Alice in Borderland, Vol. 1 [Paperback]

An action-packed thriller and source of the hit Netflix drama where the only way to survive is to play the game!

Eighteen-year-old Ryohei Arisu is sick of his life. School sucks, his love life is a joke, and his future feels like impending doom. As he struggles to exist in a world that can’t be bothered with him, Ryohei feels like everything would be better if he were anywhere else. When a strange fireworks show transports him and his friends to a parallel world, Ryohei thinks all his wishes have come true. But this new world isn’t an empty paradise, it’s a vicious game. And the only way to survive is to play.

The first game starts with a bang, but Ryohei manages to beat the clock and save his friends. It’s a short-lived victory, however, as they discover that winning only earns them a few days’ grace period. If they want to get home, they’re going to have to start playing a lot harder.In 2004, Haro Aso receivedShonen Sunday’sManga College Award for his short story “YUNGE!” After the success of his 2007 short story “Onigami Amon,” Aso got the chance to start a series of his own—2008’sHyde & Closer. In 2010, his seriesAlice in Borderlandbegan serialization inShonen Sunday Sand is now a Netflix live-action drama.Zom 100: Bucket List of the Deadis his follow-up series.