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Battle Royale #12
Battle Royale 12
Koushun Takami's notorious high-octane thriller is based on an irresistible premise: a class of junior high school students is taken to a deserted island where, as part of a ruthless authoritarian program, they are provided arms and forced to kill one another until only one survivor is left standing. Criticized as violent exploitation when first published in Japan - where it then proceeded to become a runaway bestseller - Battle Royale is a Lord of the Flies for the 21st century, a potent allegory of what it means to be young and (barely) alive in a dog-eat-dog world. Made into a controversial hit movie of the same name, Battle Royale is already a contemporary Japanese pulp classic, now available for the first time in the English language.
224 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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About the author
Koushun Takami
100 books1,578 followersKoushun Takami (高見 広春 Takami Kōshun) is the author of the novel Battle Royale, originally published in Japanese, and later translated into English by Yuji Oniki and published by Viz Media and, later, in an expanded edition by Haika Soru, a division of Viz Media.
Takami was born in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture near Osaka and grew up in the Kagawa Prefecture of Shikoku. After graduating from Osaka University with a degree in literature, he dropped out of Nihon University's liberal arts correspondence course program. From 1991 to 1996, he worked for the news company Shikoku Shimbun, reporting on various fields including politics, police reports, and economics.
The novel Battle Royale was completed after Takami left the news company. It was rejected in the final round of the literary competition for which it was intended, owing to its controversial content. It went on to become a bestseller when finally released in 1999 and, a year later, was made into a manga and a feature film.
He is currently working on a second novel.
Takami was born in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture near Osaka and grew up in the Kagawa Prefecture of Shikoku. After graduating from Osaka University with a degree in literature, he dropped out of Nihon University's liberal arts correspondence course program. From 1991 to 1996, he worked for the news company Shikoku Shimbun, reporting on various fields including politics, police reports, and economics.
The novel Battle Royale was completed after Takami left the news company. It was rejected in the final round of the literary competition for which it was intended, owing to its controversial content. It went on to become a bestseller when finally released in 1999 and, a year later, was made into a manga and a feature film.
He is currently working on a second novel.
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May 28, 2019
Ridicolo, ha perso quel poco di senso della realtà che aveva, power up insensati che rendono i personaggi forti quanto Superman, sviluppo scontatissimo.
October 3, 2018
My least favorite volume so far. The beginning of the series was enjoyable, the middle section was incredible, but recently things have just been going more and more downhill. The unfair and unjustified deaths, the invincibility of Kiriyama, the dragging on of pointless interludes and developments, it’s just been feeling really cheap and drawn out lately with an incredibly annoying villain that constantly ruins the good moments. Hoping the ending will turn things around, because the last few volumes have been pretty disappointing.
February 25, 2022
Yo solo se que Kiriyama es un buen antagonista pero eso no quita que me haya matado a mis dos chamacos favoritos de este manga y por ende me duele y me lastima... Yo lo veía venir pero no estaba lista para ver a Sugi morir, fue muy triste ver toda esa desesperación, por un momento adquirió el control y luego más desesperación uffff, que dolor.
June 19, 2011
I had to stop here. This was my first run through an entire series of manga, and I couldn't even bring myself to finish it. I had made the mistake of reading Koushun Takami's novel before going through the manga series, and I found myself picking apart some of the events, realizing they weren't portrayed correctly. Most of the artists' effort went towards excessive nudity/unnecessary magnitudes of gore. I realize the story that is being addressed, but I still feel as if they were trying too hard.
January 21, 2017
Sumado al elemento fantástico de lanzarse bolas de poder o impactar en el cuerpo del contrario y que se parta el árbol en el que cae pero salga inmune, se agregan los muertos que no mueren, diez balas que apuntan a la cabeza en una secuencia avanzando y todas pifian o una balacera evitada por chalecos antibalas. Muertes inesperadas, cinco alumnos restantes y desenlace inminente.
June 23, 2015
Oh man…. Oh man. UGH!! Okay, the battle between Sugimura and Kiriyama was EPIC! Of course it was.. but UGH!!!!!!!!!
This has been my favorite panel so far this entire series. There is something so beautiful about this image… Taguchi-san did a fantastic job here.
Sugi…. *heartbreak*
This has been my favorite panel so far this entire series. There is something so beautiful about this image… Taguchi-san did a fantastic job here.
