“Students trapped in elite school by Monokuma must murder to escape; killer faces execution if caught.”
Danganronpa: The Animation
ダンガンロンパ 希望の学園と絶望の高校生 THE ANIMATION
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Synopsis
Students trapped in elite school by Monokuma must murder to escape; killer faces execution if caught.
Hope's Peak Academy is a top school at which many "ultimates" are enrolled, such as the Ultimate Pop Sensation and Ultimate Martial Artist. When an average boy named Makoto Naegi is selected by lottery to attend this prestigious institution, he becomes the "Ultimate Lucky Student." Unfortunately, Naegi's first day is nothing like he expected. He and his classmates fall unconscious and wake to find themselves trapped in Hope's Peak. To make matters worse, they are informed by their principal—a sadistic black and white bear named Monokuma—that in order to leave, one of the students will have to murder a fellow classmate and get away with it. If the killer is caught, they themselves will be executed, and this "School Life of Mutual Murder" will continue until only a single person remains. With no other choice left, the 78th class of Hope's Peak Academy must play Monokuma's twisted game, all while inching closer to the truth behind their predicament. To survive, it will take all their wits, a bit of luck, and most importantly, hope.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 1.33
Running avg · Oct 2018 → Jun 2023
- 5 “If you haven't yet come across the Danganronpa series and would like to get into it, stay away from this manga at all costs. The Danganronpa games are very long and and detailed in the...”
- 2 “Why did I not listen to the other negative reviews? I'm going to skip the generic information, Danganronpa is about a death game played by a number of students of a prestigious high school. Yadda...”
- 4 “Danganronpa games, overall, are pretty good. I've played all the games of the saga, watched all the animes of it and readed some light novels and manga, so, I can consider me a proper Danganronpa...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 17 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 16m approx
- Published Mar 2013 – Jul 2014
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M24841 catalog