Imawa no Kuni no Alice (Alice in Borderland)

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English: Alice in Borderland

Japanese: 今際の国のアリス

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 18

Chapters: 87

Status: Finished

Published: Nov 25, 2010 to Mar 2, 2016

Genres: Action, Horror, Shounen, Supernatural, Psychological

Authors: Aso, Haro (Story & Art)

Serialization: Shounen Sunday Super

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Score: 8.38¹ (scored by 11,467 users)

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Ranked: #187²

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Popularity: #339

Members: 31,079

Favorites: 1,526

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MangaShounen Sunday SuperAso, Haro (Story & Art)

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Synopsis

Feeling unsettled about the future, high school student Ryouhei Arisu often escapes the reality of life. After hanging out at a bar, Arisu and his best friends, Daikichi Karube and Chouta Segawa, wait for the first train to arrive in the morning. Suddenly, a colorful array of fireworks set off in the sky, and an enormous blinding firework renders them unconscious.

The trio finds themselves back at the bar covered in dust, discovering that the city has become a barren wasteland. But instead of being worried, Arisu feels alive for the very first time in his life and relishes the freedom of this lifeless city. However, his bliss is cut short when the group rashly enters a festival venue. Seeing its delicacies and lively ambiance, they think the place is a dream; unbeknownst to them, it will be the setting for their first deadly game.

Together with his friends, Arisu slowly enters the mysterious area known as the Borderland—an unknown country where every game puts their lives at stake, and a single misstep can lead to their demise.

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Background

Imawa no Kuni no Alice was first serialized on Shokugakan's Shounen Sunday S from November 25, 2010 to March 25, 2015. The serialization was moved to Weekly Shounen Sunday on April 8, 2015 and ended on March 2, 2016.

The manga also received a live-action adaptation with eight episodes directed by Shinsuke Satou and produced by Netflix.

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Related Manga

Spin-off:	Imawa no Michi no Alice
Adaptation:	Imawa no Kuni no Alice, Imawa no Kuni no Alice (OVA)
Sequel:	Imawa no Kuni no Alice Retry

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Characters

Arisu, Ryouhei

Main

Usagi, Yuzuha

Main

Chishiya, Shuntarou

Supporting

Kanou, Mira

Supporting

Kuina, Hikari

Supporting

Suguru, Niragi

Supporting

Kuzuryuu, Keiichi

Supporting

Karube, Daikichi

Supporting

Segawa, Chouta

Supporting

Ginji, Kyuuma

Supporting

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Mar 15, 2017

87 of 87 chapters read

Overall Rating: 9

ValtElf (All reviews)

55 people found this review helpful

What do you live for?

Neither the question nor the answer to it might particularly interest you, yet reading this manga's attempts at trying to give you answers to this very question can still be a great investment of your time.
The name might strike you as very odd, "Alice" from Disney and in"the borderlands"? Will there be over-the-top humor and a little girl protagonist or what?

Audiences:
Borderlands primarily targets 2 kinds of audiences.
The first one being people who enjoy to read manga with games of life and death and an abundance of characters that make these sort of games interesting to spectate.
The second one are people read more

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Jan 14, 2018

87 of 87 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

PlasmaBean (All reviews)

28 people found this review helpful

This is the best survival manga and overall manga I've ever read. I'm not the type of writing reviews, and I don't even know if someone will read this, but I just wanted to put in words my thoughts about this work.

If you like survival games, this is for you. If you like reflecting, this is for you. If you want a mix of happiness, surprise, anger, sadness and greatness, this is for you. Everyone has different tastes, but I don't know a person I wouldn't recommend this work to. This is truly a masterpiece that, beyonds giving you pleasure, changes the way you view read more

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Jul 29, 2019

87 of 87 chapters read

Overall Rating: 9

a9ron (All reviews)

9 people found this review helpful

*This review will contain minimal spoilers for interested readers.

"Why do you think you're alive?"

Imawa no Kuni no Alice (今際の国のアリス), also known as Alice in Borderland, is a beautiful, psychological manga that primarily focuses on themes such as human nature, changing one's path, and most importantly, life. It is inherently able to provoke readers in protruding thoughts around the meaning of life and how far and willingly we can define what life is. Is life what you make it? Is life simply us being born? Questions like these is what the author attempts to evoke from us readers.

STORY - 8/10:
You most likely have already read the synopsis written for Alice in Borderland. It is about our main character who sees fireworks with his friends late at night and are randomly stuck in this post-apocalyptic world where they play games based on a card value and ranking. Hearts - Psychological; Diamonds - Intelligence; Spades - Physical; and Clubs - Balanced/Cooperation. The higher the card value, the more difficult the game is. Thus our protagonist and friends are left to find a way back to their original world and answer to why they are here, but what makes the story so charming is how pleasant everything plays out. Sure, we've already seen similar stories based on survival game-like genres but this story in particular really hooks the reader is how immersive the entire story is. It never gets boring or dull to read and manages to keep everything interesting and well-paced for a survival manga.

ART - 8.5/10:
The art is an enjoyable treat for the eyes as the manga progresses along with the author's form and art style for this particular manga. It is delicate, yet rough enough to illustrate different meanings during scenarios. Character art is excellent and the author's attention here is definitely evident. If a character is upset, you're able to really feel the intensity in their anger with every stroke in the panel. The background art surrounding characters is beautifully done and readers are able to visualize the story easily. There's enough details that any less or more would take away meaning behind what's happening during a situation.

CHARACTERS - 10/10:
In my opinion, this is where the manga truly shines and it is easily seen throughout the story. There is considerable raw development in not only our protagonist but in many characters. We're able to understand their pasts and how this world affects who they will and have become after experiencing traumatic moments. Arisu, the protagonsit, is a somewhat underachiever in life who doesn't get great grades and is always being compared to his genius, younger brother. But one game after another, we see how much he changes and the journey of him finding the answer to this world. I don't necessarily want to give out too much about the characters but most of them are great.

ENJOYMENT - 9/10:
This manga is one a kind and I really enjoyed it from start to finish. It was well-paced and always kept me reading and wanting me to know more. There are twists, psychological warfare, intense action, outstandingly wits and cleverness, and amazing teamwork all blended into one fulfilling manga.

OVERALL - 9/10:
In the end, I believe anyone reading this review should check out this manga if you came this far. It really starts to pick up the pace after a few chapters in, but if it's not exactly your tastes then that's okay because that's also what life's about.

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Jul 29, 2016

87 of 87 chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

Reviaanime (All reviews)

15 people found this review helpful

The manga is based on a high school student who is about to face the tomorrow of independance,he makes a wish that brings him in a world of joy at the start,but good things may not last long.
He and his friends face the cruel reality of this dreamy world...a place where the strongest survive.The manga is well written with a great variety of characters and some quiet cunning thinking,I really love it so far I am looking forward finishing it.Whoever looks into it and they are in for survival they are not going to regret it!
Although everything good has it's cons as well.There is read more

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