Battle Royale, Vol. 01 by Masayuki Taguchi, Koushun Takami, Keith Giffen, Tomo Iwo

Battle Royale, Vol. 01

Battle Royale #1

Masayuki Taguchi, Koushun Takami, Keith Giffen, Tomo Iwo

210 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction comics manga adventurous dark tense fast-paced
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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 ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 464 reviews

Moods

dark 94%
tense 61%
challenging 33%
sad 33%
adventurous 27%
emotional 22%
mysterious 11%

Pace

fast 61%
medium 38%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Plot: 42% | Character: 7%

Strong character development?

No: 53% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 73% | Yes: 26%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 57% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 40% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 26%

Average rating

3.77

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