Gigant (manga)

Gigant (stylized as GIGANT) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior since December 2017, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes as of December 2020. 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.

Gigant
Volume 1 cover art, featuring Chiho
GenreScience fiction[1]
Manga
Written byHiroya Oku
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintBig Comics
MagazineBig Comic Superior
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 8, 2017 – present
Volumes7

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 is written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. The series first appeared in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior on December 8, 2017.[2][3] In August 2020, it was announced that the manga had entered its final arc.[4] Shogakukan has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on May 30, 2018.[5] As of December 25, 2020, seven volumes had been released.[6]

In July 2019, Seven Seas Entertainment announced the license of the manga for English language release in March 2020.[7]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 May 30, 2018[5]978-4-09-189875-3March 10, 2020[8]978-1-64505-294-4
  1. "Actress" (女優, Joyū)
  2. "Thanks" (お礼, Orei)
  3. "Friends" (友達, Tomodachi)
  4. "DVD" (DVD)
  5. "Night Sky" (夜空, Yozora)
  1. "Family" (家族 (ファミリー), Famirī)
  2. "Secret Room" (密室, Misshitsu)
  3. "Ryuji" (竜二, Ryūji)
  4. "Poll" (投票, Tōhyō)
2 October 30, 2018[9]978-4-09-860167-7June 23, 2020[10]978-1-64505-474-0
  1. "Possibility" (可能性, Kanōsei)
  2. "Reply" (返事, Henji)
  3. "Tears" (涙, Namida)
  4. "Future" (未来, Mirai)
  5. "God of Destruction" (破壊神, Hakai-shin)
  1. "Descent on Roppongi" (六本木降臨, Roppongi Kōrin)
  2. "Refuge" (避難, Hinan)
  3. "Heart Palpitations" (動悸, Dōki)
  4. "PaPiCo" (パピコ, Papiko)
3 February 28, 2019[11]978-4-09-860264-3November 24, 2020[12]978-1-64505-755-0
  1. "Scream" (叫び, Sakebi)
  2. "Desparate" (必死, Hisshi)
  3. "True Identity" (正体, Shōtai)
  4. "Age Gap" (歳の差, Toshi no Sa)
  5. "Sleeping Face" (寝顔, Negao)
  1. "Criminal" (犯罪者, Hanzai-sha)
  2. "Letter" (手紙, Tegami)
  3. "Rooftop" (屋上, Okujō)
  4. "Super Desparate" (チョー必死, Chō Hisshi)
  5. "Road Home" (帰路, Kiro)
4 August 30, 2019[13]978-4-09-860424-1January 19, 2021[14]978-1-64505-946-2
5 February 28, 2020[15]978-4-09-860581-1May 25, 2021[16]978-1-64827-210-3
6 August 19, 2020[17]978-4-09-860745-7——
7 December 25, 2020[6]978-4-09-860835-5——

Shogakukan published a drawn gravure set featuring Chiho in a bikini in 2019,[18] and a photo set featuring gravure model Aika Sawaguchi cosplaying in Chiho's t-shirt and a bikini in 2020.[19]

Reception

The series has performed well commercially, with over one million volumes in circulation as of July 2020.[20] As of December 2020, the manga had 1.2 million copies in circulation.[21]

References
  1. "Seven Seas Announces Ten New Manga and Light Novel Licenses at Anime Expo 2019". Seven Seas Entertainment. July 12, 2019. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
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  16. "GIGANT Vol. 5". Seven Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 21, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  17. 【8月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2020-08-19. Archived from the original on 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
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