Want to get into Danganronpa? Is this impossible viewing order driving you to despair? Well I am here to set you on track, with what you need and needn’t know about the bear Monokuma himself. (Also please read everything on this page before starting the franchise)
Firstly let's go over a key ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY VIEWING IS IN RED OR BLUE.
(DO NOT SKIP OR LOOK AT SUMMARIES, USE THE LINKS I PROVIDED)
Things that are great for expanding knowledge are marked with a [K] for knowledge.
Non-Canon things will be marked with [NC]
Unreleased items will be marked with [UR]
In-universe meta existing properties will be marked with an [M]
Underlined items will have a link, so just click them and look at the link.
ALL ITEMS ARE IN THE PROPER VIEWING ORDER, DO NOT DEVIATE FROM THIS ORDER OR SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCE OF SPOILERS
Sub or Dub? For the games, it's your preference, they are both good. The DR3 anime dub is an awful embarrassment, do not watch the anime dubbed, it changes the experience from its mystery horror to a stupid “black comedy” thing. TL;DR Games? You Choose. Anime? Sub
So here is the order, for your viewing pleasure (If too long, speed up by 1.25% on Youtube)
DANGANRONPA 1: Trigger Happy Havoc (Game recommended over anime)
Danganronpa: The Animation (Badly rushed adaption but it is shorter than the game)
SUPER DANGANRONPA 2: Goodbye Despair (No anime adaptation)
DANGANRONPA/Zero (IMPORTANT & CANON, PDF ) (Fangame based on novel)
[K/NC] Danganronpa IF (Novel, PDF) (Has DR0 Spoilers) (Alternate Universe)
DANGANRONPA: Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (Full Game Here)
(Alternatively there is a movie which cuts unnecessary puzzles and is just lore here)
[K] Danganronpa: Ultra Despair Hagakure (Novel, PDF)
[K] Danganronpa Kirigiri Volume 1 (Fully Translated, PDF) (Audiobook version)
[K] Danganronpa Kirigiri Volume 2 (Ongoing Full TranslationMost accurate translation)(other pdf)
[K] Danganronpa Kirigiri Volume 3 (Full Translation, PDF)
[K] Danganronpa Kirigiri Volume 4 (Summary, Online)
[K] Danganronpa Kirigiri Volume 5 (Summary, Online)
[K] Danganronpa Kirigiri Volume 6 (Summaries Soon)
[K] Danganronpa Kirigiri Volume 7
[K] Kirigiri Sou (Sound Novel FULL TRANSLATION PDF)(Audiobook version) (Patched game)
[K] Danganronpa Togami Volume 1 (Novel, PDF) (Audiobook version)
[K] Danganronpa Togami Volume 2 (Summary, PDF) (Audiosummary version)
[K] Danganronpa Togami Volume 3 (Translation summaries, PDF) (Audiosummary version)
[M] Kagami Family Saga (Danganronpa Togami Prequels)
[K] Danganronpa REARRANGE: Hope's Peak Academy School Festival Coming Soon! (PDF Translations)
[K] One Day in Tanaka and Nekomarus Room Drama Disc (currently lost media)
[NC] Danganronpa 1 ・2 Beautiful Days (Novel, PDF) (Audiobook)
[NC] Danganronpa The Animation The Novelisation
[NC] Danganronpa: Kibō no Gakuen to Zetsubō no Kōkōsei THE STAGE (2014)
[NC] Super Danganronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubō Gakuen THE STAGE (2015)
[NC] Danganronpa: Kibō no Gakuen to Zetsubō no Kōkōsei THE STAGE 2016
[NC] Super Danganronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubō Gakuen THE STAGE 2017
[NC] Danganronpa Another (unlicensed korean game after ban in korea, very good)
So Far that seems simple enough right? Well the next few pages are going to be very chock-a-block full of links, so good luck. All of that above was in preparation for Danganronpa 3, DR3 has a very convoluted timeline so i have linked everything in the order it is meant to be seen basically episode release dates, and manga updates, sometimes you will need to read a little then stop, then watch some more, so on so forth, why they did this is beyond me but here it is on the next page VVVV
YOU MUST NOT WATCH ANYTHING AFTER THIS BEFORE FINISHING PREVIOUS STUFF!!
Now, Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak Academy is split up into little Arcs, and these arcs have a certain viewing order, so I will now put links to all the episodes in order EVERYTHING BELOW IS CANON AND REQUIRED, it’s just not all red so it’s not glary.
(Also for a good experience i recommend watching only one ep of both arcs a day for suspense)
[K] Danganronpa: Kizakura, Drama CD (4 CD’s) (Untranslated)
[K] Makoto Naegi’s Worst Day Ever (Novel, PDF)
Super Danganronpa 2.5: Nagito Komaeda and the World Vanquisher (Special) (Still important)
DR3 Gaiden Killer Killer: Remaining chapters. (Now you can finish Killer Killer free of spoilers!)
[NC] DR3 Monokuma Gekijō (special minisodes)
[NC] Super danganronpa another 2 (unlicensed korean game after ban in korea, very good)
NEW DANGANRONPA V3: Killing Harmony (VideoGame)
[NC] Happy Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp
[NC] Cyber Danganronpa VR
[NC] Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen THE STAGE 2018
[NC] Danganronpa Kodaka (Non-Fiction Biography)
[UR] Possible Spinoffs
[NC] If you see anything else that is not on this list relating to Danganronpa( Such as other manga, 4-Koma, or Merch), it probably isn't Canon, but feel free to read it anyway.
Sincerely, SeriousSeiko
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