People who decided to accept the permanent residence most likely just ended up in a coma, and the beam that hit them is probably the flat line on their heartbeat monitor when they die, which I think is a great explanation for that.
REMEMBER RESIDENTS GET TO HAVE THEIR OWN GAMES, I THINK THEY ARE GAMEMASTERS FOR THE NEXT WAVE OF PEOPLE WHO WILL MAKE IT TO BORDERLAND, AS THAT WOULD EXPLAIN WAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GMS AND PLAYERS.
Mira the gaslighting champion over here. She had three pretty believable stories based on tropes. "This is actually virtual reality, you're being manipulated by the rich and bet on, and the it's all in your head" tropes. Mira saw that Arisu was someone who was just drifting through life and finding himself undeserving of the help people give him because he feels like he's just wasting away. She wanted to see if he could overcome the doubts of his own heart. We are our own worst enemy at times. Especially when we begin to self doubt. Which is why she encouraged him once he passed the test. "Life is one big game. Sooner or later, we all get our game over. So try to enjoy yours before it's too late." And I have to give props to Riisa Naka. Mira didn't have too much screentime in the grand scheme of the show. But she really made the character feel so layered. Many props.
She's really talented. Not only has she done everything from wild tokusatsu movies to super series roles, she's also a voice actor. She was in The Girl Who Leapt Through Time *and* Summer Wars.
I’m not even going to lie both her and arisu were pissing me off in this game because she was playing with his head knowing he was obsessed with knowing the truth and wasting time and then he was making me upset because it’s like stop talking to her and asking questions but that just means the show is actually good
The Joker itself is a tie-in/reference to the manga, he actually shows up in the manga as a shrouded figure who interviews Arisu right before they leave the Borderlands and it’s hinted that he is the ferryman, the intermediary who is responsible of bringing the dead to the after life.
@@charles_pensamentocritico unfortunately they can't do a season 3 cause that would make no sense. Thats why even though the ending with the joker was cool it didnt make much sense. The idea is that you know there is someone watching thats why the camera zoomed on his face but without context its kinda hard to understand that and people might think there is still 1 card left, thats why a lot of people think there is gonna be a season 3.
@@kayleebland The Joker doesn’t actually feature in the Retry mini-sequel, all it cemented was that Borderlands does in fact continue to exist; And by extension the Joker does as well, but all he does is transport the souls to and from the Borderlands but we don’t see him this time. In the topic of Retry though, it would be interesting to see Netflix do a movie/special on it since it is just one game.
@@sinnerman2078 yeah I know the joker doesn't symbolize that. I was just hoping that by showing that, they were teasing a possible movie of retry indicating to us manga readers that they have to cross back over the border once more and what better card to use that than the joker. But that was more of my own hope than its actual reasoning.
ENDING EXPLAINED FOR ANYONE'S WHO'S CONFUSED... as it showed the meteor hit, everyone who's heart stopped were sent to "borderland" which is the "border" between life and death. it had said arisu's heart stopped for a minute and in that minute he experienced everything we saw in the series. the games are basically them fighting to stay alive, and anyone who died in the games didn't make it out of their coma in real life and died.
@@fbiagent3998 hey, you never know🤷 ( Not coming off w/ any hate) just because you understand it doesn't mean everyone in the world does. There could be people that can't put 2 to 2 together soooo.
I saw this comment somewhere: There are two ways to die in the series, the explosive collars and the laser beams. The people who died in the explosive collars means they died in the meteorite explosion (like Karube, Chota, Shibuki and the like) and the laser beams meant the people died fighting for their lives (similar to the red flatline when the heart stops beating).
Its as you said. Borderland is essentially a purgatory, and the games were for them to compete for a 2nd chance at life, they were visitors to that world and thus needed visas to continue their purgatory. In that split second between what happened in reality and their possible death, the show is taking place. This is why any injuries they got in borderland was reflected in the real world, like Akane losing her leg in boarderland happened due to similar circumstances in reality during that split second. And any participants that are at least kings, queens, and jacks were previous players of previous game, this is why whenever Arisu asked anyone "if we win, do we get to go home"? They never gave him a straight answer because they didnt know themselves, because they choose to stay in that world during whenever the last go around was. This puts the show into perspective because while all that suffering did suck, everyone was essentially already dead and just didnt know it. Also in the manga Mira/ the red queen was a neuro scientist in reality, this explains why she knows exactly which buttons to press with arisu and enjoys the hearts games. And the joker card in the manga is sorta "god" of that world, because joker's are not actually used in a game. They show what it looks like in the manga but not in the show. But even with minor things that had to be cut this is still one of the best live action anime/ manga adaptations there is.
So does that mean across the same meteorite crash.... people who were face cards (kings ..jacks...queens...etc) they purposefully stay in purgatory regardless ? Or is it multiple meteorite strikes? Or are the kings and queens just lucky with their positions in power? Cuz if its all from the same crash...same people affected...how are certain people being a face card?
@@ccboy3960 I believe Boarderland is just purgatory in general. i dont think the Winners of the last game also got struck by the meteor because we dont see them during the flashback. Its possible that for deaths that are unfortunate, people get sent to boaderland as a means to comes back. But all in all it possible so many more got people got added to this game "cycle" because of the meteor. This is probably also why we see other players present before arisu and his friends got there.
@@ccboy3960 It's the same meteorite. Remember time works differently in the Borderlands, those who were closest to the impact arrived there first. That one minute was at least several weeks for Arisu...when he and his friends arrived the first time some people had been there long time, while others just arrived.
@@Sthuthukile they could be from another catastrophe, there's a spinoff that happens in kyoto so it's very possible that they survived another accident
It's the same meteor if I remember correctly, I remember seeing Mira's name in the casualty reports. Time moves differently in the borderlands, they all "died" at the same time, but they didn't arrive at the borderlands at the same time.
I think what’s really brilliant about the tea scene is that this can really happen in the heads of people that block out intense trauma. Your brain will do anything to protect you from the truth and real memories, including lying to you. Mira was literally protecting them from the reality of the situation.
I think protecting them from the reality of the situation was the opposite thing she was trying to do. Reality was way better than the whole virtual reality shit
in the manga the tea is full of psychedelic substance , mira know all of these psychological thingy because she in fact a psychiatrist mira loves to see other people behaviour and nature and she feel that she will know those aspect in raw form in this world, that is why when she won the game alongside kyuma (and his bandmates) and the king of spade (forgot his real name) before she decided to stay.
ABOUT THE ENDING: (In the manga) The Joker was revealed to be interpreted as God/Devil. Arisu met him after the match with the Queen of Hearts and it reveals how the Joker was indeed god. He developed the games in borderland to test who'll be given a second chance at life to survive the meteor crash. Those who didn't make it or didn't have the will power to continue get shot with lasers and sent to Heaven. Those who decide to stay in Borderland and want to become citizens (like the serial killer and conman who survived) will end up in Hell to atone for their sins. And those like Arisu who declined to stay and wish for a second chance at life survive the meteor crash and continue with their lives they had before, but without the knowledge of everyone they've met in Borderland. So no, the Joker isn't the final boss, he's the Wildcard, God himself. And like what Mira said before she died, “Life is like a game” and real life, you are always playing life or death, and the joker (God) will always come into play.
