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“Students forced into deadly televised battle royale on island with explosive collars.”
Battle Royale
バトル・ロワイアル
7.84
1,327 rank · 1,640 readers · 56 favorites
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Action
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Synopsis
Students forced into deadly televised battle royale on island with explosive collars.
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. (Source: Viz Media)
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9.5
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median 9.5
mode 9
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- 9 “Before getting into the spoilers since this is currently the only review for the novel I tell you to go read it because it's fucking great. A work that inspired many others. Most people probably...”
- 10 “WHY IS THIS RATED SO LOW? This dystopian action classic is a modern masterpiece, best known for inspiring FPS games such as Fortnite and PubG. It predates the Hunger Games, and overall has much...”
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A Novel Publication
- Format 82 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 10h 56m approx
- Published Apr 1999 – ongoing
- Source Novel media type
- Ref. BS-M49656 catalog