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Battle Royale #13
Battle Royale 13
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.
250 pages, Paperback
First published July 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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June 12, 2019
Il protagonista e la sua compagna sono talmente insopportabili che ogni volta che parlano mi passa la poca voglia di leggere questo manga. Scontro iniziale privo di qualsiasi forma di suspance, un combattimento a senso unico. Aspetto con ansia la fine di questa agonia.
January 22, 2017
El pasado de Kawada y la tremenda batalla entre Souma y Kiriyama. El dibujante en llamas mejora en cada tomo y se sigue superando.
May 7, 2020
this one is frustrating bc the second half of the volume was the best backstory we've gotten all series, meanwhile the first half was the continued exploitation of a minor for almost no reason other than for readers to drool over her. So.
October 4, 2018
A big bounce-back from a few rocky volumes. This one really makes you feel for the previous “winner” of the last death game. All this time I thought he might have had a secret agenda, but this volume really explores his mind and heart and reveals what a good guy he really is. I felt terrible for the guilt that’s been eating him alive all because of an instinctual reaction that got the person he loved most killed.
I was disappointed at how Mitsuko’s death was handled. She went down way too easy, and by the hands of the most annoyingly perfect character in the whole series at that. She was a pity kill. She was a bad person, but considering what she went through I understand why and sympathize with her. Her death felt merciful.
Kiriyama on the other hand still has absolutely no redeeming qualities. I just genuinely want him to get offed in the next volume. There’s only four participants left, so this could get messy really fast. Hoping Kiriyama gets axed before any of the other three, but somehow I don’t think it will end that gently.
I was disappointed at how Mitsuko’s death was handled. She went down way too easy, and by the hands of the most annoyingly perfect character in the whole series at that. She was a pity kill. She was a bad person, but considering what she went through I understand why and sympathize with her. Her death felt merciful.
Kiriyama on the other hand still has absolutely no redeeming qualities. I just genuinely want him to get offed in the next volume. There’s only four participants left, so this could get messy really fast. Hoping Kiriyama gets axed before any of the other three, but somehow I don’t think it will end that gently.
January 26, 2025
3.5
It's the way the first half of this volume exploitive in a disgusting way and then the second half delivers the best backstory of the entire series.
Loved getting more backstory for Kawada, understanding his motivations and background be more. He went trough so much.
But the first half of Mituko and her end is just distasteful. Not that I expected anything less after her treatment trough the entire series. But I wish thet would have done more for her. How can this even be counted as "fan service" is my question. It's depraved.
It's the way the first half of this volume exploitive in a disgusting way and then the second half delivers the best backstory of the entire series.
Loved getting more backstory for Kawada, understanding his motivations and background be more. He went trough so much.
But the first half of Mituko and her end is just distasteful. Not that I expected anything less after her treatment trough the entire series. But I wish thet would have done more for her. How can this even be counted as "fan service" is my question. It's depraved.
May 10, 2019
Este tomo...
Me pasa lo mismo que con el anterior; lo amé y odié. Primero, me alegra mucho que Souma ya haya muerto, en ningún tomo me agradó y no se ganó mi simpatía por todo lo que pasó. Estaba enferma pero no te daba lástima, lo cual te enseña que cuando pases por una situación fuerte, depende de ti el cómo reaccionas ante ésta. Obviamente Souma decidió su camino y terminó a manos de Kiriyama, quien cuando se encontró con ella y de repente bajaba el arma, me hacía enojar. Nunca ha vacilado para matar a sus demás compañeros pero sí lo hizo con una de las peores...realmente me desesperaba. Creo que merecía una muerte más dolorosa pero bueno, está muerta y es lo que importa.
En segunda parte, conocemos la historia de Kawada la cual es tan...no sé si bonita, triste, un poco de ambas pero realmente disfruté leerla, me encanta su forma de pensar y también te muestra como fue su estancia en "El programa" la primera vez que lo ingresaron y su amor por su novia. Su historia me dejó algo triste pero me hace sentir orgullosa que se haya recuperado y esté ayudando a Nanahara y a Noriko.
