Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 1 (Alice in the Country of Hearts, #1)

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Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 1 (Alice in the Country of Hearts #1)

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In this inventive retelling of the "Alice in Wonderland" story - manga-style! - Alice wakes up to find a white rabbit wearing clothes. The rabbit forcefully drags Alice into the rabbit hole, where he turns into a young man with rabbit ears.

Paperback, 184 pages

Published March 1st 2010 by TokyoPop (first published July 10th 2008)

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Jul 05, 2012 Alysse rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, fiction, manga, romance, shojo

This series follows a girl named, you guessed it, Alice. This is an adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, but this Alice isn't as much of a doormat like the orginal tale. She's much more practical and cynical. On top of that, she never even followed the "White Rabbit" into Wonderland in the first place, she was kidnapped. This Wonderland is filled with mostly bishie characters that have to play the roles of this world's classic inhabitants: The White Rabbit, the Hatter, the Queen of Hearts, the Mar...more

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Jul 08, 2011 Julie Hayes rated it 5 of 5 stars

Sister envy: A psychological condition whereby a girl thinks that her sister has got it more going on than she does. See also: sibling rivalry

Alice Liddell thinks her sister Lorina is everything she herself is not - Lorina is elegant, pretty, sweet and smart, a girl that any guy in the world could love. Any guy. It's really quite depressing. Maybe there is someone in particular that Alice is afraid is in love with her sister?

While waiting for her sister to retrieve a deck of cards for a game whi...more Sister envy: A psychological condition whereby a girl thinks that her sister has got it more going on than she does. See also: sibling rivalry

Alice Liddell thinks her sister Lorina is everything she herself is not - Lorina is elegant, pretty, sweet and smart, a girl that any guy in the world could love. Any guy. It's really quite depressing. Maybe there is someone in particular that Alice is afraid is in love with her sister?

While waiting for her sister to retrieve a deck of cards for a game which Alice isn't all that enthused about playing, she falls asleep. The next thing she knows a large white rabbit wearing clothes is yelling at her that she should be chasing him! When she doesn't, he grabs her and makes off for a new chasm in the yard which she swears was not there before, and flings them both into its depths! Althought first the rabbit changes into a cute guy with rabbit ears! Curiouser and curiouser!

And so begins the re-told twisted version of the classic adventure story of Alice in Wonderland, Alice in the Country of Hearts.

The rabbit, er, guy, who claims that he loves Alice, tricks her both into kissing him and into drinking a potion, knowing that once she has done so, she cannot leave, she is stuck in the game and must play it. Game? That echoes eerily with a dream Alice was happening before this all occurred . . . Escaping from one loony she runs into identical brothers who are gatekeepers, and who threaten to kill her! Luckily another young man happens by to save her. Wait, he has rabbit ears too. And suddenly he's aiming his weapon at her as well! What is it with this place, anyway? Then once again she is saved by a gorgeous guy, and a fed up Alice runs out on them all. She winds up at a clock tower this time. The owner tries to shoo her off, but once he discovers that she has drunk the medicine, he realizes that she cannot leave, so he might as well explain who and what is going on. The rabbit is Peter White. The second rabbit and the brothers are Elliott March and the twins. And the gorgeous guy in the top hat is Blood Dupre, the Hatter whose territory she was just in. And he himself is Julius Monrey.

Of course, Alice wants to leave this place and go home. But apparently in order to do so she must play their game, whatever that may be, and abide by their rules. The Clock Tower Plaza is the only neutral territory here. There are three others: Heart Castle, ruled by the Queen of Hearts; the Amusement Park, managed by a man named Gowland; and the Hatter's territory, under the control of Blood Dupre. Now the only way for her to return to where she came is to interact with the inhabitants of this strange world, causing the fluid level in the vial that once held the medicine to increase. When the bottle is filled, she may go home! But unknown to her, Peter White is determined to make her his, and keep her there forever!

Okay, so where to now? Obviously, if you're going to get anywhere in a game, you have to explore the area, and get to know the people. That's the way to get points, by chatting up the locals. While wandering about she meets a knight named Ace, from the castle. He seems nice enough and they have a friendly chat but he's also a bit on the clueless side when it comes to getting anywhere, and they end up back by the gatekeepers, to everyone's dismay. March and Ace go at it, until once again Blood Dupre steps in to save the day. There's something about him - not only is he easy on the eyes, but he has this sort of seductive manner thing going on, and Alice isn't quite sure what to make of him.

