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Battle Royale

Koushun Takami (2003)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads4.26
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Content levels

ViolenceGraphic
Sexual contentMild
LanguageStrong

Trigger warnings

Graphic ViolenceMurderDeath of ChildGoreChild HarmViolenceSuicideTortureMass DeathCaptivityPsychological TraumaTerminal Situation

Positive tags

SurvivalFriendshipHigh Angst

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastMultiple POVs

Tropes

GrimdarkSurvival GameDystopian AuthorityDeath GameMultiple POVsEnsemble CastForced CombatBetrayalLast One Standing

Themes

SurvivalPower and CorruptionAuthoritarianismMorality Under PressureLoyalty and BetrayalHuman NatureViolence and Trauma

Synopsis

A class of junior high school students is taken to a deserted island where, as part of a ruthless authoritarian program, they are provided with weapons and forced to kill one another until only one survivor is left standing. Made into a controversial hit movie of the same name, Battle Royale is already a contemporary Japanese pulp classic.

Tags

Dystopian FictionHorrorThrillerSurvival Fiction