Aunque presiento algo malo, y no me gusta.
Me pasa lo mismo que con el anterior; lo amé y odié. Primero, me alegra mucho que Souma ya haya muerto, en ningún tomo me agradó y no se ganó mi simpatía por todo lo que pasó. Estaba enferma pero no te daba lástima, lo cual te enseña que cuando pases por una situación fuerte, depende de ti el cómo reaccionas ante ésta. Obviamente Souma decidió su camino y terminó a manos de Kiriyama, quien cuando se encontró con ella y de repente bajaba el arma, me hacía enojar. Nunca ha vacilado para matar a sus demás compañeros pero sí lo hizo con una de las peores...realmente me desesperaba. Creo que merecía una muerte más dolorosa pero bueno, está muerta y es lo que importa.
En segunda parte, conocemos la historia de Kawada la cual es tan...no sé si bonita, triste, un poco de ambas pero realmente disfruté leerla, me encanta su forma de pensar y también te muestra como fue su estancia en "El programa" la primera vez que lo ingresaron y su amor por su novia. Su historia me dejó algo triste pero me hace sentir orgullosa que se haya recuperado y esté ayudando a Nanahara y a Noriko.
Aunque presiento algo malo, y no me gusta.
December 30, 2015
Wow what a difference! Awesome volume! Perfect if it wasn't for the gratuitous amount of random nudity, like seriously, can't you stop exposing the poor girl's body in such a disgusting way? It disturbed me. Sugimura's story is amazing. I am still convinced he's Haymitch from the Hunger Games. Their stories are so alike, their personalities and all... Suzanne Collins says she didn't even know BR, but mate, sometimes I wonder...
October 15, 2022
Such a good manga series. A great adaption with wonderful art work.
June 3, 2020
Amé que Noriko este sacando personalidad y que haya hecho callar a Shuuya y Shogo :)
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.
July 22, 2023
Este tomo está claramente dividido en dos arcos. Por un lado vemos a Souma con Kiriyama en una batalla completamente desigual. Es interesante que el escritor haya elegido enfrentarlos en este punto en vez de posponer aún más este enfrentamiento. Entiendo que fue el momento de desarrollar al personaje de Souma, pero me parece que era más interesante que quedaran dos antagonistas impredecibles a simplemente una maquina de matar.
En fin, ese arco está bien dibujado, pero no me gustó para nada. No solo me pareció una sexualización demasiado banal y explícita de un personaje que no solo es menor, sino que además es víctima de abuso sexual... me parece demasiado irresponsable el tratamiento que el autor hace de algo así.
Por otro lado tenemos el arco de Kawada y su pasado. Este sí me gustó un poco más. Tiene algunas partes que chirrían, pero en general logra hacer al personaje interesante. Todo el final de que le ganará al programa suicidándose y bla bla bla, me parece una completa estupidez, pero bueno, lo retrataron como una especie de Kiriyama mezclado con Shuuya, así que puede ser quien finalmente haga frente al final boss.
En fin, ese arco está bien dibujado, pero no me gustó para nada. No solo me pareció una sexualización demasiado banal y explícita de un personaje que no solo es menor, sino que además es víctima de abuso sexual... me parece demasiado irresponsable el tratamiento que el autor hace de algo así.
Por otro lado tenemos el arco de Kawada y su pasado. Este sí me gustó un poco más. Tiene algunas partes que chirrían, pero en general logra hacer al personaje interesante. Todo el final de que le ganará al programa suicidándose y bla bla bla, me parece una completa estupidez, pero bueno, lo retrataron como una especie de Kiriyama mezclado con Shuuya, así que puede ser quien finalmente haga frente al final boss.
February 12, 2025
Que me sienta mal por el pasado de Mitsuko no hace que la aprecie más como personaje o que se justifique lo hipersexualizada que está. Ella misma lo dice: tiene solo 15 años. Se pudo haber hablado de su pasado y del tipo de vida que lleva sin haber sido tan explícito solo por morbo, pero al menos it's over, creo.
