Thank you, sir!

Hunger Games and Battle Royale share a common premise/theme as dystopian literature, and a common idea in 'the government makes a bunch of kids fight until there's only one left', but they're really two completely different stories. Suzanne Collins claims she wasn't even aware of Battle Royale until someone else pointed it out to her, but even if she's lying, I think it's very hard to present the case that she ripped off Battle Royale for her series except in the most superficial manner. Sheesh, that's fodder for a whole other essay you've got me thinking about. Thanks, dude. ^_^