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與「愛麗絲夢遊仙境」簽下契約的青葉，
以及與「賣驢的父子」簽下契約的諾亞。
兩人得知除了他們之外還有許多簽約者，
也知道他們「實現願望」的代價是
「殺死登場角色」這件事。
每殺一人就被淨化一些的童話世界。
所有行動看起來都是正確的，但──
引爆話題的童話求生恐怖故事，
令人絕望的第二幕。
以及與「賣驢的父子」簽下契約的諾亞。
兩人得知除了他們之外還有許多簽約者，
也知道他們「實現願望」的代價是
「殺死登場角色」這件事。
每殺一人就被淨化一些的童話世界。
所有行動看起來都是正確的，但──
引爆話題的童話求生恐怖故事，
令人絕望的第二幕。
162 pages, Paperback
First published September 27, 2017
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October 3, 2019
The second volume, and HOLY CRAP, things just got a ton messier and scarier. We see our duo meet up again in the world, figure out how to use things, and they meet up with someone who is reluctantly telling them how things work. I was kind of unhappy with how that dude reacted, really? I am sure you were the same when you just popped into this world, no need to act so entitled towards them. But he did help out and I was quite happy with that. It gave some more insight in the book and how to use them. However, with them having weapons they have to make a decision... get killing the unfortunate souls or just not caring about the book? However.... if you don't finish your book... well you will have to find out. Then again.. finishing your book.... yeah, it is battle royale for sure. And the story gets darker with each page. I am glad to see some lighter parts in it, as it was a breath of air that I could use before being submerged again in the darkness of these fairy tales. I am happy that we find out more about Noah's backstory, what he wished for, how he got into the band.
So plenty of twists and turns in this one, some shocking revelations, and more zombies/mummies.
It ends on quite an interesting way, and well... I need more. Hopefully I can get more soon.
So plenty of twists and turns in this one, some shocking revelations, and more zombies/mummies.
It ends on quite an interesting way, and well... I need more. Hopefully I can get more soon.
January 9, 2019
Welcome back to the Story World, folks! Did you miss us? Aoba and Noah are back for volume 2, so buckle in! It's gonna be a wild ride.
FTBR has gotten increasingly more complex and more fun to work on, honestly. My team has done such an amazing job cleaning it up and making it look pretty. I'm very lucky to have them. So I really hope you enjoy this volume, everyone! It was a lot of fun to translate.
FTBR has gotten increasingly more complex and more fun to work on, honestly. My team has done such an amazing job cleaning it up and making it look pretty. I'm very lucky to have them. So I really hope you enjoy this volume, everyone! It was a lot of fun to translate.
June 6, 2019
Something is really off with the pacing for this series: what would happen in two volumes of any other manga takes only one of slim volume of FTBR. We've only just discovered one book area before another character, story, or power is added to the mix. In a series all about escaping into your favorite book, the book lands feels like beige window dressing.
June 6, 2019
Time to replace all the not-particularly-interesting mysteries from the first volume with lots of complex and not-particularly-interesting rules about this dull fairy tale world, and its super slow-paced battles. What hath Death Note wrought?
May 23, 2019
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Kuninaka Aoba, a mercilessly bullied ninth grader, receives a magical contract that grants her greatest wish, but at what cost? Suddenly, Aoba is thrust down a rabbit hole into a strangely familiar world from children’s stories–only this version comes with a dark and gruesome twist. In this Wonderland, it's kill or be killed, in a dark fairy tale fight for survival!
The Premise
Noah and Aoba have become friends... their extreme circumstances can only be understood by someone else who has made the same choices. It's so sweet to see these two, who so deserved their wishes granted, find someone that clearly can become someone important to them. In Fairy Tale Battle Royale vol 2 they make some shocking discoveries about the fairy tale world with the most dire consequences. And I cried. Seriously I could not believe what Aoba learned through Noah. But I loved that she understood the lesson... Knowledge is power. She must pursue every scrap of information she can, unrelentingly, before its too late!
The Buzz
Aoba didn't realize that she is marked as a fairy tale character... when and how she learns this is quite awful but also funny too. I admit that I was shocked as badly as she was because eeeewwwwwww! Fairy Tale Battle Royale vol 2 doesn't pull any punches but gets in the readers face and its brutal. Later when she sees what happens with that mark as it advances its about as bad as what happened with Noah. We and Aoba are certainly fully aware of the consequences of that fateful wish now and its getting even more creepy in here...