YEAH. PLUS it's also a symbolic way of showing choice. Since Joker doesn't have a face and can become any card, it symbolises the ability to choose what you end up as. That's connecting to the choice that was given to Arisu and other players, whether to be a citizen or leave the game. Those who choose to be citizen would die but will end up as next game masters probably lol
Nah I knew she was lying the whole time and was wasting time I was actually getting pissed off at arisu for talking to her usagi even told him to stop and get back to the game but they needed the drama so I appreciate it for that much lol
I heard somewhere that the people closer to the blast got to the borderlands first. Which is why there were already people that were playing the game. Also, gamemasters could be people from other natural disasters or near death experiences. That completed the games and chose permanent residency. So, they will be gamemasters for the future people that end up in the borderlands. Like, the people from the blast. Arisu and his friends were further away from the blast which is why they arrived later. Even if the blast got to them seconds later time works different in the borderland. Seconds are like weeks/months. Thats why some people said they have been at the borderland longer than others and didnt know why.
@@HAMMOS75 but that would mean the borderlands Existed forever because death was always naturally. So that doesnt make sense. Why only shibuya? Maybe there are Millions of different borderlands for each catastroph in human history. That would explain why its only shibuya. And that would mean the citizens were also dead the time they all were there. But i am still wondering. If that is true. Where are the people that accepted the answer. Because basicly after the queen of hearts, there are no other games left and the borderlands should stop exist die to the fact that the desicion was done and the meteor went by
@@itzsamtvpjsekai the mystery in this show is soo good that's what makes this show better than squid game MUCH MORE EXPLORING AND KEEPS U GUESSING EVERY TIME
I found this explanation like a week ago. But the borderland games was the one minute they spent while their heart stopped (as explained in the episode) But basically the stronger the characters will to live while in borderlands was them fighting to keep their life in the real world when their hearts had stopped. Hence why characters such as niragi and Aguni survived. And those who stayed in borderlands became new game masters and what not.
@@TacticalDimples Niragi and Aguni surviving season 1 is still forgivable since it was off screen, Heiya surviving KoS is just straight up Plot Armor 200%, "will to live" doesn't cut it.
@@yvnngpd It's not fake, it's literally a different "purgatory" dimension that took place in the span of 1 minute and they had to fight to earn their right to come back to life. If it was a "dream" then you'd have multiple people with actual superpowers like flight, lazer beam eyes, super speed, etc.
@@Mukatutu true ,but in the manga its very different the whole episode 7 doesnt look that way in the manga the live action make it super plot armor ish. while in the manga kuina ann cisiya are playing other face card game. call me crazy but theres so many aspect that the live action doesnt do any justice.
The whole purpose of the show is basically: Why do we fight to stay alive? Each game basically represents type of difficulty you'll face in life. Physical, mental, etc. Through all those type of pains, you realize you don't need a reason to live. You just live and fight through. You don't need a grandiose purpose. The ending in the manga explains this much better.
I heard in the manga Chishiya and Kuina didn't get to meet 'cause Chishiya almost sacrificed her for his convenience and she was done with him. In general Chishiya is much more of a sociopath in the manga
This episode pretty much explains why Niragi lived through any and everything. His will to live.When I tell you I was SOBBING from when Arisu and Usagi was at that mental hospital until the very end😭 And it still blows my mind that everything that happened within the two seasons all happened within the time span of 1 whole minute. Mira den made all the bs she was saying sound believable and messed up my head bro💀 Point is…I still haven’t recovered💀
The philosophical theme that's central to this show, the theme that tied everything together, was the existential question "why do I want to live?" Arisu struggles with this question all throughout his sojourn in the Borderlands (and even before), and it's even summarized beautifully in the manga's final chapter where a street interviewer asks a similar question to various strangers. This thematic exploration was what grounded the growth of all the characters, and provided an overarching purpose to the story's narrative. What goals do I want to achieve in life (explored through Arisu, Chota and Karube)? What kind of person do I want to become (explored through Kuina, Last Boss, Niragi and Chisiya)? What kinds of relationships do I want to have with others (explored through Heiya and Agni)? What values and principles do I want to uphold (explored through Momoka, Kuzuryuu and Kyuma)? Just like Mira said, the answer to this question can be anything. Our choice isn't whether or not we want to live, but *how* we want to live. What do you want to do with your life? For what, or for whom, do you continue to live? This show provided us with a variety of possible perspectives and resolutions from each character. Arisu's entire journey was about him trying to come to his own conclusion. And in the end he finally did. In the game of life, are you playing to win, or just to enjoy yourself? It's up to you what the clear condition is. Then again, it's not like you ever really needed one.
I agree with most of what you said but!! I think it’s also whether you want to live or not. Like usagi didn’t want to go back in the beginning of season 2 and then changes and does want to go back because she realized her suffering made her kind.
It also makes sense that none of the gamemasters were at the Shibuya crossing with the other players. It's because they were not sent to the borderlands from this incident but were there longer, probably stuck in a coma. Each gamemaster has already played the games and won and chose to become citizens of the borderlands. This is why Kyuma (King of Clubs) told Arisu "we are citizens of this country" when introducing himself. The sad thing is choosing to be a citizen is choosing to never return to real life, essentially choosing death. It also explains why the gamemasters look so relieved when they die, because death is the only freedom they have from playing the games.
Some of the writing was questionable, but overall I thought season 2 was a big improvement over season 1, and I enjoyed a lot of the games. Action was quite good too. Chishiya my fave character by a mile.
Now we know why Niragi survived, in Bonderland people are not judged by their personality, appearance or actions, they are judged by their will, Niragi had a strong will and was true to himself even though he was a bad person. That he turned down the offer shows that he hated that place and wanted to get out of there like everyone else.
in many religions (i believe japanese is one of the ones that have this) the limbo is represented by a river and crossing to the other side of the river means death and the way you cross is through a boat and there is a person on the boat who decides if you cross or not that was basically the joker card
21:07 i took it the same way as Roshi. Mira's multiple fake revelations are the show's clever idea to make fun or reference other stories that had similar plot twists (which are great too, but would make AIB predictable since they've been already used). I think the ending with the Joker card is just an artistic way to leave an open-ended interpretation. Much like in Inception where the ending scene was cut before it showed whether the totem stopped or not, leaving it up to the audience to conclude on their own whether they're still on a dream or the reality. But i believe it's as what Mira had said, life is a game they play and they should enjoy it. They had given a second chance, and the Joker game already commenced and is the hardest game of all. Living their life.
Director on YaboyRockLee gave a pretty convincing idea for the Joker card. Basically he said all it is was symbolysing that life is the final game and it's like if you survived all of that the problems of your day to day would be a joke in comparison.
If you think about it Arisu got in the game 3months later because the meteor impact got to him seconds later because he was in bathroom Time play diffrently in borderland because 1 min is many days in borderland Usagi was in open thats why she got there early than others.
19:14 I agree, it really does suck that they don’t have the memories of the relationships they formed in the borderlands. But that might be for the best honestly. They already have so much trauma from the disaster that having all of those traumatic memories from the shit that happened in the borderlands, the friends they literally saw die in front of them…it’s for the best. But what’s beautiful is that their souls still remember that connection. There are still cords between them. Just like when we meet someone in our lives and we SWEAR we’ve met them before, but we actually haven’t. We’re soulmates, feeling the connection that we’ve been building with them in previous lifetimes. But I wouldn’t be surprised if they randomly dream of it throughout their lives. I have very vivid and often lucid dreams and they’re usually traumatic AF, involving me fighting for my life and dying in all sorts of different scenarios, and seeing people around me massacred. I know some of them are more symbolic, my subconscious’ way of processing different types of trauma, but some were remembrances of lives passed. The dreamworld and the borderlands are connected 😂 both non-physical planes in which us humans find ourselves from time to time.
