During the TUDUM, the first teaser of season 2 of Alice in Borderland was launched.
which sees the return of Kento Yamazaki (Arisu) and Tao Tsuchiya (Usagi).
The plot:
The deserted Shibuya of the first season gives way to a devastated and overgrown Shibuya in the second season, where Arisu and Usagi must uncover the mysteries of Borderland to return to their own world. Don’t miss a second of this action-packed, twist-packed survival game!
The cast:
Confirmed the return of: Kento Yamazaki (Arisu), Tao Tsuchiya (Usagi), Nijirō Murakami (Cheshire / Chishiya), Ayaka Miyoshi (Ann); Dori Sakurada (Niragi), Aya Asahina (Kuina), Shō Aoyagi (Aguni) and Riisa Naka (Mira).
They are joined by: Yutaro Watanabe and Tsuyoshi Abe .
Yuri Tsunematsu (left) as Heiya a high schooler with excellent survival skills who stops at nothing to survive, but who also has a compassionate side. Tomohisa Yamashita (center) is the Kyūma “King of Clubs” who organizes a series of games; Hayato Isomura (right) plays Band, appears in the game of Jack of Hearts, is an ambiguous-looking dude and is adept with words.
Kai Inowaki is Matsushita, Katsuya Maiguma plays Yaba a self-confident man with a strong desire for control; Honami Satō takes on the role of Kotoko who is controlled by Yaba and trusts him blindly.
Directed by Shinsuke Satō (live-action Bleach, Kingdom films; Oblivion Island). The screenplay is the work of Satō , Yoshiki Watabe and Yasuko Kuramitsu .
The manga
The series is based on the Japanese comic of the same name Imawa no Kuni no Alice by Haro Aso published by J-Pop in Italy.
Ryōhei Arisu (Arisu has the same pronunciation as Alice in Japanese) will soon have to drop out of high school, but is trying to avoid thinking about her future. Late one night when he is hanging out with his friends, the tough Karube and the fool, crazy for Chota girls, see fireworks.
After a blinding and bright explosion, they awaken in another world.
In this “border”, people are forced to participate in potentially deadly games or simply to die. Will Chota, Karube and Ryouhei be able to survive in this dangerous new world? Will there be a way to go back to their original lives?
Published in Weekly Shonen Sunday S magazine since 2010, and then moved to Weekly Shonen Sunday in March 2015, it was concluded the following year. It was collected in 18 volumes.
Spin off
From October 2014 to February 2015, the spin-off Alice in Borderland: Chi no Kyokuchi – Daiya no King-hen was published in the Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine .
While from August 2015 to February 2018 the spin-off Imawa no Michi no Alice designed by Takayoshi Kuroda was published in Monthly Sunday GX magazine . On October 14, a new spin-off was launched: I mawa no Kuni no Alice Retry ( Alice in Borderland Retry ) also by Aso.
作画は引退したつもりだったけど、Netflixさんでの実写ドラマ化を記念して、10月14日発売の週刊少年サンデーにて、「今際の国のアリスRETRY」が週刊連載スタートします！
約5年ぶりの連載で当時のペンタッチとか覚えてないんで、アリス誰？ってくらい画風とか変わってるかもですがそこはご愛嬌でw pic.twitter.com/kdzJwNKQWe— 麻生羽呂@「ゾン100」11巻6/17！「野湯ガール」2巻6/10発売！ (@asoharoo) October 7, 2020
On Twitter, the author explained that he wanted to retire completely five years ago, but is drawing the new manga to celebrate the Netflix series . He added that since five years have passed since Alice in Borderland ended , he has forgotten how to hold the stylus, concluding that his style has changed but he finds it cute.
