Ryouta Sakamoto

On the surface, Ryouta Sakamoto appears to be just another 22-year-old dropout—a gaming addict estranged from his family with no clear future. Yet beneath that façade lies an unparalleled strategic mind that earned him the top rank in Japan within the online bomb-combat game BTOOOM!. His life takes a brutal turn when he is secretly nominated—by his own mother—to participate in a real-world survival game modeled after the very game he mastered. Stranded on a remote island where players must kill or be killed using actual explosives, Ryouta must rely on his tactical brilliance to protect his allies, forge a crucial partnership with the enigmatic Himiko, and transform from a directionless young man into a determined survivor fighting for a way home.