Battle Royale (novel)
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Battle Royale is a Japanese dystopian horror novel by journalist Koushun Takami. Battle Royale is the first and only novel from Takami and was originally completed in 1996 but was not published until
First edition cover, as published by Ohta Publishing
Cover of the first English-language edition
Battle Royale (manga)
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Battle Royale is a Japanese manga series written by Koushun Takami and illustrated by Masayuki Taguchi. It is based on Takami's novel of the same name, telling the story of a class of junior high scho
Battle Royale (novel)
…killing each other. Upon publication in 1999, the novel became a surprise bestseller. In 2000, one year after publication, Battle Royale was adapted into a manga series, written by Takami himself, and a feature film. The film was both controversial and successful, becoming one of the year's highest-grossing films as…
Cover of the first manga volume