Por otro lado, la historia de Shogo estuvo muy bien en mi opinión. Creo que es el personaje más completo hasta ahora, y eso que no ha tenido tanta acción como se esperaría. Es paciente, es inteligente y tiene los pies sobre la tierra; tiene todas las cualidades de las que Shuuya carece. No es que sea perfecto, claramente, pero pienso que si no estuviese cuidando de Shuuya y Noriko, no tendría problema en ganar una vez más.
Por otro lado, la historia de Shogo estuvo muy bien en mi opinión. Creo que es el personaje más completo hasta ahora, y eso que no ha tenido tanta acción como se esperaría. Es paciente, es inteligente y tiene los pies sobre la tierra; tiene todas las cualidades de las que Shuuya carece. No es que sea perfecto, claramente, pero pienso que si no estuviese cuidando de Shuuya y Noriko, no tendría problema en ganar una vez más.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 28, 2017
Usually I don't write reviews for each Battle Royale volume. It's honestly tough to think of them as separate pieces since I've read the book, the manga, and watched the film dozens of time.
But these days I'm on Goodreads, so after finishing this volume, I have an outlet.
But these days I'm on Goodreads, so after finishing this volume, I have an outlet.
August 28, 2022
Kawada me ha interesado desde el principio, no sabía exactamente por qué había accedido a ayudar a Shuuya y Norykko, tampoco me fiaba mucho de él.
Es un personaje muy bien desarrollado, me gustó su trasfondo y cómo cambió para honrar la memoria de Keiko. Desafortunadamente presiento que va a morir, probablemente sacrificándose o Kiriyama lo tome por sorpresa.
Norykko también me cae bien, ella en ningún momento ha querido jugar y ha demostrado ser una buena persona. Espero conocerla más y que al menos ella y Shuuya consigan escaparse.
Es un personaje muy bien desarrollado, me gustó su trasfondo y cómo cambió para honrar la memoria de Keiko. Desafortunadamente presiento que va a morir, probablemente sacrificándose o Kiriyama lo tome por sorpresa.
Norykko también me cae bien, ella en ningún momento ha querido jugar y ha demostrado ser una buena persona. Espero conocerla más y que al menos ella y Shuuya consigan escaparse.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 15, 2018
Another good volume.
August 31, 2020
This is 100% one of my favourite books in the series!
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If you’re interested in reading this volume I have listed it on eBay. It deserves to be read! https://ebay.to/2QAxUMu
September 1, 2022
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This one was also difficult to read mainly for the treatment of Mitsuko
This one was also difficult to read mainly for the treatment of Mitsuko
September 23, 2022
Another stellar volume. Extremely over the top artwork amped up the already extreme story to uncomfortable levels but is this story doesn't make you uncomfortable, I think you're missing the point.
January 12, 2023
I liked Shogo’s backstory
June 15, 2023
Sinceramente....vou terminar por pura força do ódio.
August 13, 2023
Bueno este tomo me encantó.
El final que le dieron a Souma y cómo llegó al mismo sublime.
El background de Kawada es todo lo que necesitaba.
El final que le dieron a Souma y cómo llegó al mismo sublime.
El background de Kawada es todo lo que necesitaba.
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November 20, 2024it’s wild that the first half of this volume is straight exploitative depravity and the second half is the most compelling backstory in the entire series
February 21, 2025
Revela el pasado de Kawada y se plantea un debate infantil que consiste en cuestionar la existencia de la maldad pura.
January 6, 2021
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 6, 2022
I'm just blindly giving each volume of this series a five star rating; not every issue is perfect, some drag on more than others, but I'm reading them so quickly that I don't want to sit and think what actual rating I'd give each. I know the story in general is worth the five stars.
That said, learning about Kawada's past is worth five stars right there.
Edit 7/6/2022 - lol just blindly changing each rating to four stars now. The manga doesn't stand up to the novel!
That said, learning about Kawada's past is worth five stars right there.
Edit 7/6/2022 - lol just blindly changing each rating to four stars now. The manga doesn't stand up to the novel!
