Danganronpa: The Animation

Danganronpa: The Animation

ダンガンロンパ 希望の学園と絶望の高校生 The Animation

This class could be your last!

Ended First aired 05/Jul/2013 Japan Japanese 3 season(s) 28 episode(s)
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Being just a normal student without a special talent, Makoto Naegi wins a lottery to attend the prestigious Hope's Peak Academy where only the top prodigies attend. However, instead of this being the beginning of a wonderful high school life, it's a ticket to despair, because the only way to graduate from Hope's Peak Academy is to kill one of your fellow students or be one of their victims.
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Season 2 · Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School Side- Future
12 episode(s) · Air date: 11/Jul/2016
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The series serves as a conclusion to the storyline of Hope's Peak Academy, the elite school where the Super High School Level Despair, Junko Enoshima, played hostess to a "killing school life" among its students under the guise of the evil bear Monokuma.

Season Overview

The series serves as a conclusion to the storyline of Hope's Peak Academy, the elite school where the Super High School Level Despair, Junko Enoshima, played hostess to a "killing school life" among its students under the guise of the evil bear Monokuma.

S2E12
It Is Always Darkest
Air date: 26/Sep/2016 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
Summary

Kazuo Tengan's motives for masterminding the Final Killing Game are revealed as Ryota Mitarai decides to put an end to despair, by brainwashing all of humanity to sacrifice all negative emotions and unconditionally believe in hope. Hope vs Despair! What will reign supreme?

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Kazuo Tengan's motives for masterminding the Final Killing Game are revealed as Ryota Mitarai decides to put an end to despair, by brainwashing all of humanity to sacrifice all negative emotions and unconditionally believe in hope. Hope vs Despair! What will reign supreme?

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S2E11
All Good Things
Air date: 19/Sep/2016 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
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Leaving behind her notebook, Kyoko Kirigiri reveals the truth behind the Final Killing Game, leaving Makoto Naegi to test out his late friend's theory, only to be shocked by what he sees. Meanwhile, Juzo Sakakura decides to bring an end to this dreaded game in order to save Kyosuke Munakata.

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Leaving behind her notebook, Kyoko Kirigiri reveals the truth behind the Final Killing Game, leaving Makoto Naegi to test out his late friend's theory, only to be shocked by what he sees. Meanwhile, Juzo Sakakura decides to bring an end to this dreaded game in order to save Kyosuke Munakata.

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S2E10
Death, Destruction, Despair
Air date: 12/Sep/2016 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
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Following Kyoko Kirigiri's death, Makoto Naegi resolves to bring an end to the Final Killing Game and clashes with Kyosuke Munakata, fighting for whose hope is stronger. However, a recent, shocking revelation about Chisa Yukizome has driven Kyosuke into insanity and despair.

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Following Kyoko Kirigiri's death, Makoto Naegi resolves to bring an end to the Final Killing Game and clashes with Kyosuke Munakata, fighting for whose hope is stronger. However, a recent, shocking revelation about Chisa Yukizome has driven Kyosuke into insanity and despair.

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S2E9
You Are My Reason to Die
Air date: 05/Sep/2016 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
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Betrayals are committed as Ruruka Ando struggles to survive and the traitor is close to being revealed. Monaca Towa's prophecy comes true when Kyoko Kirigiri's NG code is violated, because of Makoto Naegi. To bring an end to this dreadful game of despair, Kyosuke Munakata decides it's time to decide whose hope is better: his or Makoto's.

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Betrayals are committed as Ruruka Ando struggles to survive and the traitor is close to being revealed. Monaca Towa's prophecy comes true when Kyoko Kirigiri's NG code is violated, because of Makoto Naegi. To bring an end to this dreadful game of despair, Kyosuke Munakata decides it's time to decide whose hope is better: his or Makoto's.

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S2E8
Who Killed Cock Robin?
Air date: 29/Aug/2016 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
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Koichi Kizakura recalls his reasons for staying with Kyoko Kirigiri, who works to uncover the truth behind Sonosuke Izayoi's murder. But just being at the crime scene is dangerous enough itself. Meanwhile, Byakuya Togami looks for a way to break the Future Foundation out of the building, but certain obstacles prevent him from reaching that goal.

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Koichi Kizakura recalls his reasons for staying with Kyoko Kirigiri, who works to uncover the truth behind Sonosuke Izayoi's murder. But just being at the crime scene is dangerous enough itself. Meanwhile, Byakuya Togami looks for a way to break the Future Foundation out of the building, but certain obstacles prevent him from reaching that goal.

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S2E7
Ultra Despair Girls
Air date: 22/Aug/2016 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
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Komaru Naegi and Toko Fukawa confront Monaca Towa in the hopes of putting the Final Killing Game to an end, but things take a turn for the worst when the second Junko Enoshima reveals that a survivor from the Killing School Life will die because of Komaru's brother.

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Komaru Naegi and Toko Fukawa confront Monaca Towa in the hopes of putting the Final Killing Game to an end, but things take a turn for the worst when the second Junko Enoshima reveals that a survivor from the Killing School Life will die because of Komaru's brother.

