Deadman Wonderland - Complete Series Classic (Blu ray/DVD Combo) [Blu-ray]

Deadman Wonderland is a very, very unique and entertaining story that I'd really hate to see end so prematurely. However, I'm not sure if anybody else that loves this show realizes, but a premature end seems very likely at the moment.I may be preaching the the choir when I say this, but it should be common knowledge that it's VERY important right now to buy the animes and mangas that you love, because in this age of anime anything goes. Many great shows and mangas have been cancelled already. (Or on a never ending hiatus.) Many publishers are either cutting back or have sunk from this last global recession.I'd really hate to see this particular show go. Profits are at an all time low with piracy at an all time high. It doesn't help viewers aren't even watching these shows on cable, either. But anyways, I'm getting off topic. This is a message to all those that loved this show, SHOW YOUR SUPPORT AND KEEP IT GOING!Anyways on to the review...This show, along with Black Lagoon and Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom (Minus the last scene of the entire series) are three of my favorite post childhood anime. They all are so different in every other aspect, but their original idea for the protagonist remains the same. Now this review, though a review for Deadman Wonderland, also dives into what I look for anime in general. Which means that I'll say something I look for in anime, and how this show has it. It's an unorthadox review style but it's simply how I review. Anyways onto the review.All three shows use an idea for the primary character that I happen to like WAYY more than what most anime these days use. These three shows feature a NORMAL protagonist that fate has chewed, spit out, and left for the crows. (Which we see happen.) Yet against all odds rise above and beyond the occasion. The three protagonists of these series all start out as NORMAL (Please take note of the word normal.) persons before getting kidnapped, brainwashed, or set up. (Or perhaps a combination of them.) In this particular series, the third is the primary one. We have this NORMAL school kid who is set up and sent to a top security prison for the worst maniacs and criminals society has to offer. This prison is where this story takes place. But this isn't any normal prison; this is Deadman's Wonderland. Deadman's Wonderland is a sick place where criminals become the world's entertainers. They participate and run a carnival like amusement park where they literally have to "work off" their sentence...Sorry for skimping out on the description so soon, I just realized I may saying a bit too much and thus forced myself to stop. A huge satisfaction I had while watching this show was learning Deadman Wonderland's dark secretes and gruesome details and how the characters reacted and adapted to it. Trust me when I say this though, it's certainly one hell of a ride. (No pun intended) Scratch that, in all seriousness this has one of the most unique and interesting settings I've ever seen in a show. I'll say this again later but I highly recommend this show and I hope you at least try the first episode out online. Anyways, the three protagonist of the three series I mentioned aren't luckily born with secret abilities or powers. They aren't the "chosen ones" or some B.S. like that. They don't start out a part of some "secret society" or are some ultimate bad*** [ex?]military person. No. They are people that could be you or me. In otherwords, they are extremely relatable yet aren't one dimensional. They all question their own motivations, and they all have down-to-earth faults. To me, when shows DON'T do this; all of that equates to is simply the creators skimping out of their viewers/readers. True, some stories did overcome this initial pitfall to become great, (Featuring a one dimensional and unrelatable character yet remedying this pitfall later on using flashbacks or character development DURING the story *Cough* Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood *Cough*.) but it's still a huge red mark in my book.What happens to these characters that causes them to develop and change is very plausible to me. That doesn't just go for the protagonists of these shows either, and that's what I love about them. Nearly every single character in all three of these shows are like this. They aren't the way they are simply for the sake of being the way they are. (True, sometimes it is presumptuous such as, for example, when extra evil character commits evil act. It can be assumed he's done this due to the fact he is, I don't know, IN A PRISON?!)However, understanding the meaning and reasoning for why characters perform certain actions isn't all there is to making me actually enjoying