BTOOOM!, Vol. 22


Book Description

SAKAMOTO vs. Kira: the final showdown!! With their takeover of Tyrannos Japan a success, Iida and his team now have to contend with their hostages rebelling in a bid to regain control. The situation rapidly deteriorates in the command center as Ryouta and Kira's final showdown heats up on the island! With both players pulling out all the stops in this last fight, will the curtain finally close on their heated rivalry? Who will be the last man standing when Perrier and his rescue team reach the island?!




BTOOOM!, Vol. 26: Dark Reality Version


Book Description

In this "bad ending" conclusion to the story, Ryouta casts aside his history with Oda and, with it, his hesitation, as he squares off against his former friend and rival, who has taken Kaguya and Uesugi hostage. Meanwhile, Himiko and Kira hatch a plan to save their captured allies. But Ryouta's decision will have dire consequences for everyone involved, and even he might not emerge from this final battle unscathed...Who will be left standing as the curtain falls on this explosive drama?!




BTOOOM!, Vol. 11


Book Description

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. 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!!




BTOOOM!, Vol. 13


Book Description

In a hell called the Sanctuary... When his plan to escape the island ends in failure, Ryouta drags his battered body ashore, only to be approached by a mysterious girl who leads him to a community of seven combatants managing to peacefully co-exist. With Ryouta's arrival, though, the balance is shattered as the eight chips needed to win a ticket back to civilization are suddenly within reach! It doesn't take long before the first death is discovered, and so a brand-new arc commences with an explosive tropical murder mystery!!




BTOOOM!, Vol. 14


Book Description

The Sanctuary arc comes to an end!! While lying unconscious on a beach, Ryouta is approached by a mysterious little girl, Kaguya, who later leads him to the Sanctuary, where seven "BTOOOM!" players have been eking out a peaceful coexistence. But Ryouta's arrival means there are enough chips to send one player home, and a string of ghastly murders follows!! The killer cuts down player after player, and Ryouta soon discovers that he has fallen into the villain's clutches, only to escape by the skin of his teeth! As the curtain falls on the battle of wits between Ryouta and the murderer, another rises on the most ferocious fight the Sanctuary has ever witnessed!!




BTOOOM!, Vol. 10


Book Description

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. 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?!




BTOOOM!, Vol. 12


Book Description

A price too great... On an island where people are forced to fight each other to the death using explosives, Ryouta places his bets on escape via a hijacked helicopter. But what happens when his plan goes abruptly awry?! As his allies drop left and right in a hail of bullets and as an unexpected ally lends him a hand, Ryouta becomes mired in the fiercest battle he has yet experienced on the island. When the veil concealing the true intent behind "BTOOOM!" is ripped away, will the precarious war Ryouta has been waging on the live-action death match's sponsors finally come to a head?!




BTOOOM!, Vol. 24


Book Description

The battle intensifies on all fronts!! With multiple forces at work, the situation surrounding "BTOOOM! GAMERS" takes a turn for the complicated. In the control room, a psychological battle between Tyrannos Japan and Iida heats up. Online, cyber warfare ensues between the foundation, which is attempting to hack the system, and Perrier, who erects a firewall. And then, on the island, the drone unit, led by Xaviera, clashes explosively with Ryouta and his team, which holds the line with BIMs. In three battles that won't easily be won, who holds the key to the overall war...?




BTOOOM!, Vol. 26: Light Friendship Version


Book Description

In this "happy ending" conclusion to the story, it's up to Ryouta to persuade Oda--who has taken Kaguya and Uesugi hostage--into believing there's no need to fight. Making his job harder, however, is Takanohashi, who fans the flames of their rivalry by declaring their duel a proxy war between the East and the West. Meanwhile, Perrier attempts to rescue the hostages, but approaching Uesugi only leads to disaster...The fate of the players and the destruction of the THEMIS Project hinges on Ryouta, but will his ideals be enough to make a happy ending reality?




BTOOOM!, Vol. 18


Book Description

A new menace looms... Sacrificing his humanity for a better chance at victory, Oda moves forward, leaving Okita and the past behind. As the stage once again returns to the final day of the game, a new weapon is deployed--one that will bring either salvation or certain destruction to the remaining players. But the island isn't the only battlefield! With things heating up back in Japan, the implications of the unfolding events at home could be monumental for all involved...