Miyuki-chan in Wonderland
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is a yuri manga
series created by Clamp
and serialised by Kadokawa Shoten
in its Japan
ese edition of Newtype
from 1993 to 1995. In 1995, an image album and an OVA version of the first two stories was released. The English language version of the manga was published by Tokyopop
in 2003.
The manga is an erotic, lesbian
rendition of Lewis Carroll
's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
. The series focuses on Miyuki, a Japanese schoolgirl who finds herself pulled into several nonsensical worlds populated by scantily-dressed females who want to have their way with her.
The Doorway Girl
Cho Lee and To Lee
The Mad Hatter
The Hare
The Mouse
Cheshire Cat
Trump Card Girls
Rose Girls
Mistress
Jabberwock
Sumire-chan
Yuri-San
Butterfly
Humpty Dumpty
Chess pieces
Snow Twins
Angel
Empress
Flight Attendant
Nurse
Bunny-girl
The Priestess and the Sorceress
Warrior
Mi-Chan
Final Boss
Hinoto-hime
Kanoe-san
The Beast
Karen-san
Arashi-san
Yuzuriha-chan
, the chapters of Miyuki-chan in Wonderland appeared as a serial
in the manga magazine Newtype
. Kadokawa Shoten
published the chapters in one tankōbon
volume on September 10, 1995 and re-released it on May 1, 2001.
Tokyopop
licensed Miyuki-chan in Wonderland for an English-language release in North America. The manga is also licensed in Italy by Planet Manga, and in Germany by Carlsen Verlag
.
. She is often found in large crowds, running with a slice of toast in her mouth.
Humpty Dumpty (from Mirrorland) & Empress (from TV Land) appear in CLAMP's Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE when the gang arrives in Infinity, where the "chess" game is organized.
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series created by Clamp
Clamp (manga artists)
, is an all-female Japanese manga artist group that formed in the mid 1980s. Many of the group's manga series are often adapted into anime after release. It consists of their leader , who provides much of the storyline and screenplay for all their works and adaptations of those works respectively ,...
and serialised by Kadokawa Shoten
Kadokawa Shoten
is a well-known Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. Kadokawa has published both manga novels and magazines, such as Newtype magazine...
in its Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese edition of Newtype
Newtype (magazine)
is a monthly magazine publication originating from Japan, covering anime and manga . It was launched by publishing company Kadokawa Shoten on March 8, 1985 with its April issue, and has since seen regular release on the 10th of every month in its home country...
from 1993 to 1995. In 1995, an image album and an OVA version of the first two stories was released. The English language version of the manga was published by Tokyopop
Tokyopop
Tokyopop, styled TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor, licensor, and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa, and Western manga-style works. The existing German publishing division produces German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well...
in 2003.
The manga is an erotic, lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
rendition of Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson , better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll , was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, as well as the poems "The Hunting of the...
's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures...
. The series focuses on Miyuki, a Japanese schoolgirl who finds herself pulled into several nonsensical worlds populated by scantily-dressed females who want to have their way with her.
Main
- An average yet pretty school girl. She appears to be pretty bright, if a bit scatterbrained. She's also very innocent, claiming to have never even had a boyfriend before. So when she lands in several strange worlds filled with pretty women trying to "get to know her better," she becomes very panicky and wishes for nothing more than to return home.
- Miyuki's travels lead her to seven different worlds. It is implied that she is a closeted lesbian, and the worlds represent her subconscious desires.
Wonderland
Bunny-san- As Miyuki runs to school, Bunny-san, dressed like a playboy bunnyPlayboy BunnyA Playboy Bunny is a waitress at the Playboy Club. The Playboy Clubs were originally open from 1960 to 1988. The Club re-opened in one location in The Palms Hotel in Las Vegas in 2006...
