also: バトルロワイヤル
noun
Battle Royale (novel, 1999; film, 2000)
Title of a dystopian novel by Kōshun Takami and its film adaptation. Refers to the fictional program where students fight to the death.
『バトルロワイアル』は高見広春の小説です。
"Battle Royale" is a novel by Kōshun Takami.
映画『バトルロワイアル』は2000年に公開された。
The film "Battle Royale" was released in 2000.
From English "battle royale". The Japanese title is a direct loanword adaptation.