15 [Similar Anime] Like Deadman Wonderland

As soon as I started watching Mirai Nikki, I noticed a big similarity to Deadman Wonderland. In both series there's a strange girl that will do anything to protect the boy, both have everyone playing a life or death "game" where you either kill or be killed, the characters are very similar, and in both the main girl is yandere.

Oh God, these two series. You just can't help but think about Mirai Nikki when watching Deadman Wonderland as well as vice versa. Let's break this down here and see what they have in similarities:

Both series revolve around a forced "survival game" of sorts with prominent themes of trust and betrayal, and involve an inexperienced young boy and a mentally abnormal love interest that protects him. They also have a central theme about becoming strong through the destruction of innocence.

A world where supernatural beings are isolated and not considered equal to the rest of society. The main characters are unpleasantly dragged into a world of abyss where their survival skills are to be put to the test.

Tokyo ghoul made me think about deadman wonderland

Both are very dark anime with disturbing but gripping storylines. Crazy violence perpetuated through supernatural powers. The main character befriends the evil (bad/ dangerous) character in both anime because in both cases, the evil character has a split personality (one evil and one innocent). This creates a great mix of emotions due to your desire to dislike the evil character but also your desire to like or feel sorry for their innocent other side. Both where short lived anime but well worth a watch.

Both these anime are obviously similar in many ways but are different in terms of execution. Elfen Lied focused more on drama and horror whilst Deadman Wonderland was more about action horror and the fight for freedom. Both also share the same way of infecting the victims with powers but in Deadman Wonderland it is not gender specific and the carriers or experiments are all held in a secret facility to be for experimental research that eventually drives said experiments to madness. Elfen Lied was uncensored while Deadman Wonderland was (Might just be the version I watched though). Both anime endings suffer from not being able to clear anything up and leaves some plot holes and unexplained situations.

Deadman Wonderland and BTOOOM! are similar because they both feature a character who is thrust into a game of survival. The surrounding characters also have back stories as to why they ended up in the game. Both anime deal with death and psychological issues. Sometimes, it is hard to tell the characters' intentions. Many characters have ulterior motives to getting what they want. There is a lot of action in each, and they can get rather violent. They both have a similar style and feel, and the survival games in both give the anime a sense of danger from episode to episode.

Both shows are basically "fight for your life" competitions where the contestants' actions are being recorded for a game show. Some contestants are just ordinary people being forced to fight, but there are also some "crazy killer" type people too. In Deadman Wonderland the characters fight with blood powers in a prison/carnival, in Btooom the characters fight using different types of explosives on a deserted tropical island.

Both have a similar feel to them, and ask many of the same questions surrounding loss, morality, survival of the fittest and the human condition. They even have relationship parallels in the forms of 'willing to do anything to protect a loved one, despite what/who they are', and mysterious experiments, etc.
They'll both linger with you long after you've finished watching/reading them and keep you thinking. Definitely highly recommend both for anyone who's tired of the same hero vs villain stories and want something with a bit more depth.

Ignoring a Naruto movie and Ashita no Joe (not a series about prison life, but the lead does spend time in prison), the only two prison anime in known existence. Shawshank Redemption they most certainly are not. But Rainbow at least tries to be taken semi-seriously with its 1950's setting and anti-moe 'WHERE GIRL?' approach to prison life. Deadman, on the other hand, blends a prison theme park (!?) and shounen power-ups into a bizarre yet entertaining mix. Shallow and with little planning beyond shock value, but definitely fun.

Rather similar if you ask me. Your typical bored to death person who is striven by circumstances and rises to meet the occasion. Both deal with conspiracy (which are strongly developed in the story) You have Inori who deep down is a physco killer just like Shiro is (Shiro is hilariously funny and strong, inori is pretty dull but very romantic). The main characters relate of course. Both weak in every sense of the word, but have great power once know how to use it...Deadman Wonderland is my top #2 anime, this anime is some serious stuff and you should totally watch it, is very worth it.

Both series has quite a bit of violence and action as the main protagonist's life is changed forever after a certain circumstance.

Teenagers held captive against their will for no obvious reason and forced to play deadly 'games' in order to survive. Both series also have creepy yet childish characters overseeing the facilities.

Similar to Shinichi Izumi, Igarashi Ganta comes to possess new supernatural gifts after the mysterious murder of his classmates. Both characters end up in a life or death struggle against others with similar supernatural abilities and contemplate the morality of the actions of those around them as well as their own. Both Parasyte and Deadman Wonderland discuss the overall themes of humanity, power / control, and whether the ends justify the means. Similarly, both shows have an element of the supernatural and center on gore / death as a plot component. Lastly, Parasyte and Deadman Wonderland rely heavily on character development and learning about personal truths to make the plot more dynamic, exciting, and complex.

Imagine being falsely accused of committing a murder and having to serve a lifelong sentence in prison because of it. This happens to both Akira (Togainu no chi) and Ganta (Deadman Wonderland) and they both have a 'chance' to make the best of their sentences by fighting others in some sort of survival game.
Even though Togainu no chi has a lot of shounen-ai elements that Deadman Wonderland doesn't have, I think these anime are similar when it comes to genre. (Both are action and sci-fi anime) In any case, you'll be seeing enough fights, blood and despair to last you for a while.

Both of these series shares the similar dark atmosphere involving supernatural violence and obtaining justice. In both series, the MC is fighting a "war" against an enemy and survival is a must to win.

Both series feature a main male protagonist where after a certain event, his life is changed forever. By basis, the characters in the series are isolated at a location that is no longer where they feel like at home.

In both, the protagonist has the power to control their own blood and use it as weapon. The art styles vary dramatically (DmW is seinen while KnK is shounen) and DmW has more horror, but they both have a decent amount of drama. Both of the other protagonists who do not have the power to control blood have powers as well.

- Both are setted in an uncoventional prision
- Both main characters are in prision because of a crime they didn't commit
- Both mc have death sentence
- They don't die but they have to survive in prision
- They have a girl by their side helping them
- Both mc's have powers