Sugi…. *heartbreak*
July 6, 2022
I don't know if I just didn't notice it on other volumes, but the review on the back of this one says "Royale hits all the manga bases (martial arts, creepy old men, panty shots) without being Sailor Moon silly..." I have to disagree with Marc Bernardin of Entertainment Weekly, though, because despite the content, the Battle Royale manga is pretty silly. The character design is way over the top, the fight scenes are way exaggerated, and to be perfectly honest, I am tired of all the panty shots. Did we really need half a chapter of Mitsuko bathing and masturbating? Just get to the killing already.
And Sailor Moon isn't silly so suck an egg.
And Sailor Moon isn't silly so suck an egg.
January 11, 2023
Spoilers. This ending is starting to drag. And the fight scene with Sugi’s result did not pay off at all considering how much they drew it out “feel the moment”.
It really looked like he had the upper hand considering how they harped on. And then he didn’t. I suppose they’re going for like a triple plot twist effect or something but it’s annoying at this point how invincible old mate it.
It’s kept me hooked enough to see what the ending is. But I have so many gripes with this series that had so much potential.
It really looked like he had the upper hand considering how they harped on. And then he didn’t. I suppose they’re going for like a triple plot twist effect or something but it’s annoying at this point how invincible old mate it.
It’s kept me hooked enough to see what the ending is. But I have so many gripes with this series that had so much potential.
August 6, 2016
Ahhh! He died!!! He was my favorite!! WHHHHYYYYYYY!!!! *screams on knees, arms raised*
October 15, 2022
Such a good manga series. A great adaption with wonderful art work.
June 7, 2018
Actual rating: 3.5 stars
July 18, 2019
I wanted to read the Battle Royale manga 10 years ago but did not have the necessary employment to fund the expensive volumes. Flash forward to 2015, and the price had only increased as the series became rarer and out of print. I eventually managed to obtain a complete set in good condition on eBay, but was the long wait worth it? Not only is this is the first manga series I will review, but it is also the first I have read, and as such, the format took quite some getting used to. Despite being spread across 15 volumes, the self-contained story, cumulative chapters, and fast reading pace influenced me to review the series as one book. It was originally serialised from 2000 to 2005, based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Koushin Takami, which I haven't read yet. I was however, a fan of the film adaptation, which formed my introduction.
Set in a dystopian future, each year the Japanese government randomly selects a class of high school children and forces them to compete in a survival deathmatch for reality TV known as 'The Program.' The teenagers are equipped with explosive collars that detonate if more than one combatant is left alive at the end of the time limit, randomly assigned weapons, and a map of the area with designated danger zones that change periodically. After a brief prelude which introduces the main players, this year's crop of unlucky teens are kidnapped and sent to a deserted island where all but one will meet a grisly end. The manga does a good job of exploring each of the 42 students and providing them with varied back stories, although most fall under classic stereotypes. The main protagonists are Shuuya Nanahara, a pacifist would-be rock star and his dull love interest, Noriko Nakagawa. Other characters include previous program survivor and hardened combatant, Shogo Kawada, the sensitive kung fu artist, Hiroki Sigumuru, and basketball ace and computer hacker, Shinji Mimura. The two main antagonists are Kazuo Kiriyama, an emotionless killer with brain damage, and the deranged femme fatale, Mitsuko Souma, also a psychopath.
Without revealing too much of the story, which is mostly bouts of action scenes with gratuitous violence and sex, interspersed with melodramatic soul searching and flashbacks, I would like to say a few words on the English adaptation by Keith Giffen, which can be appalling at times. I understand the need to slightly alter things for a translation, but substituting Japanese figures with American equivalents was a step too far. For instance, why on earth would Japanese school children know who Donald Trump and Polyanna are? In a manga of over the top splatter violence, this criticism may appear rather trivial, but it was nonetheless jarring and very ill-advised. (I hope Giffen reads this one day so he can see how ridiculous it was.) My other complaint is that some of the characterisation is utterly bizarre. There is a cross-dressing homosexual, who looks and acts like a 40 year old sleaze queen, yet whom we're supposed to understand is the same age as his teenage classmates. Mitsuko and her constant nudity is also a problem, definitely overstepping the line into full blown hentai every time she makes an appearance. I noticed with suspicion that the perverted volume 8 was noticeably more worn than the other books.
