#Japanese Movie Gantz: O

[ry-ra]

 J-Movie Gantz: O (2016)

Disclaimer: I never read/watch the original work of Gantz and my opinion is based on this CGI Movie.

I saw this movie on Netflix last night since I didn’t want to watch (kdrama) Voice. I wasn’t feeling it, so I browsed Netflix and found this movie. Netflix has some semi good selections on J-Movie, including the complete Rurouni Kenshin trilogy if you’re interested :)

I nearly gave up on this movie, but decided to push through and I wasn’t disappointed, but I wasn’t wowed either. The graphics are amazing, but I felt kato’s facial expressions were off compared to the others.

I am re-writing this post since it got waaaay too long.

Gantz is a black orb that that puts you in a game where you fight monsters in real life Japan. All monster attacks are real.  Gantz players are people that have died, Gantz decides I guess. But they are still alive and can leave once the game ends (until Gantz call them for the next game). Reika is an idol and her commercial plays in the background.

Kato is on his way home to his brother when he’s killed by a man wielding a knife. He wakes up and finds himself taking part in the game.

Reika, Suzuki and Nishi are part of his team and their objective is to kill a monster boss. They have always been sent to Tokyo.

You have 2 hours to complete the game, any body parts you loose will be restored once you survive the game. The game awards you with points. If you score 100 you get a bonus. 1. Advanced weapons 2. Resurrect a player and 3. leave the game.Once the game ends you can go back home until the next game. In Kato’s case this is his 2nd time playing Gantz. Suzuki and Reika knew, but Suzuki didn’t want to tell him since he would try to resurrect everyone that died. Once you decide to leave the game, your memory is erased. That’s why he knew he had a brother and gave him coins for him to call his brother. I found this part confusing since their background story is not shared by the orb, but then we find out that he already played the game.

The monsters in the game vary and the final boss as well. In the opening the movie had a big horned monster, but in the game Kato played, the final boss transformed around 5 times to reveal the final boss... I guess Gantz decides.

Yamasaki is from the Osaka team and their next game takes place in Osaka. Yamasaki hides from Kato in the beginning making me think that she knew he played the game before and played with his hero complex to secure that he would resurrect her if she dies. She’s 23 and he’s 17. That’s illegal. She has a son and at the end she tells him she likes him and that he should promise that all four of them would live together... this was his reason to resurrect her since he promised her. She promised on your behalf... Kato always helped the civilians, an act that was frowned upon by Gantz players. His weakness for helping others could be seen as heroic, but also what guarantee do you have that Yamasaki won’t die in another game... will he keep resurrecting her?

Some of the Osaka players have advanced weapons and is mentioned that some of them have won bonuses 4-7 times... Why won’t they leave the game? Even though some of them are psychopaths...

Also thank you for the boob in my face... thanks for that.

It wasn’t a bad movie. The monsters were bad ass and that final one was fucking cool! Even though he didn’t answer Kato’s question on why they were killing each other. He transformed around 5 times... ridiculous for a game. How does Gantz expect them to win? All of the Osaka team were wiped out.

Reika was a badass woman in the final scene.She was a bit of a coward, but the sniping she did was badass. Hanging from the ledge with a spear in her shoulder... cool.

Post is still long...

[vagabondedlife]

Gantz: O - Keiichi Sato, Yasushi Kawamura

[siscosfavoritecomics]

Well since the bars in NYC are closed due to the effects of Covid-19, yours truly is on Sabbatical aka Out of Work. Since I have free time, I'm attempting to watch a movie per day. Today's selection is the Japanese animated feature Gantz: O. I don't know anything about it. I go in with no preconcieved notions. Here we go. #GantzO #GantzOAnine #Anime #Animation #TohoAnimation #SiscosFavoriteComics https://www.instagram.com/p/B90kmhkhaYc/?igshid=1rtxwqfr95rxd

[origami10]

