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** Akane takes this to rather absurd levels when [[spoiler:she absorbs half a clip of assault rifle fire to the torso at point-blank range and yet manages to not only survive for several hours but crawl a block away to find Aguni]].

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** Akane takes this to rather absurd levels when [[spoiler:she absorbs half a clip magazine of assault rifle fire to the torso at point-blank range and yet manages to not only survive for several hours but crawl a block away to find Aguni]].
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The first season was released worldwide on 10 December 2020. A second season was released in December of 2022. The show was picked up for a third season in September 2023, with no release date yet announced.

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The first season was released worldwide on 10 December 2020. A 2020, with a second season was released in December of 2022. The show was picked up for a third season in September 2023, with no release date yet announced.

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''Alice in Borderland'' (今際の国のアリス; ''Imawa no Kuni no Arisu'') is a Creator/{{Netflix}} science fiction/horror/thriller Japanese television series, based on the ''Magazine/ShonenSunday'' [[Manga/AliceInBorderland manga]] of the same name. Its core premise is that Tokyo has been almost entirely depopulated and those few who remain must play sadistic and violent "games" in order to survive. It stars Creator/KentoYamazaki as Ryōhei Arisu and Tao Tsuchiya as Yuzuha Usagi. The first season was released worldwide on 10 December 2020. A second season was released in December of 2022. The show was picked up for a third season in September 2023, with no release date yet announced.

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''Alice in Borderland'' (今際の国のアリス; ''Imawa no Kuni no Arisu'') is a Creator/{{Netflix}} science fiction/horror/thriller Japanese television series, based on the ''Magazine/ShonenSunday'' [[Manga/AliceInBorderland manga]] of the same name. Its core premise is that Tokyo has been almost entirely depopulated and those few who remain must play sadistic and violent "games" in order to survive. It stars Creator/KentoYamazaki as Ryōhei Arisu and Tao Tsuchiya as Yuzuha Usagi. Usagi.

The first season was released worldwide on 10 December 2020. A second season was released in December of 2022. The show was picked up for a third season in September 2023, with no release date yet announced.
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''Alice in Borderland'' (今際の国のアリス; ''Imawa no Kuni no Arisu'') is a Creator/{{Netflix}} science fiction/horror/thriller Japanese television series, based on the ''Magazine/ShonenSunday'' [[Manga/AliceInBorderland manga]] of the same name. Its core premise is that Tokyo has been almost entirely depopulated and those few who remain must play sadistic and violent "games" in order to survive. It stars Creator/KentoYamazaki as Ryōhei Arisu and Tao Tsuchiya as Yuzuha Usagi. The first season was released worldwide on 10 December 2020. A second season was released in December of 2022.

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''Alice in Borderland'' (今際の国のアリス; ''Imawa no Kuni no Arisu'') is a Creator/{{Netflix}} science fiction/horror/thriller Japanese television series, based on the ''Magazine/ShonenSunday'' [[Manga/AliceInBorderland manga]] of the same name. Its core premise is that Tokyo has been almost entirely depopulated and those few who remain must play sadistic and violent "games" in order to survive. It stars Creator/KentoYamazaki as Ryōhei Arisu and Tao Tsuchiya as Yuzuha Usagi. The first season was released worldwide on 10 December 2020. A second season was released in December of 2022.
2022. The show was picked up for a third season in September 2023, with no release date yet announced.
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* HellSeeker: After torturing a man who [[BungledSuicide tried and failed to kill himself]], Niragi limps away, stating that he has every intention dying very soon, and going straight to Hell.
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* AdaptationalAngstDowngrade: In the manga, [[spoiler:Arisu completely swears off the games after defeating the King of Clubs due to his guilt over his complicity in Tatta's death by crushing Tatta's hand, with Tatta's permission, so that his bracelet could be taken off (which allowed Arisu's team to win and survive). Arisu's guilt is so great that he doesn't play another game until the final game against the Queen of Hearts.]] Comparatively, in the show, [[Tatta crushes his hand without Arisu's help, so Arisu lacks the guilt he has in the manga. Because of this, he continues to help win games and is involved in both the King and Queen of Spades games, which he had zero involvement with in the manga.]]

