Mahou Kusari Wonderland Alice

""Are you our Alice?"

Andro"

Kiyoi Ito has always been strange. A serious Cloudcuckoolander with abstract ideas on fate. However, when she is cornered by Andro, a talking bunny rabbit, she learns that she's a lot more normal than she originally thought. Well, was.

Andro bites Kiyoi, turning her into a Magical Girl, but what Kiyoi doesn't realise is that being a Magical Girl isn't like TV: she has to stop the Wonderland STRIKE's attack on the half-world, Wonderland, make friends with the other Magical Girl's (and even boys, hence the title "Magical Chain Wonderland Alice") and, of course, find out what Magical Chains and Andro really are...

Compare Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Revolutionary Girl Utena. Contrast Cardcaptor Sakura and Tokyo Mew Mew.

This is quite obviously based on Alice in Wonderland. Expect craziness.

Tropes in Mahou Kusari Wonderland Alice include:
"Kiyoi:"
 * A Boy and His X: Cheshire's cat familiar, Puella.
 * Abusive Parents: Arison's aren't the best in the world.
 * Action Girl: Um... Yeah.
 * Adult Fear:
 * Alice Allusion: The whole series, but particularly Kiyoi. See Meaningful Name.
 * Altum Videtur: Cheshire's familiar, Puella. Puella is Latin for "A young slave" which Puella fits quite well considering she's Cheshire's slave.
 * Altum Videtur gets even more important later on, with the revalation of the "Wonderland Chains" or as they're usually called, "Mirabili Felis".
 * Annoying Younger Sibling: Chio to Kiyoi a whole lot.
 * Anyone Can Die:
 * Arc Number: "Four".
 * Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: Out of all of The Daffodilis' crimes, Andro considers its  as the Jaywalking. Needless to say, Kiyoi is rather shocked.
 * Asshole Victim:
 * Astral Checkerboard Decor: Wonderland, due to some allusions to Alice Through the Looking-Glass.
 * Ax Crazy: What leads to  getting stabbed.
 * Badass
 * Badass Longcoat: Jettoki. Alice in her V2. wear.
 * Badass Damsel: Kiyoi is "Alice", so she would be a Damsel, but she'll be damned if she shows it.
 * Badass Normal: Eliot.
 * World of Badass: Wonderland.
 * Battle Butler: Jettoki's not a butler, but still.
 * Be Careful What You Wish For:
 * The Beautiful Elite: Ari's family.
 * Berserk Button: Death gets to be one for Kiyoi later on.
 * Ari doesn't like to be deprived of his afternoon tea.
 * Andro's is actually refusal.
 * Try betraying Nene. Go on, I dare you.
 * Better to Die Than Be Killed: All over the place.
 * Beware the Nice Ones:
 * In a joking way, Kiyoi is fairly crazy when it comes to Alice in Wonderland. It's a joking Berserk Button.
 * Jettoki won't let you hurt his master. Just try.
 * Ko, also known as Ko-Chan,
 * Bilingual Bonus: Nene and Andro talk in Japanese near the start, which confuses Kiyoi, but can also confuse the reader if they don't realise that the English they're reading is supposedly Japanese, so the Japanese you're reading is actually English In-Universe.
 * Also, Puella. See Altum Videtur.
 * Bishie Sparkle: Ari and Eliot get them in their first appearance, and Miaka always gets them.
 * Bishonen: Jettoki, Eliot, Ari... A good deal of people.
 * Blonde Guys Are Evil: Eliot isn't extremely blonde, but averted with him and Kiyoi's Magical Girl form.
 * Blood-Splattered Innocents: Kiyoi is submitted to this far too often, as is
 * Blue Blood: Ari's family.
 * Body Horror: Some of the STRIKE's are terrifying.
 * Brainwashed and Crazy: What leads to . Jettoki is also extremely prone to this, by the Infernal Twins mostly.
 * Bratty Half-Pint: Miaka can seem this way because of the way she clings to Ari.
 * Break the Cutie: See Dysfunction Junction.
 * Breaking the Fourth Wall: It's particularly common for people to snark at various plot devices, but also in the first chapter, when Chio ignores Kiyoi by continuing to copy Alice in Wonderland on TV, Kiyoi can be seen giving the Speech Bubble a Death Glare.
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer: Ari. Well, he is the Mad Hatter.
 * Calling the Old Man Out:
 * Calling the Old Man Out:

