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.

 Volumes 
 Alice in Borderland 

 Alice on Border Road 

 Alice in Borderland: Retry 

 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.

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