Battle Royale: Angels' Border Coming June 17th

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, has announced the release on June 17th of BATTLE ROYALE: ANGELS’ BORDER, a new one-shot manga (graphic novel) written by Koushun Takami, author of the original BATTLE ROYALE novel.

BATTLE ROYALE: ANGELS’ BORDER debuts in print from the VIZ Signature imprint, is rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens, and will carry an MSRP of $12.99 U.S. / $14.99 CAN. The new single-volume release reveals for the first time in graphic novel form the full story and grisly demise of the girls in the lighthouse that was so memorably featured in the original BATTLE ROYALE book and live-action film. BATTLE ROYALE: ANGELS’ BORDER features artwork by Mioko Ohnishi and Youhei Oguma.

New Battle Royale 15th Anniversary Releases

VIZ Media’s Haikasoru literary imprint commemorates the 15th Anniversary of the original debut of one of the most controversial works of modern Japanese literary fiction with the release of BATTLE ROYALE: REMASTERED and the BATTLE ROYALE SLAM BOOK: Essays on the Cult Classic Novel by Koushun Takami.

BATTLE ROYALE: REMASTERED features a brand new translation of the smash hit near-future dystopian thriller along with new cover art by Tomer Hanuka and an afterword by author Koushun Takami. The BATTLE ROYALE SLAM BOOK presents an insightful collection of essays by some of the most important writers of popular fiction on the impact of the novel, related films and manga series on pop culture and the controversy and continuing social debate that has surrounded BATTLE ROYALE ever since its release.

The Muppets Play THE HUNGER GAMES

The movie has come and gone, but the DVD and Blu-ray are fast approaching! To celebrate the March 20th release of The Muppets, our floppy, stitched friends are back to parody the one film powerful enough to topple the mighty Twilight juggernaut. It's time Kermit and friends play The Hunger Games...

So is this like Battle Royale in that each player gets a weapon but they don't know what they will get? I might be more interested in the film if Katniss Everdeen went to war with a pot lid. Of course, I'd be even more interested if the Muppets spoofed Battle Royale in a short 15 minute film and took each other out with special Muppet influenced weapons like flying fish, bomb traps and hand buzzers that fry you all the way through Joker style. Oh man...SOMEONE MAKE THAT VIDEO GAME!!! I'm sure Disney would approve it. Yea..why not.