Summary
Ganta Igarashi has been convicted of a crime that he hasn't committed, and sent to a new, privately owned and operated prison, where the inmates are the main attraction in a modern day twist to the gladiatorial coliseums of ancient times. Throw in a healthy dose of weird little girl, some new-found super powers, and a little conspiracy theory, and you have Deadman Wonderland.
Artist(s) Kondou Kazuma
Genre(s) Action, Horror, Mature, Sci-fi, Shounen, Supernatural, Tragedy
http://www.mangafox.com/manga/deadman_wonderland/
Ah, the power of celebrity. When you're Yasuhiro Nightow ("the creator of Trigun," as the press kits have reminded us many times), it doesn't take much effort to get the best in the anime business to produce your next creation. With animation from MADHOUSE and a lush background music score, Gungrave Vol. 1 gets the externals right, but it's still trying to find a story.
Some people will watch the first episode of Gungrave and see plotless, bullet-ridden drivel--and they're absolutely right. Grave is only interesting when he's shooting up monsters, and even then, the only thing that sets him apart from any other silent, coat-and-hat-costumed badass is that he fires his guns cross-handed. It's fortunate for us, then, that the next three episodes are an extended flashback that carries more dramatic momentum. However, because of the way the pacing works, most of this momentum comes from wanting to know what led up to Grave's circumstances. When do Brandon and Harry cease being friends? How does Brandon die? With the slow story development, there's only time to watch the first push that propels Brandon into the criminal underworld. Next thing you know, you're at the end of the DVD. The common device of giving a key endpoint first and then working your way there from the beginning might be the only thing keeping people interested in these early episodes.
Big Windup! Season 2 Ookiku Furikabutte ~Natsu no Taikai Hen~
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