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Btooom! is the end result of the premise of Battle Royale being combined with a fictional Xbox 360 game. Or, put another way, Btooom! is Battle Royale with  bomb-grenades as weapons + otaku bait. HOWEVER, Btooom! is FAR less extreme in terms of violence and the contrived 'plot armour' writing eventually weigh it down.

Instead of a class of school kids finding themselves forced to kill each other until only one is left on a deserted island for totalitarian dictatorship lulz purposes (with timed bombs around their necks in case they refuse), in Btooom! a game company decides to let those unwanted by society test out their online game in reality by blowing each other up with bombs on a deserted island. THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE/A FEW, etc etc...

Btooom!'s lead just happens to be one of the top ten best players in Japan, and his online waifu JUST HAPPENS to also be along for the real-life game ride. (Even better, she's a busty 15-year-old school girl--RESULT!) read more 

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They are both similar in the fact a group of people force to play a game where they have to kill one another to hope to survive. The group of people all have their own twisted background stories. 

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Stuck on an island... have to kill each other... BR is much more violent though. 

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the story is so similar to each other!
If u like SURVIVAL GAME U will like it for sure
bunch of people in an unknown desert fighting each other to the death
also there a lot of creepy scenes in both manga xD 

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Built on the foundation of a survival horror game, Btooom! and Battle Royale pits a group of characters in a struggle between life and death. The main characters are involved in a twisted game with their lives at stake. With a lack of trust but desire to win, the main protagonists establishes both rivals and alliances in both series. There is noticeable about of graphic violence present to show the brutality of the games. And by survival horror standards, there is also a fair amount of rules set to determine the outcome of their games. Both series also has relationship focus although Battle Royale is more well known for its brutal approaches at mature themes.  read more 

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BTOOOM is practically Battle Royale, but with less graphic scenes. If you could not handle Battle Royale (I do not blame you, after all the popped eyes/rape scenes) but liked the plot, read BTOOOM. 

If you read BTOOOM and liked it (and can handle some gore), you should read Battle Royale. It's much better and thrilling, though both of these manga's are good. 

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Both manga involve the characters being put in an island to participate in a "kill or be killed" game. Readers pry into the protagonists' inner thoughts. Moral lines are blurred, and characters often have to decide between doing the right thing and survival. 

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Both have the survival of the fittest game to be played in a remote island by a group of people that didn't really agreed into participating. The game situation and rules will lead players to think separately. It's either they kill and win the game or try to escape the impossible. 

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Both anime have people stuck in an island forced to fight each other to get out. In Btoom! people are individually nominated by anyone whereas in Battle Royale an entire class gets nominated by the organizers. :) 

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Both similar, with people being sent to a deserted island and being forced to kill each other. 

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You're sent to a mysterious island and are given one goal that is... TO KILL EVERYONE! Both manga are heavily based on survival as the character attempt to escape the horror of a death game. Both manga show little mercy as disturbing elements such as gore, rape and betrayal become common place. Battle Royale differs being a prominent character drama, as it showcases each characters very nature by looking at their individual sufferings and history. Meanwhile, Btooom! is more focused on character rivalries and battles as the characters face up against each other using specialised booms to try and kill each other. So, if your a big fan of survival stories with a last man standing scenario that features complete brutality, I urge you to go and give these two series a read. read more 

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Battle Royale is Btooom! without bombs. Everything else is the same thing. 

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same story pretty much. battle royale is a prototype version of hunger games pretty much
both mcs have a girl on their side that they swear they will save. difference is battle royale mc isnt as competent as btooms mc 

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People are sent to the island to fight for their lives. Survival. Both are good :) 

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Similar premise with the theme "survival of the fittest" on an uninhabited island. In both manga, humans are pitted against each other in a deadly game of survival, and other times people have to worry about not becoming food for the dangerous animals living on the island... 

