I believe that each of us
has a role in life.
We all have something unique
to offer.
And there's a place where we can
maximize our abilities.
"A place where we can maximize
our abilities..."
"Be ready for that Job interview"
"I'm convinced that your
company is the right place for me."
Isn't that Kato?
Hey, watch out
The express service will not
stop at this station.
The train's coming
Get the stationmaster
Get someone
Here I go.
The train is coming
Sir, are you OK?
Hey! Can you move?
Somebody, give me a hand here
He's drunk
Come on, wake up
Somebody Anybody
Kei...
Is that you, Kei?
Help me
Damn it.
Come on, on your feet
Pull him up
Kato
Thanks...
What the...?
Come on...
That's Tokyo Tower.
It won't open.
There's no way out.
What's this place? A hospital?
I don't know.
Listen, back at the platform...
We got run over
You ignored me.
I didn't...I...didn't see you.
I knew you wouldnt
Was it at grade school...
We met 3 times after that.
Anyway...
Weren't we run over by that train?
We were.
But we're alive.
Just like us.
I got run over by a car.
Where are we?
Heaven the apartment version
That's one possibility but...
It has to be I know I died.
What's this?
That's how you appeared.
Why is she naked...?
Take that off.
Hey.
Are you OK?
Rise and shine,
It's a new morning for us
A morning of new hope
Breathe in,
A chest full of joy
Look up at the clear, blue sky
Listen to the radio
The summer breeze,
Is so wholesome
Breathe in and exercise now
To the count of,
One, two and three
"All of your old lives are gone."
"I will decide how to
use your new lives."
"Thats the way the cookie crumbles."
What...?
"You will all please go now to
finish off this guy."
It says, Please.
"Onion Alien"
"He stinks and he likes onions."
What are these?
He's breathing.
He's warm.
Does that mean he's alive?
"Kurono"
It has my name on it.
You're right.
"Yamada..."
How come...?
Dunno.
I'm Inamori.
Get all of them.
Cosplay...?
Is this for me?
I guess so.
Do I put it on?
Dunno.
"Kishimoto"
Are you Kishimoto...?
You can put this on.
But...
um...
Am I dead?
I don't really know.
But you're naked, so...
Will it fit?
Were they expecting me?
Is this some kind of a toy?
It's heavy for a toy.
There are no holes on the muzzle.
Oh, yeah...
Don't point it this way
It has no holes, Look
Point it away
Sorry.
Everyone
uh...sorry, it's nothing.
You can't stop there.
Tell us.
I remember being
taken to a hospital...
Then I vaguely remember
being sedated.
Sedated?
Yes. I was also hit by a car.
I remember being taken to hospital,
all bloody.
And I was drugged there.
That's when I started to
get drowsy...
But wait a minute.
What's suspicious about that?
Sorry, you're right.
I'm beginning to see
the whole picture.
It's like I thought.
We're not dead.
We were taken to the hospital
in a coma and drugged.
The drug is making us hallucinate.
Really?
It's like group hypnotics.
See? We're all
seeing the same thing.
That must be it
We're being forced to take part
in some kind of strange experiment.
What is this thing?
I don't know.
It's a hallucination.
Kei
"go now please."
Wow...
We're outside.
We're out now.
I guess we can go home.
I've had enough.
Wait a minute.
You deserve an explanation.
This is for TV.
You're under hypnosis on TV.
See? I knew I wasn't dead
My father is the producer
of the show.
It's a project by American cable TV
and Yale university.
It's a virtual reality show.
Don't you know American try Out?
If you complete the mission,
you win $100,000.
I begged dad to put me on the show.
$100,000?
That's 10 million yen
Kato, look over there.
Take a good Look.
He's our target on the mission.
Is he, really?
We have 20 minutes. First one to
get him grabs the money
I'll be dammed
I got laid off Last month so...
Wasn't that a child?
Go see for yourself
if you want to know.
