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I like Deadman Wonderland manga and thus had a lot of expectation for the anime. But, after watching all 12 episodes, I felt really disappointed! (v.v)Story: (8/10) – GoodA massive earthquake ravaged Japan's mainland and destroyed most of Tokyo, sinking three-quarters of it into the ocean.10 years later, the story starts with Igarashi Ganta, a seemingly ordinary, unassuming middle school student attending Nagano Prefecture's middle school. A survivor of the great earthquake, Ganta has no memories of the tragedy and has lived a simple, normal life. This all changes one day when a strange person covered in blood and crimson armor appears, floating, out of his classroom windows. Smirking madly, this "Red Man" massacres Ganta's entire class and, instead of killing Ganta, embeds a red crystal shard in his chest.Within days of the massacre, Ganta is declared the sole suspect and, following a suspiciously quick trial, is sentenced to life imprisonment in Deadman Wonderland, a massive theme-park-like prison.Overall, the anime adaptation was a decent one. However, it ended at a very weird point (imo). But well, it did leave a lot of room for a 2nd Season (if there's ever going to be one). Personally, I doubt there will be a 2nd Season since an OVA will be released this Oct. The OVA will probably (and hopefully) give the anime a proper closure.Character: (8/10) – GoodThere are many awesome characters in Deadman Wonderland but the anime failed to display their awesomeness. I'm very disappointed that the other Deadmen (in particular, Senji aka Crow) received only that little airtime. It's sad that the anime ended just before Senji gets to display his awesomeness. =.=Favorite Characters:Senji - He's the epitome of coolness! He looks even sexier with one eye (though it was painful to see his eye being taken off).Ganta - Loves his never-give-up spirit but he does get annoying whenever he goes into a negative mode.Art/Animation: (8/10) – GoodCharacter designs are really cool and the animation for the battles is really good. However, many violent scenes were being darkened out so much that I could hardly see a thing.Music: (9/10) – Very GoodI love the Opening theme "One Reason" by Fade. The Opening theme and its sequence fit the mood of Deadman Wonderland very well. On the other hand, I don't really like the Ending theme "SHINY SHINY" by NIRGILIS.Enjoyment: (8/10) – GoodI thoroughly enjoyed those few scenes with Senji! He's so damn cool! (Pardon me for my fan-girling... can't help it =P). I would have enjoyed it more if Deadman Wonderland had not ended so abruptly.Overall: (8/10) – GoodThe story felt incomplete because of the way the anime ended. Anyway, the Ending theme sequence features the past of the different Deadmen (even those who have not appeared at all in the anime) even though the anime features nothing at all! I hope this means that the OVA will focus more on the other Deadmen.
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okayyy…so I know I’ve been really lazy these few weeks since I came back…my mind still seems to think that I’m still on vacation….so anyway, this seems to be the end of this series, which is stupid ’cause we literally got NOWHERE. Seriously, I thought this would at least be 24 episodes because the manga [...]
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Title: Deadman Wonderland Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi Rating: 8.5/10 Summary: A massive earthquake ravaged Japan’s mainland and destroyed most of Tokyo, sinking three-quarters of it into the ocean. Ten years later, the story starts with Igarashi Ganta, a seemingly ordinary, unassuming middle school student attending Nagano Prefecture’s middle school. An escapee, a survivor of the [...]
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Battle angel, Hayase Ami, is cosplaying as Takami Minatsuki from the anime/manga series, Deadman Wonderland. Hayase Ami provides us with two sets of Minatsuki. One set is cosplayed with a yellow dress – if you recall from the scene where Ganta meets her in her room and this set you’re looking at was during the [...]
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Innocent but deadly, Minatsuki Takami “Hummingbird” from the anime/manga, Deadman Wonderland, is cosplayed by none other than Hayase Ami. Deadman Wonderland is a manga serial written by Jinsei Kataoka and illustrated by Kazuma Kondou, who also wrote and illustrated the Eureka Seven manga, and published in Shōnen Ace since 2007. Tokyopop acquired the licensing rights [...]
