Gantz

Izumi Shion

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He was a psychotic yet powerful teenager who participated in the game and won his freedom before the series's events. He desired to return to the game and used a SMG and a pistol to rampage through Shinjuku, killing Hiroto Sakurai, Kenzo Sakata, and Daiza...

Katou Masaru

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Age: 17Height: 192 cmMasaru Katou has a good personality; he loves to help people and easily cares for everyone. His parents are dead so he is responsible for his younger brother who he is fiercely protective of. Katou usually takes the position of being ...

Kaze Daizaemon

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A tall and incredibly powerful martial artist who came from the countryside to Tokyo looking for a good fight. One of his signature moves is the "back attack," in which he thrusts his back against his enemies with incredible force, often sending them flyi...

Kishimoto Kei

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Age: 15-16Height: 160 cmKei Kishimoto appeared in the Gantz room naked due to her committing suicide in the bath. Kurono is infatuated with Kishimoto. Yet Kishimoto doesnt feel the same way as shes very much in love with Katou. Gantz gives her many nickna...

Kojima Tae

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 101She is Kurono's first actual girlfriend, first dated on a dare. He actually falls in love with her, and they build a real relationship, Kurono appearing to be very protective of her. After taking pictures of the Game'...

Kurono Kei

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Age: 17Height: 168 cmKurono Kei is the protagonist of Gantz. He is a 10th grader summoned by Gantz, along with Kato, after being hit by a subway train in an effort to help a hobo passed out on the tracks. Initially Gantz refers to Kurono as "Bitch" and "L...

Nishi Jouichirou

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 1First appearance in anime: Season 1, Episode 1Jouichirou Nishi is a middle-school veteran of the Gantz world, having arrived there over a year before the beginning of the series. While running away from police officers ...

Sakurai Hiroto

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He is a psychic who receives instructions on how to unlock his latent powers from Sakata after attempting suicide. He is then encouraged by Sakata to kill his bullies who sexually abused him with the use of his powers, which he does. However, he later reg...

Shimohira Reika

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 135She is a beautiful, young, and popular idol. Like almost everyone else, she is caught in the line of fire during Izumis killing spree in Shinjuku. She develops a crush on Kurono after seeing him in action during her f...

Bernstein Heinz

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 300President of Maier Bacher, the company responsible for manufacturing the black balls. He got the technology from aliens who contacted him via his daughter who keeps saying random numbers which have been decoded as a m...

Chiaki

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 228She is a vampire under Hikawa's leadership. She appears as a young woman wearing a suit, with long dark hair, and is nicknamed after Gogo Yubari of the movie Kill Bill due to their extreme resemblance. Her first appea...

Gantz

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Gantz is a person who sits inside the black ball. For all the people who got summoned to his room (recently dead people and survivors of last mission) he gives out the individual protective suits and set of guns....

Gund Eeva

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His civilization calls him the "God of War." He is their national hero according to Fra. He is out to seek vengence on Kurono for killing his brother, Oltra. He is incredibly fast and powerful, not even Kaze, Kato and both Kuronos were able to harm him....

Haga Ryoutarou

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He was one of the five guys who gang raped Ayaka Uranaka and died with her during a car accident, before all of them ended up in the Gantz room.He was killed by Kuruno during Kojima Tae mission....

Hanaki Kyou

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Hanaki Kyou is a member of the Osaka Team, who is first seen while injecting heroin. Unlike the other members of the Osaka Team, he is capable of using the bike to approach the enemy at speed, before leaping off and defeating it with a gun. He is also see...

Hara Tetsuo

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Harada Natsu

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 282Kuruno's crush from middle school. She is dating Ikegami Ryou....

Hatanaka Hiroshi

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Hatanaka is the Yakuza who grabbed Kishimoto after she appeared naked, and dragged her off to the back room to rape her. His horrible actions were stopped by Kato. He was killed in the Onion Alien mission, as the father alien grabbed him and used him as a...

Hikawa

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No biography written....

Hoi Hoi

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Dead animals can also enter the Gantz room. The first animal seen in the Gantz room was a dog (Butter Dog). Hoi Hoi the panda entered the room a while after the dog got killed in the Buddha arc, like every other character, save Kurono. Hoi Hoi is especial...

Hojo Masanobu

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A former model who died after being hit by a truck driver who fell asleep. At his time of death, his stalker, Sadako, was on the back of the bike he borrowed to escape her.(Source: Wikipedia)...

Ike Shunichi

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 56First appearance in anime: Season 2, Episode 2One of the people from Buddhist Temple mission. He died by walking out of the restriction zone and having his head explode....

