A review by chrisb85
Battle Royale, Vol. 01 by Masayuki Taguchi, Koushun Takami, Keith Giffen

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Been wanting to read this for years, so hard to get copies off. But it didn’t disappoint, doesn’t add any more than the movie but it doesn’t need to. Gripping story, amazing and violent artwork but not violent for the sake of it. Brilliant manga.