Alice and Ace make their way to the castle at last, and there is Peter, waiting to pounce on her, and there she meets the Queen of Hearts, who is also called Vivaldi. Alice grows tired during the course of her visit and is invited to stay. Peter tries to get her into his room, but she refuses his advances once again. How strange - to have a dream within a dream! And yet another pretty face - this one's name is Nightmare!

Alice is beginning to think that this game is nothing but a trip through her subconscious, with the frilly things that aren't really her style, and Blood Dupre who looks just like the one guy in the world she wants to love her, but . . . If that's so, then what about the other more disturbing aspects, the violence, and the craziness, and the disregard for life? Is that her too? And what does that say about her mental state?

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Oct 22, 2012 Morgan rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: People who have played the original games.

Recommended to Morgan by: Manga of the Month at She-Geeks

Shelves: fantasy, fairytale-retold, het, manga, trigger-warnings, ya

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. My book group picked this as one of our October reads, so I picked it up for that purpose. I also, thankfully, got the book used, so I didn't waste too much money on it.

To be honest, it started almost as if it were a more realistic version of the traditional story - the girl sees a talking rabbit, while she'd been resting in the garden, and figures she's dreaming. I thought that was cute and something that I could see happening to pretty much every girl.

But it all goes downhill from there. She...more My book group picked this as one of our October reads, so I picked it up for that purpose. I also, thankfully, got the book used, so I didn't waste too much money on it.

To be honest, it started almost as if it were a more realistic version of the traditional story - the girl sees a talking rabbit, while she'd been resting in the garden, and figures she's dreaming. I thought that was cute and something that I could see happening to pretty much every girl.

But it all goes downhill from there. She's abducted by someone who's "in love" with her, gets sexually harassed by him and many of the others in Wonderland (where "everyone will love her"). She also ends up constantly being in the midst of violence that terrifies her and makes no sense (which I'll give a bit of leeway to, since it IS an Alice in Wonderland retelling).

She's essentially being held in Wonderland as a prisoner, since when she arrived, the rabbit forced her to drink some medicine from a vial by drinking it himself and kissing her against her will, and pushing the medicine into her mouth. Because she then ingested it, she's told she's stuck there until she meets enough people to get the vial full of her emotions again. Blech.

We're also supposed to be figuring out what each character represents in her subconscious, but since we're given so very little information about her, we can't possibly figure out more than the obvious one that Alice explains vaguely to us in the beginning. So after awhile, it just got frustrating and more about the Wonderland characters than her psyche.

And I'm sorry, but kidnapping what appears to be a teenager, forcing yourself on her, having multiple people want to seduce her (some against her will), and then finding out that some also want to kill her is just kinda icky, for me.

After reading it, I found out from someone in the book group (She-Geeks) that it had another storyline before this one, and that all of the manga were based on a game. The additional information was interesting, but not enough for me to want to continue reading this series, since it just seemed too full of sexual harassment for my tastes.(less)

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Jan 21, 2012 Susan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga-graphic-novels, young-adult

A twisted take on Alice in Wonderland that is puzzling, but enjoyable. The Country of Hearts characters, much like their Wonderland originals, introduce Alice to an existence that is both absurd and rather brutal. Most of the land's inhabitants walk around armed to the teeth and are literally heartless--a repurposable timepiece, rather than a beating heart, the only thing giving them life. As in the original, Alice's exotic status as an outsider allows her a loophole from most of the rules of th...more A twisted take on Alice in Wonderland that is puzzling, but enjoyable. The Country of Hearts characters, much like their Wonderland originals, introduce Alice to an existence that is both absurd and rather brutal. Most of the land's inhabitants walk around armed to the teeth and are literally heartless--a repurposable timepiece, rather than a beating heart, the only thing giving them life. As in the original, Alice's exotic status as an outsider allows her a loophole from most of the rules of the land and helps keep her alive. Her practical, matter-of-fact nature charms the mainly male inhabitants, many of whom seem on the fence about whether they should kiss her or kill her. Alice, meanwhile, is hesitant to form any romantic alliances, trying to maintain some sort of tether to the real world where she came from and the beloved sister she misses...a tether that becomes harder and harder to keep hold of the longer she stays in this mad, mad, world.

