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|Ryouta playing Btooom!]]
 
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| airdate = October 25, 2012
 
| airdate = October 25, 2012
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| next = [[Attack]]
| next = [[Episode 05]]}}Best in the World (<span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136); line-height: 115%; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">世界ランカー) is the fourth episode of the ''[[Btooom!]]'' anime.</span>
 
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|manga chapters = [[Awakening|8]], [[World Ranker|9]], [[Take Action|10]], [[Haze|11]], [[Apathy|12]]}}
 
'''Best in the World''' (<span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136); line-height: 115%; font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">世界ランカー) is the fourth episode of the ''[[Btooom!]]'' [[anime]].</span>
   
 
== Synopsis ==
 
== Synopsis ==
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The police take pictures of a grisly rape scene. The man reads a report about Kira who killed and raped three women. He informs his partner that Soichi is going to be Kira's lawyer and that Kira is laughing inside the room. On day 2, Soichi finds Kira killing frogs. Soichi explains to Kira that it's bad to kill living things for fun. Kira wonders why it's wrong when it isn't bothering anyone. Then, the two spot an airplane passing by and [[Supply Package|dropping a briefcase]]. Moments later, Yoshihisa, Kira, and Soichi find the briefcase in the tree. Kira's father kicks Kira and takes Kira's BIM. When it doesn't work, Yoshihisa has his son activate the BIM. When Soichi asks Yoshihisa to split the food, Yoshihisa reminds him that the strongest survive here.
A scene of a woman's rape and murder is revealed. Two policemen talk about [[Kōsuke Kira]], the 14 year old murderer and that [[Soichi Natsume]] is going to be Kōsuke's lawyer.
 
   
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When Yoshihisa hears Kira mumbling, he grabs Kira's groin and squeezes it. As Kira recalls his father kicking him for ditching school, Kira slaps his BIM on his father's chest. Kira marvels over the first time he has fought back his father as he shares with Soichi. Kira asks Soichi if he will be with him. Soichi freaks out and calls Kira a freak before running off in fear. Then, Ryōta and Taira arrive on scene and discovers Kira. When Ryōta fails to talk Kira, Kira takes his father's BIMs. Ryōta and Taira make a run for it. Ryōta confronts Kira to buy some time for Taira to escape. Both Ryōta and Kira watch each other moves by using radar. Meanwhile, Taira takes the IC chip from Yoshihisa's body. Kira chases Ryōta and jumps down the rocky hill. He almost gets hit by the Ryōta's Timer BIM. Kira throws his Implosion BIM. Ryōta manages to avoid getting hit by it by throwing his bag at it. Kira heckles Ryōta and locates him when Ryōta talks back. He manages to hit Ryōta with his BIM. Ryōta snaps himself out and blocks Kira's Implosion BIM with an empty pouch. Kira gets hit by Ryōta's Timer BIM and cannot sense where Ryōta is using his radar. He realizes that Ryōta is canceling his radar with his own radar at the same time. Ryōta gets behind Kira and tosses a Cracker BIM at him. He sees Kira is still alive and freaks out at what he was going to do.
Somewhere in the forest, Soichi finds Kōsuke impaling frogs while counting the kills. Kōsuke questions why they pity killing frogs even though no one is bothered with it, and Soichi tells him it's still wrong. The two spot supplies attached parachutes descending near by. Soichi tells Kōsuke to stand up to his father's abuse. Later, Kōsuke's father, [[Yoshihisa Kira]], finds the briefcase up in the tree, and he asks his son to give him his BIM. When Kōsuke hesitates, Yoshihisa kicks his son and takes the BIM. He tries to detonate the tree, and Soichi points out that only Kōsuke can detonate it, as the BIM belongs to him. When Kira detonates the BIM, it quickly activates a vacuum before exploding. Yoshihisa opens the case and takes it. Soichi asks Yoshihisa to divide the supplies evenly, but Yoshihisa tells Soichi that the strong survive and that he found the briefcase. When Kōsuke calls his father a scum, Yoshihisa grabs his son's crotch and squeezes Kōsuke's testicles. In a flashback, Kōsuke is busy playing games until his father barges in and kicks him since Kira ditched school to play video games. In anger, Kōsuke slaps his BIM on his father's chest and activates it. Yoshihisa attempts to take off his shirt, yet the half of his body is imploded. Kōsuke is happy and tells Soichi that he finally stood up to his father. Soichi calls Kōsuke a monster and runs away. Kōsuke is angry that Soichi broke his promise of protecting him.
 
