Heart no Kuni no Alice



Heart no Kuni no Alice ~Wonderful Wonder World~ (Alice in the Land of Hearts) is a girly but bloody Otome Game re-imagining of Lewis Carroll's classic fantasy novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with bishounen characters and added romance. There are three games and a manga of the first game, which is published in English by Tokyopop.

Alice is practical and strong, yet cynical. Alice is kidnapped by a mysterious Bishonen man with bunny ears into a place called the Country of Hearts. Stuck there due to a trick by the mysterious bunny-eared man, she meets the residents of this world. In the world, everyone starts taking to a liking to her at some point due to her being a foreigner.

A movie adaptation is due out in July 2011.

Heart no Kuni no Alice has examples of:

 * Afraid of Needles: Nightmare. He's so sickly, at one point he coughs up blood because he's happy, but refuses to go to the hospital because of his fear.
 * Alice in Wonderland: The series is based off of the book, but with violence and psychos tossed in.
 * An Axe to Grind: Dee and Dum prefer using axes over guns, unlike most people there.
 * Berserk Button: Don't tease Gowland about his first name.
 * Also, Elliot is totally not a hare nor does he love to eating carrots in any form; he's a dog. Really.
 * And don't even go close to Alice when Peter is around...
 * Beware the Nice Ones: Ace is easily one of the nicest people in Wonderland when you first see him (manga-wise at least) what with his cheery disposition and willingness to help Alice (even if he does end up getting them lost). The next time he appears,
 * Bishonen: Nearly all of the Roleholders in the game. Which might explain why the games are Otome Games. This in turn leads to:
 * Cast Full of Pretty Boys: Except for Vivaldi and Alice.
 * Butt Monkey: Most of the bullying Pierce goes through tends to be Played for Laughs. This includes being chased around and getting picked on by Boris, who wants to eat him, and the twins.
 * Cat Boy: One look at Boris' appearance and you can tell that he's obviously this.
 * Cool Big Sis: Alice sees Vivaldi as this..
 * Cuteness Proximity: In the manga, once Peter discovers that Alice loves cute things, he turns into his rabbit form more often. With predictable results. Lampshaded by Alice herself, who notes that it's the same old annoying Peter, but he's just so gosh darn cute as a bunny...
 * Creepy Twins: Tweedle Dum and Dee.
 * Dances and Balls: The climax of the first game.
 * Death Is Cheap: Everyone in Wonderland has a clock instead of the heart in their chests which allows them to be replaced. Which is why the world is so violent most of the time.
 * Down the Rabbit Hole: It's more of the white rabbit kidnapping Alice and throwing her down the rabbit hole.
 * Eyepatch of Power: Nightmare.
 * The Faceless: Anyone who isn't a Roleholder doesn't get a face.
 * Fantastic Racism: In Wonderland, mice face discrimination from most of the other residents. Pierce Villiers, a mouse and a Roleholder, is no exception to this. Hence, he tends to be disliked by most of of the cast, and even goes through abuse by the hands of some of the characters.
 * Forceful Kiss: Peter forces her to take a potion that way that makes her stuck in in Wonderland.
 * Funny Foreigner: Everyone sees Alice as this.
 * Gender Blender Name: Mary Gowland.
 * The Glomp: The twins are fond of doing this to Alice. Unfortunately for her, they tend to be holding axes while doing this.
 * Gory Discretion Shot: Whenever anyone is shot in the head. Stabbing someone in the neck is perfectly fine though.
 * Henpecked Husband: The King.
 * Jerkass: Considering that, in the manga, Blood has, how can he NOT be considered this?
 * Les Yay: Despite Vivaldi's route in the first game being a friendship route, some fans might interpret their relationship as something deeper.
 * Long Haired Pretty Boy: Julius.
 * Megane: Peter, and Julius when he's working.
 * Multiple Endings: In the games, you can get multiple endings.
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast: Blood Dupre, the mafiosi Mad Hatter.
 * Nice Hat: Blood is the Mad Hatter, after all.
 * No Sense of Direction: Ace.
 * Nonstandard Game Over: If you don't visit Vivaldi/the Twins at least once when you stay at the Castle/the Hatter's, Alice will be murdered.
 * Only One Name: Ace, Joker, and Vivaldi.
 * Sexy Discretion Shot: Peppered throughout the game, but noticeably at the ball event where just about everybody gets one.
 * Sugar and Ice Personality: Julius tends to be one of these. His job probably doesn't help with his attitude...
 * Petting Zoo People: Let's see. One white rabbit, one march hare (who insists he's not), a cheshire cat, and a dormouse. All with very cute ears and tails.
 * Princess Curls: Vivaldi.
 * Stalker With a Crush: Peter White sure has a thing for Alice. To the point that he'd shoot someone if they ever dare look at her.
 * Stepford Smiler: Ace, for one.
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo: Vivaldi.
 * Tall, Dark and Handsome: Blood Dupre, Julius, Gray, and Nightmare.
 * Telepathy: Nightmare can do this to almost everybody.
 * Trapped in Another World: Alice gets kidnapped and thrown into Wonderland.
 * Trickster Twins: Dee and Dum, of course. Their tricks, however, tend to be deadly or... suggestive.
 * Tsundere: Alice in the manga is a Type B for Blood.
 * Twin Switch: Dee and Dum enjoy messing with people by pretending to be each other.
 * Unwanted Harem: One way to look at it.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy: Peter.
 * Yandere: Specifically Ace. Oh god, Ace.
 * Peter's got some of of this going for him, too, although he's generally cheerful about it and it's probably just protectiveness.