Ikegami Ryou

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 282A classmate of Kuruno from middle school who used to bully him. In the end, he even started to date Kuruno's crush Harada Natsu....

Inaba Kouki

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 134An ordinary Joe, gunned down in the Shinjuku massacre. His full-time occupation is later revealed to be as a designer. He is the only participant apart from Izumi that does not train with Kurono as he thinks Kurono sh...

Inamori Takashi

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 1First appearance in anime: Season 1, Episode 1Inamori is a blond, 20-year-old guy who showed up in the Gantz room before the Onion Alien mission. When Yamada Masashi tried to get everyone in the room to tell their names...

Iwamoto Kaoru

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He died in car accident with his four friends and a girl they had all gang raped. He was punched by Kuruno in Tae missions which rersulted in his death since his suit was already broken by Yoshikazu Suzuki....

Jay Jay

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 56First appearance in anime: Season 2, Episode 2JJ is an American martial artists visiting Japan. He is very quiet and thoughtful.JJ stands at the back of the room and doesn't really say anything. He follows the prayer b...

Katou Yujiro

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 134A former host. He got killed by a rapotor in the Kappe Alien (Jurassic) mission....

Katou Ayumu

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 28First appearance in anime: Season 1, Episode 5Masarus little brother....

Kikuchi Seiichi

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 226Is an journalist who comes in contact with Kurono after seeing his name on a website dedicated to GANTZ. He has been tracking the story of GANTZ for two years....

Kimura Susumu

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He is one of the sadistic trio from Osaka group. He was killed by Yokai aliens that teamed together with Hikawa....

Kishimoto Shiroi

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Shiori Kishimoto is Kei Kishimoto's younger sister.After Kei Kishimoto failed to get good grades, her mother stated she was worthless, and shifted all of her attention toward Shiori. This led to Kei's suicide.Nothing else is known about Shiori....

Kondou Yuuta

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Hunter at the Buddhist Temple mission. Friend of Tomao.He is known as DJ Konta (DJコンタ) in Shibuya....

Koumoto Takeshi

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He is a young boy of toddler's age who dies due to abuse from his mother's boyfriend. His mother had been half-asleep and gave the hungry Takeshi permission to eat pudding from the refrigerator. When her boyfriend later comes home, he reacts violently and...

Kurono Akira

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Akira Kurono (玄野アキラ Kurono Akira?) is Kei Kurono's younger brother. Despite their age difference, Akira looks older than he does. Their parents treated Akira much better and favored him because of his achievements. Kei and Akira did not get along well, an...

Kuwabara Kazuo

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 241A veteran member of the Osaka team who has cleared the game three times before the Nuri mission. He has sex with "everything that has a wet hole" (quoted by Anzu) before he kills it.During the mission, the 100 point a...

Lewis Sean

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No biography written....

Maeshima Ryuuji

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First appearance: Chapter 330Hunter from Hiroshima who responded the call to join the Tokyo team on the fight against the invading aliens....

Matsumura Kyohiko

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First appearance: Chapter 23; Season 1, Episode 5Kuruno's classmate that gets bullied by Yonekura....

Matsuura Chikako

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First appearance: Chapter 28; Season 1, Episode 5Katou Masaru and Katou Ayumu's Aunt....

Mclane Mary

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First appearance: Chapter 331Hunter who responded the call to join the Tokyo team on the fight against the invading aliens.Despite her looks she is not a gaijin and can't speak english....

Megane

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 255Age: 17One of the Osaka team newcomers. He tried to hide from the aliens, but got found out and at the last moment got saved by Hanaki Kyou. He is a very cowardly person.At the end of Nurarihyon mission he promised to...

Mikawa Naoichi

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 171He was one of the five guys who gang raped Ayaka Uranaka and died with her during a car accident, before all of them ended up in the Gantz room. He was killed in the Oni mission by fire demon....

Miyafuji Kiyoshi

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First appearance: Chapter 56; Season 2, Episode 2He is a very sceptical person, so he ignored the buddah monk's theory of Gantz room being a testing place of soul transfer to heaven/hell. Instead he been asking several questions to Katou about how this su...

Morino Keiko

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 134Killed by raports in Kappe alien (Jurassic) mission....

Morris Bob

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 135He and his other afroamerican firends were killed by Hikawa's vampire group before they could get transported to Gantz room after Kappe Alien (Jurassic) mission....

Muroya Nobuo

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First appearance: Chapter 241A veteran of the Osaka team and has cleared the game 4 times. ...

Nagasawa Eiji

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First appearance: Chapter 23; Season 1, Episode 5Kurono Kei's classmate....

