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Description

From Tokyopop:
In the future, random Jr. High School classes are chosen to compete in a game called Battle Royale. The rules: only one student can survive after 3 days on an island or else they all perish. Weapons are handed out and each student is sent out into the field alone and unprepared for the horror that awaits them. The classmates turn upon themselves in a battle for survival, treaties are made and broken, and former friends become foes as the relentless countdown continues. Amid the betrayals and rising body count, two classmates confess their love for each other and swear to survive this deadly game together.

Note: An English-language release of the collected volumes, published in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom by Tokyopop, was extensively rewritten by Keith Giffen, whose script does not completely follow the original manga. This adaptation makes several changes to the plot. Most notably claiming "the program" is a reality TV show and changing the time that the story is set in by almost 10 years, both of which are contradicted in later volumes.


Type
Manga

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Associated Names
Bataille Royale
Королевская битва
ประจัญบาน
バトル・ロワイアル
大逃杀
大逃殺
배틀 로얄

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Latest Release(s)
v.9 v2 c. by Manga-Sketchbook 19 years ago
v.15 c. by Manga-Sketchbook 19 years ago
c.113-115 by Illuminati-Manga 19 years ago
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Status in Country of Origin

15 Volumes (Complete)
8 Volumes (Bunkoban, Complete)


Completely Scanlated?
Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A

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User Rating
Average: 7.8 / 10.0 (1172 votes)
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Last Updated
September 17th, 2024 11:41am PDT - 6 months ago

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Serialized In (magazine)
Young Champion (Akita Shoten)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
TokyoPop (2003 / 15 Vols; 2007 / 5 Vols - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #740 decreased(-1)
Monthly Pos #1426 decreased(-123)
3 Month Pos #2077 decreased(-552)
6 Month Pos #2949 decreased(-431)
Year Pos #3547 decreased(-72)

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On 655 reading lists
On 1088 wish lists
On 2825 completed lists
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