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S2E6
No Man Is an Island
Air date: 15/Aug/2016 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
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Monaca Towa continues using her puppet to fool the Future Foundation members, but Kyoko Kirigiri's just one step away from finding the truth, especially with all the clues she's gathered.

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Monaca Towa continues using her puppet to fool the Future Foundation members, but Kyoko Kirigiri's just one step away from finding the truth, especially with all the clues she's gathered.

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Season 1 · Danganronpa: The Animation
13 episode(s) · Air date: 05/Jul/2013
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Danganronpa: The Animation follows the events of those of the video game Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. The series follows 16 high school students locked inside "Hope's Peak Academy", their High School. The students are threatened by a anthropomorphic bear, known as Monokuma, who gives them only one way to leave the Academy, to murder another student, and not be found out in the subsequent trial.

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Danganronpa: The Animation follows the events of those of the video game Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. The series follows 16 high school students locked inside "Hope's Peak Academy", their High School. The students are threatened by a anthropomorphic bear, known as Monokuma, who gives them only one way to leave the Academy, to murder another student, and not be found out in the subsequent trial.

S1E13
Goodbye, Despair High School
Air date: 27/Sep/2013 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
Summary

Now that the mastermind has been revealed, Naegi and his classmates must uncover the mysteries behind Hope's Peak High School during the final classroom trial. Can hope defeat despair or will the mastermind come out triumphant in the end?

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Now that the mastermind has been revealed, Naegi and his classmates must uncover the mysteries behind Hope's Peak High School during the final classroom trial. Can hope defeat despair or will the mastermind come out triumphant in the end?

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S1E12
The Reason Super High School-Level Bad Luck Attracted Super High School-Level Murder, Super High School-Level Execution and Super High School-Level Despair
Air date: 20/Sep/2013 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
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Naegi no longer questions whether the principal is the mastermind, but if it isn't him, who could it be? He finds the principal's digital notebook, which allows him to find clues that will be imperative in the upcoming trial.

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Naegi no longer questions whether the principal is the mastermind, but if it isn't him, who could it be? He finds the principal's digital notebook, which allows him to find clues that will be imperative in the upcoming trial.

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S1E11
Not Normal Arc: The Junk Food of Despair for Racing Through Youth
Air date: 13/Sep/2013 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
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Naegi and the others are forced to participate in an awkward classroom trial for a victim they don't know anything about. Naegi is convinced that Monokuma is plotting something, but what? And why is Kirigiri trying to paint him as the culprit?

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Naegi and the others are forced to participate in an awkward classroom trial for a victim they don't know anything about. Naegi is convinced that Monokuma is plotting something, but what? And why is Kirigiri trying to paint him as the culprit?

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S1E10
(Not) Normal Arc: The Junk Food of Despair for Racing Through Youth
Air date: 06/Sep/2013 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
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Kirigiri steals Monokuma's "treasure." He warns the students that everyone will be held equally guilty. Later that night, Togami finds that Monokuma has gone out of order. The next day, there is a new body.

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Kirigiri steals Monokuma's "treasure." He warns the students that everyone will be held equally guilty. Later that night, Togami finds that Monokuma has gone out of order. The next day, there is a new body.

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S1E9
All All Apologies II
Air date: 30/Aug/2013 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
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The fourth murder case is a locked-room mystery. Two of the primary suspects for the murder aren't actually sure if they did the dirty deed or not! Can Naegi piece the clues together to figure out what really happened in the game room?

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The fourth murder case is a locked-room mystery. Two of the primary suspects for the murder aren't actually sure if they did the dirty deed or not! Can Naegi piece the clues together to figure out what really happened in the game room?

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S1E8
(Not) Normal Arc: All All Apologies
Air date: 23/Aug/2013 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
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Monokuma announces that he planted a mole amongst the students. Rather than let them figure out who it is on their own, he generously offers the information. Now the rift between the surviving students is worse than ever before!

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Monokuma announces that he planted a mole amongst the students. Rather than let them figure out who it is on their own, he generously offers the information. Now the rift between the surviving students is worse than ever before!

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S1E7
Not Normal Arc: Return of the New Century Galaxy Legend! O Armored Hero, Stand Upon The Earth!
Air date: 16/Aug/2013 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
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Two students have been killed one after the next and all of the evidence seems to point at Hagakure. But the way Naegi sees it, things just aren't adding up quite right. Is their blood really on Hagakure's hands or has he been framed?

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Two students have been killed one after the next and all of the evidence seems to point at Hagakure. But the way Naegi sees it, things just aren't adding up quite right. Is their blood really on Hagakure's hands or has he been framed?

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S1E6
(Not) Normal Arc: Return of the New Century Galaxy Legend! O Armored Hero, Stand Upon The Earth!
Air date: 09/Aug/2013 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
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Asahina finds ALTER EGO, an AI created by Fujisaki. Ishimaru and Yamada are smitten with the program in their own ways, and neither boy wants to play nice and share. After the laptop goes missing, a "suspicious character" begins attacking students.

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Asahina finds ALTER EGO, an AI created by Fujisaki. Ishimaru and Yamada are smitten with the program in their own ways, and neither boy wants to play nice and share. After the laptop goes missing, a "suspicious character" begins attacking students.

