Lewis Carroll is the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a 19th-century English author, mathematician, and logician born on January 27, 1832, who died on January 14, 1898. As a writer, he is best known for creating the novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass (1871), works celebrated for their literary nonsense, word play, logic, and fantasy. Although he was not a creator within the anime or manga industries in his lifetime, his original works have served as the foundational source material for a substantial number of Japanese anime and manga productions, making his literary estate a significant presence in the medium.

His most famous novel has seen numerous anime adaptations. The 1983 television series Fushigi no Kuni no Alice was a Japanese-German co-production that ran for 52 episodes, adapting both Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel. Another notable adaptation is the original video animation Hello Kitty no Fushigi no Kuni no Alice, produced by Sanrio in 1993, which casts the character Hello Kitty in the role of Alice. Carroll is also credited as the original creator for the episode adapting Alice in Wonderland in the 1995 anthology series World Fairy Tale Series, produced by Toei Animation. A more recent theatrical film, Fushigi no Kuni de Alice to -Dive in Wonderland-, was released in 2025, produced by P.A. Works, and is likewise based on the original 1865 novel.

Beyond direct adaptations, Carroll's work forms the basis for a number of derivative manga series. Notably, the Alice in the Country of Clover manga series, which includes titles such as Alice in the Country of Clover: Ace of Hearts and Alice in the Country of Clover: Bloody Twins, credits both Lewis Carroll and the Japanese game developer QuinRose as original creators. This reflects a pattern where the original characters and settings from Carroll's novels are used as a foundation for new narratives developed by contemporary Japanese creators.

The recurring artistic identity associated with Lewis Carroll in the context of anime and manga is defined by the core elements of his original stories: the protagonist Alice, the fantastical setting of Wonderland, and its iconic characters such as the White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter, and Queen of Hearts. These elements have become archetypes that are frequently reinterpreted across various genres and artistic styles. The industry significance of Carroll as an original creator lies in the enduring popularity of his work as a source of adaptation; his stories are among the most frequently adapted Western literary properties in Japanese animation, with productions spanning from the 1980s to the present day across television, film, and manga.