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is a Japanese
video game Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This fee ...
franchise created by
Kazutaka Kodaka is a Japanese video game designer, writer and mangaka. His work is known for recurring themes of contrasting hope/despair, luck/talent, truth/lies; mixing tragedy with dark humor, numerous plot-twists etc. He was an employee of Spike Chunsoft ( ...
and developed and owned by
Spike Chunsoft is a Japanese video game development and localization company specializing in role-playing video games, visual novels and adventure games. The company was founded in 1984 as Chunsoft Co., Ltd. and merged with Spike in 2012. It is owned by Dwango ...
(formerly
Spike Spike, spikes, or spiking may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Books * ''The Spike'' (novel), a novel by Arnaud de Borchgrave * ''The Spike'' (book), a nonfiction book by Damien Broderick * ''The Spike'', a starship in Peter F. Hamilto ...
). The series surrounds a group of high school students who are coerced into murdering each other by a creature named
Monokuma is a fictional identity adopted by several characters in the Danganronpa, ''Danganronpa'' series, serving as the mascot and main antagonist of the series. Monokuma first appears in ''Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc'' as a disguise used by "Depr ...
. Gameplay features a mix of
adventure An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme spo ...
,
visual novel A , often abbreviated as VN, is a form of digital semi-interactive fiction. Visual novels are often associated with and used in the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with sta ...
, and dating sim elements. The first game, '' Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc'', was released for the
PlayStation Portable The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in PAL regions on September 1, 2005, ...
in 2010.


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;Main series ;Spin-offs ;Compilations


Anime


Manga

The following
manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
series have been produced: * (Illustrated by Hajime Touya, published in
Enterbrain , formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing founded on 30 January 1987 as . Magazines published by Enterbrain are generally focused on video games and computer entertainment as well as video game and strategy ...
's ''Famitsu Comic Clear'' from 24 June 2011 – 18 October 2013) * - ''The Demo'' * (Various artists, three volumes released between 25 July 2011 and 25 January 2014) * (Various artists, three volumes released between 25 August 2011 and 25 February 2014) * (Illustrated by Samurai Takashi, published in
Kadokawa Shoten , formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines su ...
's '' Shonen Ace'' from July 2013 – July 2014, published in English by
Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known ...
starting in March 2016) * (Various artists, released 27 August 2013) * (Published in ''Famitsu Comic Clear'' from 10 December 2012) * (Illustrated by Yoryu, published by
Mag Garden is a Japanese publishing company that focuses on manga-related publications and is also involved in the development of anime and live-action adaptations. It was founded on June 5, 2001 by Yoshihiro Hosaka along with former manga artists of Enix ...
from 30 October 2012 – 15 April 2013) * (Illustrated by Kyosuke Suka, published by Mag Garden from 10 November 2012) * (Illustrated by
Karin Suzuragi is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator. She writes mainly for anthologies of video games published by Square Enix and Ohzora Publishing. Since 2005, she has serialized four manga based on the '' Higurashi When They Cry'' visual novel serie ...
, published in Mag Garden's ''
Monthly Comic Blade was a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Mag Garden. It was first published in February 2002 and was sold on the 30 of each month until July 2014. It restarted in September 2014 as a free online magazine titled ''Online Magazine Comic B ...
'' from December 2012) * (Illustrated by Ayune Araragi, published in
GA Bunko is a publishing label affiliated with the Japanese publishing company SB Creative, a subsidiary of Softbank. It was established in January 2006 and is a light novel A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult nov ...
's ''GA Bunko Magazine'' from 14 April 2013) * (Various artists, four volumes released between 25 October 2012 and 25 October 2013) * (Various artists, four volumes released between 24 November 2012 and 25 November 2013) * * * * (Illustrated by Machika Minami, published in Kadokawa Shoten's ''
Dengeki Maoh is a Japanese seinen magazine published by ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks). It first went on sale on October 27, 2005, and is sold every month on the twenty-seventh. The magazine features information on video games, manga, and light nove ...
'' from 27 January 2015) * (Illustrated by Hajime Touya, published in Kadokawa Shoten's ''Famitsu Comic Clear'' from 20 February 2015) * * (Illustrated by Mitomo Sasako, published in
Kodansha is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...
's ''
Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Kōdansha. The magazine was started in September 2009 as a spin-off of another Kōdansha magazine, ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''. Currently running manga series Past series * '' ×××Holic ...
'' from 9 March 2016) *''Revival Shot!: Danganronpa − Itagaki Hako Sakuhin Shuu ''(リバイバルショット! ダンガンロンパ板垣ハコ作品集) *''Triple Bullet: Danganronpa − Watarizora Tsubamemaru Sakuhin Shuu'' (トリプルバレット ダンガンロンパ渡空燕丸作品集) *''Danganronpa 3: The End Of Kibougamine Gakuen − Mirai Hen / Zetsubou Hen - Dengeki Comic Anthology'' (ダンガンロンパ3 The End of 希望ヶ峰学園 ー 未来編 / 絶望編 電撃コミックアンソロジー) *''Danganronpa 3: The End Of Kibougamine Gakuen − Comic Anthology'' (ダンガンロンパ3 The End of 希望ヶ峰学園 コミックアンソロジー) *


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* {{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''Danganronpa'' media