Gigant

this is honestly terrible and it just feels like an excuse to have a big titty lady get big and kill some shit. rei is constantly crying and chiho is alright but i dont fw her because she's 24 dating a high schooler.

it's so fast paced that it feels like you missed something at every turn, but the concept could be really cool?? a website is making people's (messed up) wishes come true through a voting process and it seems there's an uprising of some kind coming, but the characters we're watching interact with this world are just so....terrible?? there's a bunch of wackos running around in their underwear and they're more interesting than the main characters.

art style is cool which is to be expected from the author but i'm pretty sure that's not how boobs work. the action and violence is visually impressive when it happens but it doesn't happen often. it feels like there could be something here but there's not much focus.

don't waste your time on this unless you're actively looking for something bad to read.

Last year when I was staying at a hotel in the countryside of Japan, I decided to have a wander around with nothing better to do. I chanced across the hotel's manga library from which the title 'Gigant' immediately jumped out at me. Amongst all the other titles, I felt compelled to pick up Gigant. I began with volume one and eventually found myself having ploughed through all published volumes.

Gigant is not unique. Many of the ideas have been presented before in the author's other works. It is very reminiscent of Gantz. Although they have overlapping features, something about Gigant feels fresh. Something is always happening, and slowly the truth about things become revealed.

What I enjoy about Gigant is that it isn't afraid to show what it wants. If it wants sex, it'll have sex. If it wants gore, it'll show gore. It doesn't censor anything. This non-censorship is accentuated by the author's artwork which in many cases is absolutely stunning.

The characters are interesting, but are not without their flaws. Our main character, Rei, comes across as whiny in many cases, for example the scene where he balls his eyes out in the family restaurant. Papiko, our female heroine, steals the spotlight and is a far more interesting character than Rei. She is the heart and soul of Gigant. Besides Papiko, the other characters leave much to be desired. Particularly the cup noodle obsessed time travellers.


Conclusion:

Even though I give Gigant a 10, it certainly isn't a masterpiece. I just personally enjoy Gigant. If this work ever gets translated into English I would certainly recommend it. However, just keep in mind that Gigant will not blow your mind, but it will certainly entertain you.

I think for me, the big enjoyment of reading Gigant comes out of the fact I use it for Japanese practise. Nobody is translating the chapters as it comes out, so it feels like I have some sort of exclusive scoop on it as I suck in each chapter. It's great for learning different sci-fi language that I wouldn't come across in other contexts.

SCI-FI / SURVIVAL
If you are disturbed by SEX SCENES or DEATH SCENES, this is not for you. HOWEVER!, if you are a Gantz fan, you gotta trust the process/manga progress and shouldn't be freak out with those inevitable scenes!

Minor Spoiler:
When I reach chapter 15 (potentially the true beginning point of this manga) today, I decided to check out myanimelist to see the score for this manga. Upon seeing the score and reviews, I feel that they don't do this piece of manga justice.

Ok let's get real. Sex is a part of life. Porn exists because of some men's personal need. BUT THE POINT OF THIS STORY ISN'T BUILD UPON PORN ITSELF. If you read closely and pay attention, there are hints suggesting that something else is happening (this starting style is kinda similar to "I am a Hero") I get that the main female character, Papico is an AV star, but it is just part of the story.

Honestly, I don't get why the rating is so low. Manga shouldn't be judged with only a few chapters. Rather, patience is the key for this kind of manga.

Do you think the legendary Mangaka, aka Hiroya Oku, will start the manga slow for no reason? Do you think his work, Gigant, will solely be based on sex and porn? Trust me... his work isn't that superficial (This statement is supported by the experience of rereading Gantz multiple times and Inuyashiki)



Story: 8-10

"anonymity" "sci-fi" "sex/love" "survival" are few words that come to my mind when I read this manga; however, this manga is pretty new in terms of its story length. Thus, the best range I can to this story is actually a range from 7-10. I give it a 9 because of I have faith that this quality of the manga has the potential to match up to that of Gantz (hopefully with a better ending though :x ). Let's go Hiroya <3


Art: 10

ok, for real though, this is not even an argument, like... background and characters are all on point... jeez... the details... I can't even... 10 10 10101010


Character: 9

There are still so many questions regarding the characters themselves, but we are only a few chapters in. There are definitely going to be more and more characters coming in and I am extremely curious about the character who controls the voting website. (-1 for potential oncoming mistakes)


Enjoyment: 10 (Biased, but with the trust of the author and personal patience)

When I first knew the manga, I read through the first 5 chapters without stopping. So far, I am still following and enjoying the updates.