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Survival fiction is a prominent theme for Eden no Ori and Btooom! Taking place in a desolate setting with a host of dangers, the main characters are thrown into an environment where their lives are at stake. The main male protagonist however has a motivation to stay alive and has influences on others as the story progresses. At the same time, there are a lot of mysteries that is revealed in both series later on. Eden no Ori has more of the adventurous theme involving survival horror while Btooom! takes on more game tropes. 

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Both manga are set on an island where the characters are stranded. There is a lot of violence represented in both of them and they both have a psychological involvement between the different characters. The protagonists are, for some reason, people far from normal. 

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Both center around a group of people who are trapped on islands and must do whatever it takes to survive while btooom is more action oriented and Cage of eden is more character driven they have a similar style and if you like one of them you will likely enjoy the other 

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Survival game manga in which characters are forced to participate in a mysterious and brutal contest of survival-of-the-fittest. Both manga take place on a deserted island. In addition to fending off monsters, participants must also beware of other humans who play in the same game.  

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Both involve the main character being trapped on a remote island and both of the stories revolve around survival and trying to find out how they got on the island in the first place. 

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Both of them are similar because both contains theme like-
>Survival of the fittest
>Island like environment
>Fanservice
>Violence & gore
>Awesome protagonist
So, if you like Eden no Ori you will like Btooom! too. 

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Being dragged into a 'game' in reality, you have to kill to survive! 

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People put on an island where they have to survive and rediscover their meaning of life.  Suicide Island is a slower pace with no "game rules" while Btooom is more like Battle Royale where they have to kill each other. 

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At its core, Jisatsutou and Btooom are survival horror stories. Both series' main characters are involved in events that changes their lives forever. Not only that but some of them actually dies with brutal circumstances. There is also a psychological appeal to both series as the characters tries to adapt and function together to survive. However, loyalty becomes a question of matters at many times that truly tests the wits of the characters. Recommended for anyone interested in survival horror fiction. 

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"Useless people are dropped on an island because society wants to get rid of them"
In both manga's are they dropped on a large subtropical. In both cases they are not the first group and in both cases are there is a lot of molesting (in suicide island it's only implied).
Actually the only difference is what makes the story very different from each other: The main objective. In suicide island the main goal is to survive on that island because they cannot return. In btooom! the main objective is to kill others with bombs and the person who collected the most radars wins. Radars can only be removed from dead tissue so while they try to keep others alive in suicide island, they try to kill each other in btooom!.

For those who don't realise it yet: Jisatsutou is translated as suicide island. read more 

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Btooom! and Jisatsutou are the same in the sense that both involve people that are 'exiled' to an unknown island with no means of escaping, and must fight for their own survival.

In Btooom!, the players are stuck in the island because someone has written their name to be exiled, while Jisatsutou caters suicide repeaters thrown there by the Japanses government. Both has dark aura around them.  

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Both mangas are action survival mangas. The storylines are similar in the sense that characters in both mangas are seperated from civilisation to an unknown island. They both show how different characters handle the situation whereby they struggle to survive with the hope of one day going back to civilisation or not, the internal battles of self-worth, the reasons for staying alive and finding out the reasons why life is worth living if they get back to civilisation. 

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Both manga involves playing a game of survival and whoever becomes the winner gets to survive. In the anime, many people's true nature were shown; their cruelty towards other people. The female lead falls in love with the male lead and assists him in surviving. 

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Here too the protagonist is dragged into a brutal world, trying to survive and finding nakama to overcome it. 

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both revolves around a game. Both lead characters have hidden potential to beat this game. 

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A lot of lying; backstabbing; aliances, both fake and real and smart plans to win  to reach the main objective. They're both knockout races. The penalty of Liar Game is dept while the penalty of Btooom! death is. 

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The stage set for both series involves twisted games where its contestants' lives are at stake. The main male protagonist from both series has a similar personality and devotion to make it out alive. There is a colorful cast of characters from both series with various backgrounds and personalities. As for the games themselves, there are various rules that can be used strategically to secure victories. There is also plot twists as well as thrilling moments that any survivor horror fan may be interested in. 

