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Gantz/26 by Hiroya Oku
4.0

So we go for the first half, which is calm and thought-provoking a bit. To the 2nd half, which is disturbing and brutal.

So Kei is trying to deal with the fact the world might end in a week. So he decides to spend as much time as he can with his girlfriend. It's kind of great because it shows how much the character grew throughout the series. ON top of that the lovely pop icon actually comes on to Kei but will the young horny man take advantage of her? Then the second half you have that creepy middle schooler Nishi and when he gets picked on in school he just goes berserk and kills his whole classroom.

Good: I liked the idea of the world ending. It gives the characters time to reflect and try to figure out a plan. Kei finally makes steps to be a actual hero that helps push him to the "well done" character. I also thought the Nishi murder spree was kind of shocking, which I guess shouldn't be at this point, but it is disturbing. ON top of that school shootings happen a lot in the US here so watching this was both terrible and exciting in the worst ways.

Bad: I thought the ending was a odd ending. It didn't build up it just happened and everyone is dying. It felt like it should have been the start of volume 27 not the end of 26.

Overall this was a really exciting volume, even with the slowdown. I hope this series finishes strong because it's becoming a bit repetitive. However, this was a great volume. A 4 out of 5.