I appreciate that I am no longer the target audience of this series, having arrived at it too late, but I retain a soft spot for the film I loved as a teenager and Taguchi is an astounding illustrator, if a little too disgusting at times. I cringed at the frequent eyeball gouging and finger nail tearing. To try and analyse the manga in terms of anything deeper would be nonsense, yet I'm sure many younger readers have done so. The broad stabs at authoritarian regimes and the cliched Lord of the Flies tropes are of course clumsily present, but the true purpose of the series is to sate the gore lust of teenage boys. I cannot really recommend the series to anybody due to the difficulty in getting hold of a complete set, but I hear the novel is good. As an introduction to manga, I couldn't have wished for anything better, and although I'm not sold on the genre in general, it was nice to vary my pattern of reading weighty classics. Battle Royale has had a huge influence on popular culture, spawning the inferior series of books, The Hunger Games, and inspiring many of Quentin Tarantino's action films. The story can be repetitive and angsty, but the absurdity of the plot and its dynamic illustrations earns it a space on my bookcase.
Set in a dystopian future, each year the Japanese government randomly selects a class of high school children and forces them to compete in a survival deathmatch for reality TV known as 'The Program.' The teenagers are equipped with explosive collars that detonate if more than one combatant is left alive at the end of the time limit, randomly assigned weapons, and a map of the area with designated danger zones that change periodically. After a brief prelude which introduces the main players, this year's crop of unlucky teens are kidnapped and sent to a deserted island where all but one will meet a grisly end. The manga does a good job of exploring each of the 42 students and providing them with varied back stories, although most fall under classic stereotypes. The main protagonists are Shuuya Nanahara, a pacifist would-be rock star and his dull love interest, Noriko Nakagawa. Other characters include previous program survivor and hardened combatant, Shogo Kawada, the sensitive kung fu artist, Hiroki Sigumuru, and basketball ace and computer hacker, Shinji Mimura. The two main antagonists are Kazuo Kiriyama, an emotionless killer with brain damage, and the deranged femme fatale, Mitsuko Souma, also a psychopath.
Without revealing too much of the story, which is mostly bouts of action scenes with gratuitous violence and sex, interspersed with melodramatic soul searching and flashbacks, I would like to say a few words on the English adaptation by Keith Giffen, which can be appalling at times. I understand the need to slightly alter things for a translation, but substituting Japanese figures with American equivalents was a step too far. For instance, why on earth would Japanese school children know who Donald Trump and Polyanna are? In a manga of over the top splatter violence, this criticism may appear rather trivial, but it was nonetheless jarring and very ill-advised. (I hope Giffen reads this one day so he can see how ridiculous it was.) My other complaint is that some of the characterisation is utterly bizarre. There is a cross-dressing homosexual, who looks and acts like a 40 year old sleaze queen, yet whom we're supposed to understand is the same age as his teenage classmates. Mitsuko and her constant nudity is also a problem, definitely overstepping the line into full blown hentai every time she makes an appearance. I noticed with suspicion that the perverted volume 8 was noticeably more worn than the other books.
I appreciate that I am no longer the target audience of this series, having arrived at it too late, but I retain a soft spot for the film I loved as a teenager and Taguchi is an astounding illustrator, if a little too disgusting at times. I cringed at the frequent eyeball gouging and finger nail tearing. To try and analyse the manga in terms of anything deeper would be nonsense, yet I'm sure many younger readers have done so. The broad stabs at authoritarian regimes and the cliched Lord of the Flies tropes are of course clumsily present, but the true purpose of the series is to sate the gore lust of teenage boys. I cannot really recommend the series to anybody due to the difficulty in getting hold of a complete set, but I hear the novel is good. As an introduction to manga, I couldn't have wished for anything better, and although I'm not sold on the genre in general, it was nice to vary my pattern of reading weighty classics. Battle Royale has had a huge influence on popular culture, spawning the inferior series of books, The Hunger Games, and inspiring many of Quentin Tarantino's action films. The story can be repetitive and angsty, but the absurdity of the plot and its dynamic illustrations earns it a space on my bookcase.
July 18, 2025
This manga is not that different from the original Battle Royale novel except for a few minor differences.
It's not perfect but it was awesome.
My feelings for this manga are about the same as the original novel except there is more drama and the characters are fleshed out a bit more.
The story is about a class of 42 junior high students that are transported onto an island where they are placed in this program where the students have to fight to the death and there can only be one winner. Similar to the book, the program has no time limit, however a student has to die within a 24-hour time zone, or the collars explode on all the students and there are no winners. In both scenarios, it forces the students to kill each other and try to survive. The tension from that is still there and you can feel it.