Stop running
Stop, you brat
Come on, wait up
Go, spread
What's this thing?
You can have my onion.
You can have it.
That's some mask.
You little prick
Go get him
How come there's nobody around?
Are we walking in circles?
"Ichinomiya, Tama City"
We're in Tama City.
What's going on?
I'll take a look.
now there's only us left...
Where do you live?
I'll walk you home.
I'm going, too.
Surround him
Where is he...?
There
Where'd he go?
There he is
He's fast
Turn on the Light.
So...can I shoot this gun now?
Take my onion.
Take my onion.
Take my onion.
Is that all?
This is real.
Hot damn!
Ouch
Damn it
It's so realistic.
That's enough
What are you Looking at, punk
I'm sorry
I'm sorry so let go
Fire Shoot the damn alien
Call the police... The police.
I know we are going back to
that apartment now...
When's the drug wear off?
Kato...?
Oh, God...
I'm OK...?
Why?
This is crazy...
Shit.
I knew it.
I'm sorry...
using the case was creative.
It was close.
now you know what the suit's for.
Shoot him, you deserve the points.
It's on me.
Come on.
He killed everybody.
I Like the Look in your eye.
You disappoint me.
You won't survive the
next round.
It's happening again.
We have so many survivors tonight
Explain This is not TV, is it?
Ask Gantz.
That's Gantz. When I came along,
people had already called it so.
Hey, I thought you were dead
Even if you're bleeding to death,
you're OK as long as you're alive.
"It is time for the scores."
"0 points for Kishimoto,
your tits are too big."
What...?
"0 Points for Kato,
you are too much of a chicken."
"0 points for Suzuki,
you are so invisible."
Invisible...
"0 points for Kurono,
you stare at Kishimoto too much."
"5 points for Nishi,
getting 79 in total."
Just 5 points?
What's this about?
Gantz evaluated our mission
performances.
Our mission is to kill
the space invaders.
Who are you?
I'm one, too.
An alien.
Don't get serious.
I'm just kidding
You asshole What happened to
the others?
They got killed. You saw it.
See?
They're the ones who died
in the Gantz missions.
Did you see the way the yakuza
was blown up?
And how Mr. Hypnotism
was trampled on
He died before he knew it
It was even more awesome
the other day...
You could have helped those guys
I know, you're one of
those hypocrites.
And you're clueless.
You're taking it out on the wrong guy.
Leave Kato alone
Will you shoot this time?
Yes, I will.
Tell us what you know.
What is this place?
Speak.
Sorry.
Maybe next time.
Was it a dream?
"Witnesses please report"
Is this about the accident
we saw yesterday?
Oh, please don't remind me.
Sorry there was no toilet paper.
Oh, gross.
"...passengers were hit by
the train..."
I believe that
each of us has a role in life.
We all have something unique to offer.
And there's a place where we can
maximize our abilities.
What is it that
you want to do here?
Pardon?
What position?
You don't say that
at a job interview, man.
I'm doing better than Kurono.
nobody wants to hire him?
No.
He's kind of invisible, isn't he?
He's the unemployable type.
He boasts about being
a soccer star.
In grade school? Come on
He'll vanish in the real world.
That concludes the lecture today.
Don't let them bother you.
I'm kind of invisible too.
What's the best way to get noticed?
When I met my old friend at
the train station...
Kei?
Was it grade school?
Kato
I'm Kojima.
My name's Tae Kojima.
"Students' addresses"
"2, Yaguchi, Ota"
"Kei Kurono, Masaru Kato"
"Your friend forever, Kato"
Kei, you're my hero
Don't forget I saved your ass
never We're friends forever
You're home early, Akira.
It's me, Dad.
Kei, I didn't know you were here.
How are you?
I'm going now.
Did you find yourself a good job?
I'm working on it.
Don't be a slacker. Akira already
has his sights on a college.
There's no house here.
"2, Yaguchi, Ota"
"Ichinomiya, Tama City"
Hello.
