Sentai Filmworks Licenses 3 New OVAs of Alice in Borderland for Streaming!
Alice in Borderland, the psychological thriller series based by Haro Aso, is back with new surprises! If the live-action series had made you jump at every turn and corner, then gear up because some fresh OVAs are about to be released!
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Ryohei Arisu and his friends find themselves in a parallel Tokyo in this thrilling series. However, this is not a pleasant isekai world since the protagonists are forced to compete in a series of sadistic games to survive.
Sentai Filmworks has licensed the three-episode original video anime (OVA) of Haro Aso’s Alice in Borderland manga.
Sentai will distribute the OVA series to audiences in the United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Latin America.
The company will release the OVA on home-video and will stream the OVA on select digital outlets.
The cast and staff members for the OVA series are:
Cast members
| Character | Cast | Other works |
| Ryohei Arisu | Yoshimasa Hosoya | Reiner Braun (Attack on Titan) |
| Daikichi Karube | Tatsuhisa Suzuki | Kazunari Takao (Kuroko’s Basketball) |
| Chōta Segawa | Tsubasa Yonaga | Tsutomu Koman (Chihayafuru) |
| Saori Shibuki | Maaya Sakamoto | Kiyomi Takada (Death Note) |
| Shuntaro Chishiya | Takahiro Sakurai | Tosaki (Ajin) |
| Yuzuha Usagi | Minako Kotobuki | Tsumugi Kotobuki (K-ON!) |
Staff members
| Position | Staff | Other works |
| Production studio | SILVER LINK | Chivalry of a Failed Knight |
| Director | Hideki Tachibana | Armed Girl’s Machiavellism |
The OVA was released from October to November 2014.
The first, second, and third episodes were bundled with the 12th, 13th, and 14th volumes of the manga.
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The original manga was serialized in Shogakukan’s Shonen Sunday S magazine from 2010. Then moved to Weekly Shōnen Sunday as it entered its final story arc, and ended in March 2016.
Fans of the Alice in Borderland series are indeed excited because it has been previously announced that the live-action series’ second season and an anime adaptation are coming out. The OVAs are adding to the excitement even more!
About Alice in Borderland
Alice in Borderland is a Japanese suspense manga series written and illustrated by Haro Aso. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday in April 2015 and finished in March 2016.
Alice in Borderland was adapted into a 3-episode original video animation (OVA), released in 2014.
Ryōhei Arisu, a male high school student is done with his everyday life. He and his two friends meet up and hang out in the town. However, After one blindingly bright explosion, they find themselves waking up in a different world.
Finding themselves in a different deserted world, the trio is forced to participate in survival games or die right off the bat. The three fight to live, as well as to find a way back to their own world
Source: Sentai filmworks
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