The dystopian theme is strong in the manga as well as the book, but it's slightly overshadowed by the drama of the characters and their own self conflicts.
Now, unlike the novel where some characters don't have much of a backstory, the manga takes it's time to explore the characteristics and backstories of all the students. Granted, some more than others. And it gives a new perspective.
However, this manga is definitely for adults. You have sexual themes and more brutality of the gore and violence the students participate in. If you want a more visual storytelling of the original book and don't mind extra violence, the manga is not bad.
It's not perfect but it was awesome.
My feelings for this manga are about the same as the original novel except there is more drama and the characters are fleshed out a bit more.
The story is about a class of 42 junior high students that are transported onto an island where they are placed in this program where the students have to fight to the death and there can only be one winner. Similar to the book, the program has no time limit, however a student has to die within a 24-hour time zone, or the collars explode on all the students and there are no winners. In both scenarios, it forces the students to kill each other and try to survive. The tension from that is still there and you can feel it.
The dystopian theme is strong in the manga as well as the book, but it's slightly overshadowed by the drama of the characters and their own self conflicts.
Now, unlike the novel where some characters don't have much of a backstory, the manga takes it's time to explore the characteristics and backstories of all the students. Granted, some more than others. And it gives a new perspective.
However, this manga is definitely for adults. You have sexual themes and more brutality of the gore and violence the students participate in. If you want a more visual storytelling of the original book and don't mind extra violence, the manga is not bad.
May 10, 2019
¡¡Maldito Kiriyamaaaa!! Te odio, te odio, te odio, ¡¡¿¿POR QUÉÉÉÉ??!! Sugimura, realmente te voy a extrañar. Dios, odié y amé este tomo. Nos cuenta sobre Sugimura y cómo conoció a la chica que le gusta (la cual olvidé su nombre) y sobre sus enseñanzas en su escuela de Karate, su evolución y la lucha por defender a su chica de Kiriyama por tratar de sobrevivir y realmente me dolió en el corazón ver el final de este tomo. No quería que Sugimura ni la chica murieran, pero así pasó; fueron asesinados por Kiriyama. A mi parecer de forma muy dolorosa aunque ella escogió quedarse con Sugi, afirmando mutuamente sus sentimientos lo cual me consoló sólo un poquito.
Kiriyama...espero que tu muerte sea lenta y dolorosa y que sea muy pronto.
Kiriyama...espero que tu muerte sea lenta y dolorosa y que sea muy pronto.
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July 22, 2023
¡Volvemos al manga y a Battle Royale!
Le había dado un descanso a esta saga, pero creo que es un buen momento para meterle y terminarla.
La verdad es que esta vuelta ha resultado un poco amarga, pues a pesar de que la historia sigue siendo entretenida, ya no solo se ha vuelto repetitiva y predecible, sino que además está perdiendo todo tipo de realismo.
Esta bien, puede que desde el primer momento no fuera del todo realista, pero siempre había ese halo de humanidad y crudeza que te metía en la historia. En este punto eso ya se tiró completamente por la ventana.
La historia se sostiene por los personajes que resultan atrapantes, pero no muestran nada nuevo ni logran revitalizar la trama.
Le había dado un descanso a esta saga, pero creo que es un buen momento para meterle y terminarla.
La verdad es que esta vuelta ha resultado un poco amarga, pues a pesar de que la historia sigue siendo entretenida, ya no solo se ha vuelto repetitiva y predecible, sino que además está perdiendo todo tipo de realismo.
Esta bien, puede que desde el primer momento no fuera del todo realista, pero siempre había ese halo de humanidad y crudeza que te metía en la historia. En este punto eso ya se tiró completamente por la ventana.
La historia se sostiene por los personajes que resultan atrapantes, pero no muestran nada nuevo ni logran revitalizar la trama.
August 27, 2022
El tomo en sí no ha estado mal, pero no puedo ponerle 5 estrellas cuando se ha muerto mi personaje favorito :,(. Osea había un punto en el que me lo veía venir, que al menos se iba a morir su crush o los dos, igualmente me dolió porque le he cogido mucho cariño a Sugimura durante todo este tiempo.
Ya quiero saber el pasado de Kiriyama ya que es el único que falta, también me da curiosidad qué es lo que le habrá pasado para que esté así. Kawada está diciendo que él es de los peores de su clase, y debo admitir que va a ser duro pelear en su contra, aunque estoy de acuerdo con Shuuya, nadie elige estar así porque sí.
