<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
series	O
reached	O
5	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
games	O
,	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Killing	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
have	O
similar	O
premises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
retina	B-Operating_System
display	I-Operating_System
support	O
,	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
controls	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
image	O
gallery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
smartphone	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
1-2	I-Application
Reload	I-Application
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
,	O
NIS	O
America	O
released	O
the	O
Vita	O
version	O
of	O
Trigger	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
February	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
later	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
February	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NIS	O
America	O
also	O
released	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
1-2	I-Application
Reload	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
compilation	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
titled	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Decadence	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
trilogy	O
,	O
the	O
compilation	O
offered	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
called	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
S	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Camp	I-Application
,	O
expanded	O
from	O
the	O
two	O
extra	O
modes	O
of	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Another	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
,	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
follows	O
Makoto	O
's	O
younger	O
sister	O
,	O
Komaru	O
Naegi	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
Toko	O
Fukawa	O
,	O
as	O
both	O
of	O
them	O
trek	O
through	O
a	O
city	O
overrun	O
by	O
murderous	O
Monokumas	O
,	O
and	O
fighting	O
against	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
children	O
calling	O
themselves	O
the	O
Warriors	O
of	O
Hope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
games	O
is	O
split	O
into	O
six	O
chapters	O
which	O
each	O
have	O
three	O
sections	O
:	O
Daily	O
Life	O
,	O
Deadly	O
Life	O
,	O
and	O
Class	O
Trial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
spin-offs	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Another	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
and	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
use	O
different	O
type	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlimited	O
Battle	O
is	O
an	O
action	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
use	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controls	O
to	O
fling	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
four	O
of	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
characters	O
at	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
,	O
a	O
battle	O
royale	O
style	O
death	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
closed	O
environment	O
between	O
high	O
school	O
students	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
too	O
gruesome	O
and	O
was	O
consequently	O
scrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
tweaking	O
the	O
concept	O
,	O
Kodaka	O
successfully	O
pitched	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
into	O
production	O
,	O
becoming	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
word	O
"	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
"	O
originated	O
from	O
character	O
designer	O
Rie	O
Komatsuzaki	O
which	O
was	O
first	O
written	O
in	O
kanji	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
taken	O
to	O
katakana	O
for	O
the	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
titled	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Kibō	I-Application
no	I-Application
Gakuen	I-Application
to	I-Application
Zetsubō	I-Application
no	I-Application
Kōkōsei	I-Application
,	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Yoshinori	O
Terasawa	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
movies	O
such	O
as	O
Saw	O
and	O
Cube	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
Kodaka	O
revealed	O
on	O
his	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
that	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
game	O
Illbleed	B-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
loved	O
how	O
"	O
crazy	O
"	O
it	O
was	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
25	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
20	O
August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
smartphone	O
applications	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
27	O
April	O
2012	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
23	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
game	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
reluctant	O
,	O
Kodaka	O
was	O
attracted	O
by	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
creating	O
the	O
novels	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Zero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodaka	O
wrote	O
both	O
Zero	O
and	O
Goodbye	B-Application
Despair	I-Application
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
elements	O
he	O
was	O
doubtful	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
into	O
the	O
novel	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
more	O
hints	O
towards	O
Goodbye	B-Application
Despair	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
26	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
featuring	O
various	O
gameplay	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
released	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
higher	O
resolution	O
graphics	O
and	O
touch-screen	B-Device
controls	O
,	O
the	O
compilation	O
added	O
an	O
additional	O
'	O
School	O
Mode	O
 '	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
's	O
'	O
Island	O
Mode	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
NIS	O
America	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
the	O
Vita	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
English	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
both	O
English	O
and	O
Japanese	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vita	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
were	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2015	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
announced	O
a	O
spin-off	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Another	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Vita	O
on	O
25	O
September	O
2014	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free-to-play	O
spin-off	O
game	O
,	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
7	O
