Reviews

Deadman Wonderland at first glance appears to be a very interesting, dark anime, with good music and animation- don't get me wrong, it certainly lives up to what it appears to be at first glance, it is just lacking in a couple departments. One of those is character development. While you do get background information on a lot of the characters, most of them aren't very traumatized by what they experienced. There is a lot of death and violence in this anime, but the characters, especially the main character who is still just a kid, aren't very affected by it all. Ganta is essentially the same person he was in the beginning of the anime as he was at the very end of it. Though aside from most of the characters keeping their sanity despite being in situations that would make most people more than little insane, this anime does have very interesting, likeable characters in it.

Another thing that just irks me about this anime is that it feels like the story isn't complete and is missing a couple things. There is a lot of senseless violence in this anime, but anyone who is even considering watching this anime probably already knows that, yet that isn't the problem I have with the story. You can tell that by the very end of the anime that the makers were trying to put a message or a moral behind the anime, but they failed and a lot of the reason why they failed has to do with the characters. If the characters had actually lost their sanity and perhaps of went through depression or something, then they could of effectively pulled off the message they tried to get through in the very last episode, but it seems like that message was a last minute idea that popped in their heads too late to be able to effectively produce it. Then there is the fact that a lot of things just don't add up at the end of the anime and you don't get any real closure, you're only left with questions without answers, though perhaps they did that on purpose so they could make a season two.

Ultimately, Deadman Wonderland's major fault is with the characters and a couple of story holes, though everything else is what any violence lover would want in an anime. It has pretty great art, a catchy opening, and a great story concept, they just weren't able to pull it off to its full potential. I really do feel like this anime could have been something amazing like Wolfs Rain or Naruto if /only/ someone had put a little bit more work into the characters and patched up those story holes. However, I'm sure that if a season two is ever made, it will probably be /amazing/.