Seinen manga by Hiroya Oku (2000–2013), adapted into an anime (2004) and movies. Kurono and Kato die in the Tokyo subway and are resurrected by a black sphere that forces them to hunt aliens. The author uses real photographs of Tokyo and Osaka as backgrounds, making the locations highly recognizable.
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Ichinomiya (Tama) — the Onion Alien missionOnion Alien mission
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The first mission, against the Onion Aliens (negi-seijin), takes place in the Ichinomiya neighbourhood of Tama. It appears in both the manga and the 2004 anime. The pin marks Ono Shrine, in the middle of the neighbourhood (approximate coordinate).
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Makuhari (Chiba) — the Kappe Alien missionKappe mission
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In the manga, the mission against the Kappe Alien and its army of dinosaurs takes place in Makuhari, Chiba's business and exhibition district on Tokyo Bay.
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Roppongi Hills — the Ring Alien missionRing mission
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In the manga, the mission against the Ring Alien (yubiwa-seijin) is fought in the Roppongi Hills complex.
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Shinjuku — Izumi's massacreIzumi's massacre
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To get back into the game, Shion Izumi carries out a massacre in Shinjuku with 387 people killed or wounded — one of the manga's most notorious episodes. The pin marks Shinjuku Station (approximate coordinate).
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Ikebukuro — the Oni Alien missionOni mission
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In the manga, the Oni Alien mission takes place around Ikebukuro Station. Midway through, the fighters stop being invisible to ordinary people, and the fighting breaks out in full view.
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Dōtonbori (Osaka) — the Nurarihyon missionOsaka arc
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In the manga's Osaka arc, the Tokyo team fights alongside the Osaka team against Nurarihyon's army of yōkai in Dōtonbori. The arc was also adapted in the film Gantz:O (2016).
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