January	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
writer	O
Kodaka	O
Kazutaka	O
revealed	O
that	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
in	O
early	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
as	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Killing	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Steam	B-Application
port	O
of	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Killing	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
was	O
also	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
The	O
End	O
of	O
Hope	O
's	O
Peak	O
High	O
School	O
,	O
which	O
Terasawa	O
and	O
Kodaka	O
described	O
as	O
being	O
difficult	O
;	O
they	O
still	O
try	O
to	O
develop	O
both	O
projects	O
without	O
making	O
any	O
compromises	O
,	O
as	O
such	O
an	O
opportunity	O
does	O
not	O
arise	O
often	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
technical	O
demo	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Cyber	B-Application
Danganronpa	I-Application
VR	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Class	I-Application
Trial	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
Plus	O
users	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
on	O
13	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
crossover	O
prequel	O
with	O
Otogirisō	B-Application
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Kirigiri	B-Application
Sou	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
users	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
25	O
November	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
started	O
hiring	O
staff	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
10th	O
anniversary	O
celebration	O
,	O
enhanced	O
ports	O
of	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
and	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
and	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
respectively	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
smartphone	O
on	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	O
Store	O
on	O
January	O
17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
the	O
publisher	O
also	O
released	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
of	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Killing	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
S	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Camp	I-Application
,	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
exclusive	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
,	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
,	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Killing	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
,	O
and	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
S	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Summer	I-Application
Camp	I-Application
were	O
also	O
collected	O
and	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
titled	O
"	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Decadence	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Analyzing	O
these	O
themes	O
further	O
,	O
Ogata	O
said	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
often	O
touches	O
on	O
both	O
elements	O
of	O
despair	O
and	O
hope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Goodbye	B-Application
Despair	I-Application
a	O
new	O
character	O
named	O
Nagito	O
Komaeda	O
was	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
Lucky	O
Talent	O
as	O
Makoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
anime	O
End	O
of	O
Hope	B-Application
's	I-Application
Peak	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
rival	O
to	O
Makoto	O
named	O
Kyosuke	O
Munakata	O
who	O
shares	O
similar	O
ideals	O
but	O
is	O
corrupted	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
friends	O
 '	O
death	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
contradicts	O
Makoto	O
's	O
ideals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
latest	O
game	O
,	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Killing	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
,	O
Kodaka	O
decided	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
theme	O
:	O
lie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
mafia-like	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
answers	O
are	O
not	O
provided	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
thus	O
wanted	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
to	O
go	O
through	O
this	O
style	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
writing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
poor	O
popularity	O
of	O
outsourced	O
games	O
by	O
the	O
Western	O
studio-like	O
DmC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
or	O
Dead	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
,	O
Spike	O
wanted	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
to	O
remain	O
true	O
to	O
its	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
CEO	O
Mitsutoshi	O
Sakurai	O
saying	O
that	O
Western	O
fans	O
seemed	O
to	O
embrace	O
Japanese	O
games	O
like	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goodbye	B-Application
Despair	I-Application
was	O
more	O
challenging	O
to	O
localize	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
how	O
much	O
longer	O
the	O
narrative	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
has	O
received	O
two	O
manga	O
adaptations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
,	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Samurai	O
Takashi	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Animation	O
,	O
began	O
serialization	O
in	O
Kadokawa	O
Shoten	O
's	O
Shōnen	O
Ace	O
magazine	O
from	O
July	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mini	O
light	O
novel	O
written	O
by	O
Ryohgo	O
Narita	O
,	O
titled	O
,	O
is	O
unlockable	O
in	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
after	O
clearing	O
the	O
game	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prequel	O
,	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Zero	O
,	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Hope	B-Application
's	I-Application
Peak	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Tragedy	O
"	O
,	O
following	O
an	O
anterograde	O
amnesiac	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Ryoko	O
Otonashi	O
,	O
while	O
detective	O
Kyoko	O
Kirigiri	O
searches	O
for	O
its	O
perpetrator	O
,	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Izuru	O
Kamukura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
light	O
novel	O
series	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Kirigiri	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
follows	O
a	O
young	O
Kyoko	O
Kirigiri	O
and	O
her	O
assistant	O
Yui	O
Samidare	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
several	O
years	O
as	O
they	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
become	O
private	O
detectives	O
,	O
rising	O
through	O