April 2, 2011
Baca ulang.
Apa yang akan terjadi bila psikopat ketemu psikopat? Bikin grup facebook bareng? Atau saling bunuh?
Karena sama-sama egois, tentu saja Kiriyama dan Mitsuko pilih yang kedua. Tentu saja Mitsuko kalah jauh melawan supervillain seperti Kiriyama... maka kembali ia menggunakan tubuhnya untuk membuat lawan lengah, sampai full-naked-body segala! Sayangnya, Kiriyama tak punya perasaan, dengan cool tetap menembakinya!
Jadi penasaran sama masa lalu si mesin pembunuh ini...
Yang ada malah flashback kemenangan Shogo pada game sebelumnya, di mana dia masih ganteng banget! Anyway, Shogo yang dulu memilih bermain, dan membunuh untuk menang... Mirip Kiriyama, not that good but almost. Sampai akhirnya dihadapkan pada keselamatan Keiko, gadis yang dicintainya yang disandera agar ia melepaskan senjata... Dan apa pilihannya?
Now, correct me if I'm wrong---but I'm counting three here... and that's two too many. Basic math, people. Three minus two equals me.
Dia bersandiwara tentunya. Setelah membunuh si penyandera, Shogo akan bunuh diri agar kekasihnya menang. Tapi ketika Keiko menodongkan senjata, insting survival Shogo membuatnya menembak kekasihnya! Padahal Keiko mengangkat senjata karena melihat ada musuh di belakang Shogo...
How tragic!
THEN THERE WERE FOUR...
Apa yang akan terjadi bila psikopat ketemu psikopat? Bikin grup facebook bareng? Atau saling bunuh?
Karena sama-sama egois, tentu saja Kiriyama dan Mitsuko pilih yang kedua. Tentu saja Mitsuko kalah jauh melawan supervillain seperti Kiriyama... maka kembali ia menggunakan tubuhnya untuk membuat lawan lengah, sampai full-naked-body segala! Sayangnya, Kiriyama tak punya perasaan, dengan cool tetap menembakinya!
Jadi penasaran sama masa lalu si mesin pembunuh ini...
Yang ada malah flashback kemenangan Shogo pada game sebelumnya, di mana dia masih ganteng banget! Anyway, Shogo yang dulu memilih bermain, dan membunuh untuk menang... Mirip Kiriyama, not that good but almost. Sampai akhirnya dihadapkan pada keselamatan Keiko, gadis yang dicintainya yang disandera agar ia melepaskan senjata... Dan apa pilihannya?
Now, correct me if I'm wrong---but I'm counting three here... and that's two too many. Basic math, people. Three minus two equals me.
Dia bersandiwara tentunya. Setelah membunuh si penyandera, Shogo akan bunuh diri agar kekasihnya menang. Tapi ketika Keiko menodongkan senjata, insting survival Shogo membuatnya menembak kekasihnya! Padahal Keiko mengangkat senjata karena melihat ada musuh di belakang Shogo...
How tragic!
THEN THERE WERE FOUR...
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.
August 23, 2013
Estoy bastante seguro de que había "readeado" todos los tomos del manga de Battle Royale, pero por algún motivo parece que cuando el infame Deleted Member empezó a borrar ediciones a rolete, hubo ediciones que directamente desaparecieron. Por ahora copipasteo esto a toda la serie para disminuir el riesgo de que vuelvan a hacer una forrada semejante.
June 26, 2015
I've said it before and I'll say it one last time... man Mitsu is f*cked up!
I was happy we finally get to see Kawada's back story. He is, by far, my favorite character of this series (besides Mim). I really enjoyed his back story, and it made me appreciate him as a character even more.
Two more left to go! I know the showdown is about to come... let's see how it plays out.
I was happy we finally get to see Kawada's back story. He is, by far, my favorite character of this series (besides Mim). I really enjoyed his back story, and it made me appreciate him as a character even more.
Two more left to go! I know the showdown is about to come... let's see how it plays out.
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