battleroyale
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Welcome to my fan-blog! The following "pages" are dedicated to one of the best books in the world: Battle Royale. This blog will explain why this novel is so fantastic and why you must read it. At the end of the site i will also introduce the rest of the fan-club to you.
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NB: I read this book in french and the english version will only come out in may 2007. Therefore, the quotes will be in french. Sorry!
Presentation.
Here is the author, Mr Takami. |
Battle royale was written in 1998 by Koushun Takami. Though he might not be well-known to you, Mr Takami is very famous in japan, his native country. He was born near Osaka in 1969. After studying litterature, the author was a journalist from 1991 to 1996. Since then he has made a living out of writing novels.
The best-selling book was first published on the 22nd of april 1999, in the country where the sun rises. The book was such a success that it was adapted on the big screen with Battle Royale (kinji Fukasaku, 2000) and Battle Royale 2: Requiem (Kenta & Kinji Fukasaku, 2003) ; it also inspired a manga Blitz Royale (Soleil manga, 2006).
Battle royale is what one can call a thriller. It is a very complete novel ( contains action, feelings,etc) but the dominant mood is action and suspense.
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Setting and athmosphere.
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The plot.
As the new millenium started, the republic of greater east asia crumbled. The unemployment rate got to 15%. More than 800,000 students refused to go to school. The grown-ups started fearing the young and adopted a law that revolutionized the educative system called "battle royale".
What is "battle royale"?
litterally, a battle royale is a special kind of catch match. a dozen of fighting champions fight simultaneously on the ring. they're allowed to make teams, to be stronger, but the match finishes when all the champions are K.O except one.
In the book, the government of the fictive japan used the idea of the battleroyale in order to stop the crisis (see beggining of article). Each year, a class of 3e of the republic of greater east asia would be chosen.
The students are taken to a desert island where
Each pupil wears an electronic necklace. This necklace may be used by the Organizators to spy the players with an intern microphone, obtain information on the players thanks to captors on the necklace, and make the necklace explode if the player did not follow the rules (please note that the necklaces are indestructible and water-proof).
At the beginning of the The island is divided in zones. Each 2 hours, a zone becomes forbidden (if any player goes in it, his necklace explodes). Every six hours, the head teacher tells the remaining players through huge speakers in the island which zone becomes forbidden and who died since the last announce.
If there are no death for 24 hours or if there is no winner after three days of game, the This is the situation in which the 3eB of the
the battle royale's laws:
Law N°1: Purpose of Battle royale.
Law N°2: Participants to
Law N°3: General orientation of
All participants must fight happily and must enjoy the game.
Law N°4: Obligation imposed to the participants.
It is forbidden to refuse playing or to try slowing it down.
Law N°5: Special judiciary measures for the participants.
The participants are allowed to kill other players, to start fires on the “playing” area, and to use any kind of weapons, even if they are not the ones given at the beginning of the game.
Law N°6: Winner of Battle royale.
Law N°7: Life of the winner.
The winner will have the honour of receiving a signature of our grand leader. His life will be entirely paid by the state. He will receive the status of model citizen and will an example to follow to create an organized and healthy state.
Law N°8: The head teacher.
The organizators of
Law N°9: Compensation to the losers’ families.
The families will receive compensation.
Law N°10: Supplementary laws.
In order to maintain the order of Battle royale, supplementary rules may be added by the head teacher.
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Well done! A very attractive presentation. Thank you for your contribution: I guess you have helped me (and a few friends of mine, maybe?) to click into the 21st century. A few details I'll discuss with you "live", but I did "enjoy" and want to know more about it/read the book/see the film. c u 2morrow.