the	O
ranks	O
of	O
the	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirigiri	B-Application
Sou	I-Application
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
before	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
light	O
novel	O
series	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Kirigiri	O
,	O
follows	O
college	O
student	O
Kouhei	O
Matsudaira	O
and	O
Kyoko	O
Kirigiri	O
,	O
as	O
both	O
of	O
them	O
investigate	O
a	O
mysterious	O
mansion	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
a	O
plant	O
hybrid	O
doppelgänger	O
of	O
Kyoko	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Kyoka	O
)	O
created	O
by	O
Santa	O
Shikiba	O
and	O
her	O
"	O
siblings	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Rhinogradentia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
light	O
novel	O
trilogy	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Togami	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
before	O
and	O
during	O
"	O
The	O
Tragedy	O
"	O
,	O
follows	O
Byakuya	O
Togami	O
and	O
his	O
secretary	O
and	O
biographer	O
Blue	O
Ink	O
after	O
he	O
is	O
stranded	O
naked	O
in	O
Prague	O
with	O
her	O
by	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Despair	O
organization	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Imposter	O
takes	O
over	O
the	O
Togami	O
Conglomerate	O
and	O
announces	O
worldwide	O
that	O
lest	O
he	O
(	O
the	O
real	O
Byakuya	O
)	O
be	O
assassinated	O
within	O
the	O
following	O
24	O
hours	O
,	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Despair	O
group	O
will	O
"	O
end	O
the	O
world.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
manga	O
series	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Gaiden	O
:	O
Killer	O
Killer	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
follows	O
rookie	O
and	O
veteran	O
Future	O
Foundation	O
agents	O
Misaki	O
Asano	O
and	O
Takumi	O
Hijirihara	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
whom	O
leads	O
a	O
secret	O
parallel	O
life	O
as	O
a	O
vigilante	O
serial	O
killer	O
obsessed	O
with	O
Mukuro	O
Ikusaba	O
,	O
who	O
only	O
kills	O
other	O
murderers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
short	O
story	O
booklet	O
titled	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Kazutaka	O
Kodaka	O
,	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
special	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Japanese	O
Blu-ray	O
and	O
DVD	O
release	O
of	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Animation	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
an	O
origin	O
story	O
relating	O
how	O
Makoto	O
came	O
to	O
be	O
selected	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
Lucky	O
Student	O
"	O
of	O
Hope	B-Application
's	I-Application
Peak	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
released	O
as	O
Killer	O
Killer	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
third	O
chapter	O
,	O
published	O
on	O
May9	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
manga	O
series	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
side-story	O
of	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
Kadokawa	O
Shoten	O
's	O
Newtype	O
magazine	O
announced	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
an	O
anime	O
television	O
series	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Animation	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Lerche	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Seiji	O
Kishi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
anime	O
series	O
,	O
titled	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
The	O
End	O
of	O
Hope	O
's	O
Peak	O
High	O
School	O
,	O
aired	O
between	O
July	O
and	O
September	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
simultaneously	O
airing	O
parts	O
;	O
Side	O
:	O
Future	O
,	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
conclusion	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Hope	B-Application
's	I-Application
Peak	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
"	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
Side	O
:	O
Despair	O
,	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
;	O
Trigger	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
and	O
Goodbye	B-Application
Despair	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
development	O
staff	O
have	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
difficult	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
both	O
titles	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
giving	O
it	O
since	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
do	O
something	O
like	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
come	O
up	O
often	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
an	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
been	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
the	O
development	O
staff	O
opted	O
for	O
making	O
an	O
anime	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
instead	O
,	O
as	O
Kodaka	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
characters	O
 '	O
story	O
had	O
ended	O
within	O
that	O
game	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
not	O
write	O
another	O
about	O
what	O
happened	O
to	O
them	O
afterward	O
very	O
easily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
original	O
video	O
animation	O
titled	O
Super	O
Danganronpa	O
2.5	O
:	O
Komaeda	O
Nagito	O
to	O
Sekai	O
no	O
Hakaisha	O
,	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
12	O
January	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Sound	O
Prestige	O
Records	O
on	O
14	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ending	O
theme	O
,	O
,	O
performed	O
by	O
Megumi	O
Ogata	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
anime	O
's	O
final	O
ending	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
31	O
August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Animation	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Geneon	O
Universal	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
28	O
August	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monokuma	O
appears	O
in	O
some	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
's	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
Conception	B-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Children	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Seven	I-Device
Stars	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Costumes	O
of	O
Monokuma	O
and	O
Monomi	O
also	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Terraria	B-Application
,	O
which	O
are	O
published	O
by	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
in	O
that	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
Spike	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Gachitora	O
:	O
The	O
Roughneck	O
Teacher	O
in	O
High	O
School	O
,	O
allows	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
wear	O
a	O
Monokuma	O
