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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

ダンガンロンパ 希望の学園と絶望の高校生

Dangan Ronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei

Hope's Peak Academy is a government-funded private high school recognized all across the nation as the cradle of hope and prosperity, providing a complete education for "ultimate" students of all stripes. Read more →

Hope's Peak Academy is a government-funded private high school recognized all across the nation as the cradle of hope and prosperity, providing a complete education for "ultimate" students of all stripes.

Thanks to a national lottery, one extremely lucky but otherwise ordinary student—Makoto Naegi—has been chosen to attend this prestigious institution.

But when Makoto arrives for his first day of class, he suddenly falls unconscious, and when he wakes up he finds himself in a classroom within the school—with the windows barred and the doors locked. As he explores the abandoned, dirty halls, it becomes clear that something is very wrong. He and his new classmates make their way to the gymnasium, where a demented robotic bear, calling himself Monokuma and claiming to be the school's headmaster, makes a declaration: "You're all going to be living here from now on. If you want to go free, your only choice... is murder."

And so... fifteen high school students gathered from across the country have been imprisoned. Their strength, their commitment, their very humanity will be tested time and time again. Why must they clash in these class trials? Who's the mastermind behind it all? And what is this shadowy figure really after? The battle against the looming, invisible enemy known only as despair is about to begin...

[From official site]

Publisher
NIS America, Spike Chunsoft
Length
27-33 hrs
Rating
17+
Platforms
winlinmaciosandpspps4psvswixboxxs
Languages
DEENESFRITJAKOPLPT-BRRUZH-HANSZH-HANT

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03The book

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15Quick facts

Developer
Spike, Spike Chunsoft
Publisher
NIS America, Spike Chunsoft
Original JP
Nov 25, 2010
English release
Feb 11, 2014
Length
27-33 hrs
Rating
17+
Also known as
DR1 · Danganronpa: Academy of Hope and High School Students of Despair

13Synopsis

Hope's Peak Academy is a government-funded private high school recognized all across the nation as the cradle of hope and prosperity, providing a complete education for "ultimate" students of all stripes.

Thanks to a national lottery, one extremely lucky but otherwise ordinary student—Makoto Naegi—has been chosen to attend this prestigious institution.

But when Makoto arrives for his first day of class, he suddenly falls unconscious, and when he wakes up he finds himself in a classroom within the school—with the windows barred and the doors locked. As he explores the abandoned, dirty halls, it becomes clear that something is very wrong. He and his new classmates make their way to the gymnasium, where a demented robotic bear, calling himself Monokuma and claiming to be the school's headmaster, makes a declaration: "You're all going to be living here from now on. If you want to go free, your only choice... is murder."

And so... fifteen high school students gathered from across the country have been imprisoned. Their strength, their commitment, their very humanity will be tested time and time again. Why must they clash in these class trials? Who's the mastermind behind it all? And what is this shadowy figure really after? The battle against the looming, invisible enemy known only as despair is about to begin...

[From official site]

14Cultural moment · release cadence

  1. 2010

    Japanese release

    Original edition, shipped by the developer.

  2. 2014

    English release

    English localization · 4 years after original.

18Content advisory

  • Sexual content

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    none
  • Violence

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    none
  • Age rating

    Rated 17+.

    present

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