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Post by nap* » Sat Oct 28, 2006 4:36 pm

Has anyone read Battle Royale.
That is the sickest Manga ever
How can anyone [spoiler]Pick 42 students to compete for survival[/spoiler]

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Post by Nehelenia's Crazy Fangirl » Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:06 pm

Isn't that the manga with the one advertisement where [spoiler]all the students are pointing guns at each other and the girl is crying?[/spoiler] That is really sick...
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Post by Sailorasteroid » Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:42 pm

Nehelenia's Crazy Fangirl wrote:Isn't that the manga with the one advertisement where [spoiler]all the students are pointing guns at each other and the girl is crying?[/spoiler] That is really sick...
It is, although that scene never appears in the manga itself. Even though BR is graphic and tragic, I think it's a wonderful story in all its forms (though I hated the movie sequel with a passion) because it has all the archetypes of a junior high school class, especially the kind you see in dorama and anime shows, put in the terrible situation and seeing which kinds really have survival value.
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Post by nap* » Sun Oct 29, 2006 3:30 am

I do agree that it's tragic, even though I just started reading it , but I'm still getting over the fact that someone even thought of the Idea of the manga.

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Post by Kameko » Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:19 am

The manga is based upon Koushun Takami's novel which has been released by Viz. The novel has some similarities to Lord of the Flies.
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