced on Nov. 17. This month Gantz: G (author: Hiroya Oku / illustrator: Keita Iizuka) begins serialization in Miracle Jump, and a fully 3DCG animated movie is slated to be released in 2016. On top of this, the web content “Gantz: X” has been released. The “X” project is an overwrite experiment that goes beyond being a reboot. Seize this opportunity and enjoy to your heart’s content the new mystery of Gantz that crosses over generations.
Web Content “Gantz: X” Overview
1. Top page with nothing but a mysterious text box
Tons of content is being prepared that smoothly conveys the charms of the Gantz world, and each month the site will be updated with new content. However, the site was created as a sort of treasure hunt where you use the text box on the top page to guess passwords from a string of letters related to Gantz and can only see the site’s content by discovering them. Try to see if you can discover them all.
2. Open to overseas fans too! Site design incorporates side-by-side Japanese and English
Since the time of Gantz’s serialization it has gained great support with sci-fi fans and from overseas too. Overseas media inquired immediately even after a portion of teaser news was published in the October issue of Miracle Jump. Because of this, they’ve adopted a side-by-side Japanese and English design for the special web content.
3. Gantz: Room - Amass “points” and increase number of “clears”
Become an inhabitant of the “Gantz Room” that appears in the series and aim for victory by clearing missions and amassing points. A ranking of the top number of clears will be posted beginning in December. You can aquire points by inputting the passwords being distributed through various media and logging in every day.
4. Operating jointly with Miracle Jump! Input the password to get an original wallpaper!
Fully linked with the comprehensive Gantz feature “Gantz: Next” in the pages of Miracle Jump! There’s an online republishing of a special interview with Hiroya Oku and if you input the password shown in the magazine you can download an exclusive, original wallpaper! Each month there will be a variety of projects linked with the magazine.
5 “Gantz: Chronicle” - A mixture of past and present, reality and fiction
Freelance writer K, who also appears in the series, pursues Gantz and a mysterious group in black suits. K’s mysterious investigation journal has been posted beginning with November 20XX. It’s in December when Kei Kurono, who holds the key to Gantz, finds himself involved in a train accident. The “Gantz: Chronicle” offers enjoyable entertainment through a mixture of reality and fiction, past data and newly revealed truths.