Nakagawa Shun

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 326A 15-year-old boy who was taken by the alien girl before she brought Tae to her pet cage as well. He got poisoned by the pet food....

Nakajima Kosuke

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First appearance: Chapter 29; Season 1, Episode 6One of the underlings of Nemoto Tetsuo. One of the hunters at the Tanaka Aliens mission.Shoots Nishi with an X-gun before the mission starts, but Nishi's suit absorbs the damage, and Nishi then kills him wi...

Nakano

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No biography written....

Nemoto Tetsu

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First appearance: Chapter 29; Season 1, Episode 6He has a wife and a son; he is also the head of a small gang that got trapped by a rival gang. He died with his friends, beaten to death. He was a hunter at the Tanaka Aliens mission....

Nishida Akira

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He died by running out of restriction zone in Kappe alien (Jurassic) mission....

Nishikawa Shinsuke

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First appearance: Chapter 29; Season 1, Episode 6One of the underlings of Nemoto Tetsuo. One of the hunters at the Tanaka Aliens mission. He is a Zoku Biker Gang Member. Before the mission, he and his gang members get jumped by a rival gang; he gets kille...

Numata Haruya

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First appearance: Chapter 29; Season 1, Episode 6One of the underlings of Nemoto Tetsuo. One of the hunters at the Tanaka Aliens mission....

Oka Hachirou

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First appearance: Chapter 268Oka Hachirou is an almost legendarily skilled Gantzer from the Osaka Team, a veteran of a very large number of games, he was said to have gained a hundred points at least seven times. Oka is a brilliant tactician and hand-to-h...

Okada Hiroshi

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Killed by running out of restriction zone in Kappe alien (Jurassic) mission....

Okazaki Akitoshi

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First appearance: Chapter 56; Season 2, Episode 2Hunter at the Buddhist Temple mission. He is an weapon otaku....

Onizuka Chiaki

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First appearance: Chapter 27; Season 1, Episode 7He is a bully and hangs out in the junior toilets....

Otani Haruko

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Takashi Otani's wife and Masaki Otani's mother. Shot down by Hikawa's vampires after Kappe alien (Jurassic) mission finished, but before the transfer to Gantz room has started....

Otani Takashi

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Haruko Otani's husband and father of Masaki Otani. Shot down by Hikawa's vampires after Kappe alien (Jurassic) mission finished, but before the transfer to Gantz room has started....

Otani Masaki

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Son of Haruko and Takashi Otani. Shot down by Hikawa's vampires after Kappe alien (Jurassic) mission finished, but before the transfer to Gantz room has started....

Oyama Miki

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Shot down by Hikawa's vampires after Kappe alien (Jurassic) mission finished, but before the transfer to Gantz room has started....

Rarada Fra

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First appearance: Chapter 327A citizen of the giant aliens. When Kei and Tae get stuck on the alien ship, she helps them reunite. ...

Rich Nathan

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No biography written....

Sakata Kenzou

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First appearance: Chapter 109Kenzou Sakata is another psychic. He teaches Hiroto Sakurai to use his latent psychic powers, thus Sakurai refers to him as "master." He and Sakurai die while trying to stop Izumis massacre in Shinjuku, leading to his arrival ...

Sakuraoka Sei

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Age: 24Height: 177 cmFirst appearance: Chapter 56; Season 1, Episode 6Soon after her first appearance, she has sex with Kurono Kei. This does not appear to be for any particular reason (aside from the fact that he asked and she stated that he was cute), h...

Sebastian

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The loyal butler of Sunako's aunt....

Sekine Makoto

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First appearance: Chapter 331He is from Kyoto, he responded to Kurono's and Reika's call, to join the Tokyo team and fight against the invading aliens. He speaks very good English. He was killed in Chapter 348 after being infected by an alien spore that m...

Shimaki Yasuharu

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First appearance: Chapter 241He is a veteran of Osaka Team. He finished the game 3 times. And he was the first one to show how the H- Gun works....

Shinosaki Ryoko

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Age: 16First appearance: Chapter 92Izumi Shion's girlfriend....

Shiraishi Rika

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Killed by running out of restriction zone in Kappe alien (Jurassic) mission....

Sugimoto Kayo

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First appearance: Chapter 30; Season 1, Episode 6A grandmother pulled in by Gantz. Likes to spoil her grandson....

Sugimoto Ryouta

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First appearance: Chapter 30; Season 1, Episode 6...

Suzuki Gorou

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First appearance: Chapter 1; Season 1, Episode 1A politician dying from cancer. He was the first shown person to die from going out of the restriction zone....

Suzuki Hanae

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 160Suzuki Yoshikaz's wife....