This is not much of a series if you're looking for tightly wrapped episodes. The first four volumes are a little all over the place, setting up the crazy politics of the place and prompting questions more than providing answers. It's clear Peter White (a.k.a. the white rabbit)is hiding something, but what? And ambiguity abounds with Alice's love life, with more suitors and attention than she knows what to do with.

We shelve this in our teen graphic novels here, but I find it pretty tame thus far. For all the hints of malice in Alice, most of the time it's empty threats and no action. Most of the violence that is there is done off-stage, so to speak, and as we are mainly seeing through Alice's eyes, it's pretty clear that the Wonderland inhabitants aren't anyone to emulate. It will be interesting to see where the relationships end up going, but at least through volume 4, it's pretty much all smoke and zero fire. Moreover, as a colleague and I discussed the other day, it's kind of nice to see a manga series with a fiercely independent female character like Alice. There's something about the dynamic at times that is a little Ouran-esque (Ouran High School Host Club) with the girl being the sensible one who has the power and calls all the shots for a change, while the guys are actually the ones that are prone to impulsivity and superficiality. I like to see these things turned on their head every now and then, and this is a series that is anything but predictable.

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Nov 27, 2011 Kate rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 8-alice-in-the-country-of-hearts, manga-total-volumes

I've been curious about this series for some time. It's a six volume series, but only five volumes were ever released in the US due to Tokyopop going under. Yen Press has since picked up the license, although the volumes won't start to be re-released until next summer.

In the meantime, I picked up the first four volumes that my library has. I was never keen on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. I wasn't sure what to expect of a manga loosely based on the story. My conclusion is that the story i...more

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Aug 28, 2011 Tiara rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, part-of-a-series, heart-no-kuni-no-alice, imaginative-retelling, alice-in-the-country-of-hearts, fantasy, romance, shojo

I don’t even know anymore.

Basically, this is a violent retelling of Alice in Wonderland. Alice Liddell isn’t sure if she’s dreaming or not, but she’s in a strange world where the inhabitants of Wonderland are locked in civil war and just about everyone she meets loves her with a few exceptions. She believes this world is a product of her loneliness. This is a wholly ridiculous story, but I like it for some reason. I think it has everything to do with the characters and how cheerfully violent mos...more I don’t even know anymore.

Basically, this is a violent retelling of Alice in Wonderland. Alice Liddell isn’t sure if she’s dreaming or not, but she’s in a strange world where the inhabitants of Wonderland are locked in civil war and just about everyone she meets loves her with a few exceptions. She believes this world is a product of her loneliness. This is a wholly ridiculous story, but I like it for some reason. I think it has everything to do with the characters and how cheerfully violent most of them are.

Favorite character so far is the punked-out Cheshire cat, Boris Airay, who is basically the opposite of a catgirl and dons many piercings and a skirt over his pants. There’s also the gleefully violent Peter White (the White Rabbit) who is a rabbit-boy who is completely obsessed with Alice—whom he kidnapped—and the perpetually pissed off Elliot March (the March Hare). Vivaldi (the Red Queen) was introduced as a woman who refers to herself as “we” and seems very detached from everything even though she is cordial toward Alice.

There’s Ace (Knave of Hearts) who’s directionally challenged and too oblivious to realize that Elliot really is trying to kill him, but he’s an awesome fighter. Elliot and Ace’s interactions are GOLD just because they are total opposites, and Ace seems unable to genuinely not understand that Elliot hates his guts. He seems to sincerely like Elliot much to Elliot's dismay and even went as far as to tell Elliot’s boss—who I am getting to—that he wasn’t offended by Elliot shooting at him.

Blood Dupre (the Mad Hatter and Elliot’s boss) is a boredom disliking Mafia boss who is the thorn in Gowland’s (a gender-swapped Duchess) because he’s told the whole country that Gowland’s first name is “Mary,” which sends Gowland into a rage. There’s the bloody twins Dee and Dum who Elliot also hates because they’re always calling him a “newb” hare and goofing off. And last we have Nightmare Gottschalk (the Caterpillar) and Julius Monrey (an original character, I think, but seems to be a representation of “time”) who seem a bit immune to “loving” Alice and seem to know more about why she’s there but are very cryptic about it.