the characters. Heck no, I enjoyed the hell out of Dragonball Z and that goes against everything I just said if we really sat down and think about it. Its just that in this particular show, the characters themselves and their interactions, combined with their reasoning, is what makes the show for me. Their motivations are very emotional, RELATABLE, strong, interesting, and cool. I don't want to give away too much; so I'm going to say that I simply hope they figure out a way to continue this show. [Which is tragically short handed at the moment in that it's obvious that the animators/creators made this season expecting to make another season at least.] The characters are really just that good in my opinion. Again, I'm not going to spoil anything. However let's just say that nearly all the most awesome enemies become allies yet still remain awesome. (AmIdointhisright?) As a plus, none of them become allies for the usual bull**** that one usually expects. They become allies in different ways and/or for different reasons. (I can't elaborate anymore without spoiling anything. Read on for two examples to pique your interest. I'll try to keep it as watered down as I can. *Minor spoiler* At the start of the series one character starts out as a double agent who ends up actually becoming a legitimate ally [for his/her own reasons]. Want another? GO WATCH THE SHOW! [SeewhatIdidthere?])As if to be the icing on the cake, the animation, art style, palette is all very good. The whole concept for the "super powers" that are present in this show are very well thought out. (It's still reasonable.) and it makes for some interesting (and gory!) action scenes. Again, it's all very well thought out and nothing is over-the-top. Oh yea, you are probably wondering what the heck I'm talking about. However this falls under the "secret" information that I refuse to disclose in this review. Understanding how the powers work in this show before you actually watch with remove the actual shock you'll recieve when you are first exposed to it. (Which then has a compounding effect. Trust me as an avid reader of fiction I've tested this.)Don't worry though, after the first, eh, six minutes. You'll get a brief idea of what I didn't want to spoil in any way/shape/form. This brings me to my next point.WOW...What a beginning man. Holy ****. Remember how I said earlier that you should watch the first episode? I'll half that. If you aren't hooked in the first twelve minutes of the show than I'd be very surprised because I, personally, was speachless. It didn't even feel forced or rushed, either. Which is very surprising considering how much material the viewers are exposed to.My only complaint is that it tends to slow down and become somewhat predictable roughly two thirds of the way through. After the initial shock of everything, we are than presented with the cliche, "WHAT DO WE DO NOW!?!?" scenario. I mean, it's not like we don't know what a wrongly convicted person does once sent to prison that the very people whom set him up reside...right? Especially when that character is a kid, because what do emotional KIDS tend to do? Eh, I'll leave THAT up to your imagination. Don't let that dissuade you though, nothing is over excessive. I'd label it more "fitting the part" than anything over dramatic. In fact, it wasn't until it was over that I realized that the cliche scenes where, in fact, cliche. (Would this be an example Inception?) Also, it was awesome to see the side characters through all of this because they remain faithful to their respective roles throughout the entire show.Hmm...Did I miss anything? There are a few minor things. I didn't watch this show in subbed, but the dub was pretty good. It was slightly hard to grasp the actual age of a certain character because the character's voice and dialogue didn't quite match what the character looked like. There where some creepy parts, but this stuff is definitely bearable to watch compared to many other shows currently out there. Fanservice is, though misleading at first, quite minimal in my opinion. However I never really thought fanservice as bad, when used appropriately, as people make it out to be though. I feel some people overreact to it a bit too much. Moving on, there are a couple plot holes, but most could be reasoned that they'd be filled with the second season. (Which once again, tragically may not come.)So my conclusion? TRY the first episode online. Then BUY THIS SET! This try/buy method lets you buy the boxed set and than proceed to continue legally watching the show. (A win/win) This show is a 4.5/5 stars and packs a punch for how short it is. Don't be afraid to take the leap! Deadman's Wonderland is, to put it bluntly, freakin' awesome and this series deserves to be a part of your collection.

