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| publisher = [[Shogakukan]] | | publisher = [[Shogakukan]] | ||
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=[[Seven Seas Entertainment]]}} | | publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=[[Seven Seas Entertainment]]}} | ||
| demographic = {{ | | demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|[[Seinen manga|Seinen]]}} | ||
| imprint = Big Comics | | imprint = Big Comics | ||
| magazine = [[Big Comic Superior]] | | magazine = [[Big Comic Superior]] | ||
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{{Infobox animanga/Footer}} | {{Infobox animanga/Footer|portal=yes}} | ||
'''''Gigant''''' (stylized in [[all caps]]) is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Hiroya Oku]]. It was serialized in [[Shogakukan]]'s ''[[Big Comic Superior]]'' from December 2017 to September 2021, with its chapters collected in ten {{ | '''''Gigant''''' (stylized in [[all caps]]) is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Hiroya Oku]]. It was serialized in [[Shogakukan]]'s [[Seinen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|seinen}} manga]] magazine ''[[Big Comic Superior]]'' from December 2017 to September 2021, with its chapters collected in ten {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes. The series follows pornographic actress Chiho "Papico" Johansson, who gains the ability to grow into a giant. With the support of aspiring film maker Rei Yokoyamada, she uses her power to protect Tokyo from attacking giants. In North America, the series is licensed in English by [[Seven Seas Entertainment]], who has released the volumes in print since 2020. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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==Media== | ==Media== | ||
===Manga=== | ===Manga=== | ||
''Gigant'', written and illustrated by [[Hiroya Oku]], was serialized in [[Shogakukan]]'s ''[[Big Comic Superior]]'' from December 8, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Gantz' Hiroya Oku, I am a Hero's Kengo Hanazawa Launch New Manga|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-09/gantz-hiroya-oku-i-am-a-hero-kengo-hanazawa-launch-new-manga/.123808|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 30, 2019|date=November 9, 2017|archive-date=September 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930045112/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-09/gantz-hiroya-oku-i-am-a-hero-kengo-hanazawa-launch-new-manga/.123808|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/260119|script-title=ja:「GANTZ」の奥浩哉が描くボーイミーツガール、本日スペリオールで開幕|language=Japanese|date=December 8, 2017|website=[[ | ''Gigant'', written and illustrated by [[Hiroya Oku]], was serialized in [[Shogakukan]]'s [[Seinen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|seinen}} manga]] magazine ''[[Big Comic Superior]]'' from December 8, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Gantz' Hiroya Oku, I am a Hero's Kengo Hanazawa Launch New Manga|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-09/gantz-hiroya-oku-i-am-a-hero-kengo-hanazawa-launch-new-manga/.123808|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 30, 2019|date=November 9, 2017|archive-date=September 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930045112/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-09/gantz-hiroya-oku-i-am-a-hero-kengo-hanazawa-launch-new-manga/.123808|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/260119|script-title=ja:「GANTZ」の奥浩哉が描くボーイミーツガール、本日スペリオールで開幕|language=Japanese|date=December 8, 2017|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 23, 2020|archive-date=May 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519104314/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/260119|url-status=live}}</ref> to September 24, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Hiroya Oku's Gigant Manga Ends Serialization on September 24|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-09/hiroya-oku-gigant-manga-ends-serialization-on-september-24/.177137|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 9, 2021|date=September 9, 2021|archive-date=September 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909191802/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-09/hiroya-oku-gigant-manga-ends-serialization-on-september-24/.177137|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:奥浩哉のボーイミーツガールSF「GIGANT」完結、最終巻は12月発売|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/446435|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=September 24, 2021|language=ja|date=September 24, 2021|archive-date=September 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924032018/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/446435|url-status=live}}</ref> Shogakukan collected its chapters in ten {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes, released from May 30, 2018,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「GANTZ」の奥浩哉が描く男子高校生×AV女優のボーイミーツガール「GIGANT」|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/284440|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424112441/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/284440|archive-date=April 24, 2021|language=ja|date=May 30, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> to December 28, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:パピコと零の運命は？「GIGANT」最終巻、カラーイラストまとめた画集付き限定版も|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/459853|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228222023/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/459853|archive-date=December 28, 2021|language=ja|date=December 28, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
In July 2019, [[Seven Seas Entertainment]] announced the license of the manga for English language release in March 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Seven Seas Licenses Bloom Into You Novels, Primitive Boyfriend Manga, More|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-05/seven-seas-licenses-bloom-into-you-novels-primitive-boyfriend-manga-more/.148551|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 30, 2019|date=July 5, 2019|archive-date=September 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930140459/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-05/seven-seas-licenses-bloom-into-you-novels-primitive-boyfriend-manga-more/.148551|url-status=live}}</ref> | In July 2019, [[Seven Seas Entertainment]] announced the license of the manga for English language release in March 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Seven Seas Licenses Bloom Into You Novels, Primitive Boyfriend Manga, More|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-05/seven-seas-licenses-bloom-into-you-novels-primitive-boyfriend-manga-more/.148551|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 30, 2019|date=July 5, 2019|archive-date=September 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930140459/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-05/seven-seas-licenses-bloom-into-you-novels-primitive-boyfriend-manga-more/.148551|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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|VolumeNumber = 1 | |VolumeNumber = 1 | ||
