According to Collider, though there are some small differences here and there, Netflix’s adaptation of “Alice in Borderland” remains fairly similar to its source material. One of the first things that fans will notice is that the main characters have been aged up a few years, as they’re in their early 20s rather than their late teens. Since aging characters up for adaptations is a pretty natural thing, though, viewers likely won’t take much issue with this particular change.
Another swap is made to the character of Chota Segawa (Yuki Morinaga). While the character is portrayed as something of a creep and pervert in the manga version of “Alice in Borderland,” following a common trope of anime and manga, Netflix’s adaptation wisely sidesteps these aspects and changes Chota for the better as a result.
It would seem that the Netflix version of “Alice in Borderland” also changes how the members of the group arrive in the titular land. In the manga, the characters wake up in a bar owned by Daikichi Karube (Keita Machida), whereas in the live-action version, they exit a bathroom they’re hiding from law enforcement in to find themselves in the new realm.
While changes made while adapting a story to a new medium are only natural, longtime fans of “Alice in Borderland” will no doubt be pleased to learn that the series doesn’t deviate in any severe ways from Haro Aso’s manga.
