Battle Royale High School
1987 1h 0m movie Film Japan

Battle Royale High School

真魔神伝 バトルロイヤルハイスクール

“And you Though Your High School was Tough?!?”

Synopsis

真魔神伝 バトルロイヤルハイスクール

“And you Though Your High School was Tough?!?”

When the school Karate club's star fighter quits and decides to go pro, he unwittingly fulfills an ancient interdimensional prophecy and becomes demon king of his dimension. Soon his high school becomes a battleground for demon slaying samurai, interplanetary law enforcement, and even his own traitorous demon minions. Well animated fight scenes ensue.

The 1986–1988 Japan Window

99 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Battle Royale High School sits at position #90.

  1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    #1

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes

    ★ 9.0 · 1988

  2. The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
    #2

    The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye

    ★ 8.6 · 1986

  3. Silver Fang
    #3

    Silver Fang

    ★ 8.6 · 1986

  4. Grave of the Fireflies
    #4

    Grave of the Fireflies

    ★ 8.5 · 1988

  5. Saint Seiya
    #5

    Saint Seiya

    ★ 8.5 · 1986

  6. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
    #6

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    ★ 8.3 · 1986

  7. Dragon Ball
    #7

    Dragon Ball

    ★ 8.2 · 1986

  8. My Neighbor Totoro
    #8

    My Neighbor Totoro

    ★ 8.1 · 1988

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Battle Royale High School. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 1980s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Battle Royale High School premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.5
TMDB Rating
11
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,250 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (7th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,438 of 2,532 (top 96%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies AVACO Creative Studios, Modern Creative Group, IMAGICA, Tokuma Shoten, DAST
Runtime 1h 0m
Release Date December 10, 1987
IMDb tt0158488

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