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Battle Royale
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Battle Royale (1999) (edit title/settings)

by Koushun Takami (Author) (edit contributors)

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Battle Royale, a high-octane thriller about senseless youth violence, is one of Japan's best-selling--and most controversial--novels. 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.... read more

Summary edit see section history

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.

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Yoshio Akamatsu: Boy # 1. A timid boy who was frequently bullied by his classmates because of his size and his being overweight.
  • Keita Iijima: Boy # 2. A former friend of Shinji Mimura.
  • Tatsumichi Oki: Boy # 3. Jock. On the handball team.
  • Toshinori Oda: Boy # 4
  • Shogo Kawada: Boy # 5. A mysterious boy who is a year older than all of his classmates. He is trained, and seems to know the tactics of survival.
  • Kazuo Kiriyama: Boy # 6. A silent boy with no feelings. Tough, handsome, smart, and athletic. Leader of the "delinquent" group and a trained fighter.
  • Yoshitoki Kuninobu: Boy # 7. Shuya's childhood friend. Lived in an orphanage with Shuya. Nicknamed "Mr. Nobu." Has feelings for Noriko.
  • Yoji Kuramoto: Boy # 8. Dating Yoshimi Yahagi
  • Hiroshi Kuronaga: Boy # 9. In the "delinquent" group
  • Ryuhei Sasagawa: Boy # 10. In the "delinquent" group
  • Hiroki Sugimura: Boy #11. Friends with Takako Chigusa and Shuya Nanahara.
  • Yutaka Seto: Boy # 12. One of the class clowns
  • Yuichiro Takiguchi: Boy # 13. Class otaku
  • Sho Tsukioka: Boy # 14. In the "delinquent" group
  • Shuya Nanahara: Boy # 15. A rebellious youth full of hope and courage. He is obsessed with rock and roll and used to be the star shortstop of his school's baseball team. A few of his female classmates seem to show affection towards him, although he has eyes for and takes care of Noriko Nakagawa. Friends with Shinji, Hiroki, and Yoshitoki
  • Kazushi Niida: Boy # 16. Jock
  • Mitsuru Numai: Boy # 17. In the "delinquent" group
  • Tadakatsu Hatagami: Boy # 18. Jock. Used to be friends with Shuya when they were on the baseball team together
  • Shinji Mimura: Boy # 19. A player with the ladies, but really sweet at heart. Was a star basketball player alongside Shuya and is best friends with Yutaka. Is really good with computers and wants to take down the government. Nicknamed the "Third Man"
  • Kyoichi Motobuchi: Boy # 20. Male class representative. Second best student academically. Father is a director of environmental affairs in the prefectural program
  • Kazuhiko Yamamoto: Boy # 21. Dating Sakura Ogawa
  • Mizuho Inada: Girl # 1
  • Yukie Utsumi: Girl # 2. Female class representative. In the "neutral" group. She has a crush on Shuya.
  • Megumi Eto: Girl # 3
  • Sakura Ogawa: Girl # 4. Dating Kazuhiko Yamamoto
  • Izumi Kanai: Girl # 5. Preppy whose father is a town representative. In the "neutral" group
  • Yukiko Kitano: Girl # 6
  • Yumiko Kusaka: Girl # 7
  • Kayoko Kotohiki: Girl # 8
  • Yuko Sakaki: Girl # 9
  • Hirono Shimizu: Girl # 10. In the "delinquent" group
  • Mitsuko Souma: Girl # 11. Leader of an all girl gang. . In the "delinquent" group. Major trouble. Ruthless killer. Keep your distance from this chick.
  • Haruka Tanizawa: Girl # 12. On the volleyball team. In the "neutral" group
  • Takako Chigusa: Girl # 13. A vain, free-willed girl who in on the track team. Friends with Hiroki Sugimura.
  • Mayumi Tendo: Girl # 14
  • Noriko Nakagawa: Girl # 15. A silent, gentle and kind girl. She was shot in the calf when attempting to attend to an injured student (Yoshitoki Kuninobu). She has feelings for Shuya Nanahara.
  • Yuka Nakagawa: Girl # 16. One of the class clowns
  • Satomi Noda: Girl # 17. Model student. In the "neutral" group
  • Fumiyo Fujiyoshi: Girl # 18
  • Chisato Matsui: Girl # 19. Quiet and withdrawn. In the "neutral" group
  • Kaori Minami: Girl # 20. Pop Idol fan. Really sweet, but total nut case.
  • Yoshimi Yahagi: Girl # 21. Dating Yoji Kuramoto. In the "delinquent" group
  • Kinpatsu Sakamochi: The director of The Program in which this class is taking place. He resides in the school house.
  • Mr. Masao Hayashida: Class teacher
  • Ms. Miyata: Music club advisor
  • Kazumi Shintani: Older girl whom Shuya had a crush on
  • Ms. Ryoko Anno: Superintendent of the Charity House
  • Mr. Tahara: Special Defense Forces soldier helping with the Program. Called "frivolous"
  • Mr. Kondo: Special Defense Forces soldier helping with the Program. Called "boyish"
  • Mr. Nomura: Special Defense Forces soldier helping with the Program. Called "uncharismatic"
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “"Are you psychic?""Sometimes. Especially when the weather's this nice."”
    Shuya Nanahara and Shogo Kawada
  • “"The only thing we can do is run, 'We were born to run'."”
    Shogo Kawada
  • “I have to be careful. I have to shoot anyone I come across. No mercy. Otherwise, I'll end up getting killed....killed!"”
    Kaori Minami
  • “"What's the difference? she laughed at him inside. "Let me guess what you'll say next. I don't want to rape you, but you better take off your clothes?"”
    Takako Chigusa
  • “"Ah ha. I understand now. So whether it was by consent or by raping me, you were going to fuck me and then kill me. As long as you could survive by having everyone else including myself die? I see. Did you calculate how many times you could fuck me too?”
    Takako Chigusa
  • “"That asshole cut my face?"”
    Takako Chigusa
  • “"Come on guy, be a man. Boys don't cry. You might be bigger now, but you haven't made much progress."”
    Takako Chigusa
  • “Thats it, I'm sure. Even Kazuo Kiriyama has too pee. How cute.”
    Sho Tsukioka
  • “0ne day Shinji Mimura woke up to find out he had become The Terminator. Great."”
    Shinji Mimura
  • “This made Mitsuko smile, and she realized this smile had no ulterior motive. Well, almost none”
    mitsuko souma

First Sentence edit see section history

As the bus entered the prefectural capital of Takamatsu, garden suburbs transformed into city street of multicolored neon, headlight of oncoming cars, and the checkered light of the office buildings.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Introduction—Rant

Prologue—Government Memo

Part 1—Start Game
Chapters 0-13

Part 2—Middle Stage
Chapters 14-51

Part 3—Final Stage
Chapters 52-73

Part 4—Finish
Chapters 74-79

Epilogue—Umeda, Osaka

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Koushun Takami (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Yuji Oniki (Translator)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: Japanese
Publisher: Ohta Publishing
Country: Japan
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 4872334523
Page Count: 666

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PL876.A396 B3813 2009
  • Dewey: 895.635

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

VERY violent. Might not be appropriate for some families. Cannot emphasize the VIOLENT part enough. But worth a read for adults.

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