num_pages: 210
description: Battle Royale, a high-octane thriller about senseless youth violence in a dystopian world, it is one of Japan's best-selling - and most controversial - novels. As part of a ruthless program by the totalitarian government, ninth-grade students are taken to a small isolated island with a map, food, and various weapons. Forced to wear special collars that explode when they break a rule, they must fight each other for three days until only one "winner" remains. The elimination contest becomes the ultimate in must-see reality television. A Japanese pulp classic available in English for the first time, Battle Royale is a potent allegory of what it means to be young and survive in today's dog-eat-dog world. The first novel by small-town journalist Koushun Takami, it went on to become an even more notorious film by 70-year-old director Kinji Fukusaku.
language: English
title: Battle Royale, Vol. 01
titlecomplete: Battle Royale, Vol. 01 (Battle Royale, #1)
genres: Seinen, Thriller, Dystopia, Science Fiction, Horror, Comics, Comics Manga, Fiction, Manga, Graphic Novels
ratings_count: 5157
series: Battle Royale
publisher: Tokyopop