Completed Anime
Danganronpa: The Animation

“Ordinary student Naegi enters elite academy, trapped by Monokuma in deadly killing game: murder or lifelong imprisonment.”

Danganronpa: The Animation

7.19
3,677 rank · 1,002,071 viewers · 8,570 favorites
Horror Mystery Suspense High Stakes Game Psychological School Survival
13 episodes · 24 min per ep min · Summer 2013 · Lerche · R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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Synopsis

Ordinary student Naegi enters elite academy, trapped by Monokuma in deadly killing game: murder or lifelong imprisonment.

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.

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6.6 /10

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76% recommend
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median 7 mode 7 σ 2.08
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σ 2.08 · split reception

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4.7 pts

Recommenders 8.1 · others 3.4

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A Tv Production · Summer 2013

Lerche.
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Geneon Universal Entertainment · Studio Hibari

  • Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
  • Aired Jul 2013 – Sep 2013 Summer 2013
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
  • Ref. BS-7451 catalog

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