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* AdaptationalAngstDowngrade: In the manga, [[spoiler:Arisu completely swears off the games after defeating the King of Clubs due to his guilt over his complicity in Tatta's death by crushing Tatta's hand, with Tatta's permission, so that his bracelet could be taken off (which allowed Arisu's team to win and survive). Arisu's guilt is so great that he doesn't play another game until the final game against the Queen of Hearts.]] Comparatively, in the show, [[Tatta [[spoiler:Tatta crushes his hand without Arisu's help, so Arisu lacks the guilt he has in the manga. Because of this, he continues to help win games and is involved in both the King and Queen of Spades games, which he had zero involvement with in the manga.]]
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* AdaptationalAngstDowngrade: In the manga, [[spoiler:Arisu completely swears off the games after defeating the King of Clubs due to his guilt over his complicity in Tatta's death by crushing Tatta's hand, with Tatta's permission, so that his bracelet could be taken off (which allowed Arisu's team to win and survive). Arisu's guilt is so great that he doesn't play another game until the final game against the Queen of Hearts.]] Comparatively, in the show, [[Tatta crushes his hand without Arisu's help, so Arisu lacks the guilt he has in the manga. Because of this, he continues to help win games and is involved in both the King and Queen of Spades games, which he had zero involvement with in the manga.]]
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* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: Averted. Of the 52 cards in the deck, the main protagonists only directly participate in a vast minority of the games. In Season 2, [[spoiler: the main characters are only directly involved in six of the twelve face card games, with on-screen appearances of other unnamed players defeating the other dealers.]]

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* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: Averted. Of Played straighter than the 52 cards in the deck, the main protagonists only directly participate in a vast minority of the games. In Season 2, [[spoiler: the main characters are only directly manga. While not involved in six of EVERY game, Arisu is involved in almost every game to fully play out onscreen, including the twelve face card games, marathon game in the tunnel and the lightbulb game. This is semi-downplayed in season 2. Arisu does take part in games he was uninvolved with on-screen appearances of other unnamed players defeating in the other dealers.]]manga, specifically [[spoiler:the King and Queen of Spades games]], but doesn't take part in every game onscreen. However, instead Chishiya takes part in a game that in the manga was something of a one-off involving no recurring characters.
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** Chishiya gets this in season 2. Compared to the manga where his backstory reveals he has always been a functioning sociopath, in the show he was once an idealist who was broken by his corrupt boss. Incidently, this changes his relation with [[spoiler:the King of Diamonds. Instead of being polar opposites, they are instead very similar to the point that the King chooses to lose so Chishiya can live.]]
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* WhamShot: After the discovery of [[spoiler: the murder at the Beach]], the screen in the lobby gleefully lights up with the message for the residents: "Difficulty: [[spoiler:[[TheDreaded Ten]] [[MassOhCrap of Hearts]]]]"
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* CuteButPsycho: Urumi in the Jack&hearts game. For all the friendly charm she exudes, she's quite eager to kill somebody in each round.

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* CuteButPsycho: Urumi in the Jack&hearts Jack♥ game. For all the friendly charm she exudes, she's quite eager to kill somebody in each round.
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* AssholeVictim: The biker in the Jack♥ game is the first to die, and boy howdy did he deserve it.

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* AssholeVictim: The biker in the Jack♥ game is the first to die, and boy howdy did does he deserve it.

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* AssholeVictim: The biker in the Jack♥ game is the first to die, and boy howdy did he deserve it.



* CuteButPsycho: Urumi in the Jack of Hearts game. For all the friendly charm she exudes, she's quite eager to kill somebody in each round.

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* CuteButPsycho: Urumi in the Jack of Hearts Jack&hearts game. For all the friendly charm she exudes, she's quite eager to kill somebody in each round.
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** Season 2 appears to be ending with [[spoiler: TheReveal that everything the characters had been through was all just a DyingDream, one that they've now woken up from...until the camera focuses on a stack of playing cards on an outdoor table, which blow away to reveal a joker card, seemingly hinting that this "reality" is an illusion and the players are still stuck in the games.]]

