| Koushun Takami |
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Takami was born in Amagasaki , Hyōgo Prefecture near Osaka and grew up in the Kagawa Prefecture of Shikoku . After graduating from Osaka University with a degree in literature, he dropped out of Nihon University's liberal arts correspondence course program. From 1991 to 1996, he worked for the news company ''Shikoku Shimbun'', reporting on various fields including politics, police reports and economics. The novel ''Battle Royale'' was completed after Takami left the news company, and was rejected in the final round of the literary competition for which it was intended, owing to its controversial content. It went on to become a bestseller when finally released in 1999, and a year later, was made into a Manga and a feature film. He is writing his second novel, but there is no word yet as to whether it has any connection to ''Battle Royale''. |
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