Gantz 308

Kurono #1 fights the two alien troopers at his school.

When did this battle turn from a real gunfight to a fake gunfight?

Summary:
Two large humanoid aliens emerge from their battle suits after they were hit by Kurono's H-gun. One of the aliens spots a nearby teacher and is about to step on the man, but Kurono crushes the aliens into a pool of blood with the H-gun. However, the other alien quickly climbs up to the school and aims at Kurono with its finger lightning weapon. Kurono and Tae dodge the attack, but one of Kei's classmates is blown to bits. The alien then takes a swipe at Kurono and Tae, forcing Kurono to drop his H-gun and jump down to ground level with Tae in his arms. The alien gives chase, and in the action Kurono and Tae are separated. The alien goes after Kurono, but without Tae to worry about Kurono powers up in his Gantz suit and topples the alien by punching it in the knee.

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Not much in terms developments in the grand scheme of things, but a very nice action chapter nonetheless. This chapter doesn't change my impression that these alien troopers seem kind of weak. They do have a fair bit of attack power, but they are big and not all that fast, and in comparison people in Gantz suits are much more nimble and probably just as strong. I think Kaze would have no problem beating these guys with his bare hands. Anyways, the current Tae and Kurono's classmates finally discovers what Kurono actually does for a living and you can't blame them for being shocked. As for Kurono's reaction, I suppose he was just a bit embarrassed, because it doesn't make sense for him to be feeling reluctant to fight sentient aliens. Most of aliens that the Tokyo team fought were sentient, but maybe they weren't as humanoid or organized like the current invaders.

Hopefully Kurono #1 will punch out the his opponent in the next chapter and move on to take on the giant mechs and flying ships.