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Deadman Wonderland
Manga Review
What happens when a world falls apart and a young man is sentence to death? Wrongly accused of murdering his entire class and imprisoned, this is the reality of Ganta Igarashi. The world that Dead Man Wonderland takes place in is a post apocalyptic futuristic alternate world with Tokyo suffering after a world-altering earthquake.
 From the beginning of the story, Deadman Wonderland, a prison/amusement park, has already been established, where prisoners are used as entertainment tools to the unknowing public. For the prisoners, this is a race against time for their survival. If they don't entertain, and earn enough cast points, a momentary currency in the prison, then their lives can easily perish, so either one way or another, Deadman Wonderland ensures that customers are entertained, and the performers won't be getting out of this place alive.
Ganta, a reluctant hero, thrown into this dangerous world, and he has to learn how to survive, and just who can he trust in this place? He meets Shiro, a mysterious girl who appears to know him, but he has absolutely no memory of. Now he must try to figure out who the Red Man is and try to get vengeance for his fallen classmates. Kataoka keeps readers guessing the motives behind each and every character.
 Deadman Wonderland is a manga, that should appeal to fans of Air Gear for adventure aspects, but readers also should know that this manga has the violence level of Battle Royale, where battle melee frequently happens as nearly every contestant is out for themselves. Future Diary is also a good read-alike comparison for Deadman, based on how characters basically don't have control over what should happen.
Recently the second volume has just been released in English, and there are talks that this manga will be animated in the future. Just for fact that this is an entertaining read, please be sure to check out this graphic novel.
Reviewed by Linda Yau, September 2010
Below: Two double page spreads from the Deadman Wonderland manga (click on the image to view at full size).
Below: A panel from the Deadman Wonderland manga.
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