While this is obviously shojo (manga marketed toward females), it’s ultra-violent which isn’t typical of shojo. I don’t think it is anyway, but I tend to read more shounen than shojo. I can’t say the story is very strong at this point, but it has done a bang up job on reimagining these characters and giving Wonderland a harder, satirical existence. At first I thought I was going to take issue with most people loving Alice, even Vivaldi hints toward loving her, but looking at it as a woman who’s created this world because of her own loneliness and betrayal, it makes sense and works.
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Jan 02, 2011 Serah Miskani rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Jun 15, 2010 Nicole rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, shojo, fantasy

A fun read - nothing too deep. An odd twist on the Alice in Wonderland story that we're all familiar with. Alice Liddell disappears into what she thinks is a dream filled with bizarre characters. All characters are either human or human/animal mixes (e.g., the Cheshire Cat is a punk boy with cat ears and tail). I thought the suggestion that this is actually a world that is a product of Alice's own deepest desires was actually pretty unique and interesting. Imagine being confronted with your deep...more

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Mar 31, 2010 Lesley rated it 4 of 5 stars

This series is fucking insane. Seriously. It's Alice in Wonderland, except that every character (including the rabbit!!) is a hot, hot guy who is obsessively in love with Alice. They are all rather stalkery, actually, and Alice wants nothing to do with any of them, except the Hatter, who is a mafia boss at war with the Queen of Hearts and the Amusement Park (it's a 3-way battle royale), and who coincidentally looks exactly like the ex-boyfriend who dumped her for another girl. Alice thinks she's...more

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Aug 31, 2010 Ammi rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga-manhwa, best-covers

Ah, wait a wonderful start, definitely better than I was expecting!

I must say, I only read it because of the promise of bishonen males (of which there were plenty ><) but it is really intriguing. It took me a while to realize Alice created that world, a world were she was wanted. But once I did I liked it a lot more, seeing as how I've always been jealous of my sister. Not enough to dream up a world like Alice did though.

Plus, the cast is great! Alice is not a Bella (weak), Alice !9th (sn...more

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Jul 21, 2012 Kim rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, fairy-tales-and-retells, fantasy, graphic-novel, young-adult, manga

Alice Liddell is kidnapped and taken to Wonderland by the White Rabbit who has become a boy with rabbit ears named Peter White. Peter forces her to drink an unknown medicine by kissing her. Alice then meets other Wonderland creatures who are mostly beautiful boys. And, of course, they're all crazy. There are three regions and they're at war. Alice (and we the reader) is not exactly sure why. And a bunch of other nonsense things happen, but of course, it's Wonderland and Alice is dreaming.

If you...more

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Jul 21, 2012 Theresa ♫ rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Fellow humans looking for a doujinshi Alice In Wonderland.

Shelves: manga, the-adventuring-adventures-shelf, the-beautiful-art-and-cover-shelf, the-blurry-romance-shelf, the-harem-manga-shelf, the-original-shelf, the-doujinshi-shelf

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY for those of you fans of Heart no Kuni no Alice, did you know there's a movie for it?

WHOOOOOOOOO--yeah, it's not released in America yet. (Jeez, I love you Japan, but living in America and wanting anime and manga as SOON as they come out sucks! We have to wait. BOO.
Then again, even if I lived in Japan, I wouldn't be able to read or understand any of the Japanese manga and anime produced there, so I guess it doesn't matter anyway.
But GAH! I should know a little Japanese!...more

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Nov 03, 2010 Rach rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, 2010

This series is an interesting take on the classic "Alice in Wonderland" storyline and characters. Though this is just the first volume, I can already tell that this new version is going to be drastically different from the classic tale, and to be honest, that doesn't really bother me. What I love from Alice in Wonderland is the characters, and I'm looking forward to seeing completely different sides to them.