|RelDate = May 30, 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/284170|script-title=ja:【5月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|language=Japanese|date=May 30, 2018|website=[[ | |RelDate = May 30, 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/284170|script-title=ja:【5月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|language=Japanese|date=May 30, 2018|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=June 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604182410/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/284170|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
|ISBN = 978-4-09-189875-3 | |ISBN = 978-4-09-189875-3 | ||
|LicensedRelDate= March 10, 2020<ref name="vol1en">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-10/north-american-anime-manga-releases-march-8-14/.157320|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 8–14|author=Sherman, Jennifer|date=March 10, 2020|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=April 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411062743/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-10/north-american-anime-manga-releases-march-8-14/.157320|url-status=live}}</ref> | |LicensedRelDate= March 10, 2020<ref name="vol1en">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-10/north-american-anime-manga-releases-march-8-14/.157320|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 8–14|author=Sherman, Jennifer|date=March 10, 2020|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=April 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411062743/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-10/north-american-anime-manga-releases-march-8-14/.157320|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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|VolumeNumber = 2 | |VolumeNumber = 2 | ||
|RelDate = October 30, 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/305641|script-title=ja:【10月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|language=Japanese|date=October 30, 2018|website=[[ | |RelDate = October 30, 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/305641|script-title=ja:【10月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|language=Japanese|date=October 30, 2018|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806092021/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/305641|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
|ISBN = 978-4-09-860167-7 | |ISBN = 978-4-09-860167-7 | ||
|LicensedRelDate= June 23, 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-26/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-21-27/.160973|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 21–27|author=Sherman, Jennifer|date=June 26, 2020|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212203742/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-26/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-21-27/.160973|url-status=live}}</ref> | |LicensedRelDate= June 23, 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-26/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-21-27/.160973|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 21–27|author=Sherman, Jennifer|date=June 26, 2020|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212203742/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-26/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-21-27/.160973|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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|VolumeNumber = 3 | |VolumeNumber = 3 | ||
|RelDate = February 28, 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/321648|script-title=ja:【2月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|language=Japanese|date=February 28, 2019|website=[[ | |RelDate = February 28, 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/321648|script-title=ja:【2月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|language=Japanese|date=February 28, 2019|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=April 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404013007/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/321648|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
|ISBN = 978-4-09-860264-3 | |ISBN = 978-4-09-860264-3 | ||
|LicensedRelDate= November 24, 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-26/north-american-anime-manga-releases-november-22-28/.166749|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 22–28|author=Sherman, Jennifer|date=November 26, 2020|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204100249/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-26/north-american-anime-manga-releases-november-22-28/.166749|url-status=live}}</ref> | |LicensedRelDate= November 24, 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-26/north-american-anime-manga-releases-november-22-28/.166749|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 22–28|author=Sherman, Jennifer|date=November 26, 2020|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204100249/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-26/north-american-anime-manga-releases-november-22-28/.166749|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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|VolumeNumber = 4 | |VolumeNumber = 4 | ||
|RelDate = August 30, 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/345424|script-title=ja:【8月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|language=Japanese|date=August 30, 2019|website=[[ | |RelDate = August 30, 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/345424|script-title=ja:【8月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|language=Japanese|date=August 30, 2019|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=December 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202093720/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/345424|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
|ISBN = 978-4-09-860424-1 | |ISBN = 978-4-09-860424-1 | ||
|LicensedRelDate= January 19, 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-19/north-american-anime-manga-releases-january-17-23/.168562|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 17–23|author=Sherman, Jennifer|date=January 19, 2021|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 14, 2021|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022020327/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-19/north-american-anime-manga-releases-january-17-23/.168562|url-status=live}}</ref> | |LicensedRelDate= January 19, 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-19/north-american-anime-manga-releases-january-17-23/.168562|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 17–23|author=Sherman, Jennifer|date=January 19, 2021|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 14, 2021|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022020327/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-19/north-american-anime-manga-releases-january-17-23/.168562|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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|VolumeNumber = 5 | |VolumeNumber = 5 | ||