Tag Game~

Tagged by @ukumi-chan ~~ you’re so sweet! :) 1. Are you named after anyone?   I heard my parents liked the name after they saw a waitress with the name, but they changed the spelling for my name so it has a more typical pronunciation. 2.  When as the last time you cried? Actually?  It’s been a while.  (aka probably at least a week X’D  I’m on vacation so I don’t have things to cry about right now) 3. Do you like your handwriting? It’s fine!  4. What is your favorite lunch meat? Turkey is what I eat the most when I’m in a country that has turkey as a lunch meat. 5. Do you have kids? HA  (no) 6. If you were a different person, would you be friends with you? >_>  Probably.   (There aren’t many people that are this into Ajin, so I’d probably be friends with myself by now) 7. Do you use sarcasm? Yes, but not nearly as much as SOME PEOPLE (who aren’t on tumblr... it just goes over my head). 8. do you still have your tonsils? Yes 9. Would you bungee jump? Once, probably 10. What’s your favorite cereal? good question... Special K.

11. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? You assume I wear shoes with ties...   The ones that do have ties though, no, I don’t untie them. 12. Do you think you’re a strong person? Mostly no. 13. What’s your favorite ice cream? Chocolate peanut buttter 14. What’s the first thing you notice about people? I’ve finally realized I tend to notice hair first. 15. What’s your least favorite physical thing about yourself? several things came to mind D:  I’m not going to single one out. 16. What color pants and shoes are you wearing right now? Brown pants and bare feet 17. What are you listening to right now? Other people in the hostel 18. If you were a crayon what color would you be? Right now, Kai yellow. 19. Favorite smell? Honeysuckle? 20. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? The friend I’m traveling with 21. Favorite sport to watch? After I watched Haikyuu, probably volleyball. 22. Hair color? Brown 23. Eye color? Blue 24. Do you wear contacts? For cosplay and occasionally karate 25. Favorite food? Ice cream for sure 26. Scary movies or comedy? Comedy 27. Last movie you watched? Gantz: O   (it was... ok) 28: What color shirt are you wearing? Black 29. Summer or winter? SUMMER 30. Hugs or kisses? hugs 31.Book you’re currently reading? I’m reading the Gangsta manga! 32. Who do you miss right now? My family and friends in the U.S. 33. What’s on your mouse pad? I haven’t had a mouse pad in like eight years 34. What’s the last tv program you watched? Tsugumomo 35. What is the best sound?  The first thing that popped into my head was, the sound of notifications on my phone. 36. Rolling stones or The Beatles? ?-? 37. What’s the furthest you’ve ever traveled? Central PA - Kesennuma 38. Do you have a special talent? I’m pretty good at Japanese now? 39. Where were you born? Madison, WI

I tag  @ilovetextingandscones @puns-starlight @apomaro-mellow @rui-the-galax-angel @helga-dancing @themosttsundere 

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My Top 50 Anime Series List

Upon request, several people have asked me to make a list of my top 50 anime for curiosity’s sake or a gateway to get into the wild, wonderful world of Japanese animation. I’ve seen some great anime series through the years, some horrendous failures, and mostly shows somewhere in the middle. Here are the 50 that I have personally enjoyed the most. The only rules of this list is that I’ve had to have seen the show (of course), only one per series (one Fate or Gundam etc.), and they have to be a series. Movies will come later... On that note, here we go.

50. Terror in Resonance

"They were weak. That's why they died. We were weak, too. That's why we couldn't save them."

49. Spice and Wolf

“ When the time comes, I may need to borrow your chest to cry upon. That's one promise I'll need from you.”

48. Bleach

“ Don't break anyone's heart, they only have one. Break their bones, they have 206.”

47. Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne

“I can't promise you that good things will come to your life, but I do know that no one but you have the power to give meaning to your life in this world.”

46. Gantz

“Your lives have ended. What you do with your new lives is entirely up to me. That’s the theory, anyway.”

45. Akame ga Kill

“You won't survive if you just let your boiling blood dictate your actions.”.

44. Berserk’

“Griffith!!!”

43. Ajin

“When I play games, I always play on hard mode. Because the higher the difficulty... the more fun it gets.

