Okay so after binge-reading the whole series (literally my eyes started to burn by the afternoon), I finished Deadman Wonderland.
I haven't read many or any horror mangas to be honest, but I would assume this would be in my top 10. However, this manga is not for the faint of heart especially if you can't handle blood or gore.
As told above, you start with gore within the first chapter or two.


LIKES...
# It's beautifully drawn and with such precise detail it's awe worthy. But even saying so, don't go in thinking this is the most unique or best I've seen. To each their own.

# Typically most arts trying to incorporate horror, just stuff it to death with gore. This manga excelled in my opinion because it tried to deviate from the path by having a decent plot with many twists that I didn't expect to happen. The comedic relief helped this manga not just to move it along, but provide a break from the action and horror.

# Developments & backstories. You know what took me by surprise is the characters besides Ganta. Their character developments are bittersweet because they grow into better people, but you find out their tragic pasts that no one should go through :c Yet when they are put to the test, each character overcomes their pasts and then puts their best foot forward, striving to live a better life than the ones they were dealt with. Fanta also grows into a man (oh la la~?) with each passing chapter, and he is not even comparable to his character at the start of the manga.


DISLIKES....
# Revealing the I identity of the Red Man. This is not what ticked me off, but I feel they should have waited to reveal who it was for further in the manga. It made the big revelation for Ganta to be less savory. I would have loved to find out with Ganta, instead I could tell right from the beginning who it was.

# The ending....I feel cheated....Like WTF? It was an okay ending but honestly it felt like it was ended too quickly. And I don't know if it was me or what, but it seemed as if the last chapters were out of order. I honestly could not believe that it was over when it was over.