It this story, as in the classic, Alice disappears into a dream world. That is where the...more

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May 06, 2013 Liz added it

This manga series was actually rather good,I guess it was based off of a video game.Anyway,all in all it was good,however the spinoffs "Alice in the country of Clover" were a little hard to follow because I wasn't sure if they were continuing where Hearts left off or if it was an alternate ending type of thing.It's about-obviously-Alice going to Wonderland,though not in the conventional way of falling down the rabbit hole.Instead she is kidnapped by the White Rabbit because he is madly in love w...more

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Mar 30, 2011 Kei rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels

Alice gets kidnapped by a rabbit who, once they reach wonderland, turns into a guy with bunny ears. His name is Peter White and he is quite madly in love with Alice. In fact, almost every guy in Wonderland eventually falls in love with Alice. As she explores this dream world, things (guns) and information (rules to Wonderland's game) are revealed to her. She is thrust into the middle of a three-way territorial war and she can't leave Wonderland until the game is complete.
Alice is as spunky, hot-...more

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Apr 14, 2013 Deborah Takahashi rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: teen-romance-manga

What if Wonderland was not what we thought of us. What if it was a realm that depended on games in order to survive. For Alice Liddell, falling down that rabbit hole was not a good idea, now was it her choice. Peter, White, the White Rabbit, found Alice asleep in a garden and kidnapped her. Once in Wonderland, he forced Alice to drink a potion that would require her to stay in Wonderland until the liquid regenerates itself. How will she do this, she must meet a variety of characters. Although it...more What if Wonderland was not what we thought of us. What if it was a realm that depended on games in order to survive. For Alice Liddell, falling down that rabbit hole was not a good idea, now was it her choice. Peter, White, the White Rabbit, found Alice asleep in a garden and kidnapped her. Once in Wonderland, he forced Alice to drink a potion that would require her to stay in Wonderland until the liquid regenerates itself. How will she do this, she must meet a variety of characters. Although it seems simple, Wonderland has quite the cast of characters that we all know and love, except that the Red Queen isn't evil, the Hatter is a mafia boss, the Twins are mercenaries, the White Rabbit is a kidnapper, and the Cat is well--quite the cat. Confused, and just plain frustrated, Alice seeks help from Julius, the Keeper of the Clock Tower, who explains to her that there are places she can go and other locations to avoid. In fact, Wonderland has been at odds with itself for a while so battles can happen at any time. However, as the battle goes on, Alice learns, with the help of the dream demon, Nightmare, that the reason she is wonderland and the objective of this game is for the players to fall in love with her. The question is: is falling in love just a goal or is it real. For Alice, her feelings are all over the place, especially when she learns that the Blood Dupree, the Hatter, resembles the boy she loved back home. The more time she spends in Wonderland, the more she she learns about all of these unique gentlemen. Will Alice ever get home or will she be in Wonderland forever? Time will only tell.

I am a sucker for Alice in Wonderland. In this re-telling of one of my favorite stories is a pretty clever take on Alice's Wonderland. Despite the antics and the silliness, Alice is trying to figure out why she would be in a place where everyone will fall in love with her. Alice constantly questions herself and believes that the reason why she is in this "dream" is because she wants someone to love her. However, as readers dive into this short series, they will learn that is a lot more than than the eye can see. Honestly, I just love all of these characters because they are all walking contradictions. For example, the White Rabbit, or, Peter White, in the story, is reckless, determined, and not at all timid. Blood Dupree (the Hatter) is actually quite calm and sane (more calculated than anything). The Queen of Hearts isn't a crazy, angry woman, but beautiful, calm, and rather loving. As for Alice, she is much more feisty and not at all curious, which I thought was ironic. I thought this was interesting decision made by the author. Then again, a lot of the spin-offs of this story preserve facts that are necessary for the plot development. In this case, Alice never out right stated she wanted to go to a land where everything is opposite and in disarray. However, the longer she stays, the more she starts to realize that this maybe the dream she actually wanted. (less)

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Jun 23, 2010 Sara rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels, japanese-influence, british-influence

I thought this was a fun manga. It's a modern take on Alice in Wonderland.

Alice comes across as likeable, at least in my mind. She finds herself in a strange place and tries to make her way the best she can. The various powers of Wonderland (the Queen, the mafia, the amusement park...) are often at odds with each other, but she visits them and tries to get along. She's kind to those who are kind to her but she doesn't hold back her opinions. There are many, many, young men/rabbit-men/cat-men et...more

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Oct 10, 2012 Kay Lotus rated it 2 of 5 stars

I enjoyed it more than I expected (although my expectations were pretty low to begin with). When it comes to manga, my consumption has been mostly shonen action so this is the first manga I've read of its kind. The most interesting bit I took away is how each character or land represents actual desires and insecurities in Alice's real life. I find myself frequently guessing at what every symbolic gesture from the male characters may represent in Alice's real life. Are you getting over an ex? Vyi...more

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Mar 07, 2011 Brittany rated it 3 of 5 stars

After the first "chapter" I wasn't sure if I would like this...but I kept reading. And the more I read the more interested I was. By the end of the first volume I was pretty sure I would keep reading on to the next volumes. If nothing else I'll read the second one.

