Battle Royale
Ranked #25 in Japanese, Ranked #43 in Asian — see more rankings.
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 Flies for 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... more
Rankings by Category
Battle Royale is ranked in the following categories:
- #74 in Red
- #100 in Survival
- #62 in Translated
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