, rushes by on her skateboard shouting about "it" being late, and strangely, listens to a Walkman. Because of this distraction, Miyuki doesn't notice herself falling into a rabbit-hole with the strange bunny until it's too late. She is seen again at the end of the story as Miyuki's being chased and when the events repeat. - Bunny-San is analogueAnalogue (literature)The term analogue is used in literary history in two related senses:* a work which resembles another in terms of one or more motifs, characters, scenes, phrases or events....
to the White RabbitWhite RabbitThe White Rabbit works for the Red Queen, but is also a secret member of the Underland Underground Resistance, and was sent by the Hatter to search for Alice...
.
The Doorway Girl
- A girl in an Anna MillerAnna Miller'sis a chain of restaurants in Hawaii and Japan. The first branch opened in 1973 in Hawaii; most of its expansion since has been in Japan. The chain is known for its breakfast selection and even more known for its desserts such as pies and cheesecakes....
waitress outfit, connected to a big pair of doors. She takes an instant liking to Miyuki and think she's funny. Her breasts serve as the door knobs. - The Doorway Girl is analogue to the Doorknob in Disney's Alice in WonderlandAlice in Wonderland (1951 film)Alice in Wonderland is a 1951 American animated feature produced by Walt Disney and based primarily on Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with a few additional elements from Through the Looking-Glass. Thirteenth in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, the film was released in New...
and appears only in the animated version.
Cho Lee and To Lee
- Voiced by: Yuko NagashimaYuko Nagashimais a Japanese voice actress who works for Aoni Production.-Anime:* Ceres, The Celestial Legend - Gladys Smithson* Eden's Bowy - Fennis, young Yorn* Magic Knight Rayearth - Caldina* Martian Successor Nadesico - Erina Won* Naruto - Tsubaki...
(Cho Lee) and Megumi OgataMegumi Ogatais a female seiyū and singer from the Tokyo Metropolitan area. As a singer, she goes by the name em:óu. She attended Tōkai University, but left due to lack of interest. She is also best known for voicing Sailor Uranus, Kurama and Shinji Ikari....
(To Lee) - Twin martial artists dressed in mandarin gowns. They appear friendly at first, but proceed to challenge Miyuki. They attempt to bring her down in an attempt to strip her of her uniform.
- Cho Lee and To Lee are analogue to Through the Looking-GlassThrough the Looking-GlassThrough the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There is a work of literature by Lewis Carroll . It is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland...
Tweedledum and TweedledeeTweedledum and TweedledeeTweedledum and Tweedledee are fictional characters in an English language nursery rhyme and in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. Their names may have originally come from an epigram written by poet John Byrom. The nursery rhyme has a Roud Folk Song Index number...
.
The Mad Hatter
- One of three showgirl-like women who try to get Miyuki to join them for tea. She wears a top hat and a women-style tuxedo that barely covers her body, and fishnet stocking (manga only). She wears a pair of blue boots in the anime, instead of the stocking. She has red hair in an elaborate bun. When asked by Miyuki where she is, all she says is that she is "here." In the manga, Miyuki runs away after turning down the offer for tea; in the anime, she's forced to sit and enjoy it as the Hatter tries to go up her shirt.
- She is analogue to the Mad HatterMad HatterHatta, the Hatter is a fictional character in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the story's sequel, Through the Looking-Glass. He is often referred to as the Mad Hatter, though this term was never used by Carroll...
.
The Hare
- One of three showgirl-like women who try to get Miyuki to join them for tea. She wears a halter top, a thong and rabbit ears. In the anime she gives Miyuki the tea that helps her grow big again.
- She is analogue to the March HareMarch HareHaigha, the March Hare is a character most famous for appearing in the tea party scene in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.The main character, Alice, hypothesises,...
.
The Mouse
- One of three showgirl-like women who try to get Miyuki to join them for tea. She wears a leotard with mouse ears. In the anime she attempts to look up Miyuki's skirt before she runs away.
- Mouse is analogue to the DormouseDormouse (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)The Dormouse is a character in "A Mad Tea-Party", Chapter VII from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. He sat between the March Hare and the Hatter...
.
