Synopsis: Ryota Sakamoto is one of the top-ranked players of BTOOOM!, an online
battle game. But no amount of simulated warfare could have propared him
for what is to come ...Ryota wakes one evening to find himself dangling
from a tree by a parachute with no recollection of how he got there.
Before he can orient himself to his unfamiliar surroundings, Ryota is
attacked. As a barrage of explosives rain down on him, Ryota realizes
that he too has a pack of bombs ...bombs that look very similar to the
ones used in BTOOOM! Ryota may have mastered the online game, but can he
come out on top in this real-life game of survival?!
Volumes: 10
Status: Ongoing
Genres: Action, Drama, Psychological, Romance, Sci-fi, Seinen, Tragedy, Murder with a side of EXPLOSION
Author:
Jun'ya Inoue
Commentary:
I chanced upon this manga one day really by accident. It's amazing
what the randomize button can do for you because I ended up reading all
of the chapters that had been out at that time in a night. It is
essentially Battle Royale, only it's an idea I can get more behind than
simply sending teenagers off to kill each other because the government
said so. It's also more tied to an online game the people play, and is
not nearly as fatalistic as 'there can be only one'. It's still a great
read, but very gory. In the first chapter alone you see what happens
to someone who stands too close to a bomb. That is the only weapon
provided by the way - bombs of varying types and classes, a unique one
given to each 'player'. There are also tense scenes involving rape, so
if you are not of any sort of inclination toward that, please don't
expose yourself to it. Still, I do not think this is as bad as
BR can get, or even other manga like it. There is also a romance
subplot, but that does not start picking up till a little later so it's
not why I got hooked, don't worry.
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