[Fighter Volk]

Oh, man. Chapter 172 was really disappointing.

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I understand that Kurono's new Gantzer team is ridiculously kickass, and that the vampires are more important as villains right now, but couldn't they have taken at least two or three more chapters to flesh this battle out? Show in detail how the Ring Aliens were defeated, for instance, not just have six die in the course of only twelve pages. Give the new guys a bit of personality. How disappointing.

Of course, Tae has entered the battlefield, as most of us already predicted. I'm not exactly sure what's going to happen from here on - there can't be a showdown between the Gantzers and the vampires if the Ring Aliens are defeated, but this chapter is proof that this mission is pathetic and insignificant... so I have no idea, really.

Question: what are everyone's favorite and least favorite missions? My favorite is definitely the fifth mission, with the Dinos.

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We have Kurono at his most badass, kicking major ass without a suit and scoring in one mission more than he did during the first four. Then we have some great Izumi action with his sword. And, of course, the psychics and the martial artist. I really like the old man as well.

My least favorite would probably be the second mission, with the Tanaka Aliens.

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Probably because I was rather new to the world of Gantz, and there was too much 'this isn't the last boss! oh no!' stuff after the rather straightforward Onion Alien mission. The new Gantzers, with the exception of Homo, weren't very interesting either.