Title: Battle royale
First published: 2003
Description: Koushun Takami's notorious high-octane thriller envisions a nightmare scenario: 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 until only one survivor is left standing. Criticized as violent exploitation when first published in Japan--where it became a runaway best seller--*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.
Subjects: Junior high school students, Comic books, strips, Reality television programs, Fiction, Graphic novels, Graphic Novels - Manga, Comics & Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels-Manga, Comics & Graphic Novels / Graphic Novels / Manga, Comics & graphic novels, east asian style, manga, fantasy, Comics & graphic novels, east asian style, manga, general, Junior high school students -- Fiction, Fiction, psychological, FICTION / Science Fiction / Adventure, FICTION / Suspense, Comics & graphic novels, manga, fantasy, Wilderness survival, Interpersonal relations in adolescence, Alienation (Social psychology), Comics & graphic novels, manga, general
Places: Japan