An absolutely brutal anime that has a pretty ruthless storyline. It’s a ride and if you’re curious, give it a try. Received on time and no playback issues.

Deadman Wonderland is a based on a very good Manga (comic book ), that became a very good and pretty faithful adaptation as an Anime. One slight problem however, while the Manga was finished last year, the Anime was never completed. You can still find the last few chapters of the Manga series available online from "several" sources so if you're stuck scratching your head wondering "what happened next", following this advice will probably answer most of your questions (not advocating this method just presenting it as an option). If you haven't watched the Anime and/or read to the end of the series you may want to avoid the next section of my review because SPOILERS AHEAD:Spoiler Synopsis Alert:Deadman Wonderland at its core is a story about two childhood friends - the main character Ganta and his female protagonist/ love interest/ comic relief - Shiro (the albino girl). When the series begins all of Ganta's school friends are slaughtered by a mysterious "red man" who wears a red cape and mask, and has a mysterious power to shoot a red bloodlike substance from "his" body that Ganta later finds out is called "Branch of Sin". This happens on the day that Ganta and his friends were scheduled to take a trip to the Deadman Wonderland amusement park, that is part amusement park, part penal colony, that was built after a mega-disaster wiped out a large section of Tokyo, Japan. Ganta is the only one that survives this attack by the Red Man and he is framed for killing his classmates and sentenced to death row (despite being a minor which is rough even for Japan). Long story short while in prison Ganta also finds out that he has the power to use "Branch of Sin" and is forced to fight other death row inmates (most also falsely imprisoned) for survival while entertaining rich investors watching from around the world. He also meets a mysterious Albino girl that he doesn't recognize at first but slowly remembers as his childhood friend named Shiro, who seems to hilariously be immune to any kind of pain or danger that the prison seems to inflict on Ganta and his other friends. After Shiro bails Ganta out of several jams, he finally remembers that they used to dress up and play a superhero that they watched on tv together, cape and all, with Shiro being the one with the superpowers most of the time. Ganta slowly realizes that he has feelings for Shiro but that she also has a dark side and everything comes to a head when Ganta is faced with the choice of getting revenge against the Red Man, sharing his true feelings for Shiro, and helping to save his new friends at Deadman Wonderland - and whether he can accompish all three.... END of SPOILERSThe Blu Ray quality of this disk is very good and Funimation did a good job of encoding it. The downside is that the Blu Ray discs are only dubbed in English (which most people probably won't mind) but you also can't watch the Blu Ray with Subtitles which I like to do with alot of Anime even if its dubbed because I think subtitles usually give you a more faithful translation (most of the time). Overall I really like DW and would add it to my top recent Anime Listmania list if it wasn't for that fact that the "Complete" series isn't really complete. Hopefully they will maybe release a direct to disk OVA movie that covers the rest of the events in Manga series, because it in my opinion is one of the best series in the last few years.Important:I would definitely NOT recommend this anime for young viewers/ young adults who may be younger than 17 -18 or older, just because altough there is no blatant nudity and there is violence (some of it censored), it does deal with some disturbing themes including abuse, murder, sociopathology, sexual assualt to name a few, so despite its description its definitely not "kids" anime by any stretch so "viewer/ parental discretion" is advised. However like many Japanese Anime it has some redeeming messages and could be interpreted as a reflection on society (well I guess), anyway just a disclaimer, I'll say like the character Shinji would say "Don't come blaming me later on kid..."You can also buy the Manga to finish the series from Amazon:  Deadman Wonderland, Vol. 7 , Deadman Wonderland, Vol. 8  etc.

While watching Disc 1, we had reached episode 9, we unfortunately ran into issues trying to watch the episode from start to finish, and the disc itself was not being very responsive at times. It would either pause, and play and pause again with little sound, or just skip towards the end of the episode. As you can see there is a scratch within the inner ring of the disc and circles close around the center. Please help.

i love the action the gore and the fights the story good and it leaves you wanting more i hope they make a another series if not then its fine this Series end in a place were they could make a second series or just leave it as is but I really really... hope the decide to make a 2nd series of deadman wonderland pulse the sound track is good to

I absolutely love this anime !!The dvd I got also had the English dub on . Gore looks amazing ! 😁

Arrived before due date, very pleased with it's condition. Brought for a birthday present for my best friend and she loves it. I've watched the anime twice online so I might buy it for myself soon. Very pleased.

Buyer beware. This version is censored with black shade or white shade obstructing gore.Apparently the German version is the one that's uncensored.

Great anime