Some interesting facts you should know about Netflix’s Alice in Borderland

Alice in Borderland has been one of Netflix’s most popular programs in the past year, and for good reason: it’s well-written and has captured people all across the world. According to the official summary on Netflix, Alice in Borderland is about an idle gamer and his two pals who end up in a parallel Tokyo where they must compete in a series of sadistic games to survive. The series is based on the same-named popular sci-fi thriller manga. The story has a lot of parallelisms with Lewis Carroll’s tale Alice in Wonderland published in 1865 and also with another Netflix hit show; the 2021 South Korean drama Squid Game. This live-action version of Alice in Wonderland has exceeded fan’s expectations

It is based off a famous manga

Alice in Borderland, like many other renowned series such as Battle Royale and Attack on Titan, is a real-life recreation of the popular Japanese manga of the same name. The manga was written and illustrated by Haro Asu and initially appeared in Shogakukan’s Shonen Sunday S magazine, a manga comics publication that lasted from November 2010 to March 2015.

Following that, in April 2015, the serial was relocated to Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine, where it remained until March 2016. The series was eventually collected into 18 volumes, and gained enormous acclaim in Japan. The Netflix show also did incredibly well.

Character names parallel Alice in Wonderland characters

Alice in Borderland is inspired by Alice in Wonderland, with characters named after characters from Lewis Carroll. The main character Arisu’s name is the Japanese pronunciation of the name Alice. Others include Usagi, which translates to rabbit in Japanese, Chishiya, referencing the Cheshire Cat, Mira, which means “queen of”, and Hatter, the Mad hatter.

While some of these connections are obvious, others, such as Kuina as the Caterpillar, have sparked debate, given caterpillars are connected with the process of transformation and she is transgender. Furthermore, the Caterpillar is always smoking a hookah, just as Kuina is always smoking a cigarette.

Arisu’s knowledge of geometry helped him in the games

Japanese films are often recognized for their complex plotlines, particularly in live-action adaptations of popular Japanese manga. Every scene, even the most ordinary, is important to the plot and often contains small elements for viewers to notice. Hardcore fans need to pay attention to all the hidden clues and Easter eggs that will give the story more substance.

While the slow pan shots of books about geometry and a magazine about vehicles in Arisu’s room may have seemed a little draggy at first, it becomes clear that this foreshadows the reason why he was able to complete the first game.

There are roughly 30 new people entering Borderland every day

The ID numbers of players were revealed to us during the series, which is easy to overlook. The numbers of the major characters on display in episode three’s dreadful sheep-and-wolf game suggested that the IDs are issued based on when they initially enter the game’s dimension.

According to Shibuki’s ID and the amount of days she’d been in Borderland, about 30 new players joined each day. When Usagi plays bingo in episode seven, we also see a list of ID numbers. Based on this, we may estimate that around 500 gamers have entered Borderland as of the end of the episode.