Ya quiero saber el pasado de Kiriyama ya que es el único que falta, también me da curiosidad qué es lo que le habrá pasado para que esté así. Kawada está diciendo que él es de los peores de su clase, y debo admitir que va a ser duro pelear en su contra, aunque estoy de acuerdo con Shuuya, nadie elige estar así porque sí.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 25, 2025
Does anyone know how about the physics behind Kiriyamas cape????
One second it is on the floor, then it is floating above his shoulder at a perfect tilt. Is it it enchanted, what it happening? And also the "epic fight scene" turned a little too "shonen, find your inner peace - use the power of friendship, channel the magic withing you" for me. Not that it worked out, but still.
I got soooo angry at the end of the battle. I mean of course this was the outcome but he finally got him!!! The last few sequence there did hit hard tough.
We are down to five, it is staring to get really close.
One second it is on the floor, then it is floating above his shoulder at a perfect tilt. Is it it enchanted, what it happening? And also the "epic fight scene" turned a little too "shonen, find your inner peace - use the power of friendship, channel the magic withing you" for me. Not that it worked out, but still.
I got soooo angry at the end of the battle. I mean of course this was the outcome but he finally got him!!! The last few sequence there did hit hard tough.
We are down to five, it is staring to get really close.
February 12, 2025
2.5
Nunca fui fan de que Kiriyama sea una especie de máquina indestructible, ni aquí ni en la novela. Pero siento que en este volúmen eso se hace aún más absurdo.
La batalla entre él y Sugimura, ah... fue cómo ver un capítulo perdido de Sailor Moon. No hubo sorpresa en el desenlace, aunque al menos Sugimura sí logró decir lo que debía decir.
No pierdo el disgusto por las escenas de Mitsuko, y aunque Shuuya me agrada también me desespera su fe devota en la humanidad.
Nunca fui fan de que Kiriyama sea una especie de máquina indestructible, ni aquí ni en la novela. Pero siento que en este volúmen eso se hace aún más absurdo.
La batalla entre él y Sugimura, ah... fue cómo ver un capítulo perdido de Sailor Moon. No hubo sorpresa en el desenlace, aunque al menos Sugimura sí logró decir lo que debía decir.
No pierdo el disgusto por las escenas de Mitsuko, y aunque Shuuya me agrada también me desespera su fe devota en la humanidad.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 12, 2023
2,5⭐
La falopeada horrible que fue esa pelea.
Las innecesarias escenas de Mitsuki.
Estoy para que gane Kiriyama porque es el único que no es un estúpido. Sugimura tenía un arma y no la usó, NO LA USÓ.
Noriko es el personaje más al pedo que leí, es un accesorio, no hace nada.
La falopeada horrible que fue esa pelea.
Las innecesarias escenas de Mitsuki.
Estoy para que gane Kiriyama porque es el único que no es un estúpido. Sugimura tenía un arma y no la usó, NO LA USÓ.
Noriko es el personaje más al pedo que leí, es un accesorio, no hace nada.
February 14, 2018
Another good volume.
December 10, 2019
Lo sanguinario que es kigiyama, te deja perplejo, es lo unico irrealista de la historia
June 3, 2020
Se agradece el detalle de que se deje claro que Mitsuko es una víctima de sus circunstancias, la huella que el abuso dejó en ella.
August 27, 2022
Dark and desolate, this manga series is one of the best every done. This volume builds steadily towards an epic finale.
June 15, 2023
Nah, man, vests don't work like that. lol
Or Dragonballzs energy balls, for that matter. lol
Or Dragonballzs energy balls, for that matter. lol
February 8, 2025
4.5 stars
February 21, 2025
Pelea visualmente espectacular que continúa deshumanizando al villano principal hasta el absurdo, rozando casi la fantasía.
March 9, 2024
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“Battle Royale” de Kōshun Takami y Masayuki Taguchi es una obra maestra del manga que presenta una historia intensa y provocadora en un entorno distópico. Publicado por primera vez en 1999, el manga es una adaptación del libro homónimo y ha dejado una marca duradera en la cultura pop.
La trama gira en torno a un oscuro y siniestro programa gubernamental llamado “Battle Royale”, que selecciona a una clase de estudiantes de secundaria para participar en un juego mortal. Los estudiantes son transportados a una isla desierta, se les proporciona armas y se les da una misión: luchar hasta la muerte hasta que solo quede un estudiante en pie.
