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Gantz /15 by Hiroya Oku
4.0

This is probably the best volume in awhile.

So Kei is trying to figure out what he wants. He met a new woman on his last hunt named Reika who is a famous Celebrity. She has a huge crush on him and asks him to go on a date of sorts. When the news breaks out from people taking pictures his current girlfriend Tae gets upset and pissed. Then Kei trying to figure out what to do to make it better but gets sucked into another hunt. However, there's a second hunt after the first and this time the target is...TAE!!!!

Good: This amps up the drama but it works really well. It gives us a more mature, more conflicted Kei, and that's always nice. The fights work well and they feel like a team now wiping out these monsters like they should. The ending is nail biting and betrayal from all sides keep this one interesting and by the end you want more.

Bad: Kei is still a dumbass at times and his choices of what he does with his current relationship is so...weird.

Overall this is great. The fights are interesting, the drama is well done, and the ending sets up some great new ideas. A overall blast of a volume. 4 out of 5.