Overall: 8-10
Again, with such few chapters, it is hard to land a score for this category



When I write this review, the rating was 6.04 from 616 users. I am placing my bet against the majority of these low scorers that this manga is going to blossom into a beautiful flower with time and patience.

I have always been wanting to read something like this, nay, I have been THIRSTY for this content! And god damn it! I have found it!

We all know how female body-parts have been fetish-ized over and over again in the AV-doujinshi industry. Y'all like kyonyuu on a kyashaa i.e. petit frame? No you say you also want her to be tall and kinda goth? It's at times revolting and blatantly horrendous how people, yes we who make up this world, have continued to seek the ultimate object of pleasure - and since this quest is never-ending, we have imposed our tastes, our fears, our grievances onto sth - and we have derived pleasure from them. Where is all this going to lead us? Hopefully not the utilitarian dystopia that Ghost in the Shell: Innocence showed us?!

The MC in this manga is PaPiCo - a 24 year old AV joyuu, who, as I described in the previous para, is gorgeous, to the extent that she is a symbol of quite a few modern day fetishes. She has a co-dependent partner, who is a NEET, good for nothing who resorts to abuse her when he feels she's hiding something from him. PaPiCo's family relies on whatever pay she receives from her AV satsue, and feels that she should stop doing the "shameful, disgusting" work she's doing. Yet, of course, they don't shy away from sponging off her. This situation, is an astonishingly accurate description of many AV joyuu's circumstances in the JAV industry.

Hiroyuki takes this MC, puts her in a staple yet fascinating impending doom situation and "conceptually resuces" this character. The symbol of our fetishes learns of her desire to protect someone dear, she learns what it feels like to want someone's company, to love someone perhaps. She is promoted to the status of a saviour in this world.

And let's not forget the super realistic art in this manga. Pretty much everything seems "rotoscoped" here. Although I'm abusing the term here, what I mean is that it's almost as if every frame in the manga is a real-life photograph that has been drawn over at places. This technique works realy well with the sci-fi, erotic content in the manga and the contrast between the realistic art and the outrageous plot parallels the clash in the "societal" role of PaPiCo and the role she assumes in this manga.

People, I tell you, reading Gigant is like watching a movie - yes, that's how good the composition is. Think Chi no Wadachi for example. That's almost how good it is. And it's not surprising that the other MC in the manga is an high schooler aspiring to become a film director.

This is a preliminary review. I'll return to write more about this.

Why you should read Gigant? (After 10+ Chapter Review)

Story is Very Good (8). Gigant is one of those stories that come from the mind of Hiroya Oku, the mastermind behind the hits Gantz and Inuyashiki. This means that you should expect 3 things: bizarre story, high violence and profanity and a sci-fi theme.

The premise of the story is a half blood Japanese AV Idol, Papico gets a mysterious digital dial-like object attached to her that has the ability to gigantify her body. *I can't help myself giggling while writing this*

The first 10 chapters of the story is more of a slice of life focusing on one of Papico's fan, Rei who develops feelings for his dream girl his journey to be with her. Along with that is the rise of a strange website named ETE (Enjoy the End) which makes poll with weird choices, and whichever gets the highest votes would come true.

It seems like a bland premise right? But as the story progresses and the stage has been set like any other Hiroya Oku's works, everything would be in chaos. This is already eminent to the latest chapter (14) upon writing this review.

Art is Great (9). The art is beautiful for me. The blend of pseudo realistic backgrounds with the character models and the brilliant alien-nano art on the technological aspects of the manga is stunning to look at.

This is one of those things that would keep you glued on a manga drawn by Oku-san it makes the story easy on the eyes and easier to read.

Characters are Good (7). Character-wise, there's not much characters on the story yet and it focuses on Rei and Papico's (Chiho) relationship.

Their characters are still in development but I can clearly see that they are being set up for a huge character change in the succeeding chapters which makes me excited in the anticipation of the next chapter.

