Battle Royale Ultimate Edition Volume 2 Hardcover – April 15, 2008

Battle Royale Ultimate Collection Volume One was a tough read for me: it wasn't the violence, but the idea that they were putting 15 year olds in a brutal and sexual light. Maybe it's a cultural thing, but it was weird for me and (judging by the reviews) others as well. Well, Volume Two is the beginning of the payoff--the story really starts paying dividends here. In many ways, once the initial shock is over, you can start enjoying the madcap B-movie "Anyone Can Die At Any Time" premise as well as the artfulness of the manga. Characterizations become more and more compelling in this volume without sacrificing any of the fun. Somehow it all comes together and creates true wonderful graphic literature in a way that I'm not sure I've ever read before and haven't read since. Highly recommended, assuming you made it through the first volume.

Years ago I received "Battle Royale Ultimate Vol1" as a gift. I only recently found my unread copy, so I sat down and read it. I enjoyed this classic enough to order the next two volumes and read them as well. Sadly, when I looked into buying Vols 4 and 5 I discovered that those two volumes are scarce, and can't be had at a reasonable cost. So it appears that I may never get to finish this series. Bummer, dude!

I have always loved this series and i own several copies of the manga. I bout these to leave in the plastic for my collection. Honestly you cant go wrong with battle royal.

better than i expected. In great shape and condition, anyone not reading this story i highly recommend it to you

Fantastically well-made Hardcover edition of this great series!

This is a larger-format version of the famous manga, with notes on the weapons used in the story. Anybody who likes the manga should have these books.

Being a fan of the original book, I really enjoyed the manga because of the great artwork and detail put into it. Reading the manga, you really get a sense of how things happened on the island. If you have ever read the book and enjoyed it this is a must, and SO much better than the movie.