The “game” starts off quickly when one student kills another, and is in turn killed by another. One by one, the students are given a “day pack” and forced to leave the classroom. The rules are explained and they find out that these colars are set to explode if they step foot into a computer selected “forbidden zone”. They also find that they each have metal colars around their neck! They then find out that they are on an island and that they have been selected for The Program! When they all wake up, they find themselves in a classroom that looks strangely like their own. While on the bus everyone mysteriously falls asleep. One day shuya’s class is to go on an overnight study trip.

Shuya Nanahara is a normal high school student. The students are supplied with food,water, a map, a watch, and a randomly selected weapon. The winner will never have to pay for anything for the rest of his life.If the player lose the competion…he dies! The program is a battle to the death that pits friend against friend and classmate against classmate. Every school in the country is entered in a lottery to compete on the Program. Every two years the “government” holds a competion simply called The Program. Many things such as rock music and even certain imported shoes are banned and can only be bought through the black market. Review: In the near future, there is a group of countries ruled by an unseen dictator called The Greater Republic of East Asia.

Koushun takami