(W) Koushun Takami (A) Yukai Asada
In the beginning, some of the students thought they might be able to escape the island by working together, but now tensions and rivalries arise to crush these hopes. Several students have died already, some even murdered by their own squad mates. Squad 2 tears itself apart, and the members of Squad 1 plot against one of their own. As the night wears on, bloodcurdling madness begins to take over...
High school students battle each other to the death in the original survival game!
Decades ago, the fascist government of the Republic of Greater East Asia seized control of Japan. In order to terrorize its citizens and crush any possibility of rebellion, the government established Program 68?a savage military program where teenage students were sent to a remote island and forced to kill each other?also known as the Battle Royale.
As day breaks over Academy Island, the squads are out scouting for information. Sakamoto?s search for Kunimitsu leads him into a confrontation with Squad 1, who want his help figuring out the chips everyone has been implanted with. Meanwhile, the dark secrets of the students in the other squads begin to come to light, starting with Sudo and Hamada. Hosoya, the psychotic leader of Squad 2, learns that he?s not the only one on the island who?s been trained as an assassin?
