Battle Royale: Battle Royale Ultimate Edition Volume 2 (v. 2) [Hardcover]

Product Details

Hardcover: 656 pages
Publisher: Tokyopop; Ultimate ed edition (February 12, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 142780754X
ISBN-13: 978-1427807540
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 2 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds

Battle Royale Ultimate Edition Volume 2 (v. 2) [Hardcover]

Client Reviews

Becoming a fan of the original book, I actually enjoyed the manga due to the fact of the wonderful artwork and detail place into it. Reading the manga, you actually get a sense of how items happened on the island. If you have ever read the book and enjoyed it this is a should, and SO a lot greater than the film.

Battle Royale Ultimate Collection Volume One particular was a hard read for me: it wasn't the violence, but the thought that they had been putting 15 year olds in a brutal and sexual light. Perhaps it really is a cultural factor, but it was weird for me and (judging by the evaluations) others as effectively. Nicely, Volume Two is the starting of the payoff--the story certainly begins paying dividends here. In several approaches, once the initial shock is more than, you can commence enjoying the madcap B-film "Any person Can Die At Any Time" premise as nicely as the artfulness of the manga. Characterizations turn into additional and much more compelling in this volume without the need of sacrificing any of the enjoyable. Somehow it all comes together and creates correct splendid graphic literature in a way that I'm not certain I've ever read just before and have not read considering the fact that. Very advised, assuming you created it via the initially volume.