42. Btoom!!

“The first one to move wins. Stay on the defensive and you'll lose your chance.”

41. Another

“Death is not friendly. It’s dark, black where you look at it. You’re all alone.

40. Sailor Moon

“I am the pretty guardian Sailor Moon. And in the name of the moon, I’ll punish you!”

39. Trigun

“This world is made of... LOVE AND PEACE!”

38. Angel Beats

“I want to save someone, just as I was saved. I finally…found it.”

37. Soul Eater 

“No I can't go on like this! I should die! How could this happen? Did I really forget to fold the tip of the toilet paper into a triangle?”

36. Mobile Suit Gundam Wing

“Relena Peacecraft, I will kill you.”

35. Death Parade

“Do you know what the most primitive emotion people have is? It’s fear.”

34. The Big O

“Cast in the name of God, ye not guilty.”

33. Tokyo Ghoul

“Never trust anyone too much, remember the devil was once an angel.”

32. Erased

“Everyone in your life is meant to be a part of your journey, but not all of them are meant to stay.”

31. Gurren Lagann

“Who the Hell do you think I am?!”

30. Fairy Tail

“I’ve got a fire in my belly!”

29. Blue Gender

“SET ME FREE NOW!”

28. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

“I didn’t abduct her. It was an involuntary arrest.”

27. Attack on Titan

“Only the victors are allowed to live. This world is merciless like that.”

26. Steins;Gate

“Keep the past, for all intents and purposes, where it is.”

25. Yu Yu Hakusho

“I think bone cracking is a good sign to rest.”

24. Hellsing Ultimate

“If I’m a dog, then you’re dog food.”

23. Parasyte ~ the maxim

“You shouldn’t mouth off when you don’t know shit”

22, Elfen Lied

“Aren’t we all monsters inside?”

21. One Punch Man

“For personal reasons, I have to beat you guys up.”

20. Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom

“Dreams are illusions. All they do is interfere with reality.”

19. Mirai Nikki/The Future Diary

“I’m crazy? What’s crazy is this world that refuses to let me be with you!”

18. Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid!

“Not a problem.”

17. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

“Perhaps living without sin is a sin in itself.”

16. Neon Genesis Evangelion

“Mankind’s biggest fear is mankind itself.”

15. Claymore

“Your eyes were like mine. They looked so sad, so hurt, so lonely...”

14. Samurai Champloo

“Killing you would only tarnish my blade.”

13. Code Geass R1

“You can’t change the world without getting your hands dirty.”

12. Madoka Magic

“Have you ever wanted something so bad you’d trade your life for it?”

11. Noragami (Aragato)

“Man, even a god thinks I'm a lost cause. I should've stayed dead after all.”

10. Dragon Ball Z

“Can a machine like yourself ever experience fear?!”

9. Deadman Wonderland

“And... the candy still tastes like shit...”

8. Cowboy Bebop

“Bang...”

7. Black Lagoon

“Don’t be stupid. This is more entertaining than Hollywood is ever gonna be!”

6. Monster

“The monster inside me has grown this big...”

5. Baccano!

“Wearing white is going to make the blood look so pretty.”

4. Fate/Zero

“One’s true worth shows as hardship increases.”

3. Psycho Pass

“I just long for a world in which ordinary things are done in ordinary ways.”

2. Death Note

“Gods of death love apples.”

1. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

“The next time I make you cry, they’ll be tears of joy!”

[dizzydennis]

My Top 10 Movies of 2016!

