Battle Royale: Enforcers, Vol. 3

by Koushun Takami, Yukai Asada (illustrator)

Genres: Manga

200 pages, Paperback

Published March 18, 2025

About the author

Koushun 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.

Reviews

[Anna Quilter · Rating 3 out of 5]

"were going to break your legs...
just a little"

the madness continues.

[Gray · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as previous vols imo. We mainly focus on squads 1,2, and 6.

[sammy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Left off with a cliff hanger, I wonder if someone is going to start eating people it’s already getting nuts

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bit of a slow volume for me. Graphics are great and the overall story is thrilling!