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Koushun Takami

Born

in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Osaka, Japan

January 10, 1969

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers, Comics & Graphic Novels

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Koushun Takami (高見広春 Takami Kōshun) is the author of the novel Battle Royale, originally published in Japanese, and later translated into English by Yuji Oniki and published by Viz Media and, later, in an expanded edition by Haika Soru, a division of Viz Media.

Takami was born in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture near Osaka and grew up in the Kagawa Prefecture of Shikoku. After graduating from Osaka University with a degree in literature, he dropped out of Nihon University's liberal arts correspondence course program. From 1991 to 1996, he worked for the news company Shikoku Shimbun, reporting on various fields including politics, police reports, and economics.

The novel Battle Royale was completed after Takami left the news company. It was reje ...more

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Koushun Takami’s books

Average rating: 4.21 · 117,095 ratings · 11,063 reviews · 97 distinct works • Similar authors

	Battle Royale 4.26 avg rating — 85,541 ratings — published 1999 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Battle Royale, Vol. 01 (Battle Royale, #1) by Koushun Takami, Masayuki Taguchi, Keith Giffen (English Adaptation) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,483 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Battle Royale, Vol. 02 (Battle Royale, #2) by Koushun Takami, Masayuki Taguchi 4.08 avg rating — 2,470 ratings — published 2000 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Battle Royale, Vol. 03 (Battle Royale, #3) by Koushun Takami, Masayunki Taguchi 4.06 avg rating — 2,213 ratings — published 2001 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Battle Royale, Vol. 04 (Battle Royale, #4) by Koushun Takami, Masayuki Taguchi, Tomo Iwo (Translator) 4.15 avg rating — 1,922 ratings — published 2001 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Battle Royale, Vol. 05 (Battle Royale, #5) by Koushun Takami, Masayuki Taguchi 4.12 avg rating — 1,917 ratings — published 2001 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Battle Royale, Vol. 06 (Battle Royale, #6) by Koushun Takami, Masayuki Taguchi, Tomo Iwo (Translator) 4.14 avg rating — 1,775 ratings — published 2002 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Battle Royale, Vol. 07 (Battle Royale, #7) by Koushun Takami, Masayuki Taguchi 4.17 avg rating — 1,744 ratings — published 2002 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Battle Royale, Vol. 09 (Battle Royale, #9) by Koushun Takami, Masayuki Taguchi, Tomo Iwo (Translator) 4.18 avg rating — 1,621 ratings — published 2003 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Battle Royale, Vol. 14 (Battle Royale, #14) by Koushun Takami, Masayuki Taguchi 4.15 avg rating — 1,571 ratings — published 2005 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Koushun Takami

Battle Royale (15 books)
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Koushun Takami,

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4.11 avg rating — 31,604 ratings

Battle Royale (2 books)
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Koushun Takami,

Takami Kósun

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Quotes by Koushun Takami (?)

“Loving someone always requires you to not love others.”
― Koushun Takami, Battle Royale

tags: love, survival

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“By then she was dead. In fact, she may have been dead a while ago. Physically, several seconds ago, mentally, ages ago.”
― Koushun Takami, Battle Royale

tags: dead, mentally, physically

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“It's not a bad thing to be loved.”
― Koushun Takami, Battle Royale

tags: love

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1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

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Battle Royale by Koushun Takami

57 votes, 23.0%

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

35 votes, 14.1%

Ring by Kōji Suzuki

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Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

15 votes, 6.0%

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