All in all, the question here is should you invest in reading the first 10+ chapters of Gigant? My answer is a big YES. And you just need to look at Oku-san's previous works for you to know.

I would give Gigant 8 Papico merch out of 10

JUST READ AND COMMIT THE MIRACLE!

This is LITERALLY the BEST manga I've ever read. It just take 3 chapters for you to know how GREAT this manga is, I'm the smartest person in the world, so I kept reading and it was just getting BETTER!

The story is about so much, I may be the "smartest person in the world", but I'm constantly thinking about the themes and messages of the series. But we have a boy who is fanatic about Papico [an adult film star going through hard times with her family and the media constantly harassing her] and wants to surpass his fathers standards and legacy and become his own person. Through an odd meet-up at the end of the first chapter their fates are intertwined with the odd sci-fi journey ahead of them. The best part about these characters are their relationships and experiences. They act like proper human beings, the scenes by the restaurant and the bath take their time to introduce themselves to the reader and develop them as people. This manga is about their relationship and growth, which is outstandingly written and has outstanding development.

The art may look pretty at the beginning, but it gets so much better as it goes on. Oku's CGI work and paneling is beautiful, I heavily recommend reading how he does his paneling and art, he's very ahead of his time. He tries many angles and compositions, it's outstanding how he's able to get this high quality of art out in such a short time. Easily some of the best of the industry.

But the best part must be the author referencing his other works throughout the manga. He makes his characters say: "Hey, have you ever read Gantz or Inuyashiki? IT'S REALLY GREAT!". These scenes are great, they're really funny and keep it charming in it's own way. Oku's very self aware in his writing and knows how goofy a story may seem to an average reader, in it for the action. Yet in a way the references also stay in line with the themes of the story.

So, plot? There is tons!
Characters? Outstanding, they act as real and natural as anyone would in these situations.
Narrative? Masterfully written, there is a huge sense of progression and evolution between the characters!
Antagonist? Tons! The series takes its roots from classic Tokusatsu series like Ultraman and Gridman, while also giving commentary about the nature of human beings, society, and the media.

If you really love manga as a whole and wants to make your soul feel purified, this is the manga for you!

Read until chapter 10 and then DECIDE!! Otherwise, you'll make of the biggest mistake in your life! This is why: (free of spoilers)

This manga requires being read for a few chapters because the story is not what you think at the beginning.

At first sight, it might look as an ordinary ecchi-about-to-be-hentai manga but then you will realize that it is a mixture of Gantz and Inuyashiki, in other words, a MASTERPIECE which only Oku sensei might create.

Characters outstanding design, unexpected turn of events all the time, no OP protagonist. This manga is the closest synonym of "BALANCE"

Give Gigant a try. You won't regret it if you've enjoyed either Gantz or Inuyashiki or even both.

An ordinary Japanese jav lover, geek teenager falls into a Hiroya Oku's world and his god trolling the world.


Well it's not a Gantz or Inuyashiki but this too has a own world and gives the vibe but author keeps repeating himself again and again like reference's reference.



About characters; What i didn't like; there is so much meaningless emotions like author drawing and then passing and adds from other works also characters are so pointless,


What I like; art is improving in every chapter and story can turns out to be good.. idk maybe this manga go 30 volumes or something.

why does this author writes the same characters over and over and over? ever since gantz and prior, the MC is aways this pathetic little bitch that dont act human at all, its really hard to read this one without cringing and facepalming myself all the time.
I know teenagers are horny, i was one myself, but this is just ridiculous, lazy levels of writting, OH GOD, THE RESTAURANT SCENE WHERE HE ASKS HER TO DATE, OH MY GOD PLEASE KILL ME MAN, I WANTED TO JUMP MY WINDOW AND JUST PERISH, one of the most pathetic things i ever seen, and pisses me off that such a seasoned author actually made this, like what happent to you man??? at least kei became a good character in the end of gantz, i hope this bitch of mc can at least become mediocre, because its frustrating to read it atm, i will give it a chance just because gantz is dear to my hearth, i have faith on the author.

this is not my definitive review, i do recoment to anyone to read this, just know it, its far from perfect, but if u enjoy nudity, gore, gantz stuff, this is for u, just shut ur brain for a while in the beginning, cause its HARD

edit: i just ended with chapter 58, it did get better, the story, but still most characters dont even act human, i dont like reading weekly, so i will prob come back to this title in a year or two, just like i do with every other title that is ongoing, hope it gets decent, have a great reading everyone, good day.