Fun fact: - Kento Yamazaki (Arisu), Tao Tsuchiya (Usagi) and Dori Sakurada (Niragi) are actually best buddies in real life. In fact, they acted together in a 2015 film "Orange" which they are part of the main cast. - Nijiro Murakami (Chishiya) will be included in part 2 of Tokyo Revengers movie as Kazutora along with Hayato Isomura (Banda) as Ak-kun. - Tao Tsuchiya will get married this year (correct me if I'm wrong) with actor/singer Ryota Katayose and they are also expecting a child this year (correct me again if I'm wrong). It's been a one-of-a-hell rollercoaster ride of this series. Thank you so much guys for reacting to this show since S1.
Borderlands was basically the court of Death, those who survived the games had the strongest will to survive, Ann made it barely as Sheera said, because of Kuina reaching out for her hand. The citizens/face cards people are people who came close to death before the meteor and are currently in a coma. Those who accepted citizenship have gave up fighting for their life. Idk if they're making a season 3, in the anime/manga, Arisu met the "Joker", who is the gamemaster they've been looking for. Also I think the purpose of showing people surviving severe damages was to show that damages to your body in borderlands doesn't matter, it's your will to survive which is why Niragi and Arrow girl stayed alive despite they should've died from those wounds.
Remember when Arisu shouting as he was on his friend on the road in Shibuya as meteors coming? Well thats the same in ep 2 when Arisu shouted by the buildings putting people on alert and Usagi said his shouting saved her life.
the people that kept surviving the most ridiculous stuff, like niragi and aguni for example, they survived because their will to live was so strong so they pushed through it in the real world. people like tatta, chota and karube had accepted their deaths already, which is why they gave up on life and died completely
The whole experience was basically the fight for survival. Like you guys mentioned in that short period of time in the real world everyone that was impacted by the meteor were fighting for their lives. It also was a reflection of their will to overcome death itself & then to self reflect on themselves. The joker represents the wildcard. The final game for them now is the game of life with its unexpected twists and turns. Enjoy you guys reactions & especially enjoyed this one. Keep up the good work.
In Alice on border road it is said some people remember what happened in borderlands. They theorized that this "limbo" shapes into something fitting the group of people who gets there and in this mangá they only had to get to another city but they were a messed up group that ended betraying themself.
They all were in limbo trying to survive and cheat death. The character in the manga is called the Joker, pretty much death, who gave those that have the will to live and survive until the end and still want to keep living the choice. Life or limbo. They didn't reveal his character just because it made more sense for the show. It was alluded to throughout both seasons if you rewatch it. Why do you live? It's really bonkers. It was also why girly didn't die after a whole clip and crawled away through a vent even though her leg was fucked, that's how bad she wanted to survive. Likewise Ann came back. You could also theorize that it was because of Kuina holding her hand and taking her back even if she died and her pulse was gone. Arisu almost died when he gave up but Usagi saved him and he wanted to live again and make sure he made her live. Queen of spades Mira was a previous player too just like Kyuma and chose to stay to create more games. They were the first people to get hit by the meteor and were on the brink of death as well. They won their own games and became citizens because they saw their own way to live their life. Mira was truly touched at the end and just like Kyuma who had no regrets, accepted death with open arms. In the manga she keeps smiling as the laser shoots through her head because of Arisu's resolve to live, with Usagi. If she wasn't by his side he would have probably just died. Everything did happen, all of their hearts did stop for a minute, Ann's for longer than a minute. Aguni kept avoiding death because that's how much he was fighting it. No one remembers the games but they remember the feeling. They all came back different with their views on life. As anyone that almost died do. Arisu didn't sulk about his friends anymore since he stopped blaming himself. I'm guessing he remembered a bit more since he was the winner, but his view of life made him change as a person, especially because of Usagi. And they do end up together. It's really well done especially with all the Alice in wonderland references. Also they got that chance because Joker felt bad about so many people dying so he made the games but I'm glad they didn't make it obvious like a typical anime story and left it for the audience to question. Their injuries in real life reflected in the game in some way or the other. The joker card at the end could just be a nod to the character in the manga who orchestrated this, or to the fact that they're in the hardest game now, which is life itself. But as Mira said, enjoy it a little bit more. P.S. Everyone who died either gave up, couldn't fight their own injuries irl, or were killed by other players/ citizens who wanted their suffering to end or were just being twisted in order to avoid death themselves. In the manga they show how many people survived and its a weird miracle twist so I'm glad they chose to leave that part out and just focus on our main characters.
that last reset scene until the meteor hits is the same time stamp as the opening scene in the first episode, it lines up, every one is already there in the first ep
Y'all had me cryyyying with the reactions to them still being alive 😂😂 the girl literally had a half clip unloaded through her abdomen and spine and was alive 5 hours later 😂
I feel like the permanent residents are basically choosing to become Shinigami, testing those who are on the brink of death, not only during this one disaster, but always.
In the graphic novel, the joker is basically Charon, and because of how these people died without any furfulment, he offered them a way to survive by fighting for their lives if I remember correctly
So no one is gonna talk bout how they lowkey put “GANTZ” at 4:23??? LMAO that was slick. And the “I don’t want in” by Roshi at 13:05 fucked me up LMAO. 😂
I interpreted the joker as they are now playing the hardest game of all. The game of life. Mira said life is a game we all play together. The joker represents a wild card and can become any card in the deck. Insinuating that through out your travels in life you could experience any of the suit cards. Or I could be wrong and its just a spoiler for season 3. But I would be fine with the series if it ended right here as well.
A point that I’ve heard to explain why the players entered the games at different times was that they flatlined or were hit by the meteor sooner or later than the other players. That explains why the girl from the first game was there longer and why the boys all went there at the same time. Also, just wanted to say that I really enjoyed your videos and they have been a highlight of my week! I am sad that it is over!
Fun Fact, Usagi is actually the white rabbit, her name means rabbit in English. Everyone actually has a character like in Alice in wonderland which I find so cool
Fireworks at the end is like Squid Game when Gi-hun, Sae-byeok, and Sang-woo got steak dinners. Like, "Congrats for surviving our death games, here's a T-bone!" 😭😭😭😭😭😭💀💀💀💀💀
The way the King of Spades said that he was trying to protect them by killing them makes me feel like that was their goal, killing them and therefore protecting them from the next and final stage, The Joker.
Well, the Joker is meant to represent real life, like life is the hardest, most enduring challenge you could ever go through. I take it as meaning death was painless and easy as opposed to constantly suffering in life, which is WAY too true lol. But who knows? Maybe they'll surprise us with a third season.
@@HarpyLady when you think about it he was trying to save them from the pain of 2 borderlands one were they were fighting to survive and another it's life itself
Sheera was on point with that reference comparison to jojos, I literally finished both shows around the same time and realized they both ended with the same concept or reincarnation
For those who want to know what happened, Borderland is limbo when you are between dead or alive you can fight to live or give up and die. The games are that, fighting for your life only then you can live. The joker is the charon who is in charge of guiding people to the underworld. ON the manga Arisu gets to meet him
That series has been a total madness from start to finish. I'm sad it is over but man, it was so much of a rollercoaster. Thank you so much for the reaction. See you later for a new series.
In manga arisu actually get back to borderland one more time. But then again the author made it just to promote this show and his last work before retirement.
