New plot for "Gantz" by Hiroya Oku is revealed! Shueisha Cultural Festival held

On October 19, Shueisha held a conference to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the founding of its publication "Weekly Young Jump". At the conference, exciting news was announced for fans. After a lapse of 6 years, a new plan based on the original work of Hiroya Oku, who is famous for "Gantz", was announced.

"GANTZ" is a fantasy adult manga that was serialized by Japanese manga artist Oh Hiroya in 2000 and ended in June 2013. It tells the story of a high school student Kei Kurono who died in an accident and was sent to a mysterious room. There is a black ball "GANTZ" in the room. All the people who were sent to the room, under the control and arrangement of the black ball GANTZ, fight against the aliens who invaded the earth...

·Currently, the specific information about the new plan of "GANTZ" by Hiroya Oh has not been made public, so please stay tuned for follow-up reports.

Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump editor-in-chief Itaya Tomotaka