Cheshire Cat
- Cheshire meets Miyuki in a dark forest. After ignoring Miyuki's questions on Wonderland, she tries to seduce the girl. She is a catgirlCatgirlA catgirl is a female character with cat traits, such as cat ears, a cat tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise human body. Catgirls are found in various fiction genres, and in particular Japanese anime and manga where they are more commonly referred to as Neko or Nekomimi , in...
with long bushy orange hair and a tiger print bathing suit with matching handless gloves and boots. - Cheshire is analogue to the Cheshire CatCheshire CatThe Cheshire Cat is a fictional cat popularised by Lewis Carroll's depiction of it in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Known for his distinctive mischievous grin, the Cheshire Cat has had a notable impact on popular culture.-Origins:...
.
Trump Card Girls
- These girls serve their mistress by painting the rose girls red but, secretly, wish to be punished. They only wear white skirts and aprons that cover their breasts and have card symbols on them, and hats, earrings, and shoes that match their aprons. They only appear in the anime.
Rose Girls
- Girls that represent the queen's roses, and are similarly painted red from white. They wear lingerie with huge rose shaped bonnets and even bigger roses on their buttocks. They only appear in the anime.
Mistress
- A dominatrixDominatrixDominatrix or mistress is a woman or women who takes the dominant role in bondage, discipline and sadomasochism, or BDSM. A common form of address for a submissive to a dominatrix is "mistress", "ma'am", "domina" or "maîtresse"...
who only likes only red roses and will punish her servants severely if they grow white roses. Upon learning Miyuki's name, she cracks her whip and orders her to kneel down & lick her boots when talking to her. She ends up chasing Miyuki as she cracks her whip, laughing maniacally. In the manga, she demands to be called "Mistress"; in the anime, she insists on "Queen". - Mistress is analogue to the Queen of HeartsQueen of Hearts (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)The Queen of Hearts is a character from the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by the writer and mathematician Lewis Carroll. She is a foul-tempered monarch, that Carroll himself pictured as "a blind fury", and who is quick to decree death sentences at the slightest offense...
.
Mirrorland
Mirror Miyuki- Miyuki is pulled into Mirrorland by her own reflection, after it gives her a kiss. It isn't seen again until later, when Miyuki is at the chess board. In the anime she plays against Miyuki in a game of chess, she controlling the red/black pieces and Miyuki the white/blue ones. In the end she ends up losing and takes off her clothes, even as Miyuki protests (not wanting someone who's basically herself to strip.) After Miyuki returns, her reflection goes back to normal, except for the very last three seconds when she turns around (Miyuki was facing away from the mirror) and gives the victory sign.
Jabberwock
- A demonic, but sexy looking girl sitting atop a pole as Miyuki enters MirrorLand. After trying to look up Miyuki's skirt, she flies her off to a place where the sky was beneath her and the land was above.
- She represents the Jabberwock and has light brown skin, red eyes, long bushy white hair, and a sort of S&M servant type of outfit. She is able to fly with black bat like wings and has a long tail.
Sumire-chan
- A tiny flower woman whom Miyuki accidentally lands on when she falls onto the field of flowers. After yelling at Miyuki to get off her she instantly falls for Miyuki, calling her a cute girl and clinging to her face.
- is Japanese for violet. She is dressed in violet lingerie, with a violet flower in place of a bun on the back of her head. She only appears in the anime.
Yuri-San
- Another tiny flower girl. She appears to be older and more mature than Sumire. She also falls for Miyuki and was the first to call her "cute girl." Yuri invites Miyuki to join her and Sumire-chan as they "playTribadismTribadism or tribbing, commonly known by its scissoring position, is a form of non-penetrative sex in which a woman rubs her vulva against her partner's body for sexual stimulation. This may involve female-to-female genital contact or a female rubbing her vulva against her partner's thigh, stomach,...
" with each other, but Miyuki turns her down. - is Japanese for lily. She wears white lingerie, with a lily necklace. She only appears in the anime.
