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SHIRO IWA Junior High School - Grade 9/Class B - Student Roster
Boys: 21 - Girls: 21 - Total: 42
BATTLE ROYALE BY
KOUSHUN TAKAMI C MASAYUKI TAGUCHI

VOL. 10

©TDKY0R1
HAMBURG LONDON // LOS ANGELES // TOKYO
 Battle Royale Vol. 10
Created by Koushun Takami
Written by Koushun Takami and Masayuki Taguchi
Illustrated by Masayuki Taguchi

Translation - Tomo Iwo

English Adaptation - Keith Giffen
Associate Editor - Tim Beedle
Retouch and Lettering - Joseph Mariano
Production Artist - Vicente Rivera, Jr.
Cover Design - Gary Shum

Editor - RobTokar
Digital Imaging Manager - Chris Buford
Pre-Press Manager - Antonio DePietro
Production Managers - Jennifer Miller and Mutsumi Miyazaki
Art Director - Matt Alford
Managing Editor - Jill Freshney
VP of Production - Ron Klamert
President and C.O.O. - John Parker
Publisher and C.E.O. - Stuart Levy

A HMUBHB Manga

TOKYOPOP Inc.
5900 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 2000
Los Angeles, CA 90036

E-mail: info@TOKYOPOP.com
Come visit us online at www.T0KY0P0P.com

Battle Royale vol. 10 © 2003 Koushun
Takami/Masayuki Taguchi. All rights reserved. First
published in Japan in 2003 by Akita Publishing Co. Ltd.
English publication rights arranged with Akita
Publishing Co., Ltd. through Tuttle-Mori Agency, Inc.
English text copyright © 2004 TOKYOPOP Inc.
All rights reserved. No portion ot this book may be
reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means
without written permission (rom the copyright holders.
This manga is a work of ficbon. Any resemblance to
actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is
entirely coincidental.

ISBN: 1 -59182-866-X
First TOKYOPOP printing: December 2004
10 987654321
Printed in the USA
 BATTLE ROYALE
STORY THUS FAR

In the near future, a random class of 9th

graders has been kidnapped, marooned on an Island,
and forced to compete on The Program, a popular
reality show that requires its contestants to battle
to the death.

If the remaining students have any hope, It would

seem to lie with Shuuya Nanahara, the optimistic
rock star with a plan to leave the Island. After
being wounded by the evil Kazuo Kirlyama, Shuuya
is nursed back to health by the kind-hearted Yuklo
Utsuml and her band of helpful—and heavily
armed—young ladles. In gratitude, Shuuya Invites
them to join him In his escape. However, the earnest
Nanahara has forgotten that not everyone Is so
quick to trust. One member of Yuklo’s group doesn’t
want to team up with Shuuya, and Is willing to go to
great lengths to assure that doesn’t happen. When a
bowl of soup meant for Shuuya Is poisoned, one girl
dies, fear abounds and mistrust ensues. Fingers
and guns are pointed, and when It’s all over one
girl remains standing, surrounded by the bloody,
bullet-riddled corpses of her friends. It’s the very
girl who poisoned the soup in the first place...a
terrified little waif named Yuko Sakaki.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 72: Yuko Sakaki

CHAPTER 73: Wish

CHAPTER 7H: Reparation

CHAPTER 75: Funeral

CHAPTER 75: Rain

CHAPTER 77: Bleak Reunion

CHAPTER 78: Message

CHAPTER 73: Faith

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KOUSHUN TAKAMI & MASAYUKITAGUCHI

“Royale hits all the manga bases (martial arts, creepy old men,
panty shots) without being Sailor Moon silly... A-"
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Shuuya may have been saved by a group of girls, but

he has proven to be the death of them. Still, he’s got
to play the game, so he heads out to find Noriko and
the others only to be faced with more gun-wielding
classmates. Will he survive? And if he does, have
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Yoshimi Yahagi

HEIGHT: 155 cm (5 ft 1 in)

WEIGHT: 58 kg (128 lb)

DESIGNATED WEAPON: Government issue Colt

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PERTINENT BACKGROUND:
A self-sabotaging bundle of low self esteem.
Hopelessly romantic despite multiple incidents
of physical / sexual abuse. Subject’s attraction to
one Yoji Kuramoto (ref: Boy # 8) verges on
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could result in late elimination or a wildcard win.

Hirono Shimizu

HEIGHT: 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)

WEIGHT: 54 kg (1191b)

DESIGNATED WEAPON: Standard issue Colt

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PERTINENT BACKGROUND:
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Souma (ref: Girl #11) “lieutenant.” Subject
embraces the Souma “gang” group mentality
while openly espousing anarchic ideals.
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CONCLUSION(S): Should the Souma girl be

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Mizuho Inada

HEIGHT: 158 cm (5 ft 2 in)

WEIGHT: 49 kg (1081b)

DESIGNATED WEAPON: .44 Magnum

PERTINENT BACKGROUND:
Undiagnosed paranoid schizophrenia / delusory
dementia (ref: parents / sub ref: Christian
Scientist). Subject believes herself a vessel
through which the powers of the “elder gods"
(ref: Dungeons and Dragons Sourcebook Vol. II)
flow. In short, a loon.

CONCLUSION(S): A wildcard. Subject’s

performance will depend on the style and
substance of her delusions. Early out / dark
horse win; this one could go either way.

Kayoko Kotohiki

HEIGHT: 154 cm (5 ft)

WEIGHT: 50 kg (110 kg)

DESIGNATED WEAPON: S&W Ml 9

PERTINENT BACKGROUND:
Deceptively fragile. Decidedly passive-
aggressive. Subject is the target of an
obsessive search by Hiroki Sugimura
(ref: Boy #11). Subject has, thus far, displayed
no inclination to track down nor join up with
Sugimura, nor longing for his company.

CONCLUSION(S): Unrequited love? This could

get interesting. Have marketing look into
potential romance manga license. Romantic
tragedies are proven sellers.
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Boys: 21 - Girls: 21 - Total: 42

21: Yoshimi Yahagi 14: Mayumi Tendo 7: Yumiko Kusaka 21: Kazuhiko Yamamoto 14: Sho Tsukioka 7: Yoshitoki Kuninobu
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