You know who I am?
Hey!
That's the...
I had it on when I woke up.
I visited Kato at his house.
Kato...
I wanted to...
confirm with him about what
happened 2 days ago.
But...
It looks like he's moved.
I only had a 10-year-old address.
I see...
We should go to the police?
They won't believe us.
I guess not.
I can walk you to the station.
I have a favor to ask you.
Sure.
Can I stay over?
uh-huh...
Huh?
Is it OK if I sleep on the bed?
Of course.
Thank you.
I hope I won't have a backache
in the morning...
I'll sleep on the floor.
no, sleep on the bed. I'm OK.
Are you sure you don't have to
go back home?
My boyfriend's things are there.
Oh, you live with him?
We broke up recently.
He just moved out.
Oh, really.
Then on impulse
when I was in the bath...
I slit my wrist.
I didn't really mean to do it...
You committed suicide?
When I woke up, I was back
at my place...
I was too scared to look
in the bathroom.
I didn't want to see my body
in a pool of blood...
What's that?
I borrowed it from Kato.
I have to see him.
I want to thank him for being kind.
It's his diary.
Maybe his address is in here.
"Parole officer...?"
"Masaru Kato, on parole."
Was he in juvie?
Let's stop.
I saw his address.
now I remember.
I heard that he never went
to high school.
That's nothing to do with us.
There was Lots going on in his Life.
His dad was a violent alcoholic.
Maybe Kato is too...
He's not the type.
How do you know?
He's the kindest person I know.
If only I'd met him earlier...
Would you have lived?
Whatever...
I'm sorry.
I'll turn off the Light.
"Masaru Kato, janitor"
Brother
Hey, Bro.
Aren't you going to bed?
I will, soon.
Trouble sleeping again?
Bad dreams?
Ayumu, off to bed.
Wake up on time
if you want to eat.
not again...
Rise and shine,
It's a new morning for us
A morning of new hope
Breathe in,
A chest full of joy
Look up at the clear, blue sky
Listen to the radio
Is this everyone?
The summer breeze,
Is so wholesome
Breathe in and exercise now
To the count of,
One, two and three
"All of your old lives are gone."
"I will decide how to
use your new lives."
"Thats the way the cookie crumbles."
"You will all please go now to
finish off this guy."
"Tanaka's alien,
he's as bright as sunshine."
"He Loves boom boxes."
You understand now?
Gantz scanned us. It knows
everything about us.
There's no escape.
You'll be called back
every time.
Every time...
To get ourselves almost killed?
Right.
Gantz's been recruiting people
Long before me.
They fought the aliens and
were replaced when they died.
Many of them died.
And I survived.
You could have told us that
If we knew, those others might
still be alive
You understand nothing, hypocrite
You used them as bait.
Correct answer
I knew you and I were alike.
What?
Aliens lose focus when
they are killing humans.
Isn't that a riot?
Tell us what you know
Tell us what we should do
to survive.
Don't depend on me.
How about using your brain?
This suit...
Put it on. It should
be of some help.
Off I go.
Good Luck
Grandma
Do I have to do this again?
How many times?
I don't know.
Put the suit on
The attach case.
Here.
"go now please."
Where are you, Grandma?
Grandma
Ryo
Ryo
Grandma, where are you?
Ryo
Ryo
Ryo
Grandma
Ryo
Grandma
Ryo, don't worry.
Grandma's with you.
You'll be alright.
Grandma will protect you.
Is that it?
Kurono...?
He's in trouble
The suit's dead
Help, now
Kato?
Kato
Oh, my God...
Can you hear me?
You'll be OK...
Get 100 points.
What will happen when
I get 100 points?
With 100 points
you can resurrect me.
Kato...
You're in the way
I can't move
Go away
Go away
Me?
Hold it
That hurts, damn it
Kei.
Sorry, I was quicker.
Kei.
Kei
Kei?
Where's Kei?
What's happened to Kei?