|RelDate = February 28, 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/368829|script-title=ja:【2月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|language=Japanese|date=February 28, 2020|website=[[ | |RelDate = February 28, 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/368829|script-title=ja:【2月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|language=Japanese|date=February 28, 2020|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=October 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012035245/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/368829|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
|ISBN = 978-4-09-860581-1 | |ISBN = 978-4-09-860581-1 | ||
|LicensedRelDate= May 25, 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-25/north-american-anime-manga-releases-may-23-29/.173212|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 23–29|author=Mateo, Alex|date=May 25, 2021|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 14, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128180450/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-25/north-american-anime-manga-releases-may-23-29/.173212|url-status=live}}</ref> | |LicensedRelDate= May 25, 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-25/north-american-anime-manga-releases-may-23-29/.173212|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 23–29|author=Mateo, Alex|date=May 25, 2021|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 14, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128180450/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-25/north-american-anime-manga-releases-may-23-29/.173212|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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|VolumeNumber = 6 | |VolumeNumber = 6 | ||
|RelDate = August 19, 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/392447|script-title=ja:【8月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|language=Japanese|date=August 19, 2020|website=[[ | |RelDate = August 19, 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/392447|script-title=ja:【8月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|language=Japanese|date=August 19, 2020|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=October 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012170641/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/392447|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
|ISBN = 978-4-09-860745-7 | |ISBN = 978-4-09-860745-7 | ||
|LicensedRelDate= October 19, 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-19/north-american-anime-manga-releases-october-17-23/.178628|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 17–23|author=Mateo, Alex|date=October 19, 2021|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 14, 2021|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023135523/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-19/north-american-anime-manga-releases-october-17-23/.178628|url-status=live}}</ref> | |LicensedRelDate= October 19, 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-19/north-american-anime-manga-releases-october-17-23/.178628|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 17–23|author=Mateo, Alex|date=October 19, 2021|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 14, 2021|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023135523/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-19/north-american-anime-manga-releases-october-17-23/.178628|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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|VolumeNumber = 7 | |VolumeNumber = 7 | ||
|RelDate = December 25, 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/410124|script-title=ja:【12月25日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|language=Japanese|date=December 25, 2020|website=[[ | |RelDate = December 25, 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/410124|script-title=ja:【12月25日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|language=Japanese|date=December 25, 2020|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 30, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225000026/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/410124|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
|ISBN = 978-4-09-860835-5 | |ISBN = 978-4-09-860835-5 | ||
|LicensedRelDate= April 12, 2022<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 10–16|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-12/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-10-16/.184570|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 6, 2023|date=April 12, 2022|archive-date=April 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430062426/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-12/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-10-16/.184570|url-status=live}}</ref> | |LicensedRelDate= April 12, 2022<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 10–16|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-12/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-10-16/.184570|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 6, 2023|date=April 12, 2022|archive-date=April 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430062426/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-12/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-10-16/.184570|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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|VolumeNumber = 8 | |VolumeNumber = 8 | ||
|RelDate = March 30, 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/422218|script-title=ja:【3月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|language=Japanese|date=March 30, 2021|website=[[ | |RelDate = March 30, 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/422218|script-title=ja:【3月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|language=Japanese|date=March 30, 2021|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=April 15, 2021|archive-date=March 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330050141/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/422218|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
|ISBN = 978-4-09-861013-6 | |ISBN = 978-4-09-861013-6 | ||
|LicensedRelDate= June 21, 2022<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 19–25|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-21/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-19-25/.186927|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 6, 2023|date=June 21, 2022|archive-date=August 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814055929/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-21/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-19-25/.186927|url-status=live}}</ref> | |LicensedRelDate= June 21, 2022<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 19–25|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-21/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-19-25/.186927|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 6, 2023|date=June 21, 2022|archive-date=August 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814055929/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-21/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-19-25/.186927|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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|VolumeNumber = 9 | |VolumeNumber = 9 | ||