El protagonista, Shuya Nanahara, y sus compañeros de clase se ven atrapados en este juego macabro sin entender completamente sus razones. La historia se sumerge en la psicología de los personajes mientras luchan con la moralidad, la lealtad y la desesperación. La lucha por la supervivencia lleva a relaciones complejas y a decisiones difíciles que desafían la ética y el sentido común.
“Battle Royale” de Kōshun Takami y Masayuki Taguchi es una obra maestra del manga que presenta una historia intensa y provocadora en un entorno distópico. Publicado por primera vez en 1999, el manga es una adaptación del libro homónimo y ha dejado una marca duradera en la cultura pop.
La trama gira en torno a un oscuro y siniestro programa gubernamental llamado “Battle Royale”, que selecciona a una clase de estudiantes de secundaria para participar en un juego mortal. Los estudiantes son transportados a una isla desierta, se les proporciona armas y se les da una misión: luchar hasta la muerte hasta que solo quede un estudiante en pie.
El protagonista, Shuya Nanahara, y sus compañeros de clase se ven atrapados en este juego macabro sin entender completamente sus razones. La historia se sumerge en la psicología de los personajes mientras luchan con la moralidad, la lealtad y la desesperación. La lucha por la supervivencia lleva a relaciones complejas y a decisiones difíciles que desafían la ética y el sentido común.
April 2, 2011
Baca ulang.
Nyaris buta, Sugimura berhasil menyempurnakan penguasaan khi-nya. Tapi dasar jenius tiada tara, Kiriyama berhasil mencuri ilmunya setelah sekali melihatnya... *hiks, jadi ingat adegan pibu Thio Bu Ki di Kong-beng-teng*
Yap, Sugimura kalah! Tapi saat Kiriyama hampir membunuh Kayoko, Sugimura sempat menembak Kiriyama dengan Uzi-nya sendiri. Makanya jangan simpan senjata di sembarang tempat.
Tapi... twist plot lagi, meski sudah diberondong peluru, Kiriyama bangkit lagi dan menghabisi Sugimura dan Kayoko dengan pistol yang semula di tangan Kayoko! Yah... setidaknya Sugimura bisa mati bersama gadis yang dicintainya.
Supermankah Kazuo Kiriyama? Tentu saja tidak. Dia pakai rompi kevlar! Dia memang sedikit keserempet peluru, tapi bisa menjahitnya sendiri dengan peralatan P3K. Damn... he's too good!
*masih sulit untuk tidak kagum sama Kazuo!*
And then, they were FIVE...
Nyaris buta, Sugimura berhasil menyempurnakan penguasaan khi-nya. Tapi dasar jenius tiada tara, Kiriyama berhasil mencuri ilmunya setelah sekali melihatnya... *hiks, jadi ingat adegan pibu Thio Bu Ki di Kong-beng-teng*
Yap, Sugimura kalah! Tapi saat Kiriyama hampir membunuh Kayoko, Sugimura sempat menembak Kiriyama dengan Uzi-nya sendiri. Makanya jangan simpan senjata di sembarang tempat.
Tapi... twist plot lagi, meski sudah diberondong peluru, Kiriyama bangkit lagi dan menghabisi Sugimura dan Kayoko dengan pistol yang semula di tangan Kayoko! Yah... setidaknya Sugimura bisa mati bersama gadis yang dicintainya.
Supermankah Kazuo Kiriyama? Tentu saja tidak. Dia pakai rompi kevlar! Dia memang sedikit keserempet peluru, tapi bisa menjahitnya sendiri dengan peralatan P3K. Damn... he's too good!
*masih sulit untuk tidak kagum sama Kazuo!*
And then, they were FIVE...
June 19, 2013
I liked the transcendent part in vol. 11 but here it just got caricatured and dragon ball z-ish. Also even if it was expected that Kazuo would make it to the last 5, i didn't liked how "invincible" he seems. I understand that he is to be seen as a robot (and i don't complain on the lack of feelings or words from him) but the cape and the invincibility to EVERYTHING (the guy survived a freaking explosion!) make him grotesque.
June 23, 2013
I would give this five stars if it hadn't been for the unnessecarily graphicly erotic scene with Mitsuko. In an earlier volume the graphic eroticism served as a disturbing counterpoint to the equally disturbing graphic violence (which was done very well imo), but here it seems like nothing more than male fanservice that also paints a disturbing picture of incest victims... but that's a problem with the character as a whole and not just here.
Apart from that I liked it, it was epically tragic.
Apart from that I liked it, it was epically tragic.
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