Ganta Igarashi has been convicted of a crime that he hasnt 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. From Baka-Updates: The Great Tokyo Earthquake. Ten years ago, it destroyed lives as it tore buildings asunder. Among those who lived through the disaster was Ganta Igarashi, now a middle school student finally getting a footing in his own life... that is, until the day the Red Man appears at his school and turns his world upside down again. Gantas entire class is brutally murdered, and although innocent of the crime, Ganta is sentenced to death and sent to the bizarre prison known as Deadman Wonderland. There, a brutal game of survival begins, where Ganta must discover the truth behind his classmates murder. Can Ganta break out of Deadman Wonderland... or will it break him first?