In addition, Kei (the male) is always thinking of sexual fantasies involving Kei (the girl) and his desire to pretty much force her to have sex with him. The sexual aspect of the series is also very violent in nature for the most part, and usually involves Kei (the girl) being at risk of getting raped by random people. While I can appreciate the gratuitous violence to some extent, I definitely couldn’t appreciate the sexual part. There are really two main facets to GANTZ: the violence and the sex. The duo is joined by a very large breasted naked woman, a dog who can’t keep its face out of her crotch, and a company of others. The two "awaken" in a room filled with strangers and a large black sphere known as GANTZ who, unbeknownst to them, will soon send them on harrowing missions to kill strange aliens missions which carry a notable reward, and a high chance of dying in very nasty ways. Kei’s decapitated head flying through the air is a harbinger for the violence to come. Katou is the good guy and tries to save him, and Kei attempts to help, but their bravery costs them their lives. Childhood friends Kei and Katou are waiting for a subway and see a drunken man on the tracks. Story-wise, GANTZ starts out as violent as it ends up. Truly nothing is safe from the violence of GANTZ, and that definitely has to be the selling point of the series. While Elfen Lied only has sections dedicated to brutal violence, GANTZ is a nonstop assault on the senses with scenes of attempted rape, nudity, and an uncountable number of death scenes which often involve implosions, explosions, and involve a variety of subjects including aliens, animals, old people and children.
GANTZ definitely rivals Elfen Lied with its grotesque nature, but is definitely stronger due to how nonstop the gore, violence and sexual undertones are displayed. While Narutaru excels in psychological shock value (episode 12, anyone?), Elfen Lied excels in "oh my god I can’t believe that body part just got ripped off of their body" shock value. StoryPrior to watching GANTZ, there were only two anime that I had seen that made me think "SHOCK VALUE": Elfen Lied, and Narutaru.
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