Alice in Borderland

[Randy]

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Alice in Borderland (Japanese: 今際の国のアリス, Hepburn: Imawa no Kuni no Arisu) is a 2020 Japanese science fiction thriller drama streaming television series based on the manga by Haro Aso. The series was directed by Shinsuke Sato. It stars Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya as allies trapped in an abandoned Tokyo forced to compete in dangerous games, the type and difficulty represented by playing cards, to extend "visas" that, if expired, result in the player's execution by lasers being shot from the sky.

The series' first season was announced in July 2019 and filmed from August to December 2019. Set locations included Shibuya districts and a green screen studio replica of Shibuya Crossing. The show's visual effects were produced in an international collaboration between Japan's Digital Frontier and teams from Singapore, the United States, and India. The musical score was composed by Yutaka Yamada, who had collaborated with Sato.

The first season premiered on the Netflix streaming service on December 10, 2020, and received positive reviews from critics, who liked the action, camerawork, and acting; they compared the show to many entries in the survival genre, including the films Battle Royale (2000) and Cube (1997). The first season's strong performance and high viewership in many countries resulted in Netflix's renewal of the series two weeks after its premiere; the second season was released on December 22, 2022.

Thoughts on this show? Have you seen it?

 

[PGen98]

I haven't seen it as I don't have Netflix anymore, but looks like one I'd really enjoy!

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

I haven't seen it as I don't have Netflix anymore, but looks like one I'd really enjoy!

Its a really good show! ...and thats coming from someone who really isn't into Asian stuff that much.

 

[PGen98]

Its a really good show! ...and thats coming from someone who really isn't into Asian stuff that much.

If I get the chance I'll give it a watch!

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

If I get the chance I'll give it a watch!

Looks like we wont see you online for a few days. Once you start it you're gonna wanna keep watching until its done.

 

[PGen98]

Looks like we wont see you online for a few days. Once you start it you're gonna wanna keep watching until its done.

I'm ok with multi-tasking. I can bitch and binge at the same time

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

I'm ok with multi-tasking. I can bitch and binge at the same time

I can't focus on a show if I am posting. I try listening to podcasts while I am posting and then I end up listening to the episodes again because I didn't pay attention to what they were saying. Too busy thinking about what I am saying here.

When I am posting its usually music or cartoons I've seen a million times (like south park, american dad, etc).

 

[PGen98]

I can't focus on a show if I am posting. I try listening to podcasts while I am posting and then I end up listening to the episodes again because I didn't pay attention to what they were saying. Too busy thinking about what I am saying here.

When I am posting its usually music or cartoons I've seen a million times (like south park, american dad, etc).

I'm sort of the same, I can focus a bit on new stuff, but I do tend to, more often than not, have a film on Plex that I've seen before. But if it's new I still find myself paying attention while posting, I'm just a little slower on the posts

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

I'm sort of the same, I can focus a bit on new stuff, but I do tend to, more often than not, have a film on Plex that I've seen before. But if it's new I still find myself paying attention while posting, I'm just a little slower on the posts

Better to just shut off the forums and web browsers completely and enjoy whatever you're watching.

 

[PGen98]

Better to just shut off the forums and web browsers completely and enjoy whatever you're watching.

Or shut off whatever I'm watching and focus on forums

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Or shut off whatever I'm watching and focus on forums

You gotz it backwards.

 

[PGen98]

You gotz it backwards.

You've seen my post whoring abilities, do I really?

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

You've seen my post whoring abilities, do I really?

Yes. Take a break and go watch Alice in Borderland, give it your 100% undivided attention.

(if you want, I can't tell you what to do. Lol)

 

[PGen98]

Yes. Take a break and go watch Alice in Borderland, give it your 100% undivided attention.

(if you want, I can't tell you what to do. Lol)

Nah, I like my post whoring duties

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Nah, I like my post whoring duties