Gantz Omnibus Volume 1

Explicit scifi/action coming of age with horny teenage characters who are seemingly transported to a purgatory room upon death, and tasked by a mysterious future gear providing tech orb with hunting down a random alien threat. Should you succeed, you are sent back to your no longer normal life, unsure of when and where you'll be summoned back by Gantz. Recommended to me by my best friend for good reason, because he knows my anime/manga tastes very well—many of them being present within these pages—and because I liked the animated film on Netflix. Both the manga and the movie blend “plot” with depressive realism in mundane life, cool weapon/creature designs, and creative action sequences in accordance to the various unique Gantz weapon functions. Strong recommendation to fellow fans of Battle Royale, Akira, and Psycho-Pass. I have yet to dive into them, but I've been told that fellow seinen, Inuyashika and Blame! also share similar dark themes, mature development, and wtf moments.