It is also far more sexually graphic than the novel and film versions, and is also noted for its intense, gory violence.Īlso, the English adaptation of manga changes the time that the story is set in by almost 10 years, using the term 'in the near future', but on Shogo Kawada's profile, it references the program 2005 season he says his last program was a year ago, leading to the assumption that the manga sets the story in 2006. The manga follows the plot of the novel fairly closely, but also expands on the backstory of each of the students. In October 2007, a new special edition of the manga was released. There is a manga sequel called Battle Royale II: Blitz Royale. The manga consists of 15 volumes and is distributed in English by Tokyopop. Battle Royale (バトル・ロワイアル, Batoru rowaiaru) has been adapted into a serialized manga, written by Koushun Takami and Masayuki Taguchi, was published in Japan by Akita Publishing.
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