|RelDate = August 30, 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/442619|script-title=ja:【8月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|language=Japanese|date=August 30, 2021|website=[[ | |RelDate = August 30, 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/442619|script-title=ja:【8月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|language=Japanese|date=August 30, 2021|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=August 30, 2021|archive-date=August 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830000406/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/442619|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
|ISBN = 978-4-09-861162-1 | |ISBN = 978-4-09-861162-1 | ||
|LicensedRelDate= September 27, 2022<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 25–October 1|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-27/north-american-anime-manga-releases-september-25-october-1/.190265|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 6, 2023|date=September 27, 2022|archive-date=December 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217143611/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-27/north-american-anime-manga-releases-september-25-october-1/.190265|url-status=live}}</ref> | |LicensedRelDate= September 27, 2022<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 25–October 1|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-27/north-american-anime-manga-releases-september-25-october-1/.190265|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 6, 2023|date=September 27, 2022|archive-date=December 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217143611/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-27/north-american-anime-manga-releases-september-25-october-1/.190265|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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|VolumeNumber = 10 | |VolumeNumber = 10 | ||
|RelDate = December 28, 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/459541|script-title=ja:【12月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|language=Japanese|date=December 28, 2021|website=[[ | |RelDate = December 28, 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/459541|script-title=ja:【12月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|language=Japanese|date=December 28, 2021|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228222343/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/459541|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
|ISBN = 978-4-09-861233-8 | |ISBN = 978-4-09-861233-8 | ||
|LicensedRelDate= December 27, 2022<ref name="vol10en">{{cite web|title=GIGANT Vol. 10|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/gigant-vol-10/|publisher=[[Seven Seas Entertainment]]|access-date=April 19, 2022|archive-date=April 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419230126/https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/gigant-vol-10/|url-status=live}}</ref> | |LicensedRelDate= December 27, 2022<ref name="vol10en">{{cite web|title=GIGANT Vol. 10|url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/gigant-vol-10/|publisher=[[Seven Seas Entertainment]]|access-date=April 19, 2022|archive-date=April 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419230126/https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/gigant-vol-10/|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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===Related media=== | ===Related media=== | ||
Shogakukan published a drawn gravure set featuring Chiho in a bikini in 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/343116|script-title=ja:「GIGANT」パピコが夏らしいビキニ姿を披露、スペリオールに描き下ろしグラビア|language=Japanese|date=August 9, 2019|website=[[ | Shogakukan published a drawn gravure set featuring Chiho in a bikini in 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/343116|script-title=ja:「GIGANT」パピコが夏らしいビキニ姿を披露、スペリオールに描き下ろしグラビア|language=Japanese|date=August 9, 2019|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824191253/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/343116|url-status=live}}</ref> and a photo set featuring [[gravure model]] {{ill|Aika Sawaguchi|ja|沢口愛華}} cosplaying in Chiho's t-shirt and a bikini in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/393961|script-title=ja:「GIGANT」沢口愛華がパピコの水着姿に、「フットボールネーション」はしばらく休載|language=Japanese|date=August 28, 2020|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=October 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010063227/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/393961|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
The series has performed well commercially, with over one million volumes in circulation by July 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/387055|script-title=ja:奥浩哉「GIGANT」Tシャツもらえる、単行本100万部突破＆新刊発売記念し|language=Japanese|date=July 10, 2020|website=[[ | The series has performed well commercially, with over one million volumes in circulation by July 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/387055|script-title=ja:奥浩哉「GIGANT」Tシャツもらえる、単行本100万部突破＆新刊発売記念し|language=Japanese|date=July 10, 2020|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=October 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012051008/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/387055|url-status=live}}</ref> By December 2020, the manga had 1.2 million copies in circulation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/410330|script-title=ja:原克玄×ゴトウユキコのホラー新連載、「GIGANT」パピコのポスタープレゼントも|language=Japanese|date=December 25, 2020|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 25, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225055512/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/410330|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
*{{cite web|title=Gigant | * {{cite web|title=Gigant – The Spring 2020 Manga Guide|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2020-06-03/the-spring-2020-manga-guide/gigant/.159711|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=June 3, 2020}} | ||
*{{cite web|last=Vincent|first=Brittany|title=Gigant [Manga Review]|url=https://otakuusamagazine.com/gigant-manga-review/|website=[[Otaku USA]]|date=September 28, 2020}} | * {{cite web|last=Vincent|first=Brittany|title=Gigant [Manga Review]|url=https://otakuusamagazine.com/gigant-manga-review/|website=[[Otaku USA]]|date=September 28, 2020}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Gigant (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. It was serialized in Shogakukan's [[Seinen manga|Template:Transliteration manga]] magazine Big Comic Superior from December 2017 to September 2021, with its chapters collected in ten Template:Transliteration volumes. The series follows pornographic actress Chiho "Papico" Johansson, who gains the ability to grow into a giant. With the support of aspiring film maker Rei Yokoyamada, she uses her power to protect Tokyo from attacking giants. In North America, the series is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment, who has released the volumes in print since 2020.
