A review by cyanide_latte
Are You Alice?, Vol. 1 by Ikumi Katagiri

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

To start at the beginning, a very dear friend has lent me their copies of the volumes of this series and highly recommends it, as far as various manga and series based on AiW go. It's difficult to really explain the premise going on here.  Even if I could explain it beyond the initial summary given on the site, I doubt if I should. I can see why my friend said it's wisest to go into this as blind as possible, because 1: trying to coherently explain the premise is difficult to begin with, without info-dumping to the point of excessive spoilers, and 2: even assuming one could, I don't think the degree of impact on the reader would be quite the same as it is when you go in knowing as little as possible. The mystery of this series is what drives the plot, in a way, and keeps you invested. But for what that's worth, this is one hell of a solid first volume! I'm already wanting to start on the second.