I've not completely read Battle Royale yet because I love saving my money up. From what I have read so far though, it's a very impressive manga.

I've seen the film and that is partly the reason I'm reading the manga. The manga unlike the film shows you every death of each character and also goes far further into details about all the characters and their back stories.

The story you should know from the synopsis and what a great idea for a story. Such a nice difference from the average stories out there, boy likes girl, love triangle, you know the drill.

The art is fantastic and I feel that the nine I've given it is well justified. The backgrounds are wonderful and beautifully drawn. The characters all have a totally different look and the violence and gore between pages is clear and truly graphic.

I'm truly enjoying Battle Royale and rather excellently the movie and manga are worlds apart, so no part of the manga has been spoilt by the film. A manga well worth reading.