Plot
Rei Yokoyamada, a teenager aspiring to become a film maker, learns that the pornographic actress Chiho "Papico" Johansson lives near him. Chiho is shunned by her family and neighbors because of her job, but develops a friendship with Rei. Chiho finds an injured old man wearing a helmet and underwear. When she tries to help him, he attaches a device to her wrist that does not come off, before transforming into a doll. Chiho discovers that the device lets her grow into a giant with incredible strength and durability, and shrink back to her regular size, though the growth only applies to her body, tearing her clothing and leaving her naked. Chiho's insecure and abusive boyfriend Ryuji returns home while she demonstrates her growth power for Rei, and assumes she is cheating on him; she uses her giant power to stop him from assaulting Rei, and Ryuji leaves, ending their relationship. Eventually, Chiho and Rei begin dating.
During this, a website called Enjoy the End becomes popular, where users can vote on proposed events, and the winners become reality regardless of how impossible they should be. These include a rain of excrement; a famous actor running naked through Shinjuku; the death of a celebrity rumored to be a murderer; and an earthquake. Following one request, a gigantic god of destruction descends on Tokyo, demolishing buildings and killing many. At the same time, another gigantic monster attacks New York, and is fought by a gigantic man. Rei's family takes refuge underground, and Chiho uses her giant power to fight and kill the god.
The police identify Chiho as the giant woman, and arrest her on suspicion of criminal insurrection. She faces execution, but is granted amnesty after more giants and three more gods appear, who she manages to kill. After it becomes known that Chiho, now a celebrity, is dating a highschool student, she loses entertainment industry opportunities and they decide to put their relationship on hold. Meanwhile, the United States drops a nuclear bomb on Honolulu to stop giants ravaging North America.
A group of time travelers from 2135, dressed like the old man and with similar growth powers, find Chiho, and tell her that two artificial intelligences, Socrates and Plato, were created in 2019 and leaked onto the internet, and, connecting to a Chinese satellite, built a gigantic facility in space from debris; using its machinery, including a bio-printer, the AIs operated Enjoy the End to understand humanity. By 2135, Socrates and Plato have drastically reduced the human population, which is why the group traveled to 2019 to destroy them.
Media
Manga
Gigant, written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku, was serialized in Shogakukan's [[Seinen manga|Template:Transliteration manga]] magazine Big Comic Superior from December 8, 2017.[1][2] to September 24, 2021.[3][4] Shogakukan collected its chapters in ten Template:Transliteration volumes, released from May 30, 2018,[5] to December 28, 2021.[6]
In July 2019, Seven Seas Entertainment announced the license of the manga for English language release in March 2020.[7]
Volumes
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Related media
Shogakukan published a drawn gravure set featuring Chiho in a bikini in 2019,[8] and a photo set featuring gravure model Template:Ill cosplaying in Chiho's t-shirt and a bikini in 2020.[9]
Reception
The series has performed well commercially, with over one million volumes in circulation by July 2020.[10] By December 2020, the manga had 1.2 million copies in circulation.[11]