I try not to be too hard on fairytale retellings because honestly, how many different ways can you reinvent them? But inevitably I always am. This one intrigued me because I wasn't always able to pinpoint who a character was in compari...more

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Mar 14, 2012 Kirstie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga

This is a review for the series as a whole.

An interesting spin on the Alice in Wonderland story.
At first it all seems light hearted and like the average harem-style manga (where a girl find herself surrounded by adoring males who all want her) but the characters are a great deal crazier than the average male and as the story progresses there is the promise of darker elements both in the Country of Hearts and back in Alice's homeworld.
The artwork is quite lovely, but sometimes I find myself a li...more

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Dec 30, 2011 Jacqui Geisel rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga-read

Note: review is for the series up to where I've read so far (volume 3).

I'll admit, I'm a sucker for anything derived in some way from Alice in Wonderland. The series is an adaption of a dating sim game for girls, and like any manga or anime based on a dating sim, they have to pick one storyline and one love interest out of the game's many. The storyline is pretty good, but for the love interest they seem to have gone with Blood, who is an interesting character, just not really the kind of guy I...more

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Feb 07, 2011 Lex Marie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, books-i-own

Typically, I don't much care for alternative versions of one of my favorite childhood stories. However, this take on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is purely original, intriguing, mysterious, and compelling with a hint of sexiness. There are dangerous, flirtatious consequences hidden in this plot. Alice's character has more substance as well, trying hard to rationalize and bring a sense of justice to the world around her, which does have some reason within it despite being "Wonderland." Both A...more

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Jun 08, 2011 Danielle rated it 3 of 5 stars

I'm a sucker for rewritten faerie tales and classics, so I was immediately drawn to the idea of...yes, another...retelling of Alice's adventures in Wonderland. This version has a twist to that I've never seen before, with a new geographical and political layout of Wonderland filled with classic characters who are transformed into mob bosses and punks. The story felt a little forced, but I'll forgive that for now since this volume is attempting to introduce the many parts of a new fantasy world a...more

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Nov 04, 2010 Rosalia rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fairy-tales, manga, 2010

So far this series strikes me as way bizarre. Alice gets dragged through a hole in the ground and forced to drink medicine to become part of the game. She is convinced she is dreaming and can't believe how superficial/strange her subconcious is. I like the story line but the large amounts of seemingly random violence (I don't think they are random though, I have a feeling I just don't get it yet) are kind of throwing me off. I want to read a few more volumes and see how I feel afterwards.

I do li...more

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Feb 09, 2013 Elysia rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: People who enjoy fantasy, 13-16 year olds

Shelves: manga, fantasy, romance, dark

Alice in the Country of Hearts is a fantasy manga that puts an interesting spin on the classic tale of Alice in Wonderland. With a darker twist on it (don't let the lightly colored and playful looking cover fool you!) and a bit of a romantic subplot in it, it was a different read from what I normally do enjoy in manga and actually pretty clever at some parts.

Normally I shy away from spins on Alice in Wonderland (from me having a bad experience with some other books who tried to put their own spi...more

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Jul 14, 2011 Amy Thorne rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: based-on-alice-in-wonderland

Another manga overcomes a brain fracturing premise to be fairly entertaining. Alice is easy to like, although much of the Wonderland remains unexplained after the first volume. Really, I'd think there would be more connections by then, but what do I know.

While everyone in Wonderland is or will be in love with Alice eventually (wut), it seems there will be a reason for this effect, and it might not be entirely stupid. I suppose this doesn't sound like a glowing recommendation. But I would recomme...more

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Jul 01, 2011 Courtney rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fractured-fairy-tales, funny-stuff, graphic-book, manga, series, teen-fiction

Now here's a fun spin on a classic tale. Alice has been more or less kidnapped by Peter White, a strange dude with bunny ears who makes her drink from a bottle and tells her she now has to play the game to go home. Unsure what the game entails, Alice sets off on a colorful journey through a new version of Wonderland where the Mad Hatter is a mafioso and the Cheshire cat has a considerably "punk" aesthetic. All Alice can tell for sure is that this is somehow a dream (but is it hers?) and that eve...more

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Apr 01, 2013 Rabia rated it 5 of 5 stars

What is Alice to do when she is taken to the world where there are all sorts of hot guys that like her? And what is she to do when Blood tries to seduce her???

