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"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 day's grace period. If they want to get home, they're going to have to start playing a lot harder." --Page [4] of cover.… (meer)
I'm sorry, but I still did not understand the first game. Anywho, this is what you'd expect from a sadistic, gory survival game. The tension is immaculate, and it had me majorly stressed. I really want Chota to die. Dude is too annoying. ( )
A fairly exciting exploration of the deadly games and closed circle tropes made popular in recent years by Hunger Games and Squid Games with a heavy escape room vibe to boot. A group of high school buddies see some unusual fireworks late one night, black out, and awaken in the Borderland, a ruined and nearly deserted version of the Tokyo they know. To stay alive, they need to compete regularly with and against the other unwilling inhabitants in games with life or death consequences. Characterization isn't real deep -- we have the street smart guy, the tough guy, and the goofball -- but things keep moving fast enough that that's not a problem.
I unknowingly read two books by the same guy, Haru Asu, back to back this week. His Zom 100 is also fast-paced, gory, and good but with a darkly humorous bent that contrasts nicely with the grim seriousness of this series. I'm going to keep on with both and keep my eye out for anything else he does. And apparently, when I'm ready, there's also a Netflix series based on "Alice" that I can check out. ( )
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Freedom from daily life. Escapism. Eight-grader syndrome. Peter Pan syndrome. It doesn't matter what you call it. Haven't you ever wanted . . . to be swept away somewhere -- anywhere -- as long as it's someplace else?
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Six cards from eight players. Not the best haul, but . . . I'm one step . . . closer to leaving.
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This omnibus contains material originally published as Alice in Borderland Vols. 1 and 2.
Contents: Chapter 1. Arisu in Borderland -- Chapter 2. Three of Clubs, Part 1 -- Chapter 3. Three of Clubs, Part 2 -- Chapter 4 Visa -- Chapter 5. Day Two of Our Visit -- Chapter 6. Five of Spades, Part 1 -- Chapter 7. Five of Spades, Part 2 -- Chapter 8. Five of Spades, Part 3 -- Chapter 9. Five of Spades, Part 4
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"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 day's grace period. If they want to get home, they're going to have to start playing a lot harder." --Page [4] of cover.
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