What's happened to Kei?
What's going on?
You made it...
Am I alive...?
"It's time for the score."
"0 points for Kishimoto,
stop staring at Kato."
"0 Points for Kato,
stop being stared at."
What is it evaluating anyway?
"0 points for Suzuki,
where were you?"
"0 points for Shiraishi,
I saw you."
"7 points for Kurono,
making it 7 in total."
Wow...
"93 points to go."
Get 100 points.
Gantz...
What happens when I get 100 points?
"Choose from the 100-point menu"
"100-point menu"
"1.Wipe your memory and be released.
Released...
Dead ones can be brought back to life?
uh...?
It's real.
Hello.
Oh, you answered
It's me Tae Kojima, from college.
I've never called you before
Where are you now?
uh...you know...
Do you read comic books, Kurono?
Sure.
Do you like reading them?
I guess so.
Don't laugh when I tell you this...
But...I draw comics.
What kind?
So? What do you think?
Awesome.
I know girls' comics don't usually
have male heroes
I chose an ordinary guy like you to
fight evil.
It's like me when I was a kid.
Oh?
It reminds me of my childhood.
I used to protect my friend
from bullies.
Oh, did you
Yes.
I bumped into him
the other day.
I bet he doesn't remember me
protecting him.
You know...
It's a hero's duty to fight evil.
Anybody who's scared can run.
I'll protect them all.
Here's your coat.
You met my brother?
Yes, but I didn't talk to him.
I didn't know how to explain
our situation.
Kato.
What's going on in that room?
Are we dead...?
Or alive?
When I woke up in the room
I thought I'd finally died.
For some time
death seemed a good option.
But now I want to live.
Because I met you, Kato.
So you saved me.
That's why...
I...
I was in juvenile detention.
I killed my own father.
My father...
He was drunk everyday and
beat my brother.
I wanted to save him...
But I failed.
I couldnt be there for him.
I always want to be around
to protect my brother.
Sorry, I got carried away.
Let me walk you home.
There was an early morning fire at
a Shinagawa parking complex on 5th.
It's speculated that leaked
gasoline caught fire.
But the details are still
under investigation.
Similar cases of destruction
have been reported in Tama city
and other suburbs.
The police suspect a connection...
You look tired. Why don't you
take a day off?
Maybe I should get a job, too.
Don't be silly, you should
be studying.
Something's bothering you.
There's nothing.
OK, I've been having nightmares
recently
with lots of people dying.
They all get killed.
But I can't do anything to help them.
I can't save any of them.
Lucky it's just a dream.
You're right.
Speaking of dreams
I had a dream recently that
you disappeared.
But I'd be OK. You're the one who'd
be in trouble.
You can't cook.
Ayumu.
I will not go anywhere.
I won't disappear.
I know you won't.
Give it to me.
I believe
that each of us has a role in life.
We all have something
unique to offer.
And there's a place where we can
maximize our abilities.
Here it comes
Here I go
Ayumu.
I will come back for you.
Is it happening again?
Yes.
Listen to me carefully.
This is where the selection is made.
Will you go to heaven?
Or will you burn in hell
for infinity?
Merciful Buddha watches us
and decides our destiny.
"Ill-tempered alien"
"He's enormous and likes
peace and quiet."
You aren't dead yet.
Join our fight so we all survive.
I'll tell you what I know.
First put on the suit that's
in the case.
We've already experienced this.
You're going to have to fight,
Like it or not.
Shut up
Don't be tempted by his words
The Lord says this man is the
devils advocate.
You have to trust me
in order to survive
Put the suit on now
Kato.
Don't waste your time
newcomers won't get it.
Don't you want to help them?
Yes, so I'll go alone.
You'll die like the kid
I'm different from him.
Don't worry. I'll protect you, too.
I just don't want
to see any more deaths
Kato.
Are you serious?
Maybe you just want out of here.
no
I know you.
You're a hypocrite.