1.       Captain America: Civil War

2.       Chihayafuru (Part 1 & 2)

3.       Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

4.       Kubo and the Two Strings

5.       Money Monster

6.       Deadpool

7.       Se-ra- Fuku to Kikanju –Sotsugyou–

8.       Star Trek: Beyond

9.       Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso

10.   10 Cloverfield Lane

 Dishonorable Mentions:

-Shin Gojira

-Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice

-Terraformars

-Ansatsu Kyoshitsu: Sotsugyou Hen              

- GANTZ: O

 American-only Top 5 list:

1.       Captain America: Civil War

2.       Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

3.       Kubo and the Two Strings

4.       Money Monster

5.       Deadpool

Japanese-only Top 5 list:

1.       Chihayafuru (Part 1 and 2)

2.       Se-ra- Fuku to Kikanju –Sotsugyou–

3.       Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso

4.       Hentai Kamen: Abnormal Crisis

5.       Kimi no Na Wa

[recentanimenews]

TV Anime Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai's 6 Main Girls Introduce Themselves in 1st PV

The official website for the upcoming original TV anime Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai (The Kotobuki Squadron in The Wilderness) today posted a 80-second first PV to introduce its six main girls with their voices. It is also confirmed that Girls und Panzer director Tsutomu Mizushima's new air battle action anime featuring various types of Japanese fighters (no foreign ones will appear) is set to premiere on Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, MBS, BS11) in January 2019.

  Introduction:

In a desolated ground spreading all over, people have carried out distributions and trades, and have lived while helping each other. The "Kotobuki Squadron" is a team of hired bouncers. With its unique members, such as the strict but beautiful female president, the unreliable commander in the field, and the leader of its maintenance unit with a craftsman's pride, they fight against sky pirates.

  1st PV

  Key visual

  TVアニメ『荒野のコトブキ飛行隊』キービジュアル、第1弾PV、イントロダクション、追加キャラクターと戦闘機「零戦二一型」を公開しました！公式サイトもリニューアル！ぜひぜひチェックしてみてください！公式サイト→ https://t.co/gq8TIC5TD2 #コトブキ （宣伝O） pic.twitter.com/v9rDAYvkeP

— TVアニメ『荒野のコトブキ飛行隊』公式 (@kotobuki_PR) 2018年10月25日

  The OP song "Sora no Ne" (The Sound of The Sky) is sung by 30-year-old singer-songwriter ZAQ, while

the ED song "Tsubasa wo Motsu Monotachi" (Those who have wings), also written/composed by ZAQ, is

performed by the six voice actresses of Kotobuki Hikoutai.

  オープニング主題歌とエンディング主題歌情報を解禁！オープニング主題歌を担当するのはZAQさん！エンディング主題歌はZAQさん作詞曲、コトブキ飛行隊のキャスト6人（鈴代紗弓さん、幸村恵理さん、仲谷明香さん、瀬戸麻沙美さん、山村響さん、富田美憂さん）が歌唱します！ #コトブキ （宣伝O） pic.twitter.com/QAqF49qlDF

— TVアニメ『荒野のコトブキ飛行隊』公式 (@kotobuki_PR) 2018年10月25日

  Deformed figures of the six main girls, including the protagonist Kirie introduced below, are scheudled to

be released from Bandai's Figuarts mini line from January to March 2019.

  ★商品情報★キリエが決定していたデフォルメフィギュアの詳細が発表！TAMASHII NATIONS新シリーズ「Figuarts mini」にてコトブキ飛行隊メンバー全員のフィギュア化が決定！詳しくは魂ウェブ特設ページをチェック→ https://t.co/PdHWjpfmr4 #コトブキ （宣伝O） pic.twitter.com/wLIrh3y86f

— TVアニメ『荒野のコトブキ飛行隊』公式 (@kotobuki_PR) 2018年10月25日

  A 1/1 scale replica of Army Type 1 Fighter "Hayabusa's" head part will be displayed at the TAMASHII NATION

2018 event in Akihabara this weekend.  

