History Franchise / Danganronpa

* There's also a collection of supplementary manga series, complementing and expanding the events depicted in the games and anime by adding missing details and using different points of view. There are no fewer than 27 manga/comic entries in the franchise, although as of 2024 only five have been officially translated into English:
** ''Danganronpa: The Animation'': The manga of the anime of ''Trigger Happy Havoc'' (''not'' the direct manga adaptation of the game; that does also exist, but that has not been localised).

* ''Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (Trial Version)'': A Japan-only, PSP-exclusive demo for the first game. Notable for featuring an alternate story for Chapter 1 of ''Trigger Happy Havoc'', featuring the same basic plot but with a completely different killer/victim combo; and for being popular enough in its own right to have received an official manga adaptation.

* ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls''[[note]]''Zettai Zetsubō Shōjo: Danganronpa Another Episode'' in Japanese[[/note]]: A ThirdPersonShooter starring Makoto Naegi's sister Komaru; set in between the first two games and functioning as a GaidenGame. [[/index]]

* ''Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (Trial Version)'': A Japan-only, PSP-exclusive demo for the first game. Notable for featuring an alternate story for Chapter 1 of ''Trigger Happy Havoc'', featuring the same basic plot but with a completely different killer/victim combo; and for being popular enough in its own right to have received an official manga adaptation.

* ''Cyber Danganronpa VR: The Class Trial'': A tech demo utilizing the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4's Virtual Reality headset, the [=PlayStation=] VR.

** ''Danganronpa: The Animation'': The manga of the anime of ''Trigger Happy Havoc'' (''not'' the direct anime adaptation of the game; it does have a manga adaptation, but that has not been localised).

* There's also a collection of supplementary manga series for all four main games, complementing and expanding the events depicted in the visual novels by adding missing details and using different points of view. There are no fewer than 27 manga/comic entries in the franchise, although as of 2024 only five have been officially translated into English:

* ''Literature/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavocIf'': A short story about a WhatIf scenario for the first game, unlocked by beating the second one, starring Mukuro Ikusaba during an alternate version of the original game.

* ''Ultra Despair Hagakure'': A novel included in ''Ultra Despair Girls'' that can be unlocked after completing the game, starring Yasuhiro Hagakure, a character from the first game, caught up in the events of ''Ultra Despair Girls''.

* There's also a collection of supplementary manga series for the first and the second games, complementing and expanding the events depicted in the visual novels by adding missing details and using different points of view.

* ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaSUltimateSummerCamp'': An expansion of the "Ultimate Talent Development Plan" board game from ''Danganronpa V3'' into a full standalone game.

* ''Danganronpa 1 ・2 Beautiful Days'': A series of non-canon {{Doujinshi}} short stories written by multiple authors and officially collected by Spike Chunsoft, based around the daily lives of the respective casts of ''Trigger Happy Havoc'' and ''Goodbye Despair''.

* ''Danganronpa 1 ・2 Beautiful Days'': A series of non-canon short stories written by multiple authors, based around the daily lives of both main installments' respective casts.

* [[CompletedFic/{{Danganronpa}} Completed Fic]]

''Danganronpa''[[note]]officially one word, but is often spelled as two -- literally translates to "bullet rebuttal"[[/note]] is a series of "high-speed mystery action adventure" {{visual novels}} created by Creator/KazutakaKodaka, and released by Spike (now Creator/SpikeChunsoft) for the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]], [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita PS Vita]], [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 PS4]], [[UsefulNotes/XboxOne Xbox One]], [[UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS Xbox Series X|S]], UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, and [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames iOS]]. The games combine mystery-solving with elements of shooting and even {{rhythm game}}play.

The premise of the first two main games in the series thus far take the same formula (while the third one is set in a new story arc, it generally sticks to this formula as well); the player takes the role of a new student at Hope's Peak Academy, a prestigious high school in Japan which only accepts the cream of the crop for its classes. This mentality extends towards ''any'' sort of niche, including unconventional ones like {{otaku}}, gamers, and even criminals. Students with these extraordinary talents are given an "Ultimate X" title[[note]]"Super High School-Level X" in the original Japanese, and "Super Duper High School X" in the Project Zetsubou fan translation[[/note]].

