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=== ''[[Gantz Abridged]]'' provides examples of: ===

* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: Subverted, as Kurono notes

* [[Also Sprach Zarathustra]]: In the scene where Kurono snaps and molests Kishimoto. (See [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome]].)

* [[Big No]]: {{spoiler|Skull Knight at the end of The Filler Chronicles}}

* [[Chaste Hero]]: Kato

* [[Chickification]]: Played straight...

'''Writer 2''': "FIRE THE OPPRESSION LASERS!''" }}

* [[Covered Up]]: [[Discussed Trope|Discussed]] in-universe:

'''Kato:''' Wow, [[The Monkees]] have more cred than someone. It's a sad day for music. }}

* [[Dark Reprise]]: in something of a [[Mood Whiplash]] moment, in the finale, after {{spoiler|everyone except Kurono has died}}), a sad-sounding piano rendition of the Rickroll (Gantz's theme) is played.

* [[Defied Trope]]: Someone tries to avoid the upcoming [[Filler]] ending, but gets killed before even saying his plan.

* [[Does Not Understand Sarcasm]]: Kurono

'''Kurono:''' Well, if you think it'll help... }}

* [[Downer Ending]]: Despite being funnier, the Abridged Series still manages to end just as depressing as the anime.

* [[Duck Season! Rabbit Season!]]: Kato uses this to convince one of the newcomers to put on their suits.

* [[Dude, Not Funny]]: [[In-Universe]].

'''Kurono:''' Yeah, that was kinda in poor taste, wasn't it? Here, I'll try again: [[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back|''I'm gonna fuck their mothers while they watch and cry like little bitches!'']] Better?<br />

'''Kato:''' Uh...yeah. }}

* [[Gag Boobs]]: "Okay, seriously, that's enough with the boob jokes!"

* [[Gag Penis]]: Kurono's dick [[Word of God|(or T.J.)]] is apparently a sentient creature that talks. His testicles [[Word of God|(Lefty and Nutz)]] seem to have the same ability.

'''Kurono''': ''(Exasperated Sigh)'' No, ma'am, just enough for the girls. }}

* [[Gecko Ending]]

'''Darth Vader''': "[[Big No|NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!]]" }}

* [[Genre Savvy]]: Bishonen Kurono displays hints of this during Episode 18-19.

* [[Good Feels Good]]: In the first episode, when Kurono got asked by Kato to help get a bum off the train tracks, [[The Grinch|Kurono's small heart grew three sizes]] and considered making meaningful connections instead of looking down on people. Sounds cheesy, right? It gets balanced out when the two get hit by the train, with the last thought from Kurono being "Well... shit."

* [[In Soviet Russia|In Soviet Gantz Room]], dumbbell lifts you!

<code>IT'S LIKE WATCHING A MOOSE TRY TO RIDE A UNICYCLE, ISN'T IT?</code> }}

* [[Intercontinuity Crossover]]: Judeau from [[Berserk Abridged]] appears in the second episode as a apprentice cosmic maintenance man who wants to prevent the series's filler ending, But is killed moments later.

* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: The priest from the Buddhist Temple arc is voiced by [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] samples because of a transporter accident.

* [[Not That There's Anything Wrong with That]]: Subverted, Kato is told that one of the bullys at school is going to rape him, and when he reacts negativelly towards this he is labeled a homophobe.

* [[Pet the Dog]]: Subverted. Gantz initially does this when he brings Joe Salaryman back to life to be happily reunited with his children, and remarks that "sometimes it feels good to do something nice." He then get annoyed by the Salarymans' antics and kills all of them. Doesn't stop the rest of the cast from mistaking him from having a [[Hidden Heart of Gold]].

** In the final episode, Gantz awards Kurono 8 points, bringing his total up to 46. One might recall that in their previous mission, Gantz told him he HAD been about to give him 38 points, but gave him nothing because Kurono had been making fun of him for the Salaryman incident. Given his tone when he declares "almost halfway there!" one can't help but get the impression that he went ahead and gave Kurono those 38 points out of sympathy.

** Better yet, they're a [[Berserk Abridged|Zodd and Phil]] cameo.

* [[Rule 34]]

'''Kato:''' Not Rule 34 -- ''Law'' ''4''4 }}

* [[Running Gag]]: Discussions on philosophy, Thomas Aquinas in particular. Funnier than it sounds.

* [[Salaryman]]: Several, who all have the same nasally monotone.

* [[Shout-Out]]: To ''[[Berserk Abridged]]'', using the resemblance of an early character to a major one from [[Berserk]]. That and a certain [[Running Gag]] from said [[Berserk Abridged|Abridged Series]].

** {{spoiler|Also to ''[[Naruto the Abridged Series]]'' in the form of Mecha Rock Lee and Clucky.}}

** And even to our very own [[TV Tropes (Wiki)]].

* [[Synthetic Voice Actor]]: Gantz

* [[Technical Pacifist]]: Kato... Just. Kato.

** How dare you question his commitment to pacifism?

* [[Thematic Theme Tune]]: System of a Down's "Violent Pornography".

* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]

* [[Unusual Euphemism]]:

"It's okay, I'm on the MUFFIN!" }}

* [[Worst News Judgment Ever]]: "Well, it's been three days since two mysterious boys heroically gave their lives to save a worthless hobo, and three days in which absolutely nothing else newsworthy has happened..."

** In fact everyone except possibly Gantz is this, with a huge number of characters dying because they think they're immune to death according to genre rules.

* [[Xanatos Roulette]]: The entirety of The Filler Chronicles, and possibly most of the climax, turns out to be the work of {{spoiler|''Light Yagami''}}

*** NOBODY steals his character design

* [[Yakuza]]: But they talk as though they are [[The Mafia|mobsters from New York]], and they cover both up really badly.