明日10月26日（金）〜28日（日）は秋葉原UDX、ベルサール秋葉原にてTAMASHII NATION 2018！秋葉原UDX会場ではフィギュア展示や、今にも飛び立ちそうな大大大迫力の約1/1スケール「隼」ヘッドモデルを特別展示！詳しくはイベント公式サイトをチェック→https://t.co/mucqvrMpwB #コトブキ （宣伝O） pic.twitter.com/yv14Yv7xoZ

— TVアニメ『荒野のコトブキ飛行隊』公式 (@kotobuki_PR) 2018年10月25日

     Main staff:

Director/Sound director: Tsutomu Mizushima 

Series composition: Michiko Yokote (Squid Girl, Karakai Jozu no Takagi-san) 

Main character original design: Hidari (Sasami-san@Ganbaranai) 

Anime character design: Sho Sugai (Jushinki Pandora OP animation director) 

Military supervisor: Shigeyuki Ninomiya (Kuromukuro)

Assistant director: Hiroyuki Kobe 

3D director: Hisahi Egawa, Sora Hirota 

Technical director: Keita Mizuhashi

Asset director: Kentaro Kigusuri 

Drawing director: Yusaku Saotome 

Chief animation director: Touko Nakamura 

Animation director: Shota Ueno 

Art director: Kazuo Kokura 

Director of photography: Kentaro Kashiwagi, Takayuki Hatayama 

Music: Shiro Hamaguchi (One Piece, Girls und Panzer) 

Production: Digital Frontier (GANTZ:0) 

Anime production: GEMBA (Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us) 

Drawing production: Wao World (Anime-Gataris)

    Main voice cast:

Kirie: Sayumi Suzushiro (Akira Ohno in High Score Girl)

Ennma: Eri Yukimura 

Kate: Sayaka Nakaya (ex-AKB48 member/Hana Kazuki in Chaos;Child) 

Reona: Asami Seto (Eri Kumagai in Music Girl) 

Zara: Hibiku Yamamura (Kirara Amanogawa/Cure Twinkle in Go! Princess PreCure) 

Chika: Miyu Tomita (Yume Nijino in Aikatsu Stars!) 

      Source: TV anime "Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai" official website / Twitter

  ©Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai Production Committee

©BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.

  By: news+feed@crunchyroll.com

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"Inuyashiki" Live-Action Film 1st Teaser Shows Flying Noritake Kinashi

The official website and Twitter for the upcoming live-action film adaptation of Hiroya Oku's sci-fi manga Inuyashiki opened today and posted a 30-second first teaser intoroducing its two protagonists: Ichiro Inuyashiki portrayed by 55-year-old Japanese comedian Noritake Kinashi (Tunnels) and Hiro Shishigami by 28-year-old Takeru Sato (Kamen Rider Den-O, Rurouni Kenshin). In the end of the clip, Inuyashiki is flying above the Shinjuku town using the jetpack on his back. A different clip from the film wiil be also introduced during the Japanese broadcast of the last 11th episode of the manga's ongoing TV anime adaptation to be aired on December 21.

  The manga was serialized in Kodansha's biweekly magazine Evening for 85 chapters from January 2014 to July 2017 and compiled in 10 tankobon volumes. The story follows the fate of 58-years-old Ichiro Inuyashiki and teenager Hiro Shishigami, both are transformed into a cyborg by the extraterrestrial beings after being struck by a meteor. While Inuyashiki decides to use his extraordinary

power to save people, Shishigami takes pleasure in killing them.

  The live-action film is set for a release on April 20, 2018. It is directed by Shinsuke Sato, who worked on

the two live-action film adaptations of Hiroya Oku's another popular sci-fi action manga GANTZ, GANTZ

(January 2011) and GANTZ PERFECT ANSWER (April 201). He has been attached with the live-action

film adaptation of Tite Kubo's fantasy action manga series Bleach, also set to be released in 2018.

      映画『いぬやしき』公式映画公式サイトオープン！https://t.co/it7So4pg14 公式ツイッターのフォローもお願いします 2018年4月20日(金)公開#いぬやしき #inuyashiki #木梨憲武 #佐藤健 #奥浩哉 #佐藤信介 http://pic.twitter.com/2vb8vqEBtp

— 映画『いぬやしき』公式 (@inuyashiki_m) 2017年12月20日

      Manga tankobon 1st and 10th volume covers

    Source: "Inuyashiki" live-action film official website, Twitter

  (C) 2018 Movie "Inuyashiki" Production Committee (C) Hiroya Oku/Kodansha

   By: news+feed@crunchyroll.com