Alice in Borderland

Alice in Borderland (今際の国のアリス, Imawa no Kuni no Arisu) is a Japanese suspense shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Haro Aso. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday S magazine from November 2010 to March 2015, and later moved to Weekly Shōnen Sunday in April 2015 and finished in March 2016.

Alice in Borderland
Cover of volume 1.
今際の国のアリス
(Imawa no Kuni Arisu)
GenreFantasy,[1] survival,[2] suspense[3]
Manga
Written byHaro Aso
Published byShogakukan
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics
Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 25, 2010 – March 2, 2016
Volumes18
Manga
Daiya no King
Written byHaro Aso
Published byShogakukan
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 15, 2014 – February 4, 2015
Original video animation
Directed byHideki Tachibana
Produced by
  • Tomohiko Iwase
  • Hiro Torimitsu
  • Ryō Ōyama (episode 1)
Written byRyōsuke Nakamura
Music byHiroaki Tsutsumi
Studio
Released October 17, 2014 – February 16, 2015
Episodes3
Manga
Alice on Border Road
Written byHaro Aso
Illustrated byTakayoshi Kuroda
Published byShogakukan
MagazineMonthly Sunday Gene-X
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 19. 2015 – February 19, 2018
Volumes8
Television drama
Directed byShinsuke Satō
Written by
  • Yoshiki Watabe
  • Yasuko Kuramitsu
StudioNetflix
Original run 2020 – scheduled

Alice in Borderland was adapted into an original video animation in 2014. A live-action series produced by Netflix, directed by Shinsuke Satō, is set to premiere in 2020.

Plot

Arisu, Karube, and Segawa, a trio of highschool delinquents, are bored with their current lives. During a firework celebration, Arisu wishes that he could live in a different world which would be more exciting for him. As such, his wish was granted, and the three were transported into a seemingly post-apocalyptic-like parallel world. After stepping into what seems to be an empty festival, they are greeted by a woman who tells them that they have already "entered their game". After clearing the game, she reveals to them that, in Borderlands, they must play games to survive.

Characters
Ryōhei Arisu (有栖良平, Arisu Ryōhei)
Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya[3]
Daikichi Karube (苅部大吉, Karibe Daikichi)
Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki[3]
Chōta Segawa (勢川張太, Segawa Chōta)
Voiced by: Tsubasa Yonaga[3]
Saori Shibukiu (紫吹小織, Shibuki Saori)
Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto[3]

Media

Manga

Alice in Borderland is written and illustrated by Haro Aso. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday S magazine from November 25, 2010 to March 25, 2015,[4][5] and later moved to Weekly Shōnen Sunday on April 8, 2015 and finished on March 2, 2016.[6][7][1] Shogakukan compiled its individual chapters into eighteen tankōbon volumes, published from April 18, 2011 to April 18, 2016.[8][9]

Spin-offs

Two spin-off series were published; Daiya no King (だいやのきんぐ, Daiya no Kingu, lit. "King of Diamonds"), published in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from October 15, 2014 to February 4, 2015,[10][11] and Alice on Border Road (今際の路のアリス, Imawa no Michi no Arisu), published in Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday Gene-X from August 19, 2015 to February 19, 2018.[12][13][14] Shogakukan compiled it into eight tankōbon volumes, published from January 18, 2016 to March 19, 2017.[15][16]

Volume list
Alice in Borderland
No.Release date ISBN
1 April 18, 2011[8]ISBN 978-4-09-122819-2
2 September 16, 2011[17]ISBN 978-4-09-123269-4
3 January 18, 2012[18]ISBN 978-4-09-123444-5
4 July 18, 2012[19]ISBN 978-4-09-123779-8
5 October 18, 2012[20]ISBN 978-4-09-123897-9
6 January 18, 2013[21]ISBN 978-4-09-124171-9
7 May 17, 2013[22]ISBN 978-4-09-124304-1
8 August 16, 2013[23]ISBN 978-4-09-124363-8
9 December 18, 2013[24]ISBN 978-4-09-124514-4
10 March 18, 2014[25]ISBN 978-4-09-124580-9
11 June 18, 2014[26]ISBN 978-4-09-124667-7
12 October 17, 2014[27]ISBN 978-4-09-125308-8
13 December 18, 2014[28]ISBN 978-4-09-125416-0
14 February 18, 2015[29]ISBN 978-4-09-125560-0
15 May 18, 2015[30]ISBN 978-4-09-125837-3
16 September 18, 2015[31]ISBN 978-4-09-126206-6
17 January 18, 2016[32]ISBN 978-4-09-126698-9
18 April 18, 2016[9]ISBN 978-4-09-127097-9
Alice on Border Road
No.Release date ISBN
1 January 18, 2016[15]ISBN 978-4-09-157431-2
2 April 18, 2016[33]ISBN 978-4-09-157444-2
3 August 19, 2016[34]ISBN 978-4-09-157457-2
4 January 19, 2017[35]ISBN 978-4-09-157471-8
5 June 19, 2017[36]ISBN 978-4-09-157488-6
6 November 17, 2017[37]ISBN 978-4-09-157505-0
7 January 19, 2018[38]ISBN 978-4-09-157510-4
8 March 19, 2017[16]ISBN 978-4-09-157516-6

Original video animation

In 2014, the series was adapted into a three-episode original video animation (OVA) produced by Silver Link and Connect and directed by Hideki Tachibana.[3]

Live-action series

A live-action series produced by Netflix, directed by Shinsuke Satō, is set to premiere in 2020.[39]

Reception

Volume 11 reached the 48th place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, as of June 22, 2014, has sold 21,496 copies.[40]

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