Alice in Borderland

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***Alice in Borderland*** (今際の国のアリス, I*mawa no Kuni no Arisu*) is a Japanese science fiction thriller drama streaming television series based on the manga by Haro Aso. The series was directed by Shinsuke Sato. It stars Yamazaki Kento and Tsuchiya Tao as allies trapped in an abandoned Tokyo forced to compete in dangerous games, the type and difficulty represented by playing cards, to extend "visas" that, if expired, result in the player's execution by lasers being shot from the sky.

On September 27, 2023, the series was renewed for a third season.

## Plot

Arisu — a listless, jobless and video-game-obsessed young man—suddenly finds himself in a strange, emptied-out version of Tokyo in which he and his friends must compete in dangerous games in order to survive. In this strange world, Arisu meets Usagi, a young woman who’s navigating the games alone. Together, they set out to unravel one mystery after another as they risk their lives and confront what it means to live.

## Cast

### Main

* Kento Yamazaki as Ryōhei Arisu
* Tsuchiya Tao as Yuzuha Usagi
* Nijiro Murakami as Shuntarō Chishiya
* Aya Asahina as Hikari Kuina

### Recurring

* Yuki Morinaga as Chōta Segawa
* Keita Machida as Daikichi Karube
* Sho Aoyagi as Morizono Aguni
* Nobuaki Kaneko as Takeru Danma / Hatter
* Riisa Naka as Mira Kanō
* Yūtarō Watanabe as Kōdai Tatta
* Kina Yazaki as Momoka Inoue
* Tsuyoshi Abe as Keiichi Kuzuryū
* Yūhei Ouchida as Takuma

#### Season 1

* Shuntarō Yanagi as Takatora Samura / the Last Boss
* Ayame Misaki as Saori Shibuki
* Mizuki Yoshida as Asahi Kujō

#### Season 2

* Tomohisa Yamashita as Ginji Kyuma
* Ryōhei Shima as Sogo Shitara
* Alisa Urahama as Uta Kisaragi
* Eishin Hayashida as Takumi Maki
* Eita Okuno as Goken Kanzaki
* Hayato Isomura as Sunato Banda
* Katsuya Maiguma as Oki Yaba
* Kai Inowaki as Enji Matsushita
* Honami Satō as Kotoko Shiga
* Yuzuki Akiyama as Meisa Tokui
* Yūsaku Mori as Ippei Oki
* Yuri Tsunematsu as Akane Heiya
* Ayumi Tanida as Isao Shirabi
* Chihiro Yamamoto as Risa
* Aina Yamada as Urumi Akamaki
* Jun Hashimoto as Benzo Yashige
* Aimi Satsukawa as Hinako Daimon
* Wakato Kanematsu as Takashi Asuma
* Miyu Yagyu as Nozomi

## Production

### Development

On July 16, 2019, Netflix announced that they were creating a live-action adaptation of the manga *Alice in Borderland*, with Yoshiki Watabe, Yasuko Kuramitsu, and Shinsuke Sato writing the scripts for each episode, and Sato directing in an attempt to make the show appear as "one very, very long film". A few months later, on August 4, Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya were cast as the main characters of the series, with the pair appearing as Ryōhei Arisu and Yuzuha Usagi, respectively.

### Filming

Filming for the series began as early as August 2019, when Yamazaki was spotted during filming in Dōgenzaka, a district of Shibuya on August 8. The following day, crew members were spotted near a store in Fukutomi-cho, located in the city of Yokohama. From September 17 to 20, Yamazaki and Tsuchiya were seen filming in an apartment complex in front of Kita-Suzurandai Station, on the Shintetsu Arima Line, in the city of Kobe. According to the production company Robot Communications, the show's script was revised to "match the building layout". A scene from the first episode featuring Yamazaki's character, Arisu, meeting his friends Chōta and Karube near Tokyo's busy Shibuya Crossing, was originally supposed to be filmed inside a Starbucks. However, due to the complexity of a glass-covered set, the scene took place in front of a sign outside Shibuya Station. Furthermore, a scene taking place inside Shibuya Station, in which the main characters enter a bathroom and reemerge to an empty Tokyo, was shot in a four-minute continuous take. Extras were recruited for the series from August 9 to December 11, in various cities. The creator of the manga the series is based on, Haro Aso, was allowed to visit various sets. Filming took place in several cities and concluded in December 2019.

Filming for the second season wrapped in March 2022.

## Gallery

* Trailers and Teasers
* Promotional Posters

### Season 1

Alice in Borderland - Official Trailer - NetflixAlice in Borderland - Official Trailer -2 - NetflixAlice in Borderland - Official Teaser - Netflix
### Season 2

Alice in Borderland- Season 2 - Official Trailer - NetflixAlice in Borderland Season 2 - Super Teaser Trailer - NetflixAlice in Borderland - Season 2 in the works! - Netflix

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice\_in\_Borderland\_(TV\_series)
2. ↑ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/alice\_in\_borderland#:~:text=Series%20Info,games%20in%20order%20to%20survive.
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice\_in\_Borderland\_(TV\_series)#Main
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice\_in\_Borderland\_(TV\_series)#Recurring
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice\_in\_Borderland\_(TV\_series)#Season\_1
6. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice\_in\_Borderland\_(TV\_series)#Season\_2
7. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-08-04/kento-yamazaki-tao-tsuchiya-star-in-live-action-alice-in-borderland-series-for-netflix/.149684
8. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice\_in\_Borderland\_(TV\_series)#Development
9. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice\_in\_Borderland\_(TV\_series)#Filming