{"product_id":"battle-royale-enforcers-vol-5-paperback","title":"Battle Royale: Enforcers, Vol. 5 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKoushun Takami\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eYukai Asada\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHigh school students battle each other to the death in the original survival game!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDecades 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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...\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKoushun Takami was born in 1969 in Amagasaki near Osaka and grew up in Kagawa Prefecture of Shikoku (the fourth-largest island in Japan), where he currently resides. After graduating from Osaka University with a degree in literature, he worked for a newspaper company, Shikoku Shinbun, for five years, reporting on politics, police reports, and economics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBattle Royale\u003c\/i\u003e, completed after Takami left the newspaper company, was his debut work and is his only novel published so far. With its publication in Japan in 1999, it received widespread support and became a bestseller. \u003ci\u003eBattle Royale\u003c\/i\u003e was serialized as a comic, made into a feature film in 2000, and has been translated into more than ten languages. Since its initial release, \u003ci\u003eBattle Royale\u003c\/i\u003e continues to be a cult favorite in Japan and internationally. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2012, \u003ci\u003eBattle Royale: Angels' Border\u003c\/i\u003e, a spin-off manga scripted by Koushun Takami, was released. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYukai Asada is from Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. He moved to Tokyo and formed a punk band while also working as a manga assistant. In 2006, he teamed up with Mai Tsurugina for his first serialized work, \u003ci\u003eM.C.\u003c\/i\u003e☆\u003ci\u003eLAW\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his other noteworthy works are the band-themed manga \u003ci\u003eWoodstock\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKoori no Buta \u003c\/i\u003e(Ice Pig), as well as \u003ci\u003eSengoku Basara\u003c\/i\u003e, based on the popular video game. His most recent works include \u003ci\u003eButsumetsu Kekkon\u003c\/i\u003e (Unlucky Wedding Day) and\u003ci\u003e Battle Royale: Enforcers\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43044492902477,"sku":"9781974763276","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/5252\/5389\/files\/qxxnudltj_9781974763276.webp?v=1779879162","url":"https:\/\/ishookcomics.com\/products\/battle-royale-enforcers-vol-5-paperback","provider":"iShook Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}