Hmm, that's really interesting. I mean it sounds more like they are trying to convince themselves more than the rest of the population that doesn't really care. I wonder if they even seen Battle Royal.
It's like "the Christians" that hated the Da Vinci Code or Harry Potter...I bet they never even read any of the books...
Clearly this is something that irks for me, so it's nice to know I'm not alone in feeling bad for Koushun Takami. I understand nothing is truly original any more, but for Collins and all involved in the publishing of that series to refuse to even acknowledge Battle Royale as at least a predecessor to their success screams "we're afraid of a law suit so screw doing the right thing."
It's like "the Christians" that hated the Da Vinci Code or Harry Potter...I bet they never even read any of the books...