Alice in Borderland

Alice in Borderland (Japanese: 今際の国のアリス, Hepburn: Imawa no Kuni no Arisu) is a Japanese suspense manga series written and illustrated by Haro Aso. It was first serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Shōnen Sunday S from November 2010 to March 2015, and later moved to Weekly Shōnen Sunday, where it ran from April 2015 to March 2016. Its chapters were collected in eighteen tankōbon volumes. Alice in Borderland was adapted into a three-episode original video animation (OVA), released from October 2014 to February 2015. A live-action series, produced by Netflix and directed by Shinsuke Satō, premiered worldwide in December 2020.

This article is about the manga. For the 2020 television series based on it, see Alice in Borderland (TV series).
Alice in Borderland
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Ryōhei Arisu
今際の国のアリス
(Imawa no Kuni no Arisu)
Genre
Manga
Written byHaro Aso
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics
Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 25, 2010 – March 2, 2016
Volumes18
Manga
Alice in Borderland: Side Stories
Written byHaro Aso
Published byShogakukan
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 11, 2012 – February 4, 2015
Original video animation
Directed byHideki Tachibana
Produced by
  • Tomohiko Iwase
  • Hiro Torimitsu
  • Ryō Ōyama (#1)
Written byRyōsuke Nakamura
Music byHiroaki Tsutsumi
Studio
Licensed by
Released October 17, 2014 – February 18, 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
Manga
Alice in Borderland: Retry
Written byHaro Aso
Published byShogakukan
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 14, 2020 – January 20, 2021
Volumes2
Live-action series

Premise

Arisu, Karube and Chōta, a trio of high school students, 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 Borderland, they must play games to survive.

Characters
Ryōhei Arisu (有栖 良平, Arisu Ryōhei)
Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya[3]
Yuzuha Usagi (宇佐木 柚葉, Usagi Yuzuha)
Voiced by: Minako Kotobuki[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 Shibuki (紫吹 小織, Shibuki Saori)
Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto[3]
Shuntarō Chishiya (苣屋 駿太郎, Chishiya Shuntarō)
Hikari Kuina (水鶏 光, Kuina Hikari)

Media

Manga

Alice in Borderland, written and illustrated by Haro Aso, was serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday S magazine from November 25, 2010,[4] to March 25, 2015,[5] and later moved to Weekly Shōnen Sunday on April 8, 2015,[6][7] and finished on March 2, 2016.[8][9] Shogakukan collected its chapters into eighteen tankōbon volumes, published from April 18, 2011,[10] to April 18, 2016.[11]

On July 9, 2021, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[12][13] It is being published in a two-in-one volume edition, with the first volume published on March 15, 2022.[14]

Spin-offs

Six side stories, later included in the main series volumes, were published in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 2013 to 2015:

  • "Four of Hearts" (はあとのよん, Waato no Yon) (July 11–25, 2012)[15][16]
  • "Four of Clubs" (くらぶのよん, Kurabu no Yon) (January 16–23, 2013)[17][18]
  • "Six of Diamonds" (だいやのろく, Daiya no Roku) (May 22–29, 2013)[19][20]
  • "Seven of Spades" (すぺえどのなな, Supēdo no Nana) (August 21–September 4, 2013)[21][22]
  • "King of Spades" (すぺえどのきんぐ, Supēdo no Kingu) (December 11, 2013–June 18, 2014)[23][24]
  • "King of Diamonds" (だいやのきんぐ, Daiya no Kingu) (October 15, 2014–February 4, 2015)[25][26]

A spin-off series, titled Alice on Border Road (今際の路のアリス, Imawa no Michi no Arisu), written by Aso and illustrated by Takayoshi Kuroda, was published in Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday Gene-X from August 19, 2015,[27] to February 19, 2018.[28][29] Shogakukan compiled its chapters into eight tankōbon volumes, published from January 18, 2016,[30] to March 19, 2017.[31]