The way Akane live is because of her "will to live" because in the first place nothing in the borderland is real so her will to live outpowers the logic and as you can see her will to live is one of the top in the borderland just like how she sell herself to cut her legs to live
not really ,will does not matter if your visa is gone or you lose the game its a plot armor ,why? because in the manga its not this way lol not every character facing the king of spades in the manga during the final king of spade battle many players are still facing other face card game. the scene is pretty much different ,heiya never got shot point blank with a machine gun to her body lol
@@Mukatutu Furthermore when she gets to the borderlands she has both legs before losing them in the first game when in the real world she would have already lost the leg and should appear as such
@@Karthig1987 if that's the logic, then why is Usagi able to run fast up until she was stabbed to the legs at the end? I think the explanation is: some of the injuries you sustain during the game actually happen to your real body in the real world e.g. Usagi's legs and Nigira's burns and Ann's surgery. But it's anime/manga logic so maybe no one explanation will ever be consistent. 😆
@@markmywords3817 excellent points. That's why I don't buy that shit. It seems arbitrary. How did aguni and nariagi even survive. The manga has the answer but the way it's presented in the show is stupid. Especially nariagi with those burn wounds and coughing up blood from the start till end of the series
REMEMBER ! Arisu and the queen were being watched during their match by that camera in the bush. Meaning there is indeed more in play and they are as well indeed inna genjutsu lmao. Also like what if the last round(JOKER) all comes down to Arisu, for he is the only one who has memories of what's actually going on. Or what if they actually really are connected to some advance VR gear, we're only just noww starting to see them being placed in different realities by whoever’s the mastermind.
They say that the joker card symbolizes the ferryman of hades. helping the ones who wanted to die into the afterlife but if you had declined the offer aka the ones who found more meaning in life and wanted to life wake up from the borderlands world/purgatory. I thought it was a nice ending. There is an Alice in borderlands :retry so idk if there will be a story picked up from that. It would be cool.
4:57 I was saying the same thing while watching this scene. He couldn't kill Niragi (who even tried to kill and molest Usagi twice) but he didn't hesitate to point the gun to Mira. The last two episodes stopped making sense.
The Borderroad Series might be a good 1 off series show, they kinda explore also on Mira's study/work about going to the borderland/road temporarily. IF they are going to change some of the plot and make it good. It would be a great show for those who wants more of the same universe/series
I couldn't wait till you got to the part where everyone who was shot multiple times and was bleeding out for like 6 hours did not die and was not disappointed.
I read the entire manga before the first season was complete, so let me tell you what happened: The Borderlands is limbo which takes place within the collective subconscious. When people die from the same thing, they are transported to the Borderland, where they have to do multiple or a single game, and the games are based on how they died. In the manga, we meet a character known as Joker, who we figure out is actually the Grim Reaper who likes to find out if a person is worthy enough to be saved. The sequel, “Alice in Border Road”, is about 12 people who show up in the borderlands, each possessing a different face card. In this series, some people are aware of the Borderlands and know what’s going on.
I don’t know if y’all seen Death Parade but it’s essentially the same concept they all died simultaneously but the Grim Reaper(joker) saw it is as unfair death on a massive scale thus he orchestrated the games for everyone that died to earn back their right to live. The “residents” were people closest to the impact who died first thus, they arrived first and were their the longest and chose to stay in the world as residents.
The thing is they are creating this new season from scratch and they showed a joker but there should be 2 so maybe just like the queen played with their hearts one of the jokers messes the mind and the other the soul? Idk tbh just a shout
The ending explained why some characters that had fatal injuries survived til the end. It's all about their WILL to live. Since they are in the border between life and death, they're fighting for their lives in the games just like their bodies irl at the hospital are fighting to survive. And it depends on each person, like two comatosed people yield different results. It makes sense for Heiya, as her backstory proved how much of a fighter she is, who will do anything to survive at any cost (crawled her way out with injured leg, made the doctor cut it in exchange of her virtue, called out the man who hanged himself because he chose the easy way out). She just refuses to give up and die easily. Same can be said to Aguni, Chishiya, Niragi who found their purpose in the end which means they are still fighting and holding on to live. Tatta died because he already accepted his sacrifice. I believe those who lost to the games die to their injuries and those who got shot by the laser died when their hearts already gave up and flatlined.
Fun fact: In the manga arisu actually had conversation with joker, basically joker asked him, does he look like a god or devil, then arisu just replied that he looked like charon, just an intermediator to the afterlife
That ending with everyone alive seems too good to be true,but plugging the joker as the last scene made me thought that's great way to actually ending it
I hate endings like these!!! Omfgggg like all of that was literally for nothing all the bonding they had reduced to 0 and now they’re all strangers to each other again. I hateee these type of endings smhhhh
Overall fantastic series!!
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Yep the show was fantastic too bad netflix doesn't seem to think so
I'm new here so can you guys react to black summer please y'all would find it really interesting
that red beam of death is literally the flat line monitor when you die
How so? Did Netflix say they didn’t like the series? Just curious
People who decided to accept the permanent residence most likely just ended up in a coma, and the beam that hit them is probably the flat line on their heartbeat monitor when they die, which I think is a great explanation for that.
daaaamn the beams being flatlines makes so much sense
REMEMBER RESIDENTS GET TO HAVE THEIR OWN GAMES, I THINK THEY ARE GAMEMASTERS FOR THE NEXT WAVE OF PEOPLE WHO WILL MAKE IT TO BORDERLAND, AS THAT WOULD EXPLAIN WAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GMS AND PLAYERS.
Or they died and their souls stayed there
So until they die in the borderlands, they won't wake up at all. That was the third way between life and death, limbo.
No
If they stay they get to make their own games for the next people
Mira the gaslighting champion over here. She had three pretty believable stories based on tropes. "This is actually virtual reality, you're being manipulated by the rich and bet on, and the it's all in your head" tropes. Mira saw that Arisu was someone who was just drifting through life and finding himself undeserving of the help people give him because he feels like he's just wasting away. She wanted to see if he could overcome the doubts of his own heart. We are our own worst enemy at times. Especially when we begin to self doubt. Which is why she encouraged him once he passed the test. "Life is one big game. Sooner or later, we all get our game over. So try to enjoy yours before it's too late." And I have to give props to Riisa Naka. Mira didn't have too much screentime in the grand scheme of the show. But she really made the character feel so layered. Many props.
Mira definitely became of my faves
he is the best depiction from the source material
she literally capture every emotion that the character shown in the manga.
She's really talented. Not only has she done everything from wild tokusatsu movies to super series roles, she's also a voice actor. She was in The Girl Who Leapt Through Time *and* Summer Wars.
mira is in the beach right?
I’m not even going to lie both her and arisu were pissing me off in this game because she was playing with his head knowing he was obsessed with knowing the truth and wasting time and then he was making me upset because it’s like stop talking to her and asking questions but that just means the show is actually good
The Joker itself is a tie-in/reference to the manga, he actually shows up in the manga as a shrouded figure who interviews Arisu right before they leave the Borderlands and it’s hinted that he is the ferryman, the intermediary who is responsible of bringing the dead to the after life.
@Rick King 22 pretty much, and for the tv show it works as a way to plug in a season 3, maybe
@@charles_pensamentocritico unfortunately they can't do a season 3 cause that would make no sense. Thats why even though the ending with the joker was cool it didnt make much sense. The idea is that you know there is someone watching thats why the camera zoomed on his face but without context its kinda hard to understand that and people might think there is still 1 card left, thats why a lot of people think there is gonna be a season 3.
@@Ice-gi4qn I took this as a nod to alice in borderland: retry manga, but I still hope this is where it ends personally.
@@kayleebland The Joker doesn’t actually feature in the Retry mini-sequel, all it cemented was that Borderlands does in fact continue to exist; And by extension the Joker does as well, but all he does is transport the souls to and from the Borderlands but we don’t see him this time.
In the topic of Retry though, it would be interesting to see Netflix do a movie/special on it since it is just one game.
@@sinnerman2078 yeah I know the joker doesn't symbolize that. I was just hoping that by showing that, they were teasing a possible movie of retry indicating to us manga readers that they have to cross back over the border once more and what better card to use that than the joker. But that was more of my own hope than its actual reasoning.
