Battle Royale: Angel's Border by Koushun Takami

Battle Royale: Angel's Border

Koushun Takami with Mioko Ohnishi (Illustrator), Youhei Oguma (Illustrator)

268 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction horror manga adventurous dark fast-paced

Description

The Program is a brutal military experiment that pits junior high students against each other every year in a brutal battle to the death. Most of the students from Shiroiwa Junior High scatter as soon as they reach the remote island where they mus...

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Community Reviews Summary of 93 reviews

Moods

dark 90%
emotional 81%
sad 72%
tense 54%
adventurous 36%
reflective 27%
challenging 9%
funny 9%
hopeful 9%

Pace

fast 58%
medium 41%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 44% | No: 11%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 66% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 11%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11%

Average rating

3.92

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