Series synopsis
Danganronpa: The Animation, also known as ダンガンロンパ 希望の学園と絶望の高校生 The Animation is a Japanese action & adventure animation drama mystery television series that premiered on MBS on July 5, 2013. It ended on September 26, 2016. It stars Megumi Ogata, Yoko Hikasa, Kanata Hongo and Chiwa Saito.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: This class could be your last!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Megumi Ogata as Makoto Naegi (voice)
- Yoko Hikasa as Kyoko Kirigiri (voice)
- Kanata Hongo as Ryota Mitarai
- Chiwa Saito as Aoi Asahina (voice)
- Junichi Suwabe as Juzo Sakakura
- Takuya Eguchi as Sonosuke Izayoi
- Masaya Matsukaze as Yasuhiro Hagakure (voice)
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as Kyosuke Munakata
Supporting cast
- Saki Fujita as Seiko Kimura
- Rie Kugimiya as Daisaku Bandai
- Akira Ishida as Byakuya Togami (voice)
- Mai Nakahara as Chisa Yukizome
- Keiji Fujiwara as Koichi Kizakura
- Kenta Miyake as Great Gozu
- Hidekatsu Shibata as Kazuo Tengan
- Inori Minase as Ruruka Ando
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Touko Fukawa (voice)
- Nobuyo Oyama as Monokuma (voice)
- TARAKO as Monokuma
- Takako Sasuga as Monomi
Guest cast
- Hekiru Shiina as Celestia Ludenberg (voice)
- Kouki Miyata as Chihiro Fujisaki (voice)
- Kohsuke Toriumi as Kiyotaka Ishimaru (voice)
- Kappei Yamaguchi as Hifumi Yamada (voice)
- Takahiro Sakurai as Leon Kuwata (voice)
- Kazuya Nakai as Mondo Owada (voice)
- Kujira as Sakura Ogami (voice)
- Makiko Ohmoto as Sayaka Maizono (voice)
- Megumi Toyoguchi as Junko Enoshima (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 28 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | July 7, 2016 | January 12, 2017 |
| Season 1 | 13 | July 5, 2013 | September 27, 2013 |
| Season 2 | 12 | July 11, 2016 | September 26, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recap of Danganronpa 2 | July 7, 2016 |
| 2 |
The School of Hope and the Students of Despair 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. |
September 29, 2016 |
| 3 |
Super Danganronpa 2.5: Nagito Komaeda and the Destroyer of World An OVA consisting of one episode, which was bundled in the limited edition of Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony released exclusively in Japan. |
January 12, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Prologue: Welcome to despair High School 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! |
July 5, 2013 |
| 2 |
(Not) Normal Arc: Kill and Live 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? |
July 12, 2013 |
| 3 |
Not Normal Arc: Kill and Live 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"? |
July 19, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Third Time's the Charm Makoto Naegi falls under scrutiny as the battle between the Future Foundation and the Remnants of Despair rages on! |
July 11, 2016 |
| 2 |
Hang the Witch Tensions flare among members of the Future Foundation as Monokuma's game begins. Who will the attacker choose first? |
July 18, 2016 |
| 3 |
Cruel Violence and Hollow Words Monokuma's twisted game continues while Makoto tries to restore what little balance he can to the Future Foundation. |
July 25, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 5, 2013 |
| Last aired | September 26, 2016 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 01:35:00 |