17 Facts About Danganronpa

Danganronpa is a Japanese video game franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka and developed and owned by Spike Chunsoft.

Gameplay in the main Danganronpa games is split into six chapters which each have three sections: Daily Life, Deadly Life, and Class Trial.

The word "Danganronpa" originated from character designer Rie Komatsuzaki which was first written in kanji but it was later taken to katakana for the logo.

In February 2014, Kodaka revealed on his Twitter account that the story of Danganronpa was inspired by the Sega Dreamcast game Illbleed, as he loved how "crazy" it was.

Danganronpa felt a similar feeling with the anime adaptation as she felt it was too trimmed.

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Danganronpa wrote elements he was doubtful from the first game into the novel as well as more hints towards Goodbye Despair.

The game was revealed in September 2015 as Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony for PlayStation 4 and Vita, which was later released in 2017.

On Nintendo Switch, the publisher released Anniversary Edition of Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, as well as Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp, a brand new exclusive game for the Switch.

Third and latest game, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Kodaka decided to focus on a new theme: lie.

Danganronpa was inspired by a mafia-like game where the answers are not provided to the player and thus wanted Danganronpa to go through this style in terms of writing.

Prequel, Danganronpa Zero, takes place in Hope's Peak Academy shortly after the events of "The Tragedy", following an anterograde amnesiac protagonist, Ryoko Otonashi, while detective Kyoko Kirigiri searches for its perpetrator, the mysterious Izuru Kamukura.

Kirigiri Sou, which takes place before the first game and after the events of the light novel series Danganronpa Kirigiri, follows college student Kouhei Matsudaira and Kyoko Kirigiri, as both of them investigate a mysterious mansion ruled by the influence of a plant hybrid doppelganger of Kyoko created by Santa Shikiba and her "siblings", the Rhinogradentia.

Danganronpa specializes in murder investigations, and is teamed up with fellow investigator Takumi Hijirihara, who, following "The Tragedy", has secretly become a serial killer, known as the "Killer Killer", obsessed with killing other serial killers the pair are tasked with apprehending.

Characters from Danganronpa appear as downloadable content in Fushigi no Chronicle: Furikaerimasen Katsu Madewa.

The survey included the fact that Danganronpa is mostly popular within young adults despite the magazine claiming the game were created to appeal to older gamers.

Danganronpa added that he felt that the anime managed to bring closure to Makoto's story arc and felt his story easy for newcomers rather than just returning players.

Danganronpa further noted that the team behind the games were surprised by the popularity of the three games, claiming they were not aiming Danganronpa to be a popular game.