ENDING EXPLAINED FOR ANYONE'S WHO'S CONFUSED...
as it showed the meteor hit, everyone who's heart stopped were sent to "borderland" which is the "border" between life and death.
it had said arisu's heart stopped for a minute and in that minute he experienced everything we saw in the series.
the games are basically them fighting to stay alive, and anyone who died in the games didn't make it out of their coma in real life and died.
woah
How do people not understand this 😭😭
@@fbiagent3998 hey, you never know🤷
( Not coming off w/ any hate) just because you understand it doesn't mean everyone in the world does. There could be people that can't put 2 to 2 together soooo.
@@l0ki_lux947 if they can't put it together they probably aren't old enough to be watching it in the first place
I saw this comment somewhere:
There are two ways to die in the series, the explosive collars and the laser beams. The people who died in the explosive collars means they died in the meteorite explosion (like Karube, Chota, Shibuki and the like) and the laser beams meant the people died fighting for their lives (similar to the red flatline when the heart stops beating).
Mira honestly almost got me with the first and last explanations. Gatekeep, Gaslight, Girl Boss is her moto for sure.
Its as you said. Borderland is essentially a purgatory, and the games were for them to compete for a 2nd chance at life, they were visitors to that world and thus needed visas to continue their purgatory. In that split second between what happened in reality and their possible death, the show is taking place. This is why any injuries they got in borderland was reflected in the real world, like Akane losing her leg in boarderland happened due to similar circumstances in reality during that split second. And any participants that are at least kings, queens, and jacks were previous players of previous game, this is why whenever Arisu asked anyone "if we win, do we get to go home"? They never gave him a straight answer because they didnt know themselves, because they choose to stay in that world during whenever the last go around was. This puts the show into perspective because while all that suffering did suck, everyone was essentially already dead and just didnt know it.
Also in the manga Mira/ the red queen was a neuro scientist in reality, this explains why she knows exactly which buttons to press with arisu and enjoys the hearts games. And the joker card in the manga is sorta "god" of that world, because joker's are not actually used in a game. They show what it looks like in the manga but not in the show. But even with minor things that had to be cut this is still one of the best live action anime/ manga adaptations there is.
So does that mean across the same meteorite crash.... people who were face cards (kings ..jacks...queens...etc) they purposefully stay in purgatory regardless ? Or is it multiple meteorite strikes? Or are the kings and queens just lucky with their positions in power? Cuz if its all from the same crash...same people affected...how are certain people being a face card?
@@ccboy3960 I believe Boarderland is just purgatory in general. i dont think the Winners of the last game also got struck by the meteor because we dont see them during the flashback.
Its possible that for deaths that are unfortunate, people get sent to boaderland as a means to comes back. But all in all it possible so many more got people got added to this game "cycle" because of the meteor. This is probably also why we see other players present before arisu and his friends got there.
@@ccboy3960 It's the same meteorite. Remember time works differently in the Borderlands, those who were closest to the impact arrived there first. That one minute was at least several weeks for Arisu...when he and his friends arrived the first time some people had been there long time, while others just arrived.
@@Sthuthukile they could be from another catastrophe, there's a spinoff that happens in kyoto so it's very possible that they survived another accident
It's the same meteor if I remember correctly, I remember seeing Mira's name in the casualty reports. Time moves differently in the borderlands, they all "died" at the same time, but they didn't arrive at the borderlands at the same time.
I think what’s really brilliant about the tea scene is that this can really happen in the heads of people that block out intense trauma. Your brain will do anything to protect you from the truth and real memories, including lying to you. Mira was literally protecting them from the reality of the situation.
I thought she drougged them
Lol Mira wasn't protecting anybody. She's trying to stress them more
I think protecting them from the reality of the situation was the opposite thing she was trying to do. Reality was way better than the whole virtual reality shit
in the manga the tea is full of psychedelic substance , mira know all of these psychological thingy because she in fact a psychiatrist
mira loves to see other people behaviour and nature and she feel that she will know those aspect in raw form in this world, that is why when she won the game alongside kyuma (and his bandmates) and the king of spade (forgot his real name) before she decided to stay.
Forgotten and Fractured are some movies that potray that trope really really well I reccomend
Notice the red laser everytime they fail, it symbolizes the red flat line we see when someone dies
ABOUT THE ENDING:
(In the manga) The Joker was revealed to be interpreted as God/Devil. Arisu met him after the match with the Queen of Hearts and it reveals how the Joker was indeed god.
He developed the games in borderland to test who'll be given a second chance at life to survive the meteor crash. Those who didn't make it or didn't have the will power to continue get shot with lasers and sent to Heaven. Those who decide to stay in Borderland and want to become citizens (like the serial killer and conman who survived) will end up in Hell to atone for their sins. And those like Arisu who declined to stay and wish for a second chance at life survive the meteor crash and continue with their lives they had before, but without the knowledge of everyone they've met in Borderland.
So no, the Joker isn't the final boss, he's the Wildcard, God himself. And like what Mira said before she died, “Life is like a game” and real life, you are always playing life or death, and the joker (God) will always come into play.
So hatter got killed…so is he becoming a shinigami lmao!
YEAH. PLUS it's also a symbolic way of showing choice. Since Joker doesn't have a face and can become any card, it symbolises the ability to choose what you end up as. That's connecting to the choice that was given to Arisu and other players, whether to be a citizen or leave the game. Those who choose to be citizen would die but will end up as next game masters probably lol
The last game was a heart game and as a viewer we were all playing too, we kept being deceived over what really happened.
Nah I knew she was lying the whole time and was wasting time I was actually getting pissed off at arisu for talking to her usagi even told him to stop and get back to the game but they needed the drama so I appreciate it for that much lol
I heard somewhere that the people closer to the blast got to the borderlands first. Which is why there were already people that were playing the game. Also, gamemasters could be people from other natural disasters or near death experiences. That completed the games and chose permanent residency. So, they will be gamemasters for the future people that end up in the borderlands. Like, the people from the blast. Arisu and his friends were further away from the blast which is why they arrived later. Even if the blast got to them seconds later time works different in the borderland. Seconds are like weeks/months. Thats why some people said they have been at the borderland longer than others and didnt know why.
Are they gonna put new players in borderland if other natural disasters occur for banda and yaba cuz they accepted permanent residency
@@HAMMOS75 but that would mean the borderlands Existed forever because death was always naturally. So that doesnt make sense. Why only shibuya? Maybe there are Millions of different borderlands for each catastroph in human history. That would explain why its only shibuya. And that would mean the citizens were also dead the time they all were there. But i am still wondering. If that is true. Where are the people that accepted the answer. Because basicly after the queen of hearts, there are no other games left and the borderlands should stop exist die to the fact that the desicion was done and the meteor went by
@@itzsamtvpjsekai the mystery in this show is soo good that's what makes this show better than squid game MUCH MORE EXPLORING AND KEEPS U GUESSING EVERY TIME
I found this explanation like a week ago. But the borderland games was the one minute they spent while their heart stopped (as explained in the episode) But basically the stronger the characters will to live while in borderlands was them fighting to keep their life in the real world when their hearts had stopped. Hence why characters such as niragi and Aguni survived. And those who stayed in borderlands became new game masters and what not.
It also explains how Niragi and Nagumi managed to survive after the first season.
@@TacticalDimples Niragi and Aguni surviving season 1 is still forgivable since it was off screen, Heiya surviving KoS is just straight up Plot Armor 200%, "will to live" doesn't cut it.
@@yvnngpd It's not fake, it's literally a different "purgatory" dimension that took place in the span of 1 minute and they had to fight to earn their right to come back to life.
If it was a "dream" then you'd have multiple people with actual superpowers like flight, lazer beam eyes, super speed, etc.
