History YMMV / DeadmanWonderland

* WhatMeasureIsANonBadass: ''A lot'' of people keep forgetting that Ganta's fourteen and was an everyday middle school kid before being put in DW. Instead, they call Ganta pathetic and wimpy, and that 'he needs to grow up' while ignoring the fact that he '''won''' his two first Carnival Corpse matches against Senji/Crow and Minatsuki/Hummingbird. This is partially due in fact said people have only seen the anime.

* [[Funny/DeadmanWonderland Funny Moments]]
* [[Heartwarming/DeadmanWonderland Heartwarming Moments]]

* [[Awesome/DeadmanWonderland Moments of Awesome]]
* [[NightmareFuel/DeadmanWonderland Nightmare Fuel]]
* [[TearJerker/DeadmanWonderland Tear Jerkers]]

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation : Fans can't seem to decide if Shiro and [[spoiler:her Wretched Egg personality truly were one and the same, or if Wretched Egg was indeed a case of a SuperpoweredEvilSide being played straight, eventually resulting in a SplitPersonalityMerge.]] Fans have been clamoring for the WordOfGod to finally put this debate to rest, but so far, to no avail.

* JerkassWoobie: Minatsuki in spades, once [[FreudianExcuse her]] [[ParentalAbandonment backstory]] is revealed

* DiagnosedByTheAudience: * AmbiguousDisorder: Rokuro Bundo's neck-cracking tic, and obsession with calculations, to the point where in the original Japanese version [[spoiler: his initial meltdown resulted from them being "destroyed", rather than the bomb not killing the remaining Scar Chain members as seen in the dub could be used to indicate that he has something else wrong with him other than just being another run-of-the-mill psychopath.]]

* NeverLiveItDown: There are people that are ''still mad'' at [[spoiler:Ganta for punching Shiro because she destroyed the data chip.[[note]] It was actually a bomb built by Rokuro, so she had a good reason to.[[/note]]]] These people have usually only seen the anime, though.

* SugarWiki/SuperlativeDubbing: The dub was so good that it managed to cause the anime to become a breakout hit in America with ''many'' people wanting to see it get a second season. It added a lot more humor, and witty dialogue, and the voice acting is very good, and some would argue even superior to the original.

* WhatMeasureIsANonBadass: ''A lot'' of people keep forgetting that Ganta's fourteen and was an everyday middle school kid before being put in DW. Instead, they call Ganta pathetic and wimpy, and that 'he needs to grow up' while ignoring the fact that he '''won''' his two first Carnival Corpse matches against Senji/Crow and Minatsuki/Hummingbird.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: While the manga remains popular in Japan, the anime was not received well by Japanese audiences during its original run. Meanwhile, the anime had become a SleeperHit in the United States and rivaled ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' as the biggest draw for the recently revived Creator/{{Toonami}}, while the English manga release withered to do poor sales and was discontinued after only 4 volumes. Although given the anime's high ratings in the States, it's little wonder why Creator/VizMedia has decided to crank a NetworkToTheRescue [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-07/viz-media-adds-deadman-wonderland-gangsta-manga for the manga.]] It should be pointed out that Bleach was currently airing [[{{Filler}} the Zanpakutou]]/[[DorkAge Sword Beast arc]] in the U.S. along with ''Deadman Wonderland'', but Americans loved the sadistic prison anime nonetheless.

** '''All''' of Shiro's antics and childlike behavior throughout the anime adaptation and a big chunk of the manga become these [[spoiler:once Chapter 55 was released. It turns out that there was no SplitPersonality in the first place, proving that ''both'' her bubbly, kind persona and her bloodthirsty "Wretched Egg" persona were fake. In reality, Shiro is a jealous, violent {{Yandere}} that [[DeathSeeker wants nothing else than for her childhood friend and lover Ganta to kill her.]]]

** [[spoiler:Rokuro's VillainousBreakdown / FreakOut in Episode 10. It was ''supposed'' to be unsettling, we think, but since his craziness went ''[[UpToEleven that far,]]'' came literally out of no where, with almost no hint that he actually like this, and the fact that ''both'' voice actors, Creator/JunFukuyama and David Trosko, are ''clearly'' [[ChewingTheScenery having too much fun]] during it, cemented the scene's status into this trope forever]]. However, this all becomes massive FridgeBrilliance when you consider [[Manga/DeathNote who he's supposed to be based upon.]]

