ALICE IN BORDERLAND: From Manga to Live Action Series on Netflix

"Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya star in this new series directed by Shinsuke Sato. Suddenly thrown into a mysterious world, they must take on games in order to survive."

With "GANTZ" popped immediately into mind (I couldn't remember any more "impossible role playing games in alternate realities", humans yet again are to play in video game-like impossible settings fuelled by super-natural unexplainable situations and circumstances (The missing populace was straight out of "Ghostwire: Tokyo" for me), and I am all for it! Billed as a "Netflix Original" series (read more below), "Alice in Borderland" starts December 10th, only on Netflix!


Directed by Shinsuke Sato, written by Yasuko Kuramitsu, Shinsuke Sato, and Haro Aso (manga) - ALICE IN BORDERLAND is based on manga series "Imawa no Kuni no Arisu" written and illustrated by Haro Aso (published from 2010 to 2015 in magazine Shonen Sunday Super and published from 2015 to 2016 in magazine Weekly Shonen Sunday / Info Source). "Alice in Borderland" was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) in 2014 (Info Source).

MANGA PLOT: "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 Borderland, they must play games to survive." (Wiki)

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