Battle Royale Remastered

Koushun Takami, Koushun Takami

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Viz
01 April 2014

Science fiction; Future Society; Military

Series: Battle Royale (Novel)

In a dystopian future Japan, forty-two junior high school students are outfitted with weapons and bid to kill one another until there is only one left standing.

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.

By: Koushun Takami
Illustrated by: Koushun Takami
Imprint: Viz
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 46mm
Weight: 603g
ISBN: 9781421565989
ISBN 10: 1421565986
Series: Battle Royale (Novel)
Pages: 600
Publication Date: 01 April 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Koushun Takami was born in 1969 in Amagasaki near Osaka. Battle Royale was rejected in the final round of a literary competition due to the critical controversy it provoked among jury members. It was published in Japan in 1999 and became a Bestseller. In 2000, Battle Royale was serialised as a comic and made into a feature film.