* CompleteMonster: ''Manga/DeadmanWonderland'' is a HellholePrison, thanks in no small part to the {{psychopathic|Manchild}} assistant [[WardensAreEvil warden]]; [[TheManBehindTheMan his superior]]; and a MadDoctor:

* CompleteMonster: ''Manga/DeadmanWonderland'' is a HellholePrison run by [[WardensAreEvil the following duo]]:

** [[BigBad Rinichiro Hagire]], the prison's real director, is a sadistic, sociopathic MadScientist who will do anything [[ForScience for his research]]. Using Shiro as a guinea pig for research on how to improve a person's immune system, Hagire becomes obsessed over his subject's ability to regenerate. From crucifixion to vivisection, Hagire grows fond of conducting brutal experiments on her and becomes directly responsible [[spoiler:for her becoming the Wretched Egg]]. He also manipulates [[CreepyTwins Chan and En]] to use their Branch of Sin to [[BodySurf invade and override other people's bodies and personalities]] when he's on the verge of death, and cannibalizes the remains of defeated Deadmen.

* CompleteMonster: ''Manga/DeadmanWonderland'' is a HellholePrison run by the [[WardensAreEvil the following duo]]:

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: '''All''' of Shiro's antics and childlike behavior throughout the anime adaptation and a big chunk of the manga become these [[spoiler:once Chapter 55 was released. It turns out that there was no SplitPersonality in the first place, proving that ''both'' her bubbly, kind persona and her bloodthirsty "Wretched Egg" persona were fake. In reality, Shiro is a jealous, violent {{Yandere}} that [[DeathSeeker wants nothing else than for her childhood friend and lover Ganta to kill her.]]]]

* NoYay: A subset of the fanbase ships [[FoeYay Genkaku with Nagi]]. Genkaku killed Nagi's ''pregnant'' wife in cold blood, as well as torturing him and making him remember that his unborn child was dead. He then stabbed his friend, and then killed him. Most fans love the pairing regardless.

* WhatAnIdiot: [[spoiler: Yeah Rokuro, just announce that the data chip was a bomb to Scar Chain when they had absolutely no clue that it was. What could possibly go wrong?]]

* JerkassWoobie: Minatsuki in spades, once [[FreudianExcuse her]] [[ParentalAbandonment backstory]] is revealed. [[spoiler:Shiro also counts, if you consider her and her Wretched Egg personality to be one and the same.]]

* WhatMeasureIsANonBadass: ''A lot'' of people keep forgetting that Ganta's fourteen and was an everyday middle school kid before being put in DW. Instead, they call Ganta pathetic, and wimpy, and that 'he needs to grow up' while ignoring the fact that he won his two first Carnival Corpse match against Crow and Hummingbird.

* WhatMeasureIsANonBadass: ''A lot'' of people keep forgetting that Ganta's fourteen and was an everyday middle school kid before being put in DW. Instead, they call him pathetic, and wimpy, and that 'he needs to grow up'.

* HarsherInHindsight: Any of the interaction between Ganta and Shiro after knowing [[spoiler:that Shiro is also known as "The Red Man." The revelations regarding the '''real''' personality of Shiro in Chapter 55 only makes it worse.]]

** The bleeps in the English broadcast tend to make serious conversation [[BlackComedy absolutely hilarious.]]:
*** The best is when Kozuji's line of "Someday I'm gonna fuck you in half" is almost entirely bleeped, creating...

** [[spoiler:Rokuro's VillainousBreakdown / FreakOut in Episode 10. It was ''supposed'' to be unsettling, we think, but since his craziness went ''[[UpToEleven that far,]]'' came literally out of no where, with almost no hint that he actually like this, and the fact that ''both'' voice actors, Creator/JunFukuyama and David Trosko, are ''clearly'' [[ChewingTheScenery having too much fun]] during it, cemented the scene's status into this trope forever.]]
*** However, this all becomes massive FridgeBrilliance when you consider [[Manga/DeathNote who he's supposed to be based upon.]]
** Also, the name of the event, "Carnival Corpse" is both awesome and cringe inducing.

* {{Squick}}: Are you kidding? Deadman Wonderland is ''Squick: The Manga.''
** Chapter 43 of the manga [[FanDisservice treats]] us to the sight of [[spoiler:Wretched Egg laying on a bed, naked, casually going over a summation of her recent fight with Ganta. Cue Hagire [[DirtyOldMan touching her naked body]].]] And to make matters worse? [[spoiler:Wretched Egg doesn't seem bothered by it. At all. In fact, she almost seems ''okay'' with it. To recap, this is a guy that has put her through hell, to the point where he's responsible for that side of Shiro even existing, and she's apparently so used to him molesting her that she doesn't even ''think'' to resist or even object.]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:
** Rokuro. The fact that he was a OneSceneWonder and a classic case of WhatHappenedToTheMouse only makes it worse, when a lot of fans would have at least liked to see what became of him. Or even ''how'' he became so crazy to begin with.

