A group of 15 elite high school students are gathered at a very special, high class high school. To graduate from this high school essentially means you'll succeed in life, but graduating is very difficult. The school is presided over by a bear called Monokuma, and he explains to them that their graduation hinges around committing a murder. The only way to graduate is to kill one of your classmates and get away with it. If the other classmates discover the identity of the killer, the killer is the only one executed. However, if they fail to catch the killer, only the killer graduates and the others are annihilated. Which of the 15 will survive the bloodbath to come?


A group of 15 elite high school students are gathered at a very special, high class high school. To graduate from this high school essentially means you'll succeed in life, but graduating is very difficult. The school is presided over by a bear called Monokuma, and he explains to them that their graduation hinges around committing a murder. The only way to graduate is to kill one of your classmates and get away with it. If the other classmates discover the identity of the killer, the killer is the only one executed. However, if they fail to catch the killer, only the killer graduates and the others are annihilated. Which of the 15 will survive the bloodbath to come? 
 
An adaptation of the game mostly told from the perspectives of the victims and killers, so we can learn more about their motives.

Each year, the elite Hope’s Peak Academy selects only the most gifted and talented students to enroll... plus one ordinary student, chosen by lottery. Makoto Naegi was that lucky person—or so he thought! When he shows up for class, he finds the elite students are a bizarre cast of oddballs under the ruthless authority of a robot teddy bear principal, Monokuma. The bear lays down the school rules: the only way out of Hope’s Peak is to not only murder another student... but get away with it, as every murder is followed by a tribunal where the surviving students cross-examine each other! 
 
(Source: Dark Horse Comics)

An anthology light novel focusing on the characters from Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and Super Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. Consists of illustrations and short stories about their daily lives.

A spin-off gag manga adaption Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. It focuses on the Class Trials for both games and reverses the roles of the murderers and victims for humorous results. 
 
(Source: Danganronpa Wiki)

Based on the games of the same name, a variety of authors and artists write a large offering of short stories starring the various characters featured in the games. The stories range from being lovingly heartfelt, packed full of comedy and gags or being downright evil or messed up sometimes!


Komaru Naegi, little sister to Makoto Naegi, has been imprisoned inside a mysterious apartment for over a year. One day, she is rescued by Byakuya Togami of Future Foundation, but the rescue is derailed by a sudden attack of hundreds of Monokumas. Komaru soon discovers that the city has been taken over by a group of children calling themselves the Warriors of Hope. Their leader, Monaca, declares that the city will be the site of a “children's paradise,” and to accomplish this, all the adults will be exterminated. Komaru teams up with Toko Fukawa to try to survive the rampaging Monokumas, escape the crafty Monokuma Kids, and uncover the secrets of the city. 
 
(Source: NIS America)

Chisa Yukizome begins her job as homeroom teacher for Hope's Peak Academy's 77th Class of Ultmate students. Meanwhile, Hajime Hinata, a student of the school's Reserve Course for students without talent, prepares to undergo an experiment to make him the Ultimate Hope. What follows is a series of tragic events which lead to the birth of the Remnants of Despair and the realization of "The Biggest, Most Awful, Most Tragic Event in Human History." 
 
Aired alongside of Danganronpa 3: Mirai-hen, with Mirai-hen starting first.

Official comic anthology for Danganronpa: The Animation.

This is an anthology themed around humorous non-canonical situations starring the cast of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.

Based on the game of the same name, a variety of artists and authors collaborate together to make a series of 4-koma comics making jokes, poking fun at the flaws in the game, telling stories and other hijinks as they go all out in these gag filled volumes.

A short manga adaption of the playable "Trial Version" of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. It came bundled as a bonus for anyone who pre-ordered the game during its original release on the PSP through certain stores.

The story revolves around the amnesiac girl Ryouko Otonashi, who is a student at Hope's Peak Academy, and the sharp-tongued Ultimate Neurologist Yasuke Matsuda, with whom she is infatuated. 
 
A month after The Tragedy of Hope's Peak Academy, the school is full of unrest and secrets, with many people attempting to find out what truly happened and who is to blame. Despite not wanting any of it, Ryouko is connected to the incident and soon gets caught up in its aftermath, learning more and more about what happened. 
 
(Source: Danganronpa Wiki, edited)

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