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** Season 2 appears to be ending with [[spoiler: TheReveal that everything the characters had been through was all just a DyingDream, one that they've now woken up from...until the camera focuses on a stack of playing cards on an outdoor table, which blow away to reveal a joker card, seemingly hinting that this "reality" is an illusion and the players are still stuck in the games.games (though this could also refer on life itself is a game).]]
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* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: Averted. Of the 52 cards in the deck, the main protagonists are only involved clearing in a vast minority of the games. In Season 2, [[spoiler: the main characters are only directly involved in six of the twelve face card games, with on-screen appearances of other unnamed players defeating the other dealers.]]

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* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: Averted. Of the 52 cards in the deck, the main protagonists are only involved clearing directly participate in a vast minority of the games. In Season 2, [[spoiler: the main characters are only directly involved in six of the twelve face card games, with on-screen appearances of other unnamed players defeating the other dealers.]]
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* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: Averted. Of the 52 cards in the deck, the main protagonists are only involved clearing in a vast minority of the games. In Season 2, the main characters are only directly involved in six of the twelve face card games, with on-screen appearances of other unnamed players defeating the other dealers.

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* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: Averted. Of the 52 cards in the deck, the main protagonists are only involved clearing in a vast minority of the games. In Season 2, [[spoiler: the main characters are only directly involved in six of the twelve face card games, with on-screen appearances of other unnamed players defeating the other dealers.]]
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* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: Averted. Of the 52 cards in the deck, the main protagonists are only involved clearing in a vast minority of the games. In Season 2, the main characters are only directly involved in six of the sixteen face card games, with on-screen appearances of other unnamed players defeating the other dealers.

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* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: Averted. Of the 52 cards in the deck, the main protagonists are only involved clearing in a vast minority of the games. In Season 2, the main characters are only directly involved in six of the sixteen twelve face card games, with on-screen appearances of other unnamed players defeating the other dealers.
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* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: Averted. Of the 52 cards in the deck, the main protagonists are only involved clearing in a vast minority of the games. In Season 2, the main characters are only directly involved in six of the sixteen face card games, with on-screen appearances of other unnamed players defeating the other dealers.
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* CuteButPsycho: Urumi in the Jack of Hearts game. For all the friendly charm she exudes, she's quite eager to kill somebody in each round.
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* FlawlessVictory: [[spoiler: Q♠ ''Checkmate'', which Arisu and Usagi are able to successfully flip into a 19-1 clean sweep for the players (including the Queen's initial teammates), leading ([[FaceDeathWithDignity with the exception of the Queen herself]]) to possibly the only EverybodyLives result in the entire Borderlands games.]]
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* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler: Karube, Chouta and Saori are introduced as the main supporting cast members beside Arisu, but all shockingly die at once in [[WhamEpisode Episode 3]].]]
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* HellIsThatNoise: The zeppelins of the face cards in the second round emanate a loud mechanical drone that adds a degree of dread to the more difficult series of games, particularly for the [[TheDreaded King of Spades]], whose zeppelin serves as a looming OhCrap button to every player in the Borderlands when it appears.


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** [[spoiler: Tatta mangles his hand to remove his bracelet as a last ditch plan to help Arisu score the final points needed to achieve victory to save everyone in the closing minutes of the King of Clubs game before he bleeds out shortly after.]]
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** In [[spoiler:J&heats; ''Solidary Confinement'', three contestants are teased as the Jack: the candy-chomping lolita girl, the male conman, and the serial killer. None of them turn out to be the culprit]].

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** In [[spoiler:J&heats; [[spoiler:J♥ ''Solidary Confinement'', three contestants are teased as the Jack: the candy-chomping lolita girl, the male conman, and the serial killer. None of them turn out to be the culprit]].
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** In [[spoiler: 10♥ ''Witch Hunt'' a girl Momoka is found dead with a knife in her chest, with the whole Beach cordoned off and everyone inside having two hours to find the "Witch" responsible. In truth there's no killer, Momaka committed suicide and is herself the "Witch" so with enough calm analysis and thought absolutely no one had to die, but with the recent regime change putting the likes of the bitterly destructive Aguni in charge violence was largely inevitable.]]

