The anime gets even better with its thorough character development and the relationships formed between Ganta and the other Deadmen. We witness Ganta grow from a confused, scared victim to a formidable contender with a profound sense of hope, despair, and true friendship. The origins of Ganta and his female friend, Shiro, is a side-plot that I’m sure goes into deeper detail within the manga, but within the anime it perfectly builds anticipation for some sort of revelation as to why they’re both at the prison complex with their special abilities. Even though Ganta Igarashi is the main protagonist, the anime effectively execute ways to get the audience genuinely attached to the other characters much how the Naruto series does with its supporting cast; my favorites being Senji Kiyomasa/Crow and Minatsuki Takami/Hummingbird. |
Of course, the icing on the cake is Deadman Wonderland’s depiction of violence, violence, and even more violence. This is definitely a graphic anime made for mature audiences. Having watched anime before, you kind of expect this type of animated violence, but watching Deadman Wonderland’s Dog Race competition in episode 2 is what made me want to reserve thirty minutes of my time every Saturday night in order to watch the next episode. Some may not like it, but if you’re one who can appreciate it, the scenes of violence compliments the mature themes of the show very well. | |
With this anime airing in America, I understand that there will be edits. Surprisingly, not many were made for Deadman Wonderland. However, one of the most notable edits is in episode 5 when Senji loses his Carnival Corpse match and, as a penalty for being defeated, he loses an eye. In the American version, the show uses black screens and reaction shots while Senji has his eye gouged out. In the original version, there are actually two small shots showing Senji’s eyeball as it rips out. Within that same episode, near the end, Shiro demonstrates her massively destructive Branches of Sin. As she is calming down, there are numerous burn wounds on her body and face. In the American version, the wounds are outlined in blue flames with very dark colored blood flowing upwards. In the original version, the burn wounds are in the natural color of flames. You can view the original Japanese episodes with subtitles at Animecrazy.net.
For those who still haven’t gotten enough of the anime, feel free to like the Deadman Wonderland FACEBOOK page and discuss your thoughts among the hundreds of thousands of Deadmen fans. The manga is still ongoing and there is an OVA that won’t be aired, but it will be included in the uncut DVD Box Set release of the series on October 9th, 2012. | |
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