@@Mukatutu true ,but in the manga its very different the whole episode 7 doesnt look that way in the manga
the live action make it super plot armor ish. while in the manga kuina ann cisiya are playing other face card game.
call me crazy but theres so many aspect that the live action doesnt do any justice.
@@yvnngpd its not a dream in the manga its clear that it is a purgatory.
The whole purpose of the show is basically: Why do we fight to stay alive? Each game basically represents type of difficulty you'll face in life. Physical, mental, etc. Through all those type of pains, you realize you don't need a reason to live. You just live and fight through. You don't need a grandiose purpose.
The ending in the manga explains this much better.
I’m so sad chishiya and Kuina didn’t get to interact at all since the first episode:(
I heard in the manga Chishiya and Kuina didn't get to meet 'cause Chishiya almost sacrificed her for his convenience and she was done with him. In general Chishiya is much more of a sociopath in the manga
@@foggyfrogy yea but their dynamic was different in the anime but yeah I would have loved at least a meeting or smth in the end
@@Nini-kc5ss what anime? theres the live action adaptation and the 4 ep OVAs
There isn't an official anime for this
@@Anonymys43 they’re talking about the four ep OVA. It’s still anime - it’s a style of animation, not what divides a series from an OVA
@@Anonymys43 i meant manga sorry for the confusion
This episode pretty much explains why Niragi lived through any and everything. His will to live.When I tell you I was SOBBING from when Arisu and Usagi was at that mental hospital until the very end😭 And it still blows my mind that everything that happened within the two seasons all happened within the time span of 1 whole minute. Mira den made all the bs she was saying sound believable and messed up my head bro💀 Point is…I still haven’t recovered💀
The episode was pretty terrible
@@corsair1221 who's asked
I actually believed the whole virtual reality thing 😭😭
@@corsair1221 indeed
@@corsair1221 Whole second season was terrible compared to the first
Usagi's cure all smile at the end made up for the triple okidoke episode 🤣 this was some top tier writing & tv btw
Yeah, she was definitely my waifu of the series. Second is Ann 😍
@@pgwrks4149 queen of spades was second for me 😌
@@TheBatmanWhoReacts If only she wasn't crazy 😂
@@TheBatmanWhoReacts The Queen of Spades is basically a mirror of what Usagi would have been like if Arisu never came into her life.
@@thelegacyofgaming2928 well, there is that 🤣
The philosophical theme that's central to this show, the theme that tied everything together, was the existential question "why do I want to live?" Arisu struggles with this question all throughout his sojourn in the Borderlands (and even before), and it's even summarized beautifully in the manga's final chapter where a street interviewer asks a similar question to various strangers.
This thematic exploration was what grounded the growth of all the characters, and provided an overarching purpose to the story's narrative. What goals do I want to achieve in life (explored through Arisu, Chota and Karube)? What kind of person do I want to become (explored through Kuina, Last Boss, Niragi and Chisiya)? What kinds of relationships do I want to have with others (explored through Heiya and Agni)? What values and principles do I want to uphold (explored through Momoka, Kuzuryuu and Kyuma)? Just like Mira said, the answer to this question can be anything.
Our choice isn't whether or not we want to live, but *how* we want to live. What do you want to do with your life? For what, or for whom, do you continue to live? This show provided us with a variety of possible perspectives and resolutions from each character. Arisu's entire journey was about him trying to come to his own conclusion. And in the end he finally did. In the game of life, are you playing to win, or just to enjoy yourself? It's up to you what the clear condition is. Then again, it's not like you ever really needed one.
this is really well explained
Thank's for analyzing the message, I really hope someone makes a video essay or something on the show/manga because there's so much to unpack.
I agree with most of what you said but!! I think it’s also whether you want to live or not. Like usagi didn’t want to go back in the beginning of season 2 and then changes and does want to go back because she realized her suffering made her kind.
It also makes sense that none of the gamemasters were at the Shibuya crossing with the other players. It's because they were not sent to the borderlands from this incident but were there longer, probably stuck in a coma. Each gamemaster has already played the games and won and chose to become citizens of the borderlands. This is why Kyuma (King of Clubs) told Arisu "we are citizens of this country" when introducing himself.
The sad thing is choosing to be a citizen is choosing to never return to real life, essentially choosing death. It also explains why the gamemasters look so relieved when they die, because death is the only freedom they have from playing the games.
Mira slowly became one of my favorites just off this episode alone
Great actress
@@thelegacyofgaming2928 fr
Goth 😍
“Life is just a game we play together, you should try to enjoy it.” Is something I wanna live by now.
Some of the writing was questionable, but overall I thought season 2 was a big improvement over season 1, and I enjoyed a lot of the games. Action was quite good too. Chishiya my fave character by a mile.
Now we know why Niragi survived, in Bonderland people are not judged by their personality, appearance or actions, they are judged by their will, Niragi had a strong will and was true to himself even though he was a bad person. That he turned down the offer shows that he hated that place and wanted to get out of there like everyone else.
The knocking u heard in the bathroom ep 1 was their heart beats and the laser from the sky is the fault line from the heart moderator!!
in many religions (i believe japanese is one of the ones that have this) the limbo is represented by a river and crossing to the other side of the river means death and the way you cross is through a boat and there is a person on the boat who decides if you cross or not that was basically the joker card
21:07 i took it the same way as Roshi. Mira's multiple fake revelations are the show's clever idea to make fun or reference other stories that had similar plot twists (which are great too, but would make AIB predictable since they've been already used).
I think the ending with the Joker card is just an artistic way to leave an open-ended interpretation. Much like in Inception where the ending scene was cut before it showed whether the totem stopped or not, leaving it up to the audience to conclude on their own whether they're still on a dream or the reality. But i believe it's as what Mira had said, life is a game they play and they should enjoy it. They had given a second chance, and the Joker game already commenced and is the hardest game of all. Living their life.
They were also the most popular theories readers and fans had until the true reveal. So it was calling out the fans as well
Director on YaboyRockLee gave a pretty convincing idea for the Joker card. Basically he said all it is was symbolysing that life is the final game and it's like if you survived all of that the problems of your day to day would be a joke in comparison.
In reality though the Joker is the ruler of The Borderlands, as seen in the Manga who interacts with Arisu before they leave.
“Smash her knee in” “tell her to get up” yeah someone else be the interrogator please
The red laser that shoots players from the sky is a symbol for the heartbeat flat-lining in the real world
If you think about it
Arisu got in the game 3months later because the meteor impact got to him seconds later because he was in bathroom
Time play diffrently in borderland because 1 min is many days in borderland
Usagi was in open thats why she got there early than others.
this is why they survived getting 10 shots, because their will was stronger
19:14 I agree, it really does suck that they don’t have the memories of the relationships they formed in the borderlands. But that might be for the best honestly. They already have so much trauma from the disaster that having all of those traumatic memories from the shit that happened in the borderlands, the friends they literally saw die in front of them…it’s for the best. But what’s beautiful is that their souls still remember that connection. There are still cords between them. Just like when we meet someone in our lives and we SWEAR we’ve met them before, but we actually haven’t. We’re soulmates, feeling the connection that we’ve been building with them in previous lifetimes.
But I wouldn’t be surprised if they randomly dream of it throughout their lives. I have very vivid and often lucid dreams and they’re usually traumatic AF, involving me fighting for my life and dying in all sorts of different scenarios, and seeing people around me massacred. I know some of them are more symbolic, my subconscious’ way of processing different types of trauma, but some were remembrances of lives passed. The dreamworld and the borderlands are connected 😂 both non-physical planes in which us humans find ourselves from time to time.
Fun fact:
- Kento Yamazaki (Arisu), Tao Tsuchiya (Usagi) and Dori Sakurada (Niragi) are actually best buddies in real life. In fact, they acted together in a 2015 film "Orange" which they are part of the main cast.