The short review is that this is a story about a porn actress who has the ability drastically increase her physical size to gigantic levels combined with Tokyo getting hit by a number of disasters of the natural or unnatural variety. You will like it if you enjoy an author's attempt to visualize the largest breasts of all time, but also don't mind reading a story with more holes than the female lead.

In greater detail:
Since this story is by Oku Hiroya, you're know what you're in for. Violence, guts, death, gore, nudity, sci-fi and action. That's all fine and dandy, after all if you're scared of a few beheadings in media in this day and age, you probably haven't looked at the world very closely. The problem here is the methods in which the story is advanced or told. McGuffin-level coincidences are forced to accelerate things along to the reason everyone picked this up in the first place, and there are large sections of story where very few words are spoken at all. I know we're supposed to be shown, not told, but some talking would be useful sometimes.

The art is the best aspect of this manga and is fairly well done. Oku has had a lot of practice at this sort of thing and there's the usual imaginative evils for the good guys to clash with. If you've made it this far, you probably already know there's at least two big reasons you're reading this manga.

There are two main characters, the male and female leads.

Our male lead, Rei, has no special abilities short of being a nice guy in the right place at the right time. He has done and appears capable of nothing noteworthy. So far, he could be replaced by an emotionally supportive dildo and it very nearly wouldn't change the story.

The female lead, the one you're all here fore, is Papico the porn star. She is designed to be every male's dream woman: Incredibly beautiful, desirable, emotionally needy, wanting to please her man, but yet also ready to be a super buttkicking badass at a moment's notice. What can't she be?!

That's it. The male acts so you want to be him, and the female acts so you want to get with her.

It wasn't as unenjoyable as it could have been, to be honest. You can really blaze through it because there's so many pages without any words on them, unless you want to take an extremely close look at body parts, both attached and unattached.

Overall, you know what you're going to get. There is no secret awesome sci-fi story here that's being overshadowed by giant round flesh orbs, so no need to pretend otherwise.

this is amazing i love it <3 this is a really really good book.

the people that hate it are retarded they only read 4 chapters.
chapter 14 is technically the begining of the actual plot.

so this website E.T.E. or ''enjoy the end'' is a weekly poll where users vote on a disaster whether thats earthquake,murders or personal attacks etc. but the users they dont know that the disaster is actually going to become true.on the other hand we have this old weirdos homeless looking creepy old men who seem to be the justice league kinda thing with superpower and so on.

Here is the catch though the protagonist is a female pornstar with antman powers.She saw one of the superheroes get in a car accident and he gave her the antman device.

what do you think? i actually like it a lot, i know that this will never get an anime or be dublicated by anyone the mcu would never allow that kind of thing ever and is so refreshing to be honest.

p.s. antman is my 4th fav superhero so i might be a little biased

Well, I won't be able to read any more until August, but here are my thoughts on Volume 1:

It's a Seinen, perhaps jarringly so if you aren't familiar with the author's other work. Pleased to see that it doesn't seem interested in discussing pornography too much, good because that's a complicated topic and a sci-fi manga is not the place. It doesn't idealize high schoolers at all either which is a nice change; and the characters so far seem interesting and a bit more nuanced than you might expect; for example, the boyfriend Ryuji isn't just a worthless violent layabout; he's an insecure worthless violent layabout, which fits with his circumstances. That extra distinction is subtle but makes him more real. Same with Chiho and Rei.

I think the pseudo realistic art style works quite well for the setting and pace of the story. I find it a little strange that background characters have realistic face structures, when they are interacting with the main characters, who are more anime-like. It's really just the eyes. Chiho's body and posture disturbs me often, from a physics and anatomy point of view, but putting all that aside, the visual storytelling is good. You get a good picture of Rei's interests and personality from just his backpack and his room; few anime and manga take this approach to set design.

Volume 1 is just the set-up. It takes 4 chapters for the premise to start to kick in. Who knows where it will lead? I have no idea. So far, so good.