costume	O
if	O
a	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
save	O
file	O
is	O
present	O
upon	O
playing	O
Gachitora	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	O
outfits	O
based	O
on	O
Monokuma	O
and	O
Monomi	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Sonico	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Motto	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
SoniComi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
appear	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
Fushigi	B-Application
no	I-Application
Chronicle	I-Application
:	I-Application
Furikaerimasen	I-Application
Katsu	I-Application
Madewa	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
roguelike	O
rhythm	O
game	O
Crypt	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Necrodancer	I-Application
features	O
remixed	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
character	O
skins	O
of	O
Makoto	O
Naegi	O
,	O
Monokuma	O
,	O
Monomi	O
,	O
Hajime	O
Hinata	O
,	O
Junko	O
Enoshima	O
,	O
Chiaki	O
Nanami	O
,	O
Ibuki	O
Mioda	O
and	O
Sayaka	O
Maizono	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Costumes	O
of	O
Makoto	O
,	O
Kyoko	O
,	O
Junko	O
,	O
Monokuma	O
,	O
Hajime	O
,	O
Chiaki	O
,	O
Nagito	O
and	O
Mikan	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
pet	O
of	O
Monomi	O
appear	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
crossover	O
with	O
the	O
NetEase	O
survival	O
mobile	O
game	O
Identity	B-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
franchise	O
had	O
a	O
theatrical	O
play	O
dubbed	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
The	O
Stage	O
2016	O
( ダンガンロンパ	O
THE	O
STAGE	O
2016	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
best-selling	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
is	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
,	O
which	O
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
258,250	O
units	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
combined	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Trigger	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
and	O
Goodbye	B-Application
Despair	I-Application
,	O
have	O
surpassed	O
200,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
reported	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
each	O
sold	O
an	O
additional	O
200,000	O
units	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
USGamer	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
popularity	O
behind	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
not	O
only	O
comes	O
from	O
the	O
plot	O
and	O
gameplay	O
but	O
also	O
the	O
"	O
zany	O
,	O
multifaceted	O
characters	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
expressive	O
and	O
distinctive	O
they	O
are	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
praise	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
narrative	O
are	O
the	O
twists	O
revealed	O
through	O
class	O
trial	O
like	O
Nagito	O
Komaeda	O
's	O
true	O
character	O
in	O
Goodbye	B-Application
Despair	I-Application
or	O
Kaede	O
Akamatsu	O
's	O
last	O
action	O
in	O
Killing	O
Harmony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cast	O
in	O
general	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
with	O
several	O
of	O
them	O
often	O
being	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
cosplay	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
distinctive	O
designs	O
,	O
with	O
multiple	O
favoriting	O
Junko	O
Enoshima	O
and	O
series	O
 '	O
mascot	B-Application
Monokuma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klash	O
later	O
received	O
an	O
apology	O
from	O
a	O
Whataburger	O
representative	O
over	O
the	O
incident	O
,	O
both	O
in-person	O
and	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
awarded	O
it	O
Best	O
Vita	O
Exclusive	O
,	O
Best	O
New	O
Character	O
(	O
Monokuma	O
)	O
while	O
RPGFan	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Story	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphic	O
Adventure	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Goodbye	B-Application
Despair	I-Application
received	O
Famitsus	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
Readers	O
)	O
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gamers	O
Best	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
Game	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
New	O
Character	O
"	O
(	O
Monokuma	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
it	O
won	O
the	O
"	O
Award	O
of	O
Excellence	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
readers	O
voted	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
among	O
the	O
top	O
four	O
adventure	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
428	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shibuya	I-Application
Scramble	I-Application
and	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
survey	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
is	O
mostly	O
popular	O
within	O
young	O
adults	O
despite	O
the	O
magazine	O
claiming	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
created	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
older	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
The	O
19th	O
Animation	O
Kobe	O
committee	O
chose	O
Seiji	O
Kishi	O
to	O
receive	O
their	O
Individual	O
Award	O
for	O
the	O
stretch	O
of	O
his	O
career	O
including	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Animation	O
,	O
Arpeggio	O
of	O
Blue	O
Steel	O
,	O
and	O
Hamatora	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
writer	O
Kenneth	O
Shepard	O
acclaimed	O
the	O
End	O
of	O
Hope	B-Application
's	I-Application
Peak	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
franchise	O
changing	O
media	O
from	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
narrative	O
was	O
appropriate	O
for	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kodaka	O
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorneys	I-Application
success	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
how	O
it	O
distinguished	O
itself	O
from	O
most	O
visual	O
novels	O
with	O
its	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
which	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
later	O
built	O
upon	O
and	O
helped	O
it	O
also	O
find	O
success	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
behind	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
surprised	O
by	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
games	O
,	O
claiming	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
aiming	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
popular	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anime	O
director	O
Tomohisa	O
Taguchi	O
was	O
impressed	O
with	O
Kodaka	O
's	O
work	O
at	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
and	O
it	O
inspired	O
him	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
new	O
work	O
together	O
:	O
the	O
anime	O
Akudama	O
Drive	O
.	O
</s>