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While Ganta is sitting in class, drearily staring out the window, a man in red clothes appears before him, floating in midair. He breaks through the window, and kills all of Ganta’s classmate. Ganta is accused of the crime, and … Continue reading →
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A massive earthquake ravaged Japan's mainland and destroyed most of Tokyo, sinking three-quarters of it into the ocean. Ten years later, the story shifts to Igarashi Ganta, a seemingly ordinary student attending Nagano Prefecture's middle school. An escapee, a survivor of the great earthquake, Ganta has no memories of the tragedy and has lived a normal life. This all changes when a strange man covered in blood and crimson armour floats through his classroom windows. READ MORE
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Nagi doing what pretty much everyone watching the show wants to do . . . Before I comment on that, however, I just want to tip my hat to Anime Expo for another fun year! I’ll be writing about my personal experiences this year at some undetermined date (hopefully sooner rather than later, but it [...]
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Vital organs are overrated With this final episode, I’ll be kissing the spring shows goodbye and welcoming in the new summer shows. Although, truth be told, I’m carrying on two spring shows into the next season so Deadman is the only thing that I’ll be discarding. Ah well, I got my hands on some awesome [...]
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Anime: Deadman Wonderland Animation Studio: Manglobe Number of Episodes: 12 Length per Episode: Approximately 24 minutes My surgery to get my wisdom teeth out is tomorrow morning. Not really looking forward to it, but at least I’ll have a bunch of free time, right? Though I guess I should also apologize ahead of time if [...]
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Suspense of disbelief is this tricky thing. It’s because of that that it’s hard to recommend, but if you’re not bothered by the fact that this series show doesn’t make any sense at times, it has a lot to deliver in return. The thing with Deadman Wonderland is that it has a completely insane setting. The [...]
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Well, this episode did stretch the suspense of disbelief again, but I liked it. There is of course a problem with Owl mowing down a small army in an instant, only to take a minute to punch Ganta, but heck: if it’s established that the Deadmen have superhuman healing powers… I guess it could have [...]
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Wuudopeeka Again another series I’m not really motivated to review. Deadman Wonderland is about a 14 yr. old boy who got accused of killing his whole class and being sent into a privately owned prison called “Deadman Wonderland”. It’s a shonen series true at heart but a bit twisted on the outside. It’s brutal yet [...]
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「救済（グレイトフル･デッド）」 (Kyuusai (Gureitofuru Deddo)) "Salvation (Grateful Dead)" Nagi finally goes "sane", i.e. maximum rage, and starts ripping the guts out of peeps left and right, much to the delight of Genkaku.
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デッドマンワンダーランドof Manglobe Originally By Jinsei Kataoka & Kazuma Kondou; Directed By Koichi Hatsumi; Composed By Yasuyuki MutoGanta: There was a huge earthquake in Tokyo 10 years ago. But the evacuees now are living a normal life outside that place. I'm just a student, but I'm enjoying my peaceful days here. Aren't you enjoying as well, everyone? *all of his classmates were killed by someone* Ganta: A... Red... Man.... why did you... no.. everyone's... dead? ... It can't be... sh#t... what do you- *knocked out* Police: Feeling alright now, Igarashi Ganta? Ganta: *open eyes* I suppose so. How about my fr- Police: You are the only survivor of that unfortunate incident.... as well as the prime suspect. Ganta: But I didn't do it! It was the Red Man! Police: Discuss that in court. *bring him along to court* Judge: GUILTY. You're sentenced to death and shall be brought to the special prison. SETTING: Dystopia. Japan. Prison. ELEMENTS: Blood. Prison. False Accusations. Candy. Psychos. Amusement Park. Penalty. GENRE: Sci-Fi. Gore. Psychological Horror. Action. Drama. DEMOGRAPHIC: Seinenish Shounen. RATING: B+ (IMPRESSIVE!) FAVORITISM: 4.5 Hearts ---> ADDICTION Deadman Wonderland is a about a hell on Earth where sanity....is pretty much unattainable. I'm really impressed with this show's setting. It just appears as some strict prison on the surface, where prisoners are made useful as laborers as well. Workers for an amusement park, to be more particular. They can earn money if they perform stunts that will entertain the citizens who live freely. If a prisoner works hard enough, he can extend his life sentence, or buy his way out of prison.... provided that there won't be bullies who'll put his hard work in vain. But the bullying prisoners are nothing compare to the real hell that establishment really is. A certain number of prisoners are being toyed sadistically just because of a power that they happen to possess: the ability to control their blood. Our leading character happened to be one of