Alright, so Alice Lidelle is the protagonist of this story and she has always been outshone by her sister. One day a rabbit comes and tries to wake her up. When she doesn't budge, he transforms into a handsome man and carries her down a hole where she enters Wonderland. This land contains everything she's ever wanted supposedly. However, s...more

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Jan 19, 2011 Christiane rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics, teens

Loosely based on Alice in Wonderland, a young girl (Alice) is kidnapped and trapped in a bizarre Wonderland filled with handsome, dangerous young men who are all mysteriously attracted to her! Pretty typical manga storyline, but I like Alice a lot. She believes she's dreaming and is appalled that her dreams seem to reflect how shallow she is. I think a lot of young women could relate to the appeal of a dream world where you are the most important person. Rated for older teens (16+) but nothing s...more

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Nov 22, 2012 Lottie Eve rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This is a review of the entire series.
A girl named Alice wakes up to see a white rabbit who forces her down a rabbit hole. The white rabbit than turns into a man with white rabbit ears. The man forces Alice to drink a potion that will make her stay in Wonderland. The only way for Alice to return home is to fill the vial back up by meeting and getting to know the inhabitants of Wonderland.

Alice in the Country of Hearts is a very g...more You can find this review at my blog: LaLovelyStories.wordpress.com
This is a review of the entire series.
A girl named Alice wakes up to see a white rabbit who forces her down a rabbit hole. The white rabbit than turns into a man with white rabbit ears. The man forces Alice to drink a potion that will make her stay in Wonderland. The only way for Alice to return home is to fill the vial back up by meeting and getting to know the inhabitants of Wonderland.

Alice in the Country of Hearts is a very great manga indeed. I just loved scavenging for the Alice in Wonderland references. This manga is based off a otome game of the same name so you would think that this manga would have awesome characters. If you did think that you are correct! This manga has characters that you just want to pull out of the pages and just take them out to dinner or something. Alice the main character of this story has a awesome personality. Unlike the original Alice she actually questions the world around instead of just going with it. Alice(the one in this manga) is goal driven, strong willed, sarcastic, hardworking, and not a pushover. These traits make her one of my favorite characters of all time. The residents of Wonderland are all equally awesome. Their personalities are very…out there and are all lovable. The characters range from death obsessed twins and a sociopathic\obsessive guy in love. I believe that the characters are one of the best qualities in Alice in the Country of Hearts. The world of Wonderland is a very strange and interesting world. The Country of Hearts is divided into four territories three of which are at war.The Castle of Hearts:Vivaldi(Queen of Hearts) Peter White(White Rabbit) Ace(Knave of Hearts) and the King. The Amusement Park: Mary Gowland(The Duchess), and Boris(the Cheshire Cat). The Mafia: Blood Dupre(the Mad Hatter), Dee and Dum(Tweedledee and Tweedledum), and Elliot(March Hare). The only neutral territory is the Clocktower:Julius Monrey(Time). People do not value life as much as the people in Alice’s world and only a select number of people have a “face”. I had a lot of fun reading about Alice’s journey in this strange world. The plot of Alice in the Country of Hearts is very simple and otome-ish. Alice needs to get to know the inhabitants of Wonderland and probably as this is a manga based off a otome game pick a guy that will be her boyfriend. I loved this because the plot allowed us to get to know the characters which are very very awesome. The dialogue is very good(except for Peter’s as the translation company thought it would be a awesome idea to make him speak in rhyme) and the comedy was very cute and funny in my opinion. The art was wonderful and I loved all the character designs. Sadly this manga had one flaw…the ending. I wanted to know why the people of Wonderland loved Alice so much, I wanted to know more about the “game”, I wanted to know what Alice wasn’t supposed to remember,there was a whole bucketload of questions the were not answered. Alice just picks her guy and than it ends. I have heard that the game explained more about Wonderland and Alice but the manga answers absolutely NOTHING. I literally had to go research the manga to actually understand it all(which was totally worth it)
Overall Alice in the Country of Hearts was amazing and is one of my favorite manga.

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