<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Spike	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2010	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
was	O
localized	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
English	O
regions	O
by	O
NIS	O
America	O
for	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
earned	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
handling	O
of	O
the	O
cast	O
and	O
story	O
.	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
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
,	O
titled	O
Danganronpa	O
1・2	O
Reload	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
is	O
a	O
murder	O
mystery	O
game	O
that	O
casts	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Makoto	O
Naegi	O
,	O
a	O
student	O
of	O
Hope	O
's	O
Peak	O
Academy	O
,	O
who	O
finds	O
himself	O
trapped	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
mutual	O
killing	O
among	O
his	O
peers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
stylistically	O
similar	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
by	O
being	O
centered	O
around	O
investigation	O
and	O
finding	O
contradictions	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
faster	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
onward	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
additional	O
School	O
Life	O
mode	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Island	O
Mode	O
introduced	O
in	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
unlocked	O
after	O
clearing	O
the	O
game	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
at	O
an	O
elite	O
high	O
school	O
named	O
,	O
which	O
accepts	O
talented	O
of	O
the	O
highest	O
caliber	O
in	O
various	O
fields	O
each	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
originated	O
from	O
writer	O
Kazutaka	O
Kodaka	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
original	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spike	O
did	O
not	O
like	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
developers	O
considering	O
outsourcing	O
it	O
as	O
they	O
wanted	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
to	O
be	O
their	O
own	O
original	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
thought	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
was	O
a	O
risky	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
Kodaka	O
's	O
ideas	O
involving	O
high	O
school	O
students	O
killing	O
each	O
other	O
despite	O
the	O
company	O
having	O
produced	O
similar	O
games	O
before	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
execution	O
scene	O
is	O
linked	O
to	O
bullying	O
,	O
grotesque	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
word	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
originated	O
from	O
character	O
designer	O
Rui	O
Komatsuzaki	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
kanji	O
before	O
being	O
changed	O
to	O
katakana	O
in	O
the	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
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>
A	O
bonus	O
Monokuma	O
key	O
chain	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
people	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
original	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	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>
The	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
either	O
separately	O
by	O
chapter	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
like	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spike	O
wanted	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>
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
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	O
1-2	O
Reload	O
,	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	O
1-2	O
Reload	O
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>
A	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
demo	O
based	O
on	O
the	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	B-Device
VR	I-Device
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
subtitle	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
E3	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2021	O
,	O
both	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Decadence	O
bundle	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
via	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
25,564	O
copies	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
eighth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
258,250	O
copies	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
is	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	O
1・2	O
Reload	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
76,172	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
3,880	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
eighth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	O
1・2	O
Reload	O
has	O
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
187,202	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
(	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
:	O
177,149	O
copies/PS4	O
:	O
10,053	O
copies	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
and	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
200,000	O
copies	O
combined	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Europe	O
by	O
29	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
which	O
NIS	O
America	O
CEO	O
Takuro	O
Yamashita	O
said	O
was	O
impressive	O
since	O
they	O
were	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
exclusives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
an	O
estimated	O
total	O
of	O
234,000	O
players	O
by	O
July	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
review	O
aggregate	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
aimed	O
towards	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Vita	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
players	O
answers	O
involved	O
how	O
innovative	O
Trigger	B-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
was	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matthew	O
Pollesel	O
from	O
Gaming	O
Age	O
gave	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
an	O
almost	O
perfect	O
score	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
incredibly	O
complex	O
"	O
,	O
despite	O
finding	O
it	O
derivative	O
from	O
other	O
visual	O
novels	O
like	O
the	O
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
or	O
Zero	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
:	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
's	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Reward	I-Application
and	O
warned	O
players	O
of	O
its	O
dark	O
narrative	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
gore	O
shown	O
through	O
each	O
murder	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
,	O
in	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
the	O
player	O
must	O
interact	O
with	O
a	O
specific	O
comment	O
mentioned	O
by	O
a	O
character	O
by	O
shooting	O
a	O
"	O
bullet	O
"	O
at	O
it	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
stylish	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
readers	O
voted	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
best	O
adventure	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
behind	O
Steins	B-Application
;	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
428	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shibuya	I-Application
Scramble	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Phoenix	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ace	I-Application
Attorney	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dontnod	O
Entertainment	O
creative	O
director	O
Jean-Maxime	O
Moris	O
also	O
chose	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
as	O
his	O
personal	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
writing	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
cited	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
Dontnod	O
's	O
own	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
also	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	O
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
game	O
was	O
produced	O
;	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
disbanded	O
to	O
make	O
other	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodaka	O
wrote	O
the	O
light	O
novel	O
series	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Zero	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
as	O
two	O
volumes	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terasawa	O
approached	O
Kodaka	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
sequel	O
in	O
few	O
months	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
writing	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
.	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
in	O
the	O
light	O
novel	O
that	O
foreshadowed	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
,	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
;	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Kodaka	O
recommended	O
gamers	O
to	O
read	O
Zero	O
before	O
playing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
main	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Killing	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
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>
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Animations	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Geneon	O
Universal	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
stage	O
production	O
named	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
The	O
Stage	O
( ダンガンロンパ	O
THE	O
STAGE～希望の学園と絶望の高校生～	O
)	O
ran	O
from	O
October	O
to	O
November	O
2014	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
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Nippon	O
Seinenkan	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
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Cornflakes	O
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