them. He already went to the bottom when he saw his friends slaughtered with his very eyes... even worse when he was even accused for it... then now he's forced to suffer further for the enjoyment of a twisted (substitute?) warden. The special prisoners are forced to fight to the death... if they lose, they would lose a part of their body as well... live on television.. without or not enough anesthesia either; if they win, they don't get to feel their vistory much either... especially if the warden wasn't pleased with how the fight turned out. They weren't treated as humans at all..... no wonder if they're slowly losing their humanity... if not already. Majority of the cast have some loose skrew on their heads.... if not completely lost their mind yet. Deadman Wonderland may be a living hell, but the root of insanity of some of the characters didn't start in that facility. As one of the characters have said: "You think this place (Deadman Wonderland) is crazy? The outside's no different."~ Crow That reality is frightening... Speaking of crazy, almost everyone in this series may have some abnormality in them.... but they're really diverse. From dual personalities, to a sadistic psychopath, to a torturing loli, and so on. Some of them you'll find loathsome, some pitiful, some irritating, some creepy, some awesome.... none of them are really your typical characters... Oh well, as if psychos are typical. (Squee! Mockingbird!!!!) I suppose the one who got closes to a stereotype is none other than the leading character. For some reason, he's so special and powerful that there's no way he'll die or lose easily. What made him really unbearable to most people who watch this series is that he cries and whines most of the time. But I dislike Ganta more for being so special (even if there are reasons for it) than his whining, to be honest. I mean, he's just a 14 year old kid who's more used to a peaceful life. If he was able to toughen up and gain so much confidence in such a short period of time, that's just too unbelievable. I actually appreciate it that he accepts his weaknesses... and falls from time to time. It makes him seem more realistic. And though he had whined most of the time, he quickly gets up afterwards.... not just go emo about it for and do nothing. In other words, the kid may be a weak crybaby, but he's not absolutely useless.... and he tries to make himself better. And I think the watchers are too distracted with his whining to realize that the kid's not really dumb. He was able to think up of an interesting strategy on his own (Too bad it wasn't featured in the anime) and the victories in his games, though it's true that he had been "special" to be able to surpass his limit on his first one, he won because of his wits... not just because his power increases all of a sudden... or for some reason he has become more skillful than the more experienced fighters. Action scenes in this series looked good. The leading character's not among the coolest fighters though, haha! (Crow!!! w00t!!!!) Hmm... I'm not that certain of this but it feels that the leading character has been whining more in the anime compare to the manga. Well, I'm fine with the changes in the anime... which aren't really that many... though I admit that the manga is still better. There is more development over there... and I find the art in the manga really breathtaking. Nevertheless, the anime is still fun to watch! I love the music the most! The background music fits the mood of the series so much. The opening theme was really badass. As for the ending theme, though I find the song quite boring, seeing those scenes are heartbreaking, especially if you're already familiar with the character featured on those photos. *sniff* Deadman Wonderland is a wickedly beautiful psychological horror thriller with a mix of action, mystery, and sci-fi. Most of the time it can be quite disturbing and depressing, but a lot of scenes there can also make you stare in awe, laugh your a$$ off, or cry your heart out. But of course, this series is not for everyone. If you can't handle the violence and the madness, there's no way you can appreciate this. The leading character is also pretty difficult to like... but honestly, there are many who are a lot worse. The anime adaptation might not have been able to show all of the the impressive things in the manga, but I think the anime staff still did a good job. Though I hope they it clear that this is just the first season of the series... because even if they've selected a nice arc for the end of this "season", it still feels lacking. Hopefully they do make a second season once the manga's over.... The later events are honestly more devastating... and intriguing~ (Hello favorite character~ You freakin' heartrob xD)
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Without having ever read the manga, I’m well aware that there’s plenty of “story” left to tell in the world of Deadman Wonderland, but really — why end here and why now? I subscribe to the belief that even parts … Continue reading →
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If you like bloody violence and white girl butt, Deadman Wonderland was made for you. I was hoping the season finale would redeem a rocky last couple episodes, but it’s [...]
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