Japanese: ハートの国のアリス～Wonderful Wonder World～
English: Alice in the Country of Hearts
Type: Manga
Volumes: 6
Chapters: 36
Status: Finished
Published: 2008 to Sep 15, 2010
Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Shoujo, Harem
Mangaka: Hoshino Soumei (Art), QuinRose (Story)
Serialization: Comic Avarus
Synopsis: In this story, Alice is not all what she seems. She is practical, strong, yet an cynical person. Instead of the traditional story, Alice is kidnapped unwillingly by a mysterious (yet somewhat bishie-looking) man with bunny ears into a place call Heartland. Stuck in Heartland due to a trick by the mysterious bunny eared man, she meets the residents of this world. Along the way, Alice meets Blood, handsome mafia leader; Ace, the psycho yet charming knight and more... What should Alice do in such a world!?
Related Series
Adaptation: Heart no Kuni no Alice: Wonderful Wonder World (Movie)
Spin-off:
- Alice in Junk Box
- Anniversary no Kuni no Alice - Tokeiya
- Clover no Kuni no Alice - Bloody Twins
- Clover no Kuni no Alice - Cheshire Neko to Waltz
- Clover no Kuni no Alice - Futago no Koibito
- Clover no Kuni no Alice - Heart no Kishi
- Clover no Kuni no Alice - Kishi no Kokoroe
- Clover no Kuni no Alice - Kuroi Tokage to Nigai Aji
- Clover no Kuni no Alice - Nightmare
- Clover no Kuni no Alice - Sangatsu Usagi
- Clover no Kuni no Alice - Sangatsu Usagi no Kakumei
- Clover no Kuni no Alice - Shiro Usagi to Tokeijikake no Wana
- Clover no Kuni no Alice - Tokage no Hosakan
- Clover no Kuni no Alice - Wonderful Wonder World - Koushiki Fanbook
- Diamond no Kuni no Alice - Bet on My Heart (Novel)
- Diamond no Kuni no Alice - Wonderful Wonder World - Koushiki Visual Fanbook
- Guinea Pig to Seiya no Kusabi - Heart no Kuni no Alice - Wonderful Twin World
- Heart no Kuni no Alice - Boushiya to Shinya no Ochakai
- Heart no Kuni no Alice - Koisuru Ibara no Meikyuu
- Heart no Kuni no Alice - My Fanatic Rabbit
- Heart no Kuni no Alice - Tokei Usagi to Gogo no Koucha o
- Heart no Kuni no Alice - Wonderful Wonder World - Theatrical Version Anthology
- Joker no Kuni no Alice
- Joker no Kuni no Alice - Circus to Usotsuki Game
- Koi to Arashi to Hanadokei - Heat no Kuni no Alice - Wonderful Twin World
- Neko to Hatsukoi Heart no Kuni no Alice - Wonderful Wonder World
- Omochabako no Kuni no Alice - Special Deluxe Edition Booklet (Adapted From)
- Renai Otogibanashi - Champagne Carnival
- Renai Otogibanashi - Happy Assort
- Renai Otogibanashi - Rose Petit coeur
- Renai Otogibanashi - Shokora Doraje
- Renai Otogibanashi - Toy Box
Groups Scanlating
Dark Tower Scans
Osuwari Team
Pink Everlasting Dream Scanlations
SGT's Rants
Licensed in English
Yen Press (3 volumes, Complete)
Source: MAL Manga info, Baka updates
Side notes: The art in this manga is on the good side, or at least I do like it. The thing that I don't go for is the plot setting. The story starts okayish but I just don't get harem nor reverse harem stories. And I'm not liking Alice in Wonderland either... ups! I said it.>.< Still I thought as I ended up taking all these different stories by the theme of Alice in Wonderland that this could be again something little different... though it goes close by the theme and setting of the another manga today that shouldn't be any surprise.^-^b Oh and this manga score on MAl over 8/10 and on Baka the score is the same... so based on those this can't be a total loser.^-¨
Main characters
Boris Airay (ボリス エレイ)
Boris is the counterpart of the Cheshire Cat; like the character he is based on, Boris loves riddles. He has functional cat ears and a tail, several piercings and tattoos, and dresses in short, exposing outfits with a pink boa and a collar with a chain. Boris works in the Amusement Park District for Mary Gowland. Though he is sly, devious character with a childish persona, he becomes close to Alice. He is friends with Dee and Dum, despite the fact that they work for opposing groups, and even goes to Hatter Mansion to have tea parties and interact with Elliot and Blood. Boris has on numerous occasions, snuck into the Castle of Hearts. When his luck ran out, Alice found him badly wounded and bloody, and after a reprimanding from Alice, Boris promised to change his careless and ruthless ways for Alice's sake.
