“Framed teen Ganta fights for survival in deadly prison amusement park while hunting the "Red Man" who massacred his class.”
Deadman Wonderland
デッドマン・ワンダーランド
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Synopsis
Framed teen Ganta fights for survival in deadly prison amusement park while hunting the "Red Man" who massacred his class.
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.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 271 sampled reviews
What 271 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.00 · split reception
4.9 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 3.1
↓ 0.41
Running avg · Jun 2011 → Feb 2025
- 7 “Very good series if you like anime with suspense and a little bit of pradictability here and there but wonder ful to watch”
- 10 “I have read a lot of manga and deadman wonderland is in my top 5! it is so AWESOME and thrilling. it has some very cool fights and characters with a lot of personality. i rate this manga and anime...”
- 10 “This show is great. I feel like I am missing a deeper meaning to the story but hey, maybe you guys may understand it. It leaves a couple unanswered questions at the end of the show but other than...”
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A Tv Production · Spring 2011
Manglobe.Kadokawa Shoten · Kadokawa Pictures Japan
- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2011 – Jul 2011 Spring 2011
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-4782 catalog
Produced by
- Kadokawa Shoten Producer
- Kadokawa Pictures Japan Producer
- KlockWorx Producer
- AMG MUSIC Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor