Miyuki-chan in Wonderland is a Japanese manga, illustration project, and original video animation based on a work by CLAMP, serialized in *Newtype* from 1993 to 1995 and released as an OVA in 1995.
It is a playful, surreal parody inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, following a high school girl named Miyuki as she stumbles into strange worlds filled with mysterious women who constantly overwhelm her.
Created by CLAMP, the manga ran in Kadokawa Shoten's *Newtype* magazine from the April 1993 issue to the July 1995 issue.
It was later collected in a single volume, with an earlier A4-format edition under the NewType 100% Comics Extra label and a later B6-format edition under Kadokawa Comics Ace.
The work is known for its dreamlike atmosphere, comedy, and strong yuri flavor.
Across almost the entire story, Miyuki is swept along against her will, creating a deliberately exaggerated and mischievous tone.
Another notable feature is its artwork.
The colored illustrations used Copic markers, giving the skin tones and overall visuals a soft, vivid, and glossy look.
The series also has a small connection to Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, where it is subtly referenced.
The basic setup is simple and memorable.
Miyuki, an ordinary schoolgirl, wanders into bizarre alternate worlds where logic barely applies and where unusual female characters toy with her at every turn.
Rather than a straightforward adventure, the story works like a chain of comic encounters.
Each episode throws Miyuki into a new setting, turning confusion, embarrassment, and visual fantasy into the main attraction.
Its source inspiration is clearly Alice in Wonderland, but the tone is much more flirtatious and far more comedic.
That mix of parody, absurdity, and stylized sensuality is what gives the work its distinctive identity.
Publication
The manga was authored by CLAMP and published by Kadokawa Shoten.
It appeared in *Newtype* and was associated with the NewType 100% Comics Extra line.
The collected edition was published in August 1995 as a complete single volume.
A later Kadokawa Comics Ace edition followed in April 2001.
Collected editions
NewType 100% Comics Extra edition
Published in August 1995.
ISBN: 978-4048525862.
Format: A4.
Kadokawa Comics Ace edition
Published in April 2001.
ISBN: 978-4047134171.
Format: B6.
Subtitles and chapters
The work includes several themed segments, each built around a different “country” or setting.
These are part of what gives the series its whimsical, episodic charm.
Miyuki-chan in Wonderland
Miyuki-chan in Mirrorland
Miyuki-chan in TV Land
Miyuki-chan in Part-Time Job Land
Miyuki-chan in Mahjong Land
Miyuki-chan in Game Land
Miyuki-chan in X Land
Miyuki-chan in Wonderland OVA Setting Materials Collection
Release and format
The OVA version of Miyuki-chan in Wonderland was released in June 1995.
It consists of two episodes collected in a single volume.
The second episode is Miyuki-chan in Mirrorland.
Production
The animation was produced by Animate Film with production by Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Kadokawa Shoten, and Movic.
Madhouse also participated as a production collaborator.
The character designs were handled by Tetsuro Aoki.
The original character concept was credited to CLAMP.
Staff
Producers: Yumiko Masujima, Kazuhiko Ikeguchi
Production producer: Masao Maruyama
Original character concept: CLAMP
Script: Nanase Ohkawa
Character design / chief animation director: Tetsuro Aoki
Storyboard: Hiroshi Fukutomi (*Miyuki-chan in Wonderland*), Mamoru Hamatsu (*Miyuki-chan in Mirrorland*)
Direction: Seiko Sayama (*Miyuki-chan in Wonderland*), Mamoru Hamatsu (*Miyuki-chan in Mirrorland*)
Animation director: Makoto Koga (*Miyuki-chan in Wonderland*)
Art director: Katsushi Aoki
Director of photography: Hiroshi Isakawa
Sound director: Yasunori Honda
Music: Toshiyuki Honda
Main role
Miyuki: Mariko Kouda
Miyuki-chan in Wonderland
Queen: Kikuko Inoue
Shuurei: Yumi Touma
Tourei: Megumi Ogata
Girl at the door: Hekiru Shiina
Hatter: Emi Shinohara
Cheshire Cat: Ai Orikasa
Bunny: Yuko Nagashima
Miyuki-chan in Mirrorland
Humpty Dumpty: Masako Katsuki
Sumire: Rica Matsumoto
Yuri: Sakura Tange
Miki Nagasawa
Yumi Fukamizu
Mariko Onodera
Ending theme
The ending theme is "Iyayo!"
The lyrics were written by Yoshika Mikako, and the arrangement was by Shingo Kobayashi.
Image album
An image album titled Miyuki-chan in Wonderland Image Album was released on April 1, 1995.
It includes music from the OVA and an original drama piece titled Miyuki-chan in Part-Time Job Land.
The album was released by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.
The series sits at the crossroads of comedy, fantasy parody, and yuri.
It turns Miyuki's constant bewilderment into the engine of the story, making every encounter feel like a joke, a chase, and a visual spectacle all at once.
Its tone is deliberately outrageous.
Instead of building a realistic world, it embraces theatrical situations, stylized female characters, and a sense of playful chaos.
That bold approach helped it stand out among CLAMP's many works.
Even by the group's standards, it is one of their more eccentric and visually flamboyant creations.
Because the series draws directly from Alice in Wonderland, it belongs to the long tradition of Japanese works reimagining that story.
It is also part of the broader body of CLAMP adaptations that moved between manga and animation during the 1990s.
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