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MANILA – The original Japanese live action series “Alice in Borderland” has been renewed for a second season.
This was announced by Netflix on Thursday following the success of its first season not only in Asia but around the world.
According to the official Netflix synopsis, “Alice in Borderland” is about an aimless gamer and his two friends who find themselves in a parallel Tokyo, where they are forced to compete in a series of sadistic games in order to survive.
The series is based on the popular science fiction thriller manga of the same name.
While its second season is not yet available on Netflix, the streaming platform has provided its fans with some facts and trivia about the first season of “Alice in Bordeland.”
Check if you already know any of these below.
1. Since its release on December 10, “Alice in Borderland” has been popular throughout Asia, reaching the Top 10 in Malaysia, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as abroad, reaching the Top 10 in Germany. . , France, Portugal, Austria and Greece, among other places. In total, it has been in the Top 10 in almost 40 countries / territories.
2. The series is an adaptation of Haro Aso’s hit comic of the same name. It was serialized in the Japanese weekly comics Weekly Shonen Sunday S and Weekly Shonen Sunday from 2010 to 2016.
3. Google searches for the “Alice in Borderland” manga series skyrocketed globally at the time of the series adaptation release. People from all over the world also discovered and searched for lead actors Kento Yamakazi and Tao Tsuchiya, both household names in Japan. Yamakazi and director Shinsuke Sato have previously worked together on the hit 2019 film “Kingdom,” which is also an adaptation of a manga series.
Four. Aso based the main character, Arisu, on himself. “I remembered what it was like when I was in my 20s and created Arisu out of my own indecision.”
5. The scene from episode 1, which features a deserted Shibuya Scramble Crossing (one of the busiest intersections in Tokyo), was not filmed in Shibuya at all. It was filmed on a huge outdoor set in the town of Ashikaga in Tochigi prefecture, more than 100 km from the Shibuya crossing.
6. Originally, Arisu and her friends were to meet in front of a Starbucks in Shibuya, but due to the complexity of a glass-covered set, the location was changed to a sign in front of the station.
7. The scene of Arisu and her friends running from a busy street to the public toilet at Shibuya Station, waiting and then going out to see an empty Shibuya is filmed in a single take that lasts more than 4 minutes. As a result, the team had to physically create everything that appears on screen.
8. In the Shibuya scene, everything except the front door, the public toilet, and the road was created with CGI. To keep the setting authentic, the visual effects director even recreated the shadow of the Tokyu building that would normally fall at that location.
9. The production of the tiger in episode 5 was a truly global endeavor. It was supervised by the Dutch animation director, Erik-Jan De Boer, who previously won an Academy Award for creating the tiger in “Life of Pi.” Production work was done by Indian animation and visual effects studio Anibrain. These visuals generally involved teams from Japan, Singapore, USA (Los Angeles) and India.
10. To create the black panther in episode 4, the visual effects team had to visit the zoo to investigate the feel and movement of the animal and its fur.
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