Two high school friends, Kei and Kato, coincidentally cross paths on a subway train, where they try to save a homeless man who has fallen onto the tracks. Unexpectedly, they find themselves stuck in a mysterious apartment with others who have also narrowly escaped death, accompanied by a peculiar black orb called Gantz. To survive, they must comply with Gantz's rules and undertake hazardous missions to defeat alien threats.

In the next episode, Kei and Kato's harrowing ordeal takes a surreal turn as ...