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S1E5
Not Normal Arc: Weekly Shonen Despair Magazine
Air date: 02/Aug/2013 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
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Togami seems convinced that the culprit in this case is a depraved serial killer, but is he merely trying to deceive his classmates? Tensions rise as some of the students' dark secrets are revealed, including an incredible secret about the victim!

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Togami seems convinced that the culprit in this case is a depraved serial killer, but is he merely trying to deceive his classmates? Tensions rise as some of the students' dark secrets are revealed, including an incredible secret about the victim!

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S1E4
(Not) Normal Arc: Weekly Shonen Despair Magazine
Air date: 26/Jul/2013 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
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Part of the second floor has opened, including the pool and locker rooms! Monokuma gives the students a few days to explore before he gets bored. They have 24 hours to kill someone or else he'll broadcast their darkest or most embarrassing secrets.

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Part of the second floor has opened, including the pool and locker rooms! Monokuma gives the students a few days to explore before he gets bored. They have 24 hours to kill someone or else he'll broadcast their darkest or most embarrassing secrets.

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S1E3
Not Normal Arc: Kill and Live
Air date: 19/Jul/2013 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
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The first classroom trial has begun. Naegi has to think fast, or everyone innocent will get punished! Kirigiri seems to be on to something, but she isn't handing out answers. When the trial is over, will Monokuma go through with his "punishment"?

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The first classroom trial has begun. Naegi has to think fast, or everyone innocent will get punished! Kirigiri seems to be on to something, but she isn't handing out answers. When the trial is over, will Monokuma go through with his "punishment"?

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S1E2
(Not) Normal Arc: Kill and Live
Air date: 12/Jul/2013 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
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When the first person gets murdered, Makoto is the number one suspect! He must prove his innocence during the class trial or everyone but the killer will get executed. Can he find enough evidence to clear his name and identify the killer?

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When the first person gets murdered, Makoto is the number one suspect! He must prove his innocence during the class trial or everyone but the killer will get executed. Can he find enough evidence to clear his name and identify the killer?

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S1E1
Prologue: Welcome to despair High School
Air date: 05/Jul/2013 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
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Makoto Naegi gets a super lucky break and enters the highly prestigious school, Hope's Peak High School. But things take a turn for the worse when Makoto learns that he's trapped in that school for the rest of his life unless he kills a classmate!

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Makoto Naegi gets a super lucky break and enters the highly prestigious school, Hope's Peak High School. But things take a turn for the worse when Makoto learns that he's trapped in that school for the rest of his life unless he kills a classmate!

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Season 0 · Specials
3 episode(s) · Air date: 07/Jul/2016
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Super Danganronpa 2.5: Nagito Komaeda and the Destroyer of World
Air date: 12/Jan/2017 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
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An OVA consisting of one episode, which was bundled in the limited edition of Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony released exclusively in Japan.

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An OVA consisting of one episode, which was bundled in the limited edition of Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony released exclusively in Japan.

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The School of Hope and the Students of Despair
Air date: 29/Sep/2016 · Time: 01:35 · Runtime: 24 min
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Makoto Naegi and the other survivors head out to stop Ryota Mitarai, receiving help from some unexpected allies along the way. Memories are remembered, and feelings are felt as the final battle between hope and despair comes to an eventful conclusion.

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Makoto Naegi and the other survivors head out to stop Ryota Mitarai, receiving help from some unexpected allies along the way. Memories are remembered, and feelings are felt as the final battle between hope and despair comes to an eventful conclusion.

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Megumi Ogata
Megumi Ogata
Makoto Naegi (voice)
Yoko Hikasa
Yoko Hikasa
Kyoko Kirigiri (voice)
Kanata Hongo
Kanata Hongo
Ryota Mitarai
Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito
Aoi Asahina (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Junichi Suwabe
Juzo Sakakura
Takuya Eguchi
Takuya Eguchi
Sonosuke Izayoi
Masaya Matsukaze
Masaya Matsukaze
Yasuhiro Hagakure (voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Kyosuke Munakata
Saki Fujita
Saki Fujita
Seiko Kimura
Rie Kugimiya
Rie Kugimiya
Daisaku Bandai
Akira Ishida
Akira Ishida
Byakuya Togami (voice)
Mai Nakahara
Mai Nakahara
Chisa Yukizome
Keiji Fujiwara
Keiji Fujiwara
Koichi Kizakura
Kenta Miyake
Kenta Miyake
Great Gozu
Hidekatsu Shibata
Hidekatsu Shibata
Kazuo Tengan
Inori Minase
Inori Minase
Ruruka Ando
Miyuki Sawashiro
Miyuki Sawashiro
Touko Fukawa (voice)
Nobuyo Oyama
Nobuyo Oyama
Monokuma (voice)

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Tomohito Hirose
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Masaru Kanamori
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Daiki Fukuoka
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Seiji Kishi
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Masafumi Takada
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Akira Takeuchi
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Kazuaki Morita
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Ryoko Amisaki
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Hiroaki Kaguchi
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Kaori Urata
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Kazunori Shibata
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Yoshiki Nozawa
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