Alice in Borderland

Arisu is a man without much money or luck. He is unemployed currently as well. Out of the blue a blinding light engulfs him one day in whose aftermath the city of Tokyo has lost all its inhabitants save Arisu and two friends. This is a dangerous and potentially fatal game of survival now in which they are forced to take part.

Haro Aso, who wrote and illustrated the manga, said he based the lead characters on himself. In the production notes released by Netflix, Aso was quoted saying 'I looked back on what I was like around age 20 and created Arisu based on my own lack of direction at the time'. Aso went on to share that the dauntless character of Usagi was based on his independent streak and ability to rely on himself instead of others.