Butterfly
- A tiny humanoid butterfly, much like a fairy. She is one of the few who do not try to seduce Miyuki and instead helps her by blowing a wind into Miyuki's tired face. Her wings are delicate and transparent, and is so lightweight a simple breath can blow her away. She cannot understand Japanese. The butterfly only appears in the anime.
Humpty Dumpty
- She controls the chess board while sitting inside an over-sized egg. Humpty wears her white hair in an elegant style and a long yellow dress and scarf.
- She is analogue to Humpty DumptyHumpty DumptyHumpty Dumpty is a character in an English language nursery rhyme, probably originally a riddle and one of the best known in the English-speaking world. He is typically portrayed as an egg and has appeared or been referred to in a large number of works of literature and popular culture...
.
Chess pieces
- The chess pieces are beautiful women dressed in white and blue or red and black. They slap each other when they attack, and the loser automatically loses her clothes.
TV Land
TV Land is based on the 1968 movie Barbarella, starring Jane FondaSnow Twins
- Two cute, but foul-mouthed, young girls. They tie Miyuki by the wrists to a tree branch and, using pacman-like creatures, tear her pajamas to shreds.
Angel
- A beautiful woman who saves Miyuki twice in the story. She has two sets of wings, one on her back and the other acting as ears.
Empress
- A dark and aggressive woman who takes a strong liking to Miyuki. After Miyuki escapes, she sends her harem to capture her.
Part-Time Job Land
The Five Waitresses- The five girls, and a reluctant Miyuki, participate in a strip match. Most of the waitresses attacks are related to food service, including: "Butterfly Chopsticks", "Spinning Chicken Kick", "Pay Raise Fist", "Caramel Overload", "Ninja Chop Suey", "Power Laser Beam", "Soul Fist", "Kung Power Beam" and "Shining Strike". They are a somewhat parody of the Variable GeoVariable Geo, also known as V.G., is a Japanese 2D fighting game series developed and published by Giga for home computers. It was also developed and published by Technical Group Labroratory for home game consoles...
hentaiHentaiis a Japanese word that, in the West, is used when referring to sexually explicit or pornographic comics and animation, particularly those of Japanese origin such as anime, manga, and computer games. The word hentai is a kanji compound of 変 and 態...
series.
Mahjong Land
Mahjong Girl- The apparent heroine of the comic Miyuki was reading. The Mahjong Girl, a Flight Attendant and a Nurse, came out to play strip mahjongMahjongMahjong, sometimes spelled Mah Jongg, is a game that originated in China, commonly played by four players...
with Miyuki. She is an expert at the game and in no time she has the two other girls (the Flight Attendant & the Nurse) out of their clothes. When Miyuki defeats her, Mahjong Girl transforms and tries to strip Miyuki by force. But Miyuki's quick thinking allowed her to come out victorious and become the new "Mahjong Girl".
Flight Attendant
- One of the three women who came out to play strip Mahjong with Miyuki. She is the first to lose in the game & as a result, she strips. She is defeated easily by the Mahjong Girl.
Nurse
- One of the three women who came out to play strip Mahjong with Miyuki. She is the second to lose, after the Flight Attendant loses. As a result, she also strips, like the Flight Attendant. She also defeated easily by the Mahjong Girl.
Video Game Land
Incubus- A demon Miyuki finds in a treasure chest. She jumps on Miyuki, but is stopped by the priestess, sorceress, and the warrior. She takes a liking to Warrior after she pounces on her. She is a levelExperience pointAn experience point is a unit of measurement used in many role-playing games and role-playing video games to quantify a player character's progression through the game...
20 "Sexy DemonCharacter classIn role-playing games, a common method of arbitrating the capabilities of different game characters is to assign each one to a character class. A character class aggregates several abilities and aptitudes, and may also sometimes detail aspects of background and social standing or impose behaviour...
" with 160 HP and 44 MPMagic pointMagic points are units of magical power that are used in many role-playing, computer role-playing and similar games as an expendable resource that is needed to pay for magic spells and other abilities, such as special attacks...
.
Bunny-girl
- She looks up Miyuki's skirt as she comments on her lack of armor and constantly rags on her.