The Feels
Oh Noah! How wonderful you are to be such a leader. You don't regret your wish for a moment and I loved that we got to see the specifics of it in Fairy Tale Battle Royale vol 2. He really helps Aoba to get in the right mindset to survive the fairy tale world... without meeting him on that first day I don't think she would have made it out. This is not how I wanted things to turn out with him. He is by far my favorite character... but I see now that Aoba really is the star and we're going to see her grow, through his example, into the best friend Noah could ever have!
The Visuals
I really love the art in Fairy Tale Battle Royale vol 2. It so suits the tone of the story... It was really important to see that overview of the fairy tale world. It really focused us and Aoba on the scope of this wish making business. And the character design for Fukushige was so spot on! Hahaha I loved him and he is a bright spot in an otherwise very dark volume. We are meeting more and more characters and I can't wait to learn their stories. I don't think Aoba and Noah are one offs... many of the wish makers are timid people who wanted to live a happier life and that is reflected in the character designs. It's the darker elements of the story though that are showcased so brilliantly in the art. It makes the Fairy Tale Battle Royale series!
You could have been chosen. I could have been! Thank goodness it was Aoba and Noah as heartbreaking as that is... In Fairy Tale Battle Royale vol 2 we learn some hard truths about the consequences of their wishes and its dark, brutal and has a time limit! Just take a look at that cover... Fairy Tale Battle Royale is definitely a series worth reading.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Authenticity
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tension
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Plot
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Art
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March 25, 2022
A good reminder that in literature, fairy tales rarely follow Disney's plot trajectory.
March 7, 2021
I can't stop saying this to myself: "Surely…SURELY that didn't just happen?!"
I'm so in shock right now.
And angry.
And upset.
And sad.
But really just shocked.
What just happened??!!
This volume definitely took a turn for the worse and is darker than the previous volume. (I can definitely see some horror vibes in this one now. *nervous laughter*). We also learn a lot more about the story world before that one said incident happens. (The same one I can't say ANYTHING about because massive spoilers.)
One thing I can say is that this really IS a dark and twisted "fairy tale." I'm not even sure how I feel about things at this point, but I was glued to the point I had my nose almost in this book to the very end, so that's saying something.
I do hate how our MC is being pushed into some really hard situations though. Like my poor heart is breaking for the poor girl!
But I just *flails for words* what just happened is my only question?
*sigh*
On the bright side I like this new character that Aoba meets. He's cool! Not as cool as Noah, but he's cool. LOL!
I have book three on hand since I checked out all of these from the library, but I'm SO divided right now.
This series better end on a high note…
And I better get some answers here soon.
I'm so in shock right now.
And angry.
And upset.
And sad.
But really just shocked.
What just happened??!!
This volume definitely took a turn for the worse and is darker than the previous volume. (I can definitely see some horror vibes in this one now. *nervous laughter*). We also learn a lot more about the story world before that one said incident happens. (The same one I can't say ANYTHING about because massive spoilers.)
One thing I can say is that this really IS a dark and twisted "fairy tale." I'm not even sure how I feel about things at this point, but I was glued to the point I had my nose almost in this book to the very end, so that's saying something.
I do hate how our MC is being pushed into some really hard situations though. Like my poor heart is breaking for the poor girl!
But I just *flails for words* what just happened is my only question?
*sigh*
On the bright side I like this new character that Aoba meets. He's cool! Not as cool as Noah, but he's cool. LOL!
I have book three on hand since I checked out all of these from the library, but I'm SO divided right now.
This series better end on a high note…
And I better get some answers here soon.
December 12, 2019
12/11/19
I thought... we were promised a Battle Royale...
It's an alright manga, but I had completely different expectations. I don't like the main character Aoba that much. She's really bland - doesn't seem to have any personality or character development. I'd expect that to happen after reading two volumes. I bought all three volumes at the same time and now that the main premise has been set, I'm hoping Vol. 3 will be an improvement.
Nevertheless, I'm not mad at it - just a bit disappointed.
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I thought... we were promised a Battle Royale...