"I'm not crazy/ What are you talking about?/ I'm a knight of failure/ but I'll protect you/ I'm not crazy/ What are you on about?"
 * Cats Are Mean: Cheshire isn't the nicest guy you'll ever meet, and it seems that Puella is very much a Bratty Half-Pint of a cat.
 * Cheshire Cat Grin: Cheshire, of course, but Ari is also known to do them. With Cheshire, it links with Slasher Smile.
 * Chick Magnet: Most males.
 * The Chosen One: "Alice" or Kiyoi.
 * Chronic Hero Syndrome: Arison (not Ari, by the way) suffers from this.
 * So much so that he's willing to die for his servant... That said,
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Kiyoi forgets her own shoes.
 * Color Coded for Your Convenience: The Magical Chains.
 * Comes Great Insanity: Mirabili Felis, or Wonderland Chains, eventually go mad from the strain of holding a whole world up-- and their Super-Powered Evil Side, of course.
 * Cool Big Sis: Kiyoi to Chio, though she's aloof at times.
 * Cooldown Hug: Attempted on Ko when, but it doesn't work of Ko goes a little demented.
 * Creepy Child: Arison, Jettoki's master.
 * Crucified Hero Shot:  gets it bad...
 * Cute and Psycho: Oh, Ko...
 * Cute Little Fangs: Our Eliot has them, as a Shout-Out to another Elliot.
 * Dark and Troubled Past: You kind of have to have this to become a Mahou Kusari.
 * Dark Is Not Evil: Andro has said that the Queen of Hearts would likely be cripplingly Tsundere than evil, as would any other characters from the book. Kiyoi didn't believe him.
 * Determinator: Kiyoi, after one too many deaths decides that she's not going to let anyone else die. Pity that all of the Wonderland Chains have to die to make that happen, eh?
 * Eliot fights alongside the Mahou Kusari despite being powerless.
 * Devoted to You:
 * Disappeared Dad: Kiyoi's never appeared and is never mentioned, whereas her mother always is. Possibly a Shout-Out to Alice in Wonderland; it's implied her father is quite the Berserk Button.
 * Does Not Like Shoes: Oh no, she does, she just forgets.
 * Dysfunction Junction: Kiyoi, Andro  , Ari is   and Ko really does love Eliot and thus promised to 'always be on his side' which includes the sides of good and evil, and
 * Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: Kiyoi, Cheshire.
 * Elaborate University High: Darton, the school that the rich kids go to.
 * Eldritch Abomination: STRIKE monsters and the Monsteric side of the Mirabili Felis.
 * Emotionless Boys: Yuu and Yuusei, the Tweedle brothers.
 * Estrogen Brigade Bait: Don't overanalyze of the male characters, too much, will you?
 * Even the Guys Want Him: Dear, dear Eliot...
 * Evil Twin: Yuu to Yuusei, or Yuusei to Yuu. One of the two. Probably.
 * Eyes of Gold: Cheshire, of course.
 * Failure Knight: Ari. Even his Image Song says so;
 * Eyes of Gold: Cheshire, of course.
 * Failure Knight: Ari. Even his Image Song says so;


