Questions tagged [danganronpa]

Danganronpa (ダンガンロンパ) is a Japanese video game franchise, originally developed by Spike Chunsoft, which has had several adaptations into other media.

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Danganronpa (ダンガンロンパ) is a Japanese video game franchise, which has had several adaptations into other media. Use this tag in questions about the games (visual novels)1, manga, novels and anime.

Originally developed by Spike Chunsoft, the franchise revolves about an elite High School called Hope's Peak Academy (希望ヶ峰学園). Every year the school selects 14 Ultimate Students (超高校級) - high school students who are the top on their field - along with one Ultimate Lucky Student chosen by lottery.
The school is presided by Monokuma, a stuffed teddy bear, that explains the students that their graduation depends upon them committing a murder and getting away with it.

The franchise consists of:


1Allowed questions about games should be about plot aspects, and not the gameplay or other such things. The latter type of question should be asked on Arqade, as explained in our help center.

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In Danganronpa, how can a classroom trial be called if there is no corpse?

Unlike the games in Liar Game, the rules of a Danganronpa game (at least from what I've seen in s1 of the anime) are sometimes made up or stated midway, which for me kind of sucks but is tolerable so long as the rules are consistent. In Liar Game,…
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In danganronpa, what happens in a drawn vote?

Unlike the games in Liar Game, the rules of a Danganronpa game are sometimes made up or stated midway, which for me kind of sucks but is tolerable so long as the rules are consistent. In Liar Game, afaik, the dealers have always accounted for all…
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What is this in-game artwork of Monokuma referencing?

I've been playing Danganronpa: Ultra Despair Girls recently and I came across these two pieces of art in game: You can probably tell from the picture, but the pannels are in a zigzag layout - and you have to look at it from a particular angle to…
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Who were the survivors in Danganronpa?

In the last episode, many survivors were shown in the outside world. Who were these people? Is there any reference anywhere telling about these people, who they were and how they managed to survive?
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Is Junko Enoshima a masochist?

Is she a masochist? Her mental behaviour indicates that she is a masochist by obsessing with despair. She killed her sister, lover and classmate. By performing the above she feels sexual despair pleasure I guess? Does it mean she's mentally…
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How were the culprits "dragged to their death"?

After a student is found guilty, the next scene if of them being tied up or trapped in a new room before dying an "interesting" death. But who put them there? Does the anime ever give any indication of who is tying up the guilty and dragging them to…
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What is the age of the students in Hope Academy?

Like I said in the title, how old are they when they are imprisoned in DG 1 and in other games and anime? Also, what is the age of warriors of hope and Komaru?
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Order of reading Danganronpa manga and light novel?

I found a lot of danganronpa manga series and light novel. So what is the order of reading Danganronpa manga and LN? Manga Danganronpa: The Manga Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc 4koma KINGS The Manga Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair: The Manga Super…
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Is the painting in Jatoro's room a reference to an existing work?

During Chapter 5: Absolute Despair Girls in Danganronpa: Ultra Despair girls, we get to visit Jatoro's room. I noticed a painting there that seemed like it could be a reference or an existing work. Is this an original painting, or is it an existing…
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Where can I watch the rest of Danganronpa series after Danganronpa 1?

I've just finished watching Danganronpa 1. Where can I watch the others? I cannot use Funimation.
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What song is playing when Junko demonstrates the brainwashing technique from the anime?

In Danganronpa 3 - Despair Arc - episode 8, Junko comes back and kicks Mikan away, which makes her extremely excited. Junko demonstrates to Ryota how she used the techniques she learned from his anime to brainwash Mikan. Ryota tries to run, but…
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In Danganronpa, how can a classroom trial be called if there are only 2 witnesses available?

Unlike the games in Liar Game, the rules of a Danganronpa game are sometimes made up or stated midway, which for me kind of sucks but is tolerable so long as the rules are consistent. In Liar Game, afaik, the dealers have always accounted for all…
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Can murders be committed by more than one person? Can there be more than one victim?

Unlike the games in Liar Game, the rules of a Danganronpa game are sometimes made up or stated midway, which for me kind of sucks but is tolerable so long as the rules are consistent. As far as I know, in Liar Game, the dealers have always accounted…
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Who is to say if someone is 'murdered'?

Who is to say if someone is 'murdered' (This is the main question. The sentences marked with '?' are just to help provide motivation and context for the question) ? Example cases: Does suicide count as murder? What if A accidentally or…
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