Background
Takami was born Hiroharu Takami (高見宏治, Takami Hiroharu) on 10 January 1969 in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture near Osaka and grew up in the Kagawa Prefecture of Shikoku.
(As Shuuya, Noriko and Shogo figure out their first move, ...)
As Shuuya, Noriko and Shogo figure out their first move, the mysterious transfer student reveals that he is actually the winner of the previous season's Program. Can Shuuya and Noriko still continue to trust him, despite their knowledge of the acts Shogo committed to emerge victorious? Meanwhile, Shinji Mimura takes the panicked Yutaka Sato under his wing, and reveals his own plan to bring down The Program. Hiroki Sugimura's motives are less clear, as the deadly blackbelt becomes consumed with locating Takako Chigusa. In the high-stakes world of The Program, will his obsession cost him his life? Finally, as if the Uzi-toting Kiriyama wasn't enough trouble, Mitsuko gets her hands on a piece as well. The violence escalates as the game goes on in the brutal world of Battle Royale.
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(Only five students remain out of the original 42 who bega...)
Only five students remain out of the original 42 who began this latest episode of The Program. Kazuo and Mitsuko, the two biggest psychos who have racked up the highest body counts between them on the island, finally meet face to face. Full color. Rated for older teens.
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(Revisit the chilling vision of children coming of age in ...)
Revisit the chilling vision of children coming of age in a cold and uncaring world in this gorgeous collector's bind-up of Battle Royale.
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(In an alternative future Japan, junior high students are ...)
In an alternative future Japan, junior high students are forced to fight to the death! L to R (Western Style). Koushun Takami's notorious high-octane thriller is based on an irresistible premise: a class of junior high school students is taken to a deserted island where, as part of a ruthless authoritarian program, they are provided arms and forced to kill one another until only one survivor is left standing. Criticized as violent exploitation when first published in Japan--where it then proceeded to become a runaway bestseller--Battle Royale is a Lord of the Fliesfor the 21st century, a potent allegory of what it means to be young and (barely) alive in a dog-eat-dog world. Made into a controversial hit movie of the same name, Battle Royale is already a contemporary Japanese pulp classic, now available for the first time in the English language. A group of high school students are taken to small isolated island and forced to fight each other until only one remains alive! If they break the rules a special collar blows their heads off. Koushun Takami's brutal, high-octane thriller is told in breathless. blow-by-blow fashion. Battle Royale is a contemporary Japanese pulp classic now available for the first time in English.
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(Koushun Takami's notorious high-octane thriller envisions...)
Koushun Takami's notorious high-octane thriller envisions a nightmare scenario: a class of junior high school students is taken to a deserted island where, as part of a ruthless authoritarian program, they are provided arms and forced to kill until only one survivor is left standing. Criticized as violent exploitation when first published in Japan—where it became a runaway best seller—Battle Royale is a Lord of the Flies for the 21st century, a potent allegory of what it means to be young and (barely) alive in a dog-eat-dog world. A new translation by Nathan Collins.
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(The Program is a brutal military experiment that pits jun...)
The Program is a brutal military experiment that pits junior high students against each other every year in a brutal battle to the death. Most of the students from Shiroiwa Junior High scatter as soon as they reach the remote island where they must participate in the latest round of the Program. But Yukie Utsumi and five of her friends lock themselves in the lighthouse, clinging to a desperate hope of survival. They all trust each other, but they also know that only one can survive the Battle Royale… A graphic novel side story of the bestselling novel Battle Royale
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(Shuuya walks into the dining room to find all the girls e...)
Shuuya walks into the dining room to find all the girls except Yuko dead. The tragic deaths of her friends has sent Yuko further over the edge. She climbs to the top of the lighthouse as the madness takes over her mind, ignoring Shuuya's pleas. Realizing she was wrong about Shuuya, Yuko throws herself off of the lighthouse. Shuuya tries to catch and hold her, but she slips free and dies on the rocks below. The events with the girls behind him, Shuuya heads out to find Noriko and his other buddies only to be confronted by more gun-wielding classmates. Will he survive? How will he react to the death of his good friend, Mimura? Have Noriko and Shogo stayed alive long enough for the three to be reunited?
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(Revisit the chilling vision of children coming of age in ...)
Revisit the chilling vision of children coming of age in a cold and uncaring world in this gorgeous collector's bind-up of Battle Royale.
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高見 広春
journalist novelist screenwriter
Takami was born Hiroharu Takami (高見宏治, Takami Hiroharu) on 10 January 1969 in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture near Osaka and grew up in the Kagawa Prefecture of Shikoku.
Best known for his 1999 novel Battle Royale, which was later adapted into two live-action films, directed by Kinji Fukasaku, and three manga series. After graduating from Osaka University with a degree in literature, he dropped out of Nihon University"s liberal arts correspondence course program From 1991 to 1996, he worked for the news company Shikoku Shimbun, reporting on various fields including politics, police reports, and economics.
Battle Royale was completed after Takami left the news company.
lieutenant was rejected in the final round of the 1997 literary competition Japan Grand Prix Horror Novel, due to its controversial content depicting Junior High School children forced to kill one another. When finally published in April 1999, it went on to become a bestseller, and only a year later was made into both a manga and a feature film.
The novel was translated into English by Yuji Oniki and published by Viz Media in 2003. An expanded English edition was later published by Haika Soru, a division of Viz Media, in 2009.
The first manga also began being released in English in 2003, by Tokyo People’s, with the last volume published in 2006.
As well as being critically acclaimed, the Battle Royale series has become infamous not only in Japan, but around the world and has earned cult status. Since Battle Royale, Takami has not released any work.
(Koushun Takami's notorious high-octane thriller envisions...)
(As Shuuya, Noriko and Shogo figure out their first move, ...)
(Revisit the chilling vision of children coming of age in ...)
(The Program is a brutal military experiment that pits jun...)
(Revisit the chilling vision of children coming of age in ...)
(In an alternative future Japan, junior high students are ...)
(Only five students remain out of the original 42 who bega...)
(Battle Royale: Angel's Border BY Takami, Koushun ( Author...)
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(Battle Royale: Remastered (Battle Royale (Novel)))
(Reads from back to front and from right to left.)
(Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.)
(Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.)
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(Book by Takami, Koushun)
(Book by Takami, Koushun)