Deadman Wonderland was something that caught my eye on "AnimeFreak.TV" when I was browsing around out of boredom, and since then it has become one of my personal favorite manga. When I read the basic story plot I felt that this was going to be a typical action/prison type but infact it turned out to be so much more.
Story = The basic Synopsis is as follows: "The story follows Ganta Igarashi when he becomes the last man standing when his class is slaughted by a mysterous floating "Red Man". Left alive Ganta is charged for the murder of his class and is sent to the famous: "Deadman Wonderland" a themepark and prison rolled into one. It's here Ganta meets a mysterous girl with white hair named "Shiro" and the real surivival game in which is life is at stack starts."
The story has many arcs in the main plot that all seem to come together. And opens up to many different stages within their lives at Deadman Wonderland. It is most deffinatly, not borring. Forver trying to keep you on your toes I found myself ever so wanting to read the next chapter. It always seemed to be a mixture of hardship, thriller, action and horror with some rather cute scenes and funny parts. There are even some romance parts between specific parts and as someone who doesn't go much for romance I rather enjoyed these scenes as they fit well into the story and seemed to either fill you with joy or rip you apart.
Art = For one thing, I really liked the art. It never seemed to confuse me [like it happens in some manga's where the art is good but there is too much on one page] and was always clear. However, this manga isn't one for kids and some artwork in the "voilence"/"gore" department was very well done. And this is where some people adivce if you're queasy to avoid this manga. However, I too am queasy but I never got to a point where I wanted to turn away and look back. The story had sucked me in at this point!
Character = There wasn't really a main character in the story of which I didn't like. While the mian character tries to find ground in the story after going through so much, all the other characters have strong personalities that are recognizable and on-going throughout the story which was good to know. Deadman Wonderland ended up having a variaty of characters either giving you a favorite character you most deffinatly loved, or a bunch of them.
Overall it was an enjoyable read and I am currently in the middle of buying the actual manga volumes as they are released and re-reading them! This manga had alot of strong scenes in it that I doubt I'll ever forget. I've known people who have watched the anime and haven't known really what they thought of it. To really enjoy Deadman Wonderland, you need to read the manga. Unfortunatly, the anime cut out alot of characters and plot line, and was canceled after 12 episodes. The manga, is by far better, and a far more enjoyable experience!!
I hope you enjoyed my review, it was my first.