Another series, titled Alice in Borderland: Retry (今際の国のアリス RETRY, Imawa no Kuni no Arisu Retry), was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from October 14, 2020,[32][33][34] to January 20, 2021.[35][36] Shogakukan collected its chapters in two tankōbon volumes, released on December 11, 2020,[37] and February 18, 2021.[38]

Alice in Borderland
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 18, 2011[10]978-4-09-122819-2March 15, 2022[14]978-1-9747-2837-4
2 September 16, 2011[39]978-4-09-123269-4March 15, 2022[14]978-1-9747-2837-4
3 January 18, 2012[40]978-4-09-123444-5June 21, 2022[41]978-1-9747-2855-8
4 July 18, 2012[42]978-4-09-123779-8June 21, 2022[41]978-1-9747-2855-8
5 October 18, 2012[43]978-4-09-123897-9——
6 January 18, 2013[44]978-4-09-124171-9——
7 May 17, 2013[45]978-4-09-124304-1——
8 August 16, 2013[46]978-4-09-124363-8——
9 December 18, 2013[47]978-4-09-124514-4——
10 March 18, 2014[48]978-4-09-124580-9——
11 June 18, 2014[49]978-4-09-124667-7——
12 October 17, 2014[50]978-4-09-125308-8——
13 December 18, 2014[51]978-4-09-125416-0——
14 February 18, 2015[52]978-4-09-125560-0——
15 May 18, 2015[53]978-4-09-125837-3——
16 September 18, 2015[54]978-4-09-126206-6——
17 January 18, 2016[55]978-4-09-126698-9——
18 April 18, 2016[11]978-4-09-127097-9——
Alice on Border Road
No. Release date ISBN
1 January 18, 2016[30]978-4-09-157431-2
2 April 18, 2016[56]978-4-09-157444-2
3 August 19, 2016[57]978-4-09-157457-2
4 January 19, 2017[58]978-4-09-157471-8
5 June 19, 2017[59]978-4-09-157488-6
6 November 17, 2017[60]978-4-09-157505-0
7 January 19, 2018[61]978-4-09-157510-4
8 March 19, 2018[31]978-4-09-157516-6
Alice in Borderland: Retry
No. Release date ISBN
1 December 11, 2020[37]978-4-09-850365-0
2 February 18, 2021[38]978-4-09-850388-9

Original video animation

The series was adapted into a three-episode original video animation (OVA) produced by Silver Link and Connect and directed by Hideki Tachibana.[62][3] The first OVA episode was bundled with the limited edition of the 12th volume of the manga on October 17, 2014.[63] The second OVA episode was bundled with the limited edition of the 13th volume of the manga on December 18, 2014.[64] The third and last OVA episode was bundled with the limited edition of the 14th volume of the manga on February 18, 2015.[65] Sentai Filmworks licensed the OVAs for international distribution.[66][67] MVM Entertainment licensed the OVA in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[68]

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Three of Clubs"
Transcription: "Kurabu no San" (Japanese: くらぶのさん)		October 17, 2014 (2014-10-17)
2"Five of Spades"
Transcription: "Supeedo no Go" (Japanese: すぺえどのご)		December 18, 2014 (2014-12-18)
3"Seven of Hearts"
Transcription: "Haato no Nana" (Japanese: はあとのなな)		February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)

Live-action series
Main article: Alice in Borderland (TV series)

An 8-episode live-action series, produced by Netflix and directed by Shinsuke Satō, premiered on December 10, 2020 in over 190 countries worldwide simultaneously. It stars Kento Yamazaki as Ryōhei Arisu and Tao Tsuchiya as Yuzuha Usagi.[69][70] On December 24, 2020, a second season was announced.[71]

Reception

As of March 2016, the manga had 1.3 million copies in circulation.[9] Volume 11 reached the 48th place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, as of June 22, 2014, has sold 21,496 copies.[72]

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