num_pages: 224
description: 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.
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: Battle Royale 12
titlecomplete: Battle Royale 12 (Spanish Edition)
genres: Graphic Novels, Manga, Dystopia, Comics, Seinen, Thriller, Japanese Literature, Comics Manga, Fiction, Horror
ratings_count: 1470
series: Battle Royale
publisher: Editorial Ivrea España