12-16-2004, 09:20 PM
Blight Wrote:I got no clue what that is; could you elaborate?Battle Royale is a book that you can get (translated by VIZ), 600+ pages. It is about a government program that puts 42 fifteen yearolds (9th graders) on a small island, arms them with different weapons, and they are forced to kill each other. The last one standing wins. The book is AMAZING. I have recommended it before on this site and actually have ranted in the rants section about how much I hate the film.
It is a manga, and I like the manga, but at times it does go waaay overboard with the sex, cussing and violence. The translation is not the best, but it is still quite consistent with the book.
The movie on the other hand, is crap. If you haven't read the book, then you think the movie is great. If you have read the book, then you realize just how god-awful the film is. Everyone I know who has seen the movie first and then read the book likes the book much more. Those who read the book and then saw the movie (like me) HATE the movie everytime.
If somebody could make like a 52 episode series, you could easily pack in all the yummy goodness of the book. If you have a chance you should get it and read it. I have never had someone read it who didn't love it. The last person I loaned it to read it in two days. He said he just couldn't put it down.