Koushun Takami Books in Order
Koushun Takami has written 18 books, published between 2003 and 2014. The first book is Battle Royale: Vol. 01 (2003) and the newest is Remastered (2014). Publication order is the reading order below. 15 of the 18 books listed here are in the Battle Royale Manga series, which has its own page: Battle Royale Manga books in order.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 2003–2014
- Pages on record
- 1,544 in 3 of 18 books
Koushun Takami is a Japanese novelist and former journalist, born on 10 January 1969 in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, and raised in Kagawa Prefecture on Shikoku. Takami studied literature at Osaka University and reported on politics, police matters and economics for Shikoku Shimbun between 1991 and 1996. Battle Royale, Takami's 1999 novel, became two live-action films directed by Kinji Fukasaku and four manga series. The catalogue lists 18 books from 2003 to 2014 under the Battle Royale and Battle Royale Manga series, tagged with junior high school students and reality television.
How many Koushun Takami books are there?
Koushun Takami has 18 books, released between 2003 and 2014. They include 2 separate series.
Koushun Takami Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 Koushun Takami books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 12003–1/4
- 22003–1/4
- 32003–1/4
- 42003–1/4
- 52004–1/4
- 62004–1/4
- 72004–1/4
- 82004–1/4
- 92004–1/4
- 102004–1/4
- 112005–1/4
- 122005–1/4
- 132005–1/4
- 142005–1/4
- 152006–1/4
- 1620076171/4
- 1720122801/4
- 1820146471/4
Koushun Takami series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Battle Royale Manga books in order 15 books
Koushun Takami books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Battle Royale in order
3 booksDo you have to read Koushun Takami books in order?
You only need to read Koushun Takami books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Koushun Takami
Start with Battle Royale: Vol. 01 (2003), the first Battle Royale Manga book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Koushun Takami book?
Remastered (2014) is the newest Koushun Takami book released so far.
Is there a new Koushun Takami book coming?
No next Koushun Takami book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Koushun Takami at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Koushun Takami title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Koushun Takami books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,544 pages across the 3 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 617 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Koushun Takami books, 16 of 18, were published in the 2000s.
What the Koushun Takami books are about
3 of the 18 Koushun Takami books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Comics & graphic novels 3 of 3 books
- Graphic Novels - Manga 3 of 3 books
- Junior high school students 3 of 3 books
- Reality television programs 3 of 3 books