That's not true...
This isn't something
for a guy from juvie.
Come on.
Let me go.
Kato.
There's no time for this...
no way...
Where is Hitomi?
She was with me a minute ago...
You want to put the suit on?
You can trust that guy.
This is cool...
We're in Ueno park...
It's so realistic.
That's it...
That's the one we saw on the orb.
It's our target?
Listen very carefully.
Something unbelievable and horrifying
is about to happen.
If we cooperate, we can all survive...
What the hell?
Run
Run
Come on
Surround him and shoot
Kei, out of the way
This sucker is mine.
Damn!
Kei, step aside
Help everyone evacuate
- But Kei...I
- I'll finish him off
You cant
I've got him
Out of my way
I nailed it, didn't I?
That was not good.
We Lost our guy.
That one's your fault.
next time make sure
everyone evacuates.
I'll take care of the bad guy.
How come we're not returning?
It hurts...
Is she dead?
There's another one.
Kurono, behind you
Shit
I'll go.
You'll get killed
You're hurt.
I can do it.
It's just Like when we were kids.
You were my hero. I always wanted
to be like you.
But...
You're right, Kei.
Maybe I do just want out of
this place.
I'm just a hypocrite.
Look after Kei for me.
Kato
You attacked us first.
You killed my friends.
I'll avenge their deaths.
Go, Kato, now
Kato...
You have Ayumu.
Go back to him...
Kato
Kato...
I'll avenge their deaths.
You will die.
Your people will die.
I'll destroy everything.
Kei.
Kato
I can do this.
I know I can.
Kei...
Oh, my God...
Kato.
Kato.
Kato.
Kato, it's finished.
I knew you'd be the hero...
Kato.
Pull yourself together.
We're going back now.
Thank you, Kei.
I can go back to Ayumu...
I can...
Kato...
Hey, Gantz, hurry up
Kato, don't die on me
I'll be waiting for you
"It is time for the scores."
Hold on a minute...
Kato's not here yet.
"13 points for Kurono,
getting a total of 20."
"80 points to go."
Gantz...
Show me the casualties.
Give him back
Give Kato back to me
"100-poInt menu"
"1.Wipe your memory and be released.
I have to keep fighting
to resurrect him?
You want me to fight
until I get 100 points?
That's insane...
Hi.
I drew the next part of the story.
Sorry, not today.
I'm not in the mood to read it.
Well...um...
Did something happen?
I showed you my comic
artwork the other day.
And...
Kurono.
You said you liked it.
But you were acting strange...
You scared me a little...
I know when you're not yourself
because I watch you.
I guess it sounds creepy if
I watch you...
I'm sorry.
You must think I'm weird.
Hey, watch out
My cap
no, the train is coming soon.
Honey, the train's coming.
Oh, no...
I want my cap
The train's coming.
Thank you.
Thank the nice man, honey.
Thank you.
The express service will not
stop at platform #2.
Please stand back as the
train approaches.
Kurono?
Come on, get up from there
Kurono
Kurono
Don't die
Sorry.
I like you.
I like you. I care about you.
So please...
Please don't die.
Brother?
Ayumu?
Yes?
I believe
that each of us has a role in Life.
We all have something unique
to offer. And...
there's a place where
we can maximize our abilities.
Those with talents and gifts
have to make an effort.
They're obliged to fulfill their
potential.
I want to come back alive
to my girlfriend.
If someone's waiting for you...
We'll go home alive.
Mind if I follow you?
You make me believe that
I can do it.
We are not dead.
Get 100 points...
And the dead ones will
come back to Life.
"100-poInt menu"
"1.Wipe your memory and be released.
So please trust me.
Let's fight together.
Rise and shine,
It's a new morning for us
A morning of new hope
Breathe in, a chest full of joy
Look up at the clear, blue sky
Listen to the radio
The summer breeze, is so wholesome
Breathe in and exercise now
To the count of, one, two and three
Let's go.