   
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After the credits, Ryōta regains his composure and ties Kira on a tree. Ryōta also has taken his [[BIM]] bag and supplies case and left, but not without revealed his name to the boy. Upon learned that he was ranked in the top 10 worldwide on the online game [[Btooom!]], Kira gets highly excited with this.
Kōsuke senses a radar, and he sees Ryōta and Taira arriving on the scene. Ryōta asks Kira if he killed the man, and Kōsuke states that this game is about survival of the strongest. While Kōsuke takes his father's food and BIM, Ryōta and Taira make a run for it. After Kōsuke activates his radar, Taira trips and sprains his ankle. Taira urges Ryōta to leave him, but Ryōta goes to confront Kira. Ryōta uses his radar, and Kōsuke uses his radar as well.
 
 
While Ryōta thinks about what to do and senses that Kōsuke is close, Ryōta charges at Kōsuke. Kōsuke tosses a bomb at Ryōta, and Ryōta quickly evades it. Kōsuke chases Ryōta with glee when he learns that Ryōta is a Btooom! player just like himself. Kōsuke notices Ryōta is running away, and when he jumps off the rock, a timer explodes. Kōsuke survives the blast, and he throws his BIM at Ryōta. Ryōta finds himself getting sucked in by the bomb and throws his bag away. The bomb explodes, and Kira yells out and asks Ryōta to fight him for real. Kōsuke starts insulting Ryōta and comments that they should treat this life as a real game. When Ryōta yells out, Kōsuke tosses a cracker BIM at Ryōta. Ryōta gets blasted and hits his head against a rock. He tosses a cracker BIM at Kōsuke, but Kōsuke jumps down the rock to avoid the blast. Kōsuke finds Ryōta and throws a BIM at him. Ryōta tosses an empty pouch and runs away. Kōsuke uses his radar to find Ryōta only to get no response. He thinks Ryōta is standing still, and Ryōta comes from behind to throw a timer at Kōsuke. Kōsuke tries using radar multiple times only to get no response. He realizes that Ryōta is canceling the radar with his. Ryōta comes from behind and throws a cracker BIM at Kōsuke. Ryōta gets a sharp headache and sees Kōsuke on the ground barely alive.
 
   
 
== Major Events ==
 
== Major Events ==

Revision as of 18:04, 5 September 2019

Best in the World

~ 世界ランカー ~

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Episode Four
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Air date October 25, 2012
Manga chapters 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Best in the World (世界ランカー) is the fourth episode of the Btooom! anime.

Synopsis

The police take pictures of a grisly rape scene. The man reads a report about Kira who killed and raped three women. He informs his partner that Soichi is going to be Kira's lawyer and that Kira is laughing inside the room. On day 2, Soichi finds Kira killing frogs. Soichi explains to Kira that it's bad to kill living things for fun. Kira wonders why it's wrong when it isn't bothering anyone. Then, the two spot an airplane passing by and dropping a briefcase. Moments later, Yoshihisa, Kira, and Soichi find the briefcase in the tree. Kira's father kicks Kira and takes Kira's BIM. When it doesn't work, Yoshihisa has his son activate the BIM. When Soichi asks Yoshihisa to split the food, Yoshihisa reminds him that the strongest survive here.

When Yoshihisa hears Kira mumbling, he grabs Kira's groin and squeezes it. As Kira recalls his father kicking him for ditching school, Kira slaps his BIM on his father's chest. Kira marvels over the first time he has fought back his father as he shares with Soichi. Kira asks Soichi if he will be with him. Soichi freaks out and calls Kira a freak before running off in fear. Then, Ryōta and Taira arrive on scene and discovers Kira. When Ryōta fails to talk Kira, Kira takes his father's BIMs. Ryōta and Taira make a run for it. Ryōta confronts Kira to buy some time for Taira to escape. Both Ryōta and Kira watch each other moves by using radar. Meanwhile, Taira takes the IC chip from Yoshihisa's body. Kira chases Ryōta and jumps down the rocky hill. He almost gets hit by the Ryōta's Timer BIM. Kira throws his Implosion BIM. Ryōta manages to avoid getting hit by it by throwing his bag at it. Kira heckles Ryōta and locates him when Ryōta talks back. He manages to hit Ryōta with his BIM. Ryōta snaps himself out and blocks Kira's Implosion BIM with an empty pouch. Kira gets hit by Ryōta's Timer BIM and cannot sense where Ryōta is using his radar. He realizes that Ryōta is canceling his radar with his own radar at the same time. Ryōta gets behind Kira and tosses a Cracker BIM at him. He sees Kira is still alive and freaks out at what he was going to do.

After the credits, Ryōta regains his composure and ties Kira on a tree. Ryōta also has taken his BIM bag and supplies case and left, but not without revealed his name to the boy. Upon learned that he was ranked in the top 10 worldwide on the online game Btooom!, Kira gets highly excited with this.

Major Events

  • Kōsuke Kira's backstory is revealed.
  • Death of Yoshihisa Kira.

Characters in Order of Appearance

  1. Kōsuke Kira
  2. Yoshihisa Kira
  3. Soichi Natsume
  4. Ryōta Sakamoto
  5. Kiyoshi Taira