"Battle Royale" is a novel about a fictitious (at least I hope so) government system set up in Asia which is total oppressive and corrupt. They run this program called the "Battle Royale" program and it is basically like a lottery which selects a single Junior-Highschool (I think ^^) class from the thousands in Japan. This "lucky" class is forced into a secret area - be it an island or some hidden forest or whatever. There, all of the students are given a day pack containing food, water and a weapon. From there, they are forced to kill each other until one remains.


Anyway, if you've seen the film or read the book/manga; who's your favorite character?

I consider myself a pacifist but I can't help like the deranged Mitsuko Souma

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She is considered the most beautiful girl in the school but also the most....violent to say the least. Her weapon is the sickle (although she also uses guns) and she tends to use her beauty to manipulate the boys in the competition. She is completely empty on the inside and doesn't bat an eyelid when it comes to killing people. Her trademark is her "fallen angel smile" - a grin which she normally uses to put guys at ease - right before she kills them. In Battle Royale, she is the second most dangerous player and the top female killer.