Blood Dupre (ブラッド デュプレ)
Leader of the Hatters, he is charming, flirtatious, laidback and loves black tea, Blood is nothing like the Mad Hatter, the character he represents. He rules the Hatter's Mansion area and is strongly hated by Mary Gowland for making his name known throughout the Land of Hearts. He is also involved in a civil war with the Queen of Hearts. Alice notices right away that he looks exactly like her ex-boyfriend. Nightmare created his face to look identically like her ex-boyfriend. Nightmare's reasons are not yet known.
Peter White (ペーター ホワイト)
Peter White is in love with Alice which is why he brought her to Heartland. He wants her to love him, but she refuses to acknowledge him. He hates leaving Alice's side and becomes very jealous when Alice interacts with others like Ace and Boris.
He can transform into a rabbit.
Other than having a pair of white rabbit ears, wearing a watch, and wearing a suit coat he has little in common with the White Rabbit upon which he is based. He is the first to meet Alice and claims to be desperately in love with her; his sociopathic tendencies mean that he will not hesitate to kill anyone he dislikes, especially if they get between him and Alice. Alice mentions hating him on several instances, but he is persistent in gaining her love. Peter is able to turn into an actual rabbit, which he does so in order to gain Alice's affections since she has a soft spot for his rabbit form, and works for the Queen of Hearts in Heart Castle as a Prime Minister. He is often caught rhyming as he speaks, however in the original version he is heard talking normally without rhyming. It appears he and Nightmare know why Alice was brought to his world and it appears he is somehow connected to her older sister.
Alice Liddell (アリス リデル)
Alice is the main protagonist in Heart no Kuni no Alice. She finds herself very plain, and constantly compares herself to her sister. One day Alice falls asleep while waiting for her sister to get a card game. Alice is later awoken, and sees a white rabbit dressed in coat, and vest with a chain watch. Alice refuses to follow the rabbit muttering to herself that this is a dream, and attempts to go back to sleep. The rabbit gets annoyed and turns into a human, and carries Alice off. They both fall into a black hole and land in Wonderland. Now Alice's adventure begins with characters like no others. Mafia, royalty, clock makers, and crazy hoodlums, who all fall for her. Follow her adventure as she attempts to leave this dream and go back to reality, or will she fall in love this world?
One of the very few characters who are similar in personality, physical appearance, and reactions to the original book. Alice reacts to everything a little bit more realistically than the original Alice, questioning her surroundings, however she is still dreamy and absent minded. Many of the other characters note that Alice unintentionally leads them on. Her views on life in general have made her a valuable part of wonderland life. The inhabitants fall in love with her because she values life, not like the people who live there. She often considers returning home, but is dissuaded by painful memories of her sisters Edith and Lorina that are induced by Nightmare. She chooses to reside in the neutral Clock Tower with Julius Monrey. She's close with Julius and Boris. Alice also gets really painful headaches when she thinks about whether she has seen Peter before.
Ace (エース)
Ace is an original character, though he is possibly based on the Knave of Hearts. He is the Knight of Heart Castle and considered the most skilled swordsman in Wonderland, but has a notoriously bad sense of direction and often forgets how to get to places. Though, seemingly harmless at first, he becomes more devious over time and demonstrates a tendency toward violence.
Julius Monrey (ユリウス モンレー)
Julius is an original character, though it is suggested that he represents Time (who has an argument with the Mad Hatter), from the original Alice in Wonderland book. He is in charge of the only neutral district, the Clock Tower Plaza; it is also shown that he controls the world's time. As the fixer of clocks, he is regarded as the mortician of Wonderland, since the fixed clocks will become the hearts of reborn Wonderland residents. Julius is initially the closest character to Alice; she trusts him and lives in his Clock Tower with him. While seemingly apathetic and anti-social, several characters mention how much he must like Alice because of his eagerness to help her get home and to give her a room to stay in.
Vivaldi is based upon The Queen of Hearts. Like the character in Carroll's book, she regularly orders the beheading of servants for the smallest of mishaps. She tends to use the majestic plural and is demanding and dangerous. A beautiful and composed woman who shows little emotion, she does expose her feelings towards Blood when Peter and Ace inform her of his interest and advances to Alice. She loves cute things and has a secret room full of stuffed animals. Only a few select maids know of her collection. She seems to have deep feelings for the king, but will never admit it. As the Queen of Hearts, she is the only person aside from Alice who is able to keep Peter in line.