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler:For Shiro, murdering Ganta's classmates out of pure jealousy. It is for this reason that she feels that Ganta must absolutely kill her.]]

* CargoShipping:

* EarWorm: ''"[[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish Slit the throat reason and reality...]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pZ-UpjtlXY Cut myself and scream for their insanity...]] [[NightmareFuel Wake up to this nightmare that will never end...]] [[AnimeThemeSong The main attraction of this twisted master plan!]]"''

* CompleteMonster:
** [[FromNobodyToNightmare Formerly a reclusive and indifferent]] {{otaku}}, Tsunenaga Tamaki becomes a tyrant who cares for absolutely nothing but himself and his games. When the Great Tokyo Earthquake occurs, he leaves his mother to die so he could find a backup generator. He is also responsible for designing the prison and forcing prisoners to participate in [[DeadlyGame Death Games]] by poisoning them upon arrival and only awarding antidotes to their winners. As a {{sadist}} who sees defeating the [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Wretched Egg]] as a game, he also creates the Forgeries, prisoners who are turned into artificial Deadmen and [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed]] into obeying Tamaki's orders.
** Rinichiro Hagire, the prison's real director and the series's BigBad, is a {{sadist}}ic [[TheSociopath sociopathic]] {{mad scientist}} who will do anything [[ForScience for his research]]. Using Shiro as a guinea pig for research on how to improve a person's immune system, Hagire becomes obsessed over his subject's ability to regenerate. From crucifixion to vivisection, Hagire grows fond of conducting brutal experiments on her and becomes directly responsible [[spoiler:for her becoming the [[PersonOfMassDestruction Wretched Egg]]]]. He also manipulates [[CreepyTwins Chan and En]] to use their Branch of Sin to [[BodySurf invade and override other people's bodies and personalities]] when he's on the verge of death, and cannibalizes the remains of defeated Deadmen.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Though not significantly, this is starting to happen to Genkaku, Toto and of all people Tamaki. Rokuro isn't far behind either...
* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Of the secondary characters, [[BloodKnight Senji]] and [[CuteAndPsycho Minatsuki]] are rather popular.
** The villains, [[spoiler:[[MusicalAssassin Genkaku,]] [[MadMathematician Rokuro,]] and [[PsychopathicManChild Toto]] have also become pretty popular.]]

* FoeYay: Genkaku toward Nagi.

* MemeticMolester: Genkaku for [[DepravedHomosexual obvious reason]]. Also Rokuro. [[note]]Rokuro's expressions tend to get rather rape facey.[[/note]]

* NarmCharm: Rokuro runs on this trope.

* NoYay: Some people's reaction to Genkaku x Nagi. But considering the context of their relationship they're not wrong.[[note]]Genkaku killed Nagi's ''pregnant'' wife in cold blood. Then he tortured him and made him remember that his unborn child was dead. Then he stabbed his friend, and then he killed him. Most fans love the pairing regardless.[[/note]]
* OneSceneWonder: Rokuro. See above in Memetic Mutation for details.

** Yosuga, too. Where ''was'' she when Toto/[[spoiler:Hagire]] first reappeared?

* WhatMeasureIsANonBadass: ''A lot'' of people keep forgetting that Ganta's fourteen and was an everyday middle school kid before being put in DW. Instead, they call him pathetic, and wimpy, and that 'he needs to grow up'. [[{{Hypocrite}} Never mind the fact that he's actually fairing better than the majority of the audience would if they were suddenly thrusted inside a literal hell on earth]].
* TheWoobie: Any of the protagonists could make a claim, but the mother of all Woobies would have to be [[spoiler: young Shiro. Goddamn.]]

* WhatMeasureIsANonBadass: ''A lot'' of people keep forgetting that Ganta's fourteen and was an everyday middle school kid before being put in DW. Instead, they call him pathetic, and wimpy, and that 'he needs to grow up'. [[Hypocrite Never mind the fact that he's actually fairing better than the majority of the audience would if they were suddenly thrusted inside a literal hell on earth]].

* WhatMeasureIsANonBadass: ''A lot'' of people keep forgetting that Ganta's fourteen and was an everyday middle school kid before being put in DW. Instead, they call him pathetic, and wimpy, and that 'he needs to grow up'. Never mind [[Hypocrite the fact that he's actually fairing better than the majority of the audience would if they were suddenly thrusted inside a literal hell on earth.]]