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Danganronpa: The Animation
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Danganronpa: The Animation

2013

ダンガンロンパ 希望の学園と絶望の高校生 THE ANIMATION

AnimeTVFinished AiringR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
StudioLerche
13 Episodes
24 min per ep
7.19
1,010,068 MAL members
8,630 favorites
Visual novel
MAL
Genres
HorrorMysterySuspenseHigh Stakes GamePsychologicalSchoolSurvival

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. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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 & Voice Cast

Naegi, MakotoMainVA:Ogata, MegumiJapanese/Papenbrook, BryceEnglish/Süß, PhilipGerman
MonokumaMainVA:Ayres, GregEnglish/Ooyama, NobuyoJapanese/Ziesmer, SantiagoGerman
Kirigiri, KyoukoMainVA:Hikasa, YoukoJapanese/Glass, CaitlinEnglish/Friede, FranciskaGerman+1
Asahina, AoiSupportingVA:Saitou, ChiwaJapanese/Angelle, FeleciaEnglish/Alles, SarahGerman
Enoshima, JunkoSupportingVA:Toyoguchi, MegumiJapanese/Marchi, JamieEnglish/Pollow, PeggyGerman
Fujisaki, ChihiroSupportingVA:Miyata, KoukiJapanese/Edwards, KaraEnglish/Blank, Jamie LeeGerman
Fukawa, ToukoSupportingVA:Sawashiro, MiyukiJapanese/Mosier, CarliEnglish/Bauer, AliceGerman
Hagakure, YasuhiroSupportingVA:Matsukaze, MasayaJapanese/Bevins, ChristopherEnglish/Kohn, ChristopherGerman+1
Ikusaba, MukuroSupportingVA:Toyoguchi, MegumiJapanese/Marchi, JamieEnglish
Ishimaru, KiyotakaSupportingVA:Toriumi, KousukeJapanese/Tindle, AustinEnglish/Kluckert, FabianGerman
Kirigiri, JinSupportingVA:Koyama, RikiyaJapanese/Tatum, J. MichaelEnglish
Kuwata, LeonSupportingVA:Sakurai, TakahiroJapanese/Cook, JustinEnglish/Keller, PatrickGerman
Ludenberg, CelestiaSupportingVA:Shiina, HekiruJapanese/Seidel, LindsayEnglish
Maizono, SayakaSupportingVA:Rial, MonicaEnglish/Ohmoto, MakikoJapanese/Weiß, JenniferGerman
MonomiSupportingVA:Munoz, AnastasiaEnglish/Sasuga, TakakoJapanese
Naegi, KomaruSupportingVA:Tipton, AlexisEnglish/Casper, LuisaGerman/Uchida, AyaJapanese

Staff & Creators

Cook, JustinProducer
Fukura, KeiProducer
Maeda, ToshihiroProducer
Kishi, SeijiDirector
Geshi, YasuhiroEpisode Director
Kamata, YuusukeEpisode Director, Storyboard
Oohashi, AkiyoEpisode Director
Yokota, IppeiEpisode Director
Sekine, SatokoScript
Tatum, J. MichaelScript
Uezu, MakotoScript, Series Composition
Oohara, MinoruStoryboard

Production

Studios
Lerche
Producers
Geneon Universal EntertainmentStudio HibariMainichi Broadcasting SystemShowgate
Licensors
Funimation

MAL Community Activity

Watching38,124
Completed756,964
On Hold16,823
Dropped27,340
Plan To Watch170,868
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Theme Songs

Openings
  • 1: "DANGANRONPA" by Masafumi Takada (eps 1)
  • 2: "Never Say Never" by TKDz2b (eps 2-3, 5-11)
  • 3: "Monokuma Ondo (モノクマおんど)" by Sachiko Kobayashi feat. Monokuma (eps 4)
Endings
  • 1: "Zetsubousei: Hero Chiryouyaku (絶望性:ヒーロー治療薬)" by suzumu feat. soraru (eps 1-12)
  • 2: "Saisei -rebuild- re:build ver (再生-rebuild- re:build ver.)" by Megumi Ogata (eps 13)

Details

AiredJul 5, 2013 to Sep 27, 2013
MAL Rank#3714
Popularity#188

Related Works

Sequel
Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Mirai-henanimeDanganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Zetsubou-henanime
Adaptation
Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no KoukouseimangaDanganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei The Animationmanga

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