Kento Yamazaki

Maybe There Is No Answer: Sitting With The Existential Dread Of ‘Alice In Borderland’

Some stories don’t try to explain themselves. Alice in Borderland is one of them. By the time Arisu reaches the end of his journey, the question isn’t “What is this place?” It’s “Does it even matter?” For a series that begins with puzzles and death games, the most disturbing revelation comes in silence: there may not be a grand design. No villain to unmask. No truth waiting to be revealed. Just a gap. A space. A silence. We call it Borderland, but it could be anything—trauma, grief, depression. A limbo where time blurs and purpose dissolves. The show strips its | Click Here...