The series is published by Glénat in Spain and by Planet Manga in Germany, Italy and Brazil. As of December 24, 2009, eight volumes have been released by Dark Horse Comics. While the first three were being published quarterly, the following volumes are being released on a bimonthly basis. The first English volume was released on June 25, 2008. Publishing company Dark Horse Comics acquired the licensing rights for the release of English translations of Gantz on Jduring the Anime Expo. An anime adaptation, produced by Gonzo and directed by Ichiro Itano, aired in Japan on Fuji Television and AT-X. Currently, 27 volumes have been released by Shueisha. The individual chapters are collected by Shueisha in tankōbon format the first volume was released on December 11, 2000. The series continued serialization in October from 2009. As of chapter 303, the series was put in hiatus once again in order to let Oku prepare in the making of the final arc of the series. On November 22, 2006, the first chapter of Phase 2, chapter 238, was released. Phase 1 consists of the first 237 chapters. After the completion of Phase 1, the author put the series on hiatus for a short time to work on Phase 2, which is also known as 'Catastrophe'. Gantz is divided into three main story arcs referred to as 'phases'. The plot follows a teenager named Kei Kurono and his friend Masaru Kato who die in a train accident and become part of a semi-posthumous game in which they, and several other recently deceased people, are forced to hunt down and kill aliens. The chapters of the ongoing Japanese manga Gantz are written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku, and have been published in the Japanese manga anthology Weekly Young Jump since its issue 32 published in 2000. The issue was later corrected.Cover of the first Gantz tankōbon, which was released in Japan by Shueisha on December 11, 2000 Upon its debut, the audio contained two holdover performances from the original Japanese-produced dub, despite American actors having recorded those roles and being listed in the credits. For its western release, Netflix commissioned a new version produced by SDI Media in Los Angeles. This screening of the movie featured an English dub, recorded locally with talent in Japan. The film had its English-language premiere at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival.

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