Japan 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.
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.
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★ 8.2 · Japan
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★ 8.3 · Japan
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★ 7.7 · Japan
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★ 7.4 · Japan
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★ 7.6 · Japan
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★ 8.1 · Japan
Animation + Action in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Battle Royale High School itself).
The 1986–1988 Japan Window
In the crowded 1986-1988 Japan release window, Battle Royale High School sits at #90 of 99. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Battle Royale High School premiered alongside 26 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 26 other Japan films in 1987.
The 724th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 11% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 21th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
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 |