It's an alright manga, but I had completely different expectations. I don't like the main character Aoba that much. She's really bland - doesn't seem to have any personality or character development. I'd expect that to happen after reading two volumes. I bought all three volumes at the same time and now that the main premise has been set, I'm hoping Vol. 3 will be an improvement.
Nevertheless, I'm not mad at it - just a bit disappointed.
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October 7, 2020
Lot of world building. The Battle Royale part became a lot clearer in this second volume. There is also some interesting characters development and less teeny stuff. I had the first two, and finishing this one, I want more from it so I will try to find some more of them and order them to continue one.
What I really like about it I think is the fact that it's truly well balance. The art is good, the world is fun, there is action but also a solid story. not inutile gore or gross and no unnecessary sexual graphic content, which is quite often the case in manga, which can be okay too, but if you're looking to get to younger reader and get them into manga than you should be aware of the age you're targeting and produce material according to it. This series does it perfectly so far!
What I really like about it I think is the fact that it's truly well balance. The art is good, the world is fun, there is action but also a solid story. not inutile gore or gross and no unnecessary sexual graphic content, which is quite often the case in manga, which can be okay too, but if you're looking to get to younger reader and get them into manga than you should be aware of the age you're targeting and produce material according to it. This series does it perfectly so far!
May 19, 2024
There's still a lot about this setup that isn't really explained, but at least this volume does provide enough tidbits to make me want to keep reading. Especially since the main approach isn't something I've really seen before in a game of death story.
See, rather than being out to simply kill the other protagonists (though, I suppose there's nothing stopping them from doing that), this game actually seems to revolve around NPCs. Specifically, each protagonist needs to protect the NPCs from their story, because if they all get killed, it's death for the protagonist as well. It's actually a pretty interesting twist, particularly because there are a few other factors at play that further complicate things. All together, the revelations we do get about how the fairytale world works make for a much stronger story than the bare bones framework we got in volume 1.
So, why the same rating? Two reasons: First, despite the stronger overall worldbuilding, the characters remain stubbornly flat. And the ones who do get some level of development either end up dead, or mostly in the background (for now?). Aoba, herself, is the worst offender; while she can be resourceful and good at figuring out situations, I still don't really know much about her. She's just this mousy girl who likes Alice in Wonderland and used to get bullied a lot. That's...about it, aside from a passing mention about how she might want to write her own storybooks someday. And the girls who used to bully her are such non-characters, that I can barely even remember what they look like, let alone their names...but, given something that happens right at the end of this volume, it's implied they might be getting more important soon. We'll see.
The other problem is the art. Characters look fine, both the human ones and the "mummified" NPCs in the fairytale world. It's the action scenes that need work. Fights are frequently a bit hard to follow, and there's at least one scene where something's happening off in the distance, and if there hadn't been a dialog box describing what was going on, I wouldn't have known what I was looking at. If that sounds confusing, seeing it on paper doesn't really clear it up.
Also, some people end up getting covered in vines--which are clearly vines, with thorns and everything, and for some reason everyone keeps calling them "worms." This is a smaller nitpick, but it's weird, and it makes me wonder if it's a mistranslation--and if so, what else have the translators been shoddy with?
Hopefully the action scenes are tightened up in the next volume, and that characters receive more development, because the narrative and its mysteries are doing almost all of the heavy lifting at this point.
See, rather than being out to simply kill the other protagonists (though, I suppose there's nothing stopping them from doing that), this game actually seems to revolve around NPCs. Specifically, each protagonist needs to protect the NPCs from their story, because if they all get killed, it's death for the protagonist as well. It's actually a pretty interesting twist, particularly because there are a few other factors at play that further complicate things. All together, the revelations we do get about how the fairytale world works make for a much stronger story than the bare bones framework we got in volume 1.
So, why the same rating? Two reasons: First, despite the stronger overall worldbuilding, the characters remain stubbornly flat. And the ones who do get some level of development either end up dead, or mostly in the background (for now?). Aoba, herself, is the worst offender; while she can be resourceful and good at figuring out situations, I still don't really know much about her. She's just this mousy girl who likes Alice in Wonderland and used to get bullied a lot. That's...about it, aside from a passing mention about how she might want to write her own storybooks someday. And the girls who used to bully her are such non-characters, that I can barely even remember what they look like, let alone their names...but, given something that happens right at the end of this volume, it's implied they might be getting more important soon. We'll see.