- Nijiro Murakami (Chishiya) will be included in part 2 of Tokyo Revengers movie as Kazutora along with Hayato Isomura (Banda) as Ak-kun.
- Tao Tsuchiya will get married this year (correct me if I'm wrong) with actor/singer Ryota Katayose and they are also expecting a child this year (correct me again if I'm wrong).
It's been a one-of-a-hell rollercoaster ride of this series. Thank you so much guys for reacting to this show since S1.
Girl was using a whole genjutsu sequence just to be countered by talk no jutsu 😭
you guys are better than me 😂😂 i folded everytime mira said a lie
Same
Borderlands was basically the court of Death, those who survived the games had the strongest will to survive, Ann made it barely as Sheera said, because of Kuina reaching out for her hand. The citizens/face cards people are people who came close to death before the meteor and are currently in a coma. Those who accepted citizenship have gave up fighting for their life. Idk if they're making a season 3, in the anime/manga, Arisu met the "Joker", who is the gamemaster they've been looking for. Also I think the purpose of showing people surviving severe damages was to show that damages to your body in borderlands doesn't matter, it's your will to survive which is why Niragi and Arrow girl stayed alive despite they should've died from those wounds.
Is there will be season 3 ??
Remember when Arisu shouting as he was on his friend on the road in Shibuya as meteors coming? Well thats the same in ep 2 when Arisu shouted by the buildings putting people on alert and Usagi said his shouting saved her life.
the people that kept surviving the most ridiculous stuff, like niragi and aguni for example, they survived because their will to live was so strong so they pushed through it in the real world. people like tatta, chota and karube had accepted their deaths already, which is why they gave up on life and died completely
This episode I was hit with genjutsu after genjutsu nonstop lol 😂
For me the meaning of The Joker card is the game of life. Just like what Mira said "life is just like game (we played together), so enjoy it more".
I think those who choose permanent residence are basically comatose.
While the joker card (in the adaptation at least) represent game of real life.
Ep 7: broke my heart
Ep 8: broke my mind
The whole experience was basically the fight for survival. Like you guys mentioned in that short period of time in the real world everyone that was impacted by the meteor were fighting for their lives. It also was a reflection of their will to overcome death itself & then to self reflect on themselves.
The joker represents the wildcard. The final game for them now is the game of life with its unexpected twists and turns. Enjoy you guys reactions & especially enjoyed this one. Keep up the good work.
13:38 I spit out all the water 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thank you so much for reacting to this wonderful series 💚💚 I literally laughed so hard watching you guys 😂 💚
I wonder if the two psycho geniuses that were in the Jack of Hearts just never woke up from their coma since they chose to stay
In Alice on border road it is said some people remember what happened in borderlands. They theorized that this "limbo" shapes into something fitting the group of people who gets there and in this mangá they only had to get to another city but they were a messed up group that ended betraying themself.
They all were in limbo trying to survive and cheat death. The character in the manga is called the Joker, pretty much death, who gave those that have the will to live and survive until the end and still want to keep living the choice. Life or limbo. They didn't reveal his character just because it made more sense for the show. It was alluded to throughout both seasons if you rewatch it. Why do you live? It's really bonkers. It was also why girly didn't die after a whole clip and crawled away through a vent even though her leg was fucked, that's how bad she wanted to survive. Likewise Ann came back. You could also theorize that it was because of Kuina holding her hand and taking her back even if she died and her pulse was gone. Arisu almost died when he gave up but Usagi saved him and he wanted to live again and make sure he made her live. Queen of spades Mira was a previous player too just like Kyuma and chose to stay to create more games. They were the first people to get hit by the meteor and were on the brink of death as well. They won their own games and became citizens because they saw their own way to live their life. Mira was truly touched at the end and just like Kyuma who had no regrets, accepted death with open arms. In the manga she keeps smiling as the laser shoots through her head because of Arisu's resolve to live, with Usagi. If she wasn't by his side he would have probably just died. Everything did happen, all of their hearts did stop for a minute, Ann's for longer than a minute. Aguni kept avoiding death because that's how much he was fighting it. No one remembers the games but they remember the feeling. They all came back different with their views on life. As anyone that almost died do. Arisu didn't sulk about his friends anymore since he stopped blaming himself. I'm guessing he remembered a bit more since he was the winner, but his view of life made him change as a person, especially because of Usagi. And they do end up together. It's really well done especially with all the Alice in wonderland references. Also they got that chance because Joker felt bad about so many people dying so he made the games but I'm glad they didn't make it obvious like a typical anime story and left it for the audience to question. Their injuries in real life reflected in the game in some way or the other. The joker card at the end could just be a nod to the character in the manga who orchestrated this, or to the fact that they're in the hardest game now, which is life itself. But as Mira said, enjoy it a little bit more. P.S. Everyone who died either gave up, couldn't fight their own injuries irl, or were killed by other players/ citizens who wanted their suffering to end or were just being twisted in order to avoid death themselves. In the manga they show how many people survived and its a weird miracle twist so I'm glad they chose to leave that part out and just focus on our main characters.
The borderlands being purgatory is very interesting I just think it’s sad that all those character relationships are now lost
Every time she came up with a lie I believed it lmao 😂😂🤔or was it the truth well never know
I wish so bad that mira just walked out at the end and waved hi to the camera
that last reset scene until the meteor hits is the same time stamp as the opening scene in the first episode, it lines up, every one is already there in the first ep
Man, this was one of the best live action adaptations I've ever seen, hands down. And had so so much fun seeing you guys react to it us well haha.
Y'all had me cryyyying with the reactions to them still being alive 😂😂 the girl literally had a half clip unloaded through her abdomen and spine and was alive 5 hours later 😂
So Alice in wonderland, Alice is on a LSD trip and Alice in Borderland Arisu as a near death experience. I dig it
I feel like the permanent residents are basically choosing to become Shinigami, testing those who are on the brink of death, not only during this one disaster, but always.
In the graphic novel, the joker is basically Charon, and because of how these people died without any furfulment, he offered them a way to survive by fighting for their lives if I remember correctly
So no one is gonna talk bout how they lowkey put “GANTZ” at 4:23??? LMAO that was slick. And the “I don’t want in” by Roshi at 13:05 fucked me up LMAO. 😂
Same love that joke lmao mad accurate!
I interpreted the joker as they are now playing the hardest game of all. The game of life. Mira said life is a game we all play together.
The joker represents a wild card and can become any card in the deck. Insinuating that through out your travels in life you could experience any of the suit cards.
Or I could be wrong and its just a spoiler for season 3. But I would be fine with the series if it ended right here as well.
no need for a s3. Everything made clear sense and a season 3 would not make any sense
Best ending ever, Mira had me believe everything she said 😂
Mira went to the school of Monokuma with all this effery 😂
"Life is a game, try to enjoy it!" - Mira about the final game, life
A point that I’ve heard to explain why the players entered the games at different times was that they flatlined or were hit by the meteor sooner or later than the other players. That explains why the girl from the first game was there longer and why the boys all went there at the same time. Also, just wanted to say that I really enjoyed your videos and they have been a highlight of my week! I am sad that it is over!
the reaction to the ending with the Joker is like the reaction with the ending of Inception with the spinning top
Dropping a crazy inception ending now i don't even believe that this ending is the real ending
it is
13:35 NAAA the editing is on another level lmaooo 🤣
4:46 That was so well timed, I laughed my ass off 😂😂
9:02
Sheera...we have some evil people who shouldn't be doctors right now lol
fr i remember i did a presentation on some doctor who deliberately drilled screws where they werent suppose to go on an elderly
@@lil_zee_zee smh
Fun Fact, Usagi is actually the white rabbit, her name means rabbit in English. Everyone actually has a character like in Alice in wonderland which I find so cool
Arisu being Alice since his surename is how japanese pronounce "Alice"
I really appreciate that Sheeran remembers that time goes faster there, some reactors failed to remember that...
