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Evan Mullicane is the senior editor and founder of Screen Rant's anime section. Having started as a writer for the Comics Team at the beginning of the Pandemic, Evan was swiftly promoted from writer to editor, and then from editor to lead of Screen Rant's newly established anime vertical.
Throughout his time with Screen Rant, Evan has made a handful of appearances at conventions such as Anime Expo and San Diego Comic-Con, and has interviewed some of the biggest names in Anime and Comics history.
In addition to editing anime and manga articles for Screen Rant, Evan is also a science fiction and fantasy author. In 2018 and 2019, his short story "The Demon's Mother" won honorable mentions from the Writers of the Future contest.
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With Prime Video's vast library, there are plenty of hidden gems that many fans might have missed that are available on the service. This becomes doubly true when taking the affiliate streamers into account.
Though many might be unaware, fans can actually access movies and TV shows from other streaming services through Prime Video, vastly expanding the range of what's offered on the streaming giant.
It's through this program that fans of crime dramas and thrillers can watch an underrated gem from 2011. Many might not have heard of Deadman Wonderland, but it's worth revisiting.
Prime Video's Most Underrated Crime Thriller is a Brutal Death Game
Based on the manga by Jinsei Kataoka and Kazuma Kondou that takes place in an alternate version of Tokyo still recovering from a disastrous Earthquake.
The series follows a young man named Ganta whose entire ninth-grade class is massacred, leaving him the only one alive and the only suspect. Ganta's trial is essentially rigged, resulting in the young man being placed in a bizarre prison theme park where the inmates are threatened with death if they don't play in lethal games meant to entertain guests.
One of the best death game anime, Deadman Wonderland plays out like a somehow even more twisted version of Squid Game, except with a handful of supernatural twists that keep fans on their toes.
Unfortunately, though the anime had a decent following and built up plenty of mysteries, the series is unfinished.
Deadman Wonderland Has a Rocky History
Deadman Wonderland's anime only adapts the manga's first 21 chapters, leaving the anime forever unfinished. While some of the series' biggest mysteries and questions either get answered or get the hint of an answer, the series ends with plenty of unresolved plot points.
The series did get a special OVA released a few months after the anime concluded, but since then, there have been no hints at a revival.
Given that Deadman Wonderland's anime ended 15 years ago, it's safe to say that a continuation is unlikely.
Far more plausible is a remake. Anime and manga remakes gained steam in 2025, and given the unfinished nature of Deadman Wonderland, it'd be a good candidate to get a refresh.
Though Deadman Wonderland undeniably has its flaws and is ultimately unfinished, that first season is still worth watching. It's a unique crime thriller series that many fans of the genre probably haven't seen, so any fans with a Crunchyroll and Prime Video subscription owe it to themselves to fix that.
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