Translated from Japanese.
"This book is printed 'manga-style' in the authentic Japanese right-to-left format"--Colophon.
"First published in Japan in 2000 by Akita Publishing"--T.p. verso.
Battle royale by Koushun Takami. ISBN 9781595326447. Published by Tokyopop in 2003. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.