 * Fan Nickname: "Eli" for Eliot, and the author herself commitioned the usage of "Wonderland Chain" for the series since the name was so long... but that term has since become rather tragic.
 * Fan Service: Crossed with Panty Shot when Kiyoi forgets her shoes.
 * A Fate Worse Than Death: It's implied that giving your Transformation Trinket is this...
 * Five-Man Band: The main characters.
 * The Hero: Kiyoi Ito
 * The Lancer: Ari Makinami
 * The Chick: Nene Kurosaki
 * The Big Guy: Eliot Takashi, though he sometimes comes across as The Chick due to being Badass Normal.
 * The Smart Guy: Jettoki
 * The Mentor: Andro
 * Gilded Cage: Miaka, Ari's sister.
 * Hair of Gold: Kiyoi as a Mahou Kusari. Fitting considering Andro considers Kiyoi his "Alice".
 * Hair-Raising Hare: Andro can be terrifying considering, and it's even worse when you consider that there's a March Hare yet to appear!
 * Happiness in Slavery: Mori and Jett seem to be put through a hell of a lot for "Sevants" not "Slaves"...
 * Healing Potion: Used on occasion as the STIKE nights get pretty rough. As do the days leading up to them...
 * Hellish Pupils: Kō.
 * Heroic Albino: Ari and Kō.
 * Hot for Student: Disturbingly, Eliot is often followed around by a teacher who is constantly asking him if he's okay.
 * Ho Yay: Kō's definitely got a one-sided crush on Eliot. Eliot's a bit too much of a doof to notice this, though.
 * Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: An idea of Andro's of how to deal with . Needless to say, Kiyoi is much less than amused.
 * It comes complete with visual aid, as well!
 * Impossibly Cool Clothes: There are many reasons to want to go to Darton Academy.
 * Intimate Healing: how the above Healing Potion works is usually as a hug from a person with Magic.
 * It's All My Fault: Kō-Chan and Jettoki tend to apologize for everything.
 * I Work Alone: Ari is this in spades.
 * Japanese Pronouns: Used in an English Comic because of the Japanese setting. Jett is said to be 'on the fence' about whether to use Ore or Boku. He settles on Boku for most situations.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Cheshire comes very close to falling into Jerkass territory, though that's likely just his not being used to people.
 * Eliot, full stop. He's just not used to being called out on it.
 * Ari is more of an inversion. He's very nice on the outside, has some inner jerk, and then more gold.
 * Kiyoi can come across as this, too.
 * Kid with the Leash: Played With.
 * Knight Templar Big Brother: Here's a tip. Go anywhere near Miaka Makinami and you will be torn apart by Ari.
 * Laughing Mad: The weight of Wonderland simply... Crushes your mind.
 * Let's Get Dangerous: Quite obviously, the Mad Hatter, Ari, but Kiyoi tends to go a little overboard when Death comes up later on.
 * Little Miss Badass: Miaka's might is no laughing matter.
 * Lonely Rich Kid:  Arison, Jet's master, is this as well, since he's friends with only the servants.
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy: Ko.
 * Love Makes You Evil: Ain't that right, Ko?
 * Lover Tug of War:
 * Mad Hatter
 * Manipulative Bastard: Oh, Andro-Pi...
 * Meaningful Name: Here goes... Kiyoi is Japanese for "Noble" which is actually one of the meanings for Alice in Japanese, Ari is an alternate translation for "hat",, Cheshire's is obvious, Puella's is relavent to her disguise, Jettoki's is an alternate translation of "Jet" as in, Jet-Black, adding to the irony that he's the White Knight, Arison's is Engrish for Alison, a lengthened version of Alice, though this is perhaps a Red Herring, Nene's is from the 'ne' in the Japanese word for cat, neko, which is the first syllable of Caterpillar... Even Eliot;   Definitely Shown Their Work.
 * Mind Screw: ...
 * My Greatest Failure: See the Character Page for details, as each Character has their own.
 * Nice Hat: One that Ari is aparently unable to part with, even in class.
 * Obfuscating Stupidity or Insanity: One of the two in Ari's case. Perhaps.
 * The Ojou: Miaka and most of the girls at Darton.
 * Overprotective Dad: Miaka's to her.
 * Parental Abandonment:
 * Peek-a-Bangs: Ko, Ari and Cheshire, most notably Cheshire due to his similarities to an actual cat.
 * Poisonous Friend:
 * "The Reason You Suck" Speech: A terrified, furious Kiyoi delivers one to Andro and continues to give more succeeding her first as time goes on.
 * Room Full of Crazy: Abstract Wonderland is very heavy on the Abstract.
 * Each Chain has a room... Which is interesting...
 * Shout-Out: All over the place. Puella's name, though it has slight importance, is likely one to Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Eliot's fang is this to Pandora Hearts and Cheshire's name is this aparently to a friend of the author's.
 * Shown Their Work: Meaningful Name.
 * Slasher Smile: Everyone has at least one in them.
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Jet's nickname: Is it 'Jet' or 'Jett'?
 * Arison or Alison?
 * Is it "Kō" or "Ko"?
 * Eliot with one 'l' or two?
 * Official material says that it's 'Jett', 'Arison', 'Kō' and 'Eliot.'
 * Spot of Tea: Ari is very fond of Tea.
 * Stepford Smiler: Ari is this.
 * Sweet Tooth: Our Mad Hatter, yet again.
 * Trauma-Induced Amnesia: All over the place.
 * Tsundere: "HEY! MAKINAMI! GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!" Oh, Eliot...
 * Wham! Episode:  Ending, describes "Collapse" and "Tightened" perfectly.
 * When She Smiles: Kiyoi, since she never does, and Eliot when he drops the Jerkass Facade.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy: Ko and Ari.
 * Yandere:
 * You Are Not Alone: Are you, Kiyoi? Are you?
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy: Ko and Ari.
 * Yandere:
 * You Are Not Alone: Are you, Kiyoi? Are you?
 * You Are Not Alone: Are you, Kiyoi? Are you?
 * You Are Not Alone: Are you, Kiyoi? Are you?