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** In [[spoiler: 10♥ ''Witch Hunt'' a girl Momoka is found dead with a knife in her chest, with the whole Beach cordoned off and everyone inside having two hours to find the "Witch" responsible. In truth there's no killer, Momaka committed suicide and is herself the "Witch" so with enough calm analysis and thought absolutely no one had to die, but with the recent regime change putting the likes of the bitterly destructive Aguni in charge violence was largely inevitable. In retrospect, the game being called "WitchHunt" should have been a clue.]]

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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Displayed early on by Arisu in the 3♣ game and most of the succeeding games [[spoiler:except tragically for the ♥]]. Chishiya later gets to show off his own intellect as well when he [[spoiler: figures out where Hatter was keeping the cards (and manipulates Arisu into getting caught looking in a fake location so that he can go after the real location), and later when he figures out a seemingly random doodle was actually a map of the subway system]].

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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: AwesomenessByAnalysis:
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Displayed early on by Arisu in the 3♣ game and most of the succeeding games [[spoiler:except tragically for the ♥]]. 7♥]].
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Chishiya later gets to show off his own intellect as well when he [[spoiler: figures out where Hatter was keeping the cards (and manipulates Arisu into getting caught looking in a fake location so that he can go after the real location), and later when he figures out a seemingly random doodle was actually a map of the subway system]].



* CliffHanger: Season 1 ends right after the end of [[spoiler:the 10♥ game and the existence of the Citizens is revealed]].

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Season 1 ends right after the end of [[spoiler:the 10♥ game and the existence of the Citizens is revealed]].



* FromNobodyToNightmare: The Last Boss is revealed to have been a shut-in during his previous life.

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* FromNobodyToNightmare: The Last Boss Boss, who is one of Aguni's top lackey, is revealed to have been a shut-in during his previous life.



* PutThemAllOutOfMyMisery: [[spoiler: During the 10♥ ''Witch Hunt'' game, Aguni encourages everyone to kill each other, because he both has a death wish for having killed Hatter, and blames everyone else for feeding his egomania to the point that Aguni had to kill him. As Arisu puts it, he wants to take everyone down with him.]]

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* PutThemAllOutOfMyMisery: [[spoiler: During the [[spoiler:During 10♥ ''Witch Hunt'' game, Hunt'', Aguni encourages everyone to kill each other, because he both has a death wish for having killed Hatter, and blames everyone else for feeding his egomania to the point that Aguni had to kill him. As Arisu puts it, he wants to take everyone down with him.]]



** In the [[spoiler:Jack of Hearts game, three contestants are teased as the Jack: the candy-chomping schoolgirl, the male conman, and the serial killer. None of them turn out to be the culprit]].

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** In the [[spoiler:Jack of Hearts game, [[spoiler:J&heats; ''Solidary Confinement'', three contestants are teased as the Jack: the candy-chomping schoolgirl, lolita girl, the male conman, and the serial killer. None of them turn out to be the culprit]].
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* {{Hikikomori}}: Takatora is revealed to have been one of these before the events of the series. He would stay isolated in his room, ignoring his mother and spending his time writing lengthy blog posts that no one else read. After being transported to the alternate version of Tokyo, participating in the deadly games transformed him, leading him to become a trained killer.
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** Season 2 seemingly ends with [[spoiler: TheReveal that everything the characters had been through was all just a DyingDream that they've woken up from...until the camera focuses on a stack of playing cards on an outdoor table, which blow away to reveal a joker card, seemingly hinting that this "reality" is an illusion and is part of another game.]]

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** Season 2 seemingly ends appears to be ending with [[spoiler: TheReveal that everything the characters had been through was all just a DyingDream DyingDream, one that they've now woken up from...until the camera focuses on a stack of playing cards on an outdoor table, which blow away to reveal a joker card, seemingly hinting that this "reality" is an illusion and is part of another game.the players are still stuck in the games.]]
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** Season 2 seemingly ends with [[spoiler: TheReveal that everything the characters had been through was all just a DyingDream that they've woken up from...until the camera focuses on a stack of playing cards on an outdoor table, which blow away to reveal a joker card, seemingly hinting that this "reality" is an illusion and is part of another game.]]
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* AfterlifeAntechamber: [[spoiler:As in the manga, this is what the Borderlands turn out to be.]]

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