Unfortunately, things start to go awry once the new kid steps inside the school itself, as they lose consciousness and wake up elsewhere, with no memory of the interim. They soon find that all the exits and windows are locked to prevent escape, and meet several other students in the same predicament. Before long, the thing who put them there reveals himself—[[BigBad Monokuma]], a sadistic, sapient teddy bear.

[[caption-width-right:350:Ain't your usual {{visual novel}}.[[note]]Counterclockwise from top-right: [[RighteousRabbit Monomi]], [[TechnoWizard Chihiro Fujisaki]], [[BornLucky Makoto Naegi]], [[AmazonianBeauty Akane Owari]], [[IJustWantToBeSpecial Hajime Hinata]], [[ElegantClassicalMusician Kaede Akamatsu]], [[BadassNormal Komaru Naegi]], [[SerialKiller Genocide Jack]]. Bottom: [[MascotVillain Monokuma]]. Background: [[{{Otaku}} Hifumi Yamada]][[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Ain't your usual Visual Novel.[[note]]Counterclockwise from top-right: [[RighteousRabbit Monomi]], [[TechnoWizard Chihiro Fujisaki]], [[BornLucky Makoto Naegi]], [[AmazonianBeauty Akane Owari]], [[IJustWantToBeSpecial Hajime Hinata]], [[ElegantClassicalMusician Kaede Akamatsu]], [[BadassNormal Komaru Naegi]], [[SerialKiller Genocide Jack]]. Bottom: [[MascotVillain Monokuma]]. Background: [[{{Otaku}} Hifumi Yamada]][[/note]]]]

The premise of the first two main games in the series thus far take the same formula (while the third one is set in a new story arc, it generally sticks to this formula as well); the player takes the role of a new student at Hope's Peak Academy, a prestigious high school in Japan which only accepts the cream of the crop for its classes. This mentality extends towards ''any'' sort of niche, including unconventional ones like {{otaku}}, gamers and even criminals. Students with these extraordinary talents are given an "Ultimate X" title[[note]]"Super High School-Level X" in the original Japanese, and "Super Duper High School X" in the Project Zetsubou fan translation[[/note]].

[[caption-width-right:350:This ain't the usual Visual Novel. This has death, gore, and pure mayhem and despair.[[note]]Counterclockwise from top-right: [[RighteousRabbit Monomi]], [[TechnoWizard Chihiro Fujisaki]], [[BornLucky Makoto Naegi]], [[AmazonianBeauty Akane Owari]], [[IJustWantToBeSpecial Hajime Hinata]], [[ElegantClassicalMusician Kaede Akamatsu]], [[BadassNormal Komaru Naegi]], [[SerialKiller Genocide Jack]]. Bottom: [[MascotVillain Monokuma]]. Background: [[{{Otaku}} Hifumi Yamada]][[/note]]]]

* ''Literature/DanganronpaZero'': A two-part {{light novel}} prequel to the first game written by Kazutaka Kodaka, starring Ryoko Otonashi in Hope's Peak Academy. (Release: 2011)

The series is rather complicated, [[JigsawPuzzlePlot consisting of a series of stringing plotlines over several mediums]]. It also has has a number of translations (official and unofficial) varying in consistency, so that context may affect how certain examples are written.

[[caption-width-right:350:This ain't the usual Visual Novel. This has death, gore, and pure mayhem and despair.[[note]]Counterclockwise from top-right: [[RighteousRabbit Monomi]], [[TechnoWizard Chihiro Fujisaki]], [[HopeBringer Makoto Naegi]], [[AmazonianBeauty Akane Owari]], [[IJustWantToBeSpecial Hajime Hinata]], [[DecoyProtagonist Kaede Akamatsu]], [[BadassNormal Komaru Naegi]], [[SerialKiller Genocide Jack]]. Bottom: [[MascotVillain Monokuma]]. Background: [[{{Otaku}} Hifumi Yamada]][[/note]]]]