Battle Royale in English

[thomas]

An English translation of "Battle Royale" will be coming out on February 26. More on Amazon.com.

Book Description

Battle Royale, a high-octane thriller about senseless youth violence, 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 taken to a small isolated island with a map, food, and various weapons. Forced to wear special collars that explode when they break a rule, they must fight each other for three days until only one "winner" remains. The elimination contest becomes the ultimate in must-see reality television. A Japanese pulp classic available in English for the first time, Battle Royale is a potent allegory of what it means to be young and survive in today's dog-eat-dog world. The first novel by small-town journalist Koushun Takami, it went on to become an even more notorious film by 70-year-old gangster director Kinji Fukusaku.

Related links:

Movie => http://www.battleroyalethemovie.com

Story => http://www.battleroyalethemovie.com/story.htm

 

[budd]

this is the one by viz, correct? confused