Supporting
Nightmare is based on The Caterpillar in the original Alice in Wonderland, but is usually seen when Alice is sleeping. Later, he comes to the clocktower with a resident of Clover. He is the one who allowed Peter to bring Alice into Wonderland. He calls himself a 'Demon', claiming he is the embodiment of bad dreams. He interacts mostly with Alice, but also appears before Peter and Julius as well. It appears he along with Peter knows why Alice was sent to their world. He also claims to love her. He is sickly in the books and is seen coughing up blood, but hates doctors and injections. He wears an eye patch for unmentioned reasons and seems to not have any weapon. In the second game Clover no Kuni, he revealed to be the head of the Clover Tower.
Mary Gowland (メリー＝ゴーランド)
Boss of the Amusement Park, Gowland is a possible parody of The Duchess as he is a marquis and semi owner of Cheshire Cat. However he gets angered at Boris when he bleeds on his floor. Other than those times he enjoys the company of him and Alice. He is an older man with mood swings, but is generally a cheery and very social person. He has the power to pull out his violin, which turns into a kind of gun or rifle at his will, in various sizes, though he has no talent playing it. He invites Alice to come to the park any time she likes and visits her at the clock tower. Gowland is the archenemy of Blood Dupre, who told everyone Gowland's first name is Mary, making his name 'Merry Go Round', like the term merry-go-round. Dupre seems eager to pick fights with Mary, making fun of him and his name, throwing Gowland into a violent rage.
Joker (ジョーカー)
An enigmatic character who the player must visit and play a card game with in order to change the season in the Alice in the country of hearts game. Two Jokers exist within the story—one is a polite and modest man while in contrast, his counterpart is foul-mouthed and condescending. He also claims Alice needs him. The jokers are in charge of the prison in Wonderland.
Lorina Liddell (アリスの姉)
Alice's older sister, she is regarded by Alice as beautiful, kind, loving and graceful, much to Alice's envy.
Elliot March (エリオット マーチ)
Elliot does not believe he is a rabbit. He likes carrot dishes, but not carrots. He hates it when people say that he is related to Peter White. He works for Blood Dupre because he was in prison for destroying his friends clock, and Blood was the one to break him out of jail. Elliot also mentioned, that when he gets killed, Blood will be the one to destroy his clock. He hates Dee and Dum, the guards to the Hatter Mansion gates, because they constantly make-fun of him and they always skip work. His rabbit ears are very sensitive, as are all the others, Boris Airay the Chesire cat, Peter White the White Rabbit, and Pierce Villiars the Dormouse.
Gray Ringmarc
Gray is based on the Lizard in the original Alice in Wonderland. He works for Nightmare, though is often reduced to acting as a nanny of sorts in order to force Nightmare to do his work, and tends to be a workaholic, pushing his subordinates to do the same. In contrast, he is notably a poor cook and artist, despite his best efforts. By nature Gray is a kind man who cares for people and animals, but he is also a former assassin and a deadly combatant. As a result, he is unwillingly Ace's designated sparring partner as he is the only one who can match the Knight of Heart's skill. Gray often compares and sees himself as inferior to Julius, particularly in regards to his relationship to Alice. He is voiced by Nakai Kazuya in the game.
Tweedle Dee (トゥイードル＝ディー)
One of the two twin brothers, known as the bloody twins. Both being based on the characters Tweedledum and Tweedledee that besides being twins and finishing each others' sentences on occasion, they look and act nothing like their counterparts. Dee and Dum are the young gatekeepers to the Hatter Mansion. Due to their young age, they often slack off and love money and killing. They have a violent tendencies and actually tried to kill Alice upon first meeting her, thinking that slitting her throat would be a fun game. They don't think life is important, thinking that Alice, like everyone else, will have a replacement. In the second game Clover no Kuni no Alice, they are revealed to be able to transform into adult forms at will.
Tweedle Dum (トゥイードル＝ダム)
Ibid.
Pierce Villiers
Pierce is the counterpart of the Dormouse and the Gravedigger of Wonderland. He has functional mouse ears and a tail and suffers from insomnia; he drinks coffee to try and stay awake. He used to be a part of the Hatter family, but ran away because the twins bullied him, which was the cause of his sleepless nights. He adores Nightmare because he helps him sleep and is often worried about his health. Pierce is terrified of Boris who often tries to eat him and constantly makes him feel like his life is in danger. However, he likes Peter and Elliot because he doesn't feel threatened around rabbits. When he first meets Alice he wants a kiss as soon as he recognizes her as an outsider. Alice instead slaps him in the face. He is voiced by Hoshi Souichirou in the game.
Source: MAL
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