The Priestess and the Sorceress
- They save Miyuki by saying a spell the incubus and rips off its clothes. They also find armor for Miyuki.
Warrior
- She saves Miyuki by pinning the incubus down and away from Miyuki, but subsequently turns the demon's sexual attention to herself.
Mi-Chan
- A dragon the team uses to get to the final battle.
Final Boss
- The final bossBoss (video games)A boss is an enemy-based challenge which is found in video games. A fight with a boss character is commonly referred to as a boss battle or boss fight...
to the Role-playing gameRole-playing gameA role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
.
X Land
Kamui-chan- The hero of Clamp's X/1999. Miyuki takes his place.
Hinoto-hime
- She asks Miyuki to save the earth, despite Miyuki's attempts to correct her.
Kanoe-san
- She tries to feel Miyuki up, calling her Kamui.
The Beast
- It tries to capture Miyuki.
Karen-san
- She strips Miyuki and puts her in some frilly lingerieLingerieLingerie are fashionable and possibly alluring undergarments.Lingerie usually incorporates one or more flexible, stretchy materials like Lycra, nylon , polyester, satin, lace, silk and sheer fabric which are not typically used in more functional, basic cotton undergarments.The term in the French...
.
Arashi-san
- She blasts at Miyuki, shredding her lingerie.
Yuzuriha-chan
- She offers Miyuki a snack, causing her to lose the last of her clothing.
Manga
Written and illustrated by ClampClamp (manga artists)
, is an all-female Japanese manga artist group that formed in the mid 1980s. Many of the group's manga series are often adapted into anime after release. It consists of their leader , who provides much of the storyline and screenplay for all their works and adaptations of those works respectively ,...
, the chapters of Miyuki-chan in Wonderland appeared as a serial
Serial (literature)
In literature, a serial is a publishing format by which a single large work, most often a work of narrative fiction, is presented in contiguous installments—also known as numbers, parts, or fascicles—either issued as separate publications or appearing in sequential issues of a single periodical...
in the manga magazine Newtype
Newtype
A Newtype is theorized to be the next stage of human evolution in the fictional Gundam universe. This minor but groundbreaking metamorphosis is usually expressed as a heightened mental awareness, the result of an evolutionary adaptation to life in space....
. Kadokawa Shoten
Kadokawa Shoten
is a well-known Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. Kadokawa has published both manga novels and magazines, such as Newtype magazine...
published the chapters in one tankōbon
Tankobon
, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
volume on September 10, 1995 and re-released it on May 1, 2001.
Tokyopop
Tokyopop
Tokyopop, styled TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor, licensor, and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa, and Western manga-style works. The existing German publishing division produces German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well...
licensed Miyuki-chan in Wonderland for an English-language release in North America. The manga is also licensed in Italy by Planet Manga, and in Germany by Carlsen Verlag
Carlsen Verlag
Carlsen Verlag is a subsidiary of the homonymous Danish publishing house which in turn belongs to the Swedish media company Bonnier. The branch was founded on 25 April 1953 in Hamburg. The publisher's program focuses on books for children Carlsen Verlag is a subsidiary of the homonymous Danish...
.
Image album
An image album based on Miyuki-chan in Wonderland was released on April 1, 1995.OVA
The Miyuki-chan OVA was released June 21, 1995. The 30-minute feature is made up of two episodes covering the Wonderland and Mirrorland chapters.Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle
Miyuki makes a cameo in the different worlds of CLAMP's Tsubasa: Reservoir ChronicleTsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
is a shōnen manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. It takes place in the same fictional universe as many of Clamp's other manga series, most notably xxxHolic. The plot follows how Sakura, the princess of the Kingdom of Clow, loses her soul and how Syaoran, a young...
. She is often found in large crowds, running with a slice of toast in her mouth.
Humpty Dumpty (from Mirrorland) & Empress (from TV Land) appear in CLAMP's Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE when the gang arrives in Infinity, where the "chess" game is organized.