(review untile chapter 29)
Gigant is a story all about... Nah, let's not do that! If you are looking for a nice art that could combine 3D CGI real-time pictures from google Maps maybe even with a hand drawing Illustrated in nice-looking frames mostly advertising for "Apple" phones and monitors it is for you. but don't come here from Inuyashiki (same author) it's nothing compared to it. At least Inuyashiki was grounded to a certain extent, I haven't read the manga tbh but I watched the anime, however, Gigant it's not even trolling to be funny. now I reached chapter 29 which is the furthest I can go with no story.

In a nutshell: if you wanna story it's not for you, wanna comedy it's not for you if you wanna hentai it's not for you nor gore neither anything.

JUST THE ART AND ONLY IF YOU LIKE A HYBRID METHOED.

I may seem frustrated because I am. Inuyashiki wasn't great for me I gave it (score 6) but I expected something no less than that which could be my mistake.

"I think I just fell in love with a porn star
Turn the camera on, she a born star"
(Kanye West - Hell of a Life)

What does this have with Gigant? Well, it's the plot. And aliens of course, it's a Hiroya Oku manga.

Although i feel the sci-fi makes no sense at all at first, it's a beautiful drama i'm not gonna lie, and the MAL score just do no justice to it.

The story really takes a while to get off, probably only around chapter 15 you'll get the hang of i, but then it's really something. The manga has a lot of references to other works by Oku, and a LOT of sex and aliens, but it's expected.

It's an ultraman-esque kaiju fantasy with lots of drama, sex, evsceration, and nonsense. If you love gantz or inuyashiki, you'll love it. I did.

I know few titles of this author and his mangas are unique, a bold statement to the japanese mangaka scene but likes to show us a lot of UFO<->Sci-fi + horror and physcology of humans (not the best part of it mostly our weakest and shamefullest sides)
So when reading his mangas you should take note that this is not your daily manga but a unique one, yet Gantz and Inuyashiki share A LOT with Gigant they like copy-paste genre and world setting wise.

Story 6/10

Story wise i like it truly i do but this score is because this author doesn't change his pattern (at least with 2 more titles). If you had a chance to read Gantz or/and Inuyashiki you will know where and how the story will develop (how will characters develop).
Story is a mix of absurdity, insanity, reality and fiction. This author tends to show us the dark side of humanity the vulgarity and cause and effect of media and internet anonymity to the reader, after reading this you might get an idea how exactly media and internet is a double edged sword.
Story progression here is well.... rushed at some points whilst i like mature content but not a rushed one, opposite of this is romcom where mature content is non-existent or where 1st base is your reward for reading over 100 chapters. Story progresses here is with amazing leaps only some pit stops along the way.

If you want to read something normal well you should forget about it from the story plot to the characters we will see lunatics and lunatism everywhere - UFO, Naked streaking actors, Super AI, Giant AV actres (50m and up i think), almost naked heroes who wear underwear and a helmet, vulgarity, broken people, magic people and etc.

Art 7/10

Some people might dislike it but i like it, background photo/computer rendered is much better than what you can see when everything is drawn but mangaka slacks on some background and or expressions and it becomes a total disaster in the end this, photo/computer rendering felt for me real and immersive i could empathize more clearly though while reading through tablet all seemed ok on the bigger screen it might scare you off (drawn characters on realistic background). Characters themselves seemed likeable (while some people were made ugly on purpose)
As for panel it seemed ok as for speech bubbles well a few confusing moments.

Characters 6/10

Well here we see author's bias towards people them being evil or at least disrespectful towards others (especially while anonymous, well here i actually might agree with author). Characters at least main ones are flawed (we all are but they are phycologist "dream" patients). A lot of mental moments especially Male lead ticked me off a few times being 16y old acting like he was acting in some situations but that might be just my personal dislike and disbelieve that 16y would act in such a manner but considering that this author likes to add crazy sprinkles on everything my dislike might be objective in that matter.
Character progression well it is astronomical well more like astrological you get to see characters change in matter of few days.
Supporting character actually exist but to this day they are simply to fill the hole i don't see them impacting the story simply drifting with it as for one-time characters they are actually the ones that impacted the story but after impact they disappear or return to the shadow world.
All in all characters were made with thought of them being human which is good but the biggest con is author's to make everyone just a bit crazy and prone to drama.

