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Danganronpa: The Animation

Danganronpa: The Animation

This class could be your last!

TV-142013•24m•7.7/10
Action & AdventureAnimationDramaMystery

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7.7/10(285)

Being just a normal student without a special talent, Makoto Naegi wins a lottery to attend the prestigious Hope's Peak Academy where only the top prodigies attend. However, instead of this being the beginning of a wonderful high school life, it's a ticket to despair, because the only way to graduate from Hope's Peak Academy is to kill one of your fellow students or be one of their victims.

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Production

Lerche, Showgate, 希望峰学园映像部

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

July 5, 2013

Last Aired

September 26, 2016

Networks

MBS

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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Prologue: Welcome to despair High School
E1
Prologue: Welcome to despair High School
Air date: 2013-07-05
Makoto Naegi gets a super lucky break and enters the highly prestigious school, Hope's Peak High School. But things take a turn for the worse when Makoto learns that he's trapped in that school for the rest of his life unless he kills a classmate!
(Not) Normal Arc: Kill and Live
E2
(Not) Normal Arc: Kill and Live
Air date: 2013-07-12
When the first person gets murdered, Makoto is the number one suspect! He must prove his innocence during the class trial or everyone but the killer will get executed. Can he find enough evidence to clear his name and identify the killer?
Not Normal Arc: Kill and Live
E3
Not Normal Arc: Kill and Live
Air date: 2013-07-19
The first classroom trial has begun. Naegi has to think fast, or everyone innocent will get punished! Kirigiri seems to be on to something, but she isn't handing out answers. When the trial is over, will Monokuma go through with his "punishment"?
(Not) Normal Arc: Weekly Shonen Despair Magazine
E4
(Not) Normal Arc: Weekly Shonen Despair Magazine
Air date: 2013-07-26
Part of the second floor has opened, including the pool and locker rooms! Monokuma gives the students a few days to explore before he gets bored. They have 24 hours to kill someone or else he'll broadcast their darkest or most embarrassing secrets.
Not Normal Arc: Weekly Shonen Despair Magazine
E5
Not Normal Arc: Weekly Shonen Despair Magazine
Air date: 2013-08-02
Togami seems convinced that the culprit in this case is a depraved serial killer, but is he merely trying to deceive his classmates? Tensions rise as some of the students' dark secrets are revealed, including an incredible secret about the victim!
(Not) Normal Arc: Return of the New Century Galaxy Legend! O Armored Hero, Stand Upon The Earth!
E6
(Not) Normal Arc: Return of the New Century Galaxy Legend! O Armored Hero, Stand Upon The Earth!
Air date: 2013-08-09
Asahina finds ALTER EGO, an AI created by Fujisaki. Ishimaru and Yamada are smitten with the program in their own ways, and neither boy wants to play nice and share. After the laptop goes missing, a "suspicious character" begins attacking students.
Not Normal Arc: Return of the New Century Galaxy Legend! O Armored Hero, Stand Upon The Earth!
E7
Not Normal Arc: Return of the New Century Galaxy Legend! O Armored Hero, Stand Upon The Earth!
Air date: 2013-08-16
Two students have been killed one after the next and all of the evidence seems to point at Hagakure. But the way Naegi sees it, things just aren't adding up quite right. Is their blood really on Hagakure's hands or has he been framed?
(Not) Normal Arc: All All Apologies
E8
(Not) Normal Arc: All All Apologies
Air date: 2013-08-23
Monokuma announces that he planted a mole amongst the students. Rather than let them figure out who it is on their own, he generously offers the information. Now the rift between the surviving students is worse than ever before!
All All Apologies II
E9
All All Apologies II
Air date: 2013-08-30
The fourth murder case is a locked-room mystery. Two of the primary suspects for the murder aren't actually sure if they did the dirty deed or not! Can Naegi piece the clues together to figure out what really happened in the game room?
(Not) Normal Arc: The Junk Food of Despair for Racing Through Youth
E10
(Not) Normal Arc: The Junk Food of Despair for Racing Through Youth
Air date: 2013-09-06
Kirigiri steals Monokuma's "treasure." He warns the students that everyone will be held equally guilty. Later that night, Togami finds that Monokuma has gone out of order. The next day, there is a new body.
Not Normal Arc: The Junk Food of Despair for Racing Through Youth
E11
Not Normal Arc: The Junk Food of Despair for Racing Through Youth
Air date: 2013-09-13
Naegi and the others are forced to participate in an awkward classroom trial for a victim they don't know anything about. Naegi is convinced that Monokuma is plotting something, but what? And why is Kirigiri trying to paint him as the culprit?
The Reason Super High School-Level Bad Luck Attracted Super High School-Level Murder, Super High School-Level Execution and Super High School-Level Despair
E12
The Reason Super High School-Level Bad Luck Attracted Super High School-Level Murder, Super High School-Level Execution and Super High School-Level Despair
Air date: 2013-09-20
Naegi no longer questions whether the principal is the mastermind, but if it isn't him, who could it be? He finds the principal's digital notebook, which allows him to find clues that will be imperative in the upcoming trial.
Goodbye, Despair High School
E13
Goodbye, Despair High School
Air date: 2013-09-27
Now that the mastermind has been revealed, Naegi and his classmates must uncover the mysteries behind Hope's Peak High School during the final classroom trial. Can hope defeat despair or will the mastermind come out triumphant in the end?

Cast

Megumi Ogata

Megumi Ogata

Makoto Naegi (voice)

Yoko Hikasa

Yoko Hikasa

Kyoko Kirigiri (voice)

Kanata Hongo

Kanata Hongo

Ryota Mitarai

Chiwa Saito

Chiwa Saito

Aoi Asahina (voice)

Junichi Suwabe

Junichi Suwabe

Juzo Sakakura

Takuya Eguchi

Takuya Eguchi

Sonosuke Izayoi

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Kyosuke Munakata

Saki Fujita

Saki Fujita

Seiko Kimura

Rie Kugimiya

Rie Kugimiya

Daisaku Bandai

Mai Nakahara

Mai Nakahara

Chisa Yukizome

Keiji Fujiwara

Keiji Fujiwara

Koichi Kizakura

Kenta Miyake

Kenta Miyake

Great Gozu

Hidekatsu Shibata

Hidekatsu Shibata

Kazuo Tengan

Inori Minase

Inori Minase

Ruruka Ando

TARAKO

TARAKO

Monokuma

Takako Sasuga

Takako Sasuga

Monomi

Aya Hirano

Aya Hirano

Monaka Towa

Akira Ishida

Akira Ishida

Byakuya Togami

Aya Uchida

Aya Uchida

Komaru Naegi

Miyuki Sawashiro

Miyuki Sawashiro

Toko Fukawa

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