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Alice in Borderland

Alice in Borderland

20147.01 Season3 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Arisu, Karube, and Segawa, a trio of highschool delinquents, 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 Borderlands, they must play games to survive.

Created by Ryosuke Nakamura
Written by Ryosuke Nakamura
Produced by Hiro Torimitsu

Top Cast

Maaya Sakamoto

Maaya Sakamoto

Saori Shibuki (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai

Takahiro Sakurai

Shuntarou Chishiya (voice)

Tatsuhisa Suzuki

Tatsuhisa Suzuki

Daikichi Karube (voice)

Tsubasa Yonaga

Tsubasa Yonaga

Chouta Segawa (voice)

Minako Kotobuki

Minako Kotobuki

Yuzuha Usagi (voice)

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Ryouhei Arisu (voice)

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Themes & Keywords

supernaturaltokyo, japangameparallel worldanimeoriginal video animation (ova)psychologicaldeath gamealternative tokyoforced participation

About Alice in Borderland

Alice in Borderland is a action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, animation series that first aired in 2014 exploring themes of supernatural, tokyo, japan, game, parallel world, anime, original video animation (ova). Created by Ryosuke Nakamura, it stars Maaya Sakamoto, Takahiro Sakurai, Tatsuhisa Suzuki. Arisu, Karube, and Segawa, a trio of highschool delinquents, 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 Borderlands, they must play games to survive.

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