Alice in Borderland

is a Japanese manga series written and drawn by Haro Aso. The manga was first published in a Shōnen manga magazine called Shōnen Sunday S from November 2010 to March 2015. After that, it was moved to another magazine called Weekly Shōnen Sunday, where it was published until March 2016. All the chapters were later put together into 18 comic books.

​The manga also has a spin-off series called _Alice in Borderland: Retry_ and another spin-off called _Alice on Border Road_ which is about new characters in a different city.

## Plot

​The story is about a young man named Ryohei Arisu who doesn't have a job and is not happy with his life. He spends most of his time with his friends, Daikichi Karube and Chōta Segawa. One day, a mysterious light appears, and they find themselves in an empty Tokyo. They are forced to play dangerous games to survive.

​The main characters look for a place called "the Beach," which is a safe place for players led by a person called the "Mad Hatter." They believe that if they collect all the playing cards from the games, they will be able to leave.
​After a big game at "the Beach," the game masters tell the survivors that this was just the first part of the games. Now they must face even harder challenges against strong enemies called "face cards" to escape Borderland.

## Original video animation

The manga was made into a three-episode anime series called an original video animation (OVA). It was produced by Silver Link and Connect and directed by Hideki Tachibana. The first episode came with a special version of the 12th manga vol on October 17, 2014. The second episode was sold with the 13th manga vol on December 18, 2014. The third and final episode came with the 14th manga vol on February 18, 2015. The opening song is "NEXTAGE," which was performed by the Japanese girl idol group i☆Ris.

## Live action show

An eight-episode TV show was made by Netflix and directed by Shinsuke Sato. It first came out on December 10, 2020, in over 190 countries at the same time. The show stars Kento Yamazaki as Ryohei Arisu and Tao Tsuchiya as Yuzuha Usagi. In December 2020, it was announced that there would be a second season, which came out on December 22, 2022. In September 2023, it was announced that there would be a third season. It is planned to be shown on September 25, 2025, and will have a new story that is not in the manga.

## Infobox (animanga/header)

- **ja kanji**: 今際の国のアリス
- **ja romaji**: Imawa no Kuni no Arisu


## Infobox (animanga/print)

- **type**: manga
- **author**: Haro Aso
- **publisher**: Shogakukan
- **imprint**: Shōnen Sunday Comics
- **first**: November 25, 2010
- **last**: March 2, 2016
- **volumes**: 18


## Infobox (animanga/print)

- **type**: manga
- **title**: Alice in Borderland: Side Stories
- **author**: Haro Aso
- **publisher**: Shogakukan
- **magazine**: Weekly Shōnen Sunday
- **first**: July 11, 2012
- **last**: February 4, 2015


## Infobox (animanga/video)

- **type**: ova
- **director**: Hideki Tachibana
- **writer**: Ryōsuke Nakamura
- **music**: Hiroaki Tsutsumi
- **first**: October 17, 2014
- **last**: February 18, 2015
- **episodes**: 3


## Infobox (animanga/print)

- **type**: manga
- **title**: Alice on Border Road
- **author**: Haro Aso
- **illustrator**: Takayoshi Kuroda
- **publisher**: Shogakukan
- **imprint**: Sunday GX Comics
- **magazine**: Monthly Sunday Gene-X
- **first**: August 19, 2015
- **last**: February 19, 2018
- **volumes**: 8


## Infobox (animanga/print)

- **type**: manga
- **title**: Alice in Borderland: Retry
- **author**: Haro Aso
- **publisher**: Shogakukan
- **imprint**: Shōnen Sunday Comics
- **magazine**: Weekly Shōnen Sunday
- **first**: October 14, 2020
- **last**: January 20, 2021
- **volumes**: 2


## Infobox (animanga/other)

- **title**: Live-action series
- **content**: * Alice in Borderland (TV series), _Alice in Borderland_ (2020)


## Infobox (animanga/footer)

- **portal**: yes