Fireworks at the end is like Squid Game when Gi-hun, Sae-byeok, and Sang-woo got steak dinners. Like, "Congrats for surviving our death games, here's a T-bone!" 😭😭😭😭😭😭💀💀💀💀💀
The way the King of Spades said that he was trying to protect them by killing them makes me feel like that was their goal, killing them and therefore protecting them from the next and final stage, The Joker.
Well, the Joker is meant to represent real life, like life is the hardest, most enduring challenge you could ever go through. I take it as meaning death was painless and easy as opposed to constantly suffering in life, which is WAY too true lol. But who knows? Maybe they'll surprise us with a third season.
@@HarpyLady when you think about it he was trying to save them from the pain of 2 borderlands one were they were fighting to survive and another it's life itself
Sheera was on point with that reference comparison to jojos, I literally finished both shows around the same time and realized they both ended with the same concept or reincarnation
For those who want to know what happened, Borderland is limbo when you are between dead or alive you can fight to live or give up and die. The games are that, fighting for your life only then you can live. The joker is the charon who is in charge of guiding people to the underworld. ON the manga Arisu gets to meet him
I took the joker card as meaning Life itself is the greatest game and final test.
In the Manga the Joker is basically the “ferryman” who confirms wether you wake up from your near death state or move onto the after life.
That series has been a total madness from start to finish. I'm sad it is over but man, it was so much of a rollercoaster. Thank you so much for the reaction.
See you later for a new series.
In manga arisu actually get back to borderland one more time. But then again the author made it just to promote this show and his last work before retirement.
There is a spin-off, alice in border road with another MC. Its full action tho
13:36 Roshi's Rage Quit lol 😂😂😂😂
The way Akane live is because of her "will to live" because in the first place nothing in the borderland is real so her will to live outpowers the logic and as you can see her will to live is one of the top in the borderland just like how she sell herself to cut her legs to live
Replace "will to live" with "plot armor" then you'll be correct.
not really ,will does not matter if your visa is gone or you lose the game
its a plot armor ,why? because in the manga its not this way lol not every character facing the king of spades
in the manga during the final king of spade battle many players are still facing other face card game.
the scene is pretty much different ,heiya never got shot point blank with a machine gun to her body lol
@@Mukatutu Furthermore when she gets to the borderlands she has both legs before losing them in the first game when in the real world she would have already lost the leg and should appear as such
@@Karthig1987 if that's the logic, then why is Usagi able to run fast up until she was stabbed to the legs at the end?
I think the explanation is: some of the injuries you sustain during the game actually happen to your real body in the real world e.g. Usagi's legs and Nigira's burns and Ann's surgery. But it's anime/manga logic so maybe no one explanation will ever be consistent. 😆
@@markmywords3817 excellent points. That's why I don't buy that shit. It seems arbitrary. How did aguni and nariagi even survive. The manga has the answer but the way it's presented in the show is stupid. Especially nariagi with those burn wounds and coughing up blood from the start till end of the series
19:46 is sending me “looks like you’ve drunk the tea”
“This the most intense game of croquet ive ever watched”
LOOOL Lupa never fails to crack me up
Mira was out here on some itachi level manipulation
Joker card owner is Death himself:
Telling that the game they're playing right now is Life itself.
Life is just a game, you should just enjoy it.
REMEMBER ! Arisu and the queen were being watched during their match by that camera in the bush. Meaning there is indeed more in play and they are as well indeed inna genjutsu lmao. Also like what if the last round(JOKER) all comes down to Arisu, for he is the only one who has memories of what's actually going on. Or what if they actually really are connected to some advance VR gear, we're only just noww starting to see them being placed in different realities by whoever’s the mastermind.
They say that the joker card symbolizes the ferryman of hades. helping the ones who wanted to die into the afterlife but if you had declined the offer aka the ones who found more meaning in life and wanted to life wake up from the borderlands world/purgatory. I thought it was a nice ending. There is an Alice in borderlands :retry so idk if there will be a story picked up from that. It would be cool.
This was one hell of a show loved it 😊
20:28 🎵LOVE THE HISOKA SOUNDTRACK EDIT!🎶
This is what I imagine it’s like fighting Itachi Genjutsu after Genjutsu 😂
4:57 I was saying the same thing while watching this scene. He couldn't kill Niragi (who even tried to kill and molest Usagi twice) but he didn't hesitate to point the gun to Mira. The last two episodes stopped making sense.
The Borderroad Series might be a good 1 off series show, they kinda explore also on Mira's study/work about going to the borderland/road temporarily.
IF they are going to change some of the plot and make it good. It would be a great show for those who wants more of the same universe/series
I couldn't wait till you got to the part where everyone who was shot multiple times and was bleeding out for like 6 hours did not die and was not disappointed.
I read the entire manga before the first season was complete, so let me tell you what happened:
The Borderlands is limbo which takes place within the collective subconscious.
When people die from the same thing, they are transported to the Borderland, where they have to do multiple or a single game, and the games are based on how they died.
In the manga, we meet a character known as Joker, who we figure out is actually the Grim Reaper who likes to find out if a person is worthy enough to be saved.
The sequel, “Alice in Border Road”, is about 12 people who show up in the borderlands, each possessing a different face card. In this series, some people are aware of the Borderlands and know what’s going on.
How did arisu’s brother know borderland when arisu came back
I don’t know if y’all seen Death Parade but it’s essentially the same concept they all died simultaneously but the Grim Reaper(joker) saw it is as unfair death on a massive scale thus he orchestrated the games for everyone that died to earn back their right to live. The “residents” were people closest to the impact who died first thus, they arrived first and were their the longest and chose to stay in the world as residents.
The thing is they are creating this new season from scratch and they showed a joker but there should be 2 so maybe just like the queen played with their hearts one of the jokers messes the mind and the other the soul? Idk tbh just a shout
The ending explained why some characters that had fatal injuries survived til the end. It's all about their WILL to live.
Since they are in the border between life and death, they're fighting for their lives in the games just like their bodies irl at the hospital are fighting to survive. And it depends on each person, like two comatosed people yield different results. It makes sense for Heiya, as her backstory proved how much of a fighter she is, who will do anything to survive at any cost (crawled her way out with injured leg, made the doctor cut it in exchange of her virtue, called out the man who hanged himself because he chose the easy way out). She just refuses to give up and die easily. Same can be said to Aguni, Chishiya, Niragi who found their purpose in the end which means they are still fighting and holding on to live. Tatta died because he already accepted his sacrifice.
I believe those who lost to the games die to their injuries and those who got shot by the laser died when their hearts already gave up and flatlined.
THE BEAM THAT KILLS...
MEANS THE FLAT LINE ON THE MONITOR...
THE MOMENT THEY ARE IN THE GAME, THEY ARE FIGHTING TO STAY ALIVE...
I think the manga ending was a bit better. Out of context spoiler: The line "Am I God or the Devil" was hard as fuck tbh
Fun fact: In the manga arisu actually had conversation with joker, basically joker asked him, does he look like a god or devil, then arisu just replied that he looked like charon, just an intermediator to the afterlife
I think the ending kinda shows how beautiful what the king spades was doing if you really think about it.
That ending with everyone alive seems too good to be true,but plugging the joker as the last scene made me thought that's great way to actually ending it
I hate endings like these!!! Omfgggg like all of that was literally for nothing all the bonding they had reduced to 0 and now they’re all strangers to each other again. I hateee these type of endings smhhhh