Deadman Wonderland

It looked like it would be a normal day for Ganta Igarashi and his classmates—they were preparing to go on a class field trip to a certain prison amusement park called Deadman Wonderland, where the convicts perform dangerous acts for the onlookers' amusement. However, Ganta's life is quickly turned upside down when his whole class gets massacred by a mysterious man in red. Framed for the incident and sentenced to death, Ganta is sent to the very jail he was supposed to visit.

But Ganta's nightmare is only just beginning.

The young protagonist is thrown into a world of sadistic inmates and enigmatic powers, to live in constant fear of the lethal collar placed around his neck that is slowed only by winning in the prison's deathly games. Ganta must bet his life to survive in a ruthless place where it isn't always easy to tell friend from foe, all while trying to find the mysterious "Red Man" and clear his name, in Deadman Wonderland.

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Shiro Main

Hanazawa, Kana Japanese

Igarashi, Ganta Main

Park, Romi Japanese

Senji, Kiyomasa Supporting

Katou, Masayuki Japanese

Sakigami, Toto Supporting

Sawashiro, Miyuki Japanese

Takami, Minatsuki Supporting

Nomizu, Iori Japanese

Azuma, Genkaku Supporting

Morikawa, Toshiyuki Japanese

Makina Flügel, Kiwako Supporting

Honda, Takako Japanese

Kengamine, Nagi Supporting

Ono, Daisuke Japanese

Koshio, Karako Supporting

Itou, Kumiko Japanese

Takami, You Supporting

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Kouchiyama, Takashi Producer

Kobayashi, Shinichirou Producer

Ogura, Rie Assistant Producer

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Feb 16, 2025

Remmy_4k

Recommended

Deadman Wonderland is a dark and thrilling anime that hooks you with its unique premise: a privatized prison disguised as a twisted amusement park. The story follows Ganta, a wrongfully convicted teenager, as he navigates this brutal world, uncovering secrets about his mysterious powers and his enigmatic friend, Shiro. The pacing is tight, the characters are well-developed, and the emotional stakes are high, making it an engaging watch from start to finish.

However, the anime’s biggest downfall is its lack of continuation. The first season ends on a cliffhanger, leaving major plot threads unresolved and countless questions unanswered. It’s frustrating because the series had so much ... potential to explore its rich world and complex characters further. While I thoroughly enjoyed the intense action, emotional depth, and intriguing mystery, my overall rating is lower due to the disappointment of its unfinished state. Deadman Wonderland is a great anime that could have been exceptional, but its abrupt ending leaves it feeling like a wasted opportunity.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Feb 14, 2024

Mr_Socialite

Mixed Feelings

This show had SO MUCH PROMISE in the beginning. I was looking forward to getting this anime off my "planned for later" list, but alas, it did not live up to the expectations that I had in mind. The first couple of episodes were honestly God Tier and made me want to binge, however, I believe this anime fell into the 12-episode curse, where so much started happening, that nothing felt important, and lost its way. By what I recall the 5th episode, this show started feeling like a chore to watch and stopped being entertaining. I couldn't tell you the premise after that episode. ... I think it banked off the gore aspect and put little thought elsewhere.

If you want to watch this show, go for it, I am sure there is an audience, because it has become a cult classic. but in the end, I was left feeling very underwhelmed.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Oct 24, 2022

Leon_Trotsky_

Not Recommended

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Deadman wonderland, the amazing first season of a series that would never be. Chained to mediocrity not by its art, characters, or plot but by its lack of continuation. Leaving the viewer wanting so much more yet painfully asking "that's it!?"

Deadman wonderland is quite an interesting and entertaining anime. An anime with lots of promise for the road ahead. Its characters are portrayed very well, being dynamic with conflict and exciting yet with much mystery as to their full motivations and backstory. The story is captivating and entertaining to watch unfold, yet also holds an air of mystery as to how the story will end, ... what conclusion we will find, and why the events of this story are taking place. (Not to mention the animation is quite good. However, admittedly I've never been one to focus heavily on animation. To me, it's always more of a bonus if a great plot has good animation to go along with it, but it's not a requirement for a spectacular story.) It draws the viewer in exceptionally well, getting you completely immersed in the story and world being built. As the final episodes come to a close, I along with many others imagined how the plot would continue, how our questions would be answered, and how this great spectacular start to a story would end, only to quickly find out it would never come to an end, another season would never be made, and that the 12 episode anime is a stand-alone. which is why this anime scored so nothing but slightly high-end mediocre in my eyes.

Deadman wonderland was presented as a pilot, in other words as the first season of a series. It would have done this job extremely well, however, due to a second season never being greenlighted, this 12-episode anime acts ts as just a beginning of a story with no middle, conclusion or end. It almost feels unfair to judge the only season of deadman wonderland as a stand-alone title because it's clear that this was not the (honestly quite talented) writer's intention. It is clear the anime was supposed to continue on, the cliffhangers, unresolved mysteries, and questions at the end of the 12th episode prove this completely. However, there would never be a continuation of the story, and the series would come to an abrupt end after its short first season run time.


In total, deadman wonderland is a story that could have been one of the greatest, maybe even a 10/10. As a first season, it was amazing, but due to it never receiving another season as intended it ended up being another abandoned project.
A true shame for something that could have been so great.


If on the odd chance that over a decade later they finally decide to make the second season I would gladly remove this review, but as it stands I would not recommend this anime unless you hold hope that the anime will someday continue. Hope sadly I do not have to make this anime, in total, just OK. Not good, not bad, just OK and a general waste of time.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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