50 Fun Facts About Alice in Borderland
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Take the 50-question quizWho wrote and illustrated the Alice in Borderland manga?
He also visited the sets of the Netflix adaptation during filming.
Who directed the Netflix series?
He had previously worked with composer Yutaka Yamada on Bleach and Kingdom.
Who plays Ryohei Arisu?
He and his co-star were cast in August 2019, a few weeks after the project was announced.
Which character does Tao Tsuchiya play?
Usagi is a mountain climber who arrived in the Borderland shortly after her father's death.
The type and difficulty of each game is shown by what?
Cards use the French suits, and winning extends a player's visa.
What happens to a player whose visa expires?
Winning a Five of Hearts game, for instance, adds five days to the visa.
In which city is the empty parallel world set?
The manga spin-off Alice on Border Road moves a different Arisu to a desolate Kyoto.
On what date did the first season premiere on Netflix?
It launched in 190 countries and reached the top ten in nearly 40 territories.
How soon after its premiere was the series renewed for a second season?
Netflix announced the renewal on December 24, 2020.
When did the third and final season premiere?
Netflix confirmed in January 2026 that it was the show's last.
Which two survival films did critics most often compare the show to?
Battle Royale (2000) and Cube (1997) came up repeatedly in reviews.
Who composed the show's score?
It was performed by the FILMharmonic Orchestra of Prague.
Which ensemble performed the score?
The recurring song "Good Times" was by Jan Erik Nilsson.
The Shibuya Crossing scenes were mainly shot where?
The Ashikaga Scramble City Studio set, 100 km from Tokyo, was also used for Detective Chinatown 3.
Which film was shot at the same Ashikaga studio set during the same period?
Everything but the road and the east ticket gate was added with computer graphics.
The scene where the trio leave a station bathroom to find Tokyo empty was shot how?
The meeting outside Shibuya Station replaced a planned Starbucks interior.
In which city did an apartment complex force a script rewrite to match its layout?
Filming there ran from September 17 to 20, 2019, near Kita-Suzurandai Station.
Which country's animation studio built the tiger in episode 5?
Oscar winner Erik-Jan de Boer supervised Anibrain's work on it.
Which Japanese VFX house led the international effects collaboration?
Teams from Singapore, the United States and India joined in.
Which animal, built with effects after zoo visits, appears in the flooded underpass episode?
The flooding itself was planned with previsualisations.
Who plays the sly, quiet player Shuntaro Chishiya?
Before the Borderland, Chishiya was a medical student.
What was Hikari Kuina's job before the Borderland?
She is skilled in karate and, in season 3, helps at her father's karate school.
What was Rizuna Ann's profession before the Borderland?
She worked for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and wins games through rational thinking.
What is the Beach?
Dozens of players live there while its leader tries to collect every playing card.
What is the Hatter's goal?
Chishiya and Kuina try to steal his deck, believing it would send them home.
What is the violent Beach faction led by Aguni called?
Niragi and the Last Boss belong to it.
Which face card is Mira Kano revealed to be?
She is the last enemy Arisu and Usagi face in the Borderland.
Keiichi Kuzuryu, a former lawyer, turns out to be which face card?
Chishiya plays his game in season 2.
Who plays the band frontman and King of Clubs, Ginji Kyuma?
His game, Osmosis, is played against Arisu's group.
What is the King of Clubs' game called?
The King of Clubs is the only gamemaster Arisu deeply respects.
What was the King of Spades, Isao Shirabi, before the Borderland?
His game has him hunting players across the city.
Akane Heiya, the archer, lost her foot in which game?
She later works with Aguni and, in season 3, has become an influencer.
What is Karube's job in the Netflix series?
He was about to propose to a co-worker who was secretly involved with his boss.
In which game does Chota badly burn his leg?
The injury slows the group down while he recovers.
Who plays the Watchman, the intermediator who oversees the Borderland, in season 3?
In the manga the same figure appears as the Joker who asks whether he looks like a god or a devil.
In season 3, who coaxes Usagi back into the Borderland?
Kento Kaku plays the professor obsessed with the afterlife, who later sacrifices himself.
What profession does Arisu take up after surviving the Joker games?
He returns to the real world with Usagi after defeating the Joker.
How many manga chapters did the first season cover, according to critics?
That left 33 chapters untouched for later seasons.
What was the short celebratory manga Haro Aso launched in October 2020 called?
It ran in Weekly Shonen Sunday until January 2021 and filled two volumes.
What Rotten Tomatoes approval rating did season 1 hold?
Season 2 scored higher at 91% from nine reviews.
How many households had watched season 1 a month after release?
The show did better in Asia and Europe than in North America.
How many tankobon volumes collect the original manga?
Its 65 chapters ran from 2010 to 2016 across two Shogakukan magazines.
In which magazine did the manga begin serialisation in November 2010?
It moved to Weekly Shonen Sunday in April 2015 for its final year.
What is the first game Arisu and his friends play in the manga?
It tests their knowledge under threat of flames bursting from the floor.
Which Wonderland figure is Chishiya's nickname in the manga?
Usagi is the Rabbit, Kuina the Caterpillar and Banda the Bandersnatch.
Which manga character was never adapted into the Netflix series?
The middle-schooler nicknamed the Dodo Bird partners with Aguni and Akane in the manga.
How many episodes did the original video animation have?
Each came bundled with a limited-edition manga volume between October 2014 and February 2015.
Which idol group performed the OVA opening theme "NEXTAGE"?
Silver Link and Connect produced the OVA under director Hideki Tachibana.
Which publisher licensed the manga for English release in 2021?
It came out in nine two-in-one volumes from 2022 to 2024.
Which game makes Arisu's friends sacrifice themselves in the manga?
Karube, Chota and Shibuki all give their lives so Arisu survives.
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