Suzuki Yoshikazu

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First appearance in manga: Chapter 134Yoshikazu Suzuki is best known as "Old Man." Not much is known about him except that he is a fairly old widower who has a grandson. Surprisingly, it does not take long for Kurono to grow attached to him and vice versa...

Suzumura Sadayo

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First appearance: Chapter 30; Season 1, Episode 7She was a stalker of Masanobu. She died after being hit by a truck driver who fell asleep. Her nickname given by Gantz, "Sadako," is due to her bearing an extremely uncanny and creepy resemblance to the hom...

Tachibana Kouji

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Leader of a gang and a dentists son. Collects teeth of those he bullies....

Taira Sanpei

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First appearance: Chapter 250He is one of the Osaka sadistic trio. He cleared the game once.He was killed by Hikawa when the trio attacked two yokai and the vampires....

Takeda Hyouma

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First appearance: Chapter 329He is a hunter from Kanagawa. He responded to Kurono's and Reika's call, to join the Tokyo team and fight against the invading aliens. He seems more interested in Reika, than the fight considering that he jealously asked Kato ...

Tamura Tetsuo

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Killed by running out of restriction zone in Kappe alien (Jurassic) mission....

Tatsumi Izumi

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First appearance: Chapter 134Killed by raports in Kappe alien (Jurassic) mission....

Togo Juzo

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First appearance: Chapter 56; Season 2, Episode 2He died in his first mission, in the Buddhist Temple Arc, but is notable because he was the first one to have enough sense to realize he could snipe targets from a safe distance with the x-rifle. He stated ...

Tokugawa Musou

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First appearance: Chapter 56; Season 2, Episode 2A famouse buddhist monk who tried to convince other people in the Gantz room that this is a testing place of the soul before it goes to heaven or hell. He got very angry at Katou who tried to explain things...

Tomashino Jiro

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First appearance: Chapter 56; Season 2, Episode 2A friend of Konta, he fights the smaller aliens without a suit and surprisingly defeats some. After he found his Gantz suit, he tries to confront the boss alien with Konta. They get easily defeated by getti...

Tomioka Joji

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First appearance: Chapter 171He was one of the five guys who gang raped Ayaka Uranaka and died with her during a car accident, before all of them ended up in the Gantz room. He was burned to death by fire demon in Oni mission....

Tonkotsu

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First appearance: Chapter 114A girl Sakurai Hiroto mets online and decides to meet in person. They find an intrest in each other and have begun dating....

Ueda Yoshiharu

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First appearance: Chapter 171He is the one of the five rapist. After Tae Kojima took pictures, he was in one of them and in return, Gantz killed him. ...

Uranaka Ayaka

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First appearance: Chapter 171She was the rape victim who arrived naked, along with the five guys that raped her, after they all died in a car accident. She later talks to Reika, who agrees to let her use her cell phone to call the police. She was briefly ...

Yamada Masashi

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First appearance: Chapter 1; Season 1, Episode 1A school teacher revived by Gantz....

Yamada Sumiko

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First appearance: Chapter 241She is a member of the Osakan Gantz team, and is in a friendship with Miho Yamanaka. After she survives the Nurayihon mission, she chooses to get out of Gantz. ...

Yamanaka Miho

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First appearance: Chapter 241Member of the Osaka team. Girlfriend of Muroya Nobuo. Friend of Yamada Sumiko.After the mission she decided that she want to get out of Gantz. ...

Yamasaki Anzu

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First appearance: Chapter 242Part of the Osaka Gantz Team. She first sees Kato Masaru help a family from one of the aliens. Bewildered by his actions, she asks him what he was doing. When he responded that he was saving the family, she immediately laughs ...

Yazawa Toshio

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First appearance: Chapter 332He comes from Hokkaido, and looks like George Clooney. He seems fairly skilled, due to still actually being alive. He seems rather old, but has a sense of humour, openly mocking Kaze about how old he looks. He is knowledgeable...

Yoshikawa Kaiji

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Age: 25First appearance: Chapter 331A hunter from Gunma who responded the call to join the Tokyo team on the fight against the invading aliens.Fights armed with two Gantz swords....

Yoshioka Kiyoshi

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First appearance: Chapter 1; Season 1, Episode 1One of two Yakuza who arrived in the Gantz room before the start of the Onion Alien mission. Like his partner in crime, he had bullet holes in his clothing, indicating that he died from gunfire. He dies his ...

Yuuki Toshiki

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Former host. Shot down by Hikawa's vampires after Kappe alien (Jurassic) mission finished, but before the transfer to Gantz room has started....