Gantz 316

Gantzers vs. giant aliens continued.

Is this a fight, or are they just dancing to the beat?

Summary:
The long haired alien with the special armor stands in front of Kurono #1 and the other Gantzers, and the Tokyo Team can see that the long haired one is the stronger than the regular aliens. Two more special troopers drop in, and in response the leader of the Gantzers phones home and a set of power arms (the ones seen in the Nura alien battle) is teleported to him. The two aliens with the upgraded armor starts plowing through the Gantzers with incredible speed, and the rest of the aliens troopers start attacking as well. Many Gantzers are sent flying or dismembered. Sakurai tries to fight back in the middle of the carnage, but he loses his right arm to a flying disc. Meanwhile, the two special troopers are fighting the leader of the Gantzers who is able to fend off the aliens' kicks with his power arms. Kurono #1 is watching the fight from nearby, but he suddenly realizes that the long haired alien is still standing in front of him.

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The action started up again, but I didn't find the chapter too exciting. It was better than the last chapter though. This might just be a matter of personal taste, but I was hoping the special troopers would do something cooler than just run around and plow through the Gantzers. The alien with the long hair didn't do anything interesting, and neither did either of the Kuronos. Sakurai is the only named character that did anything notable in that he got owned, but it's not that important since characters, especially the side characters, are wounded and killed all the time in this series. Maybe this is the end of the line for Sakurai, but hopefully he'll use his psychic powers a bit.

The most interesting part of this chapter is the human leader calling in the power arms. Although this attack seems ill-planned, we have to give the Gantzers in control some credit for their Gantz-ball hacking skills. I wonder if the Tokyo Team will eventually be able to call for equipment like the leader did in this chapter. It'll also be interesting to see how the power arm fares against the special alien troopers, and I want to see how the complete super suit fares as well.