Relief (Grateful Dead)

Relief (Grateful Dead) is the twelfth and last episode of the anime Deadman Wonderland.

Summary

We see Tamaki talking to a government official, with the official stating that its such a relief that the inspection is nearly over, as well as stating that Tamaki, lined up a big show for them, throwing down a folder, onto a coffee table in the act. Tamaki replies that Deadman Wonderland 'is a mere microcosm of the business world. A little diorama, laying bare the system's realities.' He turns to face the official and says with a smile that the behind all the beautiful music, rages the ugliest of battles. The official' brow twitches, and turns into a frown and retorts back saying that Tamaki is the one behind the bloodshed. Tamaki disagrees, smiling as ever. 'I'm merely a facilitator, making those maniacs earn their freedom' Tamaki slyly replies.

After the opening credits, we see Nagi, continuing his rage, sending his Branch of Sin, Owl's Eyes, and killing people indiscriminately with it. Ganta, hurries over to Karako, who barely mangaes to lift her head to see Nagi, choking a guard, with Owl's Eyes floating around him. In seeing this, Ganta comments that Karako is so kind and strong, to which Karako claims she was weak. Ganta gasps and turns his head and we see Karako with tears welling in her eyes. 'I couldn't protect him.... I thought I could get him away from this horrible world!' cries Karako. We see Nagi standing with a fallen guard at his feet, walking away. Ganta is horrified. Nagi in the meantime has come back, and throws his Owl's Eyes at some guards, and exploding it. After this, Tabana, points and exclaims 'Hey, hes killing all our workers!'. She takes in a quick breath when she see Genkaku calmly standing there, guitar gun over his shoulder and cigarette in teeth, smiling, with a deranged pyshcopathic look on his face. Taibana murmurs 'Genkaku..' and trails off. Karako says she is weak. Meanwhile, Nagi has now approached the form of Shiro, lying on the floor. She lifts her head. We see Nagi towering over Shiro with Karakos voice saying 'thats why you can only keep quiet and go insane here.' Nagi punches Shiro, but Ganta has instead ended up taking the blow, resulting in a swollen cheek, and Shiro surprised. Nagi ends up punching several blows to Ganta, asking why are they all alive while Shiro asks what Ganta is doing, and that protecting her won't make Shiro forgive Ganta for hitting her. Ganta begs for Nagi to stop, and he recieves a blow to the stomach as a result, while Shiro claims she doesnt want Ganta saving her, and he should go away. However she stops her protests when Ganta's blood splatters across her face due to a hard hit from Nagi, and he falls to the ground, nose bleeding. Shiro says that hits like that wont hurt her at all. After Ganta falls down in front of her, Nagi prepares to knock out Shiro, but Ganta pushes away Shiro, just as the blow is about to connect and he takes the punch instead. Shiro says 'You're a weakling... So why?, No... No! Ganta, you idiot! Move! Move!' Whilst Ganta is being lifted by Nagi, Karako is pushing herself across the floor, obviously in pain, asking Nagi to stop. Nagi's face is contorted with rages, baring his teeth, and eyes rolled back into his head, whilst Ganta asks why Nagi is like this. Ganta says that he also hit rock bottom to, when the Red Man killed all his friends. A flashback to a more peaceful Nagi sitting next to Shiro on a bed, while Ganta says that Nagi was the one who told Ganta there was no time for revenge. Nagi replies clenching his fist, that was while they had hope, but his hope, his child, his light, is gone and now theres only darkness. With that, he punches Ganta, and Shiro goes to help Ganta. Ganta gets up and asks how Nagi can say that. Ganta says he is only a kid, so he cant truly understand Nagi's pain, but missing the dead (Mimi and Yamakatsu), the murdered, he understands how it feels to know that they wont return. A flashbakc shows the fun the three Mimi and Yamakatsu and he had together enjoying ice blocks. Another flashback shows the arm he touched after the Red Man murdered his friends is Yamakatsu's. 'The loneliness, the regret... I get it. But theres.... Nagi, theres still light... All around you!' Nagi asks where is this so called light. A bell rings and Nagi regains some of his sanity. Ganta exclaims that he (Nagi) cant see it because he has his head too low.

I'll finish this later.... Im feelin too lazy at the moment... :P

Characters in order of appearance


 * Tamaki


 * Government Official


 * Nagi


 * Various guards


 * Ganta


 * Karako


 * Taibana


 * Genkaku