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Trapped and with little choice left but to fight for survival, Btooom! and Real Account appeals to the survival horror genre. But in addition to just instilling on that trope, both series crafts psychological mind games. Both series' main male protagonist makes a resolve to survive while encountering allies and enemies in their stories. There are twists especially involving the origins of the game along with characters' motives. Recommended for fans who are interested in survival fiction/horror. 

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the way of the Game setting and surrounding is the same it isnt easy to keep the overview or to no the number ovf your enemies but the battle royal feeling is the same even soo the kind of weapons they using isnt  

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How good are you at playing shooter games online? Good! And what about playing them in real life? Maybe! After all, I'm good online!
What if a young person with no actual combat experience whatsoever was casually dumped into a battle game setting with a unique type of weapon, like in Btooom!? Or an assortment of gory versions of popular traditional games with no means of protection at all, like in Kamisama no Iutoori?
And there will be all sorts of people suffering - or enjoying - the same thing. Can they be trusted or teamed up with, and when will the game end? There is no "quit" button, after all! read more 

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What would you do in order not to die? Would you be able to kill another human being? And would you have the determination to keep on fighting even if it seemed hopeless? The settings in both of these manga is completely different but the element of fighting for survival is very important in both if these manga. Be prepared for violence and a lot of death before taking one of these masterpieces on! 

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While Tenkuu Shinpan doesn't feature game elements, the main female protagonist does find their own life at stake in an unknown world. Both series crafts survival horror elements by exploiting elements of violence, suspense, and death. The main character has a will to survive and goes to great length to discover the aimless mysteries of their circumstances. There is a thriller-like feeling for each chapter as we find out more about the story and realization that not is what as it seems. Recommended for fans of survival horror fiction. 

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Both manga series features the theme of survival when the main male protagonist is certainly and abruptly thrown into a new environment like he has never known before.

At first, the MC seems to be timid and afraid of his new situation but as time goes on, he begins to adapt and learn new skills as well as making both allies/enemies in his quest to survive.

Both series features survival horror themes with violence, gore, and some emotional moments. 

Both series also has a strange background related to the origins of their settings as well as back stories involving the main female protagonist.

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= Both based/set in games
= Both protagonists are NEETs
= Both have good romance
 

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Since the biggest strength of Btooom is seeing how characters deals with a series of rules and limitations in a competition for their lives, exploiting their possibilities and forming dubious alliances, one of the best representatives of that concept is Kaiji. While it's gambling instead of blowing up; the strategies, twists and characters are much more detailed and original. No fan service but at least the art doesn't hurt the story. 

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Survival on an island 

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Though the settings and plot in both the mangas are very different,one thing is very similar..."ANYONE CAN DIE". So, its a good idea not to get attached to any character. Still, I enjoyed both of them and I'd recommend if you are a fan of psychological /dark themes 

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Both storylines have the survival genre and lots of action involved. 

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No escape from a lonely island and this island is full of enemies. The protagonists find new friends and they have to fight for their survival. 

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"Life is Money" is a manga about psychological warfare, where people are brought together through normally illegal means in order to fight each other.

Both manga include deception and the possibility of escape. Also, in either case the participants are caught in a certain zone which can only be left by winning the game. 

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Both series use the theme of "survival" in a game like setting. Similarly, the main character in each series is a pro gamer who knows what he's doing, and later on meets a girl who he swears he will protect. While Btooom focuses more on the action, SAO puts more emphasis on the romance aspect.  

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Both manga involve people on an island for a real life version of a game. But these people have committed some form of ill will, which leads them onto the island against their own free will. 

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Mahou Shoujo of the End addpermalink

Both manga are survival, but Btooom is where people are sent to an island and have to kill each other to survive 

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These two series are some of the greatest syfy manga you will ever read. Art and story are great in both 

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This is a another manga involving a game like setting but much more serious. A young man is forced into a game of survival and forced to kill. If you enjoy blood and gore, then go for it. 

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