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Danganronpa: The Animation

Danganronpa: The Animation

#12,287Rank
  • Horror
  • Mystery
  • Suspense
  • High Stakes Game
  • Psychological
  • School
  • Survival

Synopsis

Makoto Naegi, a teenager with no remarkable talent, is surprised to learn that he has been accepted into Hope's Peak Private Academy: an elite school that gathers the best students from various fields. Despite believing his admission was just a fluke, Naegi is delighted to attend an institution known for ensuring success to those who graduate. Determined, he enters the front doors of the prestigious academy.

However, after losing consciousness inside, Naegi wakes up in a seemingly abandoned classroom. Failing to comprehend how he got there, Naegi begins to explore, and to his surprise, finds his classmates assembled in the gym. While everyone is trying to figure out what happened, they are confronted by the school principal—Monokuma, a robotic teddy bear. The mysterious toy explains that the freshmen are trapped inside the school with only one means of escape—kill a classmate without being discovered.

Tension fills the air as Naegi and his classmates realize that they are faced with two choices: participate in Monokuma's killing game, or reside together in the school for the rest of their lives.

(Source: MAL)

Background

Due to the success of the Danganronpa games, various spin-offs on a variety of media were made including the anime adaption and Danganronpa/Zero, a series of two novels written by Tsuyoshi Kodakazu and illustrated by Rui Komatsuzaki which were released on September 15, 2011 and October 13, 2011.

Characters

Kyouko Kirigiri Main
Monokuma Main
Makoto Naegi Main
Aoi Asahina Supporting
Junko Enoshima Supporting
Chihiro Fujisaki Supporting
Touko Fukawa Supporting
Yasuhiro Hagakure Supporting
Mukuro Ikusaba Supporting
Kiyotaka Ishimaru Supporting

Staff

Justin Cook Producer
Kei Fukura Producer
Toshihiro Maeda Producer
Seiji Kishi Director
Yasuhiro Geshi Episode director
Eiichiro Oda Episode director, Storyboard
Akiyo Oohashi Episode director
Satoko Sekine Script
J. Michael Tatum Script
Makoto Uezu Script, Series composition