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Battle Royale and the making of a permanent underclass on battle royale, capitalist realism, and generational transfer Battle Royale (2000) A class of ninth graders is gassed while on the bus for a field trip. They wake up on an island with exploding metal collars and a bag of random weapons, and are told they have three days to kill each other until only one student is left standing. Battle Royale (2000) birthed a new genre of games and media: PUBG, Fortnite, and Apex all emerged within its lineage. The film takes place under an authoritarian Japanese government that has lost…

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