Enjoyment 7/10

This manga ticked me off a few times, few times it made my brain question what i'm reading but all in all i enjoyed it and read it in a few hours without much bitter sweetness (more pros than cons). Easy to read but damn it is hard to wrap your head around what author has in his mind, while reading this it felt like i'm in a head of mental patient.

Overall 6/10

Overall I enjoyed it, but i liked Gantz series and it is unique in a way especially while most mangakas follow the trends this author has his own world view (Isekai ? F no mental institution bro! Romcom harem? F no rape attempts and vulgarity to the max).
I advise to read it if you are sick of normal if you want to become schizophrenic for a moment if you want Male Lead to cover all the bases and if you want some drama otherwise turn back fellow human being this is not for your teeth!





-------------Spoilers------------------


16y high school boy with aspiration of becoming a movie director who is a major crybaby (crying constantly even in absurd situations) and 24y old av actress with problems (she needs people to need her to a degree where it is blatantly obvious she is surrounded by toxic people while ignoring it because of her love for needy. Somehow it happens that after some drama he asks her to date her she politely rejected him then he abruptly starts to scream or cry until she agrees (like wtf>?!). Well after some major cringely moments we see some normal romance i guess but the romantic start was bumpy and hellishly artificial ohhh forgot to tell you there was an old creep with a helmet and underwear strolling through Tokyo then he was struck by a car gave a watch to Female lead and bam she can become big as godzilla (she is naked). Also we have an super AI that generates humanity's wishes through the webpage (always dark wishes simply because humans are scum i guess) and due to that or 50m AV actress has some classical giantXgiant fight................and a lot more crazy stuff stay tuned

JUST RUN AND DON'T COMMIT THAT MISTAKE!

This is LITERALLY the worst manga I've ever read. It just take 3 chapters for you to know how bad this manga is, but I'm not the smartest person in the world, so I kept reading and it was just getting worse!

The story is about SOMETHING, I'm still trying to figure it out. But we have a boy who is fanatic about Papico, a porn actress with bigger breasts than a hentai character, and jerks off every single day watching one of her movies. Oh, he also wants to be a director but that doesn't matter at all! Well, he meets her by the end of the first chapter and they start one of the most bizarre relationships I've ever seen. The worst part about these "characters" (if I can use this word to describe them) is that they are NOTHING alike a human being! They act like anything but a proper human being, the scenes by the restaurant and the bath made me regret learning how to read. So, I think this manga is about their relationship, which is terribly written and doesn't have proper development at all.

The art may look pretty at the beginning, but it's nothing special. Actually, it gets even worse, since the author uses a computer to repeat THE SAME DRAWING over and over again! He didn't even tried a different angle or composition, it's literally the same picture copied and pasted. And it's not even beautiful, I honestly don't know why people think Oku's art is that great, it may be good, but nothing special.

But the worst part must be the author referencing his other works throughout the manga. He makes his characters say: "Hey, have you ever read Gantz or Inuyashiki? IT'S REALLY GREAT!". This scene insulted me as a thinking creature, it's one of the most shameful things I've ever seen...

So, plot? There isn't any;
Characters? Terrible, they act like the author wants them to act, not like people would act in those situations. In fact, they just REACT to things happening around them, and not even this they do it properly;
Narrative? Horribly written, there is neither sense of progression nor evolution between the "characters";
Antagonist? THERE ISN'T ANY.

If you really hate yourself and wants to make your soul feel violated, this is the manga for you!

I'll keep this review as brief as possible. Most likely, you're reading this because it's from the same author as Inuyashiki and Gantz, you should know what you're getting into. (Violence, Sex Scenes, etc.)

The premise itself is interesting, there's an online website on which you can vote on to have a real-life disaster happen and the secondary protagonist can turn into a giant.

The main issue with this manga is the characters. I just hate Rei, I feel like the author tried to create a relatable protagonist but I just hate him, he just feels 1-dimensional. None of the other characters act like how they would in real life either, they act how the author wants them to. He portrays everyone who you cant see as just pure evil (the twitter users and voters.)

Personally, I wanted to enjoy this manga but I just can't, I've been stuck on the same chapter for months, I would read like half a page and just stop.