The other problem is the art. Characters look fine, both the human ones and the "mummified" NPCs in the fairytale world. It's the action scenes that need work. Fights are frequently a bit hard to follow, and there's at least one scene where something's happening off in the distance, and if there hadn't been a dialog box describing what was going on, I wouldn't have known what I was looking at. If that sounds confusing, seeing it on paper doesn't really clear it up.
Also, some people end up getting covered in vines--which are clearly vines, with thorns and everything, and for some reason everyone keeps calling them "worms." This is a smaller nitpick, but it's weird, and it makes me wonder if it's a mistranslation--and if so, what else have the translators been shoddy with?
Hopefully the action scenes are tightened up in the next volume, and that characters receive more development, because the narrative and its mysteries are doing almost all of the heavy lifting at this point.
June 21, 2022
SUMMER READING EXISTS!!!!
This beginning paragraph is gonna be the start of pretty much every review I write, so bear with me.
So yeah I’m trying to get back into reading a ton this summer so here begins my journey through the “TEEN SCENE ROOM” at the library down the street from me—and possibly the one near my grandma’s house since I have cards for both and that one has a larger manga selection.
Anyhow,
Library Book Haul of June 15th consisted of *drumroll pleaaaaaseeee* SEVENTEEN BOOKS—Robbie still has one of his books from Monday checked out and so do I, but we don’t talk about that.
But here’s my current list (the one the review is about will be bolded and italicizedbecause I’m feeling nice):
Oh yeah, disclaimer: I still have the light novel from Monday out, so that’s only one actual book out of the lot.
~ The Girl Without a Face by tearontaron
~ Spy x Family (Volume 1) by Tatsuya Endo
~ Fairy Tale Battle Royale (Volume 1) by Soraho Ina
~ Fairy Tale Battle Royale (Volume 2) by Soraho Ina
~ Fairy Tale Battle Royale (Volume 3) by Soraho Ina
~ Fairy Tale Battle Royale (Volume 4) by Soraho Ina
~ The Complete Chi’s Sweet Home (Part 1) by Konami Kanata
~ Bloom by Kevin Panetta
~ Fangirl by Sam Maggs
~ Demon Slayer (Volume 3) by Koyoharu Gotouge
~ This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki
~ Pumpkin Heads by Rainbow Rowell
~ Astra Lost in Space (Volume 1) by Kenta Shinohara
~ Astra Lost in Space (Volume 2) by Kenta Shinohara
~ Astra Lost in Space (Volume 3) by Kenta Shinohara
~ Astra Lost in Space (Volume 4) by Kenta Shinohara
~ Astra Lost in Space (Volume 5) by Kenta Shinohara
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SO TO THE ACTUAL REVIEW
Fairy Tale Battle Royale (Volume 2) by Soraho Ina
I grabbed the first four volumes of this series because I liked the cover art and needed something to add to my to-be-read pile from the library that day. The second volume expands on characters we met in the first while continuing along with the storyline it started.
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TL;DR
I really like graphic novels and manga, not actual books, and got a lot of them at the library.
It has a really cool concept and I really enjoyed the second volume of this series.
So yeah I’m trying to get back into reading a ton this summer so here begins my journey through the “TEEN SCENE ROOM” at the library down the street from me—and possibly the one near my grandma’s house since I have cards for both and that one has a larger manga selection.
