Battle Royale 1
Format: paperback
ISBN:
987562117X
Publish date: March 2004
Publisher: Editorial Ivrea
Pages no: 224
Edition language: Spanish
Category:
Science Fiction,
Thriller,
Horror,
Dystopia,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Graphic Novels Comics,
Manga,
Comics Manga,
Seinen
Series: Battle Royale 4 (#1)
It's a lottery. But in this lottery, there's no multi-million dollar check to turn your life around. No, this is the worst thing that could happen to you if you're a ninth grader in the economically and sociologically bankrupt future that creators Koushun Takami and Masayuki Taguchi have dreamed up....
Between the novel and the manga, I decided to read the manga. But maybe I should have started with the movie. The plot is catchy, and all is so crazy and gore. At first I almost quit, because of the artwork. It looked funny, almost cartoonish. And I don't like when the mangaka overdoes the crying: l...
Still super disturbing to me eventhough this is my 2nd attempt at tackling this story. The story makes me angry and I am not sure if I'll continue reading the rest of the volumes. I just can't stomach unrestrained violence and too much gore. Just too much senseless killings for me. *shudder*The art ...
4,7 estrelas
The creators sure don't shy away from carnage and gore. I just don't get how ninth-graders, 14 and 15-year olds, can have such disturbingly sexual prowess and be so lusty. The urge to kill before you get I killed I understand but those sex and rape talks from people my age don't sit well with me. I ...
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