BTOOOM! Series by Junya Inoue

By all counts, Ryouta Sakamoto is a loser when he's not holed up in his room, bombing things into oblivion in his favorite online action RPG... moreBy all counts, Ryouta Sakamoto is a loser when he's not holed up in his room, bombing things into oblivion in his favorite online action RPG. But his very own uneventful life is blown to pieces when he's abducted and taken to an uninhabited island, where he soon learns the hard way that he's being pitted against others just like him in a explosives-riddled death match! How could this be happening? Who's putting them up to this? And why!? The name, not to mention the objective, of this very real survival game is eerily familiar to Ryouta, who has mastered its virtual counterpart-BTOOOM! Can Ryouta still come out on top when he's playing for his life!? less

A genius player hardens his resolve!!"BTOOOM!"--the death game that forces real people to kill each other with explosives--charges into its final stage! Ryouta unexpectedly runs into his former senpai Tsuneaki Iida, now one of the Tyrannos Japan masterminds supervising the deadly contest on the island. Iida reveals the true nature of the bomb game and proposes a surprising plan to Ryouta!! Then the few remaining players instigate a final battle to secure their escape... moreA genius player hardens his resolve!!"BTOOOM!"--the death game that forces real people to kill each other with explosives--charges into its final stage! Ryouta unexpectedly runs into his former senpai Tsuneaki Iida, now one of the Tyrannos Japan masterminds supervising the deadly contest on the island. Iida reveals the true nature of the bomb game and proposes a surprising plan to Ryouta!! Then the few remaining players instigate a final battle to secure their escape. Will Tougou and Sakamoto, both planning to get off the island in a team of four, end up in a three-way fight to the death with Oda?! less

A forbidden partnership forms?!"BTOOOM!" and its trademark bombs have decimated both the island playing field and players alike, but is the final stage of this live death-game now in sight?! Tsuneaki Iida, programmer for Tyrannos Japan, shares key information about the game's masterminds and the conspiracy, and he lets Ryouta in on a secret function hidden in the BIMs, asking him to take down the game's system... moreA forbidden partnership forms?!"BTOOOM!" and its trademark bombs have decimated both the island playing field and players alike, but is the final stage of this live death-game now in sight?! Tsuneaki Iida, programmer for Tyrannos Japan, shares key information about the game's masterminds and the conspiracy, and he lets Ryouta in on a secret function hidden in the BIMs, asking him to take down the game's system. Still plagued with doubt, Ryouta steels himself for battle and carries out his do-or-die plan to hijack the Tyrannos Japan helicopter. There's no turning back now!! But the price Ryouta will pay for his operation is heavy...and an unexpected turn of events awaits!! less