

Danganronpa: The Animation
2013-07-05 · 24 min / episode · ★ 7.6
Being just a normal student without a special talent, Makoto Naegi wins a lottery to attend the prestigious Hope's Peak Academy where only the top prodigies attend. However, instead of this being the beginning of a wonderful high school life, it's a ticket to despair, because the only way to graduate from Hope's Peak Academy is to kill one of your fellow students or be one of their victims.
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- Unavailable
- Production companies
- Lerche, Showgate, 希望峰学园映像部
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Ended
Top Cast
Megumi OgataMakoto Naegi (voice)
Yoko HikasaKyoko Kirigiri (voice)
Kanata HongoRyota Mitarai
Chiwa SaitoAoi Asahina (voice)
Junichi SuwabeJuzo Sakakura
Takuya EguchiSonosuke Izayoi
Toshiyuki MorikawaKyosuke Munakata
Saki FujitaSeiko Kimura
Rie KugimiyaDaisaku Bandai
Mai NakaharaChisa Yukizome
Keiji FujiwaraKoichi Kizakura
Kenta MiyakeGreat Gozu
Hidekatsu ShibataKazuo Tengan
Inori MinaseRuruka Ando
TARAKOMonokuma
Takako SasugaMonomi
Aya HiranoMonaka Towa
Akira IshidaByakuya Togami
Aya UchidaKomaru Naegi
Miyuki SawashiroToko FukawaTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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