Anyhow,
Library Book Haul of June 15th consisted of *drumroll pleaaaaaseeee* SEVENTEEN BOOKS—
But here’s my current list (the one the review is about will be bolded and italicized
~ The Girl Without a Face by tearontaron
~ Spy x Family (Volume 1) by Tatsuya Endo
~ Fairy Tale Battle Royale (Volume 1) by Soraho Ina
~ Fairy Tale Battle Royale (Volume 2) by Soraho Ina
~ Fairy Tale Battle Royale (Volume 3) by Soraho Ina
~ Fairy Tale Battle Royale (Volume 4) by Soraho Ina
~ The Complete Chi’s Sweet Home (Part 1) by Konami Kanata
~ Bloom by Kevin Panetta
~ Fangirl by Sam Maggs
~ Demon Slayer (Volume 3) by Koyoharu Gotouge
~ This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki
~ Pumpkin Heads by Rainbow Rowell
~ Astra Lost in Space (Volume 1) by Kenta Shinohara
~ Astra Lost in Space (Volume 2) by Kenta Shinohara
~ Astra Lost in Space (Volume 3) by Kenta Shinohara
~ Astra Lost in Space (Volume 4) by Kenta Shinohara
~ Astra Lost in Space (Volume 5) by Kenta Shinohara
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SO TO THE ACTUAL REVIEW
Fairy Tale Battle Royale (Volume 2) by Soraho Ina
I grabbed the first four volumes of this series because I liked the cover art and needed something to add to my to-be-read pile from the library that day. The second volume expands on characters we met in the first while continuing along with the storyline it started.
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TL;DR
I really like graphic novels and manga
It has a really cool concept and I really enjoyed the second volume of this series.
June 8, 2022
Fade to black
A story about children saving a world of fairy tales from some sort of corruption. What could possibly go wrong that would make this into a horror manga? Oh sweet summer child the journey is not over yet.
With the mystery of the world of fairy tales (that Noah and Aoba can travel to and from with the help of the book they gained from their contracts) they are learning new things as they experience it themselves as well as upon meeting new people in their journeys. However as Noah nears the end of what he and Aoba decided needed to be done to beautify the land and free the souls of the mummy like figures they have been seeing along the way a terrible truth is revealed as the duo thought they were getting used to this messed up world at last. Now having to reach out for help from strangers who have shared some of the struggles she and Noah have been experiencing we see at least one of the terrible prices to be paid to have your wish fulfilled as Aoba's mission changes in this volume.
A story about children saving a world of fairy tales from some sort of corruption. What could possibly go wrong that would make this into a horror manga? Oh sweet summer child the journey is not over yet.
With the mystery of the world of fairy tales (that Noah and Aoba can travel to and from with the help of the book they gained from their contracts) they are learning new things as they experience it themselves as well as upon meeting new people in their journeys. However as Noah nears the end of what he and Aoba decided needed to be done to beautify the land and free the souls of the mummy like figures they have been seeing along the way a terrible truth is revealed as the duo thought they were getting used to this messed up world at last. Now having to reach out for help from strangers who have shared some of the struggles she and Noah have been experiencing we see at least one of the terrible prices to be paid to have your wish fulfilled as Aoba's mission changes in this volume.
December 7, 2025
I read the rest of the avaible chapters so far and was quite disappointed.
Expectation after first volume: horror (zombies, weapons etc.) = stakes = people actually dying
Actual: noone dies, Aoba is so timid and does basically nothing, there seems to be a villain, but....
As others pointed out, the story world is bland and aside from the main charas being from fairytales, nothing else in the world seems to be really fairy tale.
I expected sth along the lines of Kaori Yuki from the beginning, but this is just some vanilla whatever story, nothing happens type
Expectation after first volume: horror (zombies, weapons etc.) = stakes = people actually dying
Actual: noone dies, Aoba is so timid and does basically nothing, there seems to be a villain, but....
As others pointed out, the story world is bland and aside from the main charas being from fairytales, nothing else in the world seems to be really fairy tale.
I expected sth along the lines of Kaori Yuki from the beginning, but this is just some vanilla whatever story, nothing happens type
March 18, 2021
Book two was better than book one because we get to the meat and potatoes of the story instead of just the bread. Our protagonists know how to come and go from storyland - and know how to fill the pages of their books. But you might be surprised at what happens when a story is completed. And volume 2 introduces worms that grow out of a protagonist's hands and elsewhere. I am now searching for volumes three and four to see what happens next. I now want to know.
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September 2, 2019
You know the story’s getting real when it starts killing off characters...
September 17, 2019
The characters are compelling, but the story's getting more violent. People are disappearing from reality!
February 4, 2020
My Noah! My sweet Noah!
Also, why are they calling them worms ? It's a vine of thorns.
Also, why are they calling them worms ? It's a vine of thorns.
July 14, 2020
Immer noch super spannend und